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University of Illinois Athletics

2018 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Sarah Lyons

  • Position All-Around
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown New Braunfels, Texas
  • High School Canyon High School

Biography

Career-High Scores | Individual Event Titles 

Event Career-High Score Event Titles
Vault 9.850 | at Big Ten Championships | 3/21/15 --
Bars 9.875 | at Minnesota | 2/7/15    1
Total Event Titles  1

Collegiate Honors 

  • 2018 Academic All-Big Ten 
  • 2017 Academic All-Big Ten 
  • 2016 Academic All-Big Ten 
  • 2016 Scholastic All-American  
  • 2015 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2015 Scholastic All-American

Graduate - 2018

  • Competed in the final nine meets of the season on bars 
  • Came out of retirement this spring to complete eligibility with Illini 

Senior - 2017

  • Competed on vault and bars in all 14 meets
  • Averaged above a 9.700 and 9.800 on vault and bars, respectively

Junior - 2016

  • Competed in 11 of the Illini’s 13 meets on the uneven bars apparatus, never scoring below a 9.700
  • Recorded the second-highest score of the season on the bars (9.850) for the Illini

Sophomore - 2015

  • Competed on bars in every meet and hit 13 of 13 routines
  • Competed on vault in every meet except the season opener and hit 11 of 12 routines
  • Set her career high on vault at the Big Ten Championships with a 9.850
  • Set her career high on bars against Minnesota with a 9.875
  • Won her first individual title in the season-opener at Central Michigan with a 9.850 on bars

Freshman - 2014

  • Medical Redshirt

High School/Club

  • 2013 Texas State bar champion, with a 6th place finish on floor
  • 2013 Region 3 6th place finish on bars
  • 2012 7th place finish in all-around at State
  • Two-time National qualifier (2009, 2012)
  • Placed third on bars and ninth in all-around in 2012
  • Four top four finishes at the 2012 Level 10 Region 3 Championships (3rd-vault and floor; 2nd-bars; 4th-all-around)
  • 2nd place finish on bars at the 2011 Level 10 State and Regional Championships
  • 2012 National Honors Society member

Personal

  • Born on September 8, 1994
  • Daughter of P.J. and Jeanine Lyons
  • Has two younger brothers, Zachary and Thomas
  • Chose Illinois because, "Top notch academics and a close knit team."
  • Majoring in community health.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    All-Around
    5'5"
  • 2015Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'3"
  • 2016Junior

    VT, UB
    5'4"
  • 2017Senior

    VT, UB
    5'4"
  • 2018Graduate Student

    All-Around