The Army Athletic Association Play of the Week for January 9, 2012.
NOTES: Constantly working to improve ... tremendous all-around athlete ... physical player ... Army's first-ever recruit out of Alaska.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games, five of which came during Patriot League action ... scored in seven contests, including her final four outings ... netted a career-high seven points in 18 minutes of action at Lafayette (Jan. 26) ... also grabbed a career-high six rebounds against the Leopards, a mark that led Army in the final box score ... totaled six points on 3-of-6 shooting in the Black Knights' convincing 57-34 win over visiting St. Francis (N.Y.) (Nov. 27) ... pulled down five boards against the Terriers ... averaged 2.3 points per game and exactly eight minutes per contest.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN): Rookie season was riddled with injury ... did not dress for the majority of the year ... earned playing time in two games and did not score ... played two minutes against Manhattan (Dec. 8) and three minutes at Lafayette (Feb. 24) ... grabbed a career-high three rebounds against the Jaspers.
BACKGROUND: One of the top high school athletes in Alaska in 2008-09 ... multiple-time all-state performer in basketball, volleyball and track during her career ... lettered four years as a forward under head coach Daniel Skipworth ... earned three all-state citations in basketball ... twice named Player of the Year on a team that won state basketball titles in 2007 and 2008 ... three-time all-state volleyball player at outside hitter ... captained Anchorage for three seasons ... named Alaska's Best Hitter and Best Server ... led the team to a state championship in 2008 ... claimed an individual state title in the 100m hurdles in track ... team won state championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
PERSONAL: Anna Simmers ... daughter of Jeffrey and Sheldonia Simmers ... spent the summer as a cadre for new cadets at West Point ... Company B-1 ... first Army recruit out of Alaska ... major is Arabic.
