SMSU Athletics

SMSU Notes: Also a member of the SMSU track & field team.

2016: Named honorable mention All-NSIC South ... named team special teams player of the year ... played in all 11 games with four starts ... tied for second on the team with 39 receptions for 600 yards ... caught a team-high seven touchdowns ... had 21 kickoff returns for 690 yards ... averaged 32.9 yards per kickoff return to rank fourth in Division II ... led the NSIC in kickoff return average ... finished seventh in the NSIC in all purpose yards ... named team special teams player of the week vs. Wayne State, at Minnesota State and at Winona State.

2015: Played in nine games with one start ... missed final two games with an injury ... caught 25 passes for 343 yards and four touchdowns ... caught six passes for 141 yards and one touchdown at Upper Iowa ... had an 82-yard reception at Upper Iowa ... had two touchdowns at Wayne State ... had 15 kickoff returns for 293 yards ... named SMSU special teams player of the week at Upper Iowa.

Before SMSU: Competed in both track & field and football at El Camino College … played football for coach John Featherstone ... played in six games as a sophomore and rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns ... rushed for 315 yards on 51 carries in eight games during freshman season ... also caught 16 passes for 97 yards and one touchdown ... will have three years of eligibility in track … personal best 10.9 in 100m … personal best 23'11.75 in the long jump.

High School: 2013 graduate of Mira Costa HS.

Personal: Born April 21, 1995 ... son of Sandra Gayle and Errol Lawson ... exercise science major.