Nick Simmons
Freestyle Wrestler - 55kg

PERSONAL:
Nick - Currently resides in Corvallis, Oregon where he is an Administrative Assistant for the Oregon State Wrestling team.  He trains full time in Corvallis with the Orange Crush Wrestling Club and competes as a member of the Sunkist Kids.

Andy - Currently resides in Morgantown, West Virginia where he works and trains with the West Virginia wrestling team.  He also helps operate family owned businesses in Lansing and Williamston, Michigan.  He competes as a member of the Sunkist Kids

Nick and Andy are the sons of Scott and Debi Simmons.  They were born in Clear Lake, Texas, Nick on October 25th, 1982 and Andy about a year later on April 14th 1984.  Nick and Andy have a younger brother, Bradley, who was born on October 10th, 1986.  When Nick and Andy were young their family moved back to their hometown of Williamston, Michigan.  That is where they would stay and go on to wrestling greatness.  They began their wrestling career early at the age of 4 and Nick and Andy garnered state and national success immediately, winning numerous state and national titles throughout their entire youth careers. 

WRESTLING:
High School
Nick and Andy are arguably the most sucessfull brother tandem high school wrestling has ever seen.  They both finished their careers at Williamston high school as undefeated 4x Michigan state champions and they set numerous state and national records for brothers including the national records for falls in a season and career falls.  Upon graduation Nick held the record for consecutive wins (211), which was surpassed by Andy a year later (219).  Nick still holds the record for pins in a season with 57.  A note of interest, all the men of the Simmons family have been state champions for Williamston as father Scott was a 2x champ as a prep and younger brother Bradley claimed a state crown in 2006.  Below is a list of Nick and Andy's high school accomplishments:















College
Nick and Andy did not go far for their college careers as they both attended Michigan State University in nearby East Lansing.  Their winning ways continued as they graduated with two of the most sucessfull careers in the Spartan history with Nick finishing 2nd on the MSU career win list and Andy 7th.  Combined they claimed 6 all-american honors and 4 Big Ten championships.









International/Freestyle
During their college careers Nick and Andy both got early starts to their freestyle careers as they remained two of the top competitors in their age group.  Both Nick and Andy have competed overseas as part of US National Teams.  Nick took a year off college in 2003-04 to train freestyle and take a stab at making the Athens Olympic squad.  He finished 5th that year, knocking off top name guys like Mike Mena and Tim Derlan.  Below is a list of some their freestyle/international accomplshments to date:











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Andy Simmons
Freestyle Wrestler - 60kg
       --Nick--
  • 4x MHSAA State Champ
  • Career record 211-0
  • 208 wins by fall/tech fall
  • 157 consecutive falls
  • 57 pins in a season  (national record)
  • 4x Jr National Freestyle Finalist
            (3x champ)
  • 2x Asics High School 1st team All-American
  • 1999 Jr Schalles Award (nation's best pinner)
  • Selected to compete in 2001 Dapper Dan & Dream Team Classic
  • Dapper Dan Outstanding Wrestler
       --Andy--
  • 4x MHSAA State Champ
  • Career record 219-0
  • Held nat/state record for consecutive wins (219)
  • 117 pins
  • 5x Jr National All-American 
            (4 freestyle, 1 greco)
  • Selected to compete in 2002 Dapper Dan & Dream Team Classic
  • FILA Junior National Champion and World Team Member
       --Nick--
  • 4x NCAA Div I All-American (7th-4th-4th-3rd)
  • 3x Big Ten Champion
  • 138 career wins (2nd in MSU history)
  • MSU record 46 career falls
  • 2005 Michigan State male athlete of the year
  • 3x Midlands Champion
       --Andy--
  • 2x NCAA Div I All-American
  • 2006 Big Ten Champ
  • 117 career wins (7th in MSU history)

       --Nick--
  • 2011 US World Team Member
  • 2011 World Trials Champ (55kg)
  • 2010 World Team Alternate
  • 2009 World Team Alternate
  • 2009 US Nationals Champion
  • 2008 Olympic Alternate
  • Pan American Champ
  • 2 University National Champ (Outstanding Wrestler & Most Falls award in same year)
  • 2nd at US Nationals in 2007
  • 3rd at 2005 World Team Trials

  • 5th at 2005 University World Games
  • 5th at 2004 Olympic Trials
       --Andy--
  • 4th at 2009 US Nationals
  • 4th at 2009 Dave Schultz International
  • 2006 University National Champ
  • 2006 University World Trials - 2nd
  • 2003 FILA Junior National Champ