High School: The highlight of the Panthers' No. 9-ranked recruiting class ... was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation at 145 pounds by Wrestling USA and No. 3 in the nation by InterMat ... captured the national championship at 145 pounds at the National High School Coaches Association's Senior Nationals in Virginia Beach, Va ... won the Indiana state title at 145 pounds by capping his perfect senior season at Merrillville HS at 45-0 ... placed third in the state tournament as a junior with a 45-3 mark ... placed fifth in the state as a sophomore with a 34-8 record ... tallied a 155-25 career mark, including a 124-11 record over his final three years as a prep wrestler ... was ranked No. 2 in the nation at 145 pounds by Wrestling USA ... was ranked as the No. 3 senior in the nation at 145 pounds by InterMat ... was ranked as the No. 10 senior in the nation at 145 pounds by W.I.N. Magazine ... Junior Nationals All-American in Fargo and a Cadet Folkstyle national champion ... Cadet regional champion ... earned a spot on the Junior National Duals all-tournament team ... won an Ohio Tournament of Champions title.

Personal: Born March 16, 1989, in Maywood, Ill. Son of Michael and Valery Lawrence ... major is undecided ... member of the same club team (Twisters Wrestling Club in Chicago) as fellow UNI freshman Christian Brantley.

"Jamal went out and won the High School Nationals as a senior," head coach Brad Penrith said. "We stuck with him and he fell in love with the University of Northern Iowa and its wrestling program. It helps that Christian Brantley came here because they wrestle for the same club team."