Cate Simon begins her second season as a graduate assistant coach with the University of Southern Indiana softball program.
In 2017, Simon helped lead the Screaming Eagles to a 46-14 overall record and a 19-7 mark in GLVC play. She was a member of the NFCA Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year after helping USI to its first-ever NCAA II Midwest Region title and appearance in the NCAA II Championship Series.
Simon is a graduate of Truman State University, where she was a first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference and second-team All-Midwest Region honoree as a junior in 2014.
After injury kept her out of the 2015 campaign, Simon returned to the diamond as a red-shirt senior in 2016 to earn third-team All-GLVC honors.
A career-.345 hitter, Simon finished her career at Truman with 36 home runs and 107 RBIs. She had a career year in 2014, when she hit .389 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs, and 39 RBIs.
Off the field, Simon served as the Chair of the Athletic Fee Accountability Committee at Truman for three years. She also assisted the coaching staff in 2016 with opponent scouting reports.
A native of O'Fallon, Missouri, Simon earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Truman in 2016. She is currently working on a master's degree in Sport Management at USI.
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