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Katie Lyons Season 2022
PositionDRIVER
Height5-8
ClassSophomore
HometownOrinda, Calif.
Career Accolades
- Two-time NCAA champion (2022-23)
- Four-time ACWPC All-Academic (2020-23)
- Three-time MPSF All-Academic (2021-23)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
As a Senior (2023) • NCAA Champions
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- 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
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
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Games Goals 2020 16 17 2021 19 12 2022 27 20 2023 25 22 TOTALS 87 71
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Academic All-Americans
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All-Time Roster
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MPSF All-Academic
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MPSF All-Academic
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Convincing Start
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Final Show at Avery
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200 Club For Aria
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Finished in the Fourth
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Defense on Point
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Setting the Tone
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Dominant in Davis
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Make It Two
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Day and Night
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Two Wins, One Milestone
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Title Defense Begins
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Raised The Bar, Again
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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2022: Season in Review
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Leading The Way
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MPSF Title Secured
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Did it With Defense
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Starting Strong
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Senior Day Statement
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Contributions From Everyone
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Complete Team Effort
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Late Charge Falls Short
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Made More Plays
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That's How You Start
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Finished The Job
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Fischer's Big Day
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Convincing and Efficient
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Bounced Back
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Perfect Weekend Complete
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Dominant Day One
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Unprecedented Academic Success
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Academic Sweep
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Cardinal Advances
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First One Down
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Senior Day Success
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Spartans Sunk
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Trojans Too Much
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Klass Impresses in Win
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Strong Start Beats SDSU
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Stanford Sinks Spartans
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Academic Success
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Sunday Sweep
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Success on Saturday
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Opening With A Win
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Success in Davis
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Two Up, Two Down
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