GPS...His legacy will live on at SFA

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Lawton Rikel is the first recipient of the Graylan Spring Scholarship at SFA.   Lawton became a mentor and close friend to Graylan throughout the summer and first semester.

My name is Lawton Rikel and I’m a current student-athlete at Stephen F. Austin State University. I play wide receiver for the Lumberjack football team and I’m currently pursuing my Masters of Business Administration. I graduated with a degree in Kinesiology, Spring of 22. I’m the youngest of 4 siblings from Canyon, Texas and my parents are Randy and Joni Rikel. 

I had the privilege of hosting Graylan on his official visit at SFA. We spent the weekend in Nacogdoches eating at Auntie’s Pasta, axe throwing, and introducing him to all my friends and teammates. I’ll always remember Graylan, in his letterman jacket, walking into a room as a young high schooler and immediately capturing everyone’s attention with his humor and charm. Little did we all know, that weekend would blossom into our brotherhood.