CLEVELAND – Cleveland State director of golf and head men's coach Steve Weir announced the signing of Brody Simms to the CSU roster for the 2022-23 academic year.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, Simms is concluding his senior year at Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio. Simms has racked up numerous awards with the Knights that include Great Lakes Conference Player of the Year (2021), District Player of the Year (2021), First Team GLC (2021) and Second Team GLC (2022) honors. His team was also the Ohio state runner-up in both 2021 and 2022.
Simms posted a scoring average of 72.6 in 2021 and recorded a low tournament round of 67.
"We are excited and thrilled to add Brody to our family," Weir said. "Brody brings an enthusiasm for the game that will be a great fit for our program. His accomplishments throughout junior golf will help prepare him for college golf while his overall athletic background is a great benefit to the college game."
Along with his play with his high school, Simms also competes on the GolfWeek Junior Tour, which features student-athletes between the ages of 16-19. For his career, he has posted three-top-10 finishes and eight top-25 performances and is currently ranked 20thoverall in the GolfWeek Junior Tour Player of the Year standings for the 2021 season.
Simms only competed for two years with the Archbishop Alter golf program. He played for the Knights football team at quarterback and linebacker before making the full-time switch to golf and was also a member of the school's volleyball team at both outside hitter and setter for three seasons.
Simms on why he chose Cleveland State; "I was given a great opportunity to continue to play the sport I love and continue my academics as well! CSU is a great university and a school that I seemed to fit in well with."
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