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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Kyra Lyles

  • Class Senior
  • Position Sprints
  • Major Sociology
  • Hometown Gaithersburg, MD
  • High School Quince Orchard
  • Prev School Delaware State
  • Instagram kyy.416
  • Opendorse kyra-lyles

Biography

CAREER HONORS
  • 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
As a junior (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • Secured six top-10 results in the outdoor campaign, winning two events
  • Opened the outdoor season by taking sixth in the 4x400m (3:46.36) at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17)
  • Won a pair of events at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25), claiming the 200m (25.33) and 4x400m (3:54.06) titles
  • Took two third-place finishes in the 200m (25.12) and 400m (56.53) at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5)
  • Set personal records in the 200m (24.94) and 400m (56.27) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12)
Indoor
  • Earned six top-10 placements in her first indoor campaign as a Terp
  • Debuted with Maryland by taking two top-10 results, placing third in the 4x400m (3:51.89) and sixth in the 400m (57.16) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)
  • Took ninth in the 400m (56.59) at the Hokie Invitational (1/20)
  • Placed fourth in the 4x400m (3:44.94) at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/3)
  • Set a personal-best 1:15.94 in the 500m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/10)
  • Earned a personal record in the 600m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24) with a 1:33.23 pace
As a sophomore at Delaware State (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • Placed among the top five in eight different events, adding three event titles
  • Won her first two events of the season, taking first in the 800m (2:23.88) and the 4x400m (3:54.33) at the UMW Opener (3/19)
  • Finished runner up in the 4x100m (47.33) at the Towson Invitational (4/1)
  • Took first in the 400m (56.81) and second in the 4x400m (4:15.07) at the DSU Sting Invite (4/6)
  • Earned three top-10 results at the Norfolk State Invitational (4/15), taking third in the 800m (2:17.45), fifth in the 4x100m (47.56) and sixth in the 4x400m (3:58.44)
  • Set a personal record in the 800m with a 2:15.59 pace to take fifth at the Morgan State Legacy Track & Field Meet (4/23)
Indoor
  • Competed at five indoor meets, taking a top-10 finish in every event she ran in
  • Took eighth in the 400m (58.21) at the Villanova Invitational (1/22)
  • Earned a pair of podium finishes at the UMES Invite/Combined 2022 (1/28), taking second in the 4x400m (4:10.06) and third in the 200m (26.15)
  • Notched two top-five placements in the Liberty Open (2/5), earning fourth in the 400m (57.50) and fifth in the 4x400m (3:59.70)
  • Placed seventh in the 400m (56.52) at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/21)
As a freshman at Delaware State (2020-21)
Outdoor
  • Secured eight top-five placements while winning five event titles in her first outdoor season
  • Placed fourth in the 400m (57.90) at the Bill Webb Multi/Bob Davidson Invite (3/19)
  • Took third place in the 4x400m (3:56.74) at the Towson Invitational (4/2)
  • Topped the podium three times at the Delaware State University Sting Invite (4/7), winning the 400m (56.67), 4x100m (47.76) and 4x400m (3:58.71)
  • Won the 4x100m (48.67) at the Salisbury University Eastern Shore Challenge (4/10)
  • Earned a gold medal in the 4x100m (48.55) at the Hopkins/Loyola Track & Field Invitational (4/16)
  • Competed in the 400m (56.82) and 4x400m (4:11.20) at the MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, taking eighth and sixth, respectively
Indoor
  • Claimed four top-10 finishes in her first collegiate indoor campaign
  • Earned a bronze medal in the 400m (58.24) with a seventh-place finish in the 4x400m (4:06.93) at the Liberty Elite Invitational (1/21)
  • Notched a third-place result in the 400m (57.69) while finishing seventh in the 4x400m (4:04.32) at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (2/6)
Before College
  • Three-time 4A Maryland State Champion (400m, 4x100m, 4x200m)
  • Set nine school record at Quince Orchard High School
  • Four-time Quince Orchard High School MVP
Personal
  • Daughter of Melissa Parks and Monte Lyles
  • Sister to Kayla, Tyson and Quincy Parks
  • Majoring in kinesiology


Updated July 3, 2023

Historical Player Information

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