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Work Hard and Good things can happen for you at nsu As famous playwright William Shakespeare wrote, ‘all the world’s a stage.’ For Northwestern State track and field athletes that stage is within grasp. USA Olympians LaMark Carter and Kenta Bell are the most recent NSU alumni to emerge as international competitors. In 2011, Trecey Rew won the program’s third NCAA championship, adding to a healthy list of national titles by athletes competing for NSU. In 2013, five Northwestern State athletes won NCAA All-America honors.
Trecey Rew Cody Fillinich
Kenta Bell LaMark Carter Robert Etheridge Latrell Frederick Brian Brown
2011 NCAA Champion - Discus Four-Time All-American & 2005 USA Juniors Runner-Up - Javelin 2004 & 2008 Olympic Games, Team USA - Triple Jump 2000 Olympic Games, Team USA - Triple Jump 2000 USA Juniors Champion - Long Jump 1999 USA Juniors Champion - Javelin 1990 NCAA Champion, 1989 USA Champion - High Jump
A Simple Formula for Success in Sports and in Life It’s all about respect. Respect for the sport. Respect for the student-athlete. Respect for the university each student-athlete represents and the community in which they live. When it comes to track and field at Northwestern State, there is a definite “big picture” approach. The NSU track team is a family atmosphere with everyone receiving equal billing and pulling equal weight. The coaching team is comprised of some of the brightest young coaches in the sport who provide NSU athletes with the finest technical knowledge in a nurturing, positive teaching environment. It is about respect, after all; as well as continually striving to be better than you were yesterday - better as an athlete, as a student, as a person.
2011 NCAA discus champion Trecey Rew with 1990 NCAA high jump champion Brian Brown.
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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
School.....................................Northwestern State University Location............................................ Natchitoches, Louisiana Founded........................................1884 as Louisiana Normal Enrollment........................................................................9,447 Nickname........................................... Demons/Lady Demons President...................................................Dr. Randall J. Webb Vice President/External Affairs...........................Jerry Pierce Athletics Director..................................................Greg Burke Affiliation.....................................................NCAA Division I Conference...............................................................Southland Colors.......................................Purple & White, Orange trim Facility...................................Walter P. Ledet Track Complex
TEAM INFORMATION
Head Coach................................................Mike Heimerman Assistant Coaches.................................................Chad Leath Wesley Miller Amy Guinn Strength Coach.............................................Evan Coachman Administrative Asst.................................Elizabeth Holloway Track & Field Phone.......................................(318) 357-5252 Athletic Trainer.............................................Courtney Denoux 2013 Indoor Results................................................Men-10th Women-10th 2013 Outdoor Results...............................................Men-9th Women-7th Sports Information Director.............................Doug Ireland Assistant SID.................................................Matthew Fowler Email..........................................................Ireland@nsula.edu SID Phone........................................................(318) 357-6467 Website.................................................www.nsudemons.com Twitter..............................................................@NSUDemons Facebook................................facebook.com/forkemdemons
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2014 NSU TRACK & FIELD
NSU Track Tradition..................................................1 Quick Facts-Table of Contents..................................2 2014 Preview................................................................3
COACHING STAFF & ATHLETES
Head Coach Mike Heimerman.................................5 Assistant Coach Chad Leath.....................................7 Assistant Coach Wesley Miller..................................8 Assistant Coach Amy Guinn.....................................9 Leon Johnson Tribute...............................................10 2014 Demon Roster..................................................12 Demon Profiles..........................................................13 2014 Lady Demon Roster........................................21 Lady Demon Profiles................................................22
UNIVERSITY & ATHLETIC PERSONNEL
President Dr. Randall J. Webb.................................30 Vice President Jerry Pierce......................................31 Director of Athletics Greg Burke............................32 Athletic Administration...........................................33 Sports Information-Media Info..............................35
HISTORY & RECORDS
Individual Conference Champs..............................36 Conference Results...................................................36 NCAA Division I All-Americans...........................37 NCAA Qualifiers......................................................38 Demon Top 5............................................................39 Lady Demon Top 5...................................................40 NSU Invitational Records........................................43 Walter P. Ledet Complex Records..........................44
NORTHWESTERN STATE This is NSU................................................................45 Campus Life..............................................................46 2014 NSU T&F MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Editor...................................................................Brittany Russ Academics..................................................................47 Layout and Design.............................................Brittany Russ CHAMPS/Life Skills.................................................48 Editorial Assistance....Doug Ireland, Matthew Fowler, Ronnette Pellegrin Photography.......Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services
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track & field High talent and a new leader used as fuel for 2014 season There’s a new leader for Northwestern State track and field, although he’s been a cornerstone of the program for almost 20 years since he was an outstanding competitor for the Demons. As Mike Heimerman takes over as head coach from legendary retired coach Leon Johnson, he has built a dynamic young staff around him that is infusing energy and a fresh, contemporary perspective on a tradition-rich, accomplishment-laden program.
All-American Justin Walker will lead a strong group of sprinters this season.
The long-term future for NSU track and field is brighter than ever. The 2014 outlook is exciting, with a combination of proven talent and exciting potential from young athletes. Three school record holders – sprinters Justin Walker and Quiana Griffin, and hurdler Consuela Lindsay – headline the senior class. Walker is one of three All-Americans on the 2014 NSU roster. He and sophomore Gabe White were on the NCAA’s 11th-best 4x100 meter relay team last June. Lady Demon junior Jessica Talley won All-America honors in the javelin in 2011. Twin brothers Aaron and Emmanuel Williams could be the next breakthrough stars on the national scene for NSU track and field, in a long-standing field of expertise for the program: the long and triple jumps. Walker, who has come all the way back from reconstructive knee surgery following his sophomore season, shares the school record in the 100 (10.13) and owns the NSU 200 mark (20.49). He makes a point to say while he’s proud of his 2013 All-America status, it means nothing in 2014. He is focused on having his best season individually and for his team, by contributing as much as possible in conference championship competition. Hurdler Consuela Lindsay
Griffin has been among the Southland Conference’s best women’s 400 runners since her freshman year, and has been a mainstay on school record 4x200 and 4x400 relays. She set the school 400 mark (53.63) in 2012. Lindsay has been an equally valuable relay runner in her career, anchoring the same school record 4x200 (1:37.07) and 4x400 (3:38.26) quartets involving Griffin. Lindsay could lower her school mark in the 400 hurdles (58.64, 2012) this spring. Talley had a sensational freshman season, improving her PR by over 30 feet as she easily won a Southland title and finished 11th at the NCAAs (156-11). After a medical redshirt season and a sophomore year getting back into the competitive swing, she will be among a group of talented Lady Demon throwers in the javelin and weights. Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com
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High talent and a new leader used as fuel for 2014 season Rechelle “Shelly” Bessard, Keona Jackson and Shakemia Johnson are the cornerstones for the Lady Demons in the discus, shot put and hammer throw. Those are point-heavy events for NSU’s projected scoring at the conference meet. The anticipated return of Ashley Aldredge-Lacour in the javelin, after a year away from competition, could also be impactful. The NSU women will be talented with big scoring potential in the long and triple jump with sophomore Por’sha Thomas setting the tone, along with freshmen Taylor Walker and Jaynisha Berry.
Sprinter Quiana Griffin
The high jump, for the women and men, is another event that should be exciting to watch in 2014. Incoming freshman Mawi Berkhadley and former prep standout Nicole Hajka, a senior who has been a four-year volleyball letterwinner, give the Lady Demons cause for optimism while sophomore Quinton Helaire and senior Alex Washington are primed for strong seasons for the Demons.
In the short sprints for the Lady Demons, youth will be served with Berry, Kenyah McDaniel and Keshira McKnight in the 100 and 200. On the men’s side, another strong contender comes in the hurdles with junior Brent Giddens, who is a Southland medal threat in the 110 high hurdles. Senior sprinter Jerrod Charles and freshman Ty Shilling should be key relay pieces. Senior Keenan Jackson has had a very solid career on relays and in the 400, where he will be in the mix for a high finish at the Southland meet. Veteran sprinters Dez Williams and Christian “Troy” Willis will push for relay spots. Junior Albert Gladney heads the Demon distance running corps. This season will also be a foundation year in recruiting. Heimerman and staff are pulling together a spectacular class of incoming athletes that promises to not only uphold, but embellish the tradition that sets Northwestern State track and field above most of the country’s programs. But first, there will doubtlessly be 2014 performances which will resonate for years to come.
Emmanuel Williams will be a strong force in the triple jump.
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Mike Heimerman Head Coach • 17th Season How do you replace a living legend? There was no doubt at Northwestern State when Leon Johnson informed director of athletics Greg Burke about his retirement plans last summer. Promoting the No. 2 man in the program was the convenient hire, sure. It was a no-brainer. For everyone concerned, Mike Heimerman was absolutely the right person to take over the helm of Northwestern State’s track and field programs. Track and field alumni united in their support. Johnson gave his endorsement. Colleagues around the Southland Conference and in the track and field world simply assumed nothing else was remotely possible. In six years as the Lady Demons’ head coach, he guided the NSU women to their finest hours – the best finish in Southland Conference history, and an NCAA Champion in 2011 discus winner Trecey Rew. In 16 years on the coaching staff, Heimerman earned a welldeserved reputation as one of the nation’s more accomplished and respected throws coaches. But Burke, whose exacting process has often produced gold-medal results in naming new coaches, didn’t take the easy road and simply promote Heimerman. “As a student-athlete, graduate assistant, assistant coach, and head women’s coach, Mike has 18 years of experience with our department and specifically with the track and field program. I had a high degree of confidence in him based on what I’ve seen during a period that parallels my tenure as athletics director,” said Burke. “Still, when Coach Johnson stepped down, we went through a search process, the first head coaching search for the track and field program in 31 years. “After vetting several candidates and then sitting down with Mike, I know he is best-equipped to take over. He has a good handle on the many good things going on within the program, and at the same time, is
(NSU, 1998)
determined to continue to elevate the program’s status on all fronts – competitive, citizenship, academic.” So after looking at the rest of the possibilities, Burke knew his first instinct was correct. Heimerman personally coached 11 of NSU’s last 16 All-American athletes. The Lady Demon program set new highs for academic achievement, highlighted by Rew, an Academic All-American and the USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 2011 Field Events Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Some of the other highly-accomplished competitors Heimerman has helped develop at NSU include four-time All-American javelin thrower Cody Fillinich, 1999 USA Juniors javelin champion Latrell Frederick, a three-time All-American, and two other USA Juniors javelin champs, Dawn Comeaux and Randy Fauntleroy. “Mike was a tremendous athlete and has carried his competitive spirit into coaching. He’s been at my side for the past 16 years and has done a super job as an assistant coach, and a head coach,” said Johnson. “Mike took over the women’s program and it’s never been in better shape. He deserves this and he will be very, very good at it.”
Coach Heimerman with the 2011 Lady Demon squad that placed second at the SLC Outdoor Championships.
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2014 media guide Heimerman capped his competitive career with an eighth-place finish at the 1998 USA Championships in the shot put. He won the shot at the 1996 Southland Conference Outdoors. Seeing his athletes rise to the occasion in conference, regional and national meets has been a hallmark of his coaching career. It happened again in 2013 when senior Janae Allen reached her potential during the season and a month after graduating, finished 10th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoors to earn All-America accolades. The 2012 season saw yet another Heimermancoached thrower rise near the top of the collegiate ranks as javelin thrower Ashley Aldredge lofted an NCAA 14th-best, and NSU second-best, mark of 166-0 and captured the Southland Conference Championship. The 2011 season was spectacular for the Lady Demon track and field program, with Trecey Rew’s NCAA discus championship and the team’s best-ever finish, a runner-up showing, at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. It was no surprise that Heimerman was voted women’s Coach of the Year on the All-Louisiana Team in 2011, sharing the honor with LSU’s Dennis Shaver. Even before taking the helm of the program, he was a key factor in helping the Demons and Lady Demons make the most consistently high finishes at Southland Conference championships of any Louisiana team. Since Heimerman wrapped up his own outstanding competitive career and joined the coaching staff, NSU has consistently produced nationally competitive throwers. He’s coached 20 athletes who have reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In the last seven years, 11 javelin throwers (three in 2007, two in 2011) surpassed the NCAA qualifying standard. When Cody Fillinich won his fourth All-America award at the 2009 NCAA meet it was also the ninth time in 11 years that Northwestern had either a male or a female javelin thrower reach the NCAA Outdoors. All of the athletes have been Louisiana prep products and four previously — Regina Roe, Latrell Frederick, Samantha Ford and Fillinich— won All-America honors by virtue of their performances at the national meet. Ford reached the 12-woman USA Olympic Trials Finals in 2008 and 2012.
northwestern state The 2011 season provided the most unlikely member of the NSU javelin All-America contingent. Jessica Talley walked on in November, having never thrown over 130 feet in high school. She added almost 30 feet to her throw under Heimerman’s guidance, recording a mark of 158-6, and finishing 11th at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors. Heimerman helped Rew develop into a legendary competitor in school and Southland Conference history. She first achieved national prominence in 2007 as a freshman when she qualified for the USA Junior Nationals in two events and made the USATFCCA (coaches’ association) All-Academic Team. She capped her career in 2011 with All-America honors in the shot and discus, eight Southland titles, being named Academic All-America, USATFCCA National Field Events Scholar-Athlete of the Year and claiming the NCAA discus crown. It is not just technical knowledge that makes Heimerman a great coach, but also his competitive zeal and his ability to instill the same fire in his athletes. A junior college All-American at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, Heimerman is a proud Wichita, Kan. native. His wife, NSU alumna Farrah Reyna, is a former TV news anchor and first runner-up in the Miss Louisiana pageant.
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Chad Leath
(NSU, 2008)
Assistant Coach • Sprints • 1st Season
Chad Leath, former Northwestern State hurdler and sprinter for the Demon track and field team, returns to NSU as an assistant coach for those same events. Leath earned his bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science in 2008 and went on to pursue a job in strength and conditioning with the University of Texas in Austin where he worked with the volleyball, tennis and football programs, particularly in the areas of Olympic lifting and speed development. “It’s great to be back at NSU. While away I would always check the athletics website to follow the track program,” said Leath. “When you have put your own sweat and effort into a program as an athlete, you really see it in a different light and truly want that program to be successful.” Leath then left Texas to go out on his own and create BEAST Performance, which stood for Biomechanical, Endurance and Strength Training. BEAST specialized in developing a well-balanced body that could not only perform at the highest level, but also withstand the demands of the individual’s sport. The company started with one athlete and later grew to 80+ clients per month. BEAST was able to work with numerous professional and Division I athletes, helping them reach their scholarship or professional dreams. Leath married Megan Dockery ’09, a former NSU volleyball standout, and they have welcomed two beautiful daughters, ages two and four.
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Wesley Miller Assistant Coach • Jumps • 3rd Season
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Welsey Miller is in his third season with the Northwestern State track and field coaching staff. The San Antonio native joined the NSU staff in the 2011-12 season as a graduate assistant and spent most of the 2012-13 as a volunteer assistant Miller was named assistant coach, specializing in jumps, in the fall of 2013. In his short time with NSU, Miller has already helped mold the Demon and Lady Demon jumpers into a formidable force in the Southland Conference, producing 15 All-SLC performers in jumps, four Southland Conference champions, five runner-ups and six third place finishers. Miller has coached his jumpers to 35 individual top-10 finishes in SLC Championships, including 20 in the triple jump, in just two seasons. Miller is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and has completed USA Track and Field Level 1 Certification, along with earning USTFCCCA combined events specialist status. Prior to joining the Northwestern State staff, Miller was the head track and field coach at San Antonio Christian Middle School from 2009-2010 and the head cross-country coach from 2008-2010. During his time with the Lions, Miller coached his teams to three Independent Schools Athletic League Track and Field Championships in girl’s and boy’s 6th-8th grade divisions and one boy’s ISAL Cross-Country Championship in 2010. His studentathletes registered 73 podium finishes, including 24 event titles, at ISAL Championships and set 21 new records in three seasons. A 2011 graduate of Texas-San Antonio, Miller received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in physical education. Miller is married to Kyle Zambrana of San Antonio. She is a physical education teacher at Lakeview High School.
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Amy Guinn
(McNeese State, 2012)
Assistant Coach • Distance • 1st Season
After a four-year career at Southland Conference foe McNeese State, Amy Guinn has been named head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams. “Amy is a great addition to our program and we look forward to working with her,” said head track and field coach Mike Heimermann. “She comes to us with a wealth of experience after having a successful career at McNeese, and we hope her success continues.” Guinn earned a number of accolades while at McNeese, including 2010 All-LSWA and 2009 All-Louisiana team honors. She finished 30th at league championships for a spot in the NCAA south regionals, placing 54th. Guinn was named to the 2010 All-Louisiana track and field team in the 5000 meter (17:20) and the 10,000 meter (36:24), both of which were the best collegiate times in the state at the time. As a junior, she finished atop the conference in the 5000 and 10,000 meter races and was named McNeese track MVP. Guinn also placed second in the Southland in the 3000 meter and fourth in the mile at the indoor championships that year. Guinn is a native of Lake Charles, earning letters in cross country, indoor and outdoor track at Barbe High School. She was a member of the district championships teams, as well as the All-State team for cross country, indoor and outdoor track. Her mother, father and sister, Tiffany, all attended McNeese. Tiffany was a member of the cross country and track teams.
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legenday Leon Johnson retires Legendary Leon Johnson, track and field coach at Northwestern State since 1982, officially announced his retirement as the Demons’ head coach prior to the start ofthe 2013 cross country season in September of 2013.
Johnson was a highly successful high school coach in DeRidder and Opelousas before taking the Northwestern State post 31 years ago. He won two state titles and his teams finished second in the state two more times at Opelousas, while adding a 1982 state title at DeRidder before succeeding Jerry Dyes as the NSU coach.
Johnson has coached 57 NCAA Division I All-Americans, including three NCAA or USA Track and Field champions and two USA Olympians, while winning nine conference championships. He was the only active Division I coach to have a home meet named in his honor, since the university rebranded its feature meet each season to The Leon Johnson NSU Invitational.
He has coached Northwestern State to Top 20 team finishes at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Johnson started the women’s track and field program at NSU in 1986, and has been the driving force for more than two decades in the annual Louisiana High School Athletic Association Cross Country Championships hosted each November at NSU’s Walter P. Ledet Track Complex, drawing tens of thousands of competitors and supporters to the community.
He has volunteered his time and his program’s resources to annually assist causes such as Louisiana Special Olympics, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society and others. Under Johnson’s tenure, the Ledet Complex has also hosted countless district and regional high school track and field and cross country competitions.
“I cannot even begin to express how much Leon has meant not only to the NSU track and field program, but to our athletics department, university, community and the state,” said director of athletics Greg Burke.
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Coach Leon Johnson 1 – NSU women’s track program launched by Leon Johnson in 1986. 1 – Active coaches in America for whom a Division I track meet is named (The Leon Johnson NSU Invitational). 1 – State semifinal basketball appearance by a Leon Johnson-coached team (Grand Valley, Col.). 2 – USA Olympians coached by Leon Johnson (LaMark Carter, 2000; Kenta Bell, 2004, 2008). 2 – USA Junior champions in the Johnson Era (Robert Etheridge, 2000 long jump; Latrell Frederick, 1999 javelin). 3 – National champions in Leon Johnson’s tenure as head coach. Brian Brown won the 1989 USA Outdoors high jump championship, and the 1990 NCAA Indoors title. Trecey Rew captured the 2011 NCAA women’s discus title. 3 – LHSAA state championships (1971, 1972 at Opelousas, 1982 at DeRidder) won by Johnson’s teams. 8 – Southland Conference Coach of the Year awards won by Leon Johnson. 9 – Conference team championships won by Leon Johnson’s teams (2002, 1999, 1993, 1987, 1985 outdoors; 2001, 1998, 1994, 1993 indoors). 13 – School records (of 47 total) set by athletes before the Johnson Era. 16 – Consecutive seasons in top half of Southland Conference Outdoor team standings (1989-2005). 22 – Gulf Star Conference event championships won by NSU competitors coached by Leon Johnson. 29 – NCAA Indoor Championship qualifiers from Northwestern State in the Johnson Era. 31 – Seasons coaching cross country and track & field at Northwestern State by Leon Johnson. Only basketball coach H. Lee Prather (1913-49, 36 seasons) has been a head coach longer at Northwestern. 49 – Years Leon Johnson has coached high school and college track and field in Louisiana; 2 more in Colorado. 51 – Southland Conference Indoor event championships won by NSU competitors in the Johnson Era. 57 – NCAA Division I All-America awards earned by NSU competitors in Leon Johnson’s tenure. 83 – Southland Conference Outdoor event championships won by NSU competitors during the Johnson Era. 93 – NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifiers from Northwestern State in Leon Johnson’s career.
