On the surface, the Simon family, led by current Seton Hall senior cross-country runner Jake Simon, seems like a typical running family.
Three of the six Simon children are year-round runners and Jake’s father, Daniel, runs marathons as well. However, the story of how the Simon’s fell in love with running does not start on the track, but on the soccer field when Jake was in middle school.
“I started running in sixth grade and it was mostly because I was playing soccer and I sucked at it,” Simon said. “I was the only one who could be on the field the whole time, so my dad told me to try out.