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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Solomon Lawrence

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Middle Distance
  • Major Public Policy
  • Hometown Syracuse, NY
  • High School Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central
  • Prev School Cornell
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Biography

As a graduate student (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • Competed at eight outdoor meets, claiming nine top-10 finishes during his second season with the Terps
  • Opened his season by taking two top-10 results at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17), finishing sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:14.89) and seventh in the 800m (1:53.26)
  • Topped the podium with the 4x400m relay team (3:23.68) and earned a bronze medal in the 400m (49.35) at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25)
  • Claimed two top 10s at the LSU Lloyd Wills Invitational, taking seventh in the 4x400m relay (3:19.00) and 10th in the 800m (1:51.14)
  • Finished third in the 800m (1:51.47) at the Virginia Challenge (4/20)
  • Showed out at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5), winning the 4x400m event (1:50.68) and setting a personal record in the 800m with a 1:50.68 pace to finish sixth
Indoor
  • Did not compete
As a senior (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • Opened the season with an 800m win (1:55.22) at the Maryland Invitational (3/19)
  • Took first in the 4x400 and fourth in the 800m (1:53.05) at the UCF Knights Invite (3/25)
  • Set a personal best time of 1:51.39 in the 800m at the UVA Challenge (4/22)
  • Competed in the 800m (1:52.61) and the 4x400m relay at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship Meet (5/13)
Indoor
  • Opened his indoor season at the Penn State National Open (1/21) taking first place in the 600m (1:20.07) and second place in the 4x400 (3:14.01)
As a junior at Cornell (2019-20)
Outdoor
  • No outdoor season season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor
  • First-Team All-Ivy League (4x800m relay)
  • Ran in six indoor meets for six top-five placements
  • Finished first in the 4x800 at the Greg Page Relays (12/7) and the Ivy League Indoor Heps Championships (2/29-3/1)
  • Placed third in the 800 at Indoor Heps
As a sophomore at Cornell (2018-19)
Outdoor
  • Ran in five outdoor meets
  • Closed out the season with an 800m PR of 1:51.85 and a 13th-place finish at the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships on May 11-12
  • Opened the outdoor season with a first place finish in the 800m at the Titan Team Challenge (3/30)
  • Finished the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships with a ninth-place finish and a 400m PR of 48.22 (5/4-5)
Indoor
  • Ran in eight indoor meets, earning eight top-three finishes, including two first place completions
  • Earned the tenth-best time in the 500 in program history
  • Finished first in the 500m at the Greg Page Relays (12/1) and in the 1000m at the Southern Tier Collegiate Invite (1/5)
  • Acquired a 1000m PR of 2:34.55 at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/18-19)
  • Closed indoor season with a third place finish and a 500m PR of 1:03.57 at the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (2/23-24)
Cross Country
  • Ran in one cross country meet, earning a 5k PR time of 16:48.2 at the John Reif Memorial Run (10/19)
As a freshman at Cornell (2017-18)
Outdoor
  • Competed in five outdoor meets, netting two-top five finishes
  • Took third at the Tiger Track Classic (4/13) as a member of the 4x400m relay squad (3:15.25)
  • Notched a fourth-place result at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/5) with the 4x800m relay team (7:29.29)
Indoor
  • Took part in eight meets during his debut indoor season, securing seven top-five results and winning two events
  • Won two events, the 600m (1:22.11) at the Deneault Memorial Invitational (2/17) and the 4x800 relay (7:54.87) at the Southern Tier Collegiate Open (1/6)
  • Took ninth in the 500m (1:05.21) at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/24) and seventh in the 4x800m relay (7:46.04)
Updated June 27, 2023

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Senior

    Midddle Distance
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Middle Distance