Bio

Sarah Simmons is in her second season as assistant coach for the Barton Volleyball program.

Last season Simmons helped Coach Besecker take talented group of freshmen with a limited number of returning starters to the top of the KJCCC at 13-3 and a final No. 19 national ranking. The team's bid to add a Region/District fell short in the semifinals to conclude the season at 25-6.

Barton swept the All-KJCCC/Region VI post-season top accolades including Besecker being named the Coach of the Year and Phoebe Reyes leading six of the squad’s honorees in being named both the Freshman of the Year and the Most Valuable Player.  Joining Reyes on the First Team were Kassidy Nixon and Anna Wierzbicki with Clara Lindstrom, the lone sophomore on the list, landing on the Second Team while Elena Stankovic and Mya Thompson garnered Honorable Mention distinction.

Simmons and her husband Rafael, who is now in his third season leading the men's soccer and first with the women's soccer programs, have two sets of twins, Mikael and Mylah and the two year younger duo of Annika and Avery.