Lia Patterson

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Tuscola HS
Hometown:
Tuscola, Ill.

Lia Patterson TFFRS Results and Statistics

Before Ball State: Four-year varsity letter winner at Tuscola High School … earned first-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors all four years of high school … served as team captain her senior year … 20-time all-state honoree … contributed to four team trophies … eight-time gold medalist, including one relay title … won gold twice in the 100 hurdles, three times in the 300 hurdles, once in the 200 meters and once in the 4x200 relay … named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior … earned the team’s Outstanding Track Performer award as a sophomore, junior and senior … three-time News-Gazette Women’s Athlete of the Year (sophomore, junior and senior) … named News-Gazette Female Athlete of the Year as a senior … holds her high school’s records in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 200 meters, 4x100, 4x200 and 400 meters … state champion as a freshman … placed third at state as a sophomore … state runner-up her junior and senior years.

Personal: Daughter of Karen and Brian Anthony … has one sister, Carlina … earned honor roll all four years of high school … member of National Honor Society as a junior and senior … enjoys serving on her dad’s worship team … plans to attend Quantico after college and pursue a career as an FBI agent.