Liliane Aittama

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
South Lyon, Mich.
Squadron:
22 Raptors
High School:
South Lyon East

AIR FORCE HIGHLIGHTS

All-Mountain West, Indoor 800-Meter Run (2024)

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2024: Raced in five meets, including the conference and regional championships…posted a personal-best 6K time of 21:46.0 at the Gans Creek Invitational, finishing within the top half of the 330-runner field (118th)…added a 21:49.0 finish at Pre-Nationals to finish 88th out of 213 runners…claimed a top-40 finish at the Mountain West Championships (22:04.3, 36th)…also competed at the NCAA Mountain Regional, posting a time of 22:14.4 (104th)…opened the season with a third-place finish at the Air Force Classic, completing the three-mile course in 17:51.0…academic all-conference.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2023: Competed in three Colorado-based meets…made collegiate debut at the Air Force Classic, clocking a three-mile time of 18:55 to finish ninth…picked up a top-20 finish (17th) at the UCCS Open after posting a 5K time of 18:28.1…Falcons’ No. 3 finisher at the Roadrunner Invitational, clocking a 6K time of 23:56.15 to finish 24th out of 79 runners and help Air Force to a third-place finish…academic all-conference.

MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Earned the program’s Newcomer of the Year award in 2024…all-conference honoree…set Air Force Class Records in the 800-meter run as a freshman (2:07.56) and sophomore (2:07.63, adjusted for altitude)…that 2:07.62a is the third-fastest time in Academy history…became just the second Air Force female to earn all-conference honors in the 800-meter run (third) at the 2024 Mountain West Indoor Championships…ran on the 4x400-meter (3:41.09) and 4x800-meter (8:54.51) relays that recorded Academy Record times at the Drake Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: South Lyon East High School…claimed Michigan D1 all-state honors in the 800-meter run (third-place finish in 2023) and pole vault (fifth-place finish in 2021)…two-time conference champion as a senior (800-meter run, 1600-meter run)…four-year varsity letterwinner in both track and cross country…named the 2022-23 South Lyon East Athletics’ Female Athlete of the Year…holds school records in the 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1600-meter run, high jump and pole vault, as well as the cross country 5K…ran on the 4x800-meter relay that posted a school record…graduated with a 4.1 GPA…earned academic honors every year…named to the Principal’s List all four years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Liliane Laura Aittama…nickname is Lili…daughter of John and Erica Aittama…father served in the Army…mother was a member of the track and cross country teams at Western Michigan University…has one older sister…majoring in geospatial science…future plans include becoming a pilot or intelligence officer…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…serving as the Standardization and Evaluation NCOIC…earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2024…began running in first grade with Girls on the Run…hobbies include boardercross and snowboarding…traveled to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., over the summer for Operation Air Force…also served as cadre for the obstacle course during Basic Cadet Training…member of Cadet Squadron 22.