The University of Akron Athletics
2017-18 Akron Track & Field Roster
Bryan, Lucy
Lucy Bryan
- Event:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bristol, England
- High School:
- Clifton
Bio
Results
2020 Indoor: Entered the NCAA Championships seeded third in the women's pole vault after registering a Mid-American Conference and school-record mark of 14-9.50 (4.51m) at Akron Invitational (Feb. 8)...captured her fourth MAC title, and second indoors, with a meet-record mark of 14-6.75 (4.44m) at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29)...finished as the top college athlete in all eight meets she competed in this indoor season...turned in seven triumphs in the pole vault, including victories at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 11), Akron-Central Michigan Dual (Jan. 17), Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24), Penn State National Invite (Feb. 1), Akron Invitational (Feb. 8), Al Campbell Invitational (Feb. 21) and MAC Championships (Feb. 29) with marks of 14-1.25 (4.30m), 14-6 (4.42m), 14-7.25 (4.45m), 14-6 (4.42m), 14-9.50 (4.51m), 14-6 (4.42m) and 14-6.75 (4.44m), respectively... was the top collegiate finisher in the elite field at the Don Kirby Invitational (Feb. 14) in Albuquerque, N.M., placing third with a mark of 14-1.75 (4.31m).
2020 Indoor Accolades: NCAA qualifier...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...Academic All-MAC selection...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 11).
2019 Outdoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 6) placing fifth with a mark of 14-3.25 (4.35m)...earned her second NCAA Outdoor Championship berth in the pole vault after equaling the top-qualifying mark of 13-8.25 (4.17m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24)...captured her third consecutive league title in the pole vault with a stadium-record mark of 13-9.25 (4.20m) at the MAC Championships (May 9)...established a school- and league-record mark of 14-9 (4.50m) to win the pole vault at the LSU Invitational (April 27)...recorded 10 top-five efforts in the pole vault on the campaign, including victories at the MAC Championships (May 9), Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4), LSU Invitational (April 27), Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 18), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5) and Roadrunner Invitational (March 22) on the strength of marks of 13-9.25 (4.20m), 13-6.50 (4.13m), 14-9 (4.50m), 14-3.25 (4.35m), 14-4 (4.37m) and 14-1.25 (4.30m), respectively...recorded the second-best mark by a collegian eclipsing 14-5.25 (4.40m) en route to placing fifth in the women's elite pole vault at the Texas Relays (March 30).
2019 Outdoor Accolades: First-Team All-America honoree (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...MAC Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week (March 26, April 3, April 30)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2019 Indoor: Enters the NCAA Championships seeded sixth in the women's pole vault after registering a season-best mark of 14-6.25 (4.43m) at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 22)...captured her second MAC title, and first indoors, with a meet-record mark of 14-6.25 (4.43m)...won five of the seven meets she competed in...turned in six top-three performances in the pole vault, including victories at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12), Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25), Akron Invitational (Feb. 2), Zips Invitational (Feb. 15) and MAC Championships (Feb. 22) with marks of 14-1.25 (4.30m), 14-2.50 (4.33m), 14-4.50 (4.38m), 14-2 (4.32m) and 14-6.25 (4.43m), respectively...placed eighth in the women's elite pole vault at the Pole Vault Summit (Jan. 18) in Reno, Nev....was the top collegiate finisher in the elite field at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9).
2019 Indoor Accolades: NCAA Qualifier in the pole vault...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 14, Feb. 5).
2018 Outdoor: Earned first-team All-America accolades after placing seventh in the women’s pole vault with a clearance of 14-1.25 (4.30m) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 7)...entered the NCAA Championships seeded 17th in the women’s pole vault after recording a qualifying mark of 13-4.50 (4.18m) at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25)...captured her first Mid-American Conference title winning the pole vault with a clearance of 14-2 (4.32m) at the MAC Championships (May 11)...turned in six top-three performances in the pole vault, including victories at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 24), LSU Invitational (April 28) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5)...registered a career-best outdoor mark of 14-3.25 (4.35m), the second-best mark in outdoor program history, to place ninth in the elite flight on the pole vault at the Texas Relays (March 31)...matched career-best mark of 14-3.25 (4.35) to place first and third, respectively, at the LSU Invitational (April 28) and Beach Invitational (April 21)...finished second at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 7) with a clearance of 13-8.50 (4.18m).
2018 Outdoor Accolades: First-team All-America honoree...MAC Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (March 27)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades.
2018 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after placing seventh at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (March 10) eclipsing 14-3.50 (4.36m)...entered the NCAA Indoor Championships seeded fourth in the women's pole vault after registering a career-best and school-record mark of 14-8 (4.47m) at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3)...registered victories in four of the eight competitions on the campaign, while placing second twice...eclipsed 13-5.00 (4.09m) to post the second-best clearance at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24), but placed third based on jumps...opened her campaign finishing second only to Katie Nageotte at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 6) with a jump of 13-11.75 (4.26m)...placed second behind only Olivia Gruver of Kentucky, who posted the best regular-season mark in the NCAA in 2018, at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13) with a mark of 19-3.25 (3.60m)...garnered wins at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 19), Penn State National (Jan. 27), Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 16) with marks of 14-0.00 (4.27m), 13-8.50 (4.18m), 14-8 (4.47m) and 14-0.75 (4.29m), respectively...also finished sixth in the pole vault invitational at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) with a clearance of 14-1.75 (4.31m)...named the MAC Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 18)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honors.
2018 Indoor Accolades: First-Team All-American (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 18)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honors.
