2021 NSU Track and Field Media Guide

2021 media guide

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

School Northwestern State University Location Natchitoches, Louisiana Founded 1884 as Louisiana Normal Enrollment 11,447 Nickname Demons/Lady Demons President Dr. Chris Maggio 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/Throws Associate Head Coach/Sprints Assistant Coach/Jumps Assistant Coach/Distance Administrative Asst Track & Field Phone Athletic Trainer

Mike Heimerman Adam Pennington Tyron Stewart De’Shalyn Jones Elizabeth Holloway (318) 357-5252 Hannah Morales

2020 SLC Indoor Results Men: 7th

Women: 2nd 2020 SLC Outdoor Results Men: N/A

Women: N/A Sports Information Director Jason Pugh Assistant SID Matt Vines Email vinesm@nsula.edu SID Phone (318) 716-8605 Website www.nsudemons.com Twitter NSUDemonsTF Facebook facebook.com/forkemdemons

2021 NSU TRACK & FIELD

NSU Track Tradition Quick Facts-Table of Contents

COACHING STAFF & ATHLETES

Head Coach Mike Heimerman Associate Head Coach Adam Pennington Assistant Coach Tyron Stewart Assistant Coach De’Shalyn Jones 2021 Demons Roster Demons Profiles 2021 Lady Demons Roster Lady Demons Profiles

UNIVERSITY & ATHLETIC PERSONNEL President Dr. Chris Maggio Vice President Jerry Pierce Director of Athletics Greg Burke Sports Medicine Sports Information-Media Info

HISTORY & RECORDS

Individual Conference Champions Conference Results NCAA Division I All-Americans NCAA Qualifiers Demon Top 5 Lady Demon Top 5 NSU Invitational Records Walter P. Ledet Complex Records NSU Program Records

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Mike Heimerman

(NSU, 1996)

Head Coach • 8th as head/13th as women’s • 23rd overall

Mike Heimerman has continued Northwestern State’s track and field prominence of which he was a part under his predecessor Leon Johnson.

Heimerman, who enters his eighth season as NSU’s overall head coach after six seasons as the women’s head coach and 23 total seasons on staff.

He has guided two national champions and 31 All-Americans either as head coach or throws coach, a capacity in which he’s served since 1997.

Jasmyn Steels is the reigning NCAA Indoor National Champion in the long jump after she captured the 2019 crown. Steels, who took silver in the 2019 outdoor championships, didn’t have a chance to defend her indoor title in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a throws coach since 1997, Heimerman has supervised 13 AllAmerican throwers, including discus national champion Trecey Rew. Rew, also a shot put All-American, won NSU’s second-ever national title in an individual event in 2011.

Although NSU is still seeking its first team title since 2001, Heimerman has catapulted the Demons and Lady Demons among the Southland Conference’s best.

The men and women have a combined 12 top-three finishes at the SLC Indoor and Outdoor Championships since 2013.

The women have been particularly close to a breakthrough in recent seasons, finishing second at the SLC Indoor Championships in each of the past three seasons, the program’s highest finish.

Sprinter Natashia Jackson and Steels have led the way in the Lady Demons’ recent surge as Jackson was named the Southland Conference Athlete and Runner of the Year and Steels captured Field Events Athlete of the Year at the 2020 SLC Indoor Championships.

Jackson has been the high-point performer at three SLC Indoor Championships while Steels added an All-Louisiana Field Performer of the Year to her slew of honors.

Jackson has 16 gold medals in Southland Championship events, within reach of the conference best of 20 golds for a career.

The NSU women recorded a second-place finish in the 2016 SLC Outdoor Championships, which tied a program-best finish (one other second place in 2011, also under Heimerman’s direction which earned him a Co-Coach of the Year in Louisiana).

As one of the most accomplished non-Power Five sprints programs in the nation, NSU has sent men’s relay teams to the NCAA Championships in 2016 and 2018.

The 4x100 relay quartet of Micah Larkins, Amir James, Kie’Ave Harry and Tre’Darius Carr reached the NCAA finals, finishing seventh in 2018.

James and Larkins were part of a 15th-place 4x100 crew in 2016 that also included Ty Shilling and George Flaviano.

Emmanuel Williams joined the 2016 All-Americans with a seventh-place standing in the long jump as NSU’s five All-Americans was its highest in any one season dating back to 1982.

There was really no doubt what to do at Northwestern State when venerable track and field coach Leon Johnson informed director of athletics Greg Burke about his retirement plans in May of 2013.

“As a student-athlete, assistant coach, and head women’s coach, Mike has over two decades of experience with our department and specifically with the track and field program. I had a high degree of

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confidence in him based on what I saw during a period that parallels my tenure as athletics director,” Burke said. “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 knew he was best equipped to take over. He had a good handle on the many good things going on within the program, and at the same time, was determined to continue to elevate the program’s status on all fronts – competitive, citizenship, academic. That has certainly proven to be the case.”

Heimerman has personally coached 13 of NSU’s last 27 All-American athletes in the throws programs.

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,” Leon Johnson said in 2013. “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.”

Under his leadership, the Lady Demon program set new highs for academic achievement, highlighted by Rew, an Academic All-Ameri-

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can and the USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 2011 Field Events Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Team GPAs are climbing.

Outstanding success in recruiting, steeped in relentless effort and a powerful product to pitch, has brought in a bumper crop of talented young competitors to the NSU program, especially in the last three years.

It helps that Heimerman has been in their shoes, and had great success as a student-athlete at NSU. 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 and owns the program’s second-best mark with a 62-4.5.

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 finished 10th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoors to earn All-America accolades.

The 2012 season saw yet another Heimerman-coached thrower rise near the top of the collegiate ranks as Ashley Aldredge lofted an NCAA 14th-best, and NSU second-best, mark of 166-0 and captured the Southland Conference Championship. Aldredge recovered from a serious injury to return to the NCAA Championships in 2015.

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.

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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.

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.

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 AllAmerica honors.

Aldredge’s 2015 and 2016 NCAA Outdoors appearances and honorable mention All-America honors were a testament to her grit, talent and persistence, and Heimerman’s faith in her and his guidance.

Her comeback from surgery, along with marriage and becoming a mother, required a special level of commitment from athlete and coach, whose partnership was rewarded with a pair of Southland crowns and the NCAA appearance.

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.

A junior college All-American at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, Heimerman is a proud Wichita, Kan., native.

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Adam Pennington

(LSU-Alexandria, 2012)

Associate Head Coach • Sprints, Hurdles • 6th Season Adam Pennington has developed Northwestern State into the premier sprints programs in the Southland Conference and one of the best non-Power Five groups in the nation.

Pennington, a former Demon runner, was promoted to associate head coach for the NSU men’s and women’s programs in the summer of 2016 because of his contributions to one of the best seasons in school history, and in laying the foundation for even greater success by recruiting top-caliber student-athletes.

The numbers are clear-cut.

Pennington’s sprinters were key in a second-place finish for the women and a third-place effort for the men at the 2016 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. Those places came on the strength of a combined 228 points scored, best in school history. The Lady Demons’ second-place showing equaled their best ever.

Under Pennington’s guidance, NSU captured seven of the 18 total sprint medals awarded in the 13-member conference, including five of the six gold medals.

Micah Larkins (100 meters) and Amir James (200 meters) won on the men’s side while the NSU women made a clean sweep of the 100 (Jermeka McBride), 200 (McBride) and 400 (De’Shalyn Jones) at the conference championships. Another runner, George Flaviano, captured the 400 meter hurdles gold.

With their remarkable performances, Southland Conference Outdoor individual honors went to McBride (Female Track Athlete of the Year) and Flaviano (Newcomer of the Year). McBride also participated in the Bahamian Olympic Trials and broke the school record in the 200 meters.

James won Southland Indoor Male Track Athlete of the Year accolades as he swept the 60 and 200 crowns at the conference indoor championships in February.

The 2016 4x100 men’s relay of James, Larkins, Flaviano and Ty Shilling earned NCAA All-America second-team recognition with a 15th-place finish at the national meet after winning a conference title.

The 2017 Outdoor Championship brought more NSU sprint dominance. The Lady Demons swept the sprints scoring 84 of their 133 team points, while Jones was NSU’s second straight Outdoor Female Track Athlete of the Year and Tamara Style was Newcomer of the Year. The Demon men scored 43 of their 89 points in the sprints, winning the 4x100 relay and going 2-3 in both the 100 and 200. The Demon sprint core was represented by 9 NCAA regional qualifiers.

The 2018 Southland Indoors was even more remarkable.

The NSU women posted 69 of their 95 second-place points in the sprints, while the Demons put up 34 of 80 and had four scorers in the 60 meters despite injuries to Larkins and James and three scorers in the 200 meters. Sophomore Natashia Jackson was named the Southland Conference Indoor high point scorer after winning the 400, 4x400, runner up in the 200, and placing 5th in the 60m dash. Daeshon Gordon not only captured the SLC 60 hurdles title but holds the Southland Conference Record of 8.15 in the event.

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Jackson, who is a three-time high point scorer at SLC Indoor Championships, has evolved into one of the most dominant sprinters in SLC history, racking up 16 gold medals in the indoor and outdoor championships with one more outdoor season remaining. She’s within reach of the 20 gold medal SLC record.

The 2019 Outdoor Championship is one of the most impressive in Demon sprint history. After the NSU Demon men went 7 of 8 weeks ranked No. 1 in the country in the 100 meters rankings and No. 9 in the 200 meters, they kept their momentum into the conference championships. The Demon sprints scored 45 of the 78 total team points, placing four in the 100m finals, three in the 200 finals, and for the third straight year capturing the 4x100m title.

Junior Micah Larkins not only captured the 100 meters title but in the process tied Justin Walker’s NSU record of 10.12 and broke the Southland Conference Championship record.

Amir James also cracked the No. 1 spot on the record board with a time of 20.41.

For the second straight year the Lady Demons did not lose a race at the outdoor conference championships. The Lady Demon sprints scored 88 of the 111 total team points.

De’Shalyn Jones captured her 19th Southland Conference medal, third Outdoor Female Track Athlete of the Year, second SLC Women’s Athlete of the Year, and second SLC Runner of the Year.

The Lady Demons also broke the SLC 4x400 all time record with a time of 3:36.31. Between both sprint cores they represented a total of 12 athletes at the first round of the NCAA Championships. A total of eight sprinters advanced to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., being the only non Power 5 program to advance both 4x100m relays, and the first time in school history a Lady Demon relay has made it to the NCAA Championships.

The men’s 4x100 broke a 33-year-old school record with a new time of 38.92 to place seventh overall and become firstteam All-Americans.

While having talented athletes is vital to that level of success, the difference-making factor is often coaching. Pennington’s influence is obvious on Mike Heimerman’s coaching staff.

His return to NSU, this time as a coach, followed coaching stints at McNeese State and his alma mater, Marksville High School.

Pennington quickly developed into a well-regarded coach and recruiter on the college level.

He’s a USATF Level 1 certified and USTFCCCA Strength and Conditioning certified coach and oversees the men’s and women’s sprints, relays, hurdles, and pole vault for the NSU program.

He coached five NCAA East Regional qualifiers in two seasons at McNeese, including the top-ranked Southland Conference 2014 women’s pole vaulter Nicole Casper and a school record of 13’8.75”.

Pennington competed for NSU in 2008, and later graduated from LSU Alexandria with a Kinesiology degree. Pennington has two kids Riley and Beckham Pennington.

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Tyron Stewart

(Texas A&M, 2011)

Assistant Coach • Jumps, Multis • 5th Season Tyron Stewart didn’t need much time to remake the Northwestern State jumps program in his own image – champions.

Under Stewart’s guidance, jumper Jasmyn Steels captured the 2019 NCAA Indoor national championship in the long jump and nearly repeated that in 2019 Outdoors, landing a monster jump over 22 feet.

The national title is the fourth overall for NSU in an event, third individual and first by a female jumper.

Steels, who captured the Louisiana Field Athlete of the Year (2019) and the Southland Conference Indoor Field Performer of the Year (2020) among her many accomplishments, was in position to defend her national title at the 2020 NCAA Indoors before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the meet.

Stewart, who will begin his fifth season after coming aboard in the fall of 2016, doesn’t have just the one feather in his cap.

Sophomore Lauren-Ashley Clarke has already captured SLC gold in the high jump and triple jump, including the best mark in the state that led to AllLouisiana first-team honors in the triple in 2019.

In the 2020 SLC Indoors, Steels took long jump gold, Clarke snatched gold in the high and triple jumps and men’s long jumper Markeit Steverson added gold with Quindarrius Thompson supplementing with bronze.

NSU’s best showing in terms of number of medals came in the 2019 SLC Outdoors with six, including a long jump gold from Jacorious Jeter.

Stewart developed a championship pedigree as a student-athlete, winning the USA Indoor long jump championship after a five-time NCAA All-American career in the long and triple jumps at Texas A&M. Stewart won the USA Track and Field indoor long jump title in 2014 with a mark of 26-11.75 and competed in the IAAF World Indoor Championships that year, just missing the finals.

Heimerman said Stewart’s career success gave him instant credibility.

“Going back decades, we’ve had phenomenal coaches that weren’t phenomenal athletes in that re-

spective event -- but deep down in an athlete’s mind, if a coach was a quality athlete in that event, they get respect because they’ve done it,” Heimerman said.

“Great athletes don’t always transition into great coaches, but Tyron really showed a knack for coaching at the training center.

“He’s a young and hungry coach, and that’s what I like. Tyron is a good fit here.”

The Chula Vista, California, native was competing as a professional for five years beginning in 2012. He began working as a coach under the guidance of renowned jumps coach Jeremy Fisher, the operations manager and jumps coach at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.

Stewart’s collegiate highlight came as a junior when he placed second in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump.

He had three other top-10 finishes at NCAA championships in the triple jump after placing 10th in NCAA Outdoors in the long jump as a freshman.

Stewart won a Big 12 Conference title in the triple jump as a senior.

Texas A&M won three team national championships during Stewart’s tenure.

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De’Shalyn Jones

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Assistant Coach • Distance • 2nd Season

After a remarkable career as a Northwestern State sprinter, De’Shalyn Jones will begin her second season on the NSU staff as an assistant coach in charge of distance and cross country.

Jones has helped restock the men’s and women’s cross country rosters, ending the 2019 season with 16 student-athletes.

Under Jones’ guidance, Isabella Hudson posted NSU’s third-best time in program history in the steeplechase in 2019.

As a sprinter, Jones restocked NSU’s trophy cases.

The Tyler, Texas, native captured nine Southland Conference gold medals and set program records in the 100, 200 and 400 meters as well as the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.

Jones, the 2017 SLC, Athlete of the Year was a USTFCCCA honorable mention All-American as part of NSU’s 4X100 relay that finished 22nd in 2018.

NSU head coach Mike Heimerman believes Jones’ competitive nature as a student-athlete will translate well to coaching distance runners.

“De’Shalyn is a heckuva competitor, and she gave 100 percent any time that she stepped on the track,” Heimerman said. “She was out of track for a bit, and this is a way for her to get involved in coaching and get back into track.”

Jones, a four-time All-Louisiana honoree, has a psychology degree received in 2018 and will pursue her master’s in sports administration while coaching.

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Hannah Morales

Athletics Trainer • 2nd Season

(UL Lafayette, 2019)

Hannah Morales enters her second year as a graduate assistant on the Northwestern State athletic training staff.

She serves as the primary athletic trainer for men’s and women’s cross country during the fall and Demons and Lady Demons indoor and outdoor track and field.

She also assists with the Demon football team during summer conditioning.

Morales is an athletic training graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. While with the Ragin’ Cajuns she worked with the track and field, women’s basketball, softball, football and tennis programs. In those sports she evaluated athletes with injuries, created and implemented rehabilitation programs, and performed observations with various specialists.

She gained additional clinical experience working various tournaments and camps across all levels of competition from high school to the college, including three Sun Belt Conference Tournaments and a Louisiana state track and field meet.

Morales is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, BOC Athletic Training certified, and is CPR/ AED certified.

She is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the Louisiana, Southeast and National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

Elizabeth Holloway

Administrative Assistant • 24th Season

Elizabeth Holloway -- known to the NSU athletic department as Ms. E -- handles administrative duties for Demon Football, Baseball and Track. For the last 19 years, she has gotten to work with the best coaches, staff and student-athletes an administrative assistant could ever ask for.

Ms. E and her husband Ted settled in Natchitoches 28 years ago. For 5 years, she worked in the Athletic Compliance Office, then briefly worked at her husband’s jewelry store. She came back to Northwestern State in 2001. She considers her time here one of the greatest blessings in her life.

Ms. E is a great grandmother to Leo Mercer, 3, her grandson Jacob’s first son. Jacob lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife Karla, and works while attending UAB. Ms. E’s granddaughter Kate, 18, also lives in Birmingham, with their mom, Amy Bickers. Kate attends Birmingham- Southern College where her mother Amy works as the director of communication. Ms. E’s son, Tim Bickers, works for Amazon in Indianapolis, Indiana.

When Ms. E is not cleaning the house, mowing the four acres that she and Ted live on out in the country or cooking and caring for her husband, she likes to read, play with her dogs, Sophie and Paco, and float in her pool.

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2021 Demons Roster

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Name

Event(s)

Ht.

