USC (2023-24)
Outdoor: Placed sixth in 100m hurdles at Pac-12 Championships with a 13.52 (-2.4 wind) following a career best of 13.23 (1.6 wind) in prelims … Set PR of 59.97 in 400m hurdles, placing fourth in UCLA vs USC Dual meet, also third in 100m hurdles at 13.36 (-1.1) … Finished seventh in 100m hurdles (13.28) at Mt. SAC Relays … Placed sixth in 100m hurdles (13.39w) and eighth in 400m hurdles (1:00.83) at 44 Farms Team Invitational …
Indoor: Opened with an 8.38 for fifth in 60m hurdles at Spokane Sports Showcase … Posted a 8.39 in prelims of Ted Nelson Invite, 8.41 in prelims of Razorback Invitational … Fifth in 60m hurdles at Eagle Elite with an 8.35 … Set career best in 60m hurdles at 8.28 for fourth in Ken Shannon Last Chance meet.
Baylor (2022-23)
Indoor: Finished sixth at Big 12 Indoor in 60m hurdles with 8.34.
College best marks: 13.23 (100H), 59.97 (400H)
Indoors: 7.93 (60), 25.21 (200), 8.28 (60H)
HIGH SCHOOL: Ballard is a 2022 graduate of Mayde Creek High School in Houston, Texas … 2-time Texas state champion and 7-time high school All-American in the hurdles … Best marks of 13.28w and 13.56 in the 100m hurdles, and 40.68 in the 300m hurdles, which set Texas high school record and ranked second among all high school hurdlers in 2022 … Named the Katy ISD Athlete of the Year for 2021-22 … Member of the National Honor Society while at Mayde Creek High.
PERSONAL: Simone was born on March 21, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pa. … Mother’s name is Angela … Lists favorite foods as alfredo pasta and chicken … Someday would like to travel to Bora Bora, Fiji, and Saint Kitts … Major is Psychology and she would get into sports psychology and help athletes navigate issues associated with mental health.
