Andy Lixey Class: Senior Hometown: East Tawas, MI High School: East Tawas Event: Middle Distance Birthdate: 03/11/1980

2001 OUTDOOR: Number three on all-time MSU outdoor times list in 800-meter run (1:48.89) ... third at the Big Ten Championships (1:49.30) ... first at Len Paddock Invitational in 800m (1:51.11) ... third at Mt. Sac Relays in 800m (1:49.93) ... first at Notre Dame Quadrangular in 1500-meter run (3:57.73) ... placed third at Alabama Relays in 800 meter (1:49.48).

2001 INDOOR: Earned All-America honors ... All-Big Ten second team ... set school record in the 800-meter run (1:49.15) ... 13th at the NCAA Championships in 800-meter run (1:51.62) ... second at Big Ten Indoor Championship in 800-meter run (1:49.15) ... first at Notre Dame Invitational in the 800-meter run (1:50.27) ... first at Red Simmons Invitational in 600-meter run (1:21.9).

2000 OUTDOOR: Redshirt

2000 INDOOR: Placed second at Notre Dame Invitational in the 800-meter run (1:51.27) ... placed second at Iowa State Classic (1:51.17) ... won 800 meter preliminary heat of Big Ten Indoor Championships (1:51.82) ... fifth in finals of Big Ten Indoor Championships.

1999 OUTDOOR: Ran a team-best 1:50.95 in 800-meter run ... placed fifth in 800 meters at Big Ten Championships.

1999 INDOOR: Finished first in 800 meters at the Michigan State Quadrangular (1:56.05) ... member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed second at the Big Ten Championships (9.54.94) ... ran an indoor team-best 1:53.66 at Iowa State Classic.

High School: Four-time all-conference track honoree ... earned all-district honors as a junior and senior and All-State as a senior ... 800-meter Michigan state champion in 1998 ... member of Team Michigan 2-mile-relay team that finished first at 1998 Midwest Meet of Champions.

Personal: Born March 11, 1980, the son of John and Suzanne Lixey ... interdisciplinary social sciences - human resources major.