University of Tennessee Athletics
2024-25 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Yahnari Lyons
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jonesboro, Ga.
- High School:
- Jonesboro
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 60m:Â 7.39 (HS)
- 60mH:Â 8.43 (HS)
- 200m: 24.44Â (2025)
Outdoor Track
- 100m:Â 11.40 (HS)
- 200m:Â 22.99 (HS)
- 100mH:Â 13.41 (HS)
HONORS
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Earned second place at the USF Alumni Invite (3/22) in the 4x100m relay with a time of 43.83 seconds
- Clocked a new personal best of 24.44 in the 200m at The East Coast Invitational (2/08)
- Made her Tennessee debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the 200m, setting a personal best of 24.48
HIGH SCHOOL
- Top-rated sprinter and hurdler in the state of Georgia while competing for Jonesboro HS and Drive Phase Track Club
- Clocked lifetime-best marks of 11.40 and 22.99 in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, respectively, sweeping the short sprints at the Christian Coleman Invitational in March 2022
- Her time of 22.99 in the outdoor 200-meter was the fastest in Georgia high school history and ranked third nationally in 2022
- Her mark of 8.43 in the 60-meter hurdles recorded at The Galleria Games in December 2021 ranked third in the country
- Claimed a national title in the 100-meter hurdles with a PR clocking of 13.41 seconds at the 2021 USATF National Jr. Olympics Championships in Jacksonville, Florida
- Finished fourth in the 200-meter dash at The Outdoor Nationals presented by Nike in 2021, posting a time of 23.62
- 2021 GHSA Class 5A state champion in the 200m (24.07) and runner-up in the 100m (11.88)
PERSONAL
- Majoring in therapeutic recreation
T&F | NCAA Indoor Championships Meet Recap (3.14.26)
Wednesday, March 18
Everything Orange S3 l Ismaila Sawaneh (Track & Field)
Friday, March 06
T&F | SEC Indoor Championships Meet Recap (2.28.26)
Saturday, February 28
T&F | Tyson Invitational Meet Recap (2.14.26)
Saturday, February 14


















































































































