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

    YearGamesGoals
    20201617
    20211912
    20222720
    20232522
    TOTALS8771
LYONS_KATIE_20
2020
Driver
5-8 / -
Lyons
2022
Driver
5-8 / -