Kent State University Women's Track

Croghan to head the cross country and distance programs. Eight years later, Croghan has taken the cross country and distance programs to new heights. We are very excited to have Mark Croghan, said Lawson. He has steadily improved the program. I believe now, in our distance and middle-distance programs, we are as strong as Kent State has ever been and I feel very confident of having someone of Marks expertise leading those groups. He is doing an outstanding job and we look for great things in the future from him, Lawson added. All of Croghans hard work paid off in 2009 as the mens cross country team won its first Mid-American Conference title. In six races that year, the men claimed five overall team titles, including finishing ahead of a pair of top-10 teams in Wisconsin and Iona at the Iona Meet of Champions. The womens team also reached new heights in 2009. Kent State took home a pair of runner-up team finishes and the best finish at the MAC Championships (fifth) during Croghans tenure. Junior Alex Lizarribar tied Denise Bobbys 1990 record for the best finish at the conference championships (second) and regional meet (ninth). She also became the second Kent State womens runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships and her 77th finish was 29 places better than Bobbys finish in 1990. The 2009 season was successful not only on the courses, but also in the classroom. On Nov. 6, Kent State swept the conference scholar athlete awards when Lizarribar and fifth-year senior Tony Jordanek earned the distinction. Before coming to Kent State, Croghan served as an assistant coach at the University School from 2001-06 and also served as the distance coach for the Ohio State mens and womens track programs from 1991-93. Under his guidance, Robert Gary earned All-America status three times and qualified for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a steeplechase runner at Ohio State from 1988-91, Croghan won the national championship in that event in 1990 and 1991. He was also named the Jumbo Eliot Award winner in 1991 as the nations Outstanding Collegiate Track Athlete. He continued his success after college as he won the US National Championship in 1991 and 1994-97. Croghan as qualified for the Olympics 1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney. For his many career accomplishments, Croghan has been inducted into three hall of fames. In 1999, he was inducted into the Ohio State University Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was honored by the Ohio Association of Cross Country Coaches and most recently, he was elected into the Summit County Hall of Fame in 2009. Mark Croghan Cross Country Head Coach When Bill Lawson was hired to oversee the track and field and cross country teams at Kent State, he turned to three-time Olympian Mark Croghan to head the cross country and distance programs. Eight years later, Croghan has taken the cross country and distance programs to new heights. We are very excited to have Mark Croghan, said Lawson. He has steadily improved the program. I believe now, in our distance and middle-distance programs, we are as strong as Kent State has ever been and I feel very confident of having someone of Marks expertise leading those groups. He is doing an outstanding job and we look for great things in the future from him, Lawson added. All of Croghans hard work paid off in 2009 as the mens cross country team won its first Mid-American Conference title. In six races that year, the men claimed five overall team titles, including finishing ahead of a pair of top-10 teams in Wisconsin and Iona at the Iona Meet of Champions. The womens team also reached new heights in 2009. Kent State took home a pair of runner-up team finishes and the best finish at the MAC Championships (fifth) during Croghans tenure. Junior Alex Lizarribar tied Denise Bobbys 1990 record for the best finish at the conference championships (second) and regional meet (ninth). She also became the second Kent State womens runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships and her 77th finish was 29 places better than Bobbys finish in 1990. The 2009 season was successful not only on the courses, but also in the classroom. On Nov. 6, Kent State swept the conference scholar athlete awards when Lizarribar and fifth-year senior Tony Jordanek earned the distinction. Before coming to Kent State, Croghan served as an assistant coach at the University School from 2001-06 and also served as the distance coach for the Ohio State mens and womens track programs from 1991-93. Under his guidance, Robert Gary earned All-America status three times and qualified for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a steeplechase runner at Ohio State from 1988-91, Croghan won the national championship in that event in 1990 and 1991. He was also named the Jumbo Eliot Award winner in 1991 as the nations Outstanding Collegiate Track Athlete. He continued his