 Almost four weeks later, she beat teammate, Porscha Lucas, and won the NCAA 200m title.In 2009, Simone took third place in the 200 m at the 2009 Jamaican championships, guaranteeing her a place on the Jamaican team for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.However, she only managed 11.23 seconds, and fourth place, in the 100 m thus failed to qualify for her preferred event.