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Kelly Lawson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cardiff, Calif.
Bio
2016 (Cross Country):ย Raced two times during the cross country season, starting with the Sundodger Invitational where she was 23rd overall in a time of 22:17 โฆ also finished 71st at the Washington Invitational in 22:23.
2015-16 (Track): Did not compete during the track season ... (Cross Country):ย Competed at the Pac-12 Championships and provided valuable depth to a team that finished 10thย at the NCAA Championships โฆ at the Pac-12 meet, placed 77thย overall in 21:54, the 10thย Husky finisher โฆ traveled to the Wisconsin Invite and ran in the open race, placing 18thย and third among Dawgs in 21:22 โฆ ran to a 64th-place finish in 21:30 at the Washington Invitational, 10thย among Huskies โฆ also was the tenth Husky at the season-opening Sundodger, placing 26thย overall in 21:55 โฆ picked up Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2014-15 (Track):ย Enjoyed a strong indoor season, competing at the conference championships โฆ finished 19thย in the 3,000-meters at the MPSF Championships in the Dempsey with a career-best time of 9:37.74 โฆ also clocked a 9:40.41 3k time at the Husky Classic โฆ opened her track season with a mile run of 4:58.69 at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ only competed once during the outdoor season, running the 1,500-meters in 4:35.17 at the Baldy Castillo Invite in Arizona ...ย (Cross Country):ย Ran in the top-seven at all six races for the Dawgs, helping the team reach the NCAA Championships โฆ at her first career national meet, finished 196thย overall, as the No. 5 Husky scorer, as the team placed 23rdย โฆ ran to a 60th-place finish at the West Regional Championships, sixth on the squad โฆ was also sixth on the team at her first Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 36th-place in 21:15 โฆ was the No. 5 scorer at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 159thย overall โฆ came in 43rdย at the Washington Invitational at Jefferson Park Golf Course, sixth on the squad โฆ ran attached for the first time at the Sundodger Invitational, finishing 10th, and fourth among Huskies, in 21:22 โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2013-14:ย Redshirted the season, competing just once unattached on the track ... ran the 1,500-meters at the season-ending Ken Shannon Invite, finishing in 4:42.85 ... did not compete during the fall.
High School and Personal:ย Born in San Diego, Calif. โฆ parents are Liz and Bill Lawson โฆ has one older brother, Dylan, and one younger brother, Matthew โฆ father rowed crew at San Diego State โฆ one of the top distance runners in the state of California during her career ... a top-10 finisher at the CIF cross country Div. II state meet her final three seasons, placing eighth in 2012, fifth in 2011, and fourth in 2010 ... a three-time North County Conference cross country champion ... took ninth at the prestigious Mt. SAC cross country invite in 2012 and eighth in 2010 ... a two-time California state meet finalist at 1,600-meters, qualifying as both a freshman and a sophomore ... in her senior track season, moved up to 3,200-meters, and won her league title and placed 19thย at state โฆ an excellent 2011 track season, as she was seventh at the CIF state meet in the 1,600m with a personal-best time of 4:48.20, and won Avocado West League titles at 1,600- and 800-meters ... set her 800m best of 2:15.82 in her 2011 league title run ... as a junior in 2012, lowered her 3,200m best to 10:40 at the Escondido Invite ... fifth in the mile at the 2011 Arcadia Invite ... the San Diego cross country athlete of the year in 2011 โฆ ran at the Dempsey Indoor three years in a row at the Brooks PR Invite, running the mile each time, with a best of 10thย in 2013 in 4:59 โฆ took 61stย at Nike Cross Nationals as a junior in 2011 ... as a freshman in 2010, made the California State Meet finals at 1,600-meters, placing eighth overall โฆ ran at the USATF Mountain Running World Championships in Italy in September of 2012 โฆ also lettered four years in water polo and swimming, and was an All-American in the 200 medley relay and a CIF finalist in the 100 and 50 freestyle โฆ earned 16 varsity letters in her high school career, a school record โฆ graduated with a 3.9 GPA.
