2012-13
Cross Country: Ran in four races in her first season at SDSU ... finished 34th out of 78 at the 2.50-mile UCSD Opener on Aug. 31 in 16:35.7 ... was 27th (of 64) in 20:09.6 in the 5K at the Aztec Invitational on Sept. 15 ... took 11th of 238 runners on Oct. 6 at the UCSD Triton Classic (6K) on Oct. 6 in 25:04.3 ... ended her first season at the Fullerton Invitational on Oct. 19 and covered the 5K course in 20:02.2 to take 68th of 125.
High School
Lettered all four years at Southridge High School in Beaverton, Ore. ... qualified for the state meet all four years ... was a first-team all-league performer in the 300-meter hurdles in 2009 en route to finishing sixth in the state ... a three-time second-team all-Metro League 300-meter hurdler (2010-12) and three-time all-league pick (2009-11) ... second-team all-state in the 4x400-meter relay and 4x100-meter relay in 2010 ... finished sixth in the state in the 300 hurdles in 2012 ... was the team captain in track and field and cross country as a senior ... a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Lily Belle Best-Mayko was born June 17, 1994, in China ... daughter of Mark and Patricia Best-Mayko ... was also recruited by Oregon State and UC San Diego ... undecided on a major.