Jaden Lyons
ACC Champion
2024 Indoor: DMR
All-ACC
2024 Indoor: DMR (1st Team)
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2024 Outdoor
• Competed in the 400m at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Finished sixth in the 4x400m relay at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Set a personal best over 100m (10.87) at the Virginia High Performance meet, also winning the 400m
• Ran in the 4x400m relay at the Virginia Grand Prix, Virginia Challenge, then Penn Relays
• Won the 400m at the VertKlasse Meeting with a time of 47.92
• Participated in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay at Raleigh Relays
• Took home bronze in the 400m at the Virginia Opener
2024 Indoor
• Helped the 4x400m relay to a fifth place finish at ACC Indoor Championships
• Ran the 400 meter leg for the winning DMR at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Competed in three events at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, the 200m, 400m, 4x400m
• Ran in the 400m and 200m at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet
• Competed in the 400m and 4×400 at the Penn State National Open
• Second in the 4×400 relay and 5th in the 400m at the Hokie Invitational
• Placed third in the 400 meters and the 4×400 relay at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Opened the 2024 season with a win in the 400 meters and a runner-up finish in the 200 meters at the Liberty Kickoff
2023 Outdoor
• Won the 400 at the Virginia Quadrangular
• Helped UVA to a win in the 4×400 at the Spec Towns Invitational
• Recorded personal bests in both the 200m (21.50) and 400m (47.56)
2023 Indoor
• Won in the 300m at the Hokie Invitational (34.85)
• Finished second at the Virginia Tech Challenge in 400m
• Finished first at 2022 Liberty Kickoff in 4x400m
• Finished third at Virginia Tech Invitational in DMR
• Finished second at Doc Hale VT Meet in 4x400m
Background
• Ranked 10th in the United States in 300m
• Ranked third in New York in indoor 300m
• Placed third at New York state championships in outdoor 400m
• Placed first at Bishop Loughlin Games in 300m
• Placed fourth at Millrose Games in 300m
• Placed 15th at Outdoor Nationals 2022
• Scholar-Athlete of graduating class
• Team MVP of Winter and Spring Track senior year
Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field School MVP 2022
• Named All League and All State in NY Catholic Football League
All State (in both track and football)
All League (in both track and football)
Personal
• Co-director of Athletes Committed to Education (ACE)
• Member of Leadership Academy
• Administrative Officer for Student Athlete Mentors (SAM)
• Member of National Honors Society
• Edward J Dunn Scholar Athlete Award (Best student-athlete of graduating class)
• Honor Roll student (sophomore and junior year of high school)
• Camp Counselor at Kellenberg Memorial Football Camp and Sunrise Day Camp
• Son of Jessica and Wilfredo Lyons
• Father, Wilfredo, ran track at the University of Albany
• Has a sister, Eliana (15)
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences