2019 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Lopes, Lyndsey

Lyndsey Lopes
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Senior Lyndsey Lopes is in her final season as a Trojan competing in the heptathlon, hurdles, high jump and long jump. She ranks fifth on USC's all-time heptathlon list and is the reigning Pac-12 high jump champion.
2018: Lopes won the Pac-12 high jump title with a personal-best clearance of 5-10.50/1.79m, moving her into 10th on USC's all-time list. She finished fourth in the heptathlon at the conference meet with a PR of 5,719 points, moving her to fifth on USC's all-time list. She also had a then-PR of 13.49 (+1.7) in the 100m hurdles to score in her third event at the Pac-12 Championships. She placed 16th in the heptathon with 5,504 points at the NCAA Championships...she ran a PR of 13.48 (+1.4) in the heptathlon 100m hurdles to finish fourth in the event. Lopes competed in the HJ at the NCAAs, but no heighted at the first height of 5-8.00/1.73m. During the indoor season Lopes placed third in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with a PR of 3,978 points, good for second on USC's all-time list.
2017: Lopes finished her season setting many personal records. She had a slight PR of 5,371 in the heptathlon to finish third at the Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships from May 7-8...bettered her eighth-place standing on USC's all-time heptathlon list. Her only then-PR in the two-day championship came in the 100m hurdles, winning the event with a time of 13.87 (+0.6)...she also had a college best of 2:21.34 in the 800m. She set her 100m hurdles PR with a time of 13.82 (+0.5), placing sixth at the Pac-12 Championships on May 14. She set a long jump PR of 19-4.75/5.91m (-0.8) to place third at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30. She set her high jump PR of 5-7.75 (1.72m) at the Jim Klein Combined Events on March 23...she had a then PR of 5,368 points to win the heptathlon at the Jim Klein Combined Events from March 23-24. She had a javelin PR of 126-9 (38.64m) at the Trojan Invitational on March 23.
2016: Lopes placed fifth at the Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships with a then-PR of 5,277 points which was tops among all freshmen in the conference. Her total moved her into 10th place on USC's all-time heptathlon list. She had bests during the season of 24.63 in the 200m, 2:22.21 in the 800m, a PR of 18-4.50/5.60m in the long jump, a PR of 5-6.50/1.69m in the high jump, a PR of 117-5 (35.80m) in the javelin throw and a PR of 34-10.25 (10.62m) in the shot put. She took second in the heptathlon with a total of 5,171 at he USA Junior Championships from June 25-26.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lopes graduated with the class of 2015 from Edison High School in Fresno, CA. Lopes finished 6th in the multi-events at the 2015 USATF Junior Championships in Sacramento, Calif. with a personal best of 5,069 points which ranked third among high schoolers in 2015. She won the heptathlon at the 2015 Arcadia Invitational with a total of 4,984 points. Lopes' bests include 14.18 in the 100m HH, 24.52 in the 200m, 2:19.69 in the 800m, 5-6.00 in the high jump, 17-11.00 in the long jump, 100-6 in the javelin throw and 32-6.50 in the shot put. Lopes also has a 300m IH best of 43.67.
PERSONAL: Lyndsey was born on August 23,1997 to Valerie and Peter Lopes...She has six siblings: Kyle, Mia, Sydney, Jayden, Sofia and Peter Jr....In high school she volunteered at the Valley Vipers Track and Field Club and was also the recipient of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award: and award given to women outstanding in athletics and leadership ...Her sports hero is Jackie Joyner-Kersee... She is currently majoring in Digital Journalism and Communications and hopes to have a career as a sports analyst...Lists her favorite actress as Molly Ringwald and her favorite musicians as Lauryn Hill and Jazmine Sullivan...Says her favorite food is sushi...Someday would like to attend the Olympics.