Class

Hometown (Previous School)

Ebenezer Aggrey

Sprints

6-3

Freshman

Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS)

Mike Alukunyang

Distance

5-7

Ray Anikwue

Sprints

6-2

Redshirt Junior

Javin Arrington

Sprints

5-10

Senior

Hayden Barrios

Pole Vault

5-10

Freshman

Katy, Texas (Katy HS)

Dejon Blake

Sprints

5-10

Freshman

Natchitoches, La. (Natchitoches Central HS/Grambling)

Tre’Darius Carr

Sprints

6-0

Junior

Junior Charles

Sprints

5-10

Junior Grenville, Grenada (St. Andrew’s Anglican HS/South Plains College)

Josh Dimanche

Throws

5-10

Freshman

Arlington, Texas (Trinity Christian School)

Zeke Dupas

Jumps

6-0

Freshman

Alexandria, La. (Tioga HS)

Yannik Gerland

Distance

5-7

Junior

Kennedy Harrison

Sprints

5-10

Freshman

Kie’Ave Harry

Sprints

5-9

Senior

LaPlace, La. (West St. John HS/Texas College)

Jeremy Lawson

Jumps

5-10

Junior

Titusville, Fla. (Cocoa HS/Albany St./Butler CC)

Brandon Letts

Sprints

5-7

Junior Brampton, Ontario, Canada (St. Marguerite D’Youville HS/South Plains)

Coby McGee

Sprints

5-11

Sophomore

Bossier City (Airline HS)

Camron Milton

Distance

6-1

Freshman

Dry Prong, La. (Grant HS)

Johnny Mitchell

Throws

6-3

Freshman

Stonewall, La. (North DeSoto HS)

Evan Nafe

Sprints

5-8

Sophomore

Round Rock, Texas (Cedar Ridge HS)

Xavier Price

Throws

6-3

Freshman

Pineville, La. (Pineville HS)

Joshua Riggs

Javelin

6-1

Sophomore

Ruston, La. (Cedar Creek HS)

Daveon Rodgers

Sprints

5-9

Senior

Laurel, Miss. (Laurel HS/Meridian CC)

Destine Scott

Sprints

6-0

Junior

Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Central HS/Coffeyville CC)

Austin Simoneaux

Sprints

5-8

Sophomore

Gonzales, La. (St. Amant HS/Southeastern La.)

Cole Spooner

Throws

6-0

Sophomore

Ragley, La. (South Beauregard HS)

Markeit Steverson Jr.

Jumps

5-10

Junior

Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge HS)

Quindarrius Thompson

Jumps

5-11

Senior

Fort Polk, LA (Leesville HS)

Payten Vidourek

Distance

6-1

Freshman

Sanger, Texas (Sanger HS)

Kavacion Webster

Sprints

5-8

Sophomore

Haynesville, LA (Haynesville HS)

Nikaoli Williams

Sprints/Jumps

6-3

Freshman

Portmore, Jamaica (Calabar HS)

Reggie Williford

Sprints

5-8

Sophomore

Ruston, La. (Ruston HS)

Xavier Wilson

Distance

5-11

Junior

Junior Kapenguria, Kenya (St. Anthony’s Boys HS Kitale/Central Baptist Gainesville, NY (Letchworth HS/Buffalo) Laurel, Miss. (Laurel HS/Meridian CC)

Jackson, LA (East Feliciana HS)

Baunatal, Germany (Rhenanus Schule/Mount Olive) Dallas, Texas (DeSoto HS)

Bossier City, La. (Airline HS)

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EBENEZER AGGREY

Sprints • 6-3 • Freshman Baton Rouge, La. Catholic-BR HS

High School: Contributed to the dominant Catholic High track program that won two state team titles in Aggrey’s four seasons … Aggrey ran a leg on gold medal relay teams in the 4x200 4x400 as a junior at the LHSAA Outdoor Championships … added two more gold medals at the state meets, both in the 4x400 relay as a freshman and sophomore … as a senior, part of a 4x400 and 4x200 team that each placed second in the LHSAA Indoor Championships … took fourth in the 200 at the LHSAA Indoor Championships with a personal record of 50.57 … competed in the high jump, finishing seventh in indoor … vice president and public relations officer for the student council … member of the CHS honor board … vice president for the African American Affinity Group.

Personal: Son of Ebenezer and Georgina Aggrey … three siblings, brothers Kingsley and George and sister Eunice … a mass communications major who wants to run for political office and live a “good and humble life.”

MIKE ALUKUNYANG

Distance • 5-7 • Junior Kapenguria, Kenya St. Anthony’s Boys HS Kitale/Central Baptist 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the distance events of the 800, mile run and distance medley relay at five meets on the season ... ran in the 800 at three meets with a season-best time of 1:55.05 coming at the Texas A&M Invitational where he took sixth overall his highest finish of the season in the event ... clocked times of 1:58.28 at the Southland Conference Championship and 1:59.78 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational ... competed in the mile at one meet posting his fastest time of 4:36.41at the LSU Purple Tiger ... ran the in the distance medley relay at the Ted Nelson Invitational (10:35.69) taking fourth with Yannik Gerland, Dwan Stuckey and Darius Groves ... finished with a time of 10:17.08 in the event at the SLC Championship taking ninth overall.

High School: Ran cross country and track... graduated in 2014 with a 3.0 GPA.

Personal: Son of Margarina Kiyara and Charles Lokwakis... father Charles and mother Margarina are farmers... brother of Moses, Josephat, Aaron, Elizabeth, Agnes, and Jackline... majoring in psychology and wants to become a registered nurse and help the elderly... his life’s ambition is to help those who need him, especially elderly and children throughout society.

Alukunyang’s Career Bests: Indoor 800 Meters 1:55.05 6th Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) 1 Mile 4:36.41 11th LSU Purple Tiger (1/10/20) Distance Medley 10:17.08 13th SLC Indoor Championship (3/2/20)

(P. Vidourek, B. Alexander, M. Alukunyang, Y. Gerland)

RAY ANIKWUE

Sprints • 6-2 • Redshirt Junior Gainesville, N.Y. Letchworth HS/Buffalo

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season: Redshirt season.

2019 Indoor Season: Redshirt season.

Before NSU: Ran track for the Buffalo Bulls for two seasons…

Best indoor 60m was 7.04 at the Cornell Upstate Challenge….Best indoor 200m was 22.28 at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor Track & Field Open…Led the team during the 2018 outdoor season with a 100m time of 10.89 at the Jim Thorpe Open and a 200m time of 21.54 at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

High School: Ran track at Letchworth Central School in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay…Personal best 10.76 in the 100 in is senior year.

Personal: Son of Jim and Pat Cole…Siblings are Jim, Colette and Jay … favorite athletes are Tyson Gay, Reggie Bush, and Jordan Kilganon…

Favorite food is lobster.

JAVIN ARRINGTON

Sprints • 5-10 • Senior Laurel, Miss.

Laurel HS/Meridian CC

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Short sprinter who finished seventh in the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with a 6.89 (60 meters) ... two other top 10 finishes in the 60 meters (fifth at the Texas A&M Invitational and ninth and the Ted Nelson Invitational) ... in the 200 meters, placed 17th at SLC Indoors ... best finish came at the Ted Nelson (ninth).

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters as well as the 4x100 meter relay... placed fourth at the SLC Championship with a personal best 10.58... placed 10th in the 200 meters at the TCU Invitational with a career best 21.66... part of the 4x100 meter relay team that placed 13th at the NCAA East Regional (39.42), second at the Southland Conference Championship (40.02), first at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (39.51), and third at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (41.97).

2019 Indoor Season: Placed seventh in the 60 meters at the Southland Conference Championship with a career best 6.83 and eighth at the Ted Nelson Invitational (6.92)... placed sixth in the 200 meters at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a career best 21.92.

Before NSU: Ran at Meridian CC for two seasons.

High School: Ran track and played football…Won the state championship in the 100 meter dash in his junior and senior years…Won the state championship in the 200 meter dash in his senior year…Football state champion in his sophomore year.

Personal: Parents are Kimberly Harris and Kevin Arrington…Has four siblings: Kedarrius, Demarcus, Rapheal, and Alexys…Plans to be a bank teller and own his own bank someday.

Arrington’s Career Bests: 60 Meters 6.83 7th SLC Indoor Championship (2/25/19) 100 Meters 10.58 4th SLC Outdoor Championship (5/5/19) 200 Meters 21.66 10th TCU Invitational (3/16/19)

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HAYDEN BARRIOS

Pole Vault • 5-10 • Freshman Katy, Texas Katy HS High School: Pole vaulter who placed second at the district meet twice … as a sophomore, finished third at the area meet and fifth at regionals … battled injuries as a junior with his senior track season being wiped out by the pandemic … played football for one season on a district championship team.

Personal: Son of Chad and Heather Barrios … older brother Grant, younger sister Elise … dad Chad was a former track athlete at NSU …

Grant is a U.S. Marine … business administration major who wants to be an investment banker and own nice cars.

DEJON BLAKE

Sprints • 5-9 • Sophomore Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches HS/Grambling 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400, 600 and 4x400 relay ... ran the 400 in four times posting his best time of 48.97 at the Tyson Invitational ... posted similar times at the Ted Nelson Invitational (49.79), Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (49.49) and Southland Conference Championship (49.38) ... member of the 4x400 relay with the best time of 3:12.60 taking the bronze at the Texas A&M Invitational with Kennedy Harrison, Slavoski Wright and Junior Charles ... placed fifth in the relay at the Ted Nelson Invitational (3:16.73), sixth at the SLC Championship (3:13.34) and seventh at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (3:17.86) for the other top-10 finishes.

Blake’s Career Bests: Indoor 400 Meters 48.97 25th Tyson Invitational (2/15/20) 600 Meters 1:26.84 11th LSU Purple Tiger (1/10/20) 4x400 Relay 3:13.34 6th SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) (D. Blake, T.Carr, K. Harrison, S. Wright)

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TRE’DARIUS CARR Sprints • 6-0 • Junior Jackson, La. East Feliciana HS

2019 SLC Outdoor Silver, 4x100 Relay 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold, 4x100 Relay USTFCCCA First Team All-American, 4x100 2018 All-Louisiana First Team, 4x400 Relay

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Ran his fastest time in the 60 at the Southland Conference Championship at 6.93 in the prelims ... finished at or under seven seconds in each running of the races during the year ... finished sixth at the Texas A&M Invitational in the prelims (7.01) and finals (6.99) ... best time in the 200 came at the Texas A&M Invitational finishing a season-best 10th overall with a time of 21.84 ... ran 21.91 at the SLC Championship his only other sub-22 second time of the year ... member of the 4x400 relay at the SLC Championship with Dejon Blake, Kennedy Harrison and Slavoski Wright with a time of 3:13.34.

2019 Outdoor Season: Placed first in the 100 meters at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (10.59) and placed 10th or better at four meets... placed third in the 200 meters at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (21.55)... part of the 4x100 meter relay team that placed 13th at the NCAA East Regional (39.42), second at the Southland Conference Championship (40.02), first at the PVAMU Relays and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (39.51), and third at the TCU Invitational (40.00).

2019 Indoor Season: Placed 10th in the 60 meters at the Southland Conference Championship (6.88), fourth at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a personal best 6.80, and fifth at the Sooner Challenge (6.86)... placed second in the 200 meters at the Southland Conference Championship (21.83), third at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a personal best 21.52, and sixth at the PIttsburg State Invitational (21.59).

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters while also a member of the 4x100 team that made a trip to the NCAA meet, which finished seventh with a 39.63…earned six top-10 finishes in the 100 with winat SFA (10.50) and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (10.40, season best) ... three top-10 finishes in the 200 with his best coming at LSU (21.60, fifth) …placed first in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (39.87) and won SLC Outdoor Championship (39.53) as a member of the 4x100 meter relay team…

2018 Indoor Season: Competed in four events on the season with a pair of top-10 finishes in the 200 meters…finished eighth (21.88) in the season opening meet and 10th (21.71) in the SLC Championships.

High School: Three-sport athlete at East Feliciana...played football, basketball and competed in track all four years...part of state relay champions in the 4x100 and 4x200 as a senior with four other podium finishes ... won the state title in the 200 meters (21.97) as a junior and in the 100 (10.68) and 200 (21.79) as a senior.

Personal: Son of Deandria and Tracy...brother of Deandria Carr Jr. and Lawreyn...majoring in human and exercise science...plans to be a professional track athlete and physical trainer.

Carr’s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.40 1st Leon Johnson NSU Invitational(4/28/18) 200 Meters 21.34 7th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/24/18) 4x100 Relay 39.34 10th NCAA East Preliminary (5/26/18) (K. Harry, M. Larkins, A. James, T. Carr) 4x200 Relay 1:26.73 6th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (K. Harry, J. Arrington, T. Carr, E. Nafe) Indoor 60 Meters 6.80 4th Ted Nelson Invitational (1/1/19) 200 Meters 21.51 3rd Ted Nelson Invitational (1/1/19)

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JUNIOR CHARLES

Sprints • 6-0 • Junior Grenville, Grenada St. Andrew’s Anglican/South Plains College

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 4x400 relay during the season ... only posted time in the 400 came at the Texas A&M Invitational where he finished 13th with a time of 50.35 ... ran in the 4x400 relay twice with the best time of 3:12.60 coming in the Texas A&M Invitational.

Before NSU: Ran for two seasons at South Plains College ... part of a bronze medal 4x400 relay team at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships and a silver medal 4x400 relay at the Indoor Championships ... an NJCAA AllAmerican who took bronze medal at the NJCAA ... seven top-five finishes in the 400 meters with a win at the Texas Tech Red & Black Open ... occasionally ran the 200, winning the NMJC Ross Black Open with a 21.20.

Charles’ Career Bests: Indoor 400 Meters 50.35 13th Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) 4x400 Relay 3:12.60 3rd Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) (D. Blake, K. Harrison, S. Wright, J. Charles)

JOSH DIMANCHE

Throws • 5-10 • Frreshman Arlington, Texas Trinity Christian School High School: Top shot putter in his division at Trinity Christian ... ranked 75th in the country in the shot as a senior ... also lettered in football as a defensive lineman ... all-district and all-state lineman who was part of a high school state championship team ... Deion Sanders was an assistant football coach at Trinity Christian.

Personal: Son of Will and Felicia Dimanche ... parents worked for American Airlines ... two older sisters Traebiyana and Nikki ... accepted into 22 different colleges ... criminal justice major who wants to join the FBI, CIA, Secret Service or start a private security firm.

ZEKE DUPAS

YANNIK GERLAND Distance • 5-7 • Junior Baunatal, Germany

Rhenanus Schule HS/Mt. Olive

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile and distance medley relay ... ran his fastest time at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational with a time of 4:24.07 finishing 26th overall ... highest finish in the distance came at the LSU Purple Tiger running a 4:32.35 ... competed in the DMR twice during the season with the best time coming at the Southland Conference Championship at 10:17.08 along with Payten Vidourek, Brad Alexander and Mike Alukunyang.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 3000 and 5000 meters as well as the 3000 meter steeplechase and the 4x800 meter relay... placed first in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (9:46.58) and third at the LSU Alumni Gold with a personal best 9:26:39... part of the 4x800 meter relay team that placed third at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (8:10.00).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile and 3000 meters as well as the distance medley relay... placed fifth in the mile at the Sooner Challenge with a personal best 4:27.79... part of the distance medley relay team that placed eighth at the Southland Conference Championship (10:24.14) and first at the LSU Twillight (10:36.43).

Before NSU: Attended the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina…Ran track and cross country for the Trojans…Placed first in the Distance medley relay at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Personal: Mother Andrea Sonnenwald-Gerland is a teacher…Father Achim Gerland is a principal… older sisters Julia and Katja …pursuing masters in sport management and wants to work for German national team.

Gerland’s Career Bests: Outdoor 1500 Meters 4:09.21 11th TCU Invitational (3/16/19) 5000 Meters 15:57.18 30th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19) 3000 Steeple 9:26.39 3rd LSU Alumni Gold (4/20/19) 4x800 Relay 8:10.00 10th McNeese State Cowboy Relays (3/9/19) (D. Groves, A. Courville, Y. Gerland, A. Robinson) DM Relay 10:17.08 9th SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) (P. Vidourek, B. Alexander, M. Alukunyang, Y. Gerland) Indoor Mile 4:24.07 26th Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (1/31/20) 3000 Meters 8:56.19 40th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/26/19)

Jumps • 6-0 • Freshman Alexandria, La. Tioga HS High School: Three-sport athlete at Tioga HS, competing in track and field, football and soccer … a high jumper and middle distance runner at Tioga … cleared 6-2 as a junior in the high jump … ran a 52.78 in the 400 meters … ran the 800 in 2:05.58 … in football, led Tioga football to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs as a senior …

Personal: Son of Gregory Dupas and Latoya Groves … younger sisters Kiara and Tristen … computer information systems major who wants to start his own IT company.

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KENNEDY HARRISON Sprints • 5-10 • Freshman Dallas, Texas DeSoto HS

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Ran his fastest time of the season in the 200 at the Southland Conference Championship (21.69) finishing 11th in the prelims ... two other meets came at the Tyson Invitational (21.88) and Ted Nelson Invitational (22.28) ... best time in the 400 came at the Tyson Invitational finishing 21st overall (48.54) ... best finish of eighth came at the Texas A&M Invitational (48.62) ... part of 4x400 relay at the Texas A&M Invitational that finished third (3:12.60) ... other top-five finish came at the Ted Nelson Invitational (3:16.73).

High School: Overcame a hip injury that sidelined his early track career at DeSoto High … broke the 200 meters record (20.60) at this track powerhouse and was part of a record-breaking 4x400 (3:11.10) … his 200 time ranked him fifth in the country … seven-time USATF All-American who finished third in Texas as a junior in the 200 … ran on all three relays, which were nationally ranked … qualified for AAU nationals in the 200 as a freshman … personal best of 47.56 in the 400.

Personal: Son of Kenneth Wicker and Shalawn Harrison … three siblings Leah, Kelsey and Chase … health and exercise science major who aspires to a professional athlete, physical therapist or journalist … nickname is “Keen.”

