Kris Emerson Simpson, an alumnus from the CHS Class of 1983, was the honorary captain for the 2022 Homecoming Game.
Kris Emerson Simpson set records as a basketball star at Caledonia High School and Michigan State University, starred in professional basketball for four years in Sweden, and then moved into collegiate coaching.
She was a two-time All-State player for Caledonia High School and in 1981 led her team to the state semifinals in Class C. She also set six team records, including all-time scoring and rebounding marks, while playing for the Fighting Scots.
At Michigan State, Kris was a four-year starter who played every game, she earned All-Big Ten honors twice and finished her career as the program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. She turned professional following MSU and starred in the Swedish Elite division for four seasons and was twice the league’s Most Valuable Player and was also inducted into the Grand Rapids Hall of Fame in 2008.
After her professional playing career, Kris coached for 14 years, first as an assistant coach at Michigan Tech before becoming the head coach in 1995 at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) for nine years. She left coaching in 2003 and became a personal trainer at the National Institute for Fitness and Sports in Indianapolis. Today she enjoys being the Assistant Girls Basketball coach at Greenwood High School.
As a district, we realize the importance of sharing stories honoring our past, while we continue to celebrate memories yet to come. We’d like to thank our community for their continued support of our students.
We are proud to honor Kris for her athletic achievement, her professional accomplishments, her volunteer leadership, and her Fighting Scot Legacy which inspires future female athletes. Go Scots!
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