Villanova Univeristy Athletics

2022: Did not compete.

Club Water Polo: Played for the Long Beach Shore Water Polo Club from 2015-2019 and the Long Beach Water Polo Club in 2020 … Three-year participant in the ODP National Championship Tournament in 2016, 2017 and 2019 … Part of a CST Team that came in second overall at the 2017 tournament.
 
Wilson High School: Earned a total of six varsity letters during her scholastic career, including four in water polo and two in swimming … Four-year varsity starter in water polo and was named the Moore League MVP as a senior … Previously was an all-league selection and a CIF-SS All-Division pick as a sophomore … Winner of her team’s Varsity Most Improved honor as a sophomore … Helped lead her team to a CIF-SS Division 3 championship as a sophomore … Team also was the Moore League champions her freshman, junior and senior seasons … Winner of the Scholar-Athlete Award as a freshman and her team’s Academic Achievement award as a sophomore … Three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American from 2017-19 … Inducted to the National Honor Society … Four-year winner of her high school’s Academic Achievement Award and four-year winner of the Wilson WAVE Award.
 
Personal: Born 10/25/02 in Long Beach, Calif. … Oldest of three children of Aaron and Dana Simon … Has two younger brothers, Brady (15) and Gavin (13) … Enjoys the outdoors and in her spare time likes to go to the beach, hike, travel, swim and go beach and desert camping … Chose to attend Villanova because she valued the opportunity to be a student-athlete … Noted that she would be able to continue playing the sport she loved while studying what she is passionate about … Visited campus on two occasions and fell in love with the university’s beauty and environment … Liked the school’s spirit and sports activities to both watch and participate in, and felt welcomed upon visiting … Plans to major in Criminology.