2023-24 Track & Field Roster
Lydia Bottelier
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Palisades
- Hometown:
- Erwinna, PA
2023 Outdoor: Competed in five meets in numerous events for Pitt... Was the first leg of the 4x400m relay quartet who took first place at Pepsi Florida Relays with a time of 3:41.80... Secured first place in the high jump at the Carnegie Mellon Last Chamce Meet with a mark of 1.70m... Finished seventh in the heptathlon with 5310 points at the Virginia Challenge... Recorded a new personal best of 5318 points in the heptathlon at ACC Outdoor Championships... Competed in the high jump in the NCAA East Preliminary round, jumping 1.72m and finishing 17th.
2022-2023 Indoor: Saw action in five meets... Took first in the high jump at the YSU Icebreaker with a personal best mark of 1.79m, also took first in the 4x400m as the squad crossed the finish line in 3:47.82... set new personal bests in the 600m (1:37.08) and shot put (11.59m) at the Nittany Lion Challenge... claimed first place in the pentathlon at the Lenny Lyles Invitational with 3980 points... set a long jump personal best (6.01m) at the Tiger Paw Invite.
2022 Outdoor: Appeared in seven meets for the Panthers. Took eighth place in the 4x200 relay at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Mar. 23-26)…Placed second in high jump with a jump of 1.71m (5’7,25”) at the Florida Relays (Mar. 31- Apr. 2)…Competed at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 7-9) where she posted a career best for the 200m dash with a time of 25.25 and placed fourth in high jump with a jump of 1.70m (5’7”)...Set a career best at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 22-23) for her high jump height of 1.76m (5’9.25”) and placed ninth for the 4x400 relay…Traveled to Penn Relays (Apr. 28-30) to compete in the 4x200, 4x400, and high jump…Placed fourth at the ACC Outdoor Championships (Apr. 28-30) for her 4x400 relay with a time of 3:40.71 and took eighth place for high jump…Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25-28) for high jump where she took 25th place.
2021-2022 Indoor: Competed in six indoor meets for during her junior season … Earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team for the first time in her career ... Posted a personal best in the high jump at the ACC Indoor Championships with a jump of 5' 8.75" (1.75m), good for eighth place … Took first place in the high jump with a jump of 5' 8.5" (1.74m) and was part of the team that took second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:59.79 at the YSU Icebreaker (Dec. 3) … Earned a ninth-place finish and a personal best in the long jump at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet with a distance of 18' 6.5" (5.65m) and added a second and third place finishes in the high jump and the 4x400m relay, respectively (Feb. 4) … Finished sixth in the high jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 15) with a jump of 5' 5" (1.65m).
2021 Outdoor: Competed in nine meets for the Panthers during her Sophomore season… Appeared in the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round for high jump, jumped 5’7.75” (1.72m) and placed 30th… Took home second place in the high jump at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 15) with a career high jump of 5’8.75” (1.75m)… Was a part of the 4x400m relay team that won at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 27) with a time of 3:47.66… Finished second in the high jump at the Raleigh Relays with a jump of 5’7” (1.70m)…Notched a second place finish at the Mountaineer Twilight with a high jump of 5’7.75” (1.72m) … Earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll for the second consecutive year.
2020-2021 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Competed in seven meets in the high jump for the Panthers during her freshman campaign... Saved her best leap of the season for the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) as she cleared a personal record height of 5'7.00" (1.70m), the eighth best in program history, as she notched a ninth place finish... Earned her best finish of the season, second place, at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 24) as she cleared 5'6.00" (1.68m)... Notched a fifth place finish at the Meyon Invitational (Feb. 7) with a height of 5'6.50" (1.69m).
