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Illinois State University Athletics

2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Ava Lawless

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Holt, Mo.
  • Highschool Kearney
  • Major Criminal Justice Science

Biography

  • PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS
  • 2025 Outdoor
    • Began season with personal-record mark of 14.39 in the 100m hurdles at the Redbird Challenge (March 28-29)....Took second in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Senior Spotlight (May 2)...Finished runner-up in the triple jump at the MVC Championships with a mark of 12.21m, good for 10th-best in ISU history (May 17-18).
  • 2024 Indoor
    • Won the triple jump at the John Coughlan Invite with a personal-record mark of 12.34m, which also ranks second in program history (Dec. 6-7)...Won the pentathlon with personal-record performances in the high jump, shot put, long jump and 800m at the Keck Select (Feb. 7-8)...Took runner-up in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the MVC Championships (March 2-3).
  • 2024 Outdoor
    • Took fifth in the triple jump at the Joe Walker Invitational (April 5-6)...Earned fifth in the triple jump at the MVC Championships (May 10-12).
  • 2023 Indoor
    • Opened season with third-place finishes in the triple jump and 60m hurdles at the John Coughlan Invite (Dec. 1-2)...Took third in the long jump and triple jump at the Redbird Tune-Up (Feb. 16)...Earned sixth at the triple jump at the MVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (May 10-12).
  • HIGH SCHOOL
    • Two-time Class 4 Triple Jump Champion… Two-time All-State Class 4 Long Jumper… Twp-time All-State Class 4 in 100m Hurdles…Class 4 Team State Champion… 12-time Class 4 All-District… 36 All-Conference award winner… 2023 MSHSAA Sportsmanship Award… Holds four Kearney High School Track & Field records… Northland CAPS Medical Sciences 2022-23
  • PERSONAL
    • Born on January 4, 2005… Daughter of Katrina and Jess… Sister to Ivory and Heaven Brende… Majoring in Criminal Justice Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Hurdles/Horizontal Jumps
  • 2025-26Junior

    Jumps