St. John's University Athletics
2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
Simon, Jack
Peicheng Chen Interview
Tuesday, April 30
John "Doc" Gimmler Golf Practice Facility Naming Ceremony
Monday, December 17
Jack Simon
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sparta, N.J.
- High School:
- Sparta
Bio
As a Senior (2021-22): Ranked second on the team with a stroke average of 73.6... Tied for third place out of 77 golfers at the Doc Gimmler (Sep. 12)... Placed fifth at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational with an even par 216 (Sep. 5)... Notched the highest finish of any Red Storm player at this year's BIG EAST Championships placing eighth. He led the team to its highest conference championship finish since 2016 (Apr. 27)... Named the team's co-MVP (May 2)
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Named to the 2021 PING All-Northeast Region Team (May 29)... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection... Three-time BIG EAST Golfer of the Week... Posted a 73.2 stroke average which ranked seventh in the conference... Won the Red Storm Dual Match after posting a 1-under 71 (Apr. 6)... Shot a career-best 4-under 66 on the opening day of the Wildcat Invitational (Apr. 12)... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
As a Sophomore (2019-20): Competed in all eight tournaments for the Johnnies … Recorded a 74.17 stroke-average … Earned four top-15 finishes while landing inside the top-ten on two occasions … Shot his best round at the MacDonald Cup (Sept. 28-29) with a first round even-par 70… Secured a ninth-place mark at the Lehigh Invitational (Oct. 18-19) with a two-round score of four-over 148… Saw his best finish of the season at the Red Storm Invitational (Oct. 22), carding a two-over 72 to tie for third place… Logged his lowest three-round score at Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate (March 2-3) with a one-over 217.
As a Freshman (2018-19): Competed in 10 of the Red Storm’s tournaments as a rookie … Finished the season with a 75.92 stroke-average across 24 rounds … Recorded the third-best stroke-average on the team and 36th in the BIG EAST … Shot a season-best 71 three times at the Patriot Intercollegiate (Sept. 23), the Wildcat Fall Invitational (Sept. 30) and the Yale Spring Invitational (April 13) … Registered his best finish at the Wildcat Fall Invitational, where he finished 15th overall (Sept. 30) … Recorded two other top-20 finishes at the Patriot Intercollegiate (Sept. 23) and the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championship (Oct. 29).
Prior to St. John’s: Named Mugs Media Golfer of the Year along with being a part of the Golf Team of the Year while at Sparta High School in 2017…Won the 2017 Hunterdon Warren Sussex (HWS) Tournament with a 2-over 73, first individual in Sparta’s history to win…Led SHS to two league championships and one state championship in 2016… Team Captain at Sparta for the 2017 season.
Personal: Full name is Jack Anthony Simon… Hails from Sparta, NJ… Attended Sparta High School from 2013-17 and IMG Academy Ascenders from 2017-18… Three-sport athlete playing baseball and basketball along with golf…Support comes from Mom and Dad, Claudine and Marc Simon, and two older sisters, Baylee and Lindsay
Simon Up Close…
Age When You First Played Golf: 3
Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight
Why St. John’s?: “I wanted to play for a team in New York City and represent great athletics.”
Most influential person in athletic career: “Mom and Dad. Mom played College Basketball and is in the [East Stroudsburg] Hall of Fame. My Dad has taught me everything I know about golf since I was three.”
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Named to the 2021 PING All-Northeast Region Team (May 29)... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection... Three-time BIG EAST Golfer of the Week... Posted a 73.2 stroke average which ranked seventh in the conference... Won the Red Storm Dual Match after posting a 1-under 71 (Apr. 6)... Shot a career-best 4-under 66 on the opening day of the Wildcat Invitational (Apr. 12)... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
As a Sophomore (2019-20): Competed in all eight tournaments for the Johnnies … Recorded a 74.17 stroke-average … Earned four top-15 finishes while landing inside the top-ten on two occasions … Shot his best round at the MacDonald Cup (Sept. 28-29) with a first round even-par 70… Secured a ninth-place mark at the Lehigh Invitational (Oct. 18-19) with a two-round score of four-over 148… Saw his best finish of the season at the Red Storm Invitational (Oct. 22), carding a two-over 72 to tie for third place… Logged his lowest three-round score at Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate (March 2-3) with a one-over 217.
As a Freshman (2018-19): Competed in 10 of the Red Storm’s tournaments as a rookie … Finished the season with a 75.92 stroke-average across 24 rounds … Recorded the third-best stroke-average on the team and 36th in the BIG EAST … Shot a season-best 71 three times at the Patriot Intercollegiate (Sept. 23), the Wildcat Fall Invitational (Sept. 30) and the Yale Spring Invitational (April 13) … Registered his best finish at the Wildcat Fall Invitational, where he finished 15th overall (Sept. 30) … Recorded two other top-20 finishes at the Patriot Intercollegiate (Sept. 23) and the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championship (Oct. 29).
Prior to St. John’s: Named Mugs Media Golfer of the Year along with being a part of the Golf Team of the Year while at Sparta High School in 2017…Won the 2017 Hunterdon Warren Sussex (HWS) Tournament with a 2-over 73, first individual in Sparta’s history to win…Led SHS to two league championships and one state championship in 2016… Team Captain at Sparta for the 2017 season.
Personal: Full name is Jack Anthony Simon… Hails from Sparta, NJ… Attended Sparta High School from 2013-17 and IMG Academy Ascenders from 2017-18… Three-sport athlete playing baseball and basketball along with golf…Support comes from Mom and Dad, Claudine and Marc Simon, and two older sisters, Baylee and Lindsay
Simon Up Close…
Age When You First Played Golf: 3
Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight
Why St. John’s?: “I wanted to play for a team in New York City and represent great athletics.”
Most influential person in athletic career: “Mom and Dad. Mom played College Basketball and is in the [East Stroudsburg] Hall of Fame. My Dad has taught me everything I know about golf since I was three.”