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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Elon Athletics/Nicole Frechette
Troy L. Sayles
Jacob Kisamore
Olivia Peterson
Erin Martin
Erin Martin

Lizzie Lopez

Lizzie Lopez

  • Position:
    Jumps/Multis
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Hereford HS
  • Hometown:
    Sparks, MD

Summary

Biography

CAREER RESULTS (TFRRS)

Accolades
  • 3x CAA Individual Champion – Heptathlon (2025; 2026); Pentathlon (2025)
  • 3x CAA Outdoor Team Champion (2023; 2025; 2026)
  • 2x CAA Indoor Team Champion (2023; 2026)

At Elon
2026 (Outdoor)
  • Won her second consecutive CAA heptathlon title to help the Phoenix clinch the 2026 CAA Outdoor Championship
    • Amassed 4,930 points & placed first in three of the seven events, including 800m (2:20.42), 200m (25.53) & long jump (5.50m/18'0.5")
    • Set personal-bests in the 800m, 200m & shot put (9.64m/31'7.5")
  • Threw a personal-record distance of 28.05m/92'0" in the javelin to highlight a 14th-place finish (4,807 points) in the heptathlon at the Duke Invitational (April 10-11)
  • Was fourth in the high jump at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 2-3), clearing 1.62m/5'3.75"
  • Runner-up in the long jump (5.37m/17'7.5") at the Phoenix Invitational (March 13)
2025-26 (Indoor)
  • Runner-up in the CAA pentathlon with a personal-record 3,666 points as Elon won the CAA Indoor Championship
    • Won the 800m (2:22.94) & set indoor personal-bests in the high jump (1.70m/5'7") & 60m hurdles (9.23)
    • Took third place in the long jump (5.50m/18'0.5")
  • Competed in six total indoor meets to kick off her senior season with the Phoenix
  • Participated in the pentathlon at two other meetings, including the VMI Winter Relays (2nd, 3,470 points) & Liberty Kick Off (7th, 3,510 points)
2025 (Outdoor)
  • Won the CAA heptathlon title with a personal-record 4,959 points, helping lead Elon to the 2025 CAA Outdoor Championship
    • Her 4,959 heptathlon points where the third-most in school history
    • Was fifth or better in all seven events, including a win in the long jump (5.68m/18'7.75", No. 8 mark on Elon's all-time outdoor list)
    • Took third in the heptathlon 100m hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.79
    • Set an outdoor personal-best in the high jump (1.70m/5'7") to finish second in the heptathlon event
  • Added one point with an eighth-place finish in the CAA long jump (5.52m/18'1.5")
  • Placed fifth in the long jump at the Aggie Invitational (April 18-19) with a wind-aided 5.88m/19'3.5"
  • Was fifth in the Duke Invitational heptathlon (April 10-12) with 4,609 points; placed second in both the high jump (1.66m/5'5.25") & long jump (5.41m/17'9")
  • Won the long jump (5.56m/18'3") to highlight three top-four finishes in her season debut at the Phoenix Invitational (March 14)
2024-25 (Indoor)
  • Captured her first CAA individual title, winning the pentathlon at the 2025 CAA Indoor Championships
    • Totaled 3,575 points with runner-up finishes in the high jump (1.67m/5'5.75") & long jump (5.46m/17'11")
    • Also placed 10th in the CAA high jump (1.65m/5'5") & 12th in the CAA long jump (5.41m/17'9")
  • Clocked a personal-best 9.05 in the 60m hurdles as part of the Doc Hale VT Meet heptathlon (Feb. 7-8)
  • Part of Elon's runner-up 4x400m relay squad that clocked 4:03.49 at the Mondo College Invitational (Jan. 18)
2024 (Outdoor)
  • Set a new personal record with the seventh-most heptathlon points scored in program history (4,199) at the Duke Invitational (April 11-13)
    • Had personal-best marks in the 200m (26.90) & javelin throw (23.59m/77'5") in the Duke Invitational heptathlon
  • Placed 11th in the 100m hurdles at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 19) with a personal-best time of 16.12
  • Tied her career-best mark in the high jump three times (1.60m/5'3") at the Duke Invitational, Aggie Classic & Charlotte Invitational
2023-24 (Indoor)
  • Secured points for Elon with a sixth-place finish in the pentathlon at the CAA Indoor Championships; her 3,169 points were No. 4 in school history
    • Set three PBs in five events in the CAA pentathlon: 60m hurdles (9.58), long jump (5.13m/16'10") & 800m (2:30.12) 
    • Also placed 13th in the high jump (1.61m/5'3.25") at CAAs
  • Set a personal-best mark in the shot put during the pentathlon at the Doc Hale VT Meet with a throw of 7.93m/26'0.25"
2023 (Outdoor)
  • Point scorer in the high jump for Elon at the CAA Outdoor Championships (May 5-6), placing seventh (1.60m/5'3")
  • Twice cleared 1.60m/5'3" in the high jump, a mark that moved her into a tie for No. 10 on Elon's all-time outdoor list
  • Scored 3,458 points in the heptathlon at the Webb Davidson Meet (March 17-18), the eighth-most points scored in school history
  • Ran a then-personal-best time of 16.37 in the 100m hurdles at VertKlasse Meeting (March 31-April 1)
2022-23 (Indoor)
  • Competed in the multi-events, as well as pole vault, for the Phoenix in her first collegiate indoor season
  • Was 11th at the CAA Indoor Championships in the pentathlon with 3,074 points, the sixth most in school history
  • Also high jumped at CAAs, placing 12th (1.59m/5'2.5")
  • Had a then-personal-record high jump of 1.62m/5'3.75" at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
  • Cleared 3.15m/10'4" in the pole vault at the Brant Tolsma Invitational, moving to No. 8 on Elon's all-time indoor list
  • Had a career-best high jump of 5-3.75 (1.62m) at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
  • Set four personal bests in the five pentathlon events at CAAs, including 60m hurdles (9.71), shot put (7.42m/24'4.25"), long jump (4.98m/16'4.25") & 800m (2:33.99)

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
Personal
  • Full name is Elizabeth Marie Lopez
  • Daughter of Brian and Brandi Lopez
  • One brother, Chris
  • Parents were collegiate athletes at St. Mary's College (MD); mother played soccer & softball while father played baseball

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Jumps/Multis
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Jumps/Multis
  • 2024-25Junior

    Jumps/Multis
  • 2025-26Senior

    Jumps/Multis