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2021-22 Track and Field Roster
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Sam Lawler
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pittsford, NY
- High School:
- Pittsford
Bio
Career Honors:
Second Team All-ACC (2025)
USTFCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2023)
All-ACC XC (2022)
ACC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week (9/12/20)
Lawler's collegiate performances
Senior Year Track and Field (2024-2025):
Indoor: In the Stanford Invitational (4/4-5) earned a personal-best time of 28:21.63 in the 10000-meter … While competing in the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (3/1-3) finished the 3000-meter with a personal-best time of 7:58.41 ... At the ACC Championships, finished in fifth for the 5000-meter with a time of 13:39.85, earning Second Team All-ACC ... Competed in the BU John Thomas Terrier Class with a 4:02.59 time in the mile, a personal-best time... Finished with a 3:46.80 time in the 1500-meter at the John Thomas Terrier Classic....
Redshirt Junior Year XC (2024): Secured 2nd place and USTFCCA All-Northeast Region in the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/15) running the 10k with a time of 29:52.47 ... Earned 10th place and All-ACC in the ACC Cross Country Championships (11/1) with a time of 22:46.5 running the 8k ... Finished 34th running a 23:20.3 in the 8k for the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (10/19) ... Placed 1st at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13) with a time of 24:55.5
Junior Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Finished the 5000-meter in 14:14.17 minutes and the 3000-meter run in 8:07.27 at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-24) ... Ran a 14:03.93 time for the 5000-meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)... Finished the 5000-meter with a time of 13:56.59 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2)...
Outdoor: Second Team ALL-ACC in the 10,000-meter at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships placing sixth with a time of 29:49.50 (5/9-11). Finished the 1500m with a time of 3:45.66 at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20)... Ran the 10k in 28:43.99 at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30) ...
Sophomore Year XC (2023): Placed 12th at the NCAA Regionals (11/10) with a time of 29:57.9... Finished 10th at the ACC Championships (10/27) with a time of 23:28.9...Placed 34th at the Nuttycombe Invite (10/13) with a time of 23:59.8...Finished 35th at the Virginia Invitational (9/23) with a time of 23:52.2... Finished as runner up in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/8) with a time of 25:31.9.
Redshirt Sophomore Year Track (2022-23)
Indoor: Took 29th in the 5k with a time of 14:25.17 at the ACC Championships (2/23-25) ... Set a personal best time of 13:52.45 in the 5000-meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) ... Opened the year with a PR in the 3,000-meter run at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28), with a time of 8:09.56.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Redshirt Freshman Year XC (2022): Finished 110th at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 30:19.6 ... Finished 19th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:24.0 ... Finished 99th in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 24:03.4 ... Set a personal best in the 8k at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24) with a time of 24:19.4 ... Earned 7th place at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) at a time of 25:19.5 ... Finished 2nd place with a time of 19:54.8 at the Harry Lang Invitational (9/3)
Sophomore Year Track (2021-22):
Indoor: Finished in 35th at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 5000m with a time of 29:32.71 (2/24-2/26)...Placed 67th and set a new PR in the 3000m of 8:14.77 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11-2/12).
Outdoor: Secured a personal best in the 400m with a time of 1:11.50 at the Cortland Upstate Alternative (4/16)... Made his 2022 outdoor debut with 41st place in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays...Also set a new PR with a time of 29:32.71 (3/24-3/26).
Sophomore Year XC (2021): Did not compete
Freshman Year Track (2020-21):
Indoor: Ran a time of 14:26.00 in the 5000m finals at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing 18th in the event (2/25-2/27)...Finished 5th and set a PR with a time of 8:25.25 at the Doc Hale Invitational (2/5-2/6)...Ran a time of 8:36.95 to finish 8th in the 3000m in his season debut at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/15-1/16)
Outdoor: Finished 27th in the 5000m finals at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 14:17.25(5/13-5/15)...Placed 15th in the 5k with a time of 14:25.48 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1)...Placed 56th in the 5k at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 14:28.40 (3/25-3/27).
Freshman Year XC (2020): Placed 18th at Battle in Beantown in a time of 26:08.3 (9/25)...Made Syracuse debut with a 13th place finish at Army in a time of 23:32.9 (9/12)... Awarded ACC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week honors for his performance at Army.
