Katherine Lawson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brisbane, Queensland

Career Records

Awards
2025 All-ACC Academic Team

Collegiate PR
1500m - 4:37.42
Mile - 4:59.25
3000m - 9:35.78
5000m - 16:21.88
10,000m - 34:00.84

2025 (Senior)
Outdoor - Competed in the 10,000m at the Wake Forest Invitational, recording a time of 34:46.86 for an 11th place finish… Recorded a time of 16:48.41 in the 5000m at the Duke Twilight.

Prior to Wake Forest (JMU)

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)

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).

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).

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.