Lynna Irby

Lynna Irby
	Irby in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Lynna Irby-Jackson
Born	December 6, 1998 (age 25)
Sport
Country	American
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
College team	Georgia Bulldogs
Club	adidas
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor; 100 m: 11.18 (2022); 200 m: 22.25 (2018); 400 m: 49.80 (2018); Indoor; 60 m: 7.25i (2024); 200 m: 22.55i (2018); 400 m: 50.62i (2018);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Athletics Relays
Pan American Games
World Junior Championships
World Youth Championships
	Updated on 16 June 2021

Lynna Irby-Jackson (born December 6, 1998)^[1] is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dash events. At the 400m dash, she set an all-time world record at the age of 12 running 54.57 before becoming the fastest American 400m high school runner in the last 20 years. She gained 16 national titles from Jr Olympic and Youth National meets. Irby has won silver medals in the event at both the 2015 World Youth Championships and the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Career

Irby started running track at the age of nine for the Indiana Storm Track Club. She attended Pike High School, where she won Gatorade Player of the year for the state of Indiana in 2015 and in 2016. She was also awarded the 2016 Indiana Sports Award presented by the Indianapolis Star newspaper, and earned Pike High School's MVP 3 years straight. Irby led her high school team to runner up at the state meet her Freshman year earning 30 individual points. Her sophomore year Irby again earned 30 individual points plus anchored the 4X400 team securing the state championship win for Pike. Irby's Junior year at Pike HS, she once again earned 30 individual points and anchored on the 4X400 but it wasn't enough to beat the Lady Warriors of Warren Central High School.^[2]

She gained 16 national titles from Jr Olympic and Youth National meets and made world teams for the 2015 World Youth Championships and the 2016 World U20 Championships. While representing USA, Irby got the silver in the 400 meters running 51.79 (U18 – 2015) and 51.39 (U20 – 2016). She also ran on the 4X400 relay both years winning gold and in the 4X100 prelim (U20 – 2016) also winning gold.

Irby took several AP and Honor courses while in High School and maintained a high GPA. Nationally the Class of 2017 has many top track and field recruits such as Katia Seymour, Lauren Rain Williams (100m runners), Lauryn Ghee, Jayla Kirkland (200m runners), and Sydney McLaughlin (400M-Hurdler), Sammy Watson (800m runner). Irby was listed in all 3 sprints as one of the top recruits but the absolute top recruit in the 400m of this national graduating class by Milesplit.^[3]

Irby is 45–0 in the state of Indiana postseason having won 9 individual state titles in all sprints. Olympic Gold Medalist Maicel Malone finished her North Central HS track career with 11-12 individual state titles in the 1980s. Irby finished with 12-12 by the end of her Pike high school career in 2017 by sweeping all 3 sprints all 4 years of high school, becoming the first one to ever sweep all 3 sprints all 4 years of high school. Irby owns the Indiana indoor state record in the 60m with a Personal Best of 7.46 (2016) and the 100m outdoor record at 11.41 (2017).

Achievements

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	400 m	51.79 PB
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	4 × 400 m mixed	3:19.54
2016	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	400 m	51.39 PB
			1st	4 × 100 m	44.31 ^{[n 1]}
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:29.11 WJL
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	(heats)	200 m	23.93
			3rd	4 × 100 m	43.39
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:26.46
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	1st (h)	4 × 400 m	3:20.86
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	15th (h)	400 m	52.78
	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	4th	4 × 400 m	3:28.63
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	12th (sf)	400 m	51.00
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th (sf)	400 m	50.71
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ

^ Time from the heats; Irby was replaced in the final.

National competitions

Year	Competition	Position	Event	Time
Representing Pike High School
2014	IHSAA Indiana State Track & Field Championships^[4]	1st	400 m	54.38
		1st	200 m	24.07
		1st	100 m	11.61
2015	IHSAA Indiana State Track & Field Championships^[5]	1st	400 m	54.96
		1st	200 m	24.23
		1st	100 m	11.68
2016	IHSAA Indiana State Track & Field Championships^[6]	1st	400 m	53.71
		1st	200 m	23.53
		1st	100 m	11.50
2017	IHSAA Indiana State Track & Field Championships^[7]	1st	400 m	54.81
		1st	200 m	23.41
		1st	100 m	11.41
Representing University of Georgia
2018	NCAA Div 1 Indoor Track & Field Championships^[8]	3rd	400 m	50.87
	NCAA Div 1 Indoor Track & Field Championships^[8]	3rd	200 m	22.55
	NCAA Div 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships^[9]	1st	400 m	49.80
	NCAA Div 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships^[9]	3rd	200 m	22.92

References

^ ^a ^b "Lynna IRBY – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
^ "Lynna Irby adds to state title haul, Warren Central wins team crown". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ "National Signing Day: Girls Live Commitment Updates". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ "2014 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/06/2014 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF). June 6, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "2015 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/06/2015 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN". June 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "2016 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/03/2016 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF). June 3, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "2017 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/03/2017 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF). June 3, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "2018 WOMEN'S FINALS - NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Results - Gilliam Track Stadium, College Station, TX". March 9–10, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
^ "2018 WOMEN'S FINALS - NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Results - Historic Hayward Field, Eugene, OR". June 6–9, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

External links

Lynna Irby at World Athletics
Lynna Irby profile at TFRRS (Track & Field Results Reporting System)
Video of Irby's 400 m collegiate record by the NCAA via YouTube
Lynna Irby at www.USATF.org
Lynna Irby at Team USA (archive August 10, 2021)
Lynna Irby at Olympics.com
Lynna Irby at Olympedia

[heats-4] Time from the heats; Irby was replaced in the final.

[WAprofile-1] "Lynna IRBY – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

[2] "Lynna Irby adds to state title haul, Warren Central wins team crown". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

[3] "National Signing Day: Girls Live Commitment Updates". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

[5] "2014 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/06/2014 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF). June 6, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[6] "2015 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/06/2015 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN". June 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[7] "2016 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/03/2016 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF). June 3, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[8] "2017 IHSAA Girls State Meet Championship Results - 6/03/2017 Robert C. Haugh Complex, Bloomington, IN" (PDF). June 3, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[9] "2018 WOMEN'S FINALS - NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Results - Gilliam Track Stadium, College Station, TX". March 9–10, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

[10] "2018 WOMEN'S FINALS - NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Results - Historic Hayward Field, Eugene, OR". June 6–9, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

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