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2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Mark Seliger Photography
Mark Seliger Photography
Mark Seliger Photography

Lily Deforge

  • Class Sophomore
  • Events Throws
  • Hometown Franklin, Mass.
  • High School Franklin

Biography

All Performances (TFRRS)

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2025 OUTDOOR: 

  • Competed in throwing events at seven meets
  • Notched 11 top-10 finishes
  • Posted personal-best marks in the discus (44.57m) and hammer throw (45.56m) at the Jim Kavanagh Legacy Invitational (Apr. 19)
  • Finished ninth in both the shot put and discus at the Patriot League Track & Field Championships (May 2-3)
  • Set a personal-best mark in the shot put (13.71m) at the Patriot League Championships 
  • Took second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the UMass Flagship Opener (Apr. 5)
  • Finished seventh in the shot put and ninth in the discus at the NEICAAA Championships (May 10)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024-25 INDOOR: 

  • Competed in the shot put and weight throw in six meets during her first season in the program
  • Placed fifth in the shot put and 10th in the weight throw at the URI Coaches' Invitational (Jan. 18)
  • Posted a season-best mark of 14.15m in the weight throw at the Brown Invitational (Feb. 22)

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

  • Four-year varsity member of the track and field team at Franklin High School in Franklin, Mass. under head coach Paul Trovato
  • Served as a team captain both her junior and senior year
  • Four-time NEW BALANCE NATIONALS QUALIFIER (2023-2024 indoor and outdoor)
  • 2022 Nike Nationals for Discus
  • 2024 MIAA Meet of Champions Indoor Shot Put Runner-Up
  • 2024 MIAA Meet of Champions Discus Runner-Up
  • 2024 Division 1 State Champions
  • 2024 Division 1 State Indoor Relay Champions
  • 2023 and 2024 Division 1 State Champion Discus
  • Winter 2023 and Spring 2024 Metrowest All-Star
  • Three-time Hockomock League All-Star (2022, 2023 & 2024)
  • Five-time Hockomock League Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Champion
  • Two-time Hockomock League Discus Champion
  • Four-time Hockomock League Champions
  • Hockomock Athlete of the Week (May 2023)
  • Three-time Most Valuable Field Athlete (2022, 2023 & 2024)
  • 2022 Coach's Award recipient
  • Holds the Franklin school record in the indoor and outdoor shot put and the discus
  • Career PRs: Shot Put (41’3) and Discus (134’)
  • A member of the Mass Hammer Project club team coached by James Hall
  • 2024 AP Scholar Award recipient
  • Two-year Peer Leader
  • Member of the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society
  • Four-year Honor Roll recipient
  • Also a three–year starter on the Franklin soccer team and a member of the Scorpions ECNL National Team

PERSONAL: 

  • Her mom, Tracy, played volleyball and was on the track and field team at Wagner
  • Plans to major in international affairs
  • Chose Holy Cross because of the amazing academic programs and kind people

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Throws
    5'6"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Throws
    5'6"
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