Lipscomb's Liza Corso Wins Paralympic Bronze

Lipscomb University track and field athlete Liza Corso won the second Paralympic medal of her career over the weekend when she earned bronze in the 1,500-meter T13 race.

Corso ran a blazing time of 4 minutes, 23.45 seconds on Saturday at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, finishing less than a minute behind gold medalist Tigist Mengistu from Ethiopia. 

The college senior previously won a silver medal in the same event at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. In both races, Corso was the only American in the field. 

Corso is classified as a T13 athlete, which means she has moderate visual impairment. Visually impaired athletes are classified in a range from T11-T13. 

At Lipscomb, Corso has earned three combined all-conference honors in cross country and track and field, has qualified for an NCAA championship meet in both sports, and was named an Academic All-American for cross country in 2023. 

Corso wasn't the only local to earn a Paralympic medal over the holiday weekend. Fellow Nashvillian Joe Delagrave led Team USA wheelchair rugby to a silver medal on Monday.

This article was first published by our sister publication, The News.