2024-25 Women's Swimming Roster

Lily Cunningham

  • Event(s) Sprint Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lavista, Neb.
  • High School Papillion-La Vista
  • Major General Health Science

Biography

Career Accolades
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2024-25)
  •  PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025)

Personal Collegiate Bests
 
100 Y Free 53.70 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships Feb 17, 2024
50 Y Back 29.95 X Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships Feb 16, 2024
100 Y Back 1:02.72 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships Feb 16, 2024
50 Y Fly 26.93 Magnus Invitationial Nov 18, 2023
100 Y Fly 1:00.54 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships Feb 15, 2024
200 Y IM 2:21.05 Magnus Cup Nov 18, 2021








2023-24: Set three personal-best times during the 2024 PSAC Swimming Championships ... Swam a 53.70 in the 100 Freestyle ... 29.95 in the 50 Backstroke ... 1:02.72 in the 100 Backstroke ... Also added a personal-best in the 50 Fly (26.93) during the Magnus Invitational (11/18/23) ... Earned four third-place finishes in the 50 Freestyle ... (10/20/23, 25.02 vs. Clarion) ... (11/4/23, 25.40 vs. RIT) ... (12/2/23, 25.71 vs. IUP) ... (1/13/24, 25.60 vs. Edinboro) ... Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2022-23: Named a PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Set a personal-best time 30.11 (50 yard backstroke) at the IUP dual meet ... Added season-best times of 24.82 (50 yard freestyle) and 100 fly at Cleveland State's Magnus Cup ... Set season-bests at the PSAC Championships, 54.45 (100 yard freestyle), 2:03.93 (200 yard freestyle), and 1:03.08 (100 yard backstroke) ... Earned a pair of third-place finishes (50 & 100 yard freestyle) at the RIT dual meet ... Notched a second-place finish in the 100 yard freestyle and third-place finish in the 200 yard freestyle during the Penn State Behrend dual meet ... Helped contribute to a second-place finish in the 400 yard freestyle during the St. Bonaventure dual meet. 

2021-22: Set personal-best times of 54.28 (100 freestyle), 1:03.69 (100 backstroke), and 1:02.08 (100 butterfly) at the 2022 PSAC Championships... added personal and season-best times of 27.27 (50 yard butterfly) and 2:21.05 (200 yard IM) at Cleveland State's Magnus Cup... set a personal best in the 50 yard backstroke with a leadoff leg in a third-place finishing 200 yard medley relay at the Saint Vincent dual meet... contributed to two relay teams at the PSAC meet (fourth in the 200 free and fourth in the 400 free)... finished third in the 100 backstroke at the Penn State Behrend dual meet... at the Cleveland State and Denison tri-meet, earned a sixth-place finish in the 100 fly and a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestyle events in addition to helping her team to a third-place mark in the 200 free relay... at the IUP dual, finished third in the 50 back and fourth in the 100 free with relay finishes of fourth in the 200 medley and second in the 200 free... earned a pair of second-place marks (in the 50 and 100 free) at the RIT dual with a pair of second-place relay finishes (in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle)... finished third in the 50 free and second in the 100 free in the Youngstown State dual... also contributed to a first-place relay in the 200 freestyle and a third-place in the 200 medley at that meet... opened the individual season with a win in the 200 free and a third-place finish in the 200 IM at the Saint Vincent Dual as well as contributing to a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay... earned two first-place finishes in mixed relays (the 800 free and 200 backstroke) at the season-opening Bengal Relays at Buffalo State.

High School: Attended Papillion-La Vista Senior High... holds three relay records for Papillion-La Vista... Nebraska state championship finalist and place holder in several events... graduated with honors... member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Majoring in General Health Science... daughter of Benji and Jill Cunningham... father played football at the Air Force Academy... has two siblings, Ava (sister) and Chase (brother.)

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'6"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Sprint Freestyle
    5'6"