Kent State University
NCAA Indoor Championships
Lawson Breaks Own Heptathlon Record, Earns First Team All-America Honors
3/10/2018 8:36:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – TJ Lawson bested his own Kent State record by scoring 5,934 points to place fifth in the men's heptathlon and earn First Team All-America honors to lead a trio of Golden Flashes in action Saturday at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The redshirt sophomore set a new personal-record in two of Saturday's three heptathlon events and moved up one spot in the competition's standings from his spot in sixth entering the day. Lawson clocked an 8.36 in the 60-meter hurdles for 893 points to start the day, his second-highest scoring event of the competition. He then cleared a personal-best 15'-07.25" to take fifth in the pole vault and ran a personal-best 2:40.89 in the 1,000-meter run, which was good for seventh.
Gabrielle Figueroa and Craig Stevens, Jr. both placed 14th in their respective events to earn Second team All-America honors.
Figueroa recorded a top throw of 66'-07.25" to finish one spot better than her seed in her NCAA Championships debut.
Stevens, Jr., who picked up his second career All-America accolade, went 51'-06.25" on his best jump Saturday.
NEXT UP FOR KENT STATE
The Golden Flashes will start the outdoor season at the Texas Relays on March 28-31 in Austin, Texas.
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