Harrison’s Career Bests: Indoor 200 Meters 21.69 11th SLC Indoor Championship (3/1/20) 400 Meters 48.54 21st Tyson Invitational(2/14/20) 4x400 Relay 3:12.60 6th Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) (D, Blake, K. Harrison, S. Wright, J. Charles)

KIE’AVE HARRY

Sprints • 5-9 • Senior LaPlace, La. West St. John HS/Texas College

2018 All-SLC Outdoor T&F Team, 4x100 USTFCCCA First Team All-American, 4x100 2018 Outdoor Gold, 4x100 2018 SLC Indoor Silver, 60 LSWA Collegiate T&F Newcomer of the Year LSWA Collegiate Men’s Track & Field 4x400

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed nearly solely in the 60 meter dash with one run of the 200 ... best time in the 60 came in the preliminary round of the Southland Conference Championship finishing second with a time of 6.80 ... ran a 6.82 in the SLC finals taking fourth overall ... had a pair of top-five finishes at the Texas A&M Invitational wtih times of 6.94 in the prelims finishing fourth and 6.84 in the finals taking third ... competed in the 200 once with a DNF at the SLC Championship.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters as well as the 4x100 meter relay… placed fifth in the 100 meters at the TCU Invitational (10.58) and 6th at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays… placed fifth in the 200 meters at the TCU Invitational (21.39)… part of the 4x100 meter relay team that finished first at the PVAMU Relays (40.14) and third at the TCU Invitational (40.00).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meters… placed fourth in the 60 meters ate the LSU Twilight with a personal best 6.72 and sixth at the Southland Conference Championship (6.86)… placed 12th in the 200 meters

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2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in both the 100 and 200 individual distances as well as a member of the 4x100 meter relay team…placed in the top-10 in seven different meets with three podium finishes along the way…took second in the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with his fastest, non-wind aided time of the year of 10.45…also took silver in the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Knight Invitational with a time of 10.55 and third at the McNeese Last Chane with a 10.40 (+3.2) time…best finish in the 200 meter distance came at the TCU Invitational with a time of 21.126… took four podium finishes as a member of the 4x100 relay team at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (40.70), Texas Relays (39.45), and Texas Invitational (40.35)…won the SLC Outdoor Championships 4x100 relay with a time of 39.53

2018 Indoor Season: Specialized in the 60 meters, competing in five events on the year…steadily lowered his time as the season progressed to finish second in the SLC Championships with a time of 6.74, 1/100th off his personal best set in the preliminaries…earned one other top-10 finish in the season opener TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (6.96)…ran the 200 meters in one events (22.20) finishing 18th overall.

Prior to NSU: Attended Texas College from 2016-2017...played football and track...finished top-10 in 16 events...won the Marc Randle Classic in the 4 x 1 (42.17)...finished second in the RRAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 4x1 (28:35.86)...finished 28th in the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (10.72)...best result in the 100 (10.72), 200 (22.10)

High School: Played football and track at West St. John...First Team All-District junior and senior year for football...district champion in the 100 and 200 as a junior...district and regional champion in the 100 and 200, and finished runner up in 4 x 1 at the state championship as a senior.

Personal: Son of Galen and Kionne...brother of KaiLynn...majoring in health and exercise science...plans to get a major deal from a major shoe company or be a high school track coach that works up the ranks…life ambition is to be a millionaire and to take care of his family...want to be a role model to younger kids from his area.

Harry’s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.47 8th LSU Alumni Gold (4/21/18) 200 Meters 21.16 5th TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 4x100 Relay 38.92 8th (P) NCAA Championships (6/5/18) (K. Harry, M. Larkins, A. James, T. Carr) 4x200 Relay 1:25.70 1st McNeese Cowboy Relays A. James, D. Mapps, M. McGruder, Kie’Ave Harry) Indoor 60 Meters 6.72 4th SLC Indoor Championships (2/15/19) 200 Meters 22.20 18th Pitt. State Invitational (1/27/18)

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JEREMY LAWSON

Jumps • 6-0 • Junior Titusville, Fla. Cocoa HS/Albany St./Butler CC 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the long and triple jump events with one run of the 60 meter dash ... won his first two competitions in the long jump at the Ted Nelson Invitational (24-6.5), his season best mark, and Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (23-11.75) ... took sixth at the Southland Conference Championship with a mark of 23-4.75 ... competed in the triple twice during the season with his only scored mark coming at the Texas A&M Invitational (46-6) taking seventh overall ... only attempt in the 60 meter dash came at the LSU Purple Tiger where he ran a time of 7.29.

High School: Competed in track and football at Cocoa High … coached by John Wilkinson and Tyrone Giscombe in those respective sports.

Personal: Son of Jeremy Lawson and Katrina Morgan … dad is a chef and mom is a teacher … has a younger brother Javien and younger sister Lailah … general studies major with a minor in social work who aspires to be a professional jumper that competes in the Olympics … wants to become a counselor and start a big brother program for kids with special needs.

Lawson’s Career Bests: Indoor 60 Meters 7.29 28th LSU Purple Tiger (1/10/20) Long Jump 24-6.5 1st Ted Nelson Invitational (1/17/20) Triple Jump 46-6 7th Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20)

BRANDON LETTS

Sprints • 5-7 • Junior Brampton, Ontario, Canada St. Marguerite D’Youville HS/South Plains College 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll

and run professionally.

Lett’s Career Bests: Indoor 60 Meters 6.82 (3/2/20) 200 Meters 22.38 (3/1/20)

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COBY McGEE

Sprints • 5-11 • Sophomore Bossier City, La. Airline HS 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season: Ran a personal best 11.30 in the 100 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational.

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meters… finished seventh in the 200 at the Sooner Challenge with a personal best 23.22.

High School: Competed in track, football and basketball ... made it to regionals in his freshman year ... personal record of 11.24 in the 100 and 22.52 in the 200.

Personal: Son of Rachel McGee-Johnson and Aaron Johnson … has one brother, Joseph Johnson, and one sister, Janie Johnson … health and exercise science major … member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity ... plans to attend medical school.

McGee’s Career Bests: Indoor 60 Meters 7.08 39th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/26/19) 200 Meters 23.22 7th OU Sooner Invitational (1/19/19) Outdoor 100 Meters 11.30 26th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (1/17/20)

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Fastest 60 time came in the SLC finals, taking fifth at 6.82 ... had the second best qualifying time at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational at 6.85 ... placed fourth (6.84) in the prelims at the meet and sixth in the finals (6.85) ... had the fourth best time in the prelims at the Ted Nelson Invitational (6.89) and took sixth in the finals (6.86) ... only clocked time in the 200 came at the SLC Championship running 22.38.

Before NSU: Competed for two seasons at South Plains College ... qualified for the NJCAA Championships both seasons ... best finish in the 60 nationals was ninth as a freshman (6.80) ... best finish in the 100 nationals was 17th as a freshman (10.65) ... competed on the 4X100 relay in both outdoors championships, placing fourth and seventh, respectively.

Personal: Son of Colin McKoy and Annmarie Letts-McKoy ... mom is a nurse and dad is a machine operator ... one of seven children, brothers Bjorn and Cameron and sisters Chanell, Makea, Brownyn and Allayah ... health and exercise science major who aims to obtain a physiotherapy degree and impact the track and field world ... wants to own a track club and physiotherapy clinic

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CAMRON MILTON

Sprints • 6-1 • Freshman Dry Prong, La. Grant HS High School: Middle distance runner who was placed in Grant High’s athletics hall of fame upon graduation ... won a total of 37 track medals in his career ... season-high was 23 medals as a junior before a COVID-19 shortened senior season ... selected to the All-Cenla team in the 400 and 800 meter distances ... played basketball his final two seasons, earned recognition as a defensive presence ... led team in blocks, steals, assists and charges taken as a senior ... graduated with a 3.5 GPA with numerous academic honors.

Personal: Son of David and Katherine Milton ... both parents work in veterans affairs ... mom swam in college ... health and exercise science major who aspires to be a physical therapist or a coach ... life’s ambition is to be an aesthetic body builder or be famous for something.

JOHNNY MITCHELL

Throws • 6-1 • Freshman Dry Prong, La. Grant HS High School: Decorated track and field athlete has won three indoor state championships in the shot put, three discus state championships and two outdoor shot put titles at Class 4A North DeSoto High ... added one outdoor shot put runner-up finish … also played football for the regional power Griffins for four seasons ... named to the Shreveport Times All-Area Team and was a first-team all-parish and all-district pick as a senior after recording 62 tackles, 12 for loss, and four sacks … had five career blocked kicks and played in the LHSCA All-Star Game … first-team all-state selection by the LFCA as a junior and also was named to the Shreveport Times All-Area Team and first-team all-parish and all-district … first-team all-parish and all-district pick as a sophomore … was featured on the cover of Louisiana Football Magazine prior to his senior year.

Personal: Son of Valerie and Johnny Mitchell Sr. … has four sisters – Thermessia, Jasmine, Jerwanika and Jade – and one brother, Johnny Letron … plans to major in health and human performance … life’s ambition is “to become one of the best D-line coaches there is, to have a supportive family of my own and to go pro in the NFL and, eventually, coach in the NFL.”

JOSHUA MOORE

Sprints • 6-1 • Sophomore Vanceboro, N.C. West Craven HS/ Coffeyville CC Before NSU: Sprinted two years at Coffeyville CC ... advanced to NJCAA Indoor Nationals twice, finishing in the top 25 in all four individual races ... best finishes include 20th in the 200 meters (21.73) and 15th in the 400 (48.88) ... has fourth and fifth-place finishes, respectively, on 4x400 relays at nationals.

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EVAN NAFE

Sprints • 5-8 • Sophomore Round Rock, Texas Cedar Ridge HS

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200 and 400 ... new personal best in the 200 at the SLC Championship running a 22.05 (21st)... second-best time of the season of 22.44 came at Texas A&M ... ran between a 7.03 and 7.08 in every 60 meter race ... fastest time of 7.03 came at the LSU Purple Tiger placing 19th overall ... competed in the 400 meter dash once at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 53.55.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters and relays… 4x100 meter relay placed third at McNeese (41.97) and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (40.84).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meters as well as the 4x400 meter relay… placed sixth in the 60 meters at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a personal best 6.89… placed third in the 200 meters at the Sooner Challenge (22.58).

High School: Ran track all four years...Played football two years...

Placed 4th in the 100m at the Texas State Track Championships...Placed 2nd in the 200m at the Texas State Track Championships.

Personal: Son of Derek and Rhonda Nafe ... younger sister named Bekah ... electronic engineering technology major.

Nafe’s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.84 13th TCU Invitational (3/16/19) 200 Meters 21.76 11th TCU Invitational (3/16/19) 4x100 Relay 40.84 3rd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19) (T. Flagler, E. Nafe, K. Webster, T. Johnson) 4x200 Relay 1:26.73 11th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/30/19) (K. Harry, J. Arrington, T. Carr, E. Nafe) Indoor 60 Meters 6.89 6th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/26/19) 200 Meters 22.05 21st SLC Indoor Championships (3/1/20) 400 Meters 53.55 42nd Tyson Invitational (2/15/20) 4x400 Relay 3:27.13 18th Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11/19) (C. Milton, B. Alexander, T. Johnson, E. Nafe)

XAVIER PRICE

Throws • 6-3 • Freshman Pineville, La. Pineville HS High School: Three-sport athlete at Pineville High, participating in track, football and basketball … specialty is the discus, where he finished third in Class 5A with a throw of 146-05 … won the district and region titles in discus … added a fourth-place finish as a junior in Class 5A … also a shot putter, with his best finish coming fifth in the region (outdoors) and fifth at the state meet (indoors) … as a football senior, made 21 tackles as a defensive tackle.

Personal: Son of Leman Prince and Lasonya Price … dad works for Proctor and Gamble and mom works at Cabrini Hospital … younger sisters Ty’tiana and Alexia … physical education major who wants to be a teacher and a coach.

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JOSHUA RIGGS

Throws • 6-1 • Sophomore Ruston, La. Cedar Creek HS

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll

2 020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2019 Outdoor Season: Threw the javelin in five meets as a freshman ... personal best was 172-7 at SFA, finished fifth ... three other top-five finishes, including fifth at McNeese ... placed 11th at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a 172-5.

High School: Four-year letter winner in football...Four-year letter winner in track...Two-year letter winner in basketball....Track team district champion (2015-18)...Track team regional champion (2017-18)...Track team state runner up (2017-18)...Javelin throw regional champion (2016)...Javelin throw state runner up (2017)...Football first team all-district (2017-18)...AAU All-American (2016).

Personal: Mother is Christi Terry...Father Jordan Riggs is an app developer...Brother of Jordan and Julianne ...Plans to become a Louisiana State Trooper and start a family after graduation.

Riggs’ Career Bests: Outdoor Javelin

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DAVEON ROGERS Sprints • 5-9 • Senior Round Rock, Texas Meridian CC

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in four meets in the 100 and 200 meters ... personal best 10.86 in the 100 at McNeese ... season best 22.26 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational.

2019 Indoor Season: Ran the 60 meters in four meets with a personal best 7.00 at the LSU Twilight, finishing fourth.

Before NSU: Sprinted two years for Meridian Community College ... NJCAA All-American by placing seventh on a 4x100 relay ... finished 27th nationally in the 100 meters with a wind-aided 11.00.

High School: Played football and ran track…Personal record 10.55 in the 100m….Personal record 21.7 in the 200m…Won a football state championship in 2015.

Personal: Parents are Yolanda Hawkins and Detrick Rogers…Has five siblings…Plans to move to Texas and get a job after graduation.

DESTINE SCOTT

Sprints • 6-0 • Junior Little Rock, Ark. Little Rock Central HS/Coffeyville CC Before NSU: Competed for two seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas … reached the 200 NJCAA Indoor Championships in the 400 and the 4X400 … finished 10th in the 400 at 48.55 … ran a leg on the fifth-place 4X400 … ran his best wind-legal time of 21.53 in the 200, finishing third at the Region VI Indoor Championships … won the UCO Classic in the 200 and the 2020 Jayhawk Classic in the 400 … personal-best time of 47.90 in the 400 placed him fifth at the 2019 Region VI Outdoor Championships … personal-best time of 6.92 in the 60 … graduated from Little Rock Central High with a 3.6 GPA, where he ran track and played football.

Personal: Son of Kimeu Scott and Lavenia Jones … has four siblings, older brother Kimeu, older sisters Jade and Mariah and younger sister Kyliee … general studies major who aspires to a professional career as a sprinter or a personal trainer.

AUSTIN SIMONEAUX

Sprints • 5-8 • Sophomore Gonzales, La. St. Amant HS/Southeastern La. 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed primarily in the 60 meter dash with one running of the 200 ... ran his fastest time of the season in the 60 his first race of the year at the LSU Purple Tiger with a time of 7.00 ... ran times of 7.09 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational and 7.10 at the Southland Conference Championship ... only appearance in the 200 came at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 23.08.

Personal: Son of Timothy and Melissa Simoneaux ... one older sister Alexandra ... mom is an occupational therapist and dad is a machine operator ... business administration major who aspires to own a business/restaurant or be a plant manager ... nicknames include Diesel, The Flash, White Lightning.

Simoneaux’s Career Bests: Indoor 60 Meters 7.00 18th (P) LSU Purple Tiger (1/10/20) 200 Meters 23.08 25th Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20)

Rogers’ Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.86 15th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/9/19) 200 Meters 22.26 15th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19) Indoor 60 Meters 7.00 4th (P) LSU Twilight (2/15/19)

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COLE SPOONER

Throws • 6-0 • Sophomore Ragley, La. South Beauregard HS 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in five meets in javelin... placed third at McNeese with a personal best 53.78 meters… placed sixth at the TCU Invitational (167-2) and ninth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (159-8).

High School: Coached by CJ Hudson, Wade Zito, and Dwight Huddler ... set a school record with a 180-3.5 javelin throw ... javelin throw regional champion ... also played football, wrestled, and competed in weightlifting ... won a state title in javelin.

Personal: Son of Lisa and Brandon Spooner ... younger brother Chase and younger sister Trinity ... brother is a state champion wrestler and sister is a state champion javelin thrower ... history major who plans to join the military after graduation.... business administration major who aspires to own a business/restaurant or be a plant manager ... nicknames include Diesel, The Flash, White Lightning.

Spooner’s Career Bests: Indoor Javelin 176-5 3rd McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/9/19)

MARKEIT STEVERSON JR. Jumps • 5-10 • Junior Mansfield, Texas Lake Ridge HS

2020 SLC Indoor Gold, Long Jump 2019 SLC Outdoor Silver, Long Jump 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump ... finished in the top eight in every meet where he recorded a mark ... won the event in backto-back meets to end the season setting a personal best at the Texas A&M Invitational with a mark of 24-0.75, the second longest jump in the conference on the season ... took home the conference championship with a jump of 23-11 ... placed third at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a jump of 23-11.5 and fifth at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational with a mark of 23-6.25.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump… placed second at the Southland Conference Championship with a person best 7.54 m… placed 36th at the NCAA Division One East Regional (23-0.75)… seven Top 3 finishes including first place at the LSU Alumni Gold (23-11).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meters and the long jump… placed first in the long jump at the Sooner Challenge (23-6.75) and third at the Ted Nelson Invitational (23-11.75) ... earned points with a seventh at the SLC Championships.

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in five meets including the Southland Championships where he long jumped a season best 23-3.75....

Placed 17th at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational, seventh at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational, 14th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational, ninth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, and 15th at the SLC Outdoor Championships in long jump.

2018 Indoor Season: Competed in three meets ... finished 13th and 17th in the long jump at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational and LSU Bayou Bengal respectively.

High School: Graduated from Lake Ridge High with a 3.5 GPA...