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2014 Demon Roster Name Event(s) Miles Brown Distance John Carpenter Javelin Kaymin Carter Hurdles Jarrod Charles Sprints Jeremy Elliot Distance Brent Giddens Hurdles Albert Gladney Distance William “Clay” Harris Distance Quinton Helaire Jumps Keenan Jackson Sprints Mitch Landry Distance Lucas Moncla Distance Zhaquan Porter Jumps Skylor Reese Distance Jarrot Remo Jumps Ty Shiling Sprints/Javelin Justin Walker Sprints Alex Washington Jumps Gabriel White Sprints Aaron Williams Jumps Dezrick Williams Sprints Emmanuel Williams Jumps Christian “Troy” Willis Sprints
Ht. 5-8 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-2 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-7 6-0 5-7 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-7
Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Fr.-HS Lake Charles (La Grange) Jr.-1L Labadieville (ED White Catholic) So.-SQ Shreveport (C. E. Byrd) Sr.-2L Opelousas (Northwest) So.-SQ Shreveport (C. E. Byrd) Jr.-2L Hughes Springs, Texas (Hughes Springs) Jr.-1L Shreveport (Captain Shreve) Fr.-HS Humble, Texas(Atascocita) So.-1L Natchitoches (Natchitoches Central) Jr.-2L Lafayette (Northside) So.-1L Doyline (Haughton) Fr.-HS Haughton (Parkway) So.-1L Alexandria (Peabody Magnet) Fr.-HS Haughton (Parkway) Fr.-HS Natchitoches (Natchitoches Central) Fr.-HS Haughton (Haughton) Sr.-3L Slidell (Northshore) Jr.-1L Lafayette (Northside) So.-1L Shreveport (Captain Shreve) Jr.-2L Duson (Acadiana) Sr.-3L Natchitoches (Natchitoches Central) Jr.-2L Duson (Acadiana) So.-SQ Shreveport (C. E. Byrd)
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Miles Brown
Distance • 5-8 • Fr. Lake Charles, La. La Grange HS High School: Lettered one year in football and baseball… football team was district champs during senior year. Personal: Son of Lawanda Donald… born July 27, 1994… mother is an artist and teaches art… majoring in business administration.
John Carpenter Javelin • 6-2 • Jr. Labadieville, La. E.D. White HS
2013 Season: Recorded no results 2012 Season: Registered a personalbest javelin throw of 180-02 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet, placing 13th… recorded four top-10 finishes…placed 12th at the SLC Championships with a mark of 144-00. High School: Lettered in cross country and track three seasons...placed fifth at districts his junior and senior years with throws of 138-0 and 148-0, respectively. Personal: Son of Kevin and Mary Carpent er…born Dec. 11, 1992…has one brother, Mark…majoring in health and physical education…active member of the Kappa Alpha Order…plans to teach health and physical education at the high school level. Carpenter’s Career Bests Outdoor Javelin 180-02 LSU Alumni Gold
Kaymin Carter
Hurdles • 6-1 • So. Shreveport, La. C.E. Byrd Magnet HS 2013 Season: Competed primarily in the 400m hurdles…finished fourth at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational with a personal-best time of 58.16… registered two top-five finishes… crossed the finish line in 58.19 in the prelims at the SLC Championships, placing 16th. Indoor: Competed in the 60m hurdles, 400m dash and 4x400 relay… ran a 60m hurdles time of 9.17 in the prelims at the SLC Championships. High School: Ran a personal-best 300m hurdle time of 41.0 seconds as a junior and a personal-best 110m hurdle time of 15.2 seconds as a senior. Personal: Son of LaMark and Crystal Carter…has three younger brothers, Korde, Keaton and Kole…born on Dec. 31, 1993… father was a four-time All-American
while at NSU and U.S. Olympian in the triple jump in 2000...majoring in biology. Carter’s Career Bests Outdoor 110 Hurdles 16.34 400 Hurdles 58.16 4 x 400 3:26.70 Indoor 400 Meter Dash 54.96 55 Meter Hurdles 8.60 60 Hurdles 9.01 4 x 400 3:37.62
15th McNeese Cowboy Relyas, 3/9/13 10th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/22/13 10th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 D.Williams, A. Cobbin, G. White, K. Carter 33rd SLC Championships, 2/23/13 10th McNeese State Cowboys Invite I, 1/18/13 6th MSSU Lion Invite, 2/2/13 10th LSU Twilight, 2/15/13 K. Carter, A. Cobbin, M. Rodell, A. Gladney
Jarrod Charles Sprints • 5-10 • Sr. Opelousas, La. Northwest HS
2013 Season: Competed in the 4x400 relay… mem-
ber of the second place 4x400 that ran a time of 3:17.35 at the Southeastern Lion Invitational… relay team finished fifth in a season-best 3:13.56 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet. Indoor: Competed in the 400m dash and the 4x400 relay… ran a season-best 400m time of 49.83 at the Tyson Invitational… member of the fifth place 4x400 team (3:22.33) at the SLC Championships. 2012 Season: Competed in the 400m dash and 4x400 relay…registered a season-best time of 50.64 in the 400m at the Southeastern Lions Invitational, placing 18th…finished sixth in the 4x400 at the Southeastern Lions Invitational (3:22.37). Indoor: Placed second in the 400m at the MSSU Lion Invite (51.35) and the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite (52.00)…member of the first-place distance medley relay team at the McNeese Invite (10:50.08). 2011 Season: Ran the 400 meters and was a member of the 4x400 relay team... clocked in at 49.30 for an eighth place finish in the 400m the Louisiana Classics... member of the 4x400 relay team that placed second at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a time of 3:13.44. Indoor: Ran the 400m dash and was clocked at a 50.51 at the Texas A&M Challenge. High School: Competed three years in track and football at Northwest High School in Opelousas… a member of BETA, science and social studies club, and in honor’s English. Personal: Born Feb. 15, 1992… son of Alvin and Zedra Charles…has three brothers, Alvin King, Jerrell Charles and Ja¬mal Charles… majoring in psychology and plans to own his own practice. Charles’ Career Bests Outdoor 400 Meter Dash 49.30 8th Louisiana Classics, 1/15/11 4 x 400 3:09.82 2nd UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 4/2/11 M. Batts, J. Walker, J. Charles, M. Green
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2014 media guide Indoor 400 Meter Dash 49.83 6th Tyson Invitational, 2/9/13 4 x 400 3:25.09 3rd LSU Twilight, 2/15/13 J. CHarles, G. White, D. Williams, K. Jackson 4x 440 3:22.33 5th SLC Championships, 3/23/13 J. Charles, L. Jackson, A. McClausin, K. Jackson Distance Medley 10:50.08 1st McNeese Cowboy Invitational, 1/13/12 DJ Beyette, J. Charles, M. Dotson, A. Gladney
Jeremy Elliot
Distance • 5-8 • So. Shreveport, La. C.E. Byrd Magnet HS 2013 Season: Competed in three meets for the Demons… finished third in the 3000m at the Jim Mize Invitational with a time of 9:41.95… placed fourth in the 3000m at the Southeastern Lion Invitational after running a personal-best time of 9:20.11… placed fifth in the 5000m at the McNeese Springtime Classic, crossing the finish line in a personal-best 16:39.14. Indoor: Competed in the 800m, 1 mile, 3000m and 5000m runs… placed seventh in the 3000m at the LSU Twilight Indoor with a time of 9:20.48… finished seventh in the 1 mile run at the McNeese Indoor with a time of 4:47.98. High School: Lettered in track and field and cross country all four years…set the school record in the 3,200m run with a time of 9:51…finished 8th in the 3,200m run at the 5A state track meet as a junior and sixth as a senior… member of the 2012 Louisiana Academic All-State Cross Country team. Personal: Son of Rick and Kathy Elliot…born on Dec. 16, 1993…has one brother, Russell…majoring in health and exercise science.
Elliot’s Career Bests Outdoor 3000 9:20.11 5000 16:39.14 800 2:13.95 1 Mile 4:47.98 Indoor 3000 9:20.48 5000 17:16.51
4th Southeastern Louisiana Lion Classic, 4/18/13 5th McNeese SpringTime Classic, 4/13/13 8th McNeese State Cowboy’s Invite I, 1/18/13 7th McNeese State Cowboy’s Invite I, 1/18/13 7th LSU Twilight, 2/15/13 18th UH Howie Ryan Invitational & Multi’s, 1/25/13
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Brent Giddens
Hurdles • 6-1 • Jr. Hughes Springs, Texas Hughes Springs HS Southland Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (2/18/13) 2013 Season: Placed seventh in the 110m hurdles at the SLC Championships with a time of 14.92… ran a season-best 110m hurdles time of 14.89 in the prelims at the SLC Championships… finished 13th in the prelims of the 400m hurdles at the SLC Championships in a seasonbest 56.39. Indoor: Recorded a personal-best 60m hurdles time of 8.31 at the LSU Twilight Indoor, placing second… finished eighth in the 60m hurdles at the SLC Championships with a time of 8.70. 2012 Outdoor: Competed in the 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 4x400 relay…finished 13th at the SLC Championships in the 110m hurdles with a season-best time of 14.71…placed second in the 110m hurdles at the Cowboy Relays (15.01)…registered a personal-best 400m hurdles time of 55.79 at the Bobby Lane Invitational, placing seventh…finished 14th in the prelims of the 400m hurdles at the SLC Championships (56.67). Indoor: Took first place in the 55m hurdles at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite with a season-best time of 7.85…tied his personal-best time of 8.38 in the prelims of the 60m hurdles at the SLC Championships…finished eighth at the SLC Championships in the 60m hurdles finals with a time of 8.95. High School: Lettered in track four years, football three years and basketball one year…two-time state champion in the 100m hurdles, winning it with a 14.78 time his junior year and a 14.45 time his senior year…finished third in the state in the 300m as a junior…state-qualifier in the 300m hurdles his senior season…competed at regionals his freshman and sophomore seasons…member of the FFA. Personal: Son of Terry and Martha Giddens…born Aug. 13, 1992…has two sisters, Blair and Brianne…majoring in IET and plans to become an engineer technologist. Giddens’ Career Bests Outdoor 110 Hurdles 14.71 400 Hurdles 55.79 4 x 400 3:27.26 Indoor 55 Meter Dash 6.89 200 Meter Dash 24.81 55 Hurdles 7.85 60 Hurdles 8.31
13th SLC Championships, 5/13/12 7th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/24/12 17th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/24/12 22nd McNeese Jeff Davis Bank Indoor Invite II, 2/3/12 8th McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite I, 1/13/12 1st McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite I, 1/13/12 2nd LSU Twilight, 2/15/13
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Albert Gladney
Distance • 5-10 • Jr. Shreveport, La. Captain Shreve HS 2013 Outdoor: Ran a personalbest 1500m time of 4:00.84 at the SLC Championships, placing ninth… won the 5000m run at the McNeese Springtime Classic in 15:47.04. Indoor: Competed in the 800m, 1 mile, 3000m, distance medley relay and 4x400 relay… ran a 3000m time of 9:18.28 at the SLC Championships… member of the seventh place distance medley team (10:47.37) at the SLC Championships. 2012 Outdoor: Registered a personal-best 800m time of 1:58.90 at the Bobby Lane Invitational, placing 23rd… finished fourth in the 800m at the Cole-Lancon Invitational with a time of 2:00.43…placed 14th in the prelims of the 1500m run at the SLC Championships (4:07.86)… ran a season-best 1500m time of 4:04.34 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, placing fourth…member of the first-place 1600m sprint medley team at the Cowboy Relays…also competed in the 1 mile run and the 4x400 relay. Indoor: Ran a season-best mile time of 4:34.86 at the MSSU Lion Invite, finishing 17th…member of the firstplace distancemedley team at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite (10:50.08). High School: District 1-5A champion senior year… four-time regional champion and city champion…district 1-5A cross-country champion…mile district champion… second place in the mile at regionals…finished ninth in the state in the mile…competed at the state indoor meet in the 1600m. Personal: Son of Homer Mattot Sr.….born March 23, 1993…has two sisters, Shoncherrist and Shaketa…majoring in electronic engineering.
Gladney’s Career Bests Outdoor 800 Meter Dash 1:58.47 1500 4:00.84 1 Mile 4:32.23 5000 15:47.04 Indoor 800 Meter Dash 2:03.24 1 Mile 4:34.86 3000 9:18.28
16th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/22/13 8th SLC Championships, 5/12/13 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/10/12 1st McNeese SpringTime Classic, 4/13/13 21st 17th 39th
MSSU Lion Invite, 2/1/13 MSSU Lion Invite, 1/27/12 SLC Championships, 2/22/13
Clay Harris
Distance • 5-8 • Fr. Humble, Texas Atascocita HS High School: Lettered in baseball and track... had a 2 mile of 10:36 his freshman season… ran a personal best 800m in 1:55 and also ran the 5K in 16:18 during his senior season. Personal: Son of Sam and Kim Harris… born on December 31, 1994… has one sister, Mandy... majoring in history with plans of law school… full name William Clay Harris.
Quinton Helaire
Jumps • 6-2 • So. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches Central HS 2013 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the high jump at the Southeastern Lion Invitational after clearing a personal-best 6-04.75… placed in the topeight in all five of his competitions. Indoor: Registered two top-five performances in the high jump… cleared a personal-best height of 6-04.25 at the LSU Twilight Indoor, placing fourth… finished 11th in the high jump at the SLC Championships with a mark of 6-02.75. High School: Lettered in track and field, basketball and football…was a district champion, regional champion and state qualifier in the high jump as a junior…district champion and state finalist in the high jump his senior season…first team all-district and state semi-finalist in basketball his senior year. Personal: Son of Anthony Robertson and Audrey Payne…has two brothers, Tylar and Kylar Robertson, and one sister, Candice Helaire…majoring in computer information systems.
Helaire’s Career Bests Outdoor High Jump-1.95m 6-04.75 4th Southeastern Louisiana Lion Classic, 4/19/13 Indoor High Jump-1.94m 6-04.25 4th LSU Twilight, 2/15/13
Keenan Jackson Sprints • 5-9 • Jr. Lafayette, La. Northside HS
2012 LSWA Co-Freshman of the Year 2012 NCAA Regional Qualifier 4x100 2013 Season: Placed fifth in the 400m dash at the SLC Championships, clocking in at 48.28… ran a personal-best time of 47.54 in the prelims at the SLC Championships… member of the second place 4x400 team that ran a time of 3:17.35 at the Southeastern Lion Invitational… finished fifth in the 800m at the McNeese Springtime Classic in a personal-best 1:55.75. Indoor: Competed in the 400m dash and the 4x400 relay… ran a personal-best 400m time of 49.52 at the Tyson Invitational… placed second in the 400m at the MSSU Lion Open with a time of 50.93… finished ninth in the 400m at the SLC Championships with a time of 49.57… member of the fifth place 4x400 team (3:22.33) at the SLC Championships. 2012 Outdoor: Competed in the 200m, 400m, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x100…member of the fourth-place 4x400 team at the SLC Championships…finished 19th in the 4x100 at the NCAA East Preliminaries…registered a season-best 200m time of 21.76 at the Leon Johnson NSU
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2014 media guide Invitational, placing sixth…finished 14th in the 400m at the SLC Championships with a time of 48.62…member of the fourth place 4x400 team at the SLC Championships (3:11.21)…recorded five top-five finishes in the 4x100… finished with seven top-five finishes in the 4x400. Indoor: Took first place in the 200m dash at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Invite with a time of 22.64…ran a personal-bestChampionships, placing 14th…member of the seventh-place 4x400 team at the SLC Championships (3:21.60). High School: Was a three-year letterman in track and football…named all-district his junior year…led the Vikings football team to three consecutive district titles with a third round appearance in the playoffs. Personal: Son of Ray Jackson and Shaylene Jack… born Jan. 1, 1992…has one brother, Pierre Thomas, and one sister, Markeisha Jack…majoring in health and physical education. Jackson’s Career Bests Outdoor 200 Meter Dash 21.76 6th Leon Johnson Invitational, 4/6/12 400 Meter Dash 47.54 4th SLC Championships, 5/12/13 4 x 100 40.08 5th LSU Alumni Gold, 4/20/13 G. White, H. Carter, K. Taylor, J. Walker 4 x 200 1:26.90 1st McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/10/12 Q. Davison, R. Hatton, K. Jackson, K. Perry 4 x 400 3:11.21 4th SLC Championships, 5/13/12 DJ Beyette, K. Taylor, T. Plumb, K. Jackson Indoor 200 Meter Dash 22.63 7th MSSU Lion Invite, 1/28/12 400 Meter Dash 49.52 39th Tyson Invitational, 2/9/13 4 x 400 3:20.22 3rd LSU Twilight, 2/17/12 DJ Beyette, D. Williams, L. Jackson, K. Jackson 4 x 440 3:21.60 7th SLC Championships, 2/25/12 J. Charles, L. Jackson, A. McCauslin, K. Jackson
Mitch Landry
Distance • 5-10 • So. Doyline, La. Haughton HS
northwestern state four years…was the 4A cross country state runner-up as a freshman…4A cross country state champion his sophomore and senior seasons…state runner-up in the 1600m and 3200m as a freshman…1600m (4:28.28) and 3200m (10.12.20) state champion his sophomore year…placed third at state in the 1600m (4:31.95) and second in the 3200m (9:52.46) as a junior…placed fourth in the 1600m (4:22.32) and third in the 3200m (9:29.04) in his final season…regional and district champion in the 1600m and 3200m his senior year. Personal: Son of Steve and Ruth Landry…born Oct. 1, 1993…has two brothers, Greg and Scott, and one sister, Shaneena…majoring in industrial engineering technologies. Landry’s Career Bests Outdoor 1500 4:11.92 3000 9:06.07 Indoor 1 Mile 4:49.91 3000 9:02.28 Distance Medley 10:47.7
Jim Mize Invitational, 3/16/13 Jim Mize Invitational, 3/16/13
8th McNeese State Cowboys Invite I, 1/18/13 31st SLC Championships, 2/22/13 7th SLC Championships, 2/22/13
Lucas Moncla
Distance • 5-7 • Fr. Haughton, La. Parkway HS
High School: Lettered in track and
cross-country… part of one state championship team and two district championship teams… ran the 3 mile in 16:50 his senior season... ran personal bests in the 5K in 17:51 and the 3200 in 10:41... also qualified for the indoor state championships in the 3200 in 2012 and 2013. Personal: Son of Ken and Connie Bardett... born on August 16, 1995 Has a brother, Landon, and sister, Meghan… majoring in pre-physical therapy… plans to become physical therapist.
Zhaquan Porter
2013 Season: Competed in one meet for the Demons… won the 3000m run in 9:06.07 and placed fifth in the 1500m in 4:11.92 at the Jim Mize
Invitational. Indoor: Competed in the 1 mile, 3000m and distance medley relay… ran a personal-best 3000m time of 9:02.28 at the SLC Championships… member of the seventh place distance medley team (10:47.37) at the SLC Championships. 2012 Cross Country Season: Was the No. 1 runner for NSU in all seven meets… registered three top-five performances and six-20 finishes… placed second at the Demon Invite with a 3 mile time of 14:58.7… grabbed fourth place finishes at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (5 mile, 28:38.9) and the NSU Invitational (8000m, 26:27.6)… finished 32nd at the SLC Championships, running the 8000m course in 25:42.9. High School: Lettered in track and cross country all
5th 1st
Jumps • 5-11 • So. Alexandria, La. Peabody Magnet HS
2013 Season: Posted a personal-
best triple jump mark of 48-06.25 at the SLC Championships, placing seventh… registered two top-five performances in the triple jump. Indoor: Registered a personal-best triple jump mark of 44-07.50 at the SLC Championships, placing 13th… finished sixth in the triple jump at the LSU Twilight Indoor with a leap of 43-01.50. High School: Lettered in track and field all four years… was a regional qualifier in the triple jump as a sophomore…district champion (44-5) and regional champion (43-2) in the triple jump as a senior…took third place in the triple jump at the state meet with a leap of 45-3.
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track & field Personal: Son of Michael Wilson and Keena Porter… born Dec. 19, 1993…has one sister, Kylah…majoring in accounting with a minor in business administration. Porter’s Career Bests Outdoor Triple Jump-14.79m 48-06.25 Indoor Triple Jump-13.60m 44-07.50
7th SLC Championships, 5/12/13 13th SLC Championships, 5/12/13
Skylor Reese
Distance • 5-7 • Fr. Haughton, La. Parkway HS High School: Lettered in crosscountry and baseball... part of the State championship team his sophomore season… qualified for indoor state his junior season... ran his best times during his senior season. Personal: Son of Neal and Amy Reese… born on September 25, 1994… has a brother, Caleb… majoring in biology with plans to attend medical school.
Ty Shilling
Sprints/Javelin • 6-0 • Fr. Haughton, La. Haughton HS High School: Lettered in track and field and football... had a 3.7 GPA in high school... was a part of FCA, SADD, and FTA. Personal: Son of Robert Shilling… born on October 23, 1994… has two brothers, Ryan Shilling, and Gage Hartz... majoring in general studies.
