Lydia Blount

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dothan, Ala.
High School:
Northview HS

2017-18 (SENIOR)
Won the Women’s Collegiate 8+ of the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 14) with a time of 16:39.9 ... finished seventh in the Women’s Club 8+ at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 21) with a time of 17:03.774 ... competed in three races at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 4-5), finishing eighth in the Women’s Championship 4+ (18:16.80), third in the Women’s Championship 8+ (16:20.64) and first in the Women's Open 8+ (17:18.41) ... competed in five Second Varsity 8+ races against Central Florida (Nov. 11), placing weekend-best times of 7:49.06 in the 2,500 meter races and 4:54.40 in the 1,500 meter races ... competed in four First Varsity 8+ races against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24), posting a weekend-best time of 3:41.99 ... competed in three Second Varsity 8+ races against SMU (March 3), placing weekend-best times of 8:03.5 in the 2,000 meter race and 4:00.5 in the 1,000 meter races ... competed in the Second Varsity 8+ at the Crimson Tide Invitational (March 24), winning both the morning session (6:51.4) and the afternoon’s A Final (6:36.3) ... won the first Second Varsity 8+ race (6:48.132), before coming up a second short in the second race (6:45.665) at the Big 12 Double Dual (April 7) ... marked a weekend-best third-place finish (6:54.3) at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 14-15), before winning Sunday’s final by a time of 7:04.1 ... posted a weekend-best time against No. 7 Iowa, No. 9 Virginia and Central Florida (6:59.163) at the Longhorn Invitational (April 28) ... placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships (May 12-13) in the 2V8+ by a time of 6:59.315.

2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Finished third in the Women’s Collegiate 4+ with a time of 9:49.2 at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 8) … placed 12th in the Women’s Club 4+ with a time of 20:12.426 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 23) … rowed twice with the Women's Open 8+ at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 6), placing fifth (17:12.2) and 13th (17:32.8), respectively ... finished second in the Varsity 4 with a weekend-best time of 3:58.7 against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25) … finished second in the Varsity 4+ 2,000 and 1,000 Meter races with times of 7:51.0 and 4:04.9 against Dayton (March 25) … won the Second Varsity 4+ at the FIRA Rowing Regatta (March 31-April 1) with times of 7:31.7 and 7:33.4 … won the Second Varsity 4+’s morning and afternoon sessions of the Big 12 Regatta (April 8) with times of 7:47.7 and 7:38.4 … won the First Varsity 4+ against SMU (April 21) with a time of 7:26.6 … won the Second Four Heat 2 race of the Big 12 Championships (May 13-14) with a time of 7:23.359 … finished second in the Second Eight Grand Final with a time of 6:57.389 at the Big 12 Championships (May 13-14) ... was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, as well as the Academic All Big 12 honor list.

2015-2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Placed fifth in the College 8+ with a time of 17:09.52 at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 10) … finished 14th in the Open 8+ with a time of 17:23.0 at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 7) … raced in four 1,000-meter pieces in the Novice 8+/Third Varsity 8+ against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 27), posting a best time of 3:24.43 in the second session … won the Second Novice 8+/4V8+ with a time of 6:58.6 and placed second in the Novice 8+/3V8+ with a time of 7:05.86 at the Cardinal Invitational (March 12) … defeated Drake (March 19) in the Varsity 4+ with a time of 8:15.1 ... placed fifth in the First Varsity 4+ Grand Final with a time of 7:37.96 at the Knecht Cup Regatta (April 9) … won the First Varsity 4+ against SMU (April 30) with a time of 7:41.8 … medaled with the First Varsity 4+ at the Big 12 Championships (May 14), placing second in 7:42.630 in the Grand Final.

2014-2015 (FRESHMAN)
Finished third in the Novice 8+ with a time of 6:53.059 at the Cardinal Invitational Regatta (March 14) … placed fourth in the Second Novice 8 with a time of 6:52.947 at the Cardinal Invitational Regatta (March 14) … finished second in the Second Novice 8 in 7:41.520 at the Cardinal Invitational Regatta (March 15) … won the Novice 8 race with a time of 7:37.6 against Drake (March 21) … was runner-up in the Novice 8 against Jacksonville (March 28), crossing the line in 7:23.9.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Northview High School ... was an honorable mention Super 12 honoree in softball.

PERSONAL
Born Lydia Elizabeth Blount on Dec. 13, 1995 … daughter of Jason and Leslie Blount … has one sister, Ashlyn, and one brother, Brodie … biology major.