Evelyn Lawler (October 18, 1929 – January 4, 2023) was an American track and field athlete.
When her school competed at a meet at Tuskegee, the coach Major Cleveland L. Abbott invited her to come to the university.
Lawler started hurdling when the previous hurdlers including 1948 Olympian Theresa Manuel had graduated and the coach suggested she take up the discipline.
Her trip to the Pan Am games in Buenos Aires, Argentina was her first out of the country, the first time on a plane and first national team.
She continued to participate in Masters athletics but eventually retired from the sport due to injuries.