Justin Walker Sprints • 5-7 • Jr. Slidell, La. Northshore HS
2013 NCAA All-American, 4x100, 39.57, 11th 2013 Outdoor NCAA National Qualifier, 100m, 4x100 2013 Outdoor NCAA Regional Qualifier – 100m, 4x100 2013 Outdoor Southland Conference Outdoor 100m Champion 2013 All-Louisiana Track & Field Team, 100 Meters 2013 Indoor SLC Champion, 60 Meter Dash (6.75) 2010 Outdoor SLC Champion, 200 Meter Dash (20.49)
NSU Record Holder in 100m Dash: 10.13 (5/1/10) NSU Record Holder in 200m Dash: 20.49 (5/16/10) 2013 Season: Placed 11th at the National Championships in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 39.57, earning All-American honors with the 11th place… placed 18th at Nationals in the 100m dash with a time of 10.28… at NCAA Regionals, placed 9th with a time of 10.33 in the 100m dash and placed 3rd in the 4x100 with a time of 40.00 with Hanoj Carter, Kendall Taylor, and Gabe White, advancing to Nationals… won the Southland Conference individual championship in the 100m dash with a seasonbest time of 10.25… placed third in the 200m at the SLC Championships in 21.18… posted five top-three finishes in the 100m dash… member of the fifth place 4x100 relay team (40.08) at the LSU Alumni Gold meet. Indoor: Was runner-up in the 60m dash at the SLC Championships with a time of 6.82… recorded a personal-best 60m time of 6.75 in the prelims at the SLC Championships… finished sixth in the 200m at the SLC Championships with a time of 22.07… ran a personal-best 200m time of 21.90 at the MSSU Lion Open, placing sixth. 2012 Season: Redshirted. 2011 Outdoor: NCAA Regional qualifier in the 100m dash and ran a time 10.59 in the prelims…placed second in the 100m at the SLC Championships with a time of 10.18 and was also second in the 200m (20.64)…finished the season with two first-place performances in the 100m and one in the 200m..member of the 4x100 team that won the SLC Title (40.57) and qualified for the NCAA Championships with a time of 40.11…4x100 team ran a 39.88 at the NCAA Championships…member of the first-place 4x400 team at the Demon Invitational. Indoor: Placed fifth in the 60m dash at the SLC Championships with a time of 6.83…took first-place at the McNeese Jeff Davis meet with the 55m dash with a time of 6.41…also competed in the 4x400. 2010 Season: As the All-Louisiana and Southland Conference Male Freshman of the Year in 2010, Walker ran the sixth-fastest times in the nation in both the 100m (10.13) and 200m (20.49)…also became a school recordholder in both races…Walker was the fastest in the state with the 20.49 200m time (breaking Joe Delaney’s 29 year old record) and won the Southland Conference title…was second in the state in the 100m…ran the second leg on the Demons’ 4x100 relay and had turns in the 4x400 relay… ran on the second-place 4x100 relay (40.58) at the SLC Championships…earned three SLC Outdoor Athlete of the Week awards…member of a 4x400 team that clocked in at 3:09.31 at the Drake Relays (seventh) and won at the Louisiana Classics with a time of 3:10.90…NCAA East Region qualifier in the 100 and 200. High School: Lettered four years in track and two years in football…ran a 22.7 in the 200m dash as a freshman…ran a 10.43 in the 100m and a 21.67 in the 200m as a sophomore, placing fourth and sixth in the state, respectively…state champion in both the 100m and 200m as a junior…ran personal-bests in the 100m (10.27) and 200 (21.31) as a senior, placing second at the state meet in the 100…earned first team all-district and second team all-state in football as a senior…played in the 2009 all-star football game. Personal: Son of Terrell and Marquette Defilo…born Nov. 30, 1990…has three siblings…cousin, Antoine Walker plays in the NBA…majoring in engineering.
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2014 media guide Walker’s Career Bests Outdoor 55 Meter Dash 6.41 4th Texas Tech Indoor Invitatioanal #3, 2/6/10 100 Meter Dash 10.13 1st Northwestern State Invitational, 5/1/10 200 Meter Dash 20.49 1st SLC Championships, 5/10/10 4 x 100 39.57 11th NCAADivision I National Championships, 6/8/13 G. White, H. Carter, K. Taylor, J. Walker 4 x 200 1:23.35 2nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 3/30/13 4 x 400 3:08.69 15th NCAA Division I East Prelims, 5/29/10 M. Batts, K. Taylor, J. Emery, M. Green Indoor 1 Mile 4:49.91 8th McNeese State Cowboys Invite I, 1/18/13 55 Meter Dash 6.41 1st Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor II, 2/4/11 60 Meter Dash 6.75 1st SLC Championships, 2/23/13 200 Meter Dash 21.66 11th Texas A&M Invitational, 1/16/10 4 x 400 3:19.13 8th Texas Tech Indoor Invitatioanal #3, 2/6/10 K. Taylor, J. Walker, J. Emery, M. Green 4 x 440 3:16/02 2nd SLC Championships, 2/27/10 M. Batts, K. Taylor, J. Emery, M. Green
Alex Washington Jumps • 6-3 • Sr. Lafayette, La. Northside HS
2013 Season: Finished eighth in the high jump at the SLC Championships after tying his personal-best height of 6-04.75… posted two topthree performances. Indoor: Registered two top-five finishes in the high jump… placed sixth in the high jump at the SLC Championships, clearing a personal-best height of 6-04.75. 2012 Season: Recorded a personal-best high jump mark of 6-02.75 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, placing second…finished seventh at the Southeastern Lions Invitational with a jump of 6-02.00. Indoor: Registered a season-best mark of 6-01.25 at the LSU Twilight meet, placing 11th…finished fifth at the Jeff Davis McNeese Invite (6-00.75) and sixth at the McNeese Cowboy Invite (6-00.00). High School: Graduated from Ruston High School. Personal: Son of Alex Washington, Jr. and Brena Smith...born July 24, 1992…has two brothers, Adam and Robert, and one sister, Alexis... majoring in business.
Walker’s Career Bests Outdoor High Jump-1.95m 6-04.75 Indoor High Jump-1.95m 6-04.75
8th
SLC Championships, 5/12/13
8th
SLC Championships, 2/23/13
northwestern state
Gabriel White
Sprints • 5-8 • So. Shreveport, La. Captain Shreve HS
2013 NCAA All-American, 4x100, 39.57, 11th 2013 Outdoor NCAA National Qualifier, 4x100 2013 Outdoor NCAA Regional Qualifier, 4x100 2013 Season: Placed 11th at the National Championships in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 39.57, earning All-American honors with the 11th place… at NCAA Regionals, placed 3rd in the 4x100 with a time of 40.00 with Justin Walker, Kendall Taylor, and Justin Walker, advancing to nationals… ran a personal-best 100m time of 10.80 in the prelims at the SLC Championships, placing 14th… member of the fifth place 4x100 relay team (40.08) at the LSU Alumni Gold meet. Indoor: Ran a personal-best 60m time of 7.07 in the prelims at the SLC Championships… registered a personal-best 200m time of 22.96 in the prelims at the SLC Championships… member of the third place 4x400 team (3:25.09) at the LSU Twilight Indoor. High School: Lettered in track and field and football… was a district runner-up in the 100m and 200m his junior year…placed fifth in the 4x200 relay at the 5A state meet his junior season…named MVP of the Gator Relays and Lake Charles Relays his senior year…member of a 4x200 squad that went undefeated his senior year and won the 5A state meet. Personal: Son of Booker and Ina White…born on Aug. 19, 1994…has one brother, Brittain, and one sister, Morgan…majoring in biology. White’s Career Bests Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 10.80 14th SLC Championships, 5/12/13 200 Meter Dash 21.94 7th Jim Mize Invitational, 3/16/13 4 x 100 39.57 11th NCAADivision I National Championships, 6/8/13 G. White, H. Carter, J. Walker, K. Taylor 4 x 200 1:23.35 2nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 3/30/13 G. White, H. Carter, J. Walker, K. Taylor 4 x 400 3:17.25 23rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 3/30/13 A. Cobbin, L. Jackson, A. McCauslin, K. Jackson 1600 Sprint 3:34.05 13th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 3/30/13 G. White, H. Carter, D. Williams, A. Cobbin 1600 Yard Sprint 3:35.10 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 G. White, H. Carter, D. Williams, A. Gladney Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.07 17th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 200 Meter Dash 22.96 25th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 400 Meter Dash 53:00 33rd Howie Ryan Indoor Invitational &Multis, 1/26/13 4 x 400 3:25.09 3rd LSU Twilight, 2/15/13 J. Charles, D. Williams, A. McCauslin, G. White
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Aaron Williams
Dezrick Williams
Jumps • 5-11 • Jr. Duson, La. Acadiana HS
2013 Outdoor NCAA Regional Qualifier, Triple Jump SLC Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (4/2/13) 2013 Season: Placed 37th at the NCAA Regionals in the triple jump with a mark of 48-2.50… finished fifth in the triple jump at the SLC Championships, leaping 50-02.00… won the triple jump at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational with a personal-best mark of 51-04.25… registered a season-best long jump mark of 22-03.75 at the McNeese Springtime Classic, placing eighth… posted seven top-five finishes in the triple jump. Indoor: Placed fourth in the triple jump at the SLC Championships with a personal-best leap of 49-00.75… finished sixth in the long jump at the SLC Championships with a personal-best mark of 23-04.50. 2012 Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump…finished 25th in the long jump (21-04.75) and 10th in the triple jump (47-00.75) at the SLC Championships…registered a personal-best long jump mark of 22-04.50 at the Cowboy Relays, placing second…placed third in the triple jump at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a personal-best leap of 47-06.50. Indoor: Recorded season-high marks in the long jump (21-06.75) and triple jump (44-05.50) at the MSSU Lion Invite, placing 13th and 10th, respectively. High School: Won parish, district and regionals senior year in the triple jump and third at state senior year…received the Allstate Award two years in a row… lettered in football and track four years…made it to the playoffs in football sophomore, junior and senior year winning the state championship his senior year… coached by Neal Lege. Personal: Son of Tanya Williams…born Feb. 27, 1993…has one brother, twin Emmanuel, who is also a member of the Demon track team and two sisters, Leah and Helaina…majoring in health and exercise science and hopes to become a physical therapist.
Sprints • 5-11 • Sr. Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches Central HS 2013 Season: Ran a personal-best 400m time of 49.28 in the prelims at the SLC Championships, placing 14th… member of the fourth place 4x400 team at the Jim Mize Invitational (3:19.37). Indoor: Ran a personal-best 400m time of 50.66 in the prelims at the SLC Championships… member of the third place 4x400 team (3:25.09) at the LSU Twilight Indoor… ran a season-best 200m time of 24.64 at the McNeese Indoor, placing 12th. 2012 Season: Competed in the 400m, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400…registered a personal-best 400m time of 49.43 at the SLC Championships to finish 18th…member of the second-place 4x100 team at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (41.23)…ran with the 4x400 team that finished third at the Cowboy Relays (3:20.19). Indoor: Ran a season-best 400m time of 50.67 at the Vulcan Invitational, finishing 22nd…member of the seventh-place 4x400 team at the SLC Championships (3:21.60)…recorded three top-10 finishes in the 4x400. 2011 Season: ran the 400 meters, 4x400 and the 1600 sprint medley relays... had a best time of 49.25 in the 400s at the Demon Invitational...placed fourth at the LSU Relays in the 1600 sprint medleys. Indoorcompeted in the 400 meters, 4x400 and distance medley relays...had a second place finish in the DMR at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II with a time of 11:20.97... had a sixth place finish in the 400 meters at the same meet with a time of 52.57. High School: Graduated from Natchitoches Central High School. Personal: Son of Derilyn and Jamie Flanagan... born July 16, 1992…has one brother, Derilyn II... majoring in industrial engineering.
Williams’ Career Bests Outdoor 400 Meter Dash 49.15 10th NSU Demon Inivitational, 4/30/11 4 x 100 40.92 3rd Louisiana Classics, 3/17/13 K. Jackson, K. Perry, D. Williams, K. Taylor 4 x 200 1:27.22 8th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 3/31/12 Williams’ Career Bests R. Hatton, Q. Davison, D. Williams, K. Outdoor Jackson 100 Meter Dash 11.60 27th Southeastern Louisiana Lion Invitational, 4/19/13 4 x 400 3:11.21 4th SLC Championships, 5/13/12 4 x 100 40.77 10th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 3/30/13 DJ Beyette, K. Taylor, T. Plumb, K. Jackson J. Walker, H. Carter, A. Williams, K. 1600 Sprint 3:29.22 4th LSU Relays, 3/26/11 Taylor R. Hatton, Q. Davison, D. Williams, A. Gladney Long Jump-6.80m 22-03.75 8th McNeese SpringTime Classic, 4/13/13 1600 Yard Sprint 3:35.10 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 Triple Jump-15.65m 51-04.25 1st Texas State Bobcat Invitational, 3/29/13 G. White, H. Carter, D. Williams, A. Gladney Indoor Indoor Long Jump-7.12m 23-04.50 6th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 200 Meter Dash 24.34 18th McNeese Jeff Davis Bank Indoor Invite II, 2/3/12 Triple Jump-14.95m 49-00.75 4th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 400 Meter Dash 50.66 15th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 4 x 400 2:20.22 3rd LSU Twilight, 2/17/12 DJ Beyette, D. Williams, L. Jackson, K. Jackson 4 x 440 3:21.60 7th SLC Championships, 2/25/12 Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com
2014 media guide DJ Beyette, D. Williams, K. Jackson, T. Plumb Distance Medley 10:47.37 7th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 A. Gladney, D. Williams, M. Rodell, M. Landry Distance Medley 11:20.97 2nd Jeff Davis McNeese Indoor II, 2/4/11 C. Lanier, T. Plumb, D. Williams, R. Carrier
Emmanuel Williams Jumps • 6-1 • Jr. Duson, La. Acadiana HS
northwestern state Williams’ Career Bests Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 11.02 Long Jump-7.53m 24-08.50 Triple Jump-15.51m 50-10.75 Indoor Long Jump-7.34m 24-01.00 Triple Jump-14.76m 48-05.25
13th Southeastern Louisiana Lion Invitational, 4/19/13 1st Jim Mize Invitational, 3/16/13 3rd SLC Championships, 5/12/13 3rd 6th
SLC Championships, 2/23/12 Tyson Inivitational, 2/9/13
Christian Willis
Sprints • 5-7 • So. Shreveport, La. C.E. Byrd Magnet HS 2013 Outdoor NCAA Regional Qualifier–Long Jump, Triple Jump 2013 All-Louisiana Track & Field Team-Long Jump, Triple Jump 2013 Season: Placed 30th in the long jump at the NCAA Regionals with a mark of 23-00… finished third in the triple jump at the SLC Championships with a personal-best mark of 50-10.75 and fourth in the long jump, leaping 23-10… registered a personal-best long jump mark of 24-08.50 at the Jim Mize Invitational, winning the event… finished in the top five in the long jump and triple jump in all but one meet. Indoor: Registered third place performances in the long jump in every meet, including the SLC Championships where he recorded a personal-best leap of 2401… finished sixth in the triple jump at the Tyson Invitational with a personal-best mark of 48-06.25… placed 10th in the triple jump at the SLC Championships with a mark of 46-01.25. 2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships participant in long jump (24.025, 5th) 2012 Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump…finished ninth in the long jump (23-10.00) and seventh in the triple jump (48-11.50) at the SLC Championships…was a top-10 finisher in all events for the season. Indoor: Registered a season-best long jump mark of 22-07.00 at the MSSU Lion Invite, placing seventh… finished 13th in the long jump at the SLC Championships with a leap of 22-05.25…placed second in the triple jump at the Jeff David McNeese Invite (44-11.75)… recorded a season-best triple jump mark of 46-00.50 at the MSSU Lion Invite to finish seventh. High School: Lettered in football and track three years… won the 5A state championship in football senior year…district champion in the long jump…district runner up in the triple jump… regional runner-up in long jump and triple jump…fifth in the state for triple jump. Personal: Son of Tanya Williams… born Feb. 27, 1993…has one brother, twin Aaron, who is also a member of the Demon track team and two sisters, Leah and Helaina…majoring in health and exercise science… plans to be a physical therapist.
2013 Season: Competed primar-
ily in the 100m dash… posted a personal-best time of 11.05 at the Southeastern Lion Invitational and at the Sam Houston Twilight meet, placing 13th and 14th, respectively. Indoor: Competed in the 55m, 60m and 200m races… recorded a personal-best 200m dash time of 23.84 at the MSSU Lion Open. High School: Lettered in track and field and football…placed fifth in the 4x200 at the state meet his junior season...took second place in the 4x200 at the state meet his senior year…member of the 4x100 state championship team his senior season…helped his team to a third place finish at the 5A state meet his senior year. Personal: Son of Troy and Yvonne Willis…born on Oct. 11, 1994…has three sisters, Crystal Carter, Tyra Dumars and Brittany Willis…majoring in electrictronics engineering technology.
Willis’ Career Bests Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 11.05 14th Sam Houston State Twilight, 5/2/13 100 Meter Dash 11.05 13th Southeastern Louisiana Lion Invitational, 4/19/13 4 x 100 42.63 6th McNeese SpringTime Classic, 4.13.13 G. White, H. Carter, Q. Davison, C. Willis Indoor 55 Meter Dash 6.86 24th McNeese State Cowboys Invite I, 1/18/12 60 Meter Dash 7.12 20th MSSU Lion Invite, 2/2/13 200 Meter Dash 23.84 37th MSSU Lion Invite, 2/2/13
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2014 Lady Demon Roster Name Event(s) Ashley Aldredge LaCour Javelin Kwanzaa Andrus Throws Mawardi “Mawi” Berkhadley Multis Jaynisha Bery Jumps/Sprints Rechelle Bessard Throws Annie Fillers Distance Quiana Griffin Sprints Nicole Hajka Jumps Jaqueline Hawileh Distance Keona Jackson Throws Leah Johnson Throws Shakemia Johnson Throws Nijah Lain Hurdles Consuela Lindsay Hurdles/Sprints Kenyah McDaniel Jumps/Sprints Keshira McKnight Sprints Shannon Moore Sprints Madison Morton Sprints Maya Robertson Distance Alexis Royal Sprints/Hurdles Jessica Talley Javelin Por’sha Thomas Jumps/Sprints Ebony Vaughn Sprints Taylor Walker Jumps
Ht. 5-3 5-7 5-10 5-4 5-9 5-7 5-5 5-11 5-3 5-11 5-6 5-9 5-2 5-4 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-2 5-7 5-0 5-4 5-8 5-5 5-6
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Hometown (Previous School) Montgomery (Cedar Creek/Texas A&M) Opelousas (Port Barre) McKinney, Texas (McKinney North) Fort Worth, Texas (Western Hills) Abbeville (Abbeville) Grapevine, Texas (Carroll Senior) Lake Charles (Barbe) Austin, Texas (Vista Ridge) Zwolle (Zwolle) Shreveport (Evangel) Shreveport (Evangel Christian Academy) Tatum, Texas (Tatum) Zachary (Zachary) LaPorte, Texas (LaPorte) Tomball, Texas (Tomball) Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville) Ruston (Ruston) Alexander, Ark. (Bryant) Olla (LaSalle) Pearland, Texas (Glenda Dawson) Texarkana, Texas (Liberty Eylau) Hockley, Texas (Waller)
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Ashley Aldredge LaCour Javelin • 5-3 • So. Montgomery, La. Cedar Creek HS
2013 Season: Redshirted
2012 SLC All-Academic Team 2012 All-Louisiana Collegiate T&F Co-Freshman of the Year SLC T&F Athlete of the Week (3/14/2012) 2012 NCAA Regional Qualifier-Javelin 2012 Season: Recorded five first place finishes in the javelin, including her victory at the SLC Championships with a throw of 151-08…threw a personal-best mark of 166-00, which ranked 14th in the NCAA, at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational…placed seventh at the prestigious Drake Relays with a throw of 156-07… finished 16th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (142-9). High School: One of the nation’s top high school javelin throwers... placed first at the Class A state meet in the javelin with a throw of 149-3... competed at the USATF Junior Olympics and won with a 140-08 mark...as a junior, placed second at the USATF World Youth Trials with a 152-04 and won the USATF Junior Olympics with a 148-06 two months after winning the state title...her 158-05 mark at the Louisiana Governor’s Games ranked as the No. 2 throw in the nation... as a sophomore, won the state title with a 156-0 throw which ranked as the seventh longest in the country... won her first state title her freshman year with a 135-04. Personal: Daughter of Corwyn and Missy Aldredge...born April 27, 1992…has one brother, Justin, and one sister, Katie…brother played football at NSU and was an All-American tight-end…father played football at Mississippi State in college and Tampa Bay in the NFL and was a nationally-ranked junior in the javelin throw... grandfather was named a member of NSU’s Top 100 players of the century list in 2007...majoring in health and exercise science. LaCour’s Career Bests Outdoor Javelin-50.60m 166-00 1st
Leon Johnson Invitational, 4/6/12
northwestern state pion in her four years of high school… also a two-time regional champ… named indoor champion as a junior, and outdoor champion in her senior season… in basketball, she received 2nd team all-district in her junior season and 1st team all-district her senior season. Personal: Daughter of Gerald Andrus and the late Lisa Andrus… born February, 4, 1995… has three brothers, Jessie, Ryan, and Jazz… has one sister, Kayeswanna… majoring in health and exercise science.
