Lynae Ackley

Bio

2023-24 at Taylor:

Indoor:

• Did not compete during the Indoor season

Outdoor:

• Ran a season-best time of 5:10.34 in the 1,500-meters at the CL Championships
• Named Academic All-Crossroads League
• NAIA Scholar Athlete

2022-23 at Taylor:

Indoor:

• Provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 3,000-meters
• Finished 18th in the 3,000-meters at NAIA Nationals
• Placed ninth in the 3,000-meters at the Crossroads League Championship
• Won the 3,000-meters at the Trojan Invite.

Outdoor:

• Automatically qualified for the NAIA Nationals in the Steeplechase
• Finished 19th in the steeplechase at NAIA Nationals
• Named Academic All-Crossroads League
• NAIA Scholar Athlete
• CSC Academic All-District

2021-22 at Taylor:

Indoor: Provisionally qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 3,000-meters … Finished 17th in the 3,000-meters at NAIA Nationals … Placed fifth in the 3,000-meters at the Crossroads League Championships with a season-best time of 10:33.32 … Competed at the CL Championships in the distance medley relay … Won the 3,000-meters at the IWU Invite … USTFCCCA All-Academic.

Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Crossroads League Championships in the 10,000-meters with a season-best time of 38:20.77 … Ran a season-best time of 11:48.83 in the steeplechase at the Little State Championships.

Prep: Ran cross country for Terry Tatro and track for Calvin Ackley at Hart High … Named four-time Michigan State Cross Country Meet qualifier and four-time all-state finisher … Finished as the cross country division-three Michigan State Champions from 2017-2020 and track and field Michigan State Champions in 2017 … Honored as the 2021 4x800-meter relay state champions … Earned cross country all-region honors all four years of high school and helped her team win the regional championships for four years … Won the 3,200-meters conference title in 2019 … Finished as a four-time all-conference runner … Selected to race at the cross country Michigan Meet of Champions in 2020 … Selected to run for Team Michigan at the track and field Midwest Meet of Champions in the 3,2000-meter run … Collected Michigan Academic All-State honors for cross country four years in a row and for the 4x800-meter relay in 2021 … Member of the National Honor Society … Named Hart High School’s Salutatorian … Graduated with summa cum laude honors … Member of the academic honor roll for four years … Honored as the Outstanding Senior of the Year … Enjoys running with her cousins, reading, writing, being outdoors, spending time with family, playing the piano, singing and painting.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Britney Ackley … Majoring in philosophy and biblical literature.