As of Aug. 18, 2014
* 2013 Mountain West Spring All-Academic Team
* 2012 Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team
Collegiate Bests
400 Meters (Outdoor): 1:02.68 (April 13, 2013 at Arnie Robinson Invitational - San Diego, Calif.)
400-Meter Hurdles: 1:04.52 (May 4, 2013 at Occidental Invitational - Los Angeles, Calif.)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 12:04.77 (March 15, 2013 at Aztec Invitational - San Diego, Calif.)
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 20:02.2 (Oct. 19, 2012 at Fullerton Invitational - Fullerton, Calif.)
6,000 Meters (Cross Country): 25:04.3 (Oct. 6, 2012 at UCSD Triton Classic - La Jolla, Calif.)
2013-14
Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in the 400-meter hurdles at three meets over the course of the season ... debuted with a 1:07.20 clocking in a fifth-place finish at the UCSD Collegiate on March 15 ... then ran a 1:06.90 in the open section at the Aztec Invitational on March 28 ... ran a season PR of 1:06.32 in a 19th-place showing at the Cal/Nevada Championships on April 4.
Indoor Track and Field: Did not race during the indoor campaign.
Cross Country: Did not compete during the 2013 cross country season.
2012-13
Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in seven races over six meets in her first outdoor season ... Finished 10th in the invitational steeplechase at the Aztec Invitational on March 15 in 12:04.77 ... doubled up at her next meet at the CSUSM Mangrum Invitational on April 6, coming in sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.89) and seventh as a member of the 4x400 relay (4:10.80) ... took fourth in the regular 400 at the Arnie Robinson Invite on April 13 in 1:02.68 ... was 12th in the 400 hurdles at the Triton Invitational on April 27 in 1:05.86 ... ended her first season with a 14th-place showing in the 400 hurdles at the Occidental Invitational on May 4 in 1:04.52.
Indoor Track and Field: Did not run in a race during her indoor campaign.
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.