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Personal: Son of Markeit and Tylynn...brother of Markal and Queen...majoring in communications...plans to get a job in media production after NSU. Steverson’s Career Bests: Outdoor Long Jump 24-9 2nd SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/19) Indoor 60 Meters 7.27 29th LSU Bayou Bengal (1/31/19) Long Jump 24-0.75 1st Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20)

QUINDARRIUS THOMPSON Jumps • 5-11 • Senior Fort Polk, La. Leesville HS

2020 SLC Indoor Bronze, Triple Jump 2019 SLC Outdoor Silver, Triple Jump 2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the triple and long jump ... set a new personal best in the triple at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational with a jump of 51-3 finishing eighth overall, the third longest in the conference on the season ... placed in the top three in three other meets ... won the Tyson Invitational with a jump of 51-2.25 and finished third at the Ted Nelson Invitational (49-7.25) and Southland Conference Championship (50-10) ... placed fourth at the Texas A&M Invitational with a jump of 49-8.25 ... set a new personal best in the long jump at the SLC Championship with a jump of 23-4.75 with a fifth place finish ... only two other scores came at the Tyson Invitational (22-6.5) and Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (21-7.5).

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and the triple jump… placed second in the triple jump at the Southland Conference Championship (49-11.75) and 38th at the NCAA Division One East Regional (48-5.5).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump and the triple jump… placed fifth in the triple jump at the Southland Conference Championship (49-8.5), second at the LSU Bayou Bengal (49-7.75), and fourth at the Sooner Challenge (48-6).

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in both long and triple jumps events at nine meets on the year…took back-to-back fourth place finishes in the triple jump at ULM Warhawk Invitational (48-6.75) and LSU Alumni Gold (50-5.5) meets…earned fifth at the SLC Outdoor Championships (493.5) and ninth at TCU Invitational (46-6.75)…posted a mark of 46-11.75 at NCAA East Preliminary…made three marks in long jump over five events with an 11th place finish at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (22-5), 14th at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (21-10.25), and 21st at the SLC Outdoor Championships (22-8 (-2.7w) 2018 Indoor Season: Specialized in the triple jump this season with five competitions but only tree posted marks and two foul outs…his season and career best came in the Pittsburg State Invitational where he posted a 51-1 taking first place…earned two other top-10 finishes…seventh at the LSU Bayou Bengal (47-2.5) and eighth at the UA Tyson Invitational (50-2.5).

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in eight meets...had three top-five finishes...best result was finishing third in the TCU Invitational (48-7.25)...finished fourth in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (46-10.75)...finished fifth in the Baylor Invitational (48-10)...finished 10th in the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships.

2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump

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High School: A 2016 graduate of Leesville High School … lettered three times in football and track & field … helped the Wampus Cats to the district and regional championship in the triple jump … named first team All-Cenla, and first team all-state in the triple jump his junior year … as a senior, was first team All-Cenla in the long and triple jump … also won the indoor state championship in the triple jump and third place in the outdoor triple jump.

Personal: Son of Shaconya Thompson and Velondro Lyons … has one sister, Morgan Thompson … majoring in general studies with plans to become a psychologist … life’s ambition is to have a professional career in track and field.

Thompson‘s Career Bests: Outdoor Long Jump 22-8 21st SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/18) Triple Jump 50-5.5 4th LSU Alumni Gold (4/21/18) Indoor Triple Jump 51-3 8th Houston G5-Super 22 (2/1/20) Long Jump 23-4.75 5th SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20)

PAYTEN VIDOUREK

Distance • 6-1 • Freshman Sanger, Texas Sanger HS

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile, 3000 meters and distance medley relay ... ran the mile at four meets with his best time coming at the Texas A&M Invitational at 4:23.56 and taking eighth overall ... turned in times of 4:34.24 at the Ted Nelson Invitational and 4:38.82 at the LSU Purple Tiger ... only time in the 3000 came at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational posting a time of 9:09.94 ... ran in the DMR at the Southland Conference Championship with Brad Alexander, Mike Alukunyang and Yannik Gerland with a time of 10:17.08 placing ninth overall.

High School: Led Sanger High to three top-seven finishes at the Texas Class 4A cross country meet... two of those three finishes were third and fourth-place .. personal best in the 5K is 16:32... in track, ran the 800, 1600, and 3200 meters... all-state track team as a senior with a 1:59 in the 800 meters... placed fourth at state in the 800 meters as a senior after winning a region title... accomplished 1600 runner who placed sixth at state and fourth in the region during his career... personal best in 1600 of 4:27 with a 3200 meters best of 10:02... three-time academic all-state cross country... three varsity basketball seasons and one baseball season... academic all-district in basketball for three seasons... member of the National Honor Society, including vice president... National Science Honor Society member, including secretary... student council member who was treasurer.

Personal: Son of Stephen and Kathy Vidourek... mother Kathy is a high school math teacher... father Stephen is an accountant... older sister Lauren... majoring in electrical engineering technology... hopes to travel, seeing as many different places as possible.

KAVACION WEBSTER Sprints• 5-8 • Sophomore Haynesville, La. Haynesville HS

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meter dash one time at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 7.10.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 individually… part of the 4x100 meter relay team that finished third at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (41.97) and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (40.84).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meters as well as the 4x400 meter relay… placed fifth in the 60 meters at the LSU Bayou Bengal (7.00)… placed sixth in the 200 meters at the Sooner Challenge (23.07).

High School: 100m state runner-up (2016)....100m state champion (2017-18)...Track team state champions (2017-18)....Also played football and basketball...Football state champions (2015)...Football state runner-up (201617)...First team all-academic in football and track.

Personal: Son of LaToya Henderson and Lyman Webster... Father is in the Navy...Mother is a nursing home supervisor...Siblings are L’Travious, Andrea, Brayson, Jasmine, and Alana.

Webster‘s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.78 8th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19) 200 Meters 22.61 19th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19) 4x100 Relay 40.84 3rd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19) (T. Flagler, E. Nafe, K. Webster,T. Johnson) Indoor 60 Meters 6.99 10th Sooner Challenge (1/19/19) 200 Meters 22.62 45th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/26/19) 4x400 Relay 3:31.39 19th Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11/19) (K. Webster, S. Wright, T. Raphael, T. Allen)

NIKAOLI WILLIAMS

Sprints/Jumps • 6-3 • Freshman Portmore, Jamaica Calabar HS High School: Co-Captain in his last two seasons in a Calabar High program that won six team championships during his tenure ... earned a silver medal in the 4x200 at the Gibson Relays ... won gold in the triple jump at Queens Grace Jackson event ... bronze in triple jump at the boys championships ... bronze in long jump at the area championships.

Personal: Son of Balfour and Andrea Williams ... dad is a soldier, mom is a teacher ... two brothers Mikkhail and Ricardo, two sisters Jodiann and Dandre ... engineering technology major who aspires to be a professional athlete or a computer engineer.

Vidourek’s Career Bests: Indoor 3000 Meters 9:09.34 31st Houston G-5 Super 22 Invite (1/31/20) Mile 4:23.56 8th Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) Distance Medley 10:17.08 9th SLC Indoor Championships (P. Vidourek, B. Alexander, M. Alukunyang, Y. Gerland) Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemonsTF • #ForkEm • Website: nsudemons.com

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REGGIE WILLIFORD

Sprints • 5-8 • Sophomore Ruston, La. Ruston HS

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 in three meets during the season, running his fastest time at the Sooner Challenge (6.99).

High School: Played under Brad Laird and Jerod Baugh at Ruston High … helped Bearcats to four playoff appearances with a playoff win as a senior … graduated with a 3.5 GPA. Personal: Son of Estonia Osby and Dorie Williford … dad is a machine operator and mom is a manager … one sister Bailey … planning on majoring in chemistry and aims to be a pharmacist or a football player.

Indoor 60 Meters

7.09

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XAVIER WILSON

Distance • 5-11 • Junior Bossier City, La. Airline HS/Bossier Parish CC Before NSU: Ran cross-country and track at Bossier Parish Community College … helped the Cavaliers win the Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference in 2018-19 … won the individual title at the 2019 Southern Arkansas University Dan Veach Invitational with a time of 16:52.50 … recorded a season-best time of 16:52.29 at the 2019 Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational.

High School: Competed in cross country and track at Arline High School.

Personal: Son of Joenita and Frank Wilson … has two younger siblings, one sister and one brother … majoring in biology with plans of becoming a coach or a trainer after college … life’s ambition is to be financially independent and retire early.

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2021 Lady Demons Roster Name Annemarie Broussard Madison Brown Brandy Broxton Amber Bruce Robyn Byrd Nadia Carney Alyah Carswell Lauren-Ashley Clarke Sydney Cowell Jasmine Dansby Reagan Darbonne Ashley Duffus Jayla Fields Taylor Finley Madelyn Floyd Diana Granados Alexus Harris Portia Harris Isabella Hudson Natashia Jackson LaTyria Jefferson Parish Kitto Aarika Lister Kristin McDuffie Janiel Moore Akira Phillip Jazz Rasouliyan Olivia Sipes Jasmyn Steels Leah Thompson Karlyn Trahan Olivia Valliere Monique Walker Brianna Washington Lynell Washington Ariel Watson Erin Wilson

Event(s) Pole Vault Pole Vault Sprints Throws Sprints Sprints Sprints Jumps Hurdles Distance Pole Vaults Throws Sprints Sprints Distance Sprints Sprints Sprints Distance Sprints Jumps Pole Vault Sprints Throws Sprints Throws Distance Distance Jumps Distance Pole Vault Throws Jumps Throws Sprints Jumps Sprints

Ht. 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-4 5-5 5-3 5-5 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-9 5-9 5-4 5-3 5-5 5-9 5-7 5-11 5-5 5-6 5-0 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-0 5-6 5-9 5-5 5-4 5-8 5-5

Class Hometown (Previous School) Sophomore Abbeville, La. (Abbeville HS) Freshman Natchitoches, La. (Natchitoches Central HS) Freshman Houston, Texas (Summer Creek HS) Sophomore Milton, Fla. (Tioga HS) Senior Fordyce, Ark. (Texas Tech/Arkansas Baptist) Sophomore Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson HS) Sophomore Houston, Texas (Cypress Springs HS) Sophomore Houston, Texas (William B. Travis HS) Freshman Brampton, Ontario, Canada (St. Marguerite D’Youville HS) Junior McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS) Junior Hackberry, La. (Hackberry HS) Freshman Greater Portmore, Jamaica (St. Catharine HS) Sophomore Houston, Texas (Elkins HS) Sophomore Houston, Texas (Hightower HS) Freshman Hallsville, Texas (Hallsville HS) Junior Dallas, Texas (Dallas Hampton Prep) Freshman Shreveport, La. (Booker T. Washington) Freshman Shreveport, La. (Booker T. Washington) Junior Waco, Texas (China Spring HS) Senior Houston, Texas (Dekaney HS) Senior DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS/Kansas) Senior Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal HS/Arkansas) Sophomore Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS/Coffeyville CC) Senior Texarkana, Texas (Texarkana HS) Junior Clarendon, Jamaica (Edwin Allen HS/South Plains College) Soph. East End Tortola, Virgin Islands (Elmore Stout HS/South Plains CC) Freshman Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS) Sophomore White Oak, Texas (White Oak HS) Senior College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) Freshman DeRidder, La. (Rosepine HS) Freshman Kaplan, La. (Kaplan HS) Freshman McKinney, Texas (Heritage HS) Sophomore Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove HS) Freshman DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) Freshman New Orleans, La. (Landry-Walker HS) Junior San Antonio, Texas (Converse Junction HS/UTSA) Sophomore Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson HS/UTSA)

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ANNEMARIE BROUSSARD

Pole Vault • 5-3 • Sophomore Abbeville, La. Abbeville HS

northwestern state Personal: Daughter of Cathlynn and Mike Brown ... mother is a flight attendant and father is a teacher and coach ... two older brothers William and Matthew ... health and exercise science major who aspires to become a successful physical therapist.

2020 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2020 All-Louisiana Indoor Second Team 2020 SLC IndoorSilver, Pole Vault 2020 SLC All-Academic Team 2019 SLC Indoor Bronze, Pole Vault

2020 Outdoor Season: Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the pole vault across six meets during the season taking podium finishes four times ... set a new career best with a mark of 13-9.25 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational, tying the NSU record and the second best jump in the Southland Conference on the year ... earned the top spot at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a jump of 13-0.75 ... placed second at the season-opening LSU Purple Tiger with a jump of 12-11.5 ... got a bronze finish at the LSU Twilight meet with a mark of 12-11.5 ... earned a silver medal at the SLC Indoor Championships clearing 13-2.25 for her second straight podium finish at the conference meet ... cleared two of the five best heights in NSU history during the season -- 139.25 (T-1st) and 13-8.5 (T-2nd).

2019 Outdoor Season: Produced three top-five finishes in seven meets in the pole vault … placed fifth at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships, qualifying her for the NCAA East Regionals, where she finished 34th … season-best mark came in a third-place effort at the SFA Carl Kight Invitational (13-1) … added a third-place result at NSU’s Leon Johnson Invitational.

2019 Indoor Season: Impactful right out of high school with four top-three finishes in the pole vault … posted a season-best 13-1 in a thirdplace finish at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships … finished second at the LSU Twilight with her first career mark over 13 feet … thirdplace finishes at the Ted Nelson (Texas A&M) and Sooner Challenge with a fifth at Pittsburg State Invitational.

High School: Indoor and outdoor state runner-up in the pole vault (2017)...Outdoor pole vault state champion (2018)...Indoor state runner-up in the pole vault...Member of the 4-H and Beta clubs Personal: Daughter of Gwen and Timothy Broussard ... has six siblings, four brothers and two sisters ... health and exercise science major who would love a job that allows her to travel the world.

Broussard’s Career Bests Outdoor Pole Vault 13-1 Indoor Pole Vault 13-9.25

3rd

SFA Carl Kight Invitational (4/3/20)

4th

Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (1/31/20)

MADISON BROWN

Pole Vault • 5-4 • Freshman Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches Central HS

BRANDY BROXTON

Sprints • 5-5 • Freshman Houston, Texas Summer Creek HS

High School: Lettered three years at Summer Creek HS in track and field and cheer … qualified for the Texas state meet with the help of her personal best 11.77 in the 100 meters … placed second at the district meet and fourth at regionals as a junior … won a district title as a freshman and finished second as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Cynthia and Randal Broxton … mom is a case manager nurse and dad is in insurance … younger sister Cathryn and younger brother Nathan … cousin is actor Jonathan Daviss, who plays Pope in the TV show Outer Banks … health and exercise major who aspires to become a physical therapist.

AMBER BRUCE

Throws • 5-4 • Soph.omore Milton, Fla. Summer Creek HS 2020 SLC Outdoor Bronze, Javelin 2020 Outdoor Season: Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season: Finished third in the javelin at the Southland Conference Outdoor championships with a personal record of 146-1 ... four other top four finishes in the javelin, including second at SFA, third at TCU and third at NSU’s Leon Johnson ... threw the discus in three meets with a personal best of 123-10 at TCU.

2019 Indoor Season: Did not compete

High School: Track team indoor/outdoor state champions (2018)...

Individual state champion javelin throw (2018)...Ranked 21st nationally in the javelin throw...2018 CENKA Female track and field MVP...2018 LHSAA AllState track and field for discus and javelin.

Personal: Daughter of Jaclyn and Norman ...father is a veterans assistance counselor and is a retired Naval Chief Petty Officer...Has one sibling: Dylan ...Plans to pursue a career in accounting upon graduating.

Bruce’s Career Bests Outdoor Javelin 146-1 Discus 123-10

3rd 9th

SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19) TCU Invitational (3/16/19)

High School: Three-sport standout in track and field, soccer and cheer at Natchitoches Central ... qualified for all three state meets in the pole vault after winning two district titles and one region title ... also qualified for the state meet in the 300-meter hurdles and 4X100 relay after winning one district title in each event ... cleared 12 feet in high school in the pole vault ... an all-district soccer player who helped the Lady Chiefs to two playoff appearances ... earned an All-American designation and the Pin It Forward Award in cheer ... member of FBLA and National Honor Society.

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ROBYN BYRD

Sprints • 5-5 • Senior Fordyce, Ark. Fordyce HS/Arkansas Baptist/Texas Tech 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll

2020 Outdoor Season: Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Ran the 200 meters in one meet, finishing 24th with a 25.17 at the Houston G-5 Super 22 Invitational.

Before NSU: Competed one season at Texas Tech after a career at Arkansas Baptist … career-best 100 time of 11.54 at Baylor’s Michael Johnson Invitational, finishing fourth … ran in the 100 and 200 at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 14th and 18th, respectively … ran a leg of a 4x100 relay that finished fourth in the Big 12 and advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing 18th … in indoors, placed second in the 60 meters with a career-best 7.41 at the Texas Tech Open … finished in the top 15 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … at Arkansas Baptist sophomore, took silver in the 100 and 200 meters, respectively, in the 2018 NJCAA Outdoor Championships … added bronze in the NJCAA Indoor Championships with her best wind-legal time of 23.82 … competed in both indoor and outdoor nationals as a freshman.

Personal: Daughter of Fran Byrd … two older siblings Sheena and Colby … psychology major.

Byrd’s Career Bests Outdoor 100 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters Indoor 60 Meters 200 Meters

11.54 4th Michael Johnson Invitational (4/20/19) 24.05 4th NJCAA Championships (5/19/18) 56.49 1st Dan Veach Invitational (3/31/18) 7.41 3rd Texas Tech Open (2/2/19) 23.82 3rd NJCAA Championships (3/2/18)

NADIA CARNEY

Sprints • 5-3 • Sophomore Dallas, Texas Woodrow Wilson HS 2020 Outdoor Season: Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meter dash in two meets ... ran a season-best 8.22 at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8.24 time at the

LSU Purple Tiger.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 meters as well as the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay… part of the 4x200 meter relay team that placed first at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (1:39.39).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meters… set a personal record for both distances at the LSU Twilight with a 60 meter time of 8.16 and a 200 meter time of 27.05.

High School: Ran track and played volleyball....PR’s: 8.09 indoor 60m, 26.30 indoor 200m, 12.08 outdoor 100m, 25.07 outdoor 200m, and 46.72 outdoor 4x100m relay...held a 3.6 GPA Personal: Parents are Norma and Reggie Carney ... sister of Naiya ... majoring in physical therapy ... plans to attend medical school after NSU.

