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United States Merchant Marine Academy

EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS
David Lawrence Jr.

David Lawrence Jr.

Coach Lawrence's Accomplishments Since 2013

  • Top 3 finish for Men’s Cross Country. 2013
  • 8 Academic All – Conference Cross Country. 2013
  • Top 10 ECAC Men’s Cross Country finish. 2013
  • Coach school record holder in Women’s indoor 400m. 2014
  • Coach school record holder in Pole Vault. 2014
  • Top 3 finish for Men’s Cross Country. 2014
  • Men’s Landmark Conference Cross Country Rookie of the Year. 2013,2014,2015
  • Coach Women’s school record holder in 100, 200m, 400m,400hurdles, Pole Vault and 500m.
  • 10 Academic All-Conference Cross Country. 2015
  • 2016 Skyline Conference Men Cross Country Champion.
  • Coach Women’s 4x200m & 4x400m indoor relay record team. 2016
  • Coach Women’s 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, and 4x1500m relay record team.2017
  • 2017 Skyline Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year.
  • Coach 2017 Skyline Conference Cross Country Male Athlete of the Year.
  • 2018 Men’s and Women’s Skyline Conference Outdoor Track & Field runner-up.
  • 2018 Men’s and Women’s Skyline Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year.
  • 2018 Men’s and Women’s Skyline Conference Cross Country Champions.
  • 2019 Men’s and Women’s Skyline Conference Track and Field Runner-Up. 

In 2018-19, David Lawrence Jr. enters his sixth season at the helm of the men’s and women’s track & field and cross country programs at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

On top of leading the program as a whole, Lawrence Jr. will specifically work with athletes who compete in sprints, hurdles, and jumps. Prior to arriving at the Academy, Lawrence served six years as the Region 14 Coordinator for United States Track & Field (USATF). He was also a part of all meet management for the Junior Olympics Track & Field and Cross Country National Championships. 

Lawrence Jr. served four years in the United States Army and reached the rank of Specialist.  He served in a Field Artillery Unit during Operation Just Cause in Panama. Lawrence Jr. is a 1995 graduate of Sacramento State and recently completed his master's degree in Sports Management from California University in Pennsylvania in 2016. He currently resides in Far Rockaway, N.Y.