Tom FitzSimons serves as the Assistant Coach and the Youth Track Club Coordinator for SBTC. FitzSimons first joined the SBTC as an athlete during the Fall of 2013 and proceeded to qualify for five straight USATF Outdoor Championships, win the Bronze Medal at the 2014 USATF Championships in the Decathlon and represent Team USA in the Thorpe Cup twice.
Throughout his tenure, FitzSimons has been integral in developing the SBTC Youth Track Club, privately training top local athletes and also joined the Westmont College Track & Field staff.
After retiring from competition in 2017, FitzSimons became an SBTC assistant coach and also expanded his role with Westmont College. At Westmont College, FitzSimons has coached two NAIA National Champions, eleven NAIA All Americans, both Men’s and Women’s school record holders and seven conference champions, all in the Pole Vault. He consults and trains NFL and MLB players and also holds a Strength & Conditioning Coaching certification from the USTFCCCA.
FitzSimons graduated from Mount St. Mary's University in 2011, coached by legendary Track & Field coach Jim Deegan. He completed his MBA at The Mount in 2013. FitzSimons also operates the podcast The Athletic Experience, which focuses on the behind the scenes athlete grind; the podcast is a platform for young athletes to learn, for established athletes to grow, coaches to evolve and for everyone to enjoy.
Country: United States
Event: Decathlon / Heptathlon
Birthdate: March 8, 1989
Hometown: Hamden, CT
College: Mount St. Mary's University, Class of 2011
High School: Hamden High School, Class of 2007
IAAF Athlete Profile & Progression Charts
ATHLETIC PERSONAL RECORDS
Outdoor
100m: 11.07 +1.68w (2011)
100m: 10.9 +4.46w (2011)
200m: 22.47 +1.9w (2014)
400m: 48.35 (2012)
1500m: 4:10.81 (2012)
110m Hurdles: 14.95 +1.9w (2015)
110m Hurdles: 14.70 +2.1w (2015)
High Jump: 1.99 (2014)
Pole Vault: 4.80 (2016)
Long Jump: 7.16 +1.1w (2015)
Shot Put: 13.12 (2015)
Discus Throw: 41.98 (2018)
Javelin Throw: 61.22 (2014)
Decathlon: 7,791 (2015)
INDOOR
55m: 6.79 (2009)
60m: 7.19 (2009)
400m: 48.47 (2008)
1000m: 2:32.36 (2012)
55m Hurdles: 8.34 (2009)
60m Hurdles: 8.46 (2016)
High Jump: 2.01m (2014)
Pole Vault: 4.62m (2014)
Long Jump: 6.93m (2015)
Shot Put: 12.72m (2016)
Heptathlon: 5,549 (2014)
ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2018
USA Outdoor Championships, 10th Place
2017
USA Outdoor Championships, 10th Place
2016
USA Olympic Trials, 14th Place
2015
USA Outdoor Championships, 4th Place
Team USA - Thorpe Cup
Sam Adams Combined Events Decathlon Champion
2014
Team USA - Thorpe Cup
USA Outdoor Championships Bronze Medalist
USA Indoor Championships 4th Place (Heptathlon) - 4,408pts
2012
2nd Team NCAA All American - 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Other Notables
3x Northeastern Conference Champion
2016 High Five 400m Dash - Guinness World Record Attempt