1998: Played in three games, (Providence, Fordham and Duquesne) getting a start against the Rams ...

High School: A four-year starter for Coach Bob Cavanaugh at South Kingstown High ... served as team captain senior year ... versatile player, who can either sweeper or defender positions ... earned first team all-state honors two straight years (as a junior and senior) ... named to All-New England team as a senior ... chosen second-team All-State as a sophomore ... was starter on the track team for one year ... competed in the 200-meter and 400-meter events ...

Personal: Full name is Jesse Stafford Simmons ... son of Kenneth and Bernice Simmons of Charlestown, R.I. ... born Oct. 19, 1976 in Wakefield, R.I. ... a social studies/secondary education major.