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Assistant Coach, 5th Year at Cal
Kip Simons is in his fifth year as an assistant with the Golden Bears. He proved to be a top-level gymnast early on in his career, dominating the 1988 Jr. U.S. championships and the Jr. Pan American Games by winning 10 gold medals. Simons went on to a successful collegiate career at Ohio State University where he was honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, team captain his senior season, a Nissen Award Recipient and the 1994 OSU Male Athlete of the Year.
Following his collegiate career, Simons went on to compete on two world championship teams and a Pan American Games gold medal team. His crowning achievement came when he represented America while competing in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga.
Born and raised in Bloomsburg, Pa., Simons graduated from OSU in 1996 with a degree in exercise physiology.