Before SU: Runner up at 2019 Nike Cross Nationals New York Region ... 6th at 2019 Nike Cross Nationals ... Ran to a 5k PR time of 15:13 ... 5th place in 3200m at 2019 NYSPHSSA State Championships ... Ran to a 3200m time of 9:07 ... Placed 11th in 3000m steeplechase 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
Personal: Majoring in Sociology in The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Second Team All-ACC (2025)
USTFCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2023)
All-ACC XC (2022)
ACC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week (9/12/20)
Lawler's collegiate performances
| Top Performances | 400m | 1500m | Mile | 3000m | 5000m | 10000m |
| Indoor | 1:11.50 | 4:02.59 | 7:58.41 | 13:35.53 | 28:21.68 | |
| Outdoor | 3:45.66 | 14:17.25 | 28:43.99 |
Senior Year Track and Field (2024-2025):
Indoor: In the Stanford Invitational (4/4-5) earned a personal-best time of 28:21.63 in the 10000-meter … While competing in the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (3/1-3) finished the 3000-meter with a personal-best time of 7:58.41 ... At the ACC Championships, finished in fifth for the 5000-meter with a time of 13:39.85, earning Second Team All-ACC ... Competed in the BU John Thomas Terrier Class with a 4:02.59 time in the mile, a personal-best time... Finished with a 3:46.80 time in the 1500-meter at the John Thomas Terrier Classic....
Redshirt Junior Year XC (2024): Secured 2nd place and USTFCCA All-Northeast Region in the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/15) running the 10k with a time of 29:52.47 ... Earned 10th place and All-ACC in the ACC Cross Country Championships (11/1) with a time of 22:46.5 running the 8k ... Finished 34th running a 23:20.3 in the 8k for the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (10/19) ... Placed 1st at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13) with a time of 24:55.5
Junior Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Finished the 5000-meter in 14:14.17 minutes and the 3000-meter run in 8:07.27 at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-24) ... Ran a 14:03.93 time for the 5000-meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)... Finished the 5000-meter with a time of 13:56.59 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2)...
Outdoor: Second Team ALL-ACC in the 10,000-meter at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships placing sixth with a time of 29:49.50 (5/9-11). Finished the 1500m with a time of 3:45.66 at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20)... Ran the 10k in 28:43.99 at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30) ...
Sophomore Year XC (2023): Placed 12th at the NCAA Regionals (11/10) with a time of 29:57.9... Finished 10th at the ACC Championships (10/27) with a time of 23:28.9...Placed 34th at the Nuttycombe Invite (10/13) with a time of 23:59.8...Finished 35th at the Virginia Invitational (9/23) with a time of 23:52.2... Finished as runner up in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/8) with a time of 25:31.9.
Redshirt Sophomore Year Track (2022-23)
Indoor: Took 29th in the 5k with a time of 14:25.17 at the ACC Championships (2/23-25) ... Set a personal best time of 13:52.45 in the 5000-meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) ... Opened the year with a PR in the 3,000-meter run at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28), with a time of 8:09.56.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Redshirt Freshman Year XC (2022): Finished 110th at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 30:19.6 ... Finished 19th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:24.0 ... Finished 99th in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 24:03.4 ... Set a personal best in the 8k at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24) with a time of 24:19.4 ... Earned 7th place at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) at a time of 25:19.5 ... Finished 2nd place with a time of 19:54.8 at the Harry Lang Invitational (9/3)
Sophomore Year Track (2021-22):
Indoor: Finished in 35th at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 5000m with a time of 29:32.71 (2/24-2/26)...Placed 67th and set a new PR in the 3000m of 8:14.77 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11-2/12).
Outdoor: Secured a personal best in the 400m with a time of 1:11.50 at the Cortland Upstate Alternative (4/16)... Made his 2022 outdoor debut with 41st place in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays...Also set a new PR with a time of 29:32.71 (3/24-3/26).
Sophomore Year XC (2021): Did not compete
Freshman Year Track (2020-21):
Indoor: Ran a time of 14:26.00 in the 5000m finals at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing 18th in the event (2/25-2/27)...Finished 5th and set a PR with a time of 8:25.25 at the Doc Hale Invitational (2/5-2/6)...Ran a time of 8:36.95 to finish 8th in the 3000m in his season debut at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/15-1/16)
Outdoor: Finished 27th in the 5000m finals at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 14:17.25(5/13-5/15)...Placed 15th in the 5k with a time of 14:25.48 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1)...Placed 56th in the 5k at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 14:28.40 (3/25-3/27).
Freshman Year XC (2020): Placed 18th at Battle in Beantown in a time of 26:08.3 (9/25)...Made Syracuse debut with a 13th place finish at Army in a time of 23:32.9 (9/12)... Awarded ACC Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week honors for his performance at Army.
Before SU: Runner up at 2019 Nike Cross Nationals New York Region ... 6th at 2019 Nike Cross Nationals ... Ran to a 5k PR time of 15:13 ... 5th place in 3200m at 2019 NYSPHSSA State Championships ... Ran to a 3200m time of 9:07 ... Placed 11th in 3000m steeplechase 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
Personal: Majoring in Sociology in The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13