Mawi Berkhadley Multis • 5-10 • Fr. McKinney, Texas McKinney North HS
High School: Lettered four years in track and field, two years in basketball, and one year in crosscountry… three-time academic all-district… placed 8th in district meet, won district in the 800m with a personal best of 2:23 her freshman season… had a personal best high jump of 5-4 as a sophomore… placed 3rd in high jump at district in her senior season, and she also placed 8th at regionals. Personal: Daughter of Ibrahim Berkhadley and Hayat Sukar… born on April 27, 1995… has two brothers, Mahir and Aadil… also has a sister, Timadge… majoring in General Studies… full name Mawardi Berkhadley.
Jaynisha Berry
Jumps/Sprints • 5-4 • Fr. Fort Worth, Texas Western Hills HS High School: Lettered in track and cheerleading… freshman year was 100m district champ… sophomore year was 4th place in 200m… junior year was triple gold medalist in 100m, 200m, and long jump… senior year marks – 100m 11.44, 200m 24.18, long jump 19-04.50… received an AllAmerican cheerleader award… received the “Fastest Girl in Fort Worth” award. Personal: Daughter of Jerald Berry and Cynthia Johnson… born on June 7, 1995… has four brothers, Devonsha, Tybriaus, Keith, and Kevonrick… also has three sisters, Raynisha, Jamie, and Zariyah… majoring in criminal justice and plans to be a detective.
Kwanzaa Andrus Throews • 5-7 • Fr. Opelousas, La. Port Barre HS
High School: Lettered four years in track and field, three years in basketball, and one year in softball... placed 3rdin regionals, won district, and placed 5th in the state for track and field in her freshman season… became a four-time district cham
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Rechelle Bessard Throws • 5-9 • So. Abbeville, La. Abbeville HS
2013 NCAA Regional Qualifier, Discus 2013 All-Louisiana Track & Field Team, Discus 2013 Season: Placed 44th in the NCAA Regionals with a mark of 40.64… runner-up in the discus at the SLC Championships with a mark of 155-01… placed seventh in the hammer throw at the SLC Championships after throwing a personal-best 164-06… registered a personal-best discus mark of 166-05 at the Sam Houston Twilight meet… threw for a season-best 4311.75 in the shot put at the Skechers/SFA Alumni Invitational… posted three top-three finishes in the discus. Indoor: Competed in the shot put and weight throw… recorded a personal best throw of 46-11.50 in the shot put at the SLC Championships, placing fourth… finished fourth in the weight throw at the MSSU Lion Open with a personal-best mark of 50-07.50. High School: Finished second in javelin (118-6.75) and third in shot put (37-9) and discus (120-10) at the state meet as a sophomore…was regional and state champion in the shot put and discus her junior season, throwing personal-best marks of 42-4.5 (shot) and 14510 (discus) at the state meet…took first place in shot put at the indoor state meet and repeated as outdoor state champion in the shot put and discus in her final season. Personal: Daughter of Tracey Bessard, Russell Collins and Milton Willis…born Dec. 22, 1992…has one brother, Russell Bessard, and two sisters, Rashira Bessard and Rashonda Collins…majoring in hospitality, management and tourism. Bessard’s Career Bests Outdoor Shot put-13.40m 46-11.75 7th Skechers/SFA Alumni Invitational, 4/6/13 Discus-50.73m 166-05.00 2nd Sam Houston State Twilight, 5/2/13 Hammer-50.15m 164-07.00 7th SLC Championships, 5/10/13 Indoor Shot Put-14.31m 46-11.50 4th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 Weight Throw-15.43m 50-07.50 4th MSSU Lion Invite, 2/1/13
Annie Fillers
Distance • 5-7 • Fr. Grapevine, Texas Carroll Senior HS High School: Lettered two years in cross country and track… was part of two cross-country state champion teams her junior and
senior seasons. Personal: Daughter of Kirk and Alyson Fillers… born on August 10, 1994… has two sisters, Katie and Emily… majoring in biology with a veterinary tech-
nology concentration and plans to attend veterinary school.
Quiana Griffin Sprints • 5-5 • Sr. Lake Charles, La. Barbe HS
2013 Southland Conference All-Academic Track & Field Team 2012- Set school record for 400m (53.63) 2012 Leon Johnson Invite Co-Outstanding Women’s Outdoor Performer 2012 LSWA All-La. Collegiate T&F Team 2012 NCAA Regional Qualifier 4x400 2013 Season: Runner-up in the 400m dash at the SLC Championships with a season-best time of 54.55… member of the third place 4x400 team that ran a time of 3:45.36 and the fourth place 4x100 team that ran in 46.10 at the SLC Championships… never finished outside of the top three in the 400m. Indoor: Registered three top-three finishes in the 400m dash… had a season best time of 57.39 in the 400m at the SLC Championships, finishing fourth in the preliminaries… was a member of the second place 4x400 team (3:49.42) at the SLC Championships. 2012 Season: Competed in the 200m, 400m, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and 1600m sprint medley…broke her own school record in the 400m at the SLC Championships with a blistering time of 53.63, placing second… finished in the top five in every 400m race of the season…member of the sixth-place 4x100 team (45.80) at the SLC Championships…member of the second-place and NSU record-holding 4x400 team (3:38.26)…finished 19th in the 4x400 at the NCAA East Preliminaries (3:38.58). Indoor: Finished in the top four in each of her 400m races…ran a season-best 400m time of 56.43 at the SLC Championships to finish fourth…member of the thirdplace 4x400 team at the SLC Championships (3:51.15). 2011 Season: Participated in the 200m and 400m dashes as well as the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays... finished second at the SLC Championships in the 4x400 with a time of 3:41.54…took first place in the 4x400 at the Cowboy Relays (3:46.67) and at the Louisiana Classics (3:41.86)…finished first in the 4x200 at the Texas Relays with a time of 1:07.07…won the 4x100 at the Demon Invitational (46.41)…placed third in the 400m at the SLC Championships with a 55.26 mark…ran a personal-best 400m time of 54.99 at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor: member of the 4x400 SLC Championship team…placed fourth at the SLC Championships in the 400m. High School: Named to the Southwest Louisiana Hall of Fame…named to the all-state, all-region and all-
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2014 media guide district teams as a sophomore, junior as senior…placed second in the high jump at the outdoor state meet and second in the 400m at the indoor state meet her sophomore season…indoor and outdoor state champion in the 400m as a junior as well as third-place finisher in the high jump…indoor and outdoor state runner-up in the 400m her senior year…member of the Interact Club, Key Club, S.A.D.D., speech and debate and French immersion. Personal: Daughter of Elijah Griffin and Tonda Moreland…born on Feb. 20, 1992…has four brothers, Christopher Robinson, Dedrick Griffin, Travis Coop and Tyreke Griffin…majoring in health and exercise sciences with plans to graduate in May of 2014. Griffin’s Career Bests Outdoor 200 Meter Dash 25.14 8th Louisiana Classics, 3/17/12 400 Meter Dash 53.63 2nd SLC Championships, 5/13/12 4 x 100 45.80 6th SLC Championships, 5/13/12 A. Kotun, C. Lindsay, C. Seibles, Q.Griffin 4 x 200 1:37.09 8th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 4/9/11 A. Kotun, C. Seibles, Q. Griffin, C. Lindsay 4 x 400 3:38.26 2nd SLC Championships, 5/13/12 Q. Griffin, C. Seibles, L. Perkins, C. Lindsay 1600 Yard Spring 4:06.88 3rd McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/10/12 A Kotun, C. Seibles, Q. Griffin, L. Perkins 1600 Sprint 3:58.75 5th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 4/9/11 A. Kotun, C. Seibles, A. Warren, L. Perkins Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.90 18th LSU Twilight, 2/18/11 200 Meter Dash 25.26 1st MSSU Lion Invite, 1/28/12 400 Meter Dash 56.19 4th Vulcan Invitational, 2/10/12 4 x 400 3:48.85 1st LSU Twilight, 2/18/11 E. Knox, L. Perkins, E. Freemount, E. Vaughn 4 x 440 12:56.39 1st SLC Championships, 2/26/11 C. Seibles, C. Lindsay, A. Warren, Q. Griffin Distance Medley 12:56.39 1st MSSU Lion Invite, 1/28/12 A Coughlin, C. Lindsay, L. Perkins, K. Ellis
Nicole Hajka
Jumps • 5-11 • Sr. Austin, Texas Vista Ridge HS 2009-12: Earned four letters as a member of the NSU volleyball team from 2009-12... has not competed in track since high school. High School: 2005 MVP Seven Lakes HS... 2006 placed 13th in National Junior Olympics... state runner up... 2007 Vista Ridge team captain... state quarterfinalists... earned second team all-district honors... 2008, earned first team all-district honors... most valuable player of Vista Ridge... member of 2008 Dazzling Dozen... member of the Mizuno National Championship team. Personal: Born Aug. 2, 1991... daughter of Alfred Hajka and Virginia White... one brother, Aaron, and a
northwestern state sister, Lexi... was a Lady Demon Volleyball player for four years... played club volleyball with Texas Eclipse… graduated December 2013 in general studies… attending graduate school for health promotion… works as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant… plans to become a volleyball coach or a strength and conditioning coach for women’s sports. Earned four letters as a member of the NSU volleyball team from 2009-12... has not competed in track since high school.
Jaqueline Hawileh Distance • 5-3 • Fr. Zwolle, La. Zwolle HS
High School: Lettered in softball, basketball and track... as freshman and sophomore attended Hamilton Christian Academy… sophomore year on state champion basketball team… junior year on softball district champion team… graduated with honors. Personal: Daughter of Marlo Pugh and George Hawileh… has two brothers, Matthew and Jared; and one sister, Stacey… majoring in criminal justice… plans to attend law school.
Keona Jackson Throws • 5-11 • Sr. Shreveport, La. Evangel HS
2013 Outdoor Season: Did not compete.
Indoor: Registered four top three performances in the shot put… finished third in the shot put at the SLC Championships with a personal-best mark of 47-09.75… placed fourth in the weight throw at the SLC Championships, throwing for a season-best 55-08.25. 2012 Season: Competed in the shot put and hammer throw…finished 15th at the SLC Championships in the shot put, throwing for 38-11.00…placed third at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational in the hammer, throwing for a personal-best 164-05…registered a 155-02 mark in the hammer at the SLC Championships, placing 10th. Indoor: Competed in the shot put and weight throw…threw the shot put for a season-best mark of 46-00.75 at the SLC Championships, placing fifth… took first place in the weight throw at the MSSU Lion Invite, registering a 54-09.50 mark…recorded a seasonbest mark of 56-00.00 in the weight throw at the LSU Twilight meet, placing third…finished sixth at the SLC Championships in the weight throw with a toss of 5302.25. 2011 Season: Competed at the SLC Championships in the shot put and hammer throw…threw for a 45-04.25 mark at the SLC Championships in the shot…
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track & field in the hammer throw, registered a personal-best mark of 131-04 at the SLC Championships…threw the shot put 47-07.00 for a personal-best at the Demon Invitational…finished fifth in the shot at the Cowboy Relays with a 39-10.75 mark…had six top-10 finishes in the shot put and three top-10 finishes in the hammer throw. Indoor: posted a sixth place finish at the Texas A&M Challenge and recorded an 11th place finish the Houston Invitational in the shot put…finished seventh at the McNeese Indoor and 11th at the Houston Invitational in the weight throw. High School: Lettered in track and basketball all four years and volleyball for two seasons…district champion in the shot put and discus her sophomore year…repeated as district champion in both events her junior and senior seasons and became the state shot put champion in her final two years as well…was the state runner-up in discus her junior year…member of a four-time district champion basketball team. Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Una Williams… born on May 19, 1992…has one sister, Arnecia Sanders, and one brother, Jerry Williams, Jr. …majoring in health and exercise science with a minor in business. Jackson’s Career Bests Outdoor Shot Put-13.97m 45-10.00 Discus Throw-36.49m 119-09.00 Hammer-50.12m 164-05.00 Indoor Shot Put-14.57m 47-09.75 Weight Throw-17.07m 56-00.00
7th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/24/12 6th McNeese Cowboys Relays, 3/12/11 3rd Leon Johnson Invitational, 4/6/12 3rd 3rd
SLC Championships, 2/23/13 LSU Twilight, 2/27/12
Leah Johnson
Throws • 5-6 • Fr. Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian Academy High School: Lettered in track and basketball… received 2nd team all-district in basketball her freshman season… district champ in both shot put and discus her sophomore and junior seasons… placed 3rd in regionals and made 1st team all-district, as well as regional champ in track and field… still holds the school record with a throw of 110-07 in the discus. Personal: Daughter of Shannon Mack and Erica Johnson… born on May 3, 1995… has two sisters, Rachel Johnson and Khyria Kelly… majoring in computer information systems with plans to become an IT consultant.
Shakemia Johnson Throws • 5-9 • Sr. Tatum, Texas Tatum HS
2013 Season: Competed in the discus and hammer throw… posted a personal-best discus throw of 156-01 at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational, winning the event… registered a personal-best hammer throw mark of 143-01 at the McNeese Springtime Classic. Indoor: Competed in the shot put and weight throw… finished 11th in the shot put at the MSSU Lion Open with a personal-best throw of 40-11.75… placed 11th in the weight throw at the LSU Twilight Indoor with a personal-best mark of 49-04.25… finished 10th in the shot put (40-04.00) and 12th in the weight throw (48-05.25) at the SLC Championships. 2012 Season: Competed in the shot put, hammer throw and discus…threw for a personal-best mark of 140-04 at the SLC Championships, placing 13th…registered a personal-best discus throw of 139-07 at the Southeastern Lions Invitational to place third…finished 11th in the discus at the SLC Championships with a mark of 134-06. Indoor: Placed 16th at the SLC Championships with personal-record mark of 44-08.00. 2011 Season: Placed 18th at the SLC Championships in the discus with a mark of 121-01…best throw in the discus was 138-10 at the Demon Invitational…finished fifth at the Cowboy Relays with a throw of 126-04 in the discus…five top 10 finishes in the discus… at the Cowboy Relays, had marks of 37-03.75 in the shot and 10804 in the hammer… had marks of 38-07.75 in the shot and 110-07 in the hammer at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor: Threw the shot put and the weight throw but did not have any top 10 finishes. High School: Lettered two years in track and one in volleyball…career records: 39-10 in shot put and 124-0 in discus…named Most Valuable Player, IIIA Regional Champion, East Texas Elite and Female Athlete of the Year her senior year…holds the school record in the shot put and discus…was academic all-district…participated in yearbook, Key Club, Fine Arts Forum and Ladies Etiquette…Shay was the only female to graduate from the Tatum High School class of 2010 with an athletic scholarship. Personal: Daughter of Fred and Deshala Johnson… born Dec. 23, 1991…has one brother, Latorris…majoring in radiology…plans to graduate in spring 2014.
Johnson’s Career Bests Outdoor Shot Put-11.99m 39-04.00 8th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 Discus-47.59m 156-02.00 1st Texas State Bobcat Invitational, 3/29/13 Hammer-43.62m 143-01.00 12th McNeese SpringTime Classic, 4/13/13 Indoor Shot Put-12.49m 40-11.75 11th MSSU Lion Invite, 2/1/13 Weight Throw-15.04m 49-04.25 11th LSU Twilight, 2/15/13
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Nijah Lain
Hurdles • 5-2 • Fr. Zachary, La. Zachary HS High School: Two time district MVP as a freshman and senior… as a freshman, also podium placed in the 4x200 and 4x400… a state finalist in the 55m hurdle as a sophomore… 4th place at state in 300m hurdles as a junior… as a senior, was district champion, and placed 3rd at state in 300m hurdles; 4x200 district champion and state runner-up; 4x400 and 100m hurdles district champion… team captain as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Cornell Lain and Joan Demasiliere… born on February 21, 1995… has one brother, Paul O’Brien; and two sisters, Alex Lain and Jasmine Lain… majoring in health and exercise science with plans to attend graduate school to become a sports physician.
Consuela Lindsay
Hdls/Sprints • 5-4 • Sr. LaPorte, La. LaPorte HS
2012- Set school record for 400m hurdles (58.64) 2012 Leon Johnson Invite Co-Outstanding Women’s Outdoor Performer 2012 LSWA All-Louisiana Collegiate Track and Field Team SLC Track & Field Athlete of the Week (3/21/12) 2012 NCAA Regional Qualifier 400mH, 4x400
northwestern state LSU Twilight meet….finished first in the distance medley at the MSSU Lion Invite with a time of 12:56.39… ran a season-best 400m time of 57.43 at the SLC Championships, placing eighth in the prelims. 2011 Season: Competed in the 100m and 400m hurdles, the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and 1600 sprint medley relay…ran at the SLC Championships in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100 and 4x400…recorded a personal-best 100m hurdles time of 14.25 at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational…placed third in the 100m hurdles at the Louisiana Classics with a time of 14.66…recorded a personal best 400m hurdles time of 1:01.36…won the 4x200 at the Texas Relays with a time of 1:37.07…recorded three first place finishes and three second place finishes in the 4x400…recorded a seasonbest 4x400 time of 3:40.71 at the LSY Relays to finish second. Indoor- Won the 400m dash at the McNeese Invitational with a time of 58.47…placed third in the 55m hurdles at the McNeese Relays with a time of 8.40…had her best finish in the 60m hurdles in the preliminaries at the Houston Invitational with a time of 9.10. High School: Lettered in track and basketball all four years and volleyball for two years…track team won four straight district championships…4x400 team won the district meet all four years…district champion in the 4x100 her first three years…district champion in the 200m as a freshman…district champion and placed third at regionals in the 400m her sophomore and junior seasons…district champion in the 100m and 300m hurdles and regional champion in the 4x400 her senior year…state champion in the 300m hurdles her senior year with the 10th best time in the nation (42.0)…part of a basketball team that made the state playoffs all four years. Personal: Daughter of Benjamin Lindsay and Erin Lewis…born on Nov. 22, 1991…has one brother, Demarcus, and two sisters, Jayla and Tu’Myra…majoring in health and exercise science.
Lindsay’s Career Bests Outdoor 100 Hurdles 14.25 8th LSU Relays, 3/26/11 14.25 4th NSU Invitational, 4/16/11 2013 Season: Member of the second place 4x200 400 Hurdles 58.64 2nd SLC Championships, 5/13/12 team that ran a time of 1:39.07 and third place 4x100 4 x 100 45.80 6th SLC Championships, 5/13/12 team that posted a time of 47.01 at the Bob Hayes Loui A. Kotun, C. Lindsay, C. Seibles, Q. Griffin siana Challenge. 4 x 200 1:37.09 8th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, 4/9/11 Indoor: Ran her season-best 400m time of 57.71 in A. Kotun, C. Seibles, Q. Griffin, C. Lindsay the prelims at the SLC Championships… finished sixth 4 x 400 3:38.26 2nd SLC Championships, 2/26/11 in the 400m (57.74) and was a member of the second Q. Griffin, C. Seibles, L. Perkins, C. Lindsay place 4x400 relay team at the SLC Championships. 2012 Season: Competed in the 400m hurdles, 1600 Sprint 4:02.00 3rd LSU Relays, 3/26/11 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400…broke the school record and A. Kotun, C. Lindsay, A. Warren, L. Perkins placed second at the SLC Championships in the 400m Indoor hurdles with a personal-best time of 58.64…made it to 60 Meter Dash 8:07 37th LSU Twilight, 2/18/11 the quarter-finals of the NCAA East Preliminaries in 400 Meter Dash 56.17 2nd SLC Championships, 2/26/11 the 400m hurdles, finishing 24th in 1:01.01…finished 55 Hurdles 8.33 4th Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor II, 2/4/11 sixth in the 4x100 at the SLC Championships (45.80)… 60 Hurdles 8.93 9th SLC Championships, 2/26/11 ran a 46.16 in the 4x100 for the best time of the year… 4 x 400 3:48.85 1st LSU Twilight, 2/18/11 placed second in the 4x400 at the SLC Championships C. Seibles, C. Lindsay, A. Warren, Q. Griffin with an NSU record time of 3:38.26…finished 19th in 4 x 440 3:49.30 1st SLC Championships, 2/26/11 the 4x400 (3:38.58) at the NCAA East Preliminaries… C. Seibles, C. Lindsay, A. Warren, Q. Griffin finished the season with three first place finishes in both the 400m hurdles and the 4x400. Distance Medley 12:56.39 1st MSSU Lion Invite, 1/28/12 Indoor: took first place in the 4x400 (3:48.86) at the A. Coughlin, C. Lindsay, L. Perkins, K. Perkins Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com
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Kenyah McDaniel
Jumps/Sprints • 5-8 • Jr. Tomball, Texas Tomball HS 2013 Season: Competed primarily in the long jump and 100m dash… registered a personal-best long jump mark of 18-04.25 at the Skechers/SFA Alumni Invitational, placing sixth… ran a personal-best 12.30 in the 100m dash prelims at the SLC Championships, finishing 18th. Indoor: Did Not Compete. 2012 Season: Redshirted High School: Graduated from Tomball High School. Personal: Daughter of Kenneth and Rosie McDaniel…born Nov. 15, 1991...has three brothers, Kenneth McDaniel, Xavier Taylor and Kendrick Lee, and two sisters, Shavartra Taylor and Kylima Blackmond…majoring in psychology.
