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- Hometown:
- Ottumwa, Iowa
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Cardinal
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023, 24)
- Three-time letterwinner (2022, 23, 24)
2024 | junior
- Competed in one race
- Recorded a season-high 96th place finish at the A-R-C Championships
- Ran a season-best 6K time of 26:39.7 at the A-R-C Championships
2023 | sophomore
- Competed in four races on the year
- Set a career-best at the A-R-C Championship with a time of 27:25.8
2022 | freshman
- Saw action in five races in her first season
- Ran a season-best 27:32.0 in the 6k at the Platte River Rumble
High School
- A 2022 graduate of Cardinal High School
- Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track
- Member of National Honor Society
- Graduated valedictorian of her class
Personal
- Parents are Lino Garcia and Beatriz Tapetillo
- Has three siblings, Will, Nayeli and Jacoby
- Majoring in elementary education and liberal arts with minors in Spanish and mathematics
- Also a member of the Storm track and field team
News Mentions
Freshmen Schechinger and Stover lead Simpson at NCAA Midwest Regional
Top-100 performances from Brylee Schechinger and Kalia Stover highlighted Simpson’s afternoon at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday.
November 15, 2025
Simpson racks up new personal records at A-R-C Championships
Setting a new personal record, and recording the fastest time any Storm in a 6K this season, Kalia Stover led the Storm at the A-R-C Championships...
November 1, 2025
Schechinger leads Simpson at the Bradley Pink Classic
Brylee Schechinger continues to improve as the 2025 rolls on, setting another personal best time, leading Simpson for the first time in career, at...
October 17, 2025
Storm see action at competitive Dan Huston Invitational
Ava French once again topped the Storm scorecard, with the freshman pacing the way with a personal best at the Dan Huston Invitational on...
October 4, 2025
Storm race to third place finish at Dutch Open
Competing at the Dutch Open, the Simpson women’s cross country team, led by top finishers Ava French and Kalia Stover, finished third...
September 26, 2025
French leads young electric core for Storm women's cross country at Les Duke Invite
Ava French continued to pace the Storm women’s country team, leading the Storm to a third place finish at the Les Duke Invitational on...
September 13, 2025
