2020-2021 Track and Field Roster
Christian Lyon
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.C.
- Prev School:
- Fountain-Fort Carson High School (Barton Community College)
NCAA Division I All-America Honors (1)
2022 Outdoor 4 x 100 - 12th (Second Team)
ASUN Individual Titles (5)
2020 Indoor 60
2020 Indoor 200
2021 Indoor 60
2022 Indoor 60
2022 Outdoor 100
All-ASUN Honors (10)
2020 Indoor 60 - 1st
2020 Indoor 200 - 1st
2020 Indoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2021 Indoor 60 - 1st
2021 Indoor 200 - 2nd
2021 Outdoor 100 - 2nd
2021 Outdoor 200 - 2nd
2022 Indoor 60 - 1st
2022 Outdoor 100 - 1st
2022 Outdoor 4 x 100 - 1st
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 100 and 200
• ASUN runner-up to teammate Diamantae Griffin in both the 100 (10.44) and 200 (personal-best 20.85), while placing third in the 4 x 100 relay
• Fastest 100 time of the season (wind-aided 10.38) earned second place at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
2021 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• Won all three of his 60 dash finals on the season, punctuated by his second straight ASUN title (season-best 6.77). He was also the ASUN 200 runner-up in a season-best 21.13.
• 60 dash champion at the Brant Tolsma Invitational and Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• ASUN Men’s Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 10
• VaSID All-State First Team (sprints)
2020 Outdoor Track & Field
• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus
2020 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• ASUN Most Valuable Male Performer after scoring a meet-high 22.5 points with victories in the 60 (school-record 6.71), 200 (ASUN, meet and school-record 20.99) and 4 x 400 relay. He became the first men's runner in conference history to win those three events at the same ASUN Championship.
• ASUN Most Outstanding Track Performer
• VaSID first team all-state (sprints) and second team all-state (4 x 400 relay)
• Two-time ASUN Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 29, Feb. 5)
• Made an impressive Liberty debut, clocking the No. 2 300 time in program history (33.69) at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Broke the Liberty 200 record for the first time with his 21.03 clocking at the South Carolina Invitational
• Won three of his five 200-meter races and only lost to two collegiate competitors in the one-lap event all season
2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
• Competing unattached, posted wind-legal times of 10.36 (100) and 20.95 (200) during the season
2019 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
• Competing unattached, posted times of 6.85 (60) and 21.53 (200) at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex
Previous School
• Spent two years at Barton Community College
• Helped Barton win the men's team title at the 2018 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, placing first in the 4 x 100 relay, third in the 100 and seventh in the 200
• At the 2018 NJCAA Indoor Championships, placed third in the 200 and fifth in the 60
• Won the 2018 Texas Relays 100 dash title with a wind-aided personal-best time of 10.00
• Men's 100 gold medalist at the inaugural FISU America Games in Brazil in 2018
• Top wind-legal efforts included 6.73 (60), 10.27 (100) and 20.89 (200)
Prep
• Graduated from Fountain-Fort Carson High School
• His team won the Colorado 5A state title during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, as Lyon placed first in eight different events (six relays plus the 2016 100 and 200 dashes)
• Fastest high school marks included 6.99 (60), 10.41 (100) and 21.49 (200)
Personal
• Son of Christopher Lyon and Joy Smith
• Birthday is Jan. 19
• Graduated in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies
• Working toward a master's degree in human services counseling: life coaching
