Teresa Lawson

Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
St. Mary's Academy/Clackamas CC
Hometown:
Oregon City, Ore.

NCAA Cross Country West Regionals
2012 - 100th - 21:36.18

Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2012 - 75th - 22:26.89

CROSS COUNTRY
2012: Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team ... Ran the 14th-fastest 6,000-meter time in Oregon State history at NCAA Regionals to finish in 100th place (21:37) ... Was OSU's fourth finisher at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 27 when she came in 75th with a time of 22:27 ... Also ran 21:48.3 at NCAA Pre-Nationals on Oct. 13 and began her career with a 13th-place finish at the Pier Park Invitational on Sept. 1 (17:55.4) ... Her Pier Park time is the 20th-best 5,000-meter mark in Beaver history.

CLACKAMAS CC: Competed in cross country in 2011 for coach Jerrett Mantalas ... Earned NWAACC All-American honors with her 3rd place finish at the NWAACC Cross Country Championship ... Selected NWAACC Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Sept. 23, 2011 ... Top-10 All-Time in both the 3K (indoor) and 5K (cross country).

ST. MARY'S ACADEMY: Played both soccer and basketball for two seasons (2009-10).

PERSONAL: Daughter of Yvonne and Jerry Lawson ... Has two younger siblings, Alana and Wyatt ... Member of the National Honor Society and made honor roll all four years ... Did not run in high school and only began competing at Clackamas CC ... Describes competing in her first collegiate cross country race as her biggest athletic thrill to date ... Chose Oregon State because "the school has a strong science program and I loved the feel of the campus. The team made me feel right at home and I felt the coaches truly had my best interests at heart and that I could trust them completely."