2017-18 Synchronized Skating Roster
Roster
Cheney Lyford
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Oakmont
- Hometown:
- Roseville, Calif.
TEST LEVELS: Senior Moves in the Field ... Bronze Dance ... Pre-Preliminary Freestyle.
2017-18: Skated on the collegiate team … finished in the top three of all six meets … won Synchro Illinois in January and the Tri-State Championships in February … placed second at the Dr. Richard Porter Classic in December … took third at the U.S. National Championships.
2016-17: Skated on the collegiate team … finished top-two in all five meets … won three events, the Diamond Classic, Synchro Illinois and the Midwestern Championships … also placed second at the Dr. Richard Porter Classic … finished runner-up at the U.S. National Championships.
2015-16: Skated on the collegiate team ... won the program's 12th-consecutive and 18th overall national crown with a first-place finish at the U.S. National Championships in February ... Miami recorded a season-high score of 90.12 at the National Championships ... also earned first-place finishes at the Dr. Richard Porter Classic in December and at Synchro Illinois in mid-January ... recorded a third-place finish at the Midwestern Championships in late January.
2014-15: Skated on the junior team ... received gold in both the short program and free skate program at the Mid-America Championships ... placed fourth at the Midwestern Championships with a season-high score of 127.26 ... placed eighth at the U.S. National Championship with second-highest season score of 120.06 ... took sixth place out of 14 teams at the Dr. Richard Porter Classic ... ninth at the Junior World Qualifier.
PRIOR TO MIAMI: Skated for the Sierra Storm ... fourth place at Pacific Coast Sectionals (2011, 2012) ... with Team Tremors, earned a first-place finish at Pacific Coast Sectionals (2014) and advanced to junior nationals (2014).
PERSONAL: Daughter of Keith and Cindy Lyford ... born April 18, 1996 ... Miami University Honors Program ... mathematics major.
