Dr. Lydia A. Woods competed in Las Vegas and St. George, Utah, over six days in October, earning seven medals at the Nevada Senior Games and five awards at the Huntsman World Senior Games. This was her seventh year competing in the two meets back-to-back.
Woods competed at the Nevada Senior Games on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus Oct. 2–4. She won gold medals in the triple jump and 80-meter hurdles, silver in the long jump, 200-meter run and 400-meter run and bronze in the high jump and 50-meter run. She also placed fourth in the throws pentathlon and 100-meter run.
After the Nevada meet, Woods drove to St. George to compete at the Huntsman World Senior Games Oct. 5–7. There, she placed fourth in the triple jump, 3,000-meter run and 80-meter hurdles, and sixth in the long jump and 800-meter run.