Lydia Mitchell
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Tolono, Ill. High School: Unity Height: 5-7 Event: Hurdles Birthdate: 01/18/1993

2011-12: Indoor- Competed in the pentathlon for the majority of the season... Scored a career-best 2,915 points at the MAC Championships (2/24)... Scored 2,844 points at the Illini Classic (1/21). Outdoor- Saw action in two meets during the season as a developmental heptathlete... Took tenth place in the 100 hurdles at the Chicagoland Championships (4/6) and the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational (4/14)... Jumped 16-02.25 in the long jump at the Chicagoland Championships (4/6), finishing in 17th place... Also posted a 30-03.50 mark in the shot put in Chicago.

High School: Lettered all four years in track at Unity High School... Earned Most Valuable Athlete honors each season with the Rockets, while earning the "Most Dedicated Award" as a senior... Holds UHS' record in the 100m hurdles and the Okaw Conference record in the 300m hurdles... Lettered three years in cross country... Was on honor roll all four years of high school, while graduating in the top 10 percent of her class and being named to the National Honor Society... Volunteered with the Pep Club, student council and Future Farmers of America.

Personal: Full name is Lydia Ashton Mitchell... Born on Jan. 18, 1993, in Urbana, Ill... Daughter of Gary and Lisa Mitchell... Has two siblings, Katie and Kordell... Undecided on a major.