6/9/2017 12:45:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Kent State track & field's TJ Lawson (Stow, Ohio) took ninth-place in the decathlon on Thursday at the 2017 NCAA Track & Field Championships, earning All-America Second Team honors.
Lawson, the only freshman in the 24-man field, tallied a career-best 7,725 points to take ninth. On Saturday, Lawson set personal-records in the 110m hurdles (14.80) and the 1,500m run (4:34.11), giving him a total of four PR's for the week.
Lawson is Kent State's first All-American in the decathlon since Brandon Falconer accomplished the feat in 1998.
Two Golden Flashes will be action at the NCAA Championships on Friday as Reggie Jagers III competes in the discus at 8:05 p.m., and AJ Stevens competes in the triple jump at 8:40 p.m.
