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Lizzy Crawford
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Thornton, Colo.
- High School:
- Horizon HS
Honors and Awards:
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2024-25
WCC All-Academic First Team — 2024
MPSF All-Academic Team — 2025
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2023-24
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Enjoyed the greatest season in Pepperdine women's track history ... Became the first female Wave to ever qualify for an NCAA Track Regional, running the 10K ... Competed in seven outdoor meets ... Set program records in the 5K (16:25.13) and 10K (33:44.39), the latter of which punched her ticket to the Division I Qualifiers and was over three minutes faster than the previous top mark ... A member of the squad that set the 4x800m relay record (9:12.18) ... Ran the program's second-fastest time in the 1500m (4:31.15) ... Raced in three indoor meets, also setting records ... Signed her name to the top of the list in the indoor 3K (9:52.04) and 5K (16:51.31) ... Helped clock the second-fastest indoor DMR time in Waves history (12:17.95).
PEPPERDINE XC 2025: Won the Waves Invite (8/29) at 13:09.1, over 13 seconds faster than the runner-up's time.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in seven outdoor meets, specializing in the 5K ... Broke the program's outdoor 5K record and ran a leg on the team's school-record-breaking 4x800-meter relay team ... Lowered her school record to 16:38.36 and won the 5K at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival ... Also ran the second-fastest 1500m time in program history with a time of 4:32.68 at the Vince O'Boyle Invite ... Ran a leg on the school-record-breaking 4x800-meter relay at the Gaucho Relays ... Set the school records in the indoor 3K and 5K ... Lowered her indoor 5K school record and placed sixth at the MPSF Championships (2/22) with a time of 17:14.16 ... Broke the school record in the 5K with her time of 17:25.81 at altitude at the Wolf Pack Classic ... Opened the year by breaking the school record in the 3K with her time of 10:00.95 at the UW Preview/Mile City.
PEPPERDINE XC 2024: Picked up where she left off by leading Pepperdine in all six races as a sophomore ... Had two top-10 finishes, three top-15 finishes and four top-50 finishes during the season ... Placed eighth at the Waves Invite (8/30) with a time of 13:27.4, nearly a 40-second improvement from her last 4K time ... Led Pepperdine with a 10th place finish at the Pacific Invitational (9/20) ... Ran the fifth-fastest 5K in program history with her 18:00.4 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) , which was 32nd out of 183 runners ... Placed 13th at the Highlander Invitational (10/19) and was the third-fastest sophomore in the field of over 250 runners ... Led Pepperdine by placing 34th at the WCC Championships (11/2) ... Was Pepperdine's first top-100 finisher at the NCAA West Regionals (11/15) race since 2015 by placing 95th.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed in three outdoor track meets ... Ran the 1500m in 4:57.17 in her collegiate debut at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival ... Ran her season-best 5K time of 18:11.17 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, which was the fifth-fastest time of the team that season.
PEPPERDINE XC 2023: Put together not only one of the strongest debut seasons in program history, but also one of the best showings ever by a Pepperdine women's cross country runner ... Ran the second-fastest 6-kilometer time in program history with a 20:52.2 at the Bronco Invitational (10/14) and was Pepperdine's top runner in all five races in which she ran ... Led Pepperdine in her collegiate debut and placed 10th at the Waves Invitational with a 4-kilometer time of 14:06.7 (9/9) ... Placed 25th at the UC Riverside Invitational and was the fourth-fastest freshman with a time of 21:07.2 (9/16) ... Placed 22nd at the Bronco Invitational and was the third-fastest freshman with a 6-kilometer time of 20:52.2 (10/14) ... Led Pepperdine at the WCC Championships and placed 22nd with a 6-kilometer time of 22:32.3 (10/28) ... Covered the 6-kilometer course in 21:29.3 to lead Pepperdine at the NCAA West Regional (11/10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Horizon High School, located in Thornton, Colo., in 2023 … Holds the second best time in the 5K at Horizon High School with a time of 18:04 … A four-year varsity cross country and three-year varsity track athlete … All-Conference first-team selection for cross country … Had a top-20 finish at the 5A Colorado State Cross Country Championships … Earned a third-place finish at the cross country regional meet … On the all-time top-10 lists at Horizon for the 1600 meters, 3200 meters and 5K.
PERSONAL: Born in Thornton, Colo., … Daughter of Candance and Graig Crawford … Has one sibling, Ethan … Mom played collegiate volleyball at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs … Chose Pepperdine because of “its faith-driven mission and the welcoming community that the students and staff have built. Pepperdine also has an excellent political science program and a beautiful campus!”
FAVORITES: Hobbies include skiing, listening to music, hiking and writing … Favorites include Sydney McLaughlin and Aaron Gordon (pro athletes), Team Boss and Denver Nuggets (pro teams), The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (book), Legally Blonde (movie), Friends (TV show), Taylor Swift (musical artist), chicken tikka masala (food) and basketball (sport other than running).
