Shippensburg University Athletics

2018 Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year
 
2021 (R-Sophomore): Appeared in all 11 games as a linebacker, including five starts…finished the season with 41 tackles, including 26 solo tackles…recorded multiple tackles in 10 games, including four or more tackles in five games and a season-high nine tackles at East Stroudsburg…amassed 5.5 tackles-for-loss (TFLs) for 26 yards…contributed 1.5 sacks for 16 yards…credited with two pass breakups.
 
2020 (R-Sophomore): No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019 (R-Freshman): Played in all 11 games as a linebacker in his debut season, making five starts…ranked third on the team with 60 total tackles, including 40 solo tackles…finished third on the team with 7.0 TFLs for a total of 17 yards lost…totaled 2.0 sacks…credited with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against West Chester…achieved his first career interception against West Chester…contributed at least four tackles in all 11 games, including six or more tackles in five games…tallied a career-high eight tackles against East Stroudsburg and seven tackles against Clarion…had a hand in at least one TFL in five games, including 2.0 TFLs at Cal U…credited with one pass breakup.
 
2018 (Freshman): Redshirt season…named the 2018 Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year at the team’s postseason awards banquet.
 
Manheim Central High School: Earned three varsity letters for the Barons under head coach Dave Hahn…named the Lancaster-Lebanon League (LL) Linebacker of the Year as a senior…selected to the LL First Team squad as a senior linebacker…chosen to compete in the 2017 PSFCA East/West All-Star Game…totaled more than 120 tackles as a senior, including 49 solo…caught 21 passes for 465 yards as a senior…produced 31 touchbacks as a senior kicker…averaged 12 yards per return as a senior punt and kickoff returner…compiled nearly 100 tackles as a junior safety, including 36 solo…averaged 26 yards per kickoff return and 17 yards per punt return as a junior…honored as an All-Prep League linebacker as a sophomore…also earned three varsity letters in baseball…named an LL First Team All Star as a senior third baseman and an LL Second Team All Star as a senior pitcher.
 
About Simon: Full name is Tyler Joseph Simon...is the son of Chris and Michelle Simon…majoring in management…has a brother, Evan, and a sister, Hannah…is a member of the SU ROTC.