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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Olivia Peterson
Erin Martin
Erin Martin

Lizzie Lopez

Lizzie Lopez

  • Position:
    Jumps/Multis
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Hereford
  • Hometown:
    Sparks, Md.

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

2024 Outdoor
  • Multi-eventer for Elon
  • Set a new PR with the seventh-highest heptathlon score in program history at the Duke Invitational with 4,199 points
  • Set new PRs in the 200 (26.90 seconds) and javelin (77-feet-5 | 23.59m) during that heptathlon at Duke
  • Set a new personal best in the 100 hurdles at 16.12 seconds at the Wake Forest Invitational
  • Also recorded a PR in long jump at the Wake Forest Invitational with a leap of 17-feet-1.5 (5.22m)
  • Ran a season-best time of 2:31.57 in the 800 at the Aggie Invitational
  • Tied her career-best in high jump, clearing 5-3 (1.60m) at the Duke Invitational, the Aggie Classic and the Charlotte Invitational
  • Season-best shot put of 24-2.5 (7.38m) at the Duke Invitational
  • Finished second in high jump at the VertKlasse Meeting and third at the Phoenix Invitational
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • Pentathlete who also competed in high jump for Elon at the CAA Championships
  • Placed sixth in the pentathlon at the CAA Championships with 3,169 points, fourth-highest point total in school history
  • Set three PRs in five events in the CAA pentathlon, running the 60 hurdles in 9.58 seconds, jumping 16-feet-10 (5.13m) in the long jump and running 2:30.12 in the 800
  • Finished 13th in the high jump at the CAAs with a cleared height of 5-3.25 (1.61m)
  • Set a PR in the shot put during the pentathlon at the Doc Hale VT Meet with a throw of 26-0.25 (7.93m)
  • Also ran the 1600 relay at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, finishing in 4:13.42

2023 Outdoor
  • Competed in multi-events for Elon
  • Placed seventh in the high jump at the CAA Championships, clearing 5-feet-3 (1.60m)
  • Twice cleared 5-3 in the high jump, a mark that ties her for 10th in school history
  • Scored 3,458 points in the heptathlon at the Webb Davidson Meet, eighth-best in school history
  • Ran on the 1600 relay team at the Verklasse meet, finishing with a time of 4:03.33
  • Ran a personal best time of 16.37 seconds in the 100 hurdles at the Verklasse meet

2022-23 Indoor
  • Competed in the multi-events for Elon as well as pole vault
  • Placed 11th at the CAA Championships in the pentathlon, scoring 3,074 points
  • Her 3,074 points ranks sixth in school history
  • Also high jumped at the CAA Championships, placing 12th with a cleared height of 5-feet-2.5 (1.59m)
  • Had a career-best high jump of 5-3.75 (1.62m) at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
  • Cleared 10-4 (3.15m) in the pole vault at the Brant Tolsma Invitational, eighth-best in school history
  • Set four personal bests out of the five pentathlon events at the CAA Championships, including the 60 hurdles (9.71), the shot put (24-4.25 | 7.42m), the long jump (16-4.25 | 4.98m) and the 800 (2:33.99)
 
Personal
  • Full name is Elizabeth Marie Lopez
  • Daughter of Brian and Brandi Lopez
  • One brother, Chris
  • Mother was a soccer and softball player at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and father played baseball at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
  • Majoring in biology with a minor in business
 
High School
  • Competed for four years at Hereford High School
  • 2022 indoor and outdoor high jump 2A state champion
  • 2021 outdoor high jump 3A state champion
  • Won a 2021 3A state title in the 1600 relay and a 2019 2A state title in the 3200 relay
  • Team earned five state titles (2022 indoor, 2021 outdoor, 2020 indoor, 2019 indoor and outdoor)
  • Also played soccer
  • Member of National Honor Society and Math Honor Society
  • Team captain

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Jumps/Multis
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Jumps/Multis
  • 2024-25Junior

    Jumps/Multis