Patrick Lawson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Havertown, Pa.
Squadron:
11 Rebeleven
High School:
Haverford

JUNIOR YEAR | 2025: Competed in six meets, including all three postseason races…member of the Falcons’ scoring lineup at the NCAA Mountain Regional…recorded a 10K debut of 31:10.5 to place 34th out of 122 runners…added a 31:37.3 finish at the NCAA Championships (243rd)…clocked a personal-best 8K time of 23:28.3 to finish 18th out of 91 runners at the Mountain West Championships…Falcons’ No. 4 finisher at the Gans Creek Classic (23:56.3, 119th)…added a 24.21.0 finish to place 30th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational…recorded a five-mile time of 25:20.0 to finish fourth at the Air Force Classic…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete…earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2024: Competed in five meets…member of the scoring lineup in both Wisconsin-based races, finishing as the No. 4 runner at the Nuttycombe Invitational (26:14.6, 137th) and the No. 5 runner at Pre-Nationals (career-best 24:44.3, 203rd)…placed 49th at the Mountain West Championships (26:27.4)…picked up a top-10 finish at the Ted Castaneda Classic, after placing eighth in 26:01.1…opened the season with a five-mile time of 26:17.4 at the Air Force Classic (sixth)…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2023: Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award…competed in two Colorado-based meets…top freshman finisher in both…also named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week following both meets…clocked a career-best 8K time of 25:27.8 to finish seventh out of 111 runners at the UCCS Open…recorded a debut of 25:29.35 to help Air Force to the team title at the Roadrunner Invitational…was the Falcons’ No. 5 runner in that meet, finishing 10th out of 108 runners…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Haverford High School…four-time varsity letterwinner…two-time MVP…finished fifth at the Pennsylvania State Cross Country Championships…county and league cross country champion…two-time team captain…member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Patrick James Lawson…son of Johnnie and Bernadette Lawson…younger brother Sean is a freshman on the Air Force cross country and track teams…also has one older brother…majoring in aeronautical engineering…earning a minor in French…future plans include becoming a pilot…named to the Dean’s List…hobbies include cooking…member of Cadet Squadron 11.