4x100 Relay 47.96 5th NSU’s Leon Johnson Invitational (3/31/18) (Thompson, Fields, Finley, Carney) 4x200 Relay 1:39.39 1st McNeese’s Cowboy Relays (3/9/19) (Hall, Carney, Carswell, Levingston) Indoor 60 Meters 8.16 13th LSU Twilight Invitational (2/15/19) 200 Meters 27.05 13th LSU Twilight Invitational (4/12/19)

ALIYAH CARSWELL

Sprints • 5-5 • Sophomore Houston, Texas Cypress Springs HS 2020 Outdoor Season: Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed primarily in the 60 meter hurdles during the year with one run of the 200 at the Texas A&M Invitational ... ran a season-best time of 9.24 in the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in the hurdles ... had two other sub 9.50 times on the season at the Texas A&M Invitational (9.30) and the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (9.25) ... only run of the 200 came at the Texas A&M Invitational where she clocked a 26.30.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles as well as the 4x200 meter relay… placed seventh in the 100 meter hurdles at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a personal best 15.15… part of the 4x200 meter relay team that placed first at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (1:39.39).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 200 meters, the 60 meter hurdles, and the 4x400 meter relay… placed fourth in the 60 meter hurdles at the Sooner Challenge with a personal best 9.15.

High School: Her 4x200 relay team placed sixth at the state championships (2018)...Her 4x400 relay team placed fourth at the state championships (2018)...Also played basketball for two seasons.

Personal: Daughter of Claudine and John Carswell ... sister of John Jalen and Ashley ... plans to go to nursing school following her NSU career and become a nurse anesthetist.

Carswell’s Career Bests

Outdoor 100 Hurdles 15.15 7th NSU’s Leon Johnson Invitational (4/12/19) 4x200 Relay 1:39.39 1st McNeese’s Cowboy Relays (3/9/19) (Hall, Carney, Carswell, Levingston) Indoor 60 Hurdles 9.15 4th OU Sooner Challenge (1/19/19) 200 Meters 26.30 15th Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) 4x400 Relay 4:00.29 10th Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11/19) (Willis, Carswell, Levingston)

Carney’s Career Bests

Outdoor 100 Meters 12.76 Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19) Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemonsTF • #ForkEm • Website: nsudemons.com

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LAUREN-ASHLEY CLARKE

Jumps • 5-9 • Sophomore Houston, Texas William B. Travis HS

2020 All-Louisiana First Team, Triple Jump 2020 SLC Indoor Gold, Triple Jump 2020 SLC Indoor Gold, High Jump SLC Indoor Athlete of the Week (2/26/20) 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2019 All-Louisiana Third Team, Triple Jump

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the high and triple jumps with eight top-five finishes and seven podium finishes ... won the Southland Conference championship in both her events ... cleared 5-8.75 in the high jump to claim the gold and posted a jump of 42-5.25 in the triple taking the top spot ... also took home the gold in the triple at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a jump 41-5.25 ... set career bests in both the triple and high jumps at the Texas A&M Invitational ... cleared 5-8.75 and finished second in the high jump and won the triple with a jump of 42-11.75, the best mark in the conference on the season ... garnered SLC Field Athlete of the Week for those Ted Nelson numbers ... took a pair of bronzes on the season in the triple at the Tyson Invitational (42-0) and Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (42-4.25) ... finished fifth in the high jump at the LSU Purple Tiger clearing 5-6.5 in the high jump.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the high jump and triple jump… placed 40th in the high jump at NCAA Division One East Regional (1.65 m) and 41st in the triple jump (12.14 m)… placed fifth in the high jump at the Southland Conference Championship (1.71 m)… placed first in the high jump at the Ted Nelson Invitational (1.60 m) and the TCU Invitational with a personal best of 1.73 m… placed first in the triple jump at the Ted Nelson Invitational (12.43 mw) and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a personal best 12.73 m.

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 200 meters, the high jump, and the triple jump… placed fifth in the high jump at the Southland Conference Championship (1.67 m) and third in the triple jump (12.42 m)… finished in the Top Five for the high jump at four meets… finished in the Top Five for the triple jump at five meets.

High School: At William B. Travis High, competed in track and field and volleyball ... high jumped -’4 in senior season ...triple jumped 39’-5.5 in senior season Personal: Daughter of Cheryl Jackson and Charlie Clarke...Has two siblings: Jamie and Sheneque ... nursing major who wants to go back to Houston to be a midwife.

Clarke’s Career Bests Outdoor High Jump Triple Jump Indoor 200 Meters High Jump Triple Jump

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SYDNEY COWELL

Hurdles • 5-7 • Freshman Brampton, Ontario, Canada St. Marguerite D’Youville HS High School: Competed in track, volleyball and basketball at St. Marguerite D’Youville High … finished third in ROPSSAA. Personal: Daughter of Michelle and Dave Cowell … mom is a strategic wealth manager and dad is a technician … younger brother Dylan … health and exercise science major who wants to be a physical therapist and open a practice.

5-8 1st TCU Invitational (3/16/19) 41-9.25 1st Leon Johnson Invitational (4/12/19) 25.83 36th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/26/19) 5-8.75 2nd Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) 42-11.75 1st Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20)

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REAGAN DARBONNE

JASMINE DANSBY

Distance • 5-6 • Junior McKinney, Texas McKinney HS

Pole Vault • 5-7 • Junior Hackberry, La. Hackberry HS

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed solely in the 800 during the season ... ran a career best 2:20.57 with her best finish of 10th in the Southland Conference championships preliminary round ... turned in two other top 15 finishes on the season at the Tyson Invitational (2:22.97) and Texas A&M Invitational (2:27.08).

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800 meters and the 400 meter hurdles… placed first in the 400 meter hurdles at the TCU Invitational (1:04.77).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 800 meters as well as the 4x400 meter relay… placed third in the 800 meters at the Sooner Challenge (2:26.15) and sixth at the LSU Bayou Bengal (2:24.29).

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in 400 meter hurdles and 800 meters ... took bronze in the 400 meter hurdles at the MSU Cowboy Relays/ Bob Hayes La. Challenge (1:04.97)…finished sixth at the TCU Invitational with a time of 1:04.61, a season best…finished 12th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (1:15.46) and 16th at the LSU Alumni Gold (1:05.31)…ran in the 800 meters three times with her top finish at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (2:17.86, 2nd)…fastest time came at the SLC Outdoor Championships where she finished 10th overall with a time of 2:16.85

2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 600 and 800 meters and on the medley relay…earned two top-10 finishes in the 800 at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (2:20.59) and Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2:21.14)… competed in the DMR once on the year placing 10th in the SLC Indoor Championships.

High School: Graduated in 2017 from McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas… participated in varsity track and field for four years and varsity cross country for two… reached regional level of competition three times in the 4x400… had a personal record in the 300-meter hurdles of 45.3… achieved a 3.0 GPA.

Personal: Daughter of Vinson and Keisha Dansby… has two younger sisters, Marissa and Addison… majoring in business management… has the ambition to one day run in the Olympics.

Dansby’s Career Bests

Outdoor 400 Hurdles 1:04.61 6th TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 800 Meters 2:16.85 10th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/18) 4x400 relay 4:14.67 9th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (J. Dansby, E. Wrozek, A. Parks, I. Hudson)

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season: Garnered All-American status in the pole vault when she finished 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships by breaking the school record with a 13-9.25 ... advanced to nationals by finishing 10th at the NCAA East Regionals (13-8.25) ... pieced together five top-five finishes, including a fourth at the SLC Championships ... finished second at NSU’s Leon Johnson and the LSU Alumni Gold.

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the pole vault… placed fourth at the Southland Conference Championship (12-9)… placed in the top eight at five meets, including a first place finish at the Ted Nelson Invitational (130.25).

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the pole vault in six meets on the season…both her best finish and highest vault came at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational where she took the top spot with a mark of 12-1.5… finished fourth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with a mark of 10-11.75…only other results came in the TCU Invitational (11-6.25) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (11-5.75), finishing eighth in the latter.

2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the pole vault at four indoor meets during the season…recorded a new career best at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a height of 11-1, earning a sixth-place finish…only other mark of the year came at the SLC Indoor Championships where she cleared 11-0.75, finishing 12th overall.

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Hackberry High School in Hackberry … participated in varsity track and field and varsity cheerleading for four years… helped her team earn four LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Girls’ Class C Champion titles in events including the 100, 200, 100-meter hurdles and pole vault… individually was a four-time state champion in the 100-meter hurdles, a four-time state champion in the pole-vault where she broke a Class C record, a three-time state champion in the 100 and a state champion in the 200… received the LHSAA Outstanding Female Athlete award and the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championship Most Outstanding Athlete award.

Personal: Daughter of Kent and Michelle Darbonne… has a sister, Kennedy… is majoring in general studies with the aspiration to become an occupational therapist.

Darbonne’s Career Bests Indoor Pole Vault Outdoor Pole Vault

13-2.5

7th

13-9.25 14th

Tyson Invitationall (2/8/19) NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5/19)

Indoor 400 Meters 1:01.63 16th LSU Twlight (2/15/19) 600 Meters 1:42.51 11th LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18) 800 Meters 2:20.57 10th SLC Indoor Championship (3/2/20) DMR 12:42.37 10th SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) (E. Wrozek, C. Willis, J. Dansby, J. Rushford)

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ASHLEY DUFFUS

Throws • 5-4 • Freshman Greater Portmore, Jamaica St. Catharine HS High School: One of the rising young throwers in Jamaica, Ashley won the boys and girls championships as a junior and took home the gold at the Carifta Trials as a senior … broke a meet record in the javelin at the Central Hurdles and Relays Meet … ranked top 10 in her class academically … involved in the Key Club, ISCF and the Science Club.

Personal: Daughter of Nadisha James and Anthony Duffus ... one older sister Deancya … communications major with a minor in business administration … life’s ambition is to get into broadcast television or public relations … aspires to inspire before she expires.

JAYLA FIELDS

Sprints • 5-7 • Sophmore Houston, Texas Elkins HS

2020 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x400m 2020 All-Louisiana Third Team, 4x400 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed primarily on the track in the 60 and 200 meter distances with a pair of appearances in the 4x400 relay and five competitions in the long jump ... ran a career-best 7.77 in the 60 at the Tyson Invitational and posted a 7.97 time at the LSU Purple Tiger ... had her highest finish in the 200 at the Ted Nelson Invitational running a time of 24.82 in the 200 distance ... ran her season and career best in the event in the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 24.38 in the finals taking fifth at the conference meet ... member of the 4x400 relay team on three occasions including the SLC championship team with Janiel Moore, Erin Wilson and Natashia Jackson who posted a time of 3:41.29, the fastest time of the season in the conference and NSU school record ... set a new career best in the long jump wth a mark of 18-6 at the LSU Purple Tiger taking sixth overall ... took a top-five finish at the SLC Championships with a mark of 17-5.5 and Texas A&M Invitational (18-1.75).

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters as well as the long jump and the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 meter relays… placed 10th in the 100 meters at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best 12.00 and fifth in the 200 meters with a personal best 24.28… placed fourth in the long jump at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best 5.85 m.

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meters as well as the long jump… placed 10th in the 200 meters at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best 24.75.

High School: District runner-up...District 6A champions (2017-18)...

Also played volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Tammy and Sheddric Fields ... Tammy is a counselor ... father Sheddric is a mail man and former 1991-92 Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Long Jumper of the Year ... has two younger siblings: Jakai and Jamya ... health and exercise science major who plans to get her masters in kinesiology.

Fields’ Career Bests

northwestern state Outdoor 100 Meters 12.00 10th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19) 200 Meters 24.28 5th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/19) 4x100 Relay 45.88 3rd TCU Invitational (3/16/19) (K. Evans, J. Fields, D. Moore, N. Jackson) 4x200 Relay 1:36.69 6th Clyde Littlefield Relays (3/27/19) (K. Evans, O. Giles, N. Jackson, J. Fields) Long Jump 19-2.5 4th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19)

TAYLOR FINLEY

Sprints • 5-6 • Sophomore Houston, Texas Hightower HS 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Specialized in the 60 meter dash competing in the event in four meets ... ran her fastest time in her first ever race in the distance of 8.05 at the LSU Purple Tiger ... matched her best time at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational ... posted times of 8.10 at the Ted Nelson Invitational and 8.26 at the Texas A&M Invitational.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters as well as the 4x100 meter relay… part of the 4x100 meter relay team that placed fifth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (47.96).

High School: State runner-up in the 4x200 meter relay (2018)...Sixth place finish at the state championships in the 4x100 and 4x200 (2016)...

State qualifier (2015-16, 2018)...PR’s: 11.83 in the 100 and 24.86 in the 200.

Personal: Parents are LaTonia and Raynor Finley ...has two older sisters: Alexis and Unique ... plans to own a hair salon or be a homicide detective.

Finley’s Career Bests

Indoor 60 Meters 8.05 24th LSU Purple Tiger (2/14/20) Outdoor 100 Meters 12.76 13th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19) 200 Meters 26.38 26th TCU Invitational (3/16/19) 4x100 Relay 47.96 5th Leon Johnson Invitational (4/12/19) (M. Thompson, J. Fields, T. Finley, N. Carney)

MADELYN FLOYD

Sprints • 5-4 • Freshman Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS High School: Ran cross country and track while also playing soccer for Hallsville High School … was a three-time regional qualifier in cross country … was a regional qualifier in the 800-meter run as a junior, and also an area qualifier in the 800 both as a junior and a sophomore … was named Midfielder of the Year as a junior, and named first-team All-District in soccer as a sophomore and a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Cindy and Rob Floyd … Rob played football for NSU from 1988-1992 … has one older sister who runs cross country and track at the University of Texas in Tyler … majoring in nursing with the goal of becoming pediatric nurse … life’s ambition is to be successful in her career, travel and start a family.

Indoor 60 Meters 7.77 20th Tyson Invitational (2/14/20) 200 Meters 24.75 10th SLC Indoor Championship (2/24/19) 4x400 Relay 3:41.29 1st SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) (J. Moore, J. Fields, E. Wilson, N. Jackson) Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemonsTF • #ForkEm • Website: nsudemons.com

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DIANA GRANADOS

Sprints • 5-6 • Junior Dallas, Texas Dallas Hampton Prep

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2019 SLC Outdoor Silver, 4X400 2019 SLC Indoor Gold, 4X400 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed primarily in the 400 ... ran a season-best time of 57.58 at the Texas A&M Invitational, finishing a seasonhigh third ... ran times of 58.72 in the Ted Nelson Invitational, 58.40 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational and 59.13 at the Southland Conference Championships (27th)... made one appearance in the 4x400 relay at the Ted Nelson Invitational, taking the top spot along with Janiel Moore, Erin Wilson and Natashia Jackson with a time of 3:48.13.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 400 meters as well as the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays… placed 13th in the 400 meters at the Southland Conference Championship (57.65)… part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished second at the Southland Conference Championship (3:41.96).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 200 and 400 meters as well as the 4x400 meter relay… part of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed first at the Southland Conference Championship (3:43.60) and the LSU Twilight (3:48.44).

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, and 400 meter distances and on the 4x200 meter relay team…competed in two meets in the 100 meter dash posting times of 12.96 at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational and 12.93 at the ULM Warhawk Invitational…competed in the 400 on three occasions with her best time and finish coming at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational placing fourth with a time of 56.60… had times of 58.98 and 58.06 at the TCU Invitational and the SLC Outdoor Championships.

2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200, and 400 meter distances and on the 4x400 meter relay team…ran the 60 meters with times of 8.05 and 8.14 at the Pittsburg State Invitational and LSU Bayou Bengal, respectively…ran the 200 meters once at the SLC Indoor Championships with a time of 25.68…competed in the 400 on four occasions with her best time and finish coming at the SLC Indoor Championships, taking 17th overall with a time of 58.10…member of the 4x400 meter relay team twice taking seventh at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (3:57.10) and sixth at the Pittsburg State Invitational (3:56.46).

High School: Graduated with a 3.2 GPA from Hampton Preparatory... lettered in track...member of a team that won the 4x100 and finished runner up in the 4x400 as a freshman...won the 4x100 and 4x400 championship as a sophomore...won the 4x100 and finished third in the 4x400 as as senior... won the 400 as a freshman...finished runner up in the 400 in sophomore year...took third in the 400 in senior year...fastest time in the 400 is 55.3.

Personal: Daughter of Javier and Irma...has two brothers, Aaron and Erick...majoring in health and exercise science...has a desire to coach...life’s ambition is to use every bit of talent that God gave her.

Granados’ Career Bests

Indoor 60 Meters 8.05 44th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) 200 Meters 25.68 30th SLC Indoor Championship (2/21/18) 400 Meters 56.59 29th UA Tyson Invitational (2/8/19) 4x400 Relay 3:43.60 1st SLC Indoor Championships (2/24/19) (C. Willis, D. Granados, K. Evans, N. Jackson) Outdoor 100 Meters 12.93 20th ULM Warhawk Classic (4/14/18)

200 Meters 25.81 42nd TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 400 Meters 56.60 4th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 4x100 Relay 48.05 2nd MSU Cowboy Relays (3/9/19) (M. Thompson, J. Fields, O. Giles, D. Granados) 4x200 Relay 1:42.28 4th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (J. Hall, M. Jackson, D. Granados, J. Frazier) 4x400 Relay 3:41.96 2nd SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/19) (D. Granados, N. Jackson, K. Evans, C. Willis)

ALEUXS HARRIS

Sprints • 5-9 • Freshman Shreveport, La. Booker T. Washington HS High School: Salutatorian at Booker T. Washington High that competed in track, volleyball and basketball … took silver at state in the 400 meters … won USATF Junior Olympic district and region tile in the 400 (55.30) … finished fifth at the National Junior Olympics, named All-American … part of 4x400 relay that took silver at state … BTW was district and region champions in each of her three outdoor seasons … three-time National Junior Olympic qualifier in the 4x400 on the River Cities Track Team.

