SUNY Potsdam Athletics

Lilly Cushman enters her first season with the Bears.
 
Personal: Daughter of Christopher and Katherine Cushman . . . career ambitions include vascular surgeon, biomedical engineer, interior designer and graphic designer . . . will also compete for the Bears track and field team this year . . . was cross country MVP at Marcellus High School and award winner for Academic Excellence in web page design . . . favorite musicians are Luke Combs, Jon Pardi and Chris Stapleton . . . is a fan of Morgan Uceny and Molly Huddle . . . favorite thing about being an NCAA athlete is that she gets to fulfill her dream of being a collegiate runner . . . lists her high school cross country Coach Panek because he has an inspiring outlook on life and has helped her grow as a person . . . greatest sports accomplishment is placing eighth at the 2016 cross country sectionals . . . also enjoys running, hiking and yoga . . . chose Potsdam for its early college program and because she could see herself as a Bear as soon as she visited . . . most looking forward to developing into a college athlete and growing academically