Player Bio: Tiffany Simpson - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Gymnastics
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Personal
Born December 9, 1977, in Hopkinsville, Ky ... majoring in psychology ... interested in elementary education ... mother, Judy Price, works for America West Airlines ... stepfather, is Preston Price ... father, Walter Simpson, is a martial arts instructor ... has a younger sister Brittany, and a younger brother, Austin ... competed on same club team as Husky teammate Amber Erdos since the sixth grade.
Washington
Returns for a fifth year of competition after being sidelined in 1999 due to a stress fracture in her right leg ... considered one of the top all-arounders in the nation ... one of the most decorated gymnasts in Washington history ... a six-time All-American ... owns UW records in floor exercise (10.00 twice) and beam (9.975) ... a three-time letterwinner.1999 (Medical Redshirt): Only competed in the season's first meet vs. Georgia before being sidelined by a stress fracture in her right leg ... named the team's Most Inspirational Gymnast for the season Éserved as president of Washington Student-Athlete Advisory Board during the academic year. 1998 (Junior): Earned first-team All-American honors at NCAA Championships in all-around, vault and floor exercise ... placed fourth in the event finals in floor exercise and was fifth in vault ... her finish in floor exercise was the best ever by a Husky at NCAAs and her vault finish was second best by a UW competitor ... tied for all-around title at NCAA West Regional with teammate Klara Kudalkov‡ (39.425) ... ranked third in the nation in final rankings in all-around (39.337 RQS) ... also won the floor exercise at the regionals with a 9.950 ... named to Pac-10's All-Academic Gymnastics team (second team) ... topped the Huskies with 26 event titles during the season ... won the all-around in eight of Washington's 13 meets ... picked up six wins on beam, five on floor, four on bars and three on vault ... named to all-Pac-10 team in all-around, vault and beam ... top meet came in final home meet when she posted an all-around score of 39.650, the second best mark in UW history ... tied her career high with a 10.00 on floor that night, equaling her school record ... also tied her career best on bars (9.925) and set new career high and school record on beam (9.975) in that meet ... registered at least a 39.000 in the all-around in eight of UW's last nine meets ... saved her best vault performance for NCAA Championships where she turned in a season-best score of 9.950 ... ranked in the top 10 nationally in every event except for bars ... ranked first in the West Region in beam and all-around ... named Pac-10 gymnast of the week twice during the season ... turned in the top all-around (39.650) and beam (9.975) scores in the Pac-10 during the season. 1997: (Sophomore): Experienced a record-breaking season ... picked up All-America honors at NCAA Championships for performances in all-around, vault and floor exercise ... placed seventh in the all-around (39.350), sixth (9.800) in vault and 10th (9.675) in floor exercise ... has recorded five of the top six all-around scores in UW history ... became just the third Husky to record a perfect 10.0 score ... she recorded that mark vs. Seattle Pacific in the final home meet of the season ... also recorded career highs on vault (9.975) and bars (9.925) ... both of those marks were scored in meet with Arizona and Boise State ... earned Pac-10 Gymnast of the week honors for that performance ... won the vault with career-best score of 9.975 at Pac-10 Championships ... placed second at Pac-10 meet in all-around (39.625), which was best mark in her career ... won the all-around (39.525) and floor exercise (9.950) titles at the NCAA West Regional. 1996 (Freshman): Only Husky to advance to the NCAA Championships, competing in the all-around ... had an impressive freshman season competing in all-around four of first six meets before an injury against Stanford ... had surgery to repair the meniscus in her knee ... in her second all-round appearance she scored 39.325, then a new school record ... won consecutive all-around competitions, against Oregon State and at Cal ... scored a 38.75 or better in all five all-around performances ... placed third in all-around in the NCAA West Regionals ( 38.975) ... scored a career-high 9.90 in vault at UCLA ... competed on uneven bars in first six meets, scoring a 9.80 or better in all but one ... competed on beam in the first six meets, scoring a 9.60 or better in all but two appearances ... scored a career-best 9.875 at California ... in floor, set a career-best 9.875 in the UW Quad Meet, which tied her for first in the meet.
Previous Experience
Competed for the Desert Devils gymnastics club ... was a member of the U.S. National Team for three years ... competed in Japan at age 14 ... began competing in power tumbling in 1993 after leaving the Desert Devils ... took fifth place in the 1994 Power Tumbling World Championships in Portugal ... competed in diving and track at Marcos de Niza High School.
