Simmons brought plenty of Division I experience to West Philadelphia, including time at Florida State, Fairleigh Dickinson, and most recently, Sam Houston State.

His time at Sam Houston State last year saw him coach the throws group to 26 points at conference championships. With his knowledge in the recruiting area, he secured nine student-athletes within his first 12 months for the throws area.

Prior to his time at Sam Houston State, he worked as a graduate assistant at FDU and an operations assistant at Florida State. He helped coach the FDU women to the 2022 NEC indoor title, as well as assisting in the FSU men as 2020 ACC indoor champions. He has coached five individual conference champions, 19 first-team All-Conference selections, and was a part of the 2022 NEC Coaching Staff of the Year at FDU.

A 2016 graduate from the University of Miami, Simmons was a throwing star in the ACC. He was named ACC Field Event MVP twice in his career, while winning four ACC titles in the shot put. He owned three Miami program records, securing the indoor and outdoor shot put spots and the discus while ranking fourth in the hammer and weight throw.

Simmons graduated from Miami with a degree in studio art and earned his master's in sport management from FDU in 2022. He has USTFCCCA Throws Specialist certification, as well as USATF Level I and Level II Throws.