McDaniel’s Career Bests Outdoor 100 Dash 12.30 8th SLC Championships, 5/13/13 200 Dash 26.01 23rd McNeese SpringTime Classic, 4/13/13 4 x 100 46.10 4th SLC Championships, 5/13/13 K. McKnight, Q. Griffin, C. Seibles, K. McDaniel Long Jump-5.74m 18-10.00 4th Jim Mize Invitational, 3/16/13
Keshira McKnight Sprints • 5-7 • So. Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS
2013 Season: Member of the third place 4x400 team that ran a time of 3:45.36 and the fourth place 4x100 team that came in at 46.10 at the SLC Championships… ran a personal-best 100m time of 12.30 at the Sam Houston Twilight, placing sixth… finished 15th in the prelims of the 200m at the SLC Championships with a personal-best time of 24.62. Indoor: Recorded personal-best 60m and 200m times of 7.82 and 26.36 in the prelims at the SLC Championships, finishing 14th and 23rd, respectively. High School: Lettered in track, basketball and volleyball…was a regional qualifier in the 200m as a junior…district champion and regional qualifier in the 200m as a senior…made appearances at the state meet her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. Personal: Daughter of Eric McKnight and LaKeshia Smith…born on Dec. 18, 1993…has one brother, Eric McKnight, and two sisters, DaKecia and Danjanique Arthur…majoring in psychology.
McKnight’s Career Bests Outdoor 100 Dash 12.29 10th Skechers/SFA Alumni Invitational, 4/6/13 200 Dash 25.22 13th Skechers/SFA Alumni Invitational, 4/6/13
4 x 100 46.10 4th SLC Championships, 5/12/13 K. McKnight, Q. Griffin, C. Seibles, K. McDaniel 4 x 200 1:46.12 13th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 K. McKnight, T. Shobayo, M. Morton, E. Vaughn 4 x 400 3:45.36 3rd SLC Championships, 5/12/13 Q. Griffin, M. Morton, C. Seibles, K. Ellis Indoor 55 Dash 7.32 3rd McNeese State Cowboys Invite I, 1/18/13 60 Dash 7.82 14th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 200 Dash 26.36 23rd SLC Cahmpionships, 2/23/13
Shannon Moore Sprints • 5-7 • Fr. Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS
2013 Season: Competed primarily in the 400m dash… ran a personal-best 400m time of 57.78 at the Jim Mize Invitational, finishing sixth. Indoor: Ran a 400m time of 1:05.85 at the McNeese Indoor in her only race of the season. High School: Lettered in track all four years...member of the third place 4x400 team at the 5A state meet her senior year...registered personal-records of 26.28 in the 200m and 61.33 in the 400m. Personal: Daughter of Doris Raphel and Calvin Moore… born February 11, 1994… has five siblings, brothers Brayden and Dre; and sisters Summer, Saudia, and Karisha… majoring is nursing… plans to have a career in nursing in the Dallas area.
Moore’s Career Bests Outdoor 400 Dash 57.78 6th Jim Mize Invitational, 3/16/13 4 x 100 48.70 12th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 E. Vaugh, T. Shobayo, M. Morton, S. Moore 1600 Yard Sprint 4:15.96 4th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 C. Seibles, C. Lindsay, Q. Griffin, S. Moore Indoor 400 Dash 1:05.85 20th McNeese State Bowboys Invite I, 1/18/13
Madison Morton Sprints • 5-2 • So. Bentonville, Ark. Bentonville HS
2013 Season: Member of the third place 4x400 team that ran a time of 3:45.36 at the SLC Championships… finished 19th in the prelims of the 400m dash at the SLC Championships with a season-best time of 58.27. Indoor: Ran a personal best 400m time of 59.23 in the prelims at the SLC Championships… was a member of the second place 4x400 team (3:49.42) and the eighth place distance medley team (13:05.64) at the SLC Championships. High School: Lettered in track, cross country, soft
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2014 media guide ball and basketball…finished second at the 3A state meet in the 400m dash (60.99) and seventh in the 200m dash (29.87) her freshman year at Cedarville HS… won the 400m (59.37), placed second in the 200m (27.18) and finished fifth in the long jump (16-04.00) at the 3A state meet as a sophomore…class 7A State Champion in the 400m dash her junior (57.86) and senior (57.83) seasons at Bentonville HS…named to the all-state team her senior year…ran a personal-record 400m time of 56.58 when she won the Meet of Champions as a senior…broke the school record in the indoor and outdoor 400m dash…member of state championship team her senior year…team was second in the state her junior season…finished first is the 4x400 (3:59.93) and fifth in the 200m (27.93) as a junior…took third place in the 200m (26.18) and fourth in the long jump (167.25) as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Miranda Hagans…born July 24, 1994…has two sisters, twin Morgan and younger sister Logan…undecided major. Morton’s Career Bests Outdoor 200 Dash 26.10 22nd Skechers/SFA Alumni Invitational, 4/16/13 400 Dash 58.27 19th SLC Championships, 5/12/13 4 x 100 48.70 12th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 A. Kotun, C. Lindsay, C. Seibles, K. McKnight 4 x 200 1:46.12 13th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 A. Kotun, C. Lindsay, C. Seibles, Q. Griffin 4 x 400 3:45.36 3rd SLC Championships, 5/12/13 Q. Griffin, M. Morton, C. Seibles, K. Ellis Indoor 400 Dash 59.23 14th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 4 x 400 3:54.51 6th Howie Ryan Indoor Invite & Multis, 1/26/13 Q. griffin, C. Seibles, M. Morton, C. Lindsay 4 x 440 3:49.42 2nd SLC Championships, 2/23/13 Q. griffin, C. Seibles, M. Morton, C. Lindsay Distance Medley 13:05.64 8th SLC Championships, 2/23/13 K. Ellis, M. Morton, A. Coughlin, S. Emory
Maya Robertson
Distance • 5-7 • RS-Fr. Ruston, La. Ruston HS 2013 Season: Redshirted Indoor: Ran an 800m time of 2:54.08 at the McNeese Indoor in her only race of the season. High School: Lettered in track and cross country... qualified for the state cross country meet her sophomore, junior and senior seasons...placed ninth at the state cross country meet her senior year...registered personal-records of 2:26.16 in the 800m, 5:47.79 in the 1600m and 19:48.04 in the 3 Mile. Personal: Daughter of Sherita and Terreill Robertson, Sr.… born November 12, 1993… has one brother, Terreil, Jr. … majoring in health and physical science… plans to become a physical therapist for the MLB.
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Alexis Royal
Sprints/Hurdles • 5-0 • Fr. Alexander, Ark. Bryant HS High School: Lettered four years in track and field… received all-conference and all-state honors. Personal: Daughter of Quinton Royal and Felicia Butler… born on February 6, 1995… has two brothers, Travis and Quinton … also has a sister Tyianna… majoring in health and physical science… plans to be a high school teacher and coach.
Jessica Talley Javelin • 5-4 • Jr. Olla, La. LaSalle HS
2013 Outdoor NCAA Qualifier, Javelin 2013 All-Louisiana T&F Team, Javelin 2011 NCAA All-American - Javelin 2011 Outdoor NCAA Qualifier, Javelin 2013 Season: Placed 20th at the NCAA Regionals with a mark of 149-04… finished third in the javelin at the SLC Championships with a throw of 151-04… won the javelin at the McNeese Springtime Classic after throwing a season-best 157-09…posted five top-three finishes. 2012 Season: Redshirted. 2011 Season: Competed at the NCAA Championships in javelin throwing a mark of 156-11 to finish 11th...earned All-American honors...placed fourth in the NCAA regional with a throw of 158-06, her season and career best….threw 30 feet farther than entire high school career... won javelin at the SLC Championships with a mark of 145-11…finished first at the Demon Invitational with a throw of 152-10…also won the javelin at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational with a 142-1.5 mark…had five other top 10 marks. High School: Lettered all four years in track, basketball and softball…was a district champion, regional runner-up and an all-district outfielder for three years….was also a state runner-up and 2nd runner-up one year each…graduated in May 2010. Personal: Daughter of Kristie and Jason Talley… born April 8, 1992 has one brother, Matthew…majoring in general studies and sports management.
Talley’s Career Bests Outdoor Javelin-48.31m 158-06.00 4th NCAADivision I East Preliminary Round, 5/28/11 Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com
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Por’sha Thomas
Jumps/Sprints • 5-8 • So. Pearland, Texas Glenda Dawson HS 2013 Season: Finished third in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump at the SLC Championships with personal-best leaps of 18-09.25 and 38-11.50, respectively… posted eight top-five finishes in the long jump and triple jump. Indoor: Finished ninth in the long jump at the SLC Championships with a personal-best leap of 18-00.25… registered a personal-best triple jump mark of 36-04 at the SLC Championships, placing 13th. High School: Lettered in track and field all four years…district champion in the long jump her sophomore, junior and senior years…regional qualifier as a sophomore (17-9) and junior (18-4) and regional champion her senior season…state runner-up as a senior with a leap of 19-3. Personal: Daughter of Marvin and Faye Thomas… born on Oct. 11, 1993…has two brothers, Mario and Sergio…majoring in biology.
Thomas’ Career Bests Outdoor Long Jump-5.72m 18-09.25 Triple Jump-11.87m 38-11.50 Indoor Long Jump-5.49m 18-00.25 Triple Jump-11.07m 36-04.00
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Ebony Vaughn Sprints • 5-5 • Sr. Texarkana, Texas Liberty Eylau HS
2013 Season: Competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100… member of the fourth place 4x100 team that ran a time of 46.10 at the SLC Championships… ran a season-best 100m time of 12.38 at the McNeese Springtime Classic, placing 15th. Indoor: Ran a personal-best 60m time of 7.98 in the prelims at the Howie Ryan Invitational… finished eighth in the 55m dash at the McNeese Indoor with a time of 7.44. 2012 Season: Registered two top-10 finishes in the 100m dash, placing sixth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational and seventh at the Cowboy Relays…recorded a season-best 200m time of 26.12 at the Southeastern Lions Invitational. Indoor: Ran a season-best 55m time of 7.54 at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite, placing fourth… placed seventh at the MSSU Lion Invite in the 200m, running a 26.60. 2011 Season: Competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100…recorded her personal-best 100m time at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational running a 12.29…best
time in the 200m was at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a mark of 25.64…registered her 4x100 personal-best time of 46.44 at the Louisiana Classics, placing third. High School: Graduated from Liberty Eylau HS. Personal: Daughter of Stasik Vaughn, Sr. and Sonya Vaughn...born Aug. 11, 1992…has one brother, Stasik, Jr. and one sister, Carmelya...father was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and brother is currently enlisted...majoring in psychology with a concentration in addiction studies...a member of the NSU ROTC. Vaughn’s Career Bests Outdoor 100 Dash 12.29 23rd Bobby Lane Invitational, 4/2/11 200 Dash 25.64 15th NSU Invitational, 4/16/11 4 x 100 45.80 6th SLC Championships, 5/13/12 A. Kotun, C. Lindsay, C. Seibles, Q. Griffin 4 x 200 1:46.12 13th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/9/13 K. McKnight, T. Shobayo, M. Morton, E. Vaughn Indoor 55 Dash 7.42 8th Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor II, 2/4/11 60 Dash 7.98 42nd Howie Ryan Inivite & Multis, 1/25/13 7.98 17th LSU Twilight, 2/17/12 7.98 26th SLC Championships, 2/26/11 200 Dash 26.60 7th MSSU Lion Invite, 4/16/11 4 x 400 4:09.07 14th LSU Twilight, 2/18/11 E. Knox, L. Perkins, E. Freemount, E. Vaughn
Taylor Walker Jumps • 5-6 • Fr. Hockley, Texas Waller HS
High School: Lettered in track and field, wrestling, and basketball… four-time regional qualifier in 4x1 and 4x2… set personal best 24 split in 4x2 in her sophomore season… in her senior season she received the “High Point” award at the district meet and placed 3rd in triple jump at the state meet. Personal: Daughter of Gerry and Cheryll Walker… born on February 21, 1995… has two brothers, Keaton and Jaylan… also has three sisters, Ariel, Ginger and Danielle… majoring in health and exercise science… plans to become an exercise physiologist.
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Dr. Randall J. Webb Northwestern State President
Dr. Randall J. Webb stated when he became Northwestern State University’s 18th president in July of 1996 that his primary objective would be to help make his Alma Mater the best institution it could be. In his 18th year, it’s clear that Webb is achieving that admirable goal. Enrollment has reached record levels during Webb’s tenure as president and exceeded 10,500 for the first time in history in the fall of 2004. Webb has also been at the forefront in recent years of moving the university toward higher admission standards, which has resulted in some enrollment declines but in the enrollment of students with greater academic potential
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President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. Webb Provost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa Abney Vice President for External Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce Vice President for Business Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones Vice President for University Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones Vice President for Technology, Research and Economic Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams
and aptitude. Retention has increased at the university, the average ACT score of students has gone up, and high school student leaders are enrolling in Northwestern in record numbers. There has been a substantial increase in the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen at the university. External funding for NSU has also increased dramatically under Webb’s leadership. In the first capital campaign in its history, the university received $32.7 million to far exceed its goal of $18.84 million. That funding included the establishment of numerous endowed chairs and professorships to enhance academic programs at the university. In addition to the private funding, Northwestern has received more grant monies in recent years from state and federal agencies and private foundations than at any time since its founding in 1884. Webb has also expanded the university’s outreach by spearheading the development at NSU of the largest electronic education and distance learning network of any university in Louisiana. NSU offers courses and degree programs to students across the nation and world through Internet and compressed video. Millions of dollars have been obtained during Webb’s presidency for new and renovated facilities. A new $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation and Activity Center opened on the campus in 2005; and Morrison Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building, and Williamson Hall have been completely renovated and restored. A new Student Services Center on the site of the former West Caspari Hall was completed in May 2012. Over $32 million in construction by a private company has added two modified residence halls to the campus in recent years. Funding has also been obtained to rebuild the East Caspari Hall and replace the underground electrical distribution system. Northwestern academic programs and athletic teams continue to receive positive national recognition. The Computer Information Systems program, for example, won five consecutive national championships in academic competition in systems analysis, and the NSU men’s basketball team defeated Iowa in the NCAA national championship tournament. A former center on the Northwestern football team, Webb is an avid supporter of the university’s athletic programs and has held positions of leadership at the national level in intercollegiate athletics. He has served as chair of the board of directors of the Southland Conference and has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Executive Council and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors that oversee all major policy decisions by the governing body for major college sports. He currently serves as the Southland Conference representative on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business education, Webb earned a master of science degree in mathematics from NSU in 1966. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971 with a concentration in mathematics and research. Webb was a member of the faculty of Longwood College in Farmville, Va, from 1966 until 1974. He served as Director of Higher Education and Teacher Certification in the Louisiana Department of Education from 1974 through 1976. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in 1976 and in 13 years there held positions as director of institutional research, EEO officer, registrar and member of the mathematics faculty. He became Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies and professor of mathematics at Northwestern in 1989. In that position, he was responsible for campus-wide policy development, planning, advancement, and review of both graduate and undergraduate programs. While Webb was in that position, graduate enrollment increased by 35 percent, and internal funding for faculty research increased by 200 percent. As dean, Webb proposed the concept for NSU’s successful Freshman Connection Program and served as a member of the writing team for a grant proposal that resulted in a five year, $1.7 million Title III grant to improve student retention. He also chaired the steering committee for NSU’s Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He has been active in the community as a member of the board of directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, the NatchitochesNorthwestern Symphony Society, Rotary Club, and the First Baptist Church. Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates of Northwestern. Tamara and her husband, former NSU All-America baseball pitcher Reggie Gatewood, live in Long Valley,N.J., with their children Tyler and Ava. Lauren is married to former outstanding NSU baseball player Nick Simokaitis, and they live in St. Louis with their sons Nicholas and Benjamin.
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Jerry Pierce
Vice President • External Affairs Only a handful of people have served Northwestern State as long as Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more understated manner. In his 49th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches is indelible. He’s never wanted or gotten top billing, but consistently, he gets results to benefit the university. He begins his 23rd year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relaNSU Athletic Council tions and assists President Dr. Randall J. Webb in governmental affairs Jody Biscoe (Chair) activities. Many of those duties were his since the 1970s as he worked Kaymin Carter under four previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA Lyn Christophe to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. Catherine Faucheaux A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/ Cole Gentry manager for the Demon football team during his college years, workKelee Grimes ing closely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his jourSteve Gruesbeck nalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New Orleans Times PicaMarcus Jones yune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was named executive sports Natalie Laurence editor at the age of 24. Tara McKenney (Student) In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and reDr. Charles Pellegrin turned to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to Dr. Pat Pierson news bureau director two years later and assumed additional responSteve Story sibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. Dr. Mark Swanstrom He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility Ed Ward in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an Dr. Randall Webb entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Ex-Officio Members Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president in 1990 forced Greg Burke him to step aside from the volunteer post. Carrie Crowell He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences Dustin Eubanks (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Roxanne Freeman Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and Dr. Patrice Moulton has served the conference through other offices and committee posiDr. Vicki Parrish tions. Jerry Pierce In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than two decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 23, and Miranda, 12, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.
DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCE Highlights of NSU athletics in the first 12 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke 22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports) Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). AllSports (1997-98).
13 SLC Tournament Championships (5 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013), tennis (2013).
19 Postseason Appearances (7 sports) Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005), tennis (2013). Women’s Basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT.
45 National Awards (5 sports) All-America awards - track and field (18), football (19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (2). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship
3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.
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Greg Burke
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AGE: 57 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College (1978-85); administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96. BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.
In his 18th year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received national acclaim for the job he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke has been athletics director at Northwestern since Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship caliber teams in nearly all of the school’s NCAA Division I sports. Last February, he was presented the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the north Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Two years ago, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Burke was the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. While previously serving on the prestigious NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, Burke began his first term on the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance in the fall of 2013. He previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. Burke has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. Burke’s 17 years as athletic director include 35 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 59 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. All of the school’s athletic facilities have undergone nearly $7 million in improvements in the past four years. Burke spearheaded a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues; the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues; and a $500,000 softball grandstand project completed earlier this year. NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke’s management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, notably current staffers Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader; 2013 Louisiana softball coach of the Year Donald Pickett; Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman, who just led the volleyball program to its best season in the 31-year history of the program; and several whose success at Northwestern State propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athletics under his guidance. Along with the aforementioned volleyball surge, NSU’s soccer program was the first in Louisiana to reach the NCAA Tournament. Softball and tennis made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013, the second in four seasons for Lady Demon tennis. Burke has established a high standard for NSU Athletics in academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and has remained at that level. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation’s Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. His wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 19-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s High Greg Burke with wife, Susu, and daughter, Catherine. School in May of 2012 and attends Louisiana Tech.
