#0 Xyllena Lynch Season 2026
* All-America*
Events: 400m (55.5), 800m (2:09.29)
Freshman season (2001)
A versatile athlete with range from 400-800, she bolstered the Lady Tigers mile relay, while competing individually in the half mile … Earned the first All-America honor of her career at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she helped the Lady Tigers to a sixth place finish while running the third leg … Posted one of the fastest indoor 800-meter times ever by a Lady Tiger freshman, running a time of 2:13.82 at the LSU Last Ditch at Carl Maddox Field House … Finished 14th at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 800 in a time of 2:14..04 … During the outdoor season she came up with a personal best effort of 2:09.29 in a loaded field at the Stanford Invitational … Placed 12th at the SEC Outdoor Championships, just missing the final with a time of 2:09.91 … Helped the Lady Tigers reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4×400-meter relay, running a time of 3:30.20 in the semifinals, the fourth fastest time in LSU history.
Prep Career
While at McMain, she captured the Outdoor state titles in both the 400 and 800 in 1999 and 2000 as well as the 1999 Indoors … Named Metro MVP for two seasons and the State MVP in1999.