The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Dyan Simon, '88, MD'97, was a star of the cross-country, track and field, and gymnastics program at U-High. Dyan was Lab's first individual IHSA State Track and Field Champion, winning the 1600m race in 1988 with a time of 5:08.95. Dyan qualified to run at the IHSA Track and Field meet for three years in both the 3200m and 1600m; she also qualified for the IHSA State cross country meet for three years and won the ISL Championship three years in a row. At the Mooseheart Relays, Dyan won the 1600m race all four years she ran—becoming the only athlete to achieve this in the 72-year history of the meet.