Lily Weeks

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Mansfield, Ohio
High school Lexington HS

position Distance
class Senior
Hometown Mansfield, Ohio
High school Lexington HS

Career Honors and Recognition

2x Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022)

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in five meets during the indoor season, running the mile and the 3000m … Made her season debut at the Gamecock Opener, finishing fourth overall in the mile with a personal best time of 5:04.58 … The following week at the Carolina Challenge, she recorded her best overall finish in the 3K with a fourth place result after running 9:56.86 … Clocked a new indoor personal best in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invite in Boston, running 9:54.33 to finish 17^th overall.

Outdoor
Competed in one meet during the outdoor season, running at the Shamrock Invitational … Was part of the 4x800m relay team that won with a time of 8:58.16, the ninth fastest 4x800m relay in program history … Also ran the 3K as a pacer.

Cross Country
Ran in six meets during the season for the Gamecocks and turned in one of the more consistent campaigns among the upperclassmen … Opened the season with a 32^nd place finish at the Eye Opener with a time of 18:31.3 … Recorded her new collegiate 5K personal record at the Gamecock Challenge when she ran 17:30.8 to place 13^th overall … Her time of 17:30.8 at the Gamecock Challenge ranks ninth all time in Gamecock 5K history … Also posted a Top-30 finish at the Upstate Invite 5K after running 18:00.3 … Her best 6K individual finish came at the 2023 SEC Championship when she posted 22:19.9 to finish 97^th overall … Recorded her new collegiate 6K personal best when it mattered most at the 2023 NCAA Southeast Regional in Spartanburg, running 22:07.1.

2022-23

Indoor

Did not compete during the indoor season.

Outdoor

Appeared in three meets during the outdoor campaign, running the 5,000 meter in each race … Ran her first collegiate outdoor 5K at the Weems Baskin Relays, finishing fourth overall with a time of 18:16.69 … Matched that fourth-place performance with another one at the Tom Jones Memorial where she clocked her personal best in the 5K at 17:50.63 … Capped off her outdoor season after running 17:53.68 at the USC Open to finish fifth.

Cross Country

Appeared in six of the seven meets on the season … Posted back-to-back eighth-place finishes at the Carolina Challenge (19:42.7) and the Winthrop Invitational (19:23.7) … Ran a season-best 5K in the Live in Lou Classic with a time of 19:07.5 … Registered her new 6K personal record at the SEC Championships with a time of 22:19.41 … Competed at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 23:14.5.

2021-22
Indoor

Appeared in three meets during the indoor campaign, a pair of 5,000m races and one 3,000m event … In her indoor debut, she competed in the 3,000-meter race, placing 7^th in the Gamecock Opener (Jan. 15) with a PR time of 10:37.24 … Best 5,000-meter result was 6^th in the Dr. Sander Invitational on Feb. 4 with a PR time of 18:32.43.

Outdoor

Competed in four meets during the outdoor competition, running a trio of 1,500-meter relays and one 3,000-meter event … Began the outdoor season by placing 13^th in the 3,000-meter race in the Tiger Track Classic on March 19, setting her outdoor PR for the 3,000m with a time of 10:44.04 … Best finish in the 1,500m was 7^th in the Gamecock Invitational on April 16, running the event in 4:51.65 … Set her PR in the 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:46.50 in the UofSC Open on April 23, finishing 13^th.

Cross Country

Ran in three cross country events for the Gamecocks, making her collegiate debut in the Eye Opener 5K with a PR time of 18:52.2 on Sept. 3, finishing 3^rd overall … Ran a pair of 6K events, with a season-best at the Paul Short Run with a time of 22:30.9 on Oct. 1, placing 58^th.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Helped her cross country team win a state title four years in a row … Was honored three times as an All-State athlete in cross country … Earned All-State honors on the track twice … Was a six-time All-State swimmer … Earned letters all four years in cross country, track & field, and swimming … Graduated from her high school with honors … Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school.

Personal

Born to her parents John and Allison on Oct. 11, 2002 … Is the middle sibling of three … Older brother, Drew, swam at Ball State … Plans to major in Elementary Education.

Personal Records
Indoor