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Kyle BARNARD
Kyle Barnard has served as the leader of ticket operations for three years at NSU after serving as a graduate assistant two years prior. His duties include working with event management, external affairs, and alumni relations aside from his ticket manager duties. His career plans are to become an associate athletic director. His first year at Northwestern State served as a graduate assistant for the department. While working with game day operations and marketing/promotions, he served on the diversity council for NSU during the NCAA recertification process. Kyle organized a NCAA diversity workshop for both coaches and players. Barnard received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology and fitness from Ouachita Baptist University. He was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter on the offensive line for the OBU football team. As a captain his junior and senior year, the team had their highest ranking in school history. He served as member and president of OBU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. While attending OBU, Kyle reached the dean’s list and was a member of IFC (Inter Fraternal Council) and also was a member of Rho Sigma men’s social club. His hometown is The Woodlands, Texas. In high school, he was named to the all-district and all-county teams at The Woodlands High School. Kyle also earned a power lifting letter. The son of Ron and Brenda Barnard, he was born Nov. 13, 1987, in Corpus Christi, Texas and has one brother, Conall. He is married to Brittany Barnard, a pediatric RN at Cabrini Hospital. ATHLETICS FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Jody BISCOE
Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Associate Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern State, where he is the coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and Substance Abuse/Prevention concentrations. Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. This role includes the chair of the NSU Athletic Council. Since 2006, Northwestern State University has made numerous paradigm shifts in how it addresses the needs of student-athletes; however, one thing has been consistent in that its student-athletes are winners on the field and in the classroom. All have heard about higher educational institutions being penalized by the NCAA for academic improprieties. NSU has attempted to be a model program of “Doing Things the Right Way,” by following the Athletic Department motto: Great Tradition – Brighter Future. This past year, NSU was one of only four schools in the State of Louisiana that did not receive any penalties for low NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) with baseball, soccer, softball, tennis, women’s indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball rating in the top three in the Southland Conference. Among the 40 Northwestern State student-athletes and athletic staff members who graduated in spring 2010, 10 of the 20 receiving undergraduate degrees graduated either cum laude or magna cum laude. Graduation rates of student-athletes in soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and football ranked in the top four of the Conference. These accomplishments could not have been achieved without the support and efforts of the student-athletes, coaches, faculty, and administration. Also, Jody is the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at NSU. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center’s (ATTC) - Practice and National Leadership Institute Committee. In addition, he has coordinated five nationally recognized leadership institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. Recently, he was appointed to the NAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. This past year, Jody was selected to serve on the United States Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration Expert Panel concerning workforce issues. Jody’s married to his wife,Veronica (Roni), an avid runner, and daughter Roxy is a senior co-captain on the varsity cheerleading squad and Lady Tiger basketball team at St. Mary’s School. All are devoted Demon fans! ACADEMIC COORDINATOR/SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR
Carrie CROWELL
Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Conference soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, from Arlington, TX, now serves as an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU as well as being the Senior Woman Administrator. Crowell served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program in January 2009, while also completing her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her master’s of science in sport administration. She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons’ 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. Crowell is the academic coordinator for the sports of soccer, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track, volleyball, and veteran football. She also heads the Enhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes and aids in maintaining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics. Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of
Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners’ Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. Crowell graduated with her Masters of Science in Sport Administration with a 4.0 GPA in May 2009. ASSISTANT AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR
Dustin EUBANKS
Dustin Eubanks is in his 13th year in the NSU athletic department and his 12th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Confer-
ence guidelines. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 38-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie and Taylor Nicole. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary this summer. ATHLETICS BUSINESS MANAGER
Roxanne FREEMAN
Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a threeyear span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also a NSU alum. DIRECTOR OF TICKET OPERATIONS
Ruth FRUGE
Northwestern State graduate Ruth Fruge, who gained extensive experience in the NSU athletic department as a student worker before spending over a year running the ticket sales operations at Detroit Mercy, is the new director of athletic ticket operations at Northwestern State. Fruge returned home to NSU after serving 14 months as the ticket sales and fan experience manager at Detroit Mercy. She worked 18 months as a ticketing and marketing office student assistant in the NSU athletic department from May 2011-November 2012, until she was hired at Detroit Mercy. In her position at UDM, she generated new season ticket orders and handled renewals, and was in charge of corporate, group and single-game ticket sales for basketball, lacrosse and soccer. Fruge sold many large group packages that increased attendance and revenue. She helped manage the halftime entertainment for basketball games, and organzed and ran the Titan Club Special Needs Basketball Camp, the National Girls and Women in Sports Day event, the annual student-athlete awards banquet, and a series of homecoming events. Fruge’ was in charge of alumni games and receptions for all 19 sports at Detroit Mercy, and was in charge of donor relations while serving as the athletic department liason for the Titan Club board of directors. Fruge was also the UDM coed cheerleading coach. In her time working in the NSU athletic department with the ticket and marketing staffs, Fruge’ assisted in implementing new sales plans for season ticket sales for all sports. Her efforts contributed to significant increases in single-game and season tickets in football, basketball and baseball. Fruge helped market and manage the summer Victory Tours in 2011 and 2012. She worked with the successful Demon Rewards student attendance incentive program, and worked closely with NSU Student Services and Alumni Affairs on numerous athletic-related events. She managed donor records and daily deposits while helping supervise 15-20 game-day personnel for home athletic events at NSU. Fruge’ was involved in soliciting donors for the annual fund drive and interacted with season ticket holders for every sport. A December 2012 NSU graduate, Fruge served on the Student Self-Assessed Athletic Fee Oversight Committee.
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northwestern state As an external affairs and ticketing staff member from a year until taking the multimedia position in January 2010, McDaniel secured over $25,000 in ticket sales through cold calls and e-mails, and assisted in day-to-day operations of the ticket office and gameday operations.
ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Adam JONSON
For his second full-time stint at Northwestern State, Adam Jonson returned to his alma mater as Associate Athletic Director for External Relations and Executive Director of the Athletic Association on July 1, 2013, after gaining experience at three Division I schools. Jonson previously spent just over two years as Assistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations at NSU before serving the past two years as Assistant Athletic Director for Ticketing and Operations at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He also worked as the Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations at the University of North Florida for one year. At ULM, Jonson provided oversight for the athletic communications and ticketing offices while assisting in marketing and fundraising activities. He helped establish new attendance records for several sports, including a season-long baseball tally that ranked in the top 40 nationally in 2012 and a single-game crowd of more than 31,000 for a nationally televised football game against Baylor. In addition to revamping office organization and operational structures, ticket revenue soared by more than 44 percent under Jonson’s watch. Other initiatives included leading a rebranding campaign for the student section at basketball, implementing a department-wide social media strategy, establishing a “Faith & Family” event and adding it to the title sponsor inventory and structuring new giving level requirements for premium areas to result in more than $100,000 in new revenue. In his first full-time role at NSU, Jonson worked in an external staff that notched record attainment figures. Focusing on all aspects of ticket operations, he also managed the student loyalty program, implemented new procedures for complimentary tickets to further ensure NCAA compliance and spearheaded plans for the current gameday parking structure to create new revenue streams. Beginning as a student worker in the NSU sports information office, Jonson completed his masters of science in sport administration at NSU with a 4.0 gpa after earning his bachelors of science in business administration as a summa cum laude graduate of NSU in 2007. He was donned the prestigious Ace Higgins Award, given by the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association to the state’s top student SID in 2007. His 2008 softball media guide also earned second place in the annual LSWA contest. Jonson has also been very involved around campus and in the community. His activities in Natchitoches have included playing drums in the praise bands at the BCM and First Baptist Church, serving as intramurals faculty advisor for the BCM and on the WRAC intramurals committee and acting as a Chamber of Commerce ambassador. Through the NSU sports information office, Jonson has worked closely with the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, serving as Advertising Coordinator in 2006 and assisting with inductee hospitality for eight years running. While at ULM, he was selected to serve on a University-wide marketing task force, represent Athletics on the Presidential Committee and elected to serve on the Staff Senate. Born in Natchitoches on July 17, 1985, Jonson attended Franklin Academy in Winnsboro, La., where his mother now resides. His late father Bill, mother Leigh and brother Fletcher each attended NSU, as well. Jonson enjoys traveling, working out and spending time with his wife Elizabeth from Madison, Miss. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS
Josh MCDANIEL
After nearly five years working in the Louisiana Tech athletics department with extensive involvement with promotional activities and marketing initiatives, Josh McDaniel is the new director of marketing and promotions for Northwestern State Athletics. McDaniel, a native of Beauregard Parish, has a wide range of experience including involvement with event management, branding, ticketing, sales, in-game promotions, social media, graphic design, video production and managing the Louisiana Tech Kids Club. He was the multimedia services manager for Louisiana Tech athletic department since January 2010. In that capacity, McDaniel produced content for Tech’s All-Access feature and helped manage the LaTechSports.com website, and managed Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. He spearheaded growth of the department’s Twitter followers from under 100 to over 5,000, and created the department’s Facebook page and grew its audience to over 15,000 followers. McDaniel also created the Bulldogs’ Instragram account and began sport-specific Twitter accounts for each sport. He helped implement and monitored the Top Dog Rewards social media program in 2012. McDaniel developed branding strategies for the department and designed print materials for posters, billboards, fliers and signage, along with creating videos and graphics for website and video board use. He was the point man for baseball marketing and promotions and was involved with those activities for football and men’s and women’s basketball. McDaniel was soley responsible for men’s basketball marketing in 2011-12 and was part of the NCAA Pack the House Challenge winning marketing team in 2011 and 2012. He was the game producer for football and men’s and women’s basketball games, handling the video board script development and implementation. McDaniel handled public address announcing in baseball, soccer and some softball and basketball games, while securing and editing in-game music for all home sporting events. He also did some play-by-play announcing at volleyball, baseball and football games. He secured auction items and was responsible for fan experiences. He created and managed former student-athlete reunions and was involved with organizing the Bulldogs’ Bradshaw-Brooks golf tournament fundraiser.
Kelee RODDY
ACADEMIC COORDINATOR
A member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity as an undergraduate, McDaniel earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in February 2005. A three-time Academic All-Southland Conference performer, Kelee Roddy, formerly Kelee Grimes replaces another former softball standout, Cary Bruno, who departed in 2012 after two years on the academic staff. Grimes was selected as one of 26 recipients of a 2012 Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Scholarship awarded by the NCAA to be applied to her postgraduate studies in NSU’s Sport Administration master’s degree program. In her senior season, Grimes was included for the third straight year on the Southland Conference Softball All-Academic Team, finishing with a 3.82 grade point average in business administration while competing in her senior season and serving as a student worker in the Johnnie Emmons Academic Study Center at NSU. Third all-time in school history with 471 career strikeouts, she led the Lady Demons in that category in each of her last three seasons, averaging 1.4 per inning this spring. Grimes was a second-team All-Louisiana selection as a junior when she went 11-8 with a 1.40 earned run average that ranked 18th nationally. Grimes owns two of the 16 no-hitters in school history, blanking Alcorn State as a junior and Alabama State in her senior season. In 2011, she won two Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week honors. As a sophomore, she made the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team and was Academic All-Southland Conference for the first time. Grimes is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Beta Gamma Sigma academic honor sorority, and was president of NSU’s Blue Key Honor Society while earning recognition in Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges. A Pineville native, Grimes was the 2008 Gatorade Louisiana Softball Player of theYear as she led Pineville High to the Class 5A state finals. She has been active in community outreach projects while a student-athlete in high school and college.
Northwestern State success as a Southland Conference member • Southland Conference championships Football – 1988, 1997, 1998, 2004 Basketball – 2005, 2006 (2007 East Division) Women’s Basketball – 1995, 1999, 2004 Baseball – 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 Softball – 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000 Track & Field (men’s indoor) – 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001 Track & Field (men’s outdoor) – 1993, 1999, 2002 Soccer – 2000 Tennis -1989, 1994, 2010 • Southland Tournament titles Basketball – 2001, 2006, 2013 Women’s Basketball – 2004 Softball – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013 Tennis – 2010, 2013 Soccer – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005 • NCAA postseason Football – 1988, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 Basketball – 2001, 2006, 2013 Women’s Basketball – 1989, 2004 Baseball – 1991, 1994, 2005 Softball – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013 Tennis – 2010, 2013 Soccer – 2000, 2002, 2005 • WNIT (Women’s Basketball) 1993 – (2-1, fifth place) 1995 – (2-1, second place, beat Clemson and Notre Dame) 1999 – (0-1) • Track & Field NCAA champions – 1990 Indoor Men’s High Jump, Brian Brown; 2010 Outdoor Women’s Discus, Trecey Rew NCAA All-Americans – 30 outdoors, 15 indoors USA Olympians – LaMark Carter, 2000; Kenta Bell, 2004, 2008
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SPORTS INFORMATION GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Doug IRELAND
In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of Executive Director and Chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1990. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a COSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He was recently awarded the Distinguished American Award” by the S.M. McNaughton Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student newspaper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by Don Shows. ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR
Matthew FOWLER
Matthew Fowler, in his fifth year as a member of the Northwestern State sports information staff, was named assistant sports information director in June 2012. Fowler has worked as the primary media contact for the Lady Demon soccer program and has been the secondary contat for Demon baseball. He assisted with production of NSU’s award-winning football, baseball and men’s basketball media guides, as well as game programs for several sports and other promotional materials. He has been the official scorer and statistician for football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and soccer. In 2010, Fowler became the fourth NSU student assistant to receive the prestigious Ace Higgins Award that is presented annually by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association to the outstanding student assistant SID in the state. Fowler, a Homer native, graduated from NSU in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in general studies with a concentration in arts and communication. He also minored in sports management. Prior to joining the sports information staff as a student worker, Fowler was a member of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band as a trumpet player. Fowler was also very active in campus activities including serving as President of the Baptist Christian Ministry and participating in intramural athletics. At Homer High School, Fowler was Claiborne Parish student of the year in his senior year and valedictorian of his graduating class. Fowler married Whitney Brandon, a NSU graduate and a Florien native who is a teacher at Natchitoches Central High School.
Brittany RUSS
Brittany Russ is in her second season as a graduate assistant for the NSU sports information staff. Russ is the primary contact for the Lady Demon softball, tennis and volleyball programs and the Lady Demon and Demon cross country team. Before coming to Northwestern State, Russ graduated from Neumann University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management. She spent four years working for the athletic department at Neumann; both, as a member of the Game-Day staff and Sports Information staff, working nearly every home event in her four years with the program. As an assistant to the Sports Information Director, Russ produced post-game stories and press releases, and contributed to ingame statistics for many of the Universities 21 Division III varsity sports. Russ earned three letters with the women’s soccer team as a goalkeeper. In net, she appeared in 26 games, starting 17 and recorded a 2.03 goals against average. In 2011, Russ helped lead the program to its first Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship game appearance. Russ is a native of Geneva, N.Y. where she lettered in soccer and softball, and was a four-year member of the marching and field band at Marcus Whitman High School. She was also a member of the Geneva Lady Bombers U19 ice hockey team. The daughter of Karl, Pennie and Hans, she has one younger brother Josh, and is currently studying towards a master’s degree in Health and Human Performance at NSU.
