Completed Event: Track & Field at VertKlasse Meeting on April 4, 2025 , , Completed
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James Madison
at VertKlasse Meeting
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2023-24 Track & Field Roster
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Lawson, Katherine
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Katherine Lawson
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Distance [CC]
- Hometown:
- Brisbane, Queensland
- High School:
- Citipointe Christian College
- Previous:
- Drake
- Major:
- Health Sciences
Bio
TFRRS
Career Highlights:
Cross Country
Personal Records:
Outdoor Track & Field
4:37.42 in the 1,500m (Bob Davidson Team Challenge, 3/22-3/23/24)
16:21.88 in the 5,000m (Virginia Challenge, 4/19-4/20/24)
34:00.84 in the 10,000m (Penn Relays, 4/25-4/27/24)
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Indoor Track & Field
4:59.25 in the mile (VMI Winter Relays, 2/2-2/3/24)
9:35.87 in the 3000m (Penn State National Open, 1/26-1/27/24)
16:41.29 in the 5000m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/1-3/3/24)
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Cross Country
14:03.8 in the 4K (Hokie Open, 11/3/23)
17:10.5 in the 5K (SBC Championship, 11/1/24)
20:55.0 in the 6K (Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, 10/19/24)
2024-25 as a Junior:
Cross Country
2023-24 as a Sophomore:
Outdoor Track & Field
Indoor Track & Field
Cross Country
In the Classroom
High School:
Personal:
Career Highlights:
Cross Country
- 2024 Sun Belt First Team All-Conference
- 2023 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
- 2023 Sun Belt Third Team All-Conference
Personal Records:
Outdoor Track & Field
4:37.42 in the 1,500m (Bob Davidson Team Challenge, 3/22-3/23/24)
16:21.88 in the 5,000m (Virginia Challenge, 4/19-4/20/24)
34:00.84 in the 10,000m (Penn Relays, 4/25-4/27/24)
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Indoor Track & Field
4:59.25 in the mile (VMI Winter Relays, 2/2-2/3/24)
9:35.87 in the 3000m (Penn State National Open, 1/26-1/27/24)
16:41.29 in the 5000m (ECAC Indoor Championships, 3/1-3/3/24)
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Cross Country
14:03.8 in the 4K (Hokie Open, 11/3/23)
17:10.5 in the 5K (SBC Championship, 11/1/24)
20:55.0 in the 6K (Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, 10/19/24)
2024-25 as a Junior:
Cross Country
- Competed in five meets
- Won the Women's Brown 6K race at the Paul Short Run in 21:02.5 (10/5)
- Ran a 6K PR of 20:55.0 for 17th at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (10/19)
- Finished runner-up at the Sun Belt Conference Championship 5K title race in 17:10.5 (11/1)
2023-24 as a Sophomore:
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in five meets
- Ran a personal-best 4:37.42 in the 1,500 meters at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge (3/22-3/23)
- Recorded a 5,000-meter PR of 16:21.88 at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-4/20)
- Registered a career-best 10,000-meter time of 34:00.84 at the Penn Relays (4/25-4/27)
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in six meets
- Won the mile (5:03.98) and 3,000-meter race (9:51.79) at the Oceanfront Invitational (1/19-1/20)
- Recorded a PR of 9:35.78 in the 3,000-meter race at the Penn State National Open (1/26-1/27)
- Finished fourth in the 5,000-meter (16:52.73) and fifth in the 3,000-meter (9:38.22) races at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (2/19-2/20)
- Ran the anchor leg for the fourth-place distance medley relay team (11:51.36) and placed fifth in the 5,000-meter race in a personal-best 16:41.29 at the ECAC Indoor Championships (3/1-3/3)
Cross Country
- Competed in six meets
- Won the Hokie Open 4K with a PR of 14:03.8 (11/3)
- Crossed the finish line in 11th at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships with a 5K time of 18:02.9 (10/28)
In the Classroom
- Dean's List (Fall 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2024)
- 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
High School:
- Competed from 2022-23 at Drake
- Ran in four meets for the Bulldogs during the indoor season
- Clocked in at 10:00.00 in the 3,000-meter race for sixth at the ISU Classic (2/4)
- Finished the 5,000-meter race in 17:38.10 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10-11)
- Competed in almost every race on the women's cross country schedule
- Ran a season-best 5K time of 18:55.4 at the Greeno Dirksen Invite (9/17)
- Finished 27th at the Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:33.1 (10/28)
- Set her 6K PR (21:51.5) at the NCAA Midwest Cross Country Regional (11/11)
Personal:
- Daughter of William Lawson and Rochelle Ross
- Majoring in business management
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