2017 Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor campaign...2017 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after earning a fourth-place effort at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (March 11) eclipsing 14-5.25 (4.40m), the second-highest performance in program history...finished second (based on jumps) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24) bettering the bar at 13-8.25 (4.17m)...placed first in the pole vault at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14) and Kent State Dual (Jan. 20) with marks of 13-5.25 (4.10m) and 14-1.25 (4.30m)...finished second at Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) in pole vault with clearance of 14-2.25 (4.33m), while placing third at Penn State National (Jan. 28) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 17) with jumps of 14-0.50 (4.28m) and 14-0 (4.27m)...named MAC Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17 and Jan. 24).
Personal: Majoring in sport management...daughter of Alan and Sarah Bryan.
4-3-20
2020 Indoor Accolades: NCAA qualifier...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...Academic All-MAC selection...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 11).
2019 Outdoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 6) placing fifth with a mark of 14-3.25 (4.35m)...earned her second NCAA Outdoor Championship berth in the pole vault after equaling the top-qualifying mark of 13-8.25 (4.17m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24)...captured her third consecutive league title in the pole vault with a stadium-record mark of 13-9.25 (4.20m) at the MAC Championships (May 9)...established a school- and league-record mark of 14-9 (4.50m) to win the pole vault at the LSU Invitational (April 27)...recorded 10 top-five efforts in the pole vault on the campaign, including victories at the MAC Championships (May 9), Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4), LSU Invitational (April 27), Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 18), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5) and Roadrunner Invitational (March 22) on the strength of marks of 13-9.25 (4.20m), 13-6.50 (4.13m), 14-9 (4.50m), 14-3.25 (4.35m), 14-4 (4.37m) and 14-1.25 (4.30m), respectively...recorded the second-best mark by a collegian eclipsing 14-5.25 (4.40m) en route to placing fifth in the women's elite pole vault at the Texas Relays (March 30).
2019 Outdoor Accolades: First-Team All-America honoree (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...MAC Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week (March 26, April 3, April 30)...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2019 Indoor: Enters the NCAA Championships seeded sixth in the women's pole vault after registering a season-best mark of 14-6.25 (4.43m) at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 22)...captured her second MAC title, and first indoors, with a meet-record mark of 14-6.25 (4.43m)...won five of the seven meets she competed in...turned in six top-three performances in the pole vault, including victories at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12), Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25), Akron Invitational (Feb. 2), Zips Invitational (Feb. 15) and MAC Championships (Feb. 22) with marks of 14-1.25 (4.30m), 14-2.50 (4.33m), 14-4.50 (4.38m), 14-2 (4.32m) and 14-6.25 (4.43m), respectively...placed eighth in the women's elite pole vault at the Pole Vault Summit (Jan. 18) in Reno, Nev....was the top collegiate finisher in the elite field at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9).
2019 Indoor Accolades: NCAA Qualifier in the pole vault...MAC Champion (Indoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 14, Feb. 5).
2018 Outdoor: Earned first-team All-America accolades after placing seventh in the women’s pole vault with a clearance of 14-1.25 (4.30m) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 7)...entered the NCAA Championships seeded 17th in the women’s pole vault after recording a qualifying mark of 13-4.50 (4.18m) at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25)...captured her first Mid-American Conference title winning the pole vault with a clearance of 14-2 (4.32m) at the MAC Championships (May 11)...turned in six top-three performances in the pole vault, including victories at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 24), LSU Invitational (April 28) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5)...registered a career-best outdoor mark of 14-3.25 (4.35m), the second-best mark in outdoor program history, to place ninth in the elite flight on the pole vault at the Texas Relays (March 31)...matched career-best mark of 14-3.25 (4.35) to place first and third, respectively, at the LSU Invitational (April 28) and Beach Invitational (April 21)...finished second at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 7) with a clearance of 13-8.50 (4.18m).
2018 Outdoor Accolades: First-team All-America honoree...MAC Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (March 27)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades.
2018 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after placing seventh at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (March 10) eclipsing 14-3.50 (4.36m)...entered the NCAA Indoor Championships seeded fourth in the women's pole vault after registering a career-best and school-record mark of 14-8 (4.47m) at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3)...registered victories in four of the eight competitions on the campaign, while placing second twice...eclipsed 13-5.00 (4.09m) to post the second-best clearance at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24), but placed third based on jumps...opened her campaign finishing second only to Katie Nageotte at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 6) with a jump of 13-11.75 (4.26m)...placed second behind only Olivia Gruver of Kentucky, who posted the best regular-season mark in the NCAA in 2018, at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13) with a mark of 19-3.25 (3.60m)...garnered wins at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 19), Penn State National (Jan. 27), Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 16) with marks of 14-0.00 (4.27m), 13-8.50 (4.18m), 14-8 (4.47m) and 14-0.75 (4.29m), respectively...also finished sixth in the pole vault invitational at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) with a clearance of 14-1.75 (4.31m)...named the MAC Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 18)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honors.
2018 Indoor Accolades: First-Team All-American (Indoor Pole Vault)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (Jan. 18)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honors.
2017 Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor campaign...2017 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-America accolades after earning a fourth-place effort at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (March 11) eclipsing 14-5.25 (4.40m), the second-highest performance in program history...finished second (based on jumps) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24) bettering the bar at 13-8.25 (4.17m)...placed first in the pole vault at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14) and Kent State Dual (Jan. 20) with marks of 13-5.25 (4.10m) and 14-1.25 (4.30m)...finished second at Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) in pole vault with clearance of 14-2.25 (4.33m), while placing third at Penn State National (Jan. 28) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 17) with jumps of 14-0.50 (4.28m) and 14-0 (4.27m)...named MAC Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17 and Jan. 24).
Personal: Majoring in sport management...daughter of Alan and Sarah Bryan.
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