2012 Track and Field Roster
Biography
A fifth-year senior returning for his final indoor and outdoor track seasons … No. 2 all-time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Also in career top-10 in the indoor 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000-meters as well as the mile run.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Fifth – Distance Medley Relay (2010-11 Big Sky Indoor Championship)
Sixth – Distance Medley Relay (2011-12 Big Sky Indoor Championship)
Eighth – 3,000-meter steeplechase (2010 Big Sky Outdoor Championship)
Eighth – Distance Medley Relay (2010 Big Sky Indoor Championship)
PERSONAL BESTS:
800-meters (i) – 1:58.01 (1/22/2012, Portland Indoor)
1,000-meters (i) – 2:35.20 (12/4/10, Jacksons Open)
1,500-meters (o) – 3:57.08 (3/19/11, Oregon Preview)
Mile (i) – 4:10.71 (1/22/12, Portland Indoor)
3,000-meters (i) – 8:34.72 (1/16/10, UW Indoor Preview)
3,000-meter steeplechase (o) – 9:16.93 (4/17/10, MONDO Invitational)
5,000-meters (i) – 16:09.35 (2/27/10, Big Sky Indoor Championship)
CROSS COUNTRY:
(2010) Competed in six meets … Was the top-finisher in three out of six (Sundodger, Charles Bowles and Dellinger Invitational) … Was 22-of-99 at the Sundodger Invitational, recording a 24:53.10 to become the first runner since Michael Devonport in 2004 to run a sub-25 minute 8k (Sept. 18) … Followed up with a 24:52.49 at the Charles Bowles Invitational and finished 34th out of 239 (Oct. 2) … Finished 29th at the Big Sky Championship and recorded a career-best 23:35.88 (Oct. 30).
(2009) Ran in all six cross country meets … Was the top finisher for the Vikings in the first three meets … Best finish was sixth in the 6,800-meters at the Pre’s Trail Pre-View (Sept. 4) … Led the Vikings at the Sundodger Invitational (Sept. 19) and the Willamette Invitational (Oct. 3).
(2008) Finished 16th at the Pre’s Trail Run 7k with a time of 24:56.81
(2007) Placed 59th at Big Sky Championships 8k in 27:42… ran 22:09.92 for the 4M at Mike Hodges Invite… placed 102nd in 26:29.90 at Willamette Invite 8k… ran 20:24.74 at Dave Murray Invite 6k… placed 17th at UO Dual 6,160m in 21:15.1.
INDOOR TRACK:
(2011-12) Competed in seven indoor track meets including the Big Sky Indoor Championship … Ran the 800-meters for the first time in indoor track competition and posted a time of 1:58.01 at the Portland Indoor (Jan. 22) … Posted a career-best time of 4:10.71 in the mile at the UW Indoor Preview (Jan. 14) … Helped the Vikings to a sixth place finish in the distance medley realay at the Big Sky Indoor Championship (Feb. 24) with a time of 10:34.93.
(2010-11) Competed at six indoor track events including the Big Sky Indoor Championship (Feb. 25-26) … Set a personal mark in the 1,000-meters at the Jacksons Open (Dec. 4) with a time of 2:35.20 … Recorded a personal-best in the mile run with a time of 4:13.63 and a season-best in the 3,000-meters with a time of 8:40.02 at the at the UW Indoor Preview (Jan. 15) … Finished fifth overall in the Distance Medley Relay and ninth in the mile run at the Big Sky Indoor Championship.
(2009-10) Competed in five meets, including the Big Sky Championship … In first 3,000-meters race of the season, recorded an 8:34.72 at the UW Indoor Preview (Jan. 16) … Finished eighth with the distance medley relay team at the Big Sky Championships in Bozeman, Mont. (Feb. 27) … Ran a 16:09.35 in the 5,000-meters at the indoor championship and came in 17th (Feb. 26).
(2008-09) Completed the 1,000-meters in 2:42.24 at Jacksons Open.
OUTDOOR TRACK:
(2011) Ran in five outdoor track meets … Ran the 1,500-meters twice and the 3,000-meter steeplechase four times … Set a career-best in the 1,500-meters at the Oregon Preview with a time of 3:57.08 … Won the Pacific Preview (March 12) and the Pacific Twilight (April 29) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Recorded a season-best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship (May 13) with a time of 9:26.04.
(2010) Ran in six meets … Broke four minute mark in the 1,500-meters at the Oregon Preview, 3:59.75 (March 20) … Also ran in the 3,000-meters in Eugene that day, recording a 8:47.65 … Recorded his best time of the season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the MONDO Invitational with a 9:16.93 (April 17) … Finished eighth at the Big Sky Championship in Ogden, Utah in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (May 15).
(2009) Competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase throughout the season … Won the 3,000m steeplechase with a 9:50 at the Linfield Erik Anderson Icebreaker … Clocked a 9:57 at the Stanford Invitational … Ran a 10:02.60 at the Pacific (Ore.) Twilight meet.
(2008) Ran an unattached time of 10:48.37 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Pacific Twilight.
PRIOR TO PORTLAND STATE:
Two-year letter winner in cross country and track and one-year letter winner in wrestling at Reno High School… team captain in cross country and named to two all-region teams and two all-state teams… track team captain and earned two all-region and one all-state accolades… cross country team went to two state championships… track team traveled to state championships senior year.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Born August 29, 1989 … Son of Jack and Lee Lawrence … Brother to Mel and Collier … Majoring in criminal justice.
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