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Over the Bar with Lillian Lowe
03/04/2019 | Track and Field
In January 2019, junior high jumper Lillian Lowe arrived in Tucson after two years at the University of Hawaii.
"I love it, it is awesome," said Lowe. "It is everything I thought it would be."
During her time in Hawaii, Lowe put together quite the resume. In 2018, Lowe won the MPSF and Big West high jump contests and earned a bid to the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
In 2019 with the Cats, she has won four of six contests and has never finished outside the top-two. Highlighting her debut season with the Cats is a repeat MPSF Championships and a season-best mark of 1.82m (5-11.5) set at the Texas Tech Shootout to earn a 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships bid.
"I'm really happy that I made it, but I'm trying to get my mind in place to win it," Lowe said. "I really think I have a chance to perform well, become an All-American for the first time and I'm just super stoked."
"Coach Blockburger tells me; 'we don't go into a meet to be nervous or be scared, that's why we train really hard. We go into a meet and be super excited to perform well and execute.' Going into this meet using NCAAs last year, I have a lot more experience and I know what to expect because at outdoors last year, I was terrified … I'm going to go in there confident, prepared to execute and jump my hardest."
With her every step of the way in Tucson has been coach Sheldon Blockburger, who has played a huge role in her athletic development.
"He's awesome," Lowe said. "He's everything I wanted. I wanted a coach who was serious. And someone I could be really close to and someone I could go to for personal things. I feel like I can talk to him about anything. He knows exactly what he's doing, none of the training stuff is on me."
Lowe is one of five high jumpers on the Cats' 2019 roster. She credits her teammates just as much as her coach when it comes to raising the bar.
"I really love the team," Lowe added. "That's something I didn't have, practicing with other high jumpers puts you at a whole new level, you have teammates to train with. It's good athletically, but from the friendships standpoint I got so close with everyone in a matter of weeks."
On May 11th & 12th, Lowe and the Cats will host the Pac-12 Championships at Roy P. Drachman Stadium. She's excited for the chance to represent Arizona in the Conference of Champions at home.
"I want to let people know," she said, "I'm new here but I want to give something to this community and be a part of the Arizona atmosphere and everything that comes with it. I want to get my name out there, my team's name out there and have fun."
"I love it, it is awesome," said Lowe. "It is everything I thought it would be."
During her time in Hawaii, Lowe put together quite the resume. In 2018, Lowe won the MPSF and Big West high jump contests and earned a bid to the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Lillian Lowe is your 2019 MPSF Women's High Jump Champion!!#BearDown #BeLezoLike pic.twitter.com/3opvUwhbyu
— Arizona Track & Field (@ArizonaTrack) February 23, 2019
In 2019 with the Cats, she has won four of six contests and has never finished outside the top-two. Highlighting her debut season with the Cats is a repeat MPSF Championships and a season-best mark of 1.82m (5-11.5) set at the Texas Tech Shootout to earn a 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships bid.
"I'm really happy that I made it, but I'm trying to get my mind in place to win it," Lowe said. "I really think I have a chance to perform well, become an All-American for the first time and I'm just super stoked."
"Coach Blockburger tells me; 'we don't go into a meet to be nervous or be scared, that's why we train really hard. We go into a meet and be super excited to perform well and execute.' Going into this meet using NCAAs last year, I have a lot more experience and I know what to expect because at outdoors last year, I was terrified … I'm going to go in there confident, prepared to execute and jump my hardest."
With her every step of the way in Tucson has been coach Sheldon Blockburger, who has played a huge role in her athletic development.
"He's awesome," Lowe said. "He's everything I wanted. I wanted a coach who was serious. And someone I could be really close to and someone I could go to for personal things. I feel like I can talk to him about anything. He knows exactly what he's doing, none of the training stuff is on me."
Lowe is one of five high jumpers on the Cats' 2019 roster. She credits her teammates just as much as her coach when it comes to raising the bar.
"I really love the team," Lowe added. "That's something I didn't have, practicing with other high jumpers puts you at a whole new level, you have teammates to train with. It's good athletically, but from the friendships standpoint I got so close with everyone in a matter of weeks."
On May 11th & 12th, Lowe and the Cats will host the Pac-12 Championships at Roy P. Drachman Stadium. She's excited for the chance to represent Arizona in the Conference of Champions at home.
"I want to let people know," she said, "I'm new here but I want to give something to this community and be a part of the Arizona atmosphere and everything that comes with it. I want to get my name out there, my team's name out there and have fun."
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