Katie Lyons

Class

2019
Honors

Swimming (2016-2019), Water Polo (2016-2019)

STANFORD UNIVERSITY ('23)
- Career Accolades
  - Two-time NCAA champion (2022-23)
  - Three-time ACWPC All-Academic (2020-22)
  - Three-time MPSF All-Academic (2021-23)
  - Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
- As a Senior (2023) • NCAA Champions
  - MPSF All-Academic
  - Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  - One of nine players to compete in all 25 games
  - Ranked sixth on team in goals (22) while contributing 12 assists, 46 shots and seven multi-goal games
  - Matched career high with three goals against San Jose State (Jan. 28)
- As a Junior (2022) • NCAA Champions
  - ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
  - MPSF All-Academic
  - Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  - One of five players to compete in all 27 games
  - Ranked seventh on team in goals (20) and fourth in shots (54)
  - Produced three multi-goal games, including a season-high three against LIU (Jan. 30)
- As a Sophomore (2021)
  - ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
  - MPSF All-Academic
  - Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  - Appeared in all 19 games
  - Scored 12 goals, featuring four multi-goal performances
- As a Freshman (2020)
  - ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
  - Appeared in all 16 games, scoring 17 goals, tied for fifth on the team
  - Featured five multi-goal performances, including a career-best five goals against Sonoma State (Jan. 18)
  - 6-0 in sprints
MIRAMONTE HIGH SCHOOL ('19)
- Prior to Stanford
  - 2019 graduate of Miramonte High School in Orinda, Calif.
  - 2018 North Coast Section Division 1 semifinalist
  - 2017 CIF NorCal Champions
    - Put together an undefeated 30-0 record
  - 2017 North Coast Section Division 1 champion
  - 2015 North Coast Section Division 2 champion
  - Three-time Diablo Athletic League (DAL) champion (2015, 2016, 2017)
  - 2018-2019 NISCA Water Polo All-America first team
  - 2018-2019 DAL All-League first team
  - Led the team with a career-high 117 goals in 2018
  - 2018 NISCA Water Polo All-America sixth team
  - Led team in goals (99) and steals (98) and sprints (won 95 percent) in 2017
  - Four-time North Coast Section, CIF Scholar-Athlete for varsity water polo
  - Also a four-year varsity letterwinner in swimming
    - Four-time finalist at Diablo Athletic League Championship, North Coast Section Championship and CIF State Swim Championship (2015-2019)
    - Four-time DAL All-League first team (2015-2019)
    - In the top 10 all-time at Miramonte in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free
    - Six-time NISCA All-American for the 200 freestyle relay (2016, 2017, 2018), 400 freestyle relay (2017, 2018) and 200 medley relay (2018)
    - Holds team records in 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 medley relays
    - Four-time North Coast Section and CIF Scholar-Athlete for Varsity Swimming
    - North Coast Section and CIF President’s List in 2019
    - 2019 NISCA Academic All-American for swimming
  - Played club for Diablo Alliance beginning in 2011
    - Team finished second at the 2017 Junior Olympics
    - Four-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American (2015-2019
- Personal
  - Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.
  - Parents are Dan and Jennifer
  - Has an older brother, Will, and younger brother, Matt
    - Will competed in crew at UC San Diego
  - 2017 Presidential Service Award and Miramonte Service Award
  - Has won awards in numerous local, state and national creative writing contests
    - Scholastic Art & Writing Competition
    - Paul Anderson Writing Contest
    - California Writer's Competition
    - New Voices Young Writers Competition
    - Kay Snow Writing Competition