Cierra Simon

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Position:
IF
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Crockett HS
Hometown:
Crockett, Texas
Pronounced:
R/R

ACCOLADES
2025 NFCA Second Team All-Central Region
2025 First Team All-American Conference
2023 First Team All-CUSA
2023 Conference USA Championship All-Tournament Team
2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
American Conference Player of the Week (April 14, 2025; April 22, 2024)
2025 CSC Academic All-District
2025 American Conference All-Academic Team
2024 NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 American Conference All-Academic Team
2023 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2025 (Senior)
Honored as an NFCA Second Team All-Central Region performer at second base … Earned First Team All-American Conference honors … Named American Conference Player of the Week on April 14 … Selected as a weekly American Conference Honorable Mention selection on Feb. 24 … Finished her final season with UNT career records for runs scored (134), triples (12), stolen bases (69) and stolen base attempts (81) … Upon the completion of her four years with the Mean Green, she held top-10 marks in 15 different career categories including batting average (.321), hits (213) and RBI (106) … Became the first UNT player in program history to surpass career marks of 200 hits, 100 runs, 100 RBI and 50 stolen bases … Set the single-season UNT record of 24 stolen bases while finishing top 10 in batting average (.368), hits (68), runs scored (48), doubles (12) and triples (4) … Started all 57 games at second base to extend her games started streak to 220, the second-longest spell in program history … Finished with 48 career bunt hits and an .857 average (48-for-56) when squaring up … Led the Mean Green in batting average, runs scored, hits, triples, total bases and stolen bases … Tallied 20 multi-hit games on the season, the sixth player in program history to do so … Collected a hit in 25 of 27 conference games … Tallied the fourth-longest hitting streak (15 games) and the second-longest reached base streak (26 games) in program history … Set UNT career records for stolen bases and triples versus Sam Houston on March 2 … Broke up a no-hit bid with a three-run home run in the sixth inning at No. 25 Florida Atlantic on April 11 … Captured the UNT career runs scored record at ECU on May 3 … Broke the single-season stolen base record in the American Conference Championship quarterfinals versus Wichita State on May 8 … Posted two hits, one run scored and one stolen base in her final game at the American Conference Championship finals against South Florida on May 10 … Awarded CSC Academic All-District honors … Named to the American Conference All-Academic Team.

2024 (Junior)
Led the Mean Green in eight statistical categories including games started, batting average, hits and stolen bases … Matched the highest single-season mark with five triples … Tied for the fourth-most defensive assists (124) and double plays turned (16) in single-season program history … Ended the year ranked inside the top-10 for five UNT career records including batting average, stolen bases and triples … Matched her career-high mark of 55 games played and started … Collected career-high marks of 52 hits, five triples, 28 RBI and 124 assists … Recorded two runs, two RBI, two walks and two stolen bases versus South Dakota State on Feb. 17 … Hit her first home run of the season against Texas Tech on Feb. 24 … Collected career hit No. 100 on Feb. 25 versus the Red Raiders …Collected a bases-loaded triple versus Northwestern on March 3 … Enjoyed a career-best 9 game hitting streak from Feb. 23-March 3 … Assumed sole possession of second place for career stolen bases versus No. 7 Oklahoma State on April 3 … Became the fifth player in UNT history with six-plus RBI in game one at East Texas A&M on April 16 … Played in her 150th career game in the second half of a doubleheader against the Lions on April 16 … Named American Conference Player of the Week on April 22 … Finished 3-for-4 with one run scored at Charlotte on May 3 … Moved into a tie for most career triples in UNT history at the AAC Championship quarterfinals against East Carolina on May 9 … Honored as an NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete … Named to the American Conference All-Academic Team.

2023 (Sophomore)
Named First Team All-Conference USA … Honored as a member of the CUSA Championship All-Tournament team … Appeared in 55 games with 55 starts … Stole the third-most bases in single-season program history with 20 on 22 attempts … Ranked first for UNT with 50 base hits, second on the team with a .311 batting average … Accumulated 79 total bases with seven doubles, two triples and six home runs for a .491 slugging percentage … Finished third on the team with 28 runs scored and 24 RBI … Led the Mean Green with 94 defensive assists with 66 putouts and turned nine double plays … Posted a 3-for-3 line with three RBI and one double versus UConn on Feb. 11 … Recorded a three-hit performance with two runs and a stolen base against South Dakota on Feb. 17 … Blasted her first home run of the year in a win over Sam Houston on Feb. 18 … Swiped career-high two bases in game one against East Texas A&M on March 14 … Hit her first career grand slam in game two over East Texas A&M on March 14 … Matched her career-best three hit game and three runs scored and added a stolen base at UTEP on April 6 … Snared the game-ending lineout at shortstop after hitting a tie-breaking home run in the eighth inning at Florida Atlantic on April 28 … Laced a game-tying home run in the CUSA Championship final against Middle Tennessee on May 13 … Led the Mean Green with a .429 average, two stolen bases and one home run at the CUSA Championship … Awarded CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2022 (Freshman)
Named Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection … Started all 53 games … Hit .267 with 43 hits, four doubles and five home runs … Drove in 19 runs while scoring 35 … Slugged .398 with a .298 OBP … Drew seven walks and led the team with 17 stolen bases on 20 attempts … Made 63 putouts with 94 assists and fielded at a .897 mark, turning 11 double plays … Hit her first career home run against UTSA on April 10 … Enjoyed her best two games at Kansas, finishing 2-for-4 with two runs, three RBI, one home run, one walk and one stolen base on April 22 … Hit 3-for-4 with two runs, one RBI and one home run on April 23 … Finished league play with 22 hits for a .278 batting average, 15 runs, one double, three home runs, nine RBI, 32 total bases and five walks … Listed as a member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prior to UNT
Two-time first team All-District selection at Crockett HS … Three-time first team Academic All-District … Varsity athlete in softball, cross country, track and volleyball … Student ambassador, FFA, Beta and graduated top 10 in her class … Played travel ball for Texas Glory and head coach Kevin Shelton.