Personal: Daughter of Pamela and Woodrow Evans … dad is a college professor and mom is a business owner … twin sister Portia is also an NSU sprinter … other siblings include brothers Cedric and Christian and sister Breciyon … brother Cedric won a basketball conference title at Centenary … cousin Michael Brown competed at NSU … biology major who wants to be a pediatrician.

PORTIA HARRIS

Sprtins • 5-9 • Freshman Shreveport, La. Booker T. Washington HS High School: Valedictorian of Booker T. Washington High that competed in track, volleyball and basketball … part of 4x400 relay that took silver at state … All-City Track member who ranked No. 4 in the state in the 800 meters … won the USATF Junior Olympics regional meet in the 800 (2:20.25) … won three district and three region titles in the 800 … named Student of the Year and Athlete of the Year … BTW was district and region champions in each of her three outdoor seasons … three-time National Junior Olympic qualifier in the 4x400 on the River Cities Track Team.

Personal: Daughter of Pamela and Woodrow Evans … dad is a college professor and mom is a business owner … twin sister Alexus is also an NSU sprinter … other siblings include brothers Cedric and Christian and sister Breciyon … brother Cedric won a basketball conference title at Centenary … cousin Michael Brown competed at NSU … biology major who wants to be a pediatrician.

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ISABELLA HUDSON

Distance • 5-4 • Junior Waco, Texas China Spring HS

2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile distance at four meets on the year ... ran her season-best time of 5:23.56 at the Southland Conference Championships (14th) ... posted one other sub-5:30 time on the year at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 5:26.59.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800, 1500. And 5000 meters as well as the 3000 meter steeplechase and the 4x800 meter relay… placed 23rd in the 5000 meters at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best 19:30.77 and 15th in the 3000 meter steeplechase (12:12.29)… placed first in the 1500 meters at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4:57.67).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 800 and 3000 meters as well as the mile… placed 17th in the mile at the Southland Conference Championship (5:21.51) and 21st in the 3000 meters with a personal best 10:36.86… placed fourth in the 800 meters at the Sooner Challenge with a personal best 2:29.11 and third in the mile (5:25.25).

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in six meets in multiple distance events. Finished seventh in both the 800 and 1500 at the ULM Warhawk Invitational. Ran the 1500 on four more occasions placing 16th at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational, 17th at the LSU Alumni Gold, second at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, and fourth at the McNeese Last Chance meet. 4x400 relay team took ninth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/ Bob Hayes Challenge while her 4x800 relay team took fourth at the same meet.

2018 Indoor Season: Ran the one mile race at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational and the LSU Bayou Bengal meets. Finished 15th and 13th respectively.

High School : Two-time 4A all district first team selection for China Spring High School in Texas...All region second-team selection...All district selection in the 800 meters...State and regional cross country qualifier...

National Merit Scholar, US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award for Academic achievement and leadership as a high school scholar....Member of the National Honor Society and the Peer Assistance Leadership team.

Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Esmeralda Hudson… born on Oct. 26, 1998… goes by nickname Izzy…has one sister, Autumn… biology major.

Hudson’s Career Bests

Indoor 800 Meters 2:29.11 4th Sooner Challenge (1/19/19) Mile 5:14.09 13th Arkansas Tyson Invitational (2/8/19) 3000 Meters 10:36.86 21st SLC Indoor Championships (2/24/19) Outdoor 800 Meters 2:30.01 7th ULM Warhawk Invitational (4/14/18) 1500 Meters 4:57.67 1st Leon Johnson Invitational (4/21/18) 3000 Steeple 11:50.90 5th LSU Alumni Gold (4/20/19) 5000 Meters 19:30.77 23rd SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19) 4x400 Relay 4:14.67 9th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (J. Dansby, E. Wrozek, A. Parks, I. Hudson) 4x800 Relay 10:07.19 4th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (I. Hudson, E. Wrozek, A. Parks, S. Cowgill)

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NATASHIA JACKSON

Sprints • 5-3 • Senior Houston, Tx. DeKaney HS

2020 SLC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year 2020 SLC Women’s Indoor Runner of the Year 2020 SLC Indoor Most Outstanding Performer 2020 SLC Indoor Gold, (200, 400, 4X400) 4X Southland Conference Athlete of the Week

2020 All-Louisiana (200, 400, 4x400) 2020 Southland Conference All-Academic

SLC Spring Honor Roll (2020, 2018) 2019 SLC Outdoor Gold (200, 400) 2019 SLC Indoor Runner of the Year 2019 SLC Indoor Most Outstanding Performer 2019 SLC Indoor Gold (200, 4x400) 2019 SLC Indoor Bronze (60, 400) USTFCCCA All-American Hon. Mention, 4x100 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold (400, 4x100, 4x400)

2018 All-Louisiana (4x100, 4x400)

2018 SLC Indoor Gold (400, 4x400)

2018 SLC Indoor Silver, 200

2017 All-Louisiana (4x100, 4x400)

2017 SLC Outdoor Gold (400, 4x100, 4x400)

2017 SLC Outdoor Bronze, 200

2017 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x100 Record Watch: Entering her final outdoor season this spring, Natashia Jackson has already marked her name all over the NSU and Southland Conference record books ... Jackson owns NSU’s fastest 400-meter time of 53.21 and the Southland Conference’s fastest indoor 400-meter time of 53.25 ... two other individual times rank in NSU’s top five, second in the 200 meters and second in the 400 meters ... Jackson is part of the fastest 4x200 relay time with three other relays that rank in NSU’s top five ... at the SLC Indoor and Outdoor Championships, her 16 gold medals is believed to rank third all-time with one outdoor championship remaining.

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200, 400 and 600 meters individually as well as the 4x400 meter relay ... set the conference, meet and school record in both the 200 and 400 at the Southland Conference Indoor Championship and a member of the 4x400 relay team that broke the NSU record all on the same day ... ran a 23.50 time in the 200 and 53.25 in the 400 to bring home the gold medal along with the three records in those events ... also set a new personal best in the 60 at the conference meet running a 7.45 in the prelims before just missing her fourth podium in the finals with a fourth place finish and a time of 7.52 ... placed no lower than fifth all season in the 400 with podium finishes at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (54.23) and Texas Tech Matador Qualifier (53.43) ... placed in the top three in all but one run of the 200 during the season with a silver at the Ted Nelson Invitational (24.22) and bronze at the Tyson Invitational (23.98) ... ran a 24.24 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational and took seventh ... set the NSU record in the 4x400 relay at the SLC Championship with Janiel Moore, Jayla Fields and Erin Wilson with a time of 3:41.29 ... also took home the gold in the event at the the Ted Nelson Invitational clocking a 3:48.13 with Diana Granados, Janiel Moore and Erin Wilson.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 200 and 400 meters as well as the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 meter relays… placed 33rd in the 200 meters at the NCAA Division One East Regional (23.77) and 20th in the 400 meters with a personal best 53.21… placed first in the 200 meters at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best 23.55 and second at the LSU Alumni Gold (23.94w)… placed first in the 400 meters at the Southland Conference Championship (53.49) and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (53.69).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200, and 400 meters as well as the 4x400 meter relay… placed first in the 200 meters at the Southland Conference Championship (24.02) and third in the 60 (7.54) and

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track & field 400 meters (54.89)… placed first in the 400 meters at the Pittsburg State Invitational (55.11)… part of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed first at the Southland Conference Championship (3:43.60) and the LSU Twilight (3:48.44).

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, and 400 meter races along with appearances in the 4x100, 4x400, and 1600 meter medley relay teams during the season…most competitions came in the relay events on the team with Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, and Deja Moore in the 4x100…earned four podium finishes in the event including a pair of race wins at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (46.03) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (44.75)…their fastest time of the season came in a ninth place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary (44.74)…took third at the TCU Invitational (45.18) and second at the Texas Invitational (46.12)…member of the 4x400 relay team that won two of their five races on the season…took the top spot at the TCU Invitational (3:41.14) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (3:36.31), their best time coming at the conference meet…placed 18th overall at the NCAA East Preliminary with a time of 3:38.14…ran the 100 meter dash as an individual on one occasion at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational with a time of 12.19…took five turns at the 200 meter distance on the season with three top-five finals finishes… placed fourth in the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (25.10), Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (24.41), and the SLC Outdoor Championships (24.02 +3.0w)…won the 400 meter dash at two meets with her best time coming in the SLC Outdoor Championships running a 53.63 to win the conference event…other race victory came at the TCU Invitational (54.39) and posted a time of 54.64 at the NCAA East Preliminary… competed in the 1600 meter sprint medley relay once at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge taking first place with a time of 4:00.40 with Jasmine Hall, Deja Moore, and Jessica Coleman.

2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200, and 400 meter distances as an individual as well as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team during the season…ran the 60 meter dash in three meets never finishing lower than sixth in any attempt…took fifth at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (7.63) and sixth in the SLC Indoor Championships (7.63)…best time came in the preliminary race at the Pittsburg State Invitational (7.59), which was a new career best…took second in the 200 meters at the SLC Indoor Championships with her second best time of the season, 24.03…set a new career best in the UA Tyson Invitational with a time of 23.99…finished first in three of four races in the 400 meters …won the Pittsburg State Invitational with a time of 55.38 and took first in both the prelims and finals at the SLC Indoor Championships with times of 55.28 and 54.78 respectively… ran in the 4x400 meter relay at four meets with four top-five finishes on the year…won the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (3:47.40) and the SLC Indoor Championships (3:43.89)…fastest time came in the UA Tyson Invitational, finished fourth with a 3:41.76.

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the dashes and relays… experienced the nation’s largest meet for her age group, the Pan American Junior Championships, where she placed third in her heat for the 200 (24.60) and 12th overall then fifth in her heat for the 400 (55.02) and 13th overall… qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary where she placed 44th (55.36) in the 400 and 42nd in the 200 (23.99)… brought home three gold medals from the SLC Outdoor Championship in the 400 (53.85) after placing third in the prelims (54.61) and in the 4x100 (45.30) and 4x400 (3:39.16)… teamed up with Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones and Tamara Style for the 4x100 victory and Tamara Style, De’Shalyn Jones and Madison Morton for the 4x400… additionally placed third (23.68) in the 200 for a personal record after placing fourth in the prelims (24.05) in the conference meet… earned the title of LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team for the 4x400 and 4x100…stamped her name on the Lady Demon Top 5 list four times… improved her personal records in the 100 (11.70), the 400 (53.25), the 4x100 (45:30), the 4x200 (1:35.70), the 4x400 (3:39.16) and the 1600 medley (4:06.32).

2017 Indoor Season: Won a gold medal in the 4x400 (3:45.43) in the SLC Indoor Championship with Tamara Style, Daeshon Gordon and De’Shalyn Jones which brought NSU to their highest point total at the conference meet in 30 years… additionally took fourth place in the 200 prelims (24.51) then fourth again in the finals (24.39) and also placed ninth in the 400 (57.47)… selected for the 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team for the 4x100 and 4x400… had another top-notch performance at the Pittsburg State Invitational in the 4x400 where she teamed up with Tamara Style, Daeshon Gordon and De’Shalyn Jones for a gold medal and team season-best record…placed in the top-four in nine meets and brought home three wins including the UAB Vulcan Invite (56.79) in the 400, the Pittsburg Gorilla Classic in the 4x400 (3:45.37) and her big win at the conference championship… improved her personal records in the 60 (7.67), the 200 (24.39), the 400 (55.75) and the 4x400 (3:45.37).

High School: Lettered four years in track and field … as a sophomore, was a member of the 4x400 team that placed second in the UIL 5A Region finals (3:54.54), and eighth in the state championships (3:56.48) … as a junior, she helped her 4x100 team win the 15-6A district (46.89) and area championships (47.02) … as a senior, was part of the 4x100 district and 6A area championships … individually, she won the 15-6A district championship in the 400 (56.04), and the UIL Region 2-6A (55.32), was also second in the 6A area championships (56.52) and third in the UIL 6A state championships (55.70) … as a senior, she won the UIL District 6A 400m (54.17) and the area championship (54.88), also finished second in the 6A Region II (54.67) and the UIL 6A state championship (54.61) … member of National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and DECA. Personal: Daughter of Tamika Hall … has two siblings, brother La’Darion Williams and sister Tara’Neisha Williams … majoring in biology, with plans to become a professional athlete and obtain her masters.

Jackson’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.45 2nd (P) SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) 200 Meter Dash 23.50 1st SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) 400 Meter Dash 53.25 1st SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) 4x400 Meter Relay 3:41.29 1st SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) (J. Moore, J. Fields, E. Wilson, N. Jackson) Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 11.74 8th Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) 200 Meter Dash 23.55 1st SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19) 400 Meter Dash 53.21 20th NCAA East Preliminary (5/14/17) 4x100 Meter Relay 44.74 9th NCAA East Preliminary (5/26/18) (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, D. Moore) 4x200 Meter Relay 1:35.70 5th Texas Relays (4/1/17) (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) 4x400 Meter Relay 3:36.31 1st SLC Outdoor Championships (5/6/18) (T.Style, D. Jones, W.Lageroy, N. Jackson)

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LATYRIA JEFFERSON

PARISH KITTO

Jumps • 6-1 • Senior DeSoto, Texas DeSoto HS/Kansas

2018 USTFCCCA All-American, Second Team, HJ 2018 USTFCCCA HM All-American, Long Jump 2017 USTFCCCA HM All-American, High Jump 2018 Big 12 Outdoor Silver, High Jump 2018 Big 12 Indoor Bronze, Long Jump

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the high and long jumps in five meets during the season ... set the NSU record in the high jump in consecutive weeks clearing 5-9.75 on Jan. 10 then topping that with a 5-10.5 clearance a week later ... took home the gold and set her NSU-best in the high jump at the Ted Nelson Invitational clearing 5-10.5 ... took second at the LSU Purple Tiger with a mark of 5-9.75 and the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational clearing 5-8.75 ... placed fourth at the same event in the long jump with her NSUbest jump of 19-7.5 ... only other competition in the event came at the Tyson Invitational posting a mark of 18-10.

Before NSU: An All-American high jumper at Kansas who also garnered honorable mention All-American status as a long jumper in her three seasons ... in the long jump, set the ninth-best mark in Kansas history with a 20-5.25 jump at the Arkansas Spring Invitational in 2018 ... qualified for the NCAA Championships in the long jump (24th) and high jump (12th) ... took silver in the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a high jump of 6-0 (tie for third in Kansas history) ... took bronze at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a 20-2.25 in the long jump ... in 2017, advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump, finishing 18th for honorable mention All-American status ... won the Texas Relays with a high jump of 5-10.

High School: Earned six letters for head coach June Villers at Desoto HS… Three-time district champion in the high jump … Career-best clearance of 1.78 meters (5-10 ft.) came at the 2014 District 7-8 Area Meet … Claimed runner-up finish at the 2014 Texas 5A State Meet with a clearance of 1.75 meters (5-9 ft.) … Won 2014 Texas Relays high jump after getting over 1.69 meters (5-6.5 ft.) … Took third at the 2014 USATF Junior Olympics with a clearance of 1.68 meters (5-6 ft.)

Personal: Daughter of Tyrus Jefferson and Paulette Whiteside …

Has five siblings; Tre Neshia, Michah, Tyris, Andre and Kalaina … Majoring in psychology.

Jefferson’s Career Best Outdoor High Jump Long Jump Indoor High Jump Long Jump

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6-0 20-5.25

2nd 3rd

Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/13/18) Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/24/18)

5-10.5 20-2.5

1st 3rd

Ted Nelson Invitational (1/17/20) Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/24/18)

Pole Vault • 5-9 • Senior Baton Rouge, La. Episcopal HS/Arkansas Before NSU: Spent three seasons with the Arkansas Razorbacks, competing in five meets as junior in 2019 … college best of 12-1.25 at the Arkansas Invitational … posted three top-10 finishes … three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll … New Balance Outdoor Nationals qualifier in the pole vault in high school … added a USATF All-American honor … undefeated in the pole vault during her senior season, clearing a personal best 12-6 to capture the Class 2A state title at Episcopal High in Baton Rouge … finished third at the state meet as a junior, clearing 11-7.75 … runner up in the 2015 indoor state championships.

Personal: Daughter of William and Lisa Kitto … two brothers William and Christian … nursing major who aspires to work as a nurse in a critical care unit … eventually plans to enroll in a doctor of nursing practice program in anesthesia, becoming a nurse anesthetist.

Kitto’s Career Best Outdoor Pole Vault Indoor Pole Vault

11.5-75

9th

Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/22/18)

12-1.25

9th

Arkansas Invitational (1/11/19)

AARIKA LISTER

Sprints • 5-7 • Sophomore Leavanworth, Kan. Leavenworth HS/Coffeyville CC/Oral Roberts Before NSU: Started her career at Oral Roberts before transferring to Coffeyville CC, where she competed for one season … placed ninth in the 60 meters at the NJCAA Indoor Championships with a personal best 7.53 … finished 18th in the 200 meters at the Indoor Championships after placing fifth in the regional with a personal best of 24.74 … … competed in track and basketball at Leavenworth High.

Personal: Daughter of Teresa Harding and Melvin Lister … three older siblings, brothers Melvin and Aaron and sister Shondell … father was an American long and triple jumper, finishing fifth in the 2001 World indoor Championships … competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, didn’t reach a final … personal best long jump was 8.49m … biology major who wants to be a doctor after a professional track career.

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KRISTIN MCDUFFIE

Throws • 5-11 • Senior Texarkana, Texas Texas HS

2020 SLC Indoor Bronze, Weight Throw 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the weight throw at six meets ... had four top-10 finishes on the season and a pair of top-five finishes ... threw a new career best 56-6.75 and took the bronze at the Southland Conference Championship ... just missed the podium at the Texas A&M Invitational with a throw of 53-8.5 coming in fourth ... had two other throws of greater than 52.5 on the season at the LSU Purple Tiger (52-10.75) and Ted Nelson Invitational (53-3).

