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Lydia Smith

  • Position DISTANCE
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Canton
  • Hometown Canton, Ill.

Biography

CAREER BESTS

CROSS COUNTRY
3-mile: 18:20.8 (9/12/14 at Bradley Intercollegiate)
4K: 15:43 (8/31/12 at Early Bird Invite-Macomb, Ill.)
5K: 18:40.7 (10/3/14 at Notre Dame XC Invite)
6K: 22:45 (10/18/13 at Bradley Classic)
8K: 23:05.7 (11/2/13 at Summit League Championships)

INDOOR TRACK
800-meter: 2:32.18 (2/11/12 at Fighting Scots Invitational)
1,000-meter: 3:15.95 (12/6/13 at ISU Holiday Preview)
One-Mile: 5:24.35 (3/1/14 at Summit League Championship)
3,000-meter run: 10:23.67 (1/25/14 at EIU John Craft Invitational)

OUTDOOR TRACK
800-meter: 2:30.13 (3/31/12 at Knox Open)
1,500-meter: 4:46.46 (5/5/12 at Wisconsin Open)
3,000-meter: 11:11.65 (4/18/15 at Illinois Twilight)

5,000-meter: 19:15.32 (4/19/14 at SIUE Gateway Invite) 

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- 2015 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
- 2015 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll

- Summit League Cross Country 'Athlete of the Week' (9/16/2014)
- 5x Summit League Academic Honor Roll
4x Summit League Commisioner's List of Academic Excellence

HIGH SCHOOL: Set 1600-meter school record (5:17)... earned All-Conference honors three years in both cross country and track and field... All-State in cross country two years (17th and 11th) and one year in track and field (3rd)... four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field... served as team captain two years for both sports.

PERSONAL: Born in Canton, IL and is the daughter of Richard Smith... born on Sept. 12, 1992.

MAJOR: Biology, minor in Chemistry

DESIRED CAREER: Pediatric dermatologist

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

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  • 2012-13Sophomore

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  • 2013-14Junior

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  • 2014-15Senior

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