Lydia Heimonen
Lydia Heimonen
Year: Senior
Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
High School: Superior Heights HS
Major: Nursing

Collegiate Results

Senior (2018): Competed in six meets...Ran season-best 5,000-meter time of 21:43.0 at Parkside Vic Godfrey Open and season-best 6,000-meter time of 24:09.6 at NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships...Named to GLIAC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Excellence Team.

Junior (2017): Competed in six meets...Recorded season-best times of 21:11.3 (Lansing CC Invitational) and 27:07.8 (NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships) for 5,000 meters and 6,000 meters, respectively...Named to the GLIAC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Excellence Team.

Sophomore (2016): Competed in six meets...Garnered season-best time for 5,000 meters (19:45.6) at GRCC Raider XC Invitational...Ran personal best time of 22:25.0 for 6,000 meters at NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships...Named to the GLIAC Women's Cross Country All-Academic Excellence Team.

Freshman (2015): Competed in six meets...Ran personal bests for 4,000 meters (16:08.6, Upper Peninsula Cross Country Championships) and 5,000 meters (19:22.0, LSSI Chris Yanni Memorial Invitational)...Named LSSU Freshman of the year (Terry McDermott Award).

XC Personal Records:

4,000 meters - 16:08.6 (Upper Peninsula Cross Country Championships, 2015)

5,000 meters - 19:22.0 (LSSU Chris Yanni Memorial Invitational, 2015)

6,000 meters - 22:25.0 (2016 NCAA Division II Midwest Region Cross Country Championships)

High School: A 2015 graduate of Superior Heights High School in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario...Coached by Lori Purnis...Recipient of the ACT Cross Country Award...Established a Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association (NOSSA) record in the 800-meter run. 

Personal: Daughter of Harri and Bridget Heimonen...Both of her parents attended Lake Superior State University and her mother played tennis at LSSU...Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario...Has three sisters and two brothers...Started running at age five and has trained with the Sault Athletics Track Club since seventh grade...Majoring in Nursing.