Carmel honors gold medalist Sky Simpson with his own boulevard

On Tuesday, Mayor Sue Finkam, City Councilor Shannon Minnaar, city leaders, friends, family members, and other supporters greeted Sky Simpson and his father Steve as they arrived at Penn Station East Coast Subs in one of Carmel Fire Department’s engines.

Simpson, a 2020 Carmel High School graduate and Penn Station employee, was honored with the designation of “Sky Simpson Blvd.,” a temporary renaming of the street sign at Monon Green Boulevard and Range Line Road.

Simpson, a Special Olympian and hometown hero, won gold medals at the International Powerlifting Federation’s World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Iceland in November.

Simpson’s success in his chosen sport has been supported by his coach and friend, Kyle Moran, owner of Moran Academy, who has been working with Simpson since 2020.

“It’s pretty special to see not only Sky’s physical but social development,” Moran said.

Simpson has been a Penn Station team member since 2022 and, in 2024, was the face of their annual Round Up for Down Syndrome campaign.

Todd Roush, Penn Station’s Indianapolis area representative attended yesterday’s event and shared that supporting the Down Syndrome community is a passion that is “near and dear” to Jeff Osterfeld, founder and chief operating officer of Penn Station East Coast Subs. Since 2014, Penn Station has been fully funding the National Down Syndrome Adoption Network to raise awareness and funds for the Down Syndrome community.

Simpson’s next competition takes place on Feb. 2, where he will compete in the Powerlifting America Groundhog’s Day Grind.