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High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at DeSales High School...2007 National Junior Olympic champion in the javelin with a throw of 206-02...Also won the state championship as a senior...2007 Athlete of the Year finalist...Also won the state championship in the javelin as a junior...State runner-up as a sophomore...Two-time winner, and record holder at 198-11, at the Carnival of Speed in Oregon...Ranked 12th in the nation, and ninth among high school seniors...Finished 10th in the state meet in the 100 meters with a time of 11.3, and holds a personal best in the 400 meters of 53.1...Also lettered four years in football and once in baseball...Served as the football team captain...In the classroom, was a member of the honor roll. Personal: Full name is Nicholas James Lyons...Born Feb. 8, 1989, in Walla Walla, Wash...Son of Michael and Susan Lyons...Has one younger sister Brigit (12)...Uncles Gerald and Frank were collegiate javelin throwers who both qualified for the Olympic Trials...Uncle, Frank, won the Texas Relays...Pre-business major. |
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