Lisa Williamson graduated from Knox in 1986 after setting several school records for the swim team. Swimming primarily the middle distances, Lisa still holds four Knox school records.
Besides earning four letters in swimming, Lisa lettered three years in cross country and two years in track. She was the team captain of the cross country team as a senior.
At Knox, Lisa won the Michel Loomis Award, given to the female student-athlete with the outstanding performance in an individual sport, and the Evelyn Bielefeldt Award, given to the senior female student-athlete with the most outstanding career in intercollegiate athletics.
Lisa competed in the National Short Course Triathlon Championship held in Hilton Head, South Carolina, during her senior year. She placed 15th in her age group and 99th out of nearly 500 female athletes.
Lisa was an outstanding teammate and leader for the women’s swim team during her four years at Knox. She was such a strong swimmer that she practiced with the men as a first-year student.
Lisa is a great example of the success student-athletes can achieve on campus, as well as in their post-Knox years working for organizations in the non-profit sector. Her career includes work for the Inland Sea Society, the University of Wisconsin’s Land Tenure Center, and Northland College.
Lisa resides in Marengo, Wisconsin, with her husband, Laurence, and children, Nataliya and Alexander. Â