success after college as he won the US National Championship in 1991 and 1994-97. Croghan as qualified for the Olympics 1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney. For his many career accomplishments, Croghan has been inducted into three hall of fames. In 1999, he was inducted into the Ohio State University Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was honored by the Ohio Association of Cross Country Coaches and most recently, he was elected into the Summit County Hall of Fame in 2009. When Bill Lawson was hired to oversee the track and field and cross country teams at Kent State, he turned to three-time Olympian Mark Croghan to head the cross country and distance programs. Eight years later, Croghan has taken the cross country and distance programs to new heights. We are very excited to have Mark Croghan, said Lawson. He has steadily improved the program. I believe now, in our distance and middle-distance programs, we are as strong as Kent State has ever been and I feel very confident of having someone of Marks expertise leading those groups. He is doing an outstanding job and we look for great things in the future from him, Lawson added. All of Croghans hard work paid off in 2009 as the mens cross country team won its first Mid-American Conference title. In six races that year, the men claimed five overall team titles, including finishing ahead of a pair of top-10 teams in Wisconsin and Iona at the Iona Meet of Champions. The womens team also reached new heights in 2009. Kent State took home a pair of runner-up team finishes and the best finish at the MAC Championships (fifth) during Croghans tenure. Junior Alex Lizarribar tied Denise Bobbys 1990 record for the best finish at the conference championships (second) and regional meet (ninth). She also became the second Kent State womens runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships and her 77th finish was 29 places better than Bobbys finish in 1990. The 2009 season was successful not only on the courses, but also in the classroom. On Nov. 6, Kent State swept the conference scholar athlete awards when Lizarribar and fifth-year senior Tony Jordanek earned the distinction. Before coming to Kent State, Croghan served as an assistant coach at the University School from 2001-06 and also served as the distance coach for the Ohio State mens and womens track programs from 1991-93. Under his guidance, Robert Gary earned All-America status three times and qualified for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a steeplechase runner at Ohio State from 1988-91, Croghan won the national championship in that event in 1990 and 1991. He was also named the Jumbo Eliot Award winner in 1991 as the nations Outstanding Collegiate Track Athlete. He continued his success after college as he won the US National Championship in 1991 and 1994-97. Croghan as qualified for the Olympics 1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney. For his many career accomplishments, Croghan has been inducted into three hall of fames. In 1999, he was inducted into the Ohio State University Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was honored by the Ohio Association of Cross Country Coaches and most recently, he was elected into the Summit County Hall of Fame in 2009.

Fanger 00 is in his 13th season as a member of the coaching staff and is in charge of the throwers. "Coach Fanger has coached the most champions and is respected nationwide as one of the top throwing coaches in the country," said Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Bill Lawson. "He is the backbone of our program and we are very fortunate and have Nathan Fanger here at Kent State." With the Kent State program already widely regarded for success in those events, Fanger has taken the team to new heights during his tenure on the coaching staff. Under his guidance, 50 throwers have won MAC championships, 54 have qualified for NCAA Regional meets, 33 have qualified for the NCAA Championships and 14 have earned All-America status. The list of successful student-athletes to compete for Kent State under Fangers guidance continues to grow. Success hasnt been limited to the field of competition for Fangers performers. He also has one Academic All-American to his credit. Following the 2014 indoor season, Coach Fanger was named the Great Lakes Regional Womens Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year by the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Under the direction of coach Fanger in the 2013-14 season, the Golden Flashes throwers had six school records broke, four indoor and outdoor National Qualifiers with a NCAA Runner-Up in womens discus and a NCAA National Champion in the mens hammer throw. Fanger directed Matthias Tayala to a National title in the mens hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships in May, where he reset his own hammer throw school record to 241 4. Fanger guided Danniel Thomas to a second place in