REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2021-22)
PERSONAL
- 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)
- No regular season; entire roster redshirted
- 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
- 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)
- 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) |