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2020-21 Women's Swim & Dive Roster

Lizzy Spears Season 2020-21

PositionBK/BR/IM
ClassJunior
HometownSaline, Mich.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2021-22)
  • Named a CSCAA Scholar All-American (Second-Team)
  • Raced at the final Pac-12 Championships of her Sun Devil career, in which she placed 18th in the 400 IM while also competing in the 200 back and 200 IM (2/23-2/26)
  • Competed in the 200 free, 200 back and 200 medley relay against Arizona (2/5)
  • Finished third in the 400 IM and fourth in the 200 back against Cal (1/22)
  • Placed second in the 200 back and fifth in the 200 fly against Stanford (1/21)
  • Placed 14th in the 400 IM at the NC State Invite
  • Competed in the 200 fly, 200 breast and 400 free relay on 11/6 against USC
  • Placed sixth in the 200 back and also competed in the 100 back and 200 IM on 11/5 against UCLA
  • Placed fourth in the 200 fly against Washington State (10/16)
JUNIOR (2020-21)
  • No regular season; entire roster redshirted
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
  • Competed against USC in the 100 and 200 back (11/1)
  • Placed 16th in the 200 back, 11th in the 400 IM, 20th in the 200 IM and 21st in the 100 back at the NC State Wolfpack Invitational
  • Took third in the 200 back against Stanford (1/24)
  • Competed in the 200 back (22nd), 200 IM (20th) and 400 IM (16th) at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
  • Raced in the 200 medley relay, the 100 and 200 back and the 100 fly versus Cal and Stanford (1/25-1/26)
  • Placed second in the 200 medley relay and third in the 100 and 200 back and the 100 fly against Washington State (1/12)
  • Competed in the 400 IM and 200 back at the Indiana Invitational
  • Placed fourth in the 400 medley relay against UCLA (11/3)
  • Finished fourth in the 200 back versus USC (11/2)
  • Competed in the 100 and 200 back, 100 fly and 200 medley relay against Florida State (10/26)
  • Made her collegiate debut at Oregon State in the 400 medley relay and100 and 200 back (10/5)
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Served as a team captain for swimming in 2017
  • A four-year All-Conference selection, four-year All-State and 10 time All-American
  • 2017 MHSAA state runner up in the 200 IM (2:00.60) and 100 FL (54.67), state record holder in the 400 FR relay
  • Excelled in the classroom as well, earning an Excellence in Business award in 2014 and made Silver Honor Roll all four years
  • Club Wolverine age group record holder in the 200y BR, 400m IM, and 400y IM
  • NCSA Champion in the 400y FR relay, 200m medley relay, 800m FR relay, and the 400m FR relay which broke the meet record
  • 2018 NCSA Combined Team and Women's Team Champions with Club Wolverine
  • US Open qualifier in the 400m IM

PERSONAL
  • Father is Rob, mother is Michelle, and has a brother named Derek
  • Her father played tennis at Iowa State from 1988-1992, her mother graduated from the University of Michigan in 1995
  • Lists her most exciting sports moment as her last season on CW assisting the team to improve from a 9th place finish in 2017 to team champions in 2018
  • Lists swimming, listening to Kygo, playing with her dog, and watching hockey as hobbies
  • Toured the ASU campus at 11-years-old and fell in love with Tempe
 
 Lizzy Spears Top Times
 EVENT (SCY)  TIME  MEET
100 BK 55.69 Wolfpack Invite (11/22/19)
200 BK 1:57.86 Pac-12 Champs (2/29/20)
100 FL 56.58 at Arizona (2/9/19)
200 IM 1:59.97 Pac-12 Champs (2/27/20)
400 IM 4:17.44 Pac-12 Champs (2/28/20)
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Redshirt Junior
2021-22

BK/BR/IM
5-6 / -
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Sophomore
2019-20

BK/BR/IM
5-6 / -
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Freshman
2018-19

BK/BR/IM
5-6 / -