the womens discus at the outdoor championships in Eugene, Ore. In Fangers time here at Kent State as a coach, since 2001, he has directed 40 females to the Kent State Top-10 All-Time Top Performers List including the school records in four-of-six events while he has coached 28 males to the Kent State Top-10 All-Time Top Performers List including school records in four-of-six events. Fanger still holds the school record in the mens outdoor discus with a mark set in 2000 at 194 3. In 2010-11, for the sixth time in his coaching career, Fanger guided both a mens and womens student-athlete to the NCAA Championships. The result was an All-American honoree in the womens hammer throw, the sixth of Fangers coaching career. The 2009 season was one for the history books for Fanger, as five athletes captured conference titles with his assistance. That year, Fanger coached five athletes to conference championships, including former softball standout Kim Hamilton in the javelin. Hamilton had only nine months of training under her belt when she finished fifth in the javelin to earn All-American accolades at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Since his arrival on the Kent State campus, Fanger has aided the Golden Flashes in capturing 11 MAC team championships, including the 2000 mens outdoor title as a student-athlete. Fanger, a 2000 graduate of Kent State, was a standout athlete for the Golden Flashes in his own right. He is the only four-time discus champion in MAC history and is one of three Kent State athletes to have won an individual event at the MAC championships in each of their four years. Twice he qualified for the NCAA championships in the discus and he holds the Kent State school record in the event with a throw of 194'-3." A native of Kalispell, Mont., Fanger graduated from Kent State with a degree in education and resides in Brimfield with his wife, Lori, his sons Jonathan and Adam, and his daughter Savannah. One of the longest-tenured track and field coaches in the Mid-American Conference, Kent State graduate Nathan Fanger 00 is in his 13th season as a member of the coaching staff and is in charge of the throwers. "Coach Fanger has coached the most champions and is respected nationwide as one of the top throwing coaches in the country," said Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Bill Lawson. "He is the backbone of our program and we are very fortunate and have Nathan Fanger here at Kent State."

Schober, has been named an assistant track & field coach on his staff.   Schober, who will oversee mens/womens high jump, womens combined event, mens/womens hurdles and serve as the assistant in the mens decathlon for the Golden Flashes, comes back to Kent State after spending a year with the track and field and cross country programs at Mount Union.      As an assistant coach with the Purple Raiders during the 2012-13 season, Schober worked primarily with the jumps, hurdles and combined events and also assisted the head coach in the development of student-athletes and recruiting.  He helped the mens outdoor track & field squad capture their third-straight Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) mens track & field title, and the women to their fourth straight OAC Championship title.   Schober was named the Mens Great Lakes Division III Assistant Coach of the Year after coaching 12 national qualifiers, four All-Americans and had eight athletes set school record.   I am extremely pleased to have Michael (Schober) back in the program, said Lawson.  He was an outstanding track & field athlete for us and was a great team leader.  Michael helped lead a very successful program at Mount Union, and I feel that he will bring that same winning attitude to Kent State as a coach. He is the final piece of the puzzle on my staff as we move forward into another exciting year.   Prior to Mount Union, the Penfield, N.Y. native also spent some time at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, where he was the track & field coach at the Michael Johnson Performance Training Center.   Schober taught skills, evaluated and trained athletes, as well as produced strength & conditioning programs, power programs and performed the Functional Movement Screen on athletes.   A graduate of Kent State University where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in physical education-human movement studies in 2012, Schober earned All-MAC honors five times.  A team captain during his senior year, Schobers score of 5,358 in the heptathlon ranks third all-time in the Kent State record books.   He also spent the 2011-12 season as a volunteer assistant on Lawsons track & field staff where he worked closely with the high jump and combined events.   Schober also spent three summers as a coach at the Matt Buffum Summer Track Camp in Rochester, N.Y.  He coached two athletes who won state titles in New York and five athletes who received Division I scholarships during his time working at the camp.

