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E-mailNewsmaker: Adam Lawrence Jr.
Adam Lawrence Jr.
Carl Prine is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-320-7826 or via e-mail.
Age: 21
Residence: Moon
Family: Father, Craig; mother, Terry; brothers, Jared, Rodney and Jake; sister, Lauren
Education: A pre-med senior, majoring in environmental science at Robert Morris University. He plans to study dentistry in the fall.
Background: A native of Big Run in Jefferson County, Lawrence plays outside linebacker for the Colonials and has kept a nearly perfect grade-point average. In January, he was named the Northeast Conference's outstanding football scholar-athlete.
Noteworthy: Lawrence was a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame and is endowed by HealthSouth honoring the nation's top scholar-athletes.
Quote: "I was disappointed that I wasn't a finalist, but it was an honor to be considered, and I'm glad to see that Robert Morris was recognized for academics along with sports."
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