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Senior (2016)
NCAA Indoor Champion (long jump), Two-time First Team All-American, Second Team All-American ... Kicked off his final campaign with a 6.64 performance in the 60-meter dash to earn a share of the No. 2 time in the event in Arkansas history ... Opened up in the long jump at the Razorback Invitational with an NCAA and world-leading mark of 8.17m/26-9.75 ... Further improved on his 60m time clocking a 6.62 to move into the outright No. 1 spot in the Razorback history books ... Led Arkansas to the program's 33rd conference indoor title with a win in the long jump and fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m, long jump and 4x400m ... Picked up his third national title with a win in the long jump off his last attempt ... Earned a spot in NCAA history as the career all-time leading scorer in the long jump with 33 points ... Ran a new PR in the finals section of the 60-meter dash of 6.60 to complete his final indoor season as the second best Razorback in the history of the event.
Junior (2015)
NCAA Outdoor Champion (4x100m), Two-time NCAA Runner-up (long jump), NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist (100m), Six-time First Team All-American ... Began his third season with a first-place finish at the Arkansas vs. Texas in the 4x400-meter relay and the long jump ... Won the long jump at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 8.03m/26-4.25 ... Scored points for Arkansas in the long jump and 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships with the 4x400-meter relay team and in the long jump ... Scored 8.25 points for Arkansas at indoor nationals off a second-place finish in the long jump and eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay ... Crowned 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay champion at the Drake relays ... Placed second in the long jump, fifth at 100 meters and eighth with the 4x400-meter relay team at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in four events (100m, 4x100m, 4x400m and long jump) ... Earned the second NCAA gold medal of his career with the 4x100-meter relay in a Arkansas and Hayward Field record time of 38.47 ... National runner-up in the long jump with a performance of 8.34m/27-4.5 -- sixth best in program history ... Broke Arkansas's 100-meter record with 10.04 in the prelims and went on to place third overall in the event ... Closed his junior season out with sixth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay.
Sophomore (2014)
NCAA Indoor Champion (long jump), Two-time First Team All-American ... Opened the season with a pair first place finishes in the 4x4 and the long jump at the Arkansas vs. Texas Dual ... Runner-up in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational ... Ran the fourth fastest time history 3:04.94 to place fourth at the SEC Indoor Championship ... Collected Second Team All-SEC honors with second-place finish in the long jump at the conference indoor meet ... Qualified for indoor nationals in the long jump and with the 4x400-meter relay team ... Jumped to No. 2 in Arkansas history in the long jump earning his first national title with 8.39m/27-6.5 ... Placed third at the NCAA indoor meet with the 4x400-meter relay team ... Mt. SAC relay champion in the long jump and with the 4x400-meter relay team ... Ran the seventh fastest time in school history placing first with the 4x400-meter relay team at the Drake Relays (3:03.89) ... Recognized as a second team All-SEC selection in the long jump ... Placed fifth with the 4x100-meter relay team at the conference outdoor championship ... Qualified for the NCAA outdoor meet with the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays ... Placed eighth at outdoor nationals with the 4x400-meter relay.
Freshman (2013)
Indoor First Team All-American (long jump), Outdoor First Team All-American (4x100m), Outdoor Second Team All-American (long jump) ... Opened the season at the Arkansas vs. Texas Dual finishing second in the long jump and third in the 4x4 ... Second-place finisher at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in the long jump ... Went on to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championship in the long jump ... Capped his first indoor season with a fourth-place finisher at nationals with a leap of 7.92m/26-0 helping the Razorbacks win their 41st national title... Carried his success into the outdoor season earning SEC All-Freshman recognition with a fourth-place finish in the long jump ... Qualified for outdoor nationals in with the 4x100 and in the long jump ... Ran the sixth fastest time in school history of 39.25 with the 4x100-meter relay team in the prelims of the event at nationals ... Closed his first year with a fifth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay and a top-15 finish in the long jump.
High School
Following a standout prep career at Liberty-Eylau High School, Lawson was a double winner at the USA Junior Championships with first-place performances in the long jump and triple jump … Representing the United State, he went on to finish third in the long jump and sixth in the triple jump at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona … Lawson was a five-time Texas state champion … At the 2011 and 2012 UIL Texas 3A State Championships, he swept the long and triple jump event titles … In the process of sweeping the horizontal jumps at the state meet, Lawson broke the Class 3A state records in both events with marks of 25-8 in the long jump and 51-10.25 in the triple jump … Both jumps also represented the top prep marks in the United States … For his performance, Lawson was named the Texas 3A Most Outstanding Athlete for the second straight year … As a sophomore, he was also part of the Leopards’ state champion 4×400-meter relay team … In addition to his prowess on the track, Lawson was a letterwinner and team captain for the Liberty-Eylau basketball and football teams … He earned second-team all-state honors as a defensive back.
