Caleigh Lawlor

Caleigh Lawlor '24 is studying journalism and sport management at Elon University. Lawlor serves as a multimedia journalist at Elon News Network, reporting, taking photos and video for the organization. As a student-journalist, Lawlor focuses on sports and the stories of Elon's student-athletes and their teams. When she is not reporting, Lawlor enjoys listening to music, watching old movies and hanging out with her friends. She hopes to work in the sports industry and pursue a master's degree in sport management after graduation.  

Recent Articles

SPORTS 11/30/22 12:56pm

The Billy Taylor Era

By Caleigh Lawlor

As the men’s basketball team enters the 2022-23 season, a new era of Phoenix basketball is beginning. Nicknamed the “Billy Taylor Era” by Elon Athletics after new head coach Billy Taylor, the Phoenix is looking to have a successful season this year. 

SPORTS 10/1/22 2:11pm

Women’s golf MVP finds fit at Elon

By Caleigh Lawlor

Junior Lotte Fox is a business fellow, member of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, Student Athlete Advisory Committee and most notably, on the women’s golf team. For the 2021-2022 school year, Fox was named the team’s “Most Valuable Player” at the Athletics Banquet in May. 

LIFESTYLE 1/18/22 3:35pm

BEST OF: Food Truck

By Caleigh Lawlor

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.   

SPORTS 5/4/21 6:43pm

No rest for women’s track and field after CAA championship win

By Caleigh Lawlor

The women’s track and field team is on a high after the team’s 17.5-point victory at the Colonial Athletic Association championship win this past weekend. The championship win, the Phoenix’s third of the past seven seasons, will now give some members of the team the opportunity to continue into the postseason. 

SPORTS 4/19/21 11:19pm

Elon women's soccer to face Milwaukee in NCAA tournament

By Caleigh Lawlor

Elon University’s women’s soccer team and 2021 CAA champion is set to face the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer tournament. The game is set to take place April 28 at 3 p.m. at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. This will be the first time that the Phoenix will face the Panthers in team history. 

SPORTS 3/28/21 5:47pm

Elon freshman tees off toward top of CAA rankings

By Caleigh Lawlor

Apple Ngamwong has come a long way to play golf at Elon University — literally. The freshman, ranked third in the Colonial Athletic Association conference in women’s golf, is doing it all 9,000 miles away from home. Ngamwong, a Bangkok, Thailand native, said despite her success, it’s still hard to be far away from her home country. 

SPORTS 3/22/21 10:17am

Women Influencers in Sport aims to inspire, empower and connect

By Caleigh Lawlor

Women Influencers in Sport, or WINS, is teaching Elon’s young women confidence and career skills necessary to become successful in the sports industry. Their primary focus is educating young women about what it is like to go into the male-dominated sports industry while empowering them to use their voice to its fullest potential. 

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SPORTS 11/21/2024 11:51am
Elon University women’s basketball enters season with high expectations, healthy roster

If the Elon women’s basketball team’s 9-21 and 11-21 records over the past two seasons taught them anything, it would be resiliency, according to head coach Charlotte Smith. It’s been a tough couple of years as the Phoenix only won eight home games over the last two seasons. Last season was marred by the season-long injuries of two of the team’s brightest stars: redshirt sophomore Raven Preston and redshirt junior Kamryn Doty. Smith said the absence of Doty and Preston taught the team some valuable things.

SPORTS 11/21/2024 9:42am
Elon University men’s basketball looks to win conference

After three straight losing-record seasons and two years under the leadership of head coach Billy Taylor, the Elon University men’s basketball team is ready for a Coastal Athletic Association Championship. According to senior Sam Sherry, the current squad is finally poised to make a run. The first two years in the Billy Taylor era weren’t successful record-wise but successfully developed key players like Sherry and junior TK Simpkins. Last year, the Phoenix just fell short in the first round of the CAA Tournament, losing to Hampton by one.

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