Lyon's Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 SEASON
Indoor: Competed unattached after exhausting her indoor eligibility in 2020 … Ended her career ranked 6th all-time at NDSU for the indoor pole vault (13-3 / 4.04m).
Outdoor (Senior): Placed 6th in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … Cleared an outdoor personal-best 13-02.25 (4.02m) at the conference meet, ranking 5th on the NDSU all-time list … Won the pole vault at three meets … USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2019-20 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Placed 6th in the pole vault at the Summit League Indoor Championships, clearing a season-best 12-08.75 (3.88m) … Won the pole vault at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 6 and at Minnesota’s Jack Johnson Classic on Feb. 1 … Ended her NDSU indoor career ranked 6th in school history in the pole vault with a best of 13-03.00 (4.04m).
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Placed 5th in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … Cleared a personal-best 13-03.00 (4.04m) in the pole vault at the conference meet … Finished the season ranked 64th in the NCAA … Ended the year ranked 6th all-time at NDSU in the indoor pole vault ... USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Junior): Cleared a season-best 13-00.25 (3.97m) in the pole vault at the Husker Spring Invite on Apr. 6 … Placed 5th at the Drake Relays, clearing 12-09.50 (3.90m) ... Ended the year ranked 5th in NDSU outdoor history in the pole vault.
2017-18 SEASON
Indoor (Redshirt): Won the pole vault at two meets before sustaining a season-ending injury … Cleared a personal-best 13-01.50 (4.00m) at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 8, ranking 6th all-time at NDSU in the indoor pole vault … USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete due to injury.
2016-17 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 7th in the pole vault at the Summit League Indoor Championships, clearing 12-05.25 (3.79m) … Season-best 12-08.00 (3.86m) in the pole vault at Nebraska’s Adidas Classic on Jan. 28 … Also cleared 12-05.50 (3.80m) at two additional meets.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 8th in the pole vault at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, clearing 12-04.00 (3.76m) … Improved her pole vault personal-best to 12-10.00 (3.91m) at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 5 … Also cleared 12-09.50 (3.90m) at the Lyle Hokanson Classic on Apr. 22 and the Drake Relays on Apr. 28 … Ended the season ranked 5th all-time at NDSU in the outdoor pole vault.
2015-16 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Placed 7th in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships, clearing 12-08.00 (3.86m) … Season-best mark of 12-09.50 (3.90m) in the pole vault at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 13 … Finished her freshman season ranked 5th in NDSU indoor history in the pole vault.
Outdoor (Freshman): Cleared a season-best of 12-08.25 (3.87m) in the pole vault at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 6 … Topped 12 feet in the pole vault at three different meets … Ended the season ranked 4th all-time at NDSU in the outdoor pole vault.
High School: Unbeaten in the pole vault for her junior and senior seasons in 2014 and 2015, winning the South Dakota Class AA state title both years … Cleared a personal-best 12-00.00 in the pole vault at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays during her junior year … Placed third at the state meet as a sophomore … Claimed the Gold Medal Award at the state meet as a junior and senior, posting the highest jump across all classes … Ranks seventh all-time in South Dakota history in the pole vault … Also participated in competitive and sideline cheerleading.
Personal: Daughter of Ron and Kristi Lyon … Has one older brother, Rex, who was on the South Dakota State wrestling team in 2010-11 … Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.
