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2025-26 Men's Cross Country / Track & Field Roster

Sean Lawton

  • Hometown Bantry, Ireland
  • High School Colaiste Pobail Bheanntrai
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Undecided
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 154
  • Position Distance Runner

Biography

GET TO KNOW SEAN:

  • Favorite athlete? Lion Scullion
  • Favorite food? Mexican
  • Favorite sports memory? Winning national U19 XC
  • Nickname? Seanie
  • Hobbies outside of sports? Irish music, hurling, Gaelic football
  • Career goals? Olympics
  • Person I would most like to meet and why? Mark Cavendish, how he battled with problems while doing sport
  • Interesting things/facts about you? I made the word CLRG Irish dance championship, I’m 1.5 hours from the nearest athletic track and only train on a grass field
  • After Iona I plan on? To run professionally or work
  • Person/people I admire most and why? Mark Cavendish, he’s been pushing the limits in cycling for years; Lion Scullion, shows the harsh reality of sport
  • Biggest accomplishment in life so far? National U20 5th, National U19 XC champ, 3rd in the Celtic International in my first Irish team
  • I try to mold my game after? Losing, failing and also winning
  • Pregame rituals? Go to Mass
  • Anything about that could be a good feature story for a newspaper, magazine, television program, etc.? West Cork man wins Olympics

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Distance Runner
    5'11" 154 lbs
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Distance Runner
    5'11" 154 lbs