Lydia Barrett

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rochester, N.Y.
Prev School:
Penfield
High School:
Penfield

2009 Junior Season

Won her second Mid-American Conference title in her career, and the first on floor, with a 9.85 (3/21)…with the title, Barrett was named First Team All-MAC for the second consecutive season…competed on vault, bars and floor in 12 meets on the season…won on floor five times during the season and on vault four times…won on both vault and floor three times on the year, including season-highs of 9.925 on vault and 9.9 on floor against Southeast Missouri State…her 9.925 vault was the sixth-best in school history…had the second-highest regional qualifying score in the Mid-American Conference on vault (9.860) and floor (9.855) while finishing eighth in the conference on bars (9.765)…also was 12th and 13th on vault and floor, respectively, in the Central Region…named Academic All-MAC for the second consecutive year.

2008 Sophomore Season

Won an individual Mid-American Conference championship (tied with two others) on bars with a score of 9.750 at the 2008 MAC Champiomships...named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Team...finished a career-high routine of 9.775 on bars at the Sweetheart Invitational (2/16)...at the same meet, received a season-high vault score of 9.775...registered a season-high mark of 9.825 on floor against Bowling Green (2/29)..competed on vault and bars in all 11 meets this season and competed on floor in 10 meets.

2007 Freshman Season

Competed on the vault in 11 meets and the floor exercises in four meets...received a season-high score on the vault of 9.85 vs. Ball State 1/19...scored a season-best average of 9.850 on the floor exercises against George Washington 3/9, finishing first in the event...finished 15th in the vault and 30th on the floor exercises at the MAC Championships.

Prior to Kent State

New York state all-around and floor high school champion...New York Section V gymnast of the year...three-time Level 10 Junior Olympic National Qualifier...level nine region six all-around floor and bar champion...two-time Empire State Games participant.

Personal

Born Jan. 16, 1988...daughter of Jon and Elizabeth Barrett...majoring in integrated health sciences.