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the discus and the hammer throw… placed seventh in the discus throw at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best throw of 44.94 and first at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (42.22 m)… placed seventh in the hammer throw at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a personal best throw of 41.62 m.

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the weight throw… placed 17th at the Southland Conference Championship (14.96 m) and third at the LSU Twilight with a personal best throw of 15.28 m.

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed primarily in the discus event with two appearances in the hammer throw…had four top-five finishes across six meets during the year…highest placement and best throw of the season came at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational where she finished third with a mark of 143-2 (43.65m)…had a pair of fourth place finishes at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (127-9) and ULM Warhawk Invitational (135-5)…placed fifth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (137-2 ¾)…competed in the hammer throw at two meets with a 19th place finish at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (120-9) and 11th at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (121-4)

2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the weight throw once on the year at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a mark of 40’ (12.19m) taking 29th overall at the meet.

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in seven meets in the discus throw… competed in the SLC Outdoor Championship placing 14th (1163)… started off her collegiate personal record at the TCU Invitational (1294).

2017 Indoor Season: Redshirt.

High School: A 2016 graduate of Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas… competed in track and field and volleyball for all four years… personal record was 136-9 in the discus and 38-00 in the shot put… earned a 3.4 GPA and was a member of the ASL Club.

Personal: Daughter of Charles and Lisa McDuffie … mother is a supervisor and father is a chief of police who played football for NSU and is class of 1985 alumnus ... pursuing a master’s degree in sports administration after earning a degree in resource management with a concentration in human resources this past spring.

McDuffie’s Career Bests

Indoor Weight Throw 56-6.75 3rd SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) Outdoor Discus 147-5 7th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/4/20) Hammer Throw 136-6 7th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/12/19)

JANIEL MOORE

Sprints • 5-5 • Junior Clarendon, Jamaica Edward Allen HS/South Plains College

2020 SLC Indoor Second Team, 60 hurdles 2020 SLC Indoor First Team, 4x400m 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meter hurdles, 200, 400, 600, and 4x400 relay during the season ... improved time each week in the 60 meter hurdles starting with a time of 8.77 in her first run at the Tyson Invitational ... finished second in the event at the Southland Conference Championship with a season-best 8.51 ... ran in the 400 at four meets with four times below 58 seconds ... ran her fastest time in the event at the SLC Championship at 57.30 ... highest finish in the event came at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 57.41, taking ninth overall ... member of the 4x400 relay team on four different occasions finishing fourth or better three times with two race wins ... won the Ted Nelson Invitational relay with Diana Granados, Erin Wilson, and Natashia Jackson with a time of 3:48.13 ... broke the NSU record in the event at the SLC Championships with Jayla Fields, Erin Wilson and Natashia Jackson with the time of 3:41.29 ... member of the relay team with two of the top three fastest times in NSU history during the season ... only run in the 600 came at the LSU Purple Tiger posting a time of 1:37.71 and grabbing the silver medal at the meet.

Moore’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Hurdles 8.51 2nd SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) 200 Meters 24.80 28th Tyson Invitational (2/14/20) 400 Meters 57.30 10th SLC INdoor Championships (3/1/20) 4x400 Relay 3:41.29 1st SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) (J. Moore, J. Fields, E. Wilson, N. Jackson)

AKIRA PHILLIP

Throws • 5-7 • Sophomore East End Tortola, British Virgin Islands Elmore Stout HS/South Plains College Before NSU: Won the NJCAA national championship in the javelin as a freshman at South Plains College … personal record throw of 152-1 won the title … also competed in the shot put and discus … competed in four meets in the shot put in the 2020 Indoor Season with a season best of 37-6.5 … her personal best in the shot came at the end of her 2019 Outdoor Season (38-11.75) … personal best in the discus is 110-9 … four-sport standout at Elmore Stout High in the British Virgin Islands, competing in track and field, softball, basketball and soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Petra Benjamin and Seymour Phillip … three sisters Ariyana, Calnise and Marcia … psychology major who aspires to be a sports psychologist and throwing coach … life’s ambition is to be financially secure and travel the world.

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JASMYN STEELS

JAZZ RASOULIYAN

Jumps • 5-5 • Senior College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated HS

Distance • 5-0 • Freshman Bossier City, La. Parkway HS High School: Four-time all-region selection at Parkway High School while helping her team win three district championships … named District MVP her sophomore season in addition to being named all-district each of the other three years … garnered first-team all-metro twice and second-team all-metro twice … Four-time indoor state track qualifier and a two-time outdoor track state qualifier.

Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Raz Rasouliyan … has two older brothers, Nick and Jackson, and a younger brother, Ryder … majoring in nursing with future plans on becoming an orthopedic surgeon … life’s ambition is to make the world a better place and to help others.

OLIVIA SIPES

Distance • 5-5 • Sophomore White Oak, Texas White Oak HS 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Specialized in the 800 during the season competing in four different meets ... ran her personal best at the Southland Conference Championship with a time of 2:23.53 taking 14th place overall the highest finish of the season ... ran a 2:27.38 at the Texas A&M Invitational, taking 15th overall, her only other sub-2:30 time of the season.

High School: Two-time cross country district champion at White Oak High ... three-time state qualifier, four-time district, area, and regional qualifier ... second place at Area ... East Texas Best Preps nominee, attitude and effort award, Ladyneck award ... for track and field, was a four-time district champion and three-time area champion ... placed third at state, second and third at regionals, and second at area ... three-time state qualifier, four-time regional and area qualifier ... East Texas Best Preps nominee and attitude and effort award winner.

Personal: Daughter of Billy and Barbara Sipes ... mother Barbara is a housekeeper ... father Billy is a purchasing manager ... older sister of Kaylee, Gavin, and Graycen ... majoring in radiology ... hopes to continue her education at medical school to become a radiologist and liver her life to the fullest.

Sipes’ Career Bests Indoor 800 Meters 2:23.53 14th

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SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20)

2020 SLC Indoor Field Performer of the Year 2020 SLC Indoor Gold, Long Jump 2020 SLC Indoor Silver, Triple Jump 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American, LJ 2x SLC Indoor Athlete of the Week 2020 All-Louisiana, First Team, Long Jump 2019 NCAA Indoor National Champion, LJ 2019 NCAA Outdoor National Runner-Up, LJ 2019 SLC Indoor Silver, Long Jump 2019 SLC Indoor Silver, Triple Jump 2019 All-Louisiana Field Athlete of the Year 2019 NACAC Silver, Long Jump 2019 2x SLC Indoor Athlete of the Week 2018 SLC Outdoor Bronze, Long Jump 2020 SLC T&F All-Academic Team 2019 SLC T&F All-Academic Team 2018 SLC T&F All-Academic Team 2018 LSWA’s All-Louisiana T&F, Long Jump 2020 SLC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2018 SLC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2017 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in her primary events of the long and triple jump with one appearance in the 60 meter dash ... placed in the top three in every meet in her signature event the long jump winning the event four times in five meets ... recorded her season-best jump of 21-2 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational, winning the event, and qualifying for the NCAA National Championships with the seventh best mark of the season ... added a conference championship with a jump of 20-5.75 at the Southland Conference Championship ... named the Southland Conference Indoor Field Events Performer of the Year ... added an All-Louisiana First Team nod in the long jump, posting the best mark in the state ... took the top spot at the Texas A&M Invitational (20-7.25) and Ted Nelson Invitational (20-10.75) ... placed third at the Tyson Invitational with a jump of 21-1.5 ... set a new career best in the triple jump at the SLC Championship and took a silver with a mark of 41-5.25 ... finished fifth at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (40-11.5) and seventh at the Tyson Invitational (40-8.75) in her only two scored meets outside of the conference meet ... only two competition in the high jump came at the LSU Purple Tiger where she set a career best with a 5-6.5 clearance and the SLC meet where she placed fifth clearing 5-5 ... ran the 60 in one meet at the LSU Purple Tiger posting a time of 7.95 in the prelims ... earned her third Southland Conference All-Academic nod.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and the triple jump… NCAA National Runner-Up with a personal best jump of 6.71 m… placed second in the long jump at the NCAA East Regional (6.22 m), the Southland Conference Championship (6.41 m), and the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (6.52 m)… placed third in the triple jump at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best jump of 12.81 m and first at the SFA Carl Knight Invitational (12.22 m).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meters, the high jump, the long jump, and the triple jump… won an NCAA National Championship in the long jump with a personal best jump of 6.46 m…. placed second in the long jump at the Southland Conference Championship (6.21 m) and first at the LSU Bayou Bengal (6.28 m), the Tyson Invitational (6.33 m),the Sooner Challenge (6.21 m), and the Ted Johnson Invitational (6.19 m)… placed second in the triple jump at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best jump of 12.46.

2018 Outdoor Season: Primary competition occurred in the long and

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track & field triple jumps but made one appearance in the 100 meter dash…had six total top-five finishes in the long jump during the season leading up the to the NCAA East Preliminary…won both the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (19-1 ½) and McNeese Last Chance (20-7 ¾ +2.1) meets… took a bronze at both the ULM Warhawk Invitational (18-4 ½) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (20-0 ½)…placed fourth at the TCU Invitational (18-10) and Texas State Bobcat Invitational (19-1 ¼)…posted a jump of 19-1 ½ at the NCAA East Preliminary finishing 33rd overall…earned two results in the triple jump in four meet competition with her best mark coming in the SLC Outdoor Championships (39-5 ¾)…took home a fourth place finish at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (36-9 ¾)…ran the 100 meter dash once during the season at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with a time of 12.28 finishing 15th overall 2018 Indoor Season: Competed primarily in the long and triple jump events but ran the 60 meter dash at one meet on the season…earned four top-five finishes in all four meets competing in the long jump…took the top spot in the first two meets of the season setting a meet record at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational with a jump of 19-9 ½ (6.03m), setting a new career best, and a mark of 19-6 ¾ (5.96m) at the Pittsburg State Invitational…finished second at the UA Tyson Invitational (19-8 ¾) and fourth at the SLC Indoor Championships (19-5 ¼)…earned three results in the triple jump with three more top-five finishes…took second at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a mark of 39-4 ½ (12.00m) with her season best coming in the SLC Indoor Championships of 39-7 ¾ taking fourth in the meet…finished fifth at the UA Tyson Invitational with a distance of 38-9…ran the 60 meter dash at the Pittsburg State Invitational with time of 7.84 and 7.81 in the qualifying and prelims.

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in seven meets in the 100, long jump and triple jump… brought home the bronze medal at the SLC Outdoor Championships after her performance in the long jump (19-4 3/4)… also placed ninth in the triple jump (38-6) at the conference meet… achieved nine top-five results including three wins, the long jump (18-10) and triple jump (39-2 1/2) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays and the long jump (19-9 1/2) at the TCU Invitational which was also an updated personal record and a team season-best… improved her personal record in the triple jump (39-3 1/2) at the LSU Alumni Gold where she placed second.

2017 Indoor Season: Competed in five meets in the 200, high jump, long jump and triple jump… placed sixth at the SLC Indoor Championships in the triple jump (39-7), seventh in the long jump (18-10) and 14th in the high jump (5-2 1/4) for a personal-record measurement… had five top-five results with three wins including, the long jump (19-2 3/4) and triple jump (39-9 3/4) at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic and the long jump (17-5 1/2) at the UAB Vulcan Invite for a team season-best... wins also allowed personal-record improvement in her triple jump (39-9 3/4) and long jump (17-5 1/2)… additionally improved her personal record in the 200 at the LSU Purple Tiger where she placed 17th (27.10).

High School: A 2016 graduate of the A&M Consolidated High School … participated in track, basketball and softball ... a seven-time state meet qualifier, Steels was a top-25 national performer in the long jump (19-8, No. 24) and triple jump (39-11, No. 22).

Personal: Daughter of Jessica and Danial Steels … has three siblings Danial Jr., Jaycob and Alexya … graduated in psychology and pursuing a masters in sports administration.

LEAH THOMPSON

Distance • 5-5 • Freshman DeRidder, La. Rosepine HS High School: Competed in cross country and track at Rosepine High School while also being a cheerleader … was the cross country district champion as a junior … finished runner-up at the district meet as a sophomore and senior … was a two-time state qualifier as part of the 1,600-meter relay … also a three-time regional qualifier in track.

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Dennis Thompson … the oldest of four siblings with one younger brother, Ethan, and two younger sisters, Lexa and Lena … majoring in theatre with plans to move to New York City and perform on Broadway while acting in movies and writing music.

KARLYN TRAHAN

Pole Vault • 5-0 • Freshman Kaplan, La. Kaplan HS High School: Competed in cross country and track at Rosepine High School while also being a cheerleader … was the cross country district champion as a junior … finished runner-up at the district meet as a sophomore and senior … was a two-time state qualifier as part of the 1,600-meter relay … also a three-time regional qualifier in track.

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Dennis Thompson … the oldest of four siblings with one younger brother, Ethan, and two younger sisters, Lexa and Lena … majoring in theatre with plans to move to New York City and perform on Broadway while acting in movies and writing music.

OLIVIA VALLIERE

Throws • 5-6 • Freshman McKinney, Texas Heritage HS High School: Tutored by former NSU national champion thrower Trecey Rew at Heritage High … second-team academic all-state as a thrower … personal bests are 39-3.75 in the shot put and 13110 in the discus … graduated with a 3.66 GPA … member of the creative writing club, environmental club and UNICEF. Personal: Daughter of Jaimie and Donald Valliere … mom is a legal secretary and dad is a computer engineer … one younger brother Deion … nursing major who aspires to be a nurse anesthetist … life’s ambition is to open a practice and make her own schedule.

Steels’ Career Bests Indoor Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Outdoor Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump

21-2.5 1st 41-5.25 2nd 5-6.5 4th

NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8/19) SLC Indoor Championships (3/2/20) LSU Purple Tiger (1/10/20)

22-0.5 2nd 42-0.5 3rd 5-8.5 2nd

NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5/19) SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19) SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19)

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MONIQUE WALKER

BRIANA WASHINGTON

Jumps • 5-9 • Sophomore Texarkana, Texas Pleasant Grove HS 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the triple and long jumps at three meets during the season ... set a new personal best in the long jump at the Texas A&M Invitational with a mark of 17-11.75 taking seventh overall ... only other mark in the event came at the Southland Conference Championship where she landed at 176.25 ... only jump in the triple on the season came at the LSU Purple Tiger where she landed a career-best jump of 35-11.25 and finished sixth overall.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and the triple jump… placed sixth in the long jump at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (5.46 mw) and seventh at the SFA Carl Knight Invitational with a personal best jump of 5.25 m… placed fourth in the triple jump at the SFA Carl Knight Invitational with a personal best jump of 11.57 m and fifth at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (11.05 m).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meters as well as the long jump and the triple jump… placed eighth in the long jump at the LSU Twilight with a personal best 5.29 m.

High School: Long jump state champion in Arkansas (2014)....

Triple jump state runner-up (2014) in Arkansas ... Personal records: 38-10 in the triple jump and 18-9 in the long jump.

Personal: Parents are Malcom Elliott and Stephanie Walker...

Father played professional basketball in Spain....Siblings are Malcolm Elliot Jr., Demetrius Walker, Alisha Walker, and Kendra Bryant .... Brother played basketball for Arkansas Baptist College.... forensic science major who aspires to investigate crime scenes in Georgia after college.

Walker’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meters 8.56 12th Long Jump 17-11.75 7th Triple Jump 35-11.25 6th Outdoor Long Jump 17-2.75 7th Triple Jump 37-11.75 4th

LSU Bayou Bengal (1/31/19) Texas A&M Invitational (2/22/20) LSU Purple Tiger (1/10/20) SFA Carl Kight Invitational (4/3/19) SFA Carl Kight Invitational (4/3/19)

Throws • 5-8 • Freshman DeSoto, Texas DeSoto HS

2020 SLC Commissioner Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the shot put at six meets on the season ... set her personal best and earned first podium finish at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational with a throw of 46-7.25 taking third at the meet ... finished fourth at the Texas A&M Invitational with a mark of 45-10.5, her only other top-five finish ... first meet of her career placed sixth at the LSU Purple Tiger with a throw of 41-10.75 ... had a pair of eighth place finishes at the Ted Nelson Invitational (44-0.75) and Southland Conference Championship (44-10.75).

High School: Part of state championship teams in each of her four seasons at DeSoto High ... three-time state qualifier in discus with her best throw coming in at 148-9 ... qualified for state in shot put as a senior with her best throw at 45-8.

Personal: Daughter of Gloria and Douglas Washington ... siblings include sisters Brittany and Kiera and brothers Douglas, Tyler and Curtis ... vet tech major who wants to be a veterinary technician and be able to live a life she can enjoy.

Washington’s Career Bests Indoor Shot Put 46-7.25 3rd Houston G-5 Super Invitational (2/1/20)

LYNELL WASHINGTON

Sprints • 5-4 • Freshman New Orleans, La. Landry-Walker HS

2020 SLC Indoor Bronze, 60 Meters 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Specialized in the 60 meter distance during the season ... ran a 7.63 in her first career race at the LSU Purple Tiger just missing the qualifying time ... ran the fastest qualifying time at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational at 7.60 ... placed seventh overall in the finals after a 7.54 preliminary run and a 7.75 in the finals ... ran her two fastest times of the season at the Southland Conference Championships setting her personal best with a 7.44 top-time in the prelims setting a new NSU record ... took home her first SLC medal with a bronze in the finals with a time of 7.51 ... also placed third at the Ted Nelson Invitational after running a 7.66.

High School: At Landry-Walker High, selected to all-district teams in track and basketball ... garnered silver in the 100 meters in the Class 5A state meet as a senior ... picked to the all-metro team in basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Lenora Duckworth and Lionel Washington ... nickname is “Maw” ... two older siblings Ashanti and Anthony ... cousin Bo McCaleb is a professional basketball player in Macedonia ... health and exercise science major who aspires to be a professional sprinter ... life’s ambition is to break NSU’s 100 meter school record and remember how blessed she is.