Nowak joined the Kent State Track and Field coaching staff in August of 2015.  "We are very excited to have Olimpia be a part of the Kent State Track and Field program," Head Coach Bill Lawson stated. "She (Olimpia) will add expertise in the combined events, hurdles and high jump." Nowak, a native of Rawicz, Poland, was a collegiate athlete at the University of Northern Iowa from 2008-2012. She was a five-time All-American for the Panthers and was crowned the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Pentathlon Champion (3,920 pts). As a Panther, she set the school record in the heptathlon (5,686 pts | 2012), the indoor 60m hurdles (8.35 | 2012) and the pentathlon (4,067 pts | 2012), while she sits in the top-5 in a number of categories. Lawson added "Olimpia was an outstanding athlete who I had the privilege to see compete on several occasions. Her knowledge and technical experience will become a valuable asset to our program." She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in May of 2012 from UNI, and plans to finish her Masters degree in Kinesiology. Olimpia Nowak Assistant Coach - Combined Events and Women's High Jump Olimpia Nowak joined the Kent State Track and Field coaching staff in August of 2015.  "We are very excited to have Olimpia be a part of the Kent State Track and Field program," Head Coach Bill Lawson stated. "She (Olimpia) will add expertise in the combined events, hurdles and high jump." Nowak, a native of Rawicz, Poland, was a collegiate athlete at the University of Northern Iowa from 2008-2012. She was a five-time All-American for the Panthers and was crowned the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Pentathlon Champion (3,920 pts). As a Panther, she set the school record in the heptathlon (5,686 pts | 2012), the indoor 60m hurdles (8.35 | 2012) and the pentathlon (4,067 pts | 2012), while she sits in the top-5 in a number of categories. Lawson added "Olimpia was an outstanding athlete who I had the privilege to see compete on several occasions. Her knowledge and technical experience will become a valuable asset to our program." She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in May of 2012 from UNI, and plans to finish her Masters degree in Kinesiology.

Rickaby is in his seventh season as a member of the Golden Flashes' coaching staff. Rickaby works with the horizontal jumpers and short sprints performers. "As a graduate of Kent State, Phil brings inside knowledge about the programs," said Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Bill Lawson. "He has been a tremendous assistant to me, especially in the combined events and the jumps. He is also a diligent recruiter for our program." As a coach, Rickaby is responsible for 32 total All-Time Top Performers in Kent State History. Twenty-five of Rickabys 32 All-Time Top Performers come form the womens side. For the indoor seasons, he coached the athletes who hold the top-4 marks in the long jump, five in the top-10 for triple jump, two in the top-10 for the 60m dash and three in the 200m dash. For the outdoor seasons, he coached athletes who hold two of the top-5 in the triple jump, three of the top-10 in the long jump and one in both the 100m and the 200m dashes. The other four under Rickabys direction that sit in the All-Time Top Performers list come from three mens indoor top-10 marks in the triple jump and one in the outdoor triple jump. Rickaby continued his success in the long jump and triple jump in the 2013-14 season as the women's team swept the podium for the second straight season at the indoor Mid-American Conference Championships for the long jump. With following suit from the 2012-13 season, Rickaby led the girls to first (Roseanne Erickson), second (Ann Marie Duffus) and third (Dior Delophont) places, while in the triple jump Delophont took second and Erickson came away with third. Erickson has continued to dominate the long jump winning the titles at the indoor and outdoor championships since arriving at Kent State and backed her title in 2014 at the outdoor championships. Delophont took third in the long jump this past season as she backed up her MAC Champion title from the previous season. Rickaby led the men's side to a second and third place finish at the indoor championships in 2013-14, as Donovan Tolbert took second and Jailyn Twitty took third in the triple jump. Twitty followed his indoor season up with an outdoor third place finish. Under Rickaby's direction in 2012-13, the women's team swept the titles in the long jump and triple jump both indoors and outdoor. At the 2013 indoor MAC Championships, Dior Delophont took home first in both the outdoor titles in the triple jump and long jump. In the long jump behind Delophont, Roseanne Erickson and Keri Dantley finished out the top-3 (second and third, respectively). Continuing their run from the indoor season, Rickaby led the jumpers to the podium again to sweep first, second and third place in the long jump (Erickson - First, Ann Marie Duffus - Second, Delophont - Third), while for the triple jump they came away with first, second and fourth (Delophont - First, Dantley - Second, Erickson - Fourth). Rickaby closed out the 2012-13 season with being reconginized by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as being named the Great Lakes Region Indoor Women's Assistant Coach of the Year. In 2011-12, Rickaby mentored two-time NCAA Championship participant Penina Acayo in the triple jump. In just one season at Kent State, Acayo was a two-time MAC champion under Rickaby's guidance. During the 2012 season, Rickaby led the women's triple jump crew to a first and third place finish at the indoor MAC Championships as well as a first and second in the outdoor championships (Penina Acayo and Keri Dantley, respectively). Roseanne Erickson claimed the long jump title as a freshman at the outdoor championships. Additionally to the women's success in the 2012 season, on the men's side, Rickaby led three guys to second, third and fourth place at the outdoor championships in the triple jump (Rob Falchi, Justin Bailey, Andrew Linebarger). Rickabys success as a coach comes from not only a vast background in competition in a wide array of events as a former collegian, but his passion for excellence. From 2006 to 2008, Rickaby served as a graduate assistant at Kent State. He has also served as a term instructor for the Physical Education Department in the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport. In addition, he served as a volunteer assistant coach in 2007 and was named Kent State's track and field assistant meet manager in 2006. During Rickaby's tenure at Kent State, he proved to be a top competitor making his way onto the all-time record lists of the track and field program.  He is currently ranked in the 60m (ninth), indoor and outdoor long jump (fourth and second), the javelin (eighth) and indoor and outdoor triple jump (sixth and eighth), respectively. In his final season of competition, Rickaby was named to the 2007 ESPN the Magazine and CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team for his efforts. As a freshman, Rickaby claimed the Mid-American Conference title in the triple jump, which paved the way to an All-MAC first team selection in 2004; his efforts helped the Kent State men capture the 2004 team title at the MAC Outdoor Championships. In the three succeeding years, Rickaby again earned First Team All-MAC honors while capturing three MAC Champion tiles in the javelin. He qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 2006 in the long jump. A native of Winmalee, Australia, Rickaby came to the United States and Kent State in 2004.  Prior to his arrival in the U.S., Rickaby was a three-time Australian Junior Triple Jump Champion from 2000-02.  During his collegiate career, Rickaby continued to add to his collection of athletic accolades in various events.  Known for his triple jumping and long jumping abilities, Rickaby also proved to be a top contender in the javelin. Rickaby earned his Bachelor of Science degree in human movement studies in 2006 from Kent State University. In May of 2008, he graduated with a Masters of Arts in sports management from Kent State. He also earned his Level 2 United States of America Track and Field Coaching Certification in 2011. Kent State University track and field standout Phil Rickaby is in his seventh season as a member of the Golden Flashes' coaching staff. Rickaby works with the horizontal jumpers and short sprints performers.

Lawson has maintained the program's long tradition of excellence while elevating the success of his student-athletes on the national stage.  Conference titles have become expectations for Kent State men's and women's track and field with Lawson at the helm. With a 30-year collegiate coaching career that has included countless individual conference titles, All-American campaigns and team championships, Lawson is recognized nationally as an elite track and field coach. In all, 139 Kent State student-athletes have been MAC Individual Champions with Lawson as their mentor, while over 135 have qualified for the NCAA Regional meet. Of those, 38 have qualified for the national championship, with a total of 57 finishing their season as All-Americans. Lawson has led many student-athletes to Olympic Trials and world championships.  As Kent States Director of Track and Field/Cross Country, the Golden Flashes have captured 11 team titles in the last eight seasons: four womens indoor, five womens outdoor, one mens indoor and one mens cross country. For the fourth straight season, all four of Lawson's track and field squads were in the hunt for championship banners at the Mid-American Conference Championships. In 2015, Lawson directed 12 student-athletes to the NCAA Championships and had 20 qualify for the NCAA East Regionals for outdoors. He had one national runner-up for men's hammer throw (Matthias Tayala) and oversaw the first 4x400-meter relay team qualify for the NCAA National Championships. The first Golden Flashes 4x400m relay (Matt Tobin, Andrew O'Leary, Danny Young and Miles Dunlap) finished 16th in the nation, running a 3:08.36 at the championships.  During the this past summer, Lawson had one athlete compete for their respective country, Danniel Thomas (Jamaica), who later on went to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.   