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Simmons, Ballard shine for App State at indoor track Sun Belt championships

App State men’s track and field finished sixth of eight teams with 60 points, and the women’s team finished ninth of 12 teams with 29 points in the indoor Sun Belt championships in Birmingham, Alabama.

Arkansas State claimed the team title with 146 points, UT Arlington was second with 130 points and Texas State rounded out the top three with 95 points at the meet Feb. 22-23.

In the women’s championship, after posting leaps of 41-5.00 feet (12.62m) and 41-7.00 (12.67), senior Peighton Simmons secured her first individual and App State’s 16th triple jump conference championship in program history.