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Simone Plourde
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Canada
- High School:
- Pensionnat Saint-Nom-de-Marie
- Prev School:
- BYU
- Major:
- Kinesiology
Bio
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
6K (XC): 19:29.7
800 (Indoor): 2:07.61
Mile (Indoor): 4:36.12
3000 (Indoor): 8:53.95
800 (Outdoor): 2:05.53
1500 (Outdoor): 4:06.86
Mile (Outdoor): 4:45.73
5000 (Outdoor): 15:21.19
Academic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCAÂ Track All-Academic
2021 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (XC)
Athletic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor First-Team All-American (5000m)
2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second-Team All-American (1500m)
2023 Pac-12 Champion (1500m)
2023 USTFCCCAÂ Indoor First-Team All-American (1500m)
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2022 Pac-12 First Team (XC)
2021 Pac-12 Second-Team (XC)
School Records:
1st all-time in 3000m indoors (8:53.95)
1st all-time with DMR team indoors (10:59.24)
1st all-time in 1500m outdoors (4:08.70)
1st all-time in 5000m outdoors (15:21.19)
1st all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19.11.37)
2nd all-time in mile indoors (4:36.12)
4th all-time in 800m outdoors (2:05.53)
4th all-time with DMR team outdoors (11:17.92)
10th all-time in 800m indoors (2:08.65)
Other Records (as of 6/20/23):
Fastest 5000m time outdoors by a Canadian in 2023 (15:21.19)
3rd fastest 1500m time outdoors by a Canadian in 2023 (4:08.70)
17th fastest 5000m all-time outdoors by a Canadian (15:21.19)
31st fastest 1500m all-time outdoors by a Canadian (4:08.70)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Opened the outdoor season at the Stanford Invitational with a run of 4:14.24 – which was the second-fastest time at Utah
• Broke the school record in the 5000m run at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a mark of 15:21.19 – which is the second-fastest time in NCAA at the time
• Was the fastest collegian against a field of professionals at the Drake Relays and broke the Utah school record with a 4:10.04 in the 1500m race
• Captured the 1500m crown at the Pac-12 Championships to become just the second Ute to win a Pac-12 title and first in that event
• Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 5000m and 1500m with a PR time of 4:08.70
• Placed 13th overall in the 1500m at the NCAA Championships, earning Second-Team All-American Honors
• Finished seventh overall in the 5000m race to earn First-Team All-America honors at NCAA Championships
• Was the fourth Woman of Utah to earn multiple All-America honors at the same championships and the eighth Ute to do so in her career (outdoors)
• Joined teammate Emily Venters as just the second Utah duo to earn multiple All-America honors at the championships
• Joined teammate Emily Venters as the only other Ute to earn three All-America awards in the same season (indoor and outdoor)
• Defended her 1500m crown at Classique d’athlétisme de Montréal with a PR run of 4:06.86 to capture the title for the second-straight year
• Signed with Nike's Union Athletics Club in July and captured the 1500m crown in her pro debut at the Harry Jerome Classic with a PR time of 4:06.47
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2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Opened her indoor season with a fourth-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 9:07.00 at the UW Invite
• Followed up with a runner-up finish in the 3000m (8:57.12) at the Husky Classic a couple weeks later
• Posted a school record time of 8:53.95 in the 3000m race to capture the event title at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite
• Recorded the top finish in program history at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a run of 9:00.93 (aa) for fourth-overall in the 3000m race
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2022 Cross Country:
• Was Utah’s second-best finisher in all three postseason meets
• Helped Utah capture the Roy Griak Invitational with a run of 21:37.4 as Utah’s fourth scorer
• Took 22nd (20:16.3) at a very stacked Nuttycombe Invitational to help the Utes take eighth overall
• Came in 5th at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR time of 19:29.7 and helped Utah record its best finish at the conference meet (2nd)
• Crossed the finish line at 20:17.4 for 10th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals to give Utah its first automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with a second-place team finish