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2024-25
WCC All-Academic First Team — 2024
MPSF All-Academic Team — 2025
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2023-24
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Enjoyed the greatest season in Pepperdine women's track history ... Became the first female Wave to ever qualify for an NCAA Track Regional, running the 10K ... Competed in seven outdoor meets ... Set program records in the 5K (16:25.13) and 10K (33:44.39), the latter of which punched her ticket to the Division I Qualifiers and was over three minutes faster than the previous top mark ... A member of the squad that set the 4x800m relay record (9:12.18) ... Ran the program's second-fastest time in the 1500m (4:31.15) ... Raced in three indoor meets, also setting records ... Signed her name to the top of the list in the indoor 3K (9:52.04) and 5K (16:51.31) ... Helped clock the second-fastest indoor DMR time in Waves history (12:17.95).
PEPPERDINE XC 2025: Won the Waves Invite (8/29) at 13:09.1, over 13 seconds faster than the runner-up's time.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in seven outdoor meets, specializing in the 5K ... Broke the program's outdoor 5K record and ran a leg on the team's school-record-breaking 4x800-meter relay team ... Lowered her school record to 16:38.36 and won the 5K at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival ... Also ran the second-fastest 1500m time in program history with a time of 4:32.68 at the Vince O'Boyle Invite ... Ran a leg on the school-record-breaking 4x800-meter relay at the Gaucho Relays ... Set the school records in the indoor 3K and 5K ... Lowered her indoor 5K school record and placed sixth at the MPSF Championships (2/22) with a time of 17:14.16 ... Broke the school record in the 5K with her time of 17:25.81 at altitude at the Wolf Pack Classic ... Opened the year by breaking the school record in the 3K with her time of 10:00.95 at the UW Preview/Mile City.
PEPPERDINE XC 2024: Picked up where she left off by leading Pepperdine in all six races as a sophomore ... Had two top-10 finishes, three top-15 finishes and four top-50 finishes during the season ... Placed eighth at the Waves Invite (8/30) with a time of 13:27.4, nearly a 40-second improvement from her last 4K time ... Led Pepperdine with a 10th place finish at the Pacific Invitational (9/20) ... Ran the fifth-fastest 5K in program history with her 18:00.4 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) , which was 32nd out of 183 runners ... Placed 13th at the Highlander Invitational (10/19) and was the third-fastest sophomore in the field of over 250 runners ... Led Pepperdine by placing 34th at the WCC Championships (11/2) ... Was Pepperdine's first top-100 finisher at the NCAA West Regionals (11/15) race since 2015 by placing 95th.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed in three outdoor track meets ... Ran the 1500m in 4:57.17 in her collegiate debut at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival ... Ran her season-best 5K time of 18:11.17 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, which was the fifth-fastest time of the team that season.
PEPPERDINE XC 2023: Put together not only one of the strongest debut seasons in program history, but also one of the best showings ever by a Pepperdine women's cross country runner ... Ran the second-fastest 6-kilometer time in program history with a 20:52.2 at the Bronco Invitational (10/14) and was Pepperdine's top runner in all five races in which she ran ... Led Pepperdine in her collegiate debut and placed 10th at the Waves Invitational with a 4-kilometer time of 14:06.7 (9/9) ... Placed 25th at the UC Riverside Invitational and was the fourth-fastest freshman with a time of 21:07.2 (9/16) ... Placed 22nd at the Bronco Invitational and was the third-fastest freshman with a 6-kilometer time of 20:52.2 (10/14) ... Led Pepperdine at the WCC Championships and placed 22nd with a 6-kilometer time of 22:32.3 (10/28) ... Covered the 6-kilometer course in 21:29.3 to lead Pepperdine at the NCAA West Regional (11/10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Horizon High School, located in Thornton, Colo., in 2023 … Holds the second best time in the 5K at Horizon High School with a time of 18:04 … A four-year varsity cross country and three-year varsity track athlete … All-Conference first-team selection for cross country … Had a top-20 finish at the 5A Colorado State Cross Country Championships … Earned a third-place finish at the cross country regional meet … On the all-time top-10 lists at Horizon for the 1600 meters, 3200 meters and 5K.
PERSONAL: Born in Thornton, Colo., … Daughter of Candance and Graig Crawford … Has one sibling, Ethan … Mom played collegiate volleyball at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs … Chose Pepperdine because of “its faith-driven mission and the welcoming community that the students and staff have built. Pepperdine also has an excellent political science program and a beautiful campus!”
FAVORITES: Hobbies include skiing, listening to music, hiking and writing … Favorites include Sydney McLaughlin and Aaron Gordon (pro athletes), Team Boss and Denver Nuggets (pro teams), The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (book), Legally Blonde (movie), Friends (TV show), Taylor Swift (musical artist), chicken tikka masala (food) and basketball (sport other than running).
