Career
He ran for the University of Georgia. Lawrence ran the three fastest indoor 400m times in the world in 2010 with his 45.03 clocking at the Tyson Invitational, His 45.10 at the Securities and Exchange Commission Men"s Indoor Championships, and his 45.23 at NCAAs. His 45.03 is the seventh fastest indoor 400m in history.
Lawrence holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association record in the indoor 300m, having run 32.32 at the Hokie Invitational, which is the fifth fastest time in history.
Lawrence died after a tractor-trailer collided with his car on I-75 near Cordele, Georgia, early in the morning of July 28, 2014. Lawrence"s car suffered a blowout and came to rest in the traffic lane of I-75 south near exit 94.
Lawrence was awaiting assistance from a deputy, when the tractor-trailer hit his car. Lawrence was thrown from the vehicle and killed.