• Was Utah’s second finisher at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 20:15.7 for 45th overall
• Took 10th (35.41.0) in her first 10k at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in the senior women’s race
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Made her debut with the Women of Utah at the Trojan Invitational running a PR time of 2:05.53 in the 800m race while taking second and moved into fourth all-time at Utah
• Recorded a top-10 finish in her first 1500m race of the year at the Stanford Invitational (4:18.19)
• Took second in the 800m (2:07.06) and 4x400m relay at the home meet
• Ran a then-PR 4:16.71 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Ran the anchor leg on the 4x1600 team that broke the school record (19:11.37) and fourth-fastest time at Utah in the DMR (11:17.92)
• Was a scorer for Utah at the Pac-12 Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 1500m
• Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m
• Captured the women’s 1500m title in her home town at the La Classique d'athlétisme de Montréal with a then-PR time of 4:15.53
• Finished in sixth at the 2022 Canadian Track & Field Championships in the 1500m with a time of 4:20.37 after setting a new PR in the semifinals with a run of 4:14.93 a day earlier
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made her indoor debut as a Ute taking seventh in the 800m race (2:08.65), which cracked the top-10 in program history, and helped DMR squad take third (11:19.95) at the UW Invitational
• Was a member of the Utah DMR team that broke the school record at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 10:59.24
• Ran the second-fastest mile in school history with a 4:36.12 finish at the Pac-12 Invitational to take fourth overall
2021 Cross Country:
• Ran a 6K PR time of 20:17.1 for fifth-place to help lead Utah to the Dellinger Invitational crown in her debut as a Ute
• Was the third Ute to cross the finish line and take second versus a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet with a time of 20:30.3 for 34th
• Came in 11th with a time of 21:03.7 to help Utah take second at the Pac-12 Championships, its best finish since joining the league
• Posted a time of 21:13.3 at the NCAA Regionals for 32nd-place and help lead Utah to a fifth-place finish
2021 Outdoor Track (BYU):
• Made seven appearances in her first outdoor season, including the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m
• Started her outdoor season at the Hayward Premiere, taking seventh in the 1500m (4:25.49) and 12th in the 800m (2:09.32) against a stacked field
• Took third at the BYU Robison Invitational in the mile
• Was member of the 4x400 squad that took first at the Oregon Twilight with a time of 3:45.88
• Posted a PR time of 4:16.06 in the 1500m for fifth at the American Track League: The Track Meet
• Took 22nd in both the prelims and semifinals at the NCAA West Regionals with times of 4:21.47 and 4:18.95 in the 1500m
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2020-21 Indoor Track (BYU):
• Ran in five meets with four top-10 finishes and two top-15 finish
• Opened her indoor career with a victory in the 800m race at the BYU Cougar Indoor #1
• Placed eighth in the mile at the UW Preview two weeks later
• Haved just under three seconds off her mile time at the UW Invite with a  sixth-place finish (4:39.59)
• Set a pair of PRs in the 800m (2:07.61) and mile (4:37.24) at the Husky Classic for 12th and ninth, respectively
• Placed 15th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 4:45.99 in the mile
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2020 Cross Country (BYU):
• Took 16th in her lone race with a time of 22:02.7 in the 6k at the Oklahoma State Invitational
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High School:
• Had a great prep career in Canada, winning the 2019 CCAA Cross Country National Championship
• Took third at the 2019 Canadian U20 Championships
• Earned CCAA Cross Country National Runner of the Year honors for her efforts that season
• Received academic excellence awards six-straight years from 2012-17
• Prep PR times of 4:23.74 (1500m), 4:42.05 (mile) and 9:28.05 (3000m)
• Also played soccer and competed in alpine skiing
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Personal:
• Daughter of André Plourde and Catherine Tremblay