They cover the Demons: primary media outlets
Daily Newspapers -Bret McCormick, Bob Tompkins, Warren Hayes, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Matt Vines, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, 4250 Viking Dr. , Bossier City, LA 71111 (318-747-7900, fax 747-5298) - Leesville Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552) - Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)
Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401)
Television Stations - Chris Bailey, Mo Carter, Sherman Desselle KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Adria Goins, Shayne Wright, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Lance Snow, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Paul Crane, Alex Anderson, Tatum Everett KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)
Conference/NCAA Offices - Will Jones, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)
National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)
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Conference results Individual Champions
Gulf States Conference Year Athlete Event Result 1949 Claude Stoutamire High Jump 5-11.75 1950 John Patton 120 Hurdles 15.2 1952 Johnny Buck Pole Vault 12-0 Jack Bice Long Jump 22-10 Art Ranew Javelin 176-5 Ledore Gillen 440 Yds 49.4 Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 9:58.5 1953 Bill Collinsworth Long Jump 22-4 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 45-0.5 Doak Walker 440 Yds 49.4 Ledore Gillen 880 Yds 2:00.00 Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 10:18.5 1954 Charles Johnson Discus 135-11 1/8 Billy Dave Javelin 171-0 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 48-3 1/8 Larry Whitt Long Jump 22-10.5 Linden Claybrook Mile Run 4:32.6 Doak Walker 440 Yds 48.8 Doak Walker 880 Yds 1:59.7 Mile Relay 3:25 (T. Hildebrand, D. Walker, M. Walker, J.P. Self) 1955 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-7 Lacey Lofton Pole Vault 12-7.75 Larry Whitt Long Jump 22-10 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 51-3.75 Charles Johnson Discus 143-11.5 Jack Bice 220 Yds 21.8 J.P. Self 440 Yds 49.3 Harold Smith 880 Yds 2:00.44 1956 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-6.25 Steve Jordan Long Jump 21-10 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 47.8 Charlie Hennigan 880 Yds 1:59.00 1957 Bobby Wicher High Jump 5-10 Don Bowden Long Jump 21-1.5 Ludwig Bauderies Shot Put 49-11.75 Charles Johnson Discus 144-2 Lou Leipen Javelin 202-11.5 Steve Jordan 220 Yds 22.0 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 50.0 Harold Smith 880 Yds 1:58.9 1958 Bobby Wicker High Jump 6-3 Bert Heckel Shot Put 51-5.5 Bert Heckel Discus 142-5 Lou Leipen Javelin 205-0 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 49.2 1959 Bobby Wicker High Jump 6-3 Bert Heckel Shot Put 49-0 Bert Heckel Discus 138-10.5 Dale Hoffpuar Javelin 211-0.5 Sylvester Jimes 440 Yds 48.0 1962 Larry Crow High Jump 6-0 Larry Crow Long Jump 23-0.25 Gary Johnson High Jump 6-0 1963 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 14-6 1964 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 14-6 Monty Ledbetter Long Jump 23-11 Ray Hale Mile Run 4:12.3 1965 Dick Reding Shot Put 53-1 Glenn Ermatinger Javelin 233-1 Bob Dufalo 880 Yds 1:50.3 1966 Dick Reding Shot Put 53-3 Bob Dufalo 880 Yds 1:52.9 Bob Dufalo Mile Run 4:13.3 Eddie Watt 2 Mile Run 9:24.8 1967 Paul Truman Mile Run 4:10.0 Paul Truman 3 Mile Run 14:46.8 1969 Farrell Soileau Triple Jump 46-9.5 Paul Truman 2 Mile Run 9:10.5 1971 Tommy Wilson High Jump 6-6 1973 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds 1:53.1 Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run 14:31.7 Mike Brown Long Jump 23-10 1974 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds 1:53.8 Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run 14:24.5 Grady Lee Discus 156-8.5 Bobby McIntosh Triple Jump 49-4 Mike Brown Long Jump 24-8 Brian McConnell Javelin 214-8 1975 Leo Gatson Mile Run 4:08.7 Brian McConnell Javelin 215-1 Gulf Star Conference 1985 Terry Douglas Decathlon Steve Stockton Javelin Kevin Johnson Shot Put Kevin Johnson Discus Eric Barber Long Jump Eric Barber Triple Jump Edgar Washington 100 Meters 400m Relay (E. Washington, K. Mosely, P. McGlory, A. Charles) 1986 Eric Lee High Jump Kelvin Barber Long Jump Kenneth DeWitt 200 Meters 400m Relay (K. DeWitt, A. Edwards, E. Cooper, C. Davis) 1600m Relay (L. Chatman, E. Cooper, T. Thomas, J. Sampson) 1987 Brian Brown High Jump Brian Brown Triple Jump Llewellyn Starks Long Jump Paul Oenbrink Discus Jamie Horn 110 Hurdles Chester Davis 100 Meters
6396 240-3 58-7 165-0 26-3 53-8 10.72 40.84 6-10 25-1.25 21.74 41.73
7-3 49-7 26-4.25 170-11 14.29 10.47
Chester Davis 200 Meters 400m Relay (A. Edwards, K. DeWitt, E. Cooper, C. Davis) 1600m Relay (E. Cooper, C. Davis, R. Wilkins, L. Chatman)
21.11 40.11 3:16.17
Southland Conference Outdoor Year Athlete Event Result 1988 Brian Brown High Jump 7-3.5 Al Edwards 100 Meters 10.47 400m Relay 39.70 (K. DeWitt, E. Cooper, C. Davis, A. Edwards) 1990 Peggy Lewis Shot Put 47-5.25 400m Relay 40.04 (D. West, C. Casteal, C. Walters, F. Thompson) 1600m Relay 3:07.56 (Chris Carter, Clarence Walters, Adrian Hardy, Chris Casteal) 1991 Peggy Lewis Shot Put 48-5.25 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 52-5.25 Eric Lancelin High Jump 6-10.75 1992 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 51-7 LaMark Carter Long Jump 25-4 Shane Culver Javelin 210-11 1600m Relay 3:11.01 (C. Walters, C. Thompson, S. Abernathy, F. Thompson) Janice Miller High Jump 5-6 Marlene Garner 100 Meters 11.74 1993 Marlene Garner 100 Meters 11.47 400m Relay 40.16 (M. Cervantes, S. Montague, F. Thompson, L. Carter) 1600m Relay 3:09.38 (C. Thompson, C. Matthews, C. Williams, F. Thompson) Clinton Williams 400 Hurdles 51.67 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 55-2.75 Eric Lancelin High Jump 7-1.75 1994 Ryan Martin Shot Put 55-1.5 Ryan Martin Discus 170-3 1995 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-1.75 1996 Niema Malone Long Jump 19-7 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-3 Mike Heimerman Shot Put 56-1 1997 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 49-7 1998 Ronnie Powell 100 Meters 10.27 Ronnie Powell 200 Meters 20.97 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 52-6.75 400m Relay 40.24 (M. Green, R. Powell, J. Coleman, H. Jones) 1600m Relay 3:41.67 (S. Kyles, C. Clabon, D. Thompson, J. Gibson) Felipe Apablaza High Jump 6-11.75 Shekerah Kyles 400 Meters 54.97 1999 Felipe Apablaza High Jump 7-2 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 54-2 Chad Miller 100 Meters 10.44 Regina Roe Javelin 166-9 Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump 42-0.25 Dasha Thompson 200 Meters 23.81 2000 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-10.5 Jacqueline Canton Triple Jump 40-1.5 Tyson Dillard Triple Jump 53-7.75 Hector Andujo 1500 Meters 3:55.39 Latrell Frederick Javelin 228-2 2001 Linette Stuart Javelin 141-8 Latrell Frederick Javelin 245-0 David Williams Triple Jump 51-10 400m Relay 40.12 (P. Stephens, E. Louis, R. Etheridge, H. Jones) 2002 Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles 13.42 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 43-0 Issa Banna Shot Put 53-2.75 2003 Samantha Ford Javelin 161-8 Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles 13.47 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 20-10.5 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 42-6.25 Issa Banna Shot Put 57-1 Latrell Frederick Javelin 231-5 Cedric Scott Long Jump 24-9 Cameron Waugh High Jump 6-11.5 2004 Issa Banna Shot Put 59-04.25 2005 Derrion Harris High Jump 6-10.75 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 42-2.75 2006 Shanae Steward 100M Hurdles 13.67 2007 Ravyn Hayward 100 Meters 10.30 Cody Fillinich Javelin 237-01 2008 Trecey Rew Discus 151-06 2009 Michael Hill 110M Hurdles 13.95 Cody Fillinich Javelin 239-10 2010 4x100 Relay 45.52 (A. Kotun, S. VanBuren, C. Seibles,A. Forest) Trecey Rew Shot Put 54-04.50 Trecey Rew Discus 176-08 Justin Walker 200 Meters 20.49 Mike Green 400 Meters 46.66 4x400 Relay 3:07.68 (M. Batts, K. Taylor, J. Emery, M. Green) 2011 4x100 Relay 40.57 (R. Hatton, A. Smith, K. Perry, J. Walker) 2011 Trecey Rew Discus 180-01 2011 Jessica Talley Javelin 145-11 2012 Ashley Aldredge Javelin 151-08 2013 Janae Allen Discus 161-07 2013 Justin Walker 100M Dash 10.25 2013 Hanoj Carter 200M Dash 20.73 Indoor Year Athlete 1993 LaMark Carter
Event 55M Dash
Result 6.30
LaMark Carter Triple Jump 54-2 1600 Meter Relay (C. Thompson, R. Raphael, C. Matthews, F. Thompson) Robert Raphael 400 Meters 49.72 1994 Ryan Martin Shot Put 55-9 Eric Lancelin Triple Jump 51-10 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-1 1995 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-0 1996 Joe Rhyans 55M Hurdles 7.55 1997 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 49-2.25 Ronnie Powell 55 Meters 6.42 1998 Kenta Bell Long Jump 24-9.25 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 50-4.75 Ronnie Powell 55 Meters 6.30 Ronnie Powell 200 Meters 21.27 Janelle Gibson 400 Meters 55.31 1999 Dasha Thompson 200 Meters 24.95 Dasha Thompson 60 Meters 7.57 Ronnie Powell 60 Meters 6.86 Kendrick Turner Triple Jump 50-3.25 Felipe Apablaza High Jump 6-11 2000 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-8 2001 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.66 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-8 2002 Shannon Joshua Triple Jump 49-8.25 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.45 2003 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-10.25 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.53 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 20-10.5 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 43-0.25 Terry Gatson 400 Meters 48.16 Cameron Waugh High Jump 6-9 4x400m Relay 3:12.70 (M. Pitre, D. Pittman, J. Wolfe, T. Gatson) 2004 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 20-03.5 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 42-09.5 TaMeshia Miller 60M Hurdles 8.60 2005 Issa Banna Shot Put 57-8.5 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.82 J.D. Henry 200 Meters 21.64 TaMeshia Miller 60 Meters 8.48 2006 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.80 Darrian Harris High Jump 2007 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.70 Shanae Steward 60 M Hurdles 8.51 2008 Trecey Rew Shot Put 49-9.25 2009 None 2010 Trecey Rew Shot Put 52-02.50 2011 4x440 Relay 3:49.30 (C. Seibles, C. Lindsy, A. Warren, Q. Griffin) Trecey Rew Shot Put 50-08.75 Trecey Rew Weight 58-00.25 2012 None 2013 Jerrica Tillery Triple Jump 40-02.25 2013 Kendal Taylor 200M Dash 21.51 Outdoor
Year 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Men’s Team Finishes
Place 5th 6th 5th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 4th 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 4th 7th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 4th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 1st 3rd
Coach Harry Turpin Harry Turpin Harry Turpin Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Ernest Howell Ernest Howell John Thompson John Thompson John Thompson John Thompson Glen Gossett Jerry Dyes Jerry Dyes Jerry Dyes Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson
Conf. Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf South Gulf South Gulf South Gulf Star Gulf Star Gulf Star Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
5th 4th 8th 7th 10th 7th 6th 6th 9th 5th
Indoor
Year 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Place 3rd 4th 6th 6th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 4th 2nd 5th 6th 5th 9th 6th 9th 9th 10th 10th 5th
Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson
Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland
Coach Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson
Conf. Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland
Women’s Team Finishes
Outdoor
Year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Place 6th 3rd 7th 7th 8th 8th 5th 3rd 6th 6th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 7th 6th 5th 10th 8th 7th 8th 10th 7th 5th 2nd 7th 4th
Indoor
Year 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Place 8th 6th 7th 7th 6th 4th 4th 4th 9th 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 7th 8th 7th 7th 9th 9th 5th 5th 10th 7th
Coach Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman
Conf. Gulf Star Gulf Star Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland
Coach Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman
Conf. Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland
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Year 2004 2004 2003 2003 2000 1998 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1990 1989 1988 1988 1987 1987 1980 1976 1976 1975
1975 1974
Athlete Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Ronnie Powell Terrance Bean Terrance Bean Eric Lancelin LaMark Carter Brian Brown Brian Brown Brian Brown Llewellyn Starks Llewellyn Starks Al Edwards Jarrot Handy Ricky Thomas Mike Brown Mike Brown Leo Gatson Frank Trammel
Al Edwards
Indoor
Event Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump 55M Dash High Jump High Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump Long Jump Long Jump 55M Dash Triple Jump Long Jump Long Jump Long Jump
Place 2nd 8th 7th 11th 3rd 8th 3rd 5th 3rd 8th 3rd Nat’l Champion 3rd 5th 5th 8th 7th
Cross Country Cross Country Cross Country
Regina Roe
Brian Brown
Year 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011 Joe Delaney 2011 2010 2009 2007 2006 2006 2005 2003 2003 2001 Mark Duper 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1993 1993 Latrell Frederick 1991 1990 1988 1988 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1984 Eric Lancelin 1984 1984 1984 1983 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1981 1981 1981 1981 1981 1980 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1974 1973
Outdoor
Athlete Justin Walker Hanoj Carter Kendall Taylor Gabriel White Janae Allen Trecey Rew Trecey Rew Jessica Talley Trecey Rew Cody Fillinich Cody Fillinich Cody Fillinich Ravyn Hayward Cody Fillinich Samantha Ford Latrell Frederick Latrell Frederick Latrell Frederick Kenta Bell Ronnie Powell Ronnie Powell Terrance Bean Eric Lancelin LaMark Carter LaMark Carter Eric Lancelin LaMark Carter Brian Brown Brian Brown Llewellyn Starks Brian Brown Al Edwards Kenneth DeWitt Edgar Cooper Cedric Evans Mario Johnson Edgar Washington Cedric Evans Percy McGlory Steve Stockton Mark Duper Mark Duper Mario Johnson Edgar Washington Ray Brown John Campbell Joe Delaney Mark Duper Victor Oatis Mario Johnson Steve Stockton Jarrot Handy Robert Hardwell Robert Hardwell Robert Hardwell Andrew Morning Mike Brown Ricky Thomas Frank Trammel Leo Gatson Bobby McIntosh Randy Moore John Barrier Mike Brown Mike Brown
Event 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus Discus Shot Put Javelin Shot Put Javelin Javelin Javelin 100M Dash Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin Triple Jump 100M Dash 100M Dash High Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump High Jump High Jump Long Jump High Jump 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay Javelin 100M 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay Shot Put 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay Javelin Long Jump 100M 200M 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 10,000M 1500M Triple Jump 3000M Steeplechase Pole Vault Long Jump Long Jump
NSU’s 1981 NCAA Outdoor National Championship 4x100 Relay team of Joe Delaney, Mark Duper, Victor Oatis and Mario Johnson Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com
Place 11th 11th 11th 11th 10th Nat’l Champion 15th 9th 9th 8th 4th 9th 10th 10th 12th 12th 5th 5th 8th 7th 7th 9th 7th 4th 10th 8th 8th 5th 6th 3rd 5th 8th 8th 8th 8th 6th 6th 6th 6th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th Nat’l Champion Nat’l Champion Nat’l Champion Nat’l Champion 3rd 5th
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Athlete Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Jacqueline Canton Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Jacqueline Canton Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Tyson Dillard Felilpe Apablaza Regina Roe Tiffany Cronin Tabitha Johnigan Ronnie Powell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Ronnie Powell Terrance Bean Kenta Bell Terrance Bean Terrance Bean Brian Brown Brian Brown Brian Brown Kenneth DeWitt Mario Johnson
Event Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Javelin Triple Jump Shot Put 100M Dash Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump 55M Dash High Jump Long Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump 200M Dash 55M Dash
Athlete Justin Walker Justin Walker Hanoj Carter Kendall Taylor Gabriel White Janae Allen Trecey Rew Trecey Rew Cody Fillinich Chad Leath Cody Fillinich Ravyn Hayward Cody Fillinich Ravyn Hayward Samantha Ford Cody Fillinich Shane Curlee Loren Martin Cameron Waugh Dawn Comeaux Samantha Ford Latrell Frederick Brittany Littlejohn Cedric Scott Marcus Pitre David Pittman Justin Wolfe Terry Gatson Brittany Littlejohn
Outdoor Event 100M Dash 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus Shot Put Discus Javelin 400M Hurdles Javelin 100M Dash Javelin 100M Dash Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin High Jump Javelin Javelin Javelin 100M Hurdles Triple Jump 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 100M Hurdles
Year 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997 1996 1995 1990 1989 1988 1987 1983 Year 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2010 2010 2009 2008 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002
Mark 20-10.50 42-10.25 5-10.75 20-10.50 43-1 41-8.50 41-2.50 54-3.50 54-8.50 26-4.50 52-7.25 7-3 166-9 42-1.25 49-7.75 10.13 25-10.25 52-6.50 52-0 6.17 7-3 25-2 7-4.50 7-2 7-5.75 7-6 7-6.5 21.48 6.28 Mark 10.33 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 176-2 53-06.50 179-0 225-1 51.26 237-02 10.29 230-09 10.25 160-09 218-0 215-05 210-02 6-11 148-9 161-8 261-3 13.13 52-6.75 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 13.42
Camille Pouncy Stephanie Sowell Latrell Frederick Craig Nall Jacqueline Canton
100M Dash Triple Jump Javelin Javelin High Jump
2002 2002 2001 2001 2001
11.41 43-0 245-0 227-11 5-11.25
Athlete Event Year Latrell Frederick Javelin 2000 Regina Roe Javelin 2000 Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump 1999 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1999 Regina Roe Javelin 1999 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1998 Regina Roe Javelin 1998 Trecey Rew Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1997 Ronnie Powell 100M Dash 1997 Terrance Bean High Jump 1997 Sidney Montague Long Jump 1996 Terrance Bean High Jump 1996 Terrance Bean High Jump 1995 Adrian Kirk Triple Jump 1995 Emily Rudan Triple Jump 1995 Marlene Garner 100M Dash 1993 Chad Leath Joe Rhyans 110 Hurdles 1993 Michael Greer High Jump 1993 Michael Cervantes 400M Relay 1993 Sidney Montague 400M Relay 1993 Fred Thompson 400M Relay 1993 LaMark Carter 400M Relay 1993 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 1992 LaMark Carter 400M Relay 1991 Camille Pouncy Shane Abernathy 400M Relay 1991 John Tappin 400M Relay 1991 Fred Thompson 400M Relay 1991 Brian Brown High Jump 1990 Damon West 200M Dash 1990 Damon West 100M Dash 1990 Brian Brown High Jump 1988 Edgar Cooper 400M Relay 1988 Jacqueline Canton Al Edwards 400M Relay 1988 Kenneth DeWitt 400M Relay 1988 Chester Davis 400M Relay 1988 Brian Brown High Jump 1987 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump 1987 Kelvin Barber Long Jump 1985 Eric Barber Long Jump 1985 Eric Barber Triple Jump 1985 Tabitha Johnigan Steve Stockton Javelin 1985 Edgar Washington 200M Dash 1983 Wilson Brown 400M Relay 1983 Percy McGlory 400M Relay 1983 Mario Johnson 400M Relay 1983 Edgar Washington 400M Relay 1983 Rick Schweitzer Decathlon 1982 Joe Delaney 200M Dash 1981 Kenta Bell Victor Oatis 400M Relay 1980 David Fuller 400M Relay 1980 Joe Delaney 400M Relay 1980 Mark Duper 400M Relay 1980 Mark Duper 200M Dash 1980
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Mark 229-2 148-05 42-1.25 49-7.75 166-9 49-5.50 153-2 49-7 10.25 7-3 25-10 7-3.75 7-3-.50 51- 8.50 41-4.25 11.46 13.87 7-3 40.04 40.04 40.04 40.04 53- 9 39.96 39.96 39.96 39.96 7-5 20.74 10.36 7-5 39.70 39.70 39.70 39.70 7-4.25 26-2 25-10.50 26-3 53-8 254-4 20.80 39.93 39.93 39.93 39.93 7653 20.65 39.48 39.48 39.48 39.48 20.70
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Running Events
5. Eric Lee Tommy Mitchell
14.10 14.10
(5/6/77)
100 METERS 1. Justin Walker Ronnie Powell 3. Mark Duper 4. Ravyn Howard 5. Joe Delaney
10.13 10.13 10.21 10.25 10.26
(5/1/10) (4/25/98) (4/15/82) (4/8/06) (5/22/81)
400M HURDLES 1. Chad Leath 2. Clinton Williams 3. Carlos Minor 4. Wayne Jackson 5. Vince William
50.53 51.67 51.99 52.06 52.38
(2008) (5/15/93) (4/25/81) (4/21/90) (5/5/79)
200 METERS 1. Justin Walker 2. Hanoj Carter 3. Joe Delaney 4. Damon West 4. Kendal Taylor
20.49 20.64 20.65 20.74 20.76
(5/16/10) (3/16/13) (5/2/81) (4/28/90) (5/13/12)
3000M STEEPLECHASE 1. Randy Moore 2. Leo Gatson 3. Tim Rosas 4. John Been 5. Nathaniel McReynolds
8:52.00 8:57.70 8:57.84 9:08.10 9:05.83
(4/3/76) (1974) (1996) (1974) (5/10/09)
