San Diego Highland Games
Field of 6
- Braemar StoneSB38′ 11″
- Open StoneSB46′ 7″
- Light HammerSB98′ 9″
- Heavy HammerSB78′ 4½″
- Light Weight Distance64′ 11½″
- Heavy Weight Distance42′ 0½″
- Weight Over BarSB19′ 0″
- Sheaf TossSB33′ 0″
- Caber11:45
Rick Simmons
- Class
- Masters 40+
- Games
- 2 · 2 wins
- Event wins
- 9 of 15
- Standing
- 2nd of 36
Two wins in Men's Masters 40+, 2nd of 36 in the class standings, and six of Rick's eight season bests on a single day at San Diego. Here is the whole year, measured.
Distance events
Every throw, on one tape
San Diego · Jun 20Pleasanton · Sep 5
Each row is one event, each dot one game, all on the same feet scale. The labeled mark is the season best.
Height events
Over the bar
On the road
Two games, 433 miles apart
2Games
1States
433Miles between games
Miles are straight-line distances between consecutive games, in date order.
Event by event
9 of 15 events won in M40+
Placing in each individual event against everyone in the class that day.
| Game | Braemar | Open | Lt Ham | Hv Ham | Lt Wt | Hv Wt | WOB | Sheaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San DiegoMen's Masters 40+ | 1stof 6 | 1stof 6 | 3rdof 6 | 3rdof 6 | 1stof 6 | 2ndof 6 | 1stof 5 | 2ndof 6 |
| PleasantonMen's Masters 40+ | 1stof 5 | 1stof 5 | 4thof 5 | 3rdof 5 | 1stof 5 | 1stof 5 | 1stof 5 | – |
The games1st 1st
Rick's 2 games at a glance
Pleasanton Scottish Games
Field of 5Independent
- Braemar Stone36′ 3″
- Open Stone43′ 9½″
- Light Hammer84′ 8½″
- Heavy Hammer75′ 6″
- Light Weight DistanceSB66′ 3″
- Heavy Weight DistanceSB44′ 4½″
- Weight Over Bar17′ 0″
- Caber11:45
Who Rick beat
Christopher Stout
8 throwers finished behind Rick
Everyone who placed behind Rick in the same class at least once this season.
Christopher StoutCBCameron Bell
JSJacob Sands
JHJoshua Hamill
KRKevin Robinson
MBMike BaltrenNRNathaniel Reep
RWRyan Wilson
Gold ring: current SAAA member (1 of 8).
Against the class
Where Rick's bests rank in M40+
Rick's best Men's Masters 40+ mark in each event this season, ranked against the best Men's Masters 40+ mark from every thrower in the class. Only sanctioned games count, so independent games and marks from other classes are left out. Strongest: Braemar Stone, 1st of 32.
Braemar Stone38′ 11″#1of 32
Open Stone46′ 7″#1of 32
Light Weight Distance64′ 11½″#1of 32
Weight Over Bar19′ 0″#1of 30
Heavy Weight Distance42′ 0½″#2of 32
Sheaf Toss33′ 0″#2of 30
Light Hammer98′ 9″#4of 28
Heavy Hammer78′ 4½″#4of 28
Season totals
Add it all up
Distance thrown720′ 6″
Every stone, hammer and weight for distance this season, end to end. About 2½ football fields.
0300 ft600 ft900 ft
Iron moved≈1,176 lb
15 scored events at standard SAAA implement weights come to 392lb. With three attempts per event, that's roughly 1,176 lb thrown. Heaviest implement: the 42 lb heavy weight distance.
Height cleared69 ft
Every weight over bar and sheaf clearance this season, stacked.
Biggest jump+2′ 4″
Heavy Weight Distance, from 42′ 0½″ at San Diego to 44′ 4½″ at Pleasanton.
Medal count14
Top-three finishes in individual events this season.
Share of the season1 of 5
SAAA-sanctioned games thrown this year, plus 1 independent game. 217 athletes threw at least one sanctioned game in 2026.