- Three-time NCAA Champion (4x100m and (2) indoor long jump)
- 2015 Two-time NCAA Runner-Up (indoor and outdoor long jump)
- 15-time All-American
- NCAA indoor all-time career points leader (long jump - 33)
- Two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Selection
- Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll Selection
- 2016 SEC Indoor Champion (long jump)
- 2016 SEC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
- 2016 SEC Indoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Arkansas 100-meter record holder (10.04)
- Arkansas 4x100-meter record holder (38.47)
- 2012 USA Junior Champion (long jump)
Senior (2016)
NCAA Indoor Champion (long jump), Two-time First Team All-American, Second Team All-American ... Kicked off his final campaign with a 6.64 performance in the 60-meter dash to earn a share of the No. 2 time in the event in Arkansas history ... Opened up in the long jump at the Razorback Invitational with an NCAA and world-leading mark of 8.17m/26-9.75 ... Further improved on his 60m time clocking a 6.62 to move into the outright No. 1 spot in the Razorback history books ... Led Arkansas to the program's 33rd conference indoor title with a win in the long jump and fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m, long jump and 4x400m ... Picked up his third national title with a win in the long jump off his last attempt ... Earned a spot in NCAA history as the career all-time leading scorer in the long jump with 33 points ... Ran a new PR in the finals section of the 60-meter dash of 6.60 to complete his final indoor season as the second best Razorback in the history of the event.
Junior (2015)
NCAA Outdoor Champion (4x100m), Two-time NCAA Runner-up (long jump), NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist (100m), Six-time First Team All-American ... Began his third season with a first-place finish at the Arkansas vs. Texas in the 4x400-meter relay and the long jump ... Won the long jump at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 8.03m/26-4.25 ... Scored points for Arkansas in the long jump and 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships with the 4x400-meter relay team and in the long jump ... Scored 8.25 points for Arkansas at indoor nationals off a second-place finish in the long jump and eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay ... Crowned 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay champion at the Drake relays ... Placed second in the long jump, fifth at 100 meters and eighth with the 4x400-meter relay team at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in four events (100m, 4x100m, 4x400m and long jump) ... Earned the second NCAA gold medal of his career with the 4x100-meter relay in a Arkansas and Hayward Field record time of 38.47 ... National runner-up in the long jump with a performance of 8.34m/27-4.5 -- sixth best in program history ... Broke Arkansas's 100-meter record with 10.04 in the prelims and went on to place third overall in the event ... Closed his junior season out with sixth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay.
Sophomore (2014)
NCAA Indoor Champion (long jump), Two-time First Team All-American ... Opened the season with a pair first place finishes in the 4x4 and the long jump at the Arkansas vs. Texas Dual ... Runner-up in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational ... Ran the fourth fastest time history 3:04.94 to place fourth at the SEC Indoor Championship ... Collected Second Team All-SEC honors with second-place finish in the long jump at the conference indoor meet ... Qualified for indoor nationals in the long jump and with the 4x400-meter relay team ... Jumped to No. 2 in Arkansas history in the long jump earning his first national title with 8.39m/27-6.5 ... Placed third at the NCAA indoor meet with the 4x400-meter relay team ... Mt. SAC relay champion in the long jump and with the 4x400-meter relay team ... Ran the seventh fastest time in school history placing first with the 4x400-meter relay team at the Drake Relays (3:03.89) ... Recognized as a second team All-SEC selection in the long jump ... Placed fifth with the 4x100-meter relay team at the conference outdoor championship ... Qualified for the NCAA outdoor meet with the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays ... Placed eighth at outdoor nationals with the 4x400-meter relay.
Freshman (2013)
Indoor First Team All-American (long jump), Outdoor First Team All-American (4x100m), Outdoor Second Team All-American (long jump) ... Opened the season at the Arkansas vs. Texas Dual finishing second in the long jump and third in the 4x4 ... Second-place finisher at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in the long jump ... Went on to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championship in the long jump ... Capped his first indoor season with a fourth-place finisher at nationals with a leap of 7.92m/26-0 helping the Razorbacks win their 41st national title... Carried his success into the outdoor season earning SEC All-Freshman recognition with a fourth-place finish in the long jump ... Qualified for outdoor nationals in with the 4x100 and in the long jump ... Ran the sixth fastest time in school history of 39.25 with the 4x100-meter relay team in the prelims of the event at nationals ... Closed his first year with a fifth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay and a top-15 finish in the long jump.
High School
Following a standout prep career at Liberty-Eylau High School, Lawson was a double winner at the USA Junior Championships with first-place performances in the long jump and triple jump … Representing the United State, he went on to finish third in the long jump and sixth in the triple jump at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona … Lawson was a five-time Texas state champion … At the 2011 and 2012 UIL Texas 3A State Championships, he swept the long and triple jump event titles … In the process of sweeping the horizontal jumps at the state meet, Lawson broke the Class 3A state records in both events with marks of 25-8 in the long jump and 51-10.25 in the triple jump … Both jumps also represented the top prep marks in the United States … For his performance, Lawson was named the Texas 3A Most Outstanding Athlete for the second straight year … As a sophomore, he was also part of the Leopards’ state champion 4×400-meter relay team … In addition to his prowess on the track, Lawson was a letterwinner and team captain for the Liberty-Eylau basketball and football teams … He earned second-team all-state honors as a defensive back.