2026 Track & Field Roster

DeMarko Lawler

  • Position Jumps
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Dacula, Ga.
  • Highschool Mill Creek HS

Biography

Personal bests - As of June 22, 2026
Date Year Event Statistic Meet
Jan. 23 2026 Triple Jump (Indoor) 14.61m (47-11.25) LSU Bayou Bengal 
May 14-16  2026 Triple Jump (Outdoor)  15.26m (50-0.75) Sun Belt Outdoor Championships 
Mar. 27-28 2026  Long Jump (Outdoor) 7.20m (23-7.5) Clyde Hart Classic 

2026 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE) 
  • Competed in six meets 
  • Recorded a personal best in the long jump with a 7.20m (23-7.5) distance to place fourth at the Clyde Hart Classic (Mar. 27-28)
  • Placed fifth and set a personal best in the triple jump with a 15.26m (50-0.75) distance at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) 
2026 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Competed in five meets 
  • Two podium finishes
  • Recorded a season-high 14.61m in the triple jump to win bronze at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Jan. 23) 
  • Earned silver at the LSU Purple Tiger with a 14.40m in the triple jump (Jan. 16)
2025 – Freshman (Louisiana Tech)
  • Competed in nine events
  • Recorded a jump of 6.90m in the long jump and 14.35m in the triple jump in his first collegiate action at the Rod McCravy Memorial
  • Set a PR of 7.09 in the 60m at the LSU Purple Tiger
  • Finished seventh in the long jump at 7.21m at the Stan Scott Invite & Multis
  • Recorded a fifth place finish at the Tyson Invitational in the triple jump at 14.87m
  • Set PRs in the long jump at 7.43m and triple jump at 15.24m at the CUSA Indoor Championship to finish third and fourth
  • Finished second in the long jump at 7.14m and set a PR of 10.90 in the 100m at the Clyde Hart Classic
  • Recorded a ninth-place finish in the long jump at 7.07m at the Florida Relays
  • Finished eighth in the long jump at 7.09m at the Arkansas Spring Invitational
  • Finished ninth in the triple jump at 14.06m at the LSU Alumni Gold
  • Set a PR of 15.28 in the triple jump to finish fourth and had a distance of 7.19 in the long jump at the CUSA Outdoor Championships
Mill Creek HS 
  • 3x All-State and All-County
  • Holds the Mill Creek record in the triple jump at 47'8.75'' and the 4x100
  • Mill Creek Stadium record in the long jump, 24'2''
  • 2x triple jump county champion
  • 2024 Gwinnett Boys Field Athlete of the Year
  • Also lettered in football
  • Won the 2023 GHSA Football State Championship
  • Named 2023 All-Region at defensive back
PERSONAL
  • Son of Tameka and Demarko Lawler Sr.
  • Born on Sept. 11, 2005 in Winter Haven, Fla.
  • Has two siblings, Jaiden and Serenity Lawler
  • Enjoys music, chess, sudoku, drawing and anime