• Has an older sister, Gabrielle, and an older brother, Laurent
• Graduated with her bachelor's degree in kinesiology the spring of 2023
Personal Bests:
6K (XC): 19:29.7
800 (Indoor): 2:07.61
Mile (Indoor): 4:36.12
3000 (Indoor): 8:53.95
800 (Outdoor): 2:05.53
1500 (Outdoor): 4:06.86
Mile (Outdoor): 4:45.73
5000 (Outdoor): 15:21.19
Academic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCAÂ Track All-Academic
2021 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (XC)
Athletic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor First-Team All-American (5000m)
2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second-Team All-American (1500m)
2023 Pac-12 Champion (1500m)
2023 USTFCCCAÂ Indoor First-Team All-American (1500m)
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2022 Pac-12 First Team (XC)
2021 Pac-12 Second-Team (XC)
School Records:
1st all-time in 3000m indoors (8:53.95)
1st all-time with DMR team indoors (10:59.24)
1st all-time in 1500m outdoors (4:08.70)
1st all-time in 5000m outdoors (15:21.19)
1st all-time with 4x1600m relay team outdoors (19.11.37)
2nd all-time in mile indoors (4:36.12)
4th all-time in 800m outdoors (2:05.53)
4th all-time with DMR team outdoors (11:17.92)
10th all-time in 800m indoors (2:08.65)
Other Records (as of 6/20/23):
Fastest 5000m time outdoors by a Canadian in 2023 (15:21.19)
3rd fastest 1500m time outdoors by a Canadian in 2023 (4:08.70)
17th fastest 5000m all-time outdoors by a Canadian (15:21.19)
31st fastest 1500m all-time outdoors by a Canadian (4:08.70)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Opened the outdoor season at the Stanford Invitational with a run of 4:14.24 – which was the second-fastest time at Utah
• Broke the school record in the 5000m run at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a mark of 15:21.19 – which is the second-fastest time in NCAA at the time
• Was the fastest collegian against a field of professionals at the Drake Relays and broke the Utah school record with a 4:10.04 in the 1500m race
• Captured the 1500m crown at the Pac-12 Championships to become just the second Ute to win a Pac-12 title and first in that event
• Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 5000m and 1500m with a PR time of 4:08.70
• Placed 13th overall in the 1500m at the NCAA Championships, earning Second-Team All-American Honors
• Finished seventh overall in the 5000m race to earn First-Team All-America honors at NCAA Championships
• Was the fourth Woman of Utah to earn multiple All-America honors at the same championships and the eighth Ute to do so in her career (outdoors)
• Joined teammate Emily Venters as just the second Utah duo to earn multiple All-America honors at the championships
• Joined teammate Emily Venters as the only other Ute to earn three All-America awards in the same season (indoor and outdoor)
• Defended her 1500m crown at Classique d’athlétisme de Montréal with a PR run of 4:06.86 to capture the title for the second-straight year
• Signed with Nike's Union Athletics Club in July and captured the 1500m crown in her pro debut at the Harry Jerome Classic with a PR time of 4:06.47
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2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Opened her indoor season with a fourth-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 9:07.00 at the UW Invite
• Followed up with a runner-up finish in the 3000m (8:57.12) at the Husky Classic a couple weeks later
• Posted a school record time of 8:53.95 in the 3000m race to capture the event title at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite
• Recorded the top finish in program history at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a run of 9:00.93 (aa) for fourth-overall in the 3000m race
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2022 Cross Country:
• Was Utah’s second-best finisher in all three postseason meets
• Helped Utah capture the Roy Griak Invitational with a run of 21:37.4 as Utah’s fourth scorer
• Took 22nd (20:16.3) at a very stacked Nuttycombe Invitational to help the Utes take eighth overall
• Came in 5th at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR time of 19:29.7 and helped Utah record its best finish at the conference meet (2nd)
• Crossed the finish line at 20:17.4 for 10th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals to give Utah its first automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with a second-place team finish
• Was Utah’s second finisher at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 20:15.7 for 45th overall
