Keanon Simon

Classroom

Keanon is a physical education major who is set to graduate in December 2007. He carries a 3.4 GPA, was named First-team Academic All-Big 12 Conference selection as a sophomore and junior and is expected to repeat as first-team Academic All-Big 12 as a senior. He is an Academic All-American candidate> He has made OSU Dean’s Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or above) four times, the Big 12 Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or above) six times and is a four-time winner of OSU Academic Achievement Award. His career goals are to play professional baseball and then become a teacher and coach.

Character

He is one of the hardest working players on the team and is a team leader who brings fire and passion to the field while playing with and through numerous injuries during his career.

Community

Simon volunteers with disabled citizens in the Stillwater community and is involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Competition

Simon has started 162 games in four seasons and has played in 184 and is a .320 career hitter. As a junior, he set career highs in nearly every offensive category, including home runs, hits and runs and was a Second-team All-Big 12 Conference pick. In 2006 he led the team with 15 stolen bases, hit a team-high .363 in Big 12 games, was named Big 12 Player of the Week for the week of May 23, 2006 an had a career-best .336 batting average. He was named to the All-Tournament team at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional as a freshman in 2004 and led the Cowboys with a .385 batting average at the Tallahassee Regional.