Gatlin Lawson
- position Sprints
- class Senior
- Hometown Lugoff, S.C.
- High school Lugoff Elgin High School
- position Sprints
- class Senior
- Hometown Lugoff, S.C.
- High school Lugoff Elgin High School
Gatlin Lawson Bio
Academic Highlights
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2022
Indoor
Appeared in seven meets for the Gamecocks, competing in the 60m, 200m, 300m and one 4x400m relay … Opened the season with a 300m personal-best time of 34.87 in the Clemson Opener, finishing 17th overall … Ran Top-10 in the 60m at the South Carolina Invitational with a time of 6.98 … Witnessed a season-best 200m time at the Tiger Paw Invite when he clocked 22.17 … In the very next meet at the UofSC Indoor Open, he registered a season-best 60m time of 6.94 … Ran a sub-7 second 60m sprint on six occasions during the indoor season.
Outdoor
Saw action in just three outdoor meets, running the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay … Set a pair of outdoor personal records at the UofSC Open in the 100m (10.77) and the 200m (22.31) … Also finished third in the 4×100 at the UofSC Open with a team time of 40.86 … Competed in both the 100m and the 200m at the SEC Outdoor Championship.
2021
Indoor
Ran at six meets for the Gamecocks … Ran in the 60 meters at the SEC Championships and took 16th in the prelims … Ran his career best in the 60 meters with a time of 6.89 at the Bob Pollock Meet … Earned two top-10 finishes in the 200 meters … Ran his personal-best time of 22.01 at the USC Indoor Open where he finished seventh … Doubled in the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Gamecock Opener, Carolina Challenge, Bob Pollock Meet, South Carolina Invitational and the USC Indoor Open.
Outdoor
Ran at seven meets for Carolina … Ran at the SEC Championships in the 100 meters and finished 27th … Doubled at the Weems Baskin and Florida Relays in the 100 and 200 meters … Ran a season-best time in the 100 meters at the Gamecock Invitational when he ran a time of 10.63 to finish in eighth place … Ran a season-best time of 22.36 in the 200 meters to finish 33rd at the Florida Relays … Earned four top-10 finishes in the 100 meters throughout the season.
2020
Indoor
Had a strong first season with the Gamecocks, competing in seven meets for the Garnet and Black … Made his debut at the Clemson Opener where he ran the 60m … Returned to Columbia to run the Gamecock Opener in the 300m, taking 12th … Ran an indoor 200m season-best at the USC Indoor Open in a time of 22.09 … Ran a season-best time of 6.98 at the USC Indoor Open in the 60m which was the third best on the team during the indoor campaign … Competed at the SEC Championships in the 60m and the 200m.
Outdoor
Cancelled
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Ran the 100m and 200m in high school … Also played football as a wide receiver … Owns a PR of 10.51 in the 100m and 21.56 in the 200m.
Personal
Son of Tammy and Brad Lawson … Has one sibling Tanner … Plans to major in Integrated Information Technology and hopes to go to grad school … Chose South Carolina because he was always a fan of the Gamecocks … Started running track because he always knew he was fast so he tried it out and was successful.
Personal Records
Indoor
| 60m | 6.89 (1/29/21) |
| 200m | 22.01 (2/13/21) |
| 300m | 34.87 (12/3/21) |
Outdoor
| 100m | 10.77 (4/23/22) |
| 200m | 22.31 (4/23/22) |
