Kira Lawson

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Saunders
Hometown:
London, Ont.

2009-10: Named to AD Honor Roll, Red & Black Scholars and BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Spent most of the spring in the Cardinals' second varsity eight boat ... Rowed in wins over Kansas and Oklahoma in the Longhorn Invitational, as well as a third-place finish in the B division at the Lake Natoma Invitational and a third-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships ... Also rowed in wins over Alabama and Dartmouth.

2008-09: Dean's List ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Red & Black Scholar ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... Spent most of the spring in the Cards' second varsity eight boat ... Rowed in Louisville's 2V8+ win at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, as well as the second-place finish at the Dale England Cup ... Also rowed for the 2V8+ crew in wins over Buffalo and Duke, a sixth-place finish in the petite final at the NCAA Regionals as well as races against Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin ... Rowed in U of L's varsity four boat, which finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships.

2007-08: Dean's List ... Red & Black Scholar ... Closed her first spring in Louisville in the second varsity four boat which finished second in the "C" final at the NCAA Regional ... Was in the novice four boat that finished second at the BIG EAST Championships ... Was also in the novice four boat for races against Michigan and Michigan State.

Prior to UofL: Competed for three years for the London Rowing Club ... Also rowed for St. Thomas Aquinas High School and Saunders High School ... Named the London Rowing Club's Crew of the Year in 2006 as a member of the Junior Women's Quad ... Won gold medal in Junior Women's Quad at 2006 RowOntario Championships ... Finished fifth in the Junior Women's Quad at the 2006 Canadian Henley ... Fourth place finish in Senior Women's Double and Senior Women's Quad at 2007 Canadian Schoolboy ... Also lettered in track and cross country three years each ... Competed in the 100m and 200m in track.

Personal: Born on April 13, 1988, in London, Ont., Canada ... Daughter of Vida and Ian Lawson ... Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Hannah ... Majoring in psychology at U of L ... Post-college ambition is to get a job so that she can travel ... Hobbies and outside interests include reading and playing the piano ... Chose the University of Louisville because it is a very friendly and inviting atmosphere ... Says the best thing about the city of Louisville is Waterfront Park and Lynn's Paradise Cafe ... Believes the best thing about U of L rowing is the encouragement and support of teammates ... Favorite class is English ... After graduation, she plans to travel ... Says her best race was in the Junior Women's Quad at the 2006 RowOntario Championships.