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Denee' Lawrence

  • Class Senior
  • High School Ramstein American
  • Hometown Ramstein, Germany

Biography

2020-21: Enjoyed a strong start to the indoor season at the Indiana State Invitational, placing second (7.82) and fourth (25.93), respectively, in the 60m dash and 200m dash ... Took third (7.94) in the 60m dash at the GVSU Tune-Up ... Competed in the 60m dash (11th; 7.75) and 200m dash (11th; 25.42) preliminaries at the MVC Indoor Championships, where she also ran on Loyola's 4x400m relay (8th; 4:03.40) ... Made outdoor debut at the Missouri Spring Opener, seeing action in the 400m dash (4th; 58.63) ... Earned top-five finishes in the 100m dash (2nd; 12.08) and 200m dash (4th; 24.84) at the Big Blue Classic ... Ran personal bests in the 100m dash (10th; 12.01) and 200m dash (5th; 24.31) at the Illinois State Invitational ... Scored for the Ramblers in the 4x100m relay (7th; 47.40) and 4x400m relay (8th; 4:04.33) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Also competed in the 100m dash (10th; 12.22) and 200m dash (14th; 24.99) at the outdoor league meet.

2019-20: Opened season at the Black & Gold Premier, seeing action in both the 60m dash (17th; 7.86) and 200m dash (8th; 25.58) ... Member of Loyola's 4x400m relay that posted a season-best 3:51.05 (11th) at the Meyo Invitational ... Ran 200m dash season-best 25.40 (37th) at the GVSU Big Meet ... Racked up points for the Ramblers at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, scoring in both the 200m dash (7th; 25.40) and 4x400m relay (4th: 3:52.85) ... Also ran a 60m dash personal-best 7.72 (10th) in a semifinal heat the indoor conference meet.

2018-19: Made lone appearance of the indoor season at the Black & Gold Premier, where she clocked a time of 8.87 (11th) in the 60m dash ... Ran 12.29 (21st) in the 100m dash at the Black & Gold Invitational ... Earned third-place finishes in both 100m dash (12.29) and 200m dash (25.54) ... Carried that success over to the Musco Twilight, finishing second overall in the 100m dash (12.28) and 200m dash (25.41) ... Was victorious in the 100m dash at the Lewis Twilight, running 12.39 ... Helped Loyola's 4x100m relay to a fifth-place finish (47.95) at the MVC Outdoor Championships. 

2017-18: Placed fourth (7.88) in the 60m dash at the Jack Jennett Open ... Posted a season-best 200m dash time of 25.38 (4th), the 10th fastest time in school history, en route to finishing fourth at the GVSU Big Meet ... Posted the third fastest 60m dash time in school history of 7.74 in a preliminary heat at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Opened the outdoor season with a victory (12.62) in the 100m dash at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Picked up another win (12.63) in the event at the Benedictine Invitational, while also leading Loyola's 4x100m relay to a first-place finish in 47.91 ... Ran on 4x100m relay that clocked the fifth fastest time in program history of 46.86 as part of a runner-up finish at the Musco Twilight ... Earned a 200m dash victory (24.85) to go along with another 4x100m win (47.25) at the Lewis Twilight ... Saw action in the preliminary rounds of both the 100m dash (12.42) and 200m dash (25.25) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2016-17: Made collegiate debut at the GVSU Holiday Open, where she finished sixth (7.84) in the 60m dash ... Notched a fourth-place finish (7.87) in the same event at the John Tierney Classic ... Moved into Loyola's all-time indoor top 10 in both the 60m dash (7.83; 5th) and 200m dash (25.46; 9th) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Saw action in the 60m dash (7.83; 17th) and 200m dash (25.99; 21st) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Posted strong showings in the 100m dash (12.66; 2nd) and 200m dash (26.20; 3rd) at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Member of third-place 4x100m relay (47.31) at the Redbird Invitational ... Moved to sixth all-time at Loyola in the 200m dash following a run of 24.59 (3rd) at the Benedictine Eagle Relays ... Clocked the third-fastest 100m dash time (12.06) in school history during a preliminary heat at the MVC Outdoor Championship ... Contributed to the team score at the outdoor league meet with 4x100m relay (7th) as they quartet clocked the third-fastest time (46.81) in program history. 

High School: Put together a highly-decorated career at Ramstein American High School in Ramstein, Germany ... Earned 12 DoDD All-Europe selections during her high school career ... Named Ramstein American High School's Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Member of three DoDD Europe Track & Field Championship squads ... Honor roll.

Lawrence's Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Year
60m (I) 7.72 MVC Championships 2020
200m (I) 25.38 GVSU Big Meet 2018
300m (I) 42.86 John Tierney Classic 2017
400m (I) 1:01.32 GVSU Holiday Open 2017
100m (O) 12.01 Illinois State Invitational 2021
200m (O) 24.31 Illinois State Invitational 2021
400m (O) 58.63 Missouri Spring Opener 2021

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sprints