Northeastern University Athletics

2017: Sat in the stroke seat for the first varsity at the Arlett Cup against No. 5 Boston University (Apr. 7), finishing second with a time of 6:18.3 … Stroked the first varsity to victory in the Dreissigacker Cup at No. 9 Brown (Apr. 15), edging the Bears with a time of 6:12.55 ... Was the stroke seat for the Smith Cup (Apr. 29), finishing second in the first varsity to No. 4 Harvard with a time of 5:51.420 … In the stroke seat, helped first varsity to victory in the Congram Cup, topping No. 13 Wisconsin (Apr. 30) with a time of 5:39.3 … Stroked the second varsity to an 11th place finish nationally at the IRA Championships (Jun. 2-4) with a fifth place finish in the Petite Final (5:56.791).

2016: Was the two seat for the varsity eight that defeated Penn at the Burk Cup with a time of 5:43.90 (Apr. 2) … Was the two seat for the varsity eight at the Arlett Cup against Boston University (Apr. 9), clocking in at 6:05.9 … Sat in the two seat of the varsity eight at the Dreissigacker Cup against Brown, finishing second at 5:45.2 (Apr. 16) … Was the two seat for the varsity eight in the Smith Cup against Harvard, taking second at 6:05.3 (Apr. 30) … Sat in the two seat of the varsity eight in a Congram Cup victory against Wisconsin with a three-second victory at 5:56.904 (May 1) ... Was the two seat for the varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints (May 15), finishing first in the Petite Final (seventh overall) with a time of 5:43.192 … Moved to the stroke seat of the varsity eight for the IRA Championships (Jun. 3-5), helping the 1V win the petite final with a time of 5:51.020 to finish seventh overall in the nation.

2015: Competed against Penn in the second varsity eight, falling just short of the Burk Cup with a time of 6:09.5 ... Narrowly defeated Boston University in the Arlett Cup third varsity eight race ... Came home with a Dreissigacker Cup victory over Brown in the third varsity eight race ... Defeated Harvard with a time of 5:45.81 in the second varsity eight race ... Captured the Congram Cup with a win over Wisconsin in the second varsity eight race ... Won the second varsity eight heat, followed by a third-place finish in the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints, defeating Brown, Yale, and Harvard ... Rowed on the second varsity eight boat at the IRA Championships, finishing third in the Petite Final.

Before NU: Spent the 2013 season rowing for the Australian Under-21 National Team Rusty Robertson Trans-Tasman Cup … Also rowed for the Australian Junior National Team during the 2012 season, finishing third in the B Final of the 4- … Also swam and played rugby and water polo in high school.
 
Personal: Texas Lawton … Son of Robert Lawton and Pettina Bateman … Has one sibling, Darcy … Intends to major in experience design … Class of 2018.