Lillian Kirry

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Jenkins Senior High
Hometown:
Chewelah, Wash.

2023-24
Indoor: Injured, did not compete.
Outdoor: Red shirt unattached

2022-23
Indoor: Captured a silver medal in the 500-meter run finals, recording a time of 1:14.60, took fourth place in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.83 seconds but ran 8.76 seconds in the preliminaries good for N0. 4 all-time, and placed fifth as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team in 3:52.55 at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) … Claimed third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.98 seconds at URI Coaches Invitational (2/11) … Won gold in the 500-meter dash in 1:14.17 and won as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, running a 3:50.80 at the New England Championships (2/2-2/3) … Claimed third place in the 400-meter dash in 55.97, moving her to No.3 all-time in program history at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28) … Ran to fourth place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.22 seconds at Riverhawk Invitational (1/27) … Placed second as member of the 4x400-meter relay, setting a new school record with a time of 3:45.89 at the Battle of Beantown (1/21) … Captured second place in the 500-meter run in 1:14.11, good for No.3 all-time in the event and claimed a second place finish as a member of the A team 4x400-meter relay team in 3:52.43 at the Flagship Indoor Invitational (1/15) … Took sixth place in the 200-meter dash in 25.59 seconds at the Beacon Invitational (12/10) … Won the pentathlon with a score of 3,424 points, consisting of a 2nd place finish in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.02 seconds, a first place finish in the long jump with a leap of 17’11” and first place finish in the 800-meter run in 2:22.29 at the URI Pentathlon (12/9) … Won the 300-meter dash in 41.11 seconds, claimed second place in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.98 seconds and claimed first place as a member of the 4x400-meter relay in 3:57.67 at the Alden Invitational (12/3)
Outdoor: Placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.14 seconds, also placed second in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.29 seconds at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/12-13) … Earned fourth place in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 13.96 seconds, also earned first place in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 57.74 seconds and captured her second consecutive title while also setting new meet/facility/school records, placed third and earned a bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 3:45.86 at the A-10 Outdoor Championships (5/06-07) … Earned first place in the 400-meter hurdles at 59.13 seconds UMASS Pre-Championship Invitational (4/29) … Earned second place in 400-meter dash at 55.11 seconds at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/22) … Earned first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.59 seconds and in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:48.03 at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/15) … Placed first in the 400-meter hurdles at 59.40 seconds at the Friar Invitational (4/14) … Took second place in the 400-meter dash at 55.28 seconds and took third place in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.64 seconds at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/08) … Took second place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.00 and took fifth place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:44.79 at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17-18)... Named to Academic All-District Team.

2021-22
Indoor: Earned sixth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.94, fifth place as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:51.93, and competed in the 60-meter hurdles at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) … Took the top spot in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.68 at the Giegengack Invitational (2/12) … Earned 20th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.574 seconds good for fourth in program history at the Valentine Invitational (2/11) … Earned bronze as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:52.92 at New England Championships (2/4-5) … Placed third in the long jump with a leap of 17’ 6.75” at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (1/15) … Claimed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.91 seconds and fourth in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:17.65 at the Beantown Challenge (1/08) … Placed third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.94 seconds at the Alden Invitational (12/04).
Outdoor: Placed 23^rd in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.52 seconds at the NCAA East Preliminary Meet (5/25-28) … Won the New England title and beat her own school record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.67 seconds, ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay that won gold in 3:43.06, good for No. 1 all-time in school history, and took fourth place as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team in 47.16 seconds, good for the No. 5 all-time mark in the UMass record book at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/13-14) … Won gold in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.21, ran 3:50.57 as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, good for bronze, and competed in the 100-meter hurdles and javelin throw at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Won the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.02 and helped set the No. 3 all-time 4x400-meter relay mark in program history in 3:48.03 minutes at the UMass Outdoor Invitational (4/30) … Ran 54.91 seconds to first in the 400-meter dash at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.84 seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/16) … Captured eighth place in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.94 seconds and fourth in the 200-meter dash in 25.39 seconds at the Ocean State Invitational (4/09) … Won the 400-meter hurdles in 59.48 seconds at the Friar Invitational (4/08) … Won the 400-meter dash in 55.65 seconds for the third-fastest time in program history at the UMass Invitational (4/03) … Claimed third in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:03.60 at the Raleigh Relays (3/24-26) … Took fifth place in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.87 and 22^nd place in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.74 seconds at the Black and Gold Invitational (3/18-19).

2020-21
Indoor: Did not compete
Outdoor: Grabbed silver in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:00.76 and claimed bronze in the 4x100m relay and helped set a fifth all-time program best combined time of 47.31 at New England Championships (5/15) …… Earned a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles with a No. 2 all-time program best time of 1:00.38 and took eighth in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best of 14.51 at A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/01-02) … Posted the No. 4 all-time performance in program history in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:01.42 at tri-meet against UVM and Hartford (4/18) … Placed fourth in the heptathlon with a score of 4525 at UMass Multi Meet (4/13-14) … Claimed the No. 2 spot in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.78 seconds at quad-meet against BC, BU, and Quinnipiac (4/09) … Placed first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.47 at tri-meet against Northeastern and UMass Lowell (4/03) … Claimed first in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.79 at tri-meet against Holy Cross and Merrimack (3/26).

Before UMass: Competed in track and field at Jenkins Junior/Senior High School … 2017 Washington State 1A Champion 300-meter hurdles … 2018 Washington State 1A Champion 100-meter hurdles … 2019 Washington State 2B Champion 100-meter hurdles and 200 meter dash … Captain of the track and field team in 2018, 2019, and 2020 …, Valedictorian of the Class of 2020.

Personal: Born Lillian Kirry … From Chewelah, Washington … Daughter of Melissa and Clint Kirry … Sister of Merideth, James, and Thomas … Intends to major in Nutrition on the dietetics track