Major Meets
2014 Pac-12 XC - 36th (6th UW)
2014 Regional XC - 60th (6th UW)
2014 NCAA XC - 196th (5th UW)
2015 MPSF TF - 19th, 3000m
2015 Pac-12 XC - 77th (10th UW)
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:35.17
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:58.69
3000m.......9:37.74
Academic Honors
2015 Pac-12 All-Academic XC Honorable Mention
2014 Pac-12 All-Academic XC Honorable Mention
2015-16 (Track): Did not compete during the track season ... (Cross Country):ย Competed at the Pac-12 Championships and provided valuable depth to a team that finished 10thย at the NCAA Championships โฆ at the Pac-12 meet, placed 77thย overall in 21:54, the 10thย Husky finisher โฆ traveled to the Wisconsin Invite and ran in the open race, placing 18thย and third among Dawgs in 21:22 โฆ ran to a 64th-place finish in 21:30 at the Washington Invitational, 10thย among Huskies โฆ also was the tenth Husky at the season-opening Sundodger, placing 26thย overall in 21:55 โฆ picked up Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2014-15 (Track):ย Enjoyed a strong indoor season, competing at the conference championships โฆ finished 19thย in the 3,000-meters at the MPSF Championships in the Dempsey with a career-best time of 9:37.74 โฆ also clocked a 9:40.41 3k time at the Husky Classic โฆ opened her track season with a mile run of 4:58.69 at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ only competed once during the outdoor season, running the 1,500-meters in 4:35.17 at the Baldy Castillo Invite in Arizona ...ย (Cross Country):ย Ran in the top-seven at all six races for the Dawgs, helping the team reach the NCAA Championships โฆ at her first career national meet, finished 196thย overall, as the No. 5 Husky scorer, as the team placed 23rdย โฆ ran to a 60th-place finish at the West Regional Championships, sixth on the squad โฆ was also sixth on the team at her first Pac-12 Championships, crossing the line in 36th-place in 21:15 โฆ was the No. 5 scorer at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 159thย overall โฆ came in 43rdย at the Washington Invitational at Jefferson Park Golf Course, sixth on the squad โฆ ran attached for the first time at the Sundodger Invitational, finishing 10th, and fourth among Huskies, in 21:22 โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2013-14:ย Redshirted the season, competing just once unattached on the track ... ran the 1,500-meters at the season-ending Ken Shannon Invite, finishing in 4:42.85 ... did not compete during the fall.
High School and Personal:ย Born in San Diego, Calif. โฆ parents are Liz and Bill Lawson โฆ has one older brother, Dylan, and one younger brother, Matthew โฆ father rowed crew at San Diego State โฆ one of the top distance runners in the state of California during her career ... a top-10 finisher at the CIF cross country Div. II state meet her final three seasons, placing eighth in 2012, fifth in 2011, and fourth in 2010 ... a three-time North County Conference cross country champion ... took ninth at the prestigious Mt. SAC cross country invite in 2012 and eighth in 2010 ... a two-time California state meet finalist at 1,600-meters, qualifying as both a freshman and a sophomore ... in her senior track season, moved up to 3,200-meters, and won her league title and placed 19thย at state โฆ an excellent 2011 track season, as she was seventh at the CIF state meet in the 1,600m with a personal-best time of 4:48.20, and won Avocado West League titles at 1,600- and 800-meters ... set her 800m best of 2:15.82 in her 2011 league title run ... as a junior in 2012, lowered her 3,200m best to 10:40 at the Escondido Invite ... fifth in the mile at the 2011 Arcadia Invite ... the San Diego cross country athlete of the year in 2011 โฆ ran at the Dempsey Indoor three years in a row at the Brooks PR Invite, running the mile each time, with a best of 10thย in 2013 in 4:59 โฆ took 61stย at Nike Cross Nationals as a junior in 2011 ... as a freshman in 2010, made the California State Meet finals at 1,600-meters, placing eighth overall โฆ ran at the USATF Mountain Running World Championships in Italy in September of 2012 โฆ also lettered four years in water polo and swimming, and was an All-American in the 200 medley relay and a CIF finalist in the 100 and 50 freestyle โฆ earned 16 varsity letters in her high school career, a school record โฆ graduated with a 3.9 GPA.
Major Meets
2014 Pac-12 XC - 36th (6th UW)
2014 Regional XC - 60th (6th UW)
2014 NCAA XC - 196th (5th UW)
2015 MPSF TF - 19th, 3000m
2015 Pac-12 XC - 77th (10th UW)
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:35.17
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:58.69
3000m.......9:37.74
Academic Honors
2015 Pac-12 All-Academic XC Honorable Mention
2014 Pac-12 All-Academic XC Honorable Mention
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