• Took 10th (35.41.0) in her first 10k at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in the senior women’s race
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Made her debut with the Women of Utah at the Trojan Invitational running a PR time of 2:05.53 in the 800m race while taking second and moved into fourth all-time at Utah
• Recorded a top-10 finish in her first 1500m race of the year at the Stanford Invitational (4:18.19)
• Took second in the 800m (2:07.06) and 4x400m relay at the home meet
• Ran a then-PR 4:16.71 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Ran the anchor leg on the 4x1600 team that broke the school record (19:11.37) and fourth-fastest time at Utah in the DMR (11:17.92)
• Was a scorer for Utah at the Pac-12 Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 1500m
• Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m
• Captured the women’s 1500m title in her home town at the La Classique d'athlétisme de Montréal with a then-PR time of 4:15.53
• Finished in sixth at the 2022 Canadian Track & Field Championships in the 1500m with a time of 4:20.37 after setting a new PR in the semifinals with a run of 4:14.93 a day earlier
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made her indoor debut as a Ute taking seventh in the 800m race (2:08.65), which cracked the top-10 in program history, and helped DMR squad take third (11:19.95) at the UW Invitational
• Was a member of the Utah DMR team that broke the school record at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 10:59.24
• Ran the second-fastest mile in school history with a 4:36.12 finish at the Pac-12 Invitational to take fourth overall
2021 Cross Country:
• Ran a 6K PR time of 20:17.1 for fifth-place to help lead Utah to the Dellinger Invitational crown in her debut as a Ute
• Was the third Ute to cross the finish line and take second versus a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet with a time of 20:30.3 for 34th
• Came in 11th with a time of 21:03.7 to help Utah take second at the Pac-12 Championships, its best finish since joining the league
• Posted a time of 21:13.3 at the NCAA Regionals for 32nd-place and help lead Utah to a fifth-place finish
2021 Outdoor Track (BYU):
• Made seven appearances in her first outdoor season, including the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500m
• Started her outdoor season at the Hayward Premiere, taking seventh in the 1500m (4:25.49) and 12th in the 800m (2:09.32) against a stacked field
• Took third at the BYU Robison Invitational in the mile
• Was member of the 4x400 squad that took first at the Oregon Twilight with a time of 3:45.88
• Posted a PR time of 4:16.06 in the 1500m for fifth at the American Track League: The Track Meet
• Took 22nd in both the prelims and semifinals at the NCAA West Regionals with times of 4:21.47 and 4:18.95 in the 1500m
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2020-21 Indoor Track (BYU):
• Ran in five meets with four top-10 finishes and two top-15 finish
• Opened her indoor career with a victory in the 800m race at the BYU Cougar Indoor #1
• Placed eighth in the mile at the UW Preview two weeks later
• Haved just under three seconds off her mile time at the UW Invite with a  sixth-place finish (4:39.59)
• Set a pair of PRs in the 800m (2:07.61) and mile (4:37.24) at the Husky Classic for 12th and ninth, respectively
• Placed 15th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 4:45.99 in the mile
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2020 Cross Country (BYU):
• Took 16th in her lone race with a time of 22:02.7 in the 6k at the Oklahoma State Invitational
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High School:
• Had a great prep career in Canada, winning the 2019 CCAA Cross Country National Championship
• Took third at the 2019 Canadian U20 Championships
• Earned CCAA Cross Country National Runner of the Year honors for her efforts that season
• Received academic excellence awards six-straight years from 2012-17
• Prep PR times of 4:23.74 (1500m), 4:42.05 (mile) and 9:28.05 (3000m)
• Also played soccer and competed in alpine skiing
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Personal:
• Daughter of André Plourde and Catherine Tremblay
• Has an older sister, Gabrielle, and an older brother, Laurent
• Graduated with her bachelor's degree in kinesiology the spring of 2023
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