The 5-foot-5 senior won three individual state titles this past spring, sweeping the sprints for the fourth consecutive year. Indiana's two-time returning Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Irby won the 100-meter dash with a state-record time of 11.41 seconds, while capturing the 200 in 23.41 and the 400 in 53.81. She also broke the tape in the 400 at this month's New Balance Nationals Outdoor in 52.83, which ranked as the nation's No. 5 performance among prep competitors in 2017 at the time of her selection.
Irby has maintained a 3.69 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of Georgia this fall.
A student ambassador at her school, Irby has volunteered locally on behalf of youth sports camps. "Lynna has set the bar very, very high," said Pike head coach De Dee Nathan. "She's continued to improve every season, and no one has ever quite done what she has done, winning the sprints every year. She can only be matched, she can never be surpassed."
