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2020-21 Cross Country Roster

Makayla Lawler

  • Height 4-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cameron, N.C.
  • Prev School Overhills

Biography

2020-21: Methodist Female Senior Athlete of the Year ... USA South East Divisional Champion with a winning time of 23:12.62 ... first team All-East Division performer ... first women's cross country runner at MU with four first team all-conference honors ... USA South Runner of the Week (2/15/21).

2019: Named team's Women's MVP ... NCAA South/Southeast All-Region … first team All-Conference selection ... won the Monarch XC Classic ... four top-five finishes.

2018: became the second Methodist women's cross country runner to win an individual championship by placing first in the USA South Conference tournament ... named first team All-Conference and All-region ... her best 5K course time of 19:06.0 places her in the top ten all-time at Methodist and her best 6k course time of 23:07.8 places her in the top five all-time at MU ... team's cross country MVP.

2017: USA South's Rookie of the Year ... first-team All-Conference selection ... two-time (9/4 & 9/18) USA South cross country rookie of the week ... USA South cross country runner of the week (9/18) ... team's cross country MVP.

High School: four-year member of the track & field and cross country team at Overhills ... four-time all-conference selection ... three-time MVP in cross country and two-time MVP in track ... three-time state qualifier

Personal: daughter of Samantha and Andrew Lawler ... majoring in athletic training ... member of MUSATA on campus.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

    4'10"
  • 2019Junior

    4'10"
  • 2020Senior

    4'10"