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2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster

Steven Spreizer '22
Shreyas Sriram '19
Perry Laskaris '07
Shreyas Sriram '19
Aaron Clippinger '17
Aaron Clippinger '17
Aaron Clippinger '17

Joey Lyons

  • Position 400 / 800
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Harwood, MD

Biography

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2019-20 Indoor: Ran 200, 400, 500, 800 and 4x400 ... Won 4x400 at Utica (4:24.00) ...  2019 Outdoor: Competed in 400H, 800 and 4x400 ... College-best of 1:10.73 in 400H at Williams ... Won 4x400 at Goucher (4:26.86) ... Fourth in 400H at Williams ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2018-19 Indoor: Competed in 200, 600, 800 and 4x400 ... College-best of 1:45.84 in 600 at Utica ... Finished fourth ... Fourth in 4x400 at Middlebury ... 

2018 Outdoor: Competed in 400, 800 and 400H ... College-best of 1:14.18 in 400H at Liberty League Championship ... Fourth in 400H at Capital District Classic ... Liberty League All-Academic ... ECAC President's List ...

2017-18 Indoor: Competed in five different events ... Top finish was fourth in 4x400 at Golden Eagle Invite ... Top individual finish was fifth in 500m at UMass Boston ... 

2017 Outdoor: Competed in 400, 800 and relays ... Top finish was ninth in 4x800 at New York State Championship ... Top individual finish was 12th in 400 at Bates ... 

2016-17 Indoor: Competed in 200, 400, 500, 800 and relays ... Top finish was second in DMR at Liberty League Championship ... Top individual finish was fourth in 500 at Utica ... Third in 4x400 at Utica ... Fifth in 4x4 at Dartmouth ... Fifth in 500 at Ithaca ... 

High School: Four years of track & field (mid-distance, jumps) ... Captain one year ... School record in 800-meter dash and steeplechase ... Regional qualifier four times ... State qualifier twice ... Third place in 4x400 at County Championship ... Four-year varsity soccer starter ... Two-year captain ... All-County four times ... First Team three times ... All-State Second Team as junior ... First Team as senior ... All-Metro in senior year ...Team was regional finalists all four years ... Four years of varsity swimming ... State qualifier for four years ... Outstanding Overall Female Athlete Award ... Valedictorian ... School's STEM Award ...

Personal: Mathematics and Computer Science dual undergraduate major ... Communications minor ... Graduated in three years ... Summa Cum Laude ... Information Technology graduate major ... Dean's Honor List ... Plays soccer (goalkeeper) ... Graduate Representative and Treasurer ... Class of 2020 Senator ... Undergraduate President in 2018-19 (presided over all class presidents and vice presidents in Undergraduate Council) ... Class of 2020 President (2017-18) ... Class of 2020 Vice President (2016-17) ... Phalanx Honor Society ... White Key Award ... Rensselaer Athletics Female Freshman Athlete of the Year (2016-17) ... Intern at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (summer 2019) ... Booz Allen Hamilton Software Development intern (summer 2018) ... CUBRC Software Engineer intern (summer 2017) ... Daughter of Maille and Kevin Lyons.

On attending Rensselaer: "The good academic reputation and having the ability to play sports." - August 2018

Benefits of undergraduate community: "RPI has a great undergraduate community that is filled with opportunities to try new things, find new interests and be able to meet people who have similar interests. With so many opportunities it is easy to not only find what you love, but excel, thrive in and lead what you love." - August 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Junior

    400 / 800
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Senior

    400 / 800
    5'6"