At the BYU invitational today he ran 8:49.05 to slide under Ben Saarel's record of 8:49.08 set back in 2013. Simmons is only a Junior. Bright future ahead for him. This record only counts if the time was run on Utah soil. Many Utah kids have run faster at sea level. Simmon's PB is 8:34.14 set in Arcadia this year.
Saarel's time was impressive. It survived a lot of talented runners aiming for it over the years.