CAREER BESTS: Heptathlon - 5,719 points HJ - 5-10.50 (1.79m)
JT - 126-9 (38.64) SP - 36-0.00 (10.97) LJ - 19-9.75 (6.04m)
200m - 24.08 800m - 2:18.67 100m HH - 13.48
2018: Lopes won the Pac-12 high jump title with a personal-best clearance of 5-10.50/1.79m, moving her into 10th on USC's all-time list. She finished fourth in the heptathlon at the conference meet with a PR of 5,719 points, moving her to fifth on USC's all-time list. She also had a then-PR of 13.49 (+1.7) in the 100m hurdles to score in her third event at the Pac-12 Championships. She placed 16th in the heptathon with 5,504 points at the NCAA Championships...she ran a PR of 13.48 (+1.4) in the heptathlon 100m hurdles to finish fourth in the event. Lopes competed in the HJ at the NCAAs, but no heighted at the first height of 5-8.00/1.73m. During the indoor season Lopes placed third in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships with a PR of 3,978 points, good for second on USC's all-time list.
2017: Lopes finished her season setting many personal records. She had a slight PR of 5,371 in the heptathlon to finish third at the Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships from May 7-8...bettered her eighth-place standing on USC's all-time heptathlon list. Her only then-PR in the two-day championship came in the 100m hurdles, winning the event with a time of 13.87 (+0.6)...she also had a college best of 2:21.34 in the 800m. She set her 100m hurdles PR with a time of 13.82 (+0.5), placing sixth at the Pac-12 Championships on May 14. She set a long jump PR of 19-4.75/5.91m (-0.8) to place third at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 30. She set her high jump PR of 5-7.75 (1.72m) at the Jim Klein Combined Events on March 23...she had a then PR of 5,368 points to win the heptathlon at the Jim Klein Combined Events from March 23-24. She had a javelin PR of 126-9 (38.64m) at the Trojan Invitational on March 23.
2016: Lopes placed fifth at the Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships with a then-PR of 5,277 points which was tops among all freshmen in the conference. Her total moved her into 10th place on USC's all-time heptathlon list. She had bests during the season of 24.63 in the 200m, 2:22.21 in the 800m, a PR of 18-4.50/5.60m in the long jump, a PR of 5-6.50/1.69m in the high jump, a PR of 117-5 (35.80m) in the javelin throw and a PR of 34-10.25 (10.62m) in the shot put. She took second in the heptathlon with a total of 5,171 at he USA Junior Championships from June 25-26.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lopes graduated with the class of 2015 from Edison High School in Fresno, CA. Lopes finished 6th in the multi-events at the 2015 USATF Junior Championships in Sacramento, Calif. with a personal best of 5,069 points which ranked third among high schoolers in 2015. She won the heptathlon at the 2015 Arcadia Invitational with a total of 4,984 points. Lopes' bests include 14.18 in the 100m HH, 24.52 in the 200m, 2:19.69 in the 800m, 5-6.00 in the high jump, 17-11.00 in the long jump, 100-6 in the javelin throw and 32-6.50 in the shot put. Lopes also has a 300m IH best of 43.67.
PERSONAL: Lyndsey was born on August 23,1997 to Valerie and Peter Lopes...She has six siblings: Kyle, Mia, Sydney, Jayden, Sofia and Peter Jr....In high school she volunteered at the Valley Vipers Track and Field Club and was also the recipient of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award: and award given to women outstanding in athletics and leadership ...Her sports hero is Jackie Joyner-Kersee... She is currently majoring in Digital Journalism and Communications and hopes to have a career as a sports analyst...Lists her favorite actress as Molly Ringwald and her favorite musicians as Lauryn Hill and Jazmine Sullivan...Says her favorite food is sushi...Someday would like to attend the Olympics.
CAREER BESTS: Heptathlon - 5,719 points HJ - 5-10.50 (1.79m)
JT - 126-9 (38.64) SP - 36-0.00 (10.97) LJ - 19-9.75 (6.04m)
200m - 24.08 800m - 2:18.67 100m HH - 13.48
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