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Katie Lyons skiing around a gate on a turn

Katie Lyons

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Ski
Earned NCAA All-America honors in 2008 after finishing seventh in the women's slalom at the NCAA Championships… three-time NCAA qualifier… named the RMISA Skier of the Week for Feb. 25-29, 2008 after winning the women's slalom at a race just prior to the NCAA Regional… finished third in the women's giant slalom and fourth in the women's slalom at the 2008 NCAA West Regional… was awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2010… graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biology in May of 2009 and pursued a second degree in nutrition science in 2010… was one of the top 30 honorees and one of 10 representing NCAA Division I for the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, which honors female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, community service and leadership… Reno native who excelled on the slopes despite being diagnosed with scoliosis and having back surgery when she was 15… was also an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District selection… was active in Nevada's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, joining as a team representative at first and then moving through the leadership ranks, serving as treasurer, vice president and then president in 2009-10… active in community service projects while a part of SAAC, including the Wolf Pack's adopt-a-soldier project, a dance for student-athletes, more interactive Champs/Life Skills events and a teacher recognition program… also continued to work with her back surgeon to help other scoliosis patients deal with the condition, volunteering at clinics and with doctors… was accepted into the University of Nevada School of Medicine… served as a class officer while in medical school.
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