Motto Brings Results for Lawson
"I shall succeed" is the motto that sits on the desk of John Lawson, KU's top cross country runner.
A desire to win seems to be the key to Lawson's success. When he won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Cross Country Championships, he was trying to beat Doug Brown of Montana University.
"I've wanted to beat him since my high school days." Lawson said. "Brown is from Montana, and held the national high school cross country record. I almost beat him last year, but didn't, so this year I really wanted to win." Last year in the NCAA Outdoor Three-Mile Championship race, judges pondered over a photo-finish for 20 minutes before awarding the victory to Brown.
Lawson was introduced to cross-country running in junior high school where he only "dabbled in it a little." He became a serious harrier in 1959 at Wandotte High School in Kansas City. There he won every meet he ran in except one. In the meet he lost, the winner was Tom Yergovich, a KU teammate of Lawson's. This year Lawson has run in seven meets and has won them all.
Thanksgiving vacation was spent on the hoof. Lawson ran in the National United States Track and Field Federation meet on Thanksgiving day and won it. The KU Jayhawk Track Club won the meet. Lawson's time was 28:50, but he modestly suggested the Wichita six-mile course was "easier than our course."
Delay Opener In Intramurals
Tipoff of the intramural basketball season, previously slated for Tuesday, is Thursday.
"We couldn't use the gym today (Tuesday), it's reserved for the women and Wednesday night there's a varsity basketball game," Robert Lockwood, intramural director said, "so we're just going to start Thursday."
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The Olympic Games are Lawson's goal. He said he feels encouraged by the NCAA win and hopes to try out for and go to the Games in 1968.
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Lawson said he hopes to graduate a year from January in Radio and Television.
Wednesday, December 1, 1965
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