Career Highs
Vault: 9.975 vs. Arizona/Boise State, 1997
9.975 at Pac-10 Championships, 1997
Bars: 9.925 vs. Arizona/Boise State, 1997
9.925 vs. Boise State/Seattle Pacific, 1998
Beam: 9.975 vs. Boise State/Seattle Pacific, 1998
Floor: 10.00 vs. Seattle Pacific, 1997
10.00 vs. Boise State/Seattle Pacific, 1998
All-Around 39.650 vs. Boise State/Seattle Pacific, 1998
Getting to Know ... Tiffany Simpson
My gymnastics goal(s) for the season: To have fun, make nationals as a team, and to make event finals as an individual.If I had a web site, my address would be: www.stim&ice.com
If I starred in a movie, my leading man would be? Either Steve Young or Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN commentator)
My dream job is: To be a mom
My dream vacation would be: Either in a beach house in San Diego or a cabin in the mountains
My favorite meal is: Mom's chicken and dumplings
The best book I've read lately is: ÔSanctuary' by Cheiko Okazaki
My favorite class at UW has been: All of my Institute of Religion classes
My biggest fear is: HEIGHTS!!!!
The athlete at UW I admire the most is: Stacy Wong because she has dealt with one major injury after another, yet still keeps an awesome attitude and a fighting spirit. She comes back stronger than ever.
My favorite motto is: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven." - Matthew 5:16
My mentor is: My parents
If I could be a character from a book or movie, who would it be: Meg Ryan
My favorite gymnast is? Mary Lou Retton and Vanessa Atler
My favorite event is: It depends on my mood and injuries
My favorite web site is: www.wellsfargo.com (to see if my account is overdrawn yet!)
I started gymnastics at age: Basically at birth because my mom owned her own gym
My favorite gymnastics moment is: Rolling out of bed before the sun rises in order to get to practice on time!
Simpson's Meet-by-Meet Results
1999 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Georgia 9.800 8.750 9.675 9.775 37.750Note: Simpson did not competed the rest of the season due to injury.
1998 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA at Stanford 9.800 9.725 9.700 9.750 38.975 California/Utah St./Sac St. 9.700 9.825 9.150 9.850 38.525 at Oregon State 9.750 9.650 9.800 9.600 38.800 at Arizona/California/UIC 9.850 9.825 9.850 9.850 39.375 Arizona State 9.800 9.875 9.900 9.900 39.475 Utah 9.875 9.775 9.750 9.775 39.175 UCLA 9.925 9.350 9.925 9.925 39.125 at Utah State/Auburn/S. Utah 9.800 9.750 9.800 9.900 39.250 at Boise State 9.825 9.600 9.900 9.925 39.250 Boise State/Seattle Pacific 9.750 9.925 9.975 10.000 39.650 at Pac-10 Championships 9.875 9.250 9.800 9.875 38.800 NCAA West Regionals 9.875 9.700 9.900 9.950 39.425 NCAA Championships 9.950 9.800 9.700 9.925 39.375 NCAA Individual Event 9.700 - - 9.900 -
1997 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Denver 9.800 9.850 9.750 9.750 39.150 at Utah 9.900 9.725 9.750 9.725 39.100 Stanford 9.850 9.850 9.850 9.800 39.350 at Arizona State 9.950 9.750 9.925 9.950 39.575 at California 9.800 9.800 9.775 9.825 39.200 at Denver 9.900 9.800 9.825 9.800 39.325 Arizona/Boise State 9.975 9.925 9.775 9.925 39.600 Oregon State 9.925 9.900 9.800 9.875 39.500 at Seattle Pacific 9.700 - - - - at UCLA/Fullerton/BSU 9.925 9.575 9.700 9.775 38.975 Seattle Pacific 9.925 9.875 9.200 10.000 39.000 BSU/California 9.825 9.350 9.775 9.850 38.800 Pac-10 Championships 9.975 9.900 9.875 9.875 39.625 NCAA Regional 9.875 9.900 9.800 9.950 39.525 NCAA Championships 9.900 9.825 9.775 9.850 39.350 NCAA Individual Event 9.800 - - - 9.675