In 2014, the Kent State womens outdoor track and field team captured the MAC title for the fifth straight season. As a total for the Golden Flashes, Lawson directed nine student-athletes to the NCAA Championships and 21 qualified for the NCAA Outdoor East Regionals. His teams recorded one NCAA National Champion in the mens hammer (Matthias Tayala) and one NCAA National Runner-Up in womens discus (Danniel Thomas) this past season. In the summer of 2014, two student-athletes competed for their countries, in Matthias Tayala (USA) at the NCACA Under-23 Games and Danniel Thomas (Jamaica) at the 2014 Commonwealth games. In 2012, the Kent State women's outdoor track and field team captured the MAC title for the third straight season. Five student-athletes participated in the NCAA Championships and 22 qualified for the 2012 NCAA Outdoor East Regionals. In 2011, Diana Dumitrescu was a two-time All-American in both indoor and outdoor for her efforts in the heptathlon with Lawsons guidance. The 2009-10 campaign marked the first time Kent State womens track and field claimed both the indoor and outdoor conference titles in the same season. The 2008-09 season was a banner year in the history of Kent State track and field as the men's indoor team captured its first ever MAC championship, dominating the field on its way to the title. For the season, 13 student-athletes went to the NCAA Regional meet, with three advancing to the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Kim Hamilton, with only nine months of training after four years of playing softball for the Golden Flashes, reached the national podium with a fifth-place finish in the javelin. For the indoor season, a total of six athletes qualified for the NCAA championships while LeVania Henderson captured All-American honors in the weight throw. In 2007, Lawson had the men's team on the cusp of capturing an outdoor MAC title. In a wild finish that came down to the final event, Kent State finished in third. However, two athletes achieved All-American status when Chris Caine finished eighth in the decathlon and Andy Nicholas finished eighth in the hammer throw. Lawson believes that building a national power in track and field is cultivated through great recruiting. Integral in that equation is great people; and Lawson has great pride in the assistant coaching staff he has assembled at Kent State. Lawson, 58, became the 11th head coach in the program's 88-year history on Sept. 8, 2005. As the Director of Track and Field/Cross Country, Lawson oversees both programs while also working with athletes in the heptathlon, decathlon and pole vault events. Lawson arrived at Kent State following a six-year run at Oregon, where he served as recruiting coordinator and coach for jumps, throws and decathlon. With the Ducks, Lawson coached student-athletes to 14 different All-America honors and two national championships. As a team, Oregon captured the 2003 Pac-10 title and placed 13th at the NCAAs that same season. In 2004, Lawsons decathlon corps at Oregon was one for the record books. Lawsons charges placed first, third, fourth and fifth at the Pac-10 Championships. Three Ducks finished with personal bests at the season finale. Lawson also coached nine indoor Mountain Pacific Sports Federation competitions. Aided by Lawsons tutelage, Oregon finished ninth at the 2001 NCAA Championships; Santiago Lorenzo (decathlon) and John Stiegeler (javelin) were both national champions in their respective events that year. Lawsons first stop as a collegiate coach came at Northern Iowa, where he served as associate head coach at his alma mater for 15 seasons. The Panthers saw Lawson aid in the development of 18 All-America athletes and assist the program in capturing 15 team conference titles and 132 individual championships. Five of Lawson's former athletes at UNI were recognized as conference athletes of the year. Lawson's coaching career began at John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minn., where he mentored its cross country, track and field, and women's basketball squads for three years. A 1980 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Lawson graduated with an undergraduate degree in physical education and a master's degree in physical education with a concentration in exercise science. In 2003, Lawson was named to the UNI Athletic Hall of Fame after capturing All-American honors four times and earning four berths apiece to the NCAA Division II Championships in the decathlon, pole vault and triple jump during his career as a collegiate athlete. A native of Carthage, Ill., Lawson and his wife, Jodie, have a daughter, Abbie, who is a junior on the Kent State Womens Soccer team, and a son, T.J., who is a freshman on the Kent State Track and Field team. Since his arrival at Kent State in 2005, Bill Lawson has maintained the program's long tradition of excellence while elevating the success of his student-athletes on the national stage.  Conference titles have become expectations for Kent State men's and women's track and field with Lawson at the helm.