400 METERS 1. Andrei Moore 2. Michael Green 3. Tommy Swacker 4. Tommy Thomas 5. Kendall Taylor
45.90 46.13 46.65 46.71 46.85
(4/30/76) (5/10/09) (5/21/76)
MARATHON 1. Mark Bolt 2. John Been 3. Frank Trammel 4. Windell Bonner
2:38:40.5 2:41:05.0 2:43:04.7 2:45:34.0
(5/24/76) (5/24/74) (1/27/73) (12/3/77)
800 METERS 1. Leo Gatson 2. Bob Dufalo 3. Wendell Bonner 4. Mark Spikes 5. Randy Robinson
1:49.24 1:49.60 1:50.37 1:50.23 1:50.37
(5/21/76) (5/8/65) (5/4/81) (4/21/90) (5/3/80)
1500 METERS 1. Billy Green 2. Leo Gatson 3. Paul Trueman 4. Randy Moore 5. Mark Spikes
3:46.45 3:46.93 3:49.60 3:50.40 3:52.45
(5/30/81) (5/22/76) (5/10/69) (5/10/75) (4/28/90)
3000 METER RUN 1. Nathaniel McReynolds 2. Robert McCormack 3. Mitch Landry 4. Noah Murgor 5. Mark Dotson
9:05.83 9:06.47 9:09.07 9:09.57 9:10.16
(2009) (3/3/99) (3/16/13) (2004, SLC) (3/10/12)
5000 METER RUN 1. Paul Trueman 2. Randy Moore 3. Frank Trammel 4. Billy Green 5. Jonah Chelimo
14:21.40 14:33.80 14:34.80 15:00.54 15:02.32
(1969) (1976) (3/8/75) (1981) (2002, SLC)
10,000 METER RUN 1. Frank Trammel 2. Leo Gatson 3. Damien Rosado 4. John Been 5. Al Hernandez
29:10.0 31:09.00 31:16.40 31:34.00 31:03.45
(5/22/76) (3/14/73) (1993) (3/24/73) (1993)
110M HURDLES 1. Joe Rhyans 2. Jamie Horn 3. J.D. Henry 4. Mike Hill
13.85 13.88 13.93 13.95
(1993) (5/11/88) (3/11/05) (2009)
(5/1/10)
Field Events JAVELIN 1. Latrell Frederick 2. Cody Fillinich 3. Craig Nall 4. Jeremy Lofton 5. Trevor Allredge
261-9 239-10 228-8 219-9 219-6
(2001) (2009) (2001) (2002, SLC) (5/19/91)
DISCUS 1. Allen Smith 2. Ryan Martin 3. Keith Armond 4. Paul Oenbrink 5. William Budro
180-8 175-11 176-3.75 176-0 173-5
(5/11/96) (5/15/93) (3/25/89)
SHOT PUT 1. John Campbell 2. Mike Heimerman 3. Issa Banna 4. Kevin Johnson 5. Ryan Martin
65-8.75 62-4.50 59-4.25 58-7 57-1
(6/5/82)
HIGH JUMP 1. Brian Brown 2. Terrance Bean 3. Michael Greer Felipe Apablaza 5. Eric Lancelin
7-8 7-4.50 7-3 7-3 7-1.75
(3/9/90) (1996)
LONG JUMP 1. Kenta Bell Llewellyn Starks Jarrot Handy 4. Eric Barber 5. Mike Brown
26-4.50 26-4.50 26-4.50 26-3 26-2
(1999) (4/24/87) (6/6/80)
TRIPLE JUMP 1. LaMark Carter 2. Kenta Bell 3. Eric Lancelin
55-2.75 54-8.25 54-8
(1993) (1999)
(2003)
4. Eric Barbier 5. Tyson Dillard
53-08.00 (4/25/85) 53-7.75
POLE VAULT 1. John Barrier 2. Ted Methvin 3. Chad Barrios 4. Keith Porrier 5. Richard Whitaker Bill Mitchell
16-8.5 16-1 16-0 15-11 15-6 15-6
(3/20/79)
HAMMER THROW 1. Daniel Yarbrough 2. Hunter Brunet 3. Morgan Redmon
187-5 141-3 139-01
(2009)
WEIGHT THROW (Indoor) 1. Daneil Yarbrough 61-04.75 2. Morgan Redmon 47-10.50 3. Triston Dodd 40-07.50 4. Justin Bilbo 35-01.25 5. Michael Brimer 35-01.25
(2/2/74)
(3/20/10) (2009) (1/22/09) (1/22/09) (2009)
JAVELIN 1. Steve Stockton 2. Glenn Ermatinger 3. Brian Mitchell 4. Ramon Triche 5. Lou Leipin
271-10 242-2.75 223-1.50 220-10 216-3
(6/6/83) (1996) (5/3/74) (1971) (1958)
DECATHLON 1. Rick Schweitzer 2. John Barrier 3. Paul Papillion 4. Trey Guillory 5. Terry Douglas
7,653 7,489 6,448 6,423 6,396
(5/23/82) (3/24/79) (5/17/99) (5/17/99)
(2004, SLC)
(4/24/99) (1993)
(4/10/76)
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4x100M RELAY 1. 39.03 Mario Johnson, Edgar Washington, Ray Brown, Mark Duper 2. 39.32 Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, Mario Johnson, Mark Duper 3. 39.48 Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, David Fuller, Mark Duper 4. 39.54 Mario Johnson, Joe Delaney, Ray Brown, Mark Duper 39.54 Mario Johnson, Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, Mark Duper
(6/5/82) (6/6/81) (4/26/80) (4/25/81) (4/2/82)
4X200M RELAY 1. 1:22.08 Mario Johnson, Edgar Washington, Mark Duper, Percy McGlory 2. 1:22.50 Mario Johson, David Fuller, Joe Delaney, Mark Duper 3. 1:22.64 Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, Mario Johnson, Cedric Evans 4. 1:23.35 Gabriel White, Hanoj Carter, Justin Walker, Kendall Taylor 5. 1:23.35 Mario Johnson, Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, David Fuller
(4/23/82) (4/3/81) (4/7/84) (3/30/13) (4/2/82)
4x400M RELAY 1. 3:06.89 Marcus Pitre, David Pittman, Jstin Wolfe, Terry Gatson 2. 3:07.06 Mike Batts, Kendall Taylor, Jeremy Emery, Mike Green 3. 3:07.56 Edgar Washington, Tommy Thomas, Donald Toussaint, Wilson Brown 3:07.56 Chris Carter, Clarence Walers, Adrian Hardy, Chris Casteal 4. 3:08.24 Mario Johnson, Cedric Evans, Donald Toussaint, Edgar Washington
(2003, SLC) (4/3/10) (5/4/85) (4/21/90) (5/26/84)
4X800M RELAY 1. 7:20.70 Randy Robinson, Billy Green, Vic Bradford, Windell Bonner 2. 7:37.58 at Texas Relays 3. 7:39.59 DJ Beyette, Antwonne Cobbin, Lawrence Jackson, Travis Plumb 4. 7:40.30 Keith Carter, Randy Robinson, Kelvin Stewart, Windell Bonner 5. 7:45.49 Austin McCauslin, Lawrence Jackson, Antwonne Cobbin, Matt Rodell
(4/25/81) (4/1/99) (3/29/12) (1978) (3/28/13)
SPRINT MEDLEY 1. 3:17.07 Mike Brown, Robert Hardwell, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson 2. 3:19.45 Robert Hardwell, Andrew Morning, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson 3. 3:22.43 William Dunn, Mark Duper, Tommy Swacker, Windell Bonner 4. 3:29.22 Raymond Hatton, Quincy Davison, Dezrick Williams, Karllis Perry 5. 3:31.29 Aaron Charles, Ray Brown, Greg Briggs, Chris Maggio
(4/3/76) (4/2/76) (1978) (3/26/11) (3/26/11)
DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. 9:57.20 Chris Digrazia, Leo Gatson, Frank Trammel, Randy Moore 2. 9:59.70 Terry Skaggs, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson, Frank Trammel 3. 10:02.70 Windell Bonner, Victor Bradford, Tommy Swacker, Billy Green 4. 10:07.10 John Taylor, Ricky Thomas, Frank Trammel, Randy Moore 5. 10:08.30 Randy Robinson, Keith Carter, Windell Bonner, Billy Green
(4/5/75) (2/8/74) (3/14/81) (1974) (4/16/78)
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Running Events
100M HURDLES 1. Brittany Littlejohn 2. Yetta James 3. TeMeshia Miller 4. Shanae Steward 5. LaTonya Hamilton
13.13 13.40 13.55 13.60 14.14
(2003) (5/9/87) (2006) (5/26/06) (1993)
HAMMER THROW 1. De’Jon Griffin 2. Janae Allen 3. Trecey Rew 4. Alison holmes 5. Chantel Bratton
400M HURDLES 1. Consuela Lindsay 2. Lakeisha Henderson 3. Makele Carr 4. Angela Penzi 5. Rachel Hoffman
58.64 1:01.89 1:01.98 1:03.01 1:03.12
(5/13/12) (1998) (4/24/99) (5/17/94) (4/22/06)
WEIGHT THROW (Indoor) 1. Rechelle Bessard 58-08.00 2. Trecey Rew 57-09.75 3. Janae Allen 56-10.00 4. Keona Jackson 56-00.00 5. De’Jon Griffin 55-03.50
JAVELIN 1. Regina Roe 2. Ashley Aldredge 3. Samantha Ford 4. Jessica Talley 5. Dawn Comeaux
166-09 166-00 162-07 158-06 154-2
(5/17/99) (4/6/12) (2006) (5/27/11) (3/24/07)
DISCUS 1. Trecey Rew 2. Janae Allen 3. Rechelle Bessard 4. Shakemia Johnson 5. Tabitha Johnigan
192-04 176-02 166-05 156-01 151-01
(6/8/11) (6/6/13) (5/2/13) (3/28/13) (5/18/98)
100 METERS 1. Camille Pouncy 2. Marlene Garner 3. Anna Forest 4. Dasha Thompson 5. Cynthia Owens
11.41 11.47 11.61 11.69 11.72
(2002, SLC) (4/24/93) (5/1/10) (5/19/98) (1994)
200 METERS 1. Contance Seibles 2. Anna Forest Dasha Thompson 4. Marlene Garner 5. Cynthia Owens
23.67 23.71 23.71 23.98 24.19
(5/01/10) (5/1/10) (4/25/98) (4/24/93) (3/19/94)
400 METERS 1. Quianna Griffin 2. Shekerah Kyles 3. Janelle Gibson 4. Deidra Truss 5. Constance Seibles Regina Shaw
53.63 54.97 55.13 55.18 55.38 55.38
(5/13/12) (5/19/98) (5/18/98) (5/13/06) (5/1/11) (5/6/91)
800 METERS 1. Christal Traylor 2. Malissa Carr 3. Andrea Warren 4. Carla Davison 5. Taylor Utsey
2:11.38 2:12.26 2:12.44 2:12.74 2:12.76
(5/3/98) (3/15/97) (5/10/09) (1993) (3/19/11)
1500 METERS 1. Christal Traylor 2. Malissa Carr 3. Karensa Ellis 4. Sarah Emory 5. Molly Magill
4:40.61 4:41.12 4:41.90 4:42.37 4:43.29
(4/25/98) (3/22/97) (3/17/12) (4/6/12) (3/22/97)
SHOT PUT 1. Trecey Rew 2. Tabitha Johnigan 3. Peggy Lewis 4. Chantell Bratton 5. Janae Allen
57-0.25 49-7.75 48-5.25 47-11.25 47-07.75
(6/16/11) (5/28/99) (5/21/91) (4/6/12) (5/11/13)
3000 METER RUN 1. Maryalyce Walsh Judy Norris 3. Molly Magill 4. Sarah Emory 5. Jody Gowdy
10:22.16 10:22.16 10:25.23 10:29.48 10:31.32
(3/29/92) (1993) (4/26/97) (4/6/12) (5/17/99)
HIGH JUMP 1. Jackie Canton 2. Christin Carter 3. Janice Miller 4. Tonya Wilson 5. Keyera Thomas
5-11.25 5-10.75 5-8.50 5-08 5-07.75
(2001) (2001-02) (5/19/91)
5000 METER RUN 1. Maryalyce Walsh 2. Sarah Emory 3. Naumy Bor 4. Jody Gowdy 5. Robin Meyers
17:46.40 17:59.66 18:13.20 18:18.89 18:29.74
(2/17/95) (4/21/12) (3/25/06) (4/17/99) (4/27/96)
LONG JUMP 1. Stephanie Sowell 2. Jessica Tuck 3. TaMeshia Miller 4. Niema Malone 5. Tiffany Cronin
20-10.50 20-3.50 19-11.75 19-11.50 19-08
(2003-04) (2006) (2006) (1996-97) (1996)
10,000 METER RUN 1. Maryalyce Walsh 2. Danielle Schaeffer 3. Sarah Emory 4. Julie Lessiter 5. Jody Gowdy
37:05.93 37:24.66 39:05.25 40:00.69 40:00.87
(1993) (1996) (5/11/12) (5/17/98) (4/1/97)
TRIPLE JUMP 1. Stephanie Sowell 2. Tiffany Cronin 3. Emily Rudan 4. Alisa Matthews 5. Jacqueline Canton
43-01 42-1.25 41-4.5 40-03 40-07.75
(2003) (1999) (4/30/94) (3/20/99) (2003)
POLE VAULT 1. Haley Blount 2. Angel Villa 3. Danielle Moss
11-6.25 (2006) 10-11.75 10-11.75
3000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Allison Fontenot 11:28.70 (3/24/12) 2. Courtney Hershberger 11:58.11 (3/14/09)
183-7 174-11 174-4 167-0 166-6
Field Events
(3/13/11)
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Lady demon top 5 performers
Relays 4x100M RELAY 1. 44.68 Erica Casanove, Kim Pouncy, Camille Pouncy, Shadashaila Thompson 2. 45.25 Angelica Kotun, Shamaigun VanBuren, Constance Seibles, Anna Forest 3. 45.29 shekerah Kyles, Kim Pouncy, Camille Pouncy, Shadashaila Thompson 4. 45.53 Amanda Freeman, Jasmin Williams, Jessica Tuck, Anna Forest 5. 45.79 Tameisha Miller, Shanae Steward, Jessica Tuck, Deidre Truss
(2000) (5/16/10) (4/3/99) (2009) (2006)
4X200 RELAY 1. 1:37.22 Angelica Kotun, Quiana Griffin, Constance Seibles, Consuela Lindsay (3/31/12) 2. 1:39.55 Marlene Garner, Rhonda Ellis, Jackie Sheppard, Alicia Cousins (3/10/93) 3. 1:40.17 Angelica Kotun, Constance Seibles, Quiana Griffin, Titi Oden Shobayo (3/10/12) 4. 1:40.24 at NSU Relays (3/11/92) 4. 1L40.82 at Ty Terrell Relays (3/27/99) 4X400M RELAY 1. 3:38.26 Quiana Griffin, Constance Seibles, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay (5/13/12) 2. 3:40.71 Quiana Griffin, Andrea Warren, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay (3/24/11) 3. 3:41.67 Shekerah Kyles, Crystal Clabon, Shadashaila Thompson, Janelle Gibson (5/18/98) 4. 3:42.74 Constance Seibles, Andrea Warren, Lawana Perkins, Anna Forrest (5/16/10) 5. 3:43.20 Shekerah Kyles, Missy Pollard, Janelle Gibson, Crystal Clabon (1997) 4X800M RELAY 1. 9:33.03 Allison Coughlin, Karensa Ellis, Sarah Emory, Lawana Perkins 2. 9:36.01 Carla Davison, Judy Norris, Karen Current, Joylene Levingston 3. 9:39.55 at Ty Terrell Relays 4. 11:29.46 at Ruston
(3/10/12) (3/9/94) (3/27/99) (4/15/89)
1600 SPRINT MEDLEY 1. 3:55.92 at Ty Terrell Relays (4/2/99) 2. 3:58.75 Angelica Kotun, Constance Seibles, D. Nowak, Andrea Warren (4/6/11) 3. 4:00.57 Shamaigun Van Buren, Anna Forest, Constance Seibles, Andrea Warren (4/24/10) 4. 4:00.60 Jessica Tuck, Anna Forest, Constance Seibles, Andrea Warren (4/2/10) 5. 4:02.00 Quiana Griffin, Andrea Warren, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay (3/26/11) DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. 12:31.57 Carla Davison, Dorlisa Landry, Danielle Schaeffer, Maryalyca Walsh 2. 12:31.82 at NSU Relays 3. 12:53.53 at Ty Terrell Relays 4. 13:56.00 at Stephen F. Austin
(2/11/95) (3/11/94) (3/27/99) (4/1/89)
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track & field
NSU Leon Johnson Invitational Meet Records
Men’s Records
100M: 10.13 Justin Walker Northwestern State 10.13 Ronnie Powell Northwestern State 200M: 20.77 Ron Clark Stephen F. Austin 400M: 46.34 Mike Green Northwestern State 800M: 1:49.56 Geryl House Lamar 1500M: 3:52.6 Mark Mosley Ouachita Baptist 3000M: 8:58.80 Dustin Joubert Sam Houston State 5000M: 14:25.6 Doug Keller Mankato State 10,000M: 31:46.24 Jonathan Granger USL 110M Hurdles: 13.9 James McCrainey Southern 400M Hurdles: 51.56 Chad Leath Northwestern State 3000M SC: 8:57.1 John Kebirio Abilene Christian 4x100M Relay: 39.69 Northwestern State (J. Tappin, S. Abernathy, C. Walters, L. Carter) 4x400M Relay: 3:09.61 Northwestern State (M. Batts, K. Taylor, J. Emery, M. Green) 4x400M JV Relay: 3:16.0 Prairie View A&M High Jump: 7-3 Neil Guidry Nike West Pole Vault: 17-6 Frank Estes Abilene Christian Long Jump: 26-5 Vernon George Unattached 26-5 Kenta Bell Unattached Triple Jump: 56-6.75 Kenta Bell Unattached/NSU Shot Put: 62-11 John Campbell Northwestern State Discus: 200-00 Jason Morgan Unattached Hammer: 222-01 Adonson Shallow Southeastern La. Javelin: 239-10 Cody Fillinich Northwestern State
Women’s Records 100M: 200M: 400M: 800M: 1500M: 3000M: 5000M: 10,000M: 100M Hurdles: 400M Hurdles: 3000M SC: 4x100M Relay: 4x400M Relay: High Jump: Pole Vault: Long Jump: Triple Jump: Shot Put: Discus: Hammer: Javelin:
11.47 Marlene Garner Northwestern State 23.12 Quanisha Sales Louisiana Tech 54.23 Monique Wright Louisiana Tech 2:12.72 Esther Abuto Texas-Arlington 4:40.61 Christal Traylor Northwestern State 10:05.32 Tami Micham Northeast Louisiana 10:48.38 Kendall Mears Southern Arkansas 41:14.46 Christine Blanchard McNeese State 13.27 Antoinette Cobb Louisiana Tech 1:00.73 Ernie Middleton New Orleans 11:28.03 Meredith Blocker Stephen F. Austin 45.25 Northwestern State (A. Kotun, S. VanBuren, C. Seibles, A. Forest) 3:43.21 Texas-Arlington (Smith, Cubertson, Baldwin, Turner) 5-10.50 Avanna Walker Louisiana Tech 5-10.50 Jacqueline Canton Northwestern State 13-3 Jennie Sewell Sam Houston State 21-8.25 Marita Hunt Unattached 41-10.50 Natasha Barber McNeese State 56-11.50 Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU 192-04 Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU 208-06 Cristal Kostiew NY Athletics Club 170-10 Samantha Ford Unattached/NSU
5/1/10 4/25/98 4/27/91 5/1/10 4/17/86 3/18/80 4/14/07 3/18/80 4/28/92 3/11/78 4/10/08 3/11/78 4/27/91
Walter P. Ledet Track Complex
5/1/10 3/11/78 4/28/92 3/11/78 4/28/92 4/23/00 4/23/00 4/15/82 5/1/10 5/1/10 4/25/09
4/24/93 5/1/10 5/1/10 5/1/10 4/25/98 4/28/92 4/10/08 4/27/91 5/1/10 4/24/93 4/10/08 5/1/10 4/16/11
The Northwestern State track team competed on a cinder oval in old Demon (Football) Stadium until the early 1970s, when the stadium underwent major renovations. A new facility exclusively for track and field was constructed adjacent to the football stadium and opened in 1977. The track was resurfaced in 1987 and 1995, but drainage problems near the third turn resulted in damage that prevented its use for home meets from 2002-06, although NSU was able to train at the track for all but one fall. The facility underwent a redesign, relocating some event venues and enhancing others, with installation of a world-class track, and reopened for competition for the 2007 season. In 2013, a new mondo surface was added to maintain the complex, which is named after legendary NSU athlete and coach Walter Ledet. Ledet was the first All-American athlete in the history of Northwestern State University, making the All-American football team in 1938. After his graduation, he became an assistant football and track coach, then was named the head track coach in 1952 and built a program which dominated the state for more than a decade. He guided the Demons to five straight Gulf States Conference chamionships from 1953-57. He retired as track coach in 1964. He was among the inaugural class of inductees for the Graduate ‘N’ Club Hall of Fame and was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He was also selected as a member of the NSU Top 100 Football Players of the Century in 2006.
4/23/00 4/23/00 4/14/07 4/25/98 4/24/93 4/6/12 4/6/12 4/16/11 4/25/09
Marking the 25th anniversary of Northwestern State’s 1981 NCAA 4x100 meter relay victory, coach Jerry Dyes and the four All-American sprinters on the fabled team were enshrined on Oct. 28, 2006 in the Graduate N Club Hall of Fame, the highest honor Northwestern affords its former athletes and coaches. Pictured, left to right, are Dyes, Mark Duper, Victor Oatis, Carolyn Delaney, widow of Joe Delaney, and Mario Johnson. In the 1981 race, the Demons were an obvious crowd favorite, lining up against Georgia, Tennessee, Arizona State, San Jose State, Florida State, Arizona, Oklahoma and Baylor in the final
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nsu records
Demon Records
Running Events Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 5000M 10,000M 3000M SC 110 Hurdles 400 Hurdles
Athlete Justin Walker Ronnie Powell Justin Walker Andrei Moore Leo Gaston Billy Green Paul Trueman Frank Trammel Randy Moore Joe Rhyans Chad Leath
Mark/Time 10.13 10.13 20.49 45.9 1:49.24 3:46.45 14:21.4 29:10.0 8:52.0 13.86 50.53
Field Events Event Javelin-Old Javelin-New Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Decathalon
Athlete Steve Stockton Latrell Frederick Kenta Bell Lewellyn Starks Jarrot Handy LaMark Carter Brian Brown John Barrier John Campbell Daniel Yarbrough Allen Smith Rick Schweitzer
Year 2010 1988 2010 1976 1976 1981 1969 1976 1976 1993 2008
Mark/Time 271-10 261-3 26-4.25 26-4.25 26-4.25 55-2.75 7-8 16-8.5 65-8.75 187-5 180-8 7653
Year 1983 2001 1999 1987 1980 1993 1990 1979 1982 2009 1996 1982
Relays Event Athlete Mark/Time 4x100 Relay Johnson, Washington, Brown, Duper 39.03 4x200 Relay Johnson, Washington, McGlory, Duper 1:22.08 4x400 Relay Pitre, Pittman, Wolfe, Gatson 3:06.89 4x800 Relay Robinson, Green, Bradford, Bonner 7:20.70 Sprint Medley Brown, Hardwell, Moore, Gatson 3:17.07 Distance Medley Dizgrazia, Gaston , Trammel, Moore 9:57.2
Year 1982 1980 2003 1981 1976 1975
Lady Demon Records
Running Events Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles
Athlete Camille Pouncy Constance Seibles Quiana Griffin Christal Traylor Christal Traylor Maryalyce Walsh Allison Fontenot Maryalyce Walsh Maryalyce Walsh Brittany Littlejohn Consuela Lindsay
Mark/Time 11.41 23.67 53.63 2:11.38 4:40.61 10:22.16 11:28.50 17:45.46 37:05.93 13.13 58.64
Field Events Event Javelin Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Weight (Indoor) Heptathlon
Athlete Regina Roe Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Jacqueline Canton Haley Blount Trecey Rew De’Jon Griffin Trecey Rew Trecey Rew Yetta James
Mark/Time 166-9 20-10.5 43-1 5-11.25 11-6.25 57-0.25 183-7 192-04 57-9.75 5306
Year 2002 2010 2012 1998 1998 1992 2012 1995 1993 2003 2012 Year 1999 2003,04 2003 2001 2006 2011 2009 2011 2011 1988
Relays Event 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley
Athlete Casanave, Pouncy, Pouncy, Thompson Griffin, Kotun, Seibles, Lindsay Griffin, Seibles, Perkins, Lindsay Davison, Norris, Bradford, Bonner Kotun, Seibles, Nowak, Warren Davison, Landry, Schaeffer, Walsh
Mark/Time 44.68 1:37.07 3:38.26 3:41.67 3:58.75 12:31.57
Year 2000 2011 2012 1998 2011 1995
Walter P. Ledet Complex Records
Men Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 110 Hurdles 400 Hurdles Javelin Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Decathalon 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley
Athlete (School) Justin Walker (NSU) Ronnie Powell (NSU) Elston Cawley (UTA) Leonard Byrd (UTSA) Bill Jones (UTA) Russell Mangum (ULM) Jordan Neil (McNeese) Frank Montevallo (Lamar) John Sharp (Oklahoma State) Randy Arias (Texas State) Kevin Ellis (SFA) McClinton Neal (UTA) Breaux Greer (ULM) Andre Ester (ULM) Kenta Bell (Unattached/NSU) Brian Brown (Southern Cal Cheetahs) Russ Butler (Asics) Frank Cate (La. Tech) Adonson Shallow (SLU) Jason Morgan (Unattached) Mario Sategna (Unattached) Louisiana Tech Northwestern State Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Northwestern State Louisiana-Lafayette
Mark/Time 10.13 10.13 20.37 44.88 1:49.49 3:47.89 8:37.58 8:53.60 14:19.98 31:13.64 13.68 50.25 255-1 26-7 56-6.75 7-6 18-4.75 65-3.75 222-01 200-00 7920 39.34 1:23.90 3:07.17 7:30.25 3:22.49 9:53.80
Women Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles Javelin Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Heptathlon 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley
Athlete (School) Tameka Roberts (UTSA) Quanisha Sales (La. Tech) Christine Amertil (SLU) Christine Amertil (SLU) Janice Turner (Texas State) Janice Turner (Texas State) Sita Waru (McNeese) Amanda King (Lamar) Sita Waru (McNeese) Stacy Poole (UTSA) Antoninette Cobb (La. Tech) Yamelis Ortiz (Lamar) Samantha Ford (Unattached/NSU) Marita Hunt (Unattached) Cheryl Henry (ULM) Jacqueline Canton (NSU) Jennie Sewell (Sam Houston) Trecey Rew (Unattached/NSU) Cristal Kostiew (NY Athletics Club) Trecey Rew (Unattached/NSU) Jennifer Hoppe (SFA) Northwestern State Northwestern State Grambling Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Louisiana-Monroe
Mark/Time 11.32 23.12 23.12 52.77 2:08.60 4:33.38 9:46.38 10:34.81 17:24.78 35:49.08 13.27 58.17 175-10 21-8.25 42-0 5-11.25 13-3 56-11.50 208-06 192-04 5288 45.25 1:23.90 3:40.28 9:35.02 1:46.07 12:18.33
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Date 5/1/10 4/25/98 5/15/00 5/18/96 4/30/85 5/17/86 3/15/08 3/8/80 3/15/80 5/13/00 5/18/96 4/30/88 3/10/97 5/11/88 4/28/00 4/27/96 5/27/08 3/8/86 5/1/10 5/1/10 5/11/97 5/11/88 5/10/84 5/11/88 3/14/81 3/7/90 3/14/81 Year 5/18/96 5/1/10 5/15/00 5/15/00 5/18/96 5/18/96 5/14/00 4/14/07 5/15/00 5/16/96 5/1/10 5/15/00 5/17/08 4/25/09 3/8/86 4/27/01 4/14/07 4/6/12 4/16/11 4/6/12 5/14/00 5/16/10 5/10/84 3/8/86 3/10/93 3/10/93 3/11/92
track & field
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2014 media guide
northwestern state
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track & field
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2014 media guide
northwestern state
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