Exciting news about James Lawler '05
Lawler Named To Academic All-District I University Division Men's At
Large Team
Senior was also named Acadmic All-Ivy
May 27, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Harvard senior James
Lawler has been named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-District I University Division Men's At Large Team, as was released
Thursday. Lawler, an NCAA Qualifier in the 100 and 200 Butterfly, helped
the Crimson to a perfect 8-0 dual record and the Eastern Intercollegiate
Swimming League Championship.
Student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate
athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average
(on a 4.0 scale). They must have reached sophomore athletic and academic
standing at their institution and must have completed at least one full
academic year. Nominated athletes must have participated in 50% of the
team's games at their position.
Lawler, a Romance Language and Literature concentrator, is the current
Harvard record holder in the 100 and 200 yard butterfly. He was named
first-team All-Ivy in the 100 and 200 Fly, 200 and 400 Free Relay and the
200 and 400 Medley Relay after winning each event at the 2005 EISL
Championships. He also swam the 200 and 400 Medley Relay, as well as the
800 Free relay at the NCAA Championships.
Lawler has helped Harvard to three EISL titles. He took 2003-04 off to
train for the US Olympic Trials and was a finalist in the 100m Fly and
semifinalist in the 200m Fly. Lawler was a two-time first-team All-Ivy
and eight-time second-team All-Ivy selection his first three seasons.
In addition to his work in the pool, he has authored six feature film
scripts and numerous short film and TV scripts and is writing a
screenplay currently under option at Asylum Entertainment in Los Angeles.
He is also the founder and Co-President of Nightfall Films, Harvard's
undergraduate filmmaking club.