Washington’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meters 7.44 1st (P) SLC Indoor Championships (3/1/20)

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ARIEL WATSON

Jumps • 5-8 • Junior San Antonio, Texas Converse Judson HS/UTSA 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the triple jump at three meets during the season ... set a new personal best with a jump of 40-6 taking home the silver at the Ted Nelson Invitational ... earned a bronze finish at the Texas A&M Invitational with a jump of 40-2 on Feb. 22 ... placed 17th overall at the Southland Conference Championship with a jump of 37-6.5

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and the triple jump… placed 43rd in the triple jump at the NCAA East Regional (12.08 m), fourth at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best jump of 12.66 m, second at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (12.13 m) and the TCU Invitational (12.73 mw), and third at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (12.11 m)… placed 12th in the long jump at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best jump of 5.47 m.

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meters, the long jump, and the triple jump… placed sixth in the triple jump at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best jump of 12.10 m, fourth at the LSU Bayou Bengal (11.80 m) and the Sooner Challenge (11.77 m), and fifth at the Pittsburg State Invitational (11.88 m)… placed 22nd in the long jump at the Southland Conference Championship with a personal best jump of 5.30 m.

Before NSU: Competed in sprints and jumps at UTSA. As a freshman, Watson finished third in the triple jump at the 2018 Conference USA Indoor Championships and fifth at the CUSA Outdoor Championships. Third team All-Conference USA in the triple jump with a distance of 40-7 ½.

Personal: Daughter of Amber and Harold Watson ... three siblings, including twin brother Harold, sister Haeven and brother Amari ... education major who plans to teach after graduation.

Walker’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meters 8.23 62nd Long Jump 17-4.75 22nd Triple Jump 40-6 2nd Outdoor Long Jump 17-11.5 12th Triple Jump 41-6.5 4th

ERIN WILSON

Jumps • 5-5 • Sophomore Pflugerville, Texas Hendrickson HS/UTSA 2020 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x400m 2020 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed primarily in the 400 and 4x400 relay with appearances in the 600, 800 during the season ... ran her fastest time in the 400 at the Southland Conference Championship posting a 57.97 but failing to qualify for the finals ... had one other run under 58.50 in the event at the Texas A&M Invitational where she ran 58.29 and finished fourth at the meet ... member of the 4x400 relay team at four meets that finished first twice on the season ... helped set the NSU record in the relay along with Janiel Moore, Jayla Fields, and Natashia Jackson at the Southland Conference Championship with a time of 3:41.29 ... member of the third fastest relay team with Janiel Moore, Jayla Fields and Natashia Jackson at the Tyson Invitational running a 3:42.52 ... only run in the 600 came at the LSU Purple Tiger where she clocked a 1:43.08 and finished eighth overall ... ran once in the 800 posting a time of 2:27.88 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational.

High School: Competed in track and field each season at Hendrickson High … graduated with a 3.8 GPA.

Personal: Daughter of Monica and Rick Wilson … both parents are engineers … brothers Elan and Evan and sister Erica … nursing major who wants to be a pediatric nurse.

Wilson’s Career Bests Indoor 400 Meters 57.97 18th 600 Meters 1:43.08 8th 800 Meters 2:27.88 32nd 4x400 Relay 3:41.29 1st

SLC Indoor Championships(3/1/20) LSU Purple Tiger (1/10/20) Houston G-5 Super 22 Invitational (1/31/20) SLC Indoor Championships (3/1/20)

Pittsburg State Invitational (1/26/19) SLC Indoor Championships (2/25/19) Ted Nelson Invitational (1/17/20) SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19) SLC Outdoor Championships (5/3/19)

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Dr. Chris Maggio

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Northwestern State President Chris Maggio is a competitor for all and Dean of Students and assistant provost for student success in 2007. During his caseasons. reer at NSU, Maggio also served as director of enrollment services.

Northwestern State’s fourth-year presi- Under Maggio’s leadership, the NSU Foundation completed its first capital camdent was an all-sports athlete in high school, a paign in Northwestern’s history, exceeding a campaign goal of $18.84 million and raiscollege distance runner at NSU, and a high school ing $31 million to support the university. football, basketball and track coach. He became a He has also been a faculty member in the Department of Health and Human college coach in track and field for the Demons and Performance for more than 20 years as an instructor, assistant professor and associate Lady Demons. He even spent a few years as a high professor. school basketball referee.

Maggio came on board the NSU staff in 1988 as assistant track and field coach,

His zeal for competition makes him a dynamic then became head women’s coach a year later. After a very successful five years in that recruiter and fund raiser for NSU, and his ability to mentor staff members and students capacity, in 1994 Maggio moved into administration as the fundraiser for NSU Athletics combines with his warmth and sincerity to produce a tremendously effective university before quickly being snapped up to become the university’s director of admissions and administrator. recruiting.

Those traits, along with Dr.

Maggio is a 1985 summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State. He won Gulf U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Maggio’s deep roots and farStar Conference All-Academic honors in track and field and helped the Demons win the President: reaching relationships, made 1985 GSC championship.

As a senior, he was elected Mr. NSU by his fellow students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Chris Maggio him an ideal choice to take over Maggio earned his master’s of education at NSU. He received a doctorate in develProvost & VP for Academic Affairs: the presidency at his alma ma- opmental education from Grambling State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Greg Handel Vice President for External Affairs: ter.

His parents helped run a family business in Natchitoches. His father, Buddy, was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce

After a national honored as a “Natchitoches Treasure” in 2015 by the City of Natchitoches.

Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity:

search in spring 2017, he suc- As a young boy, Maggio became playmates with future Basketball Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Michael Snowden ceeded Dr. Jim Henderson, member Joe Dumars, whose home was near one of the Maggio’s stores.

Vice President for Technology, Innovation and whose dynamic tenure spear- Dr. Maggio’s wife, Jennifer, was formerly on the NSU staff as Coordinator of Adult Economic Development: headed significant growth and Education Initiatives. They have three children, Melanie, Scott, and Emily. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams achievement in two years as president. Henderson moved up to run the University of Louisiana System, which includes Northwestern and eight other state universities.

Maggio, 56, is a lifelong resident of Natchitoches and long-time faculty and staff member at Northwestern State. He is the university’s 19th president since its founding in 1884, and the first one who is homegrown, along with the first to be a four-year athletic letterwinner as a Demon competitor.

Maggio was named vice president for the student experience at Northwestern State in 2016 after serving as interim vice president for just over a year. He maintained his role as vice president for the student experience while serving as acting president.

When the NSU Student Services building opened three years ago, designers had a lovely office location for Maggio on the second floor. He asked instead for the room just inside the front door to the building, not connected to any administrative wing, but envisioned as a conference space. His reasoning: Maggio wanted to see everybody who walked in the door, and providing the ability to immediately engage them or at least be easily accessible for anyone who needed help.

As vice president, Maggio led the Dean of Students and the Offices of Admissions, Recruiting, Financial Aid, Student Activities and Organizations, First Year Experience and Leadership Development, Judicial Services, Counseling and Career Services, Student Life, the Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, Student Support Services, and Greek Life.

Northwestern State has recorded enrollment increases for the past four years, with record numbers in 2017-18, peaked by 11,081 in the fall 2018 semester.

Maggio served as assistant vice president of external affairs for university advancement from 2013 until 2015, when he was promoted by Dr. Henderson. He has been a staff member at Northwestern State since 1988, when he joined the track and field coaching staff.

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Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Only a couple of people have served Northwestern State as long as DEMONS’ DELIGHTS alumnus Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more underHighlights of NSU athletics under the leadership of Vice President Jerry stated manner.

Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke In his 55th 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 24 Southland Conference Championships (8 sports) billing, but consistently, he gets results to benefit the university.

He is in his 29th year as vice president of external affairs at North- Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball western. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2015), women’s tennis (2010, 2014), keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and men’s track and field (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98). year after year.

During NSU’s 2018 Homecoming celebration, Pierce was honored at the N-Club Hall of Fame ceremo- 19 Southland Conference Tournament Championships (5 sports) ny, becoming only the second person to receive the “Leadership Award” from the organization of former Baseball (2018), basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015), softball (1998, Northwestern athletic letterwinners.

Pierce, an avid tennis player, has been a member of USTA teams that 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014).

NSU Athletic Council have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and 25 NCAA Postseason Appearances (7 sports) one national championship.

Jody Biscoe (Chair) Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already Football - FCS Division I playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketDr. Landon Amberg Katrice Below served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In ball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015); baseball Maggie Black (Student-Athlete) his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, (2005, 2018); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014); women’s soccer Steven Boyd alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President (2000, 2002, 2005), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). WomScott Burrell Dr. Chris Maggio in governmental affairs activities. Many of those duties en’s basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT. Track and field qualifications Frank Hall were his since the 1970s as he worked under six previous presidents as are for individuals, not entire teams.

Rodrick McIntosh Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA DiviDr. Begona Perez-Mira 106 NCAA Postseason Individual Participants (5 sports) sion I athletic status in 1977.

Dr. Terrie Poehl Men’s indoor track and field 14 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015), men’s

A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager Randi Washington Brian White (Student-Athlete) for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with outdoor track and field 49 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018), women’s indoor track Ramona Wynder went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter and field 10 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2019), women’s outdoor track Ex-Officio Members Greg Burke and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. and field 32 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, Dustin Eubanks In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019), women’s tennis 1 (2010).

Roxanne Freeman to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau Dr. Chris Maggio director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athlet- 93 National Awards (7 sports) Kaitlyn McCanna ics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years.

All-America awards - track and field (38), football (28), baseball (5). AcaDr. Patrice Moulton He created, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in demic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (4), football (2), women’s Dr. Vicki Parrish Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity track and field (1), women’s tennis (1), women’s basketball (1). U.S. Track Jerry Pierce founded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 1958. He estab- & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Evens ScholarDr. Haley Taitano lished annual induction activities that remain in place nearly five decades Athlete of the Year (1). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (2); later, serving as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (1), NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1). president in April 1990 forced him to step aside from the volunteer post.

Basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Schol He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; arship. NCAA Academic Progress Rates Public Recognition, top 10 percent Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served nationally, (3, 2 by basketball, 1 by women’s soccer) the conference through other offices and committee positions.

In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Former De His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film mon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightliftthe 1989 smash hit movie “Steel Magnolias,” with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and ing coach in the 2004 Athens Games.

Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate nearly three decades later.

2 National Championships (2 sports)

Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education Trecey Rew (2011 outdoor discus); Jasmyn Steels (2019 indoor long jump). system. He has been also a master of ceremonies and speaker who has enlivened hundreds of events since 1965.

In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a tenured 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.

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Greg Burke

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Director of Athletics The Burke File

AGE: 64 (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; director of athletics, Northwestern State, 1996-present.

BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

In a quarter century at the helm of the Northwestern State Athletic Department, Greg Burke is highly regarded far past the 318-area code due to the work he’s done in his adopted hometown.

Burke, a native Ohioan and avid fan of all Cleveland pro sports teams, has been the Demons’ athletics director since 1996. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution, and is believed to be the longest-serving AD in state history.

He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship-caliber teams in most of the school’s 14 NCAA Division I sports.

Highlights in Burke’s two-plus decades as athletic director include 42 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 75 All-America and Academic All-America student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty-six NSU teams have participated in NCAA or other postseason competition.

The athletic program’s $10 million “Victorious” facility campaign has resulted in $1.7 million of construction and updates to the baseball, softball, football, soccer, and track complexes in the past year. Updates are also visible in the Athletic Fieldhouse and at Prather Coliseum, including a new interactive N-Club Hall of Fame display. The “crown jewel” of the campaign will be a $3.5 million strength and conditioning center that will also include significant updates to the department’s sports medicine areas. These completed projects come on the heels of the addition of a $1 million video board and $600,000 chairback seating upgrade at Turpin Stadium made possible through private gifts and sponsorships in the past three years.

Fundraising initiatives reached new levels in 2018-19 through increased giving to the Demons Unlimited Foundation that exceeded $2.5 million in restricted and unrestricted gifts, as well as to the “Perpetually Purple” endowment program. The athletic department also recently signed an exclusive multi-media rights agreement with Peak Sports Management.

Competitively, one of the biggest achievements under Burke: 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.

From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. Tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athletics under his guidance. Since 2013, Lady Demon basketball (2014, 2015), softball (2013, 2014), tennis (2013, 2015), volleyball (2015) and baseball (2018) have reached NCAA Tournaments. Most recently, Jasmyn Steels had arguably the best year in Southland Conference history for a female track and female athlete by winning the long jump title at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships and finishing second at the NCAA outdoor meet.

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 a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches. Anchors of the department are current head coaches Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader; softball coach Donald Pickett, and track and field coach Mike Heimerman, a trio with over 50 combined years on staff at NSU. Three former student-athletes in Burke’s tenure have become NSU head coaches, including fourth-year baseball coach Bobby Barbier, who guided the Demons to the 2018 NCAA Regionals after winning the first conference tourney title in school history.

Numerous Burke coaching and staff hires have had great success at Northwestern State that propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Over 100 former NSU studentathletes, coaches and support staff members, most of them here with Burke as AD or assistant AD (1986-92), are working in college athletics at some level. Former Demons are head coaches in 12 Division I conferences - SEC, Big XII, ACC, MWC, Conference USA, Sun Belt, Ohio Valley, Big Sky, Patriot, Southern, SWAC, and Southland – as well as several others at the Division II and NAIA levels. Former Burke lieutenants Todd Garzarelli (Indiana University Pennsylvania), Jason Horn (Xavier-NO) and Adam Jonson (LSU Alexandria) are now athletics directors. OthersBurke proteges include Tommy McClelland (athletic director at Louisiana Tech), Roman Banks (athletic director at Southern University), Kurt Gulbrand (senior associate AD for development at Tennessee), Jodie Libadisos (associate AD for student-athlete enhancement at South Florida), and Dennis Kalina (deputy athletic director at Binghamton).

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

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GSR studies. Community service and engagement outreach by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff totaled nearly 7,000 more for the 2018-19 year. NSU was the inaugural winner and has twice been runner-up for The Southland Conference’s “Southland Strong” Community Service since its inception five years ago. NSU has also had the most Southland Conference “Steve McCarty Citizenship Award” honorees since that award’s inception in 2008.

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 February 2013, 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. In 2010, 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.

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’s NCAA committee service has included terms on the NCAA Committee on Academics and Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. He previously served a term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs.

He begins a five-year term on the NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee in 2020.

Burke is a member of the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau board, and on the board of directors for the Central Louisiana Community Foundation. He is 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 member of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He has been 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 daughter Catherine graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in May of 2012 and completed her graduate studies at UL Lafayette in December 2019 after earning her undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech. She began a career in public relations and marketing in May 2018. She and Joseph Faucheaux of Natchitoches were married in July 2020.

The Burke family (left to right): son-in-law Joseph Faucheaux, daughter Catherine Burke Faucheaux, Greg and Susu

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NSU SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF JASON DRURY

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Idaho State, 1999; Northwestern State, 2001 15th season at Northwestern State Now in his 15th season at Northwestern State, Jason Drury was promoted to director of sports medicine in 2012 after the retirement of long-time athletic trainer Ed Evans. Drury joined the sports medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005 after being the head athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central for five years.

Drury was instrumental in developing Northwestern State’s partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, which doubled NSU’s full-time sports medicine staff in 2015.

In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team.

A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho, including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team.

Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for 16 years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

KALEVI PAJULUOMA

INTERIM ASST. DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE UL Lafayette, 2020; 1st season at Northwestern State Kalevi Pajuluoma was named Northwestern State's interim assistant director of sports medicine in August 2020 after spending one season as a graduate assistant athletic trainer on the NSU staff.

Pajuluoma spent more than two years at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, assisting with men’s basketball, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis and track and field.

He also assisted W.B. Ray High in a variety of sports for one year.

Pajuluoma gained additional experience with events like the Manning Passing Academy, large-scale high school track meets and college tennis tournaments and high school cross country meets among others.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in May and is CPR and first-aid certified.

Nicknamed “Kal,” he also learned on the job while attending Diablo Valley College where he assisted with soccer, basketball, football and volleyball.

KOLLEEN BROWN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Morrisville State, 2014; Daemen College, 2016 Third season at Northwestern State Kolleen Brown is in her third season as part of the Northwestern State sports medicine staff.

Brown, who arrived in Natchitoches in August 2017, is Northwestern State’s primary athletic trainer for women’s basketball.

A former all-conference soccer player at Morrisville State, Brown earned her undergraduate degree in human performance and health promotion before collecting her master’s degree in athletic training from Daemen College. Brown also played lacrosse, where she helped her team to the NAC West Division Championship Tournament.

While at Utica College, Brown was the primary athletic trainer for women’s ice hockey and women’s lacrosse. Brown worked with Niagara University’s men’s hockey team in 2016 and with the University of Buffalo’s women’s soccer team in 2014. She also worked with the Buffalo football team during spring practice in 2015. Her time at Niagara and Buffalo came while she was earning her master’s degree from Daemen.

Brown also performed occupational medical clearance physicals at Healthworks in Buffalo.

A Licensed Athletic Trainer, Brown is BOC certified and holds a CDC concussion certification. She is first-aid/CPR/AED certified and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

BRITTANY GOLDBERG

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Southern Utah, 2016; Northwestern State, 2018 Fourth season at Northwestern State Brittany Goldberg returned to Northwestern State as its assistant director of sports medicine in July 2018 after a short stint at UL Lafayette.

The Lake Havasu City, Arizona, native graduated from Northwestern State with a masters in health and human performance with a concentration in health promotion in May 2018, after spending two years working as an athletic trainer with soccer, spring volleyball, tennis and football.

She is the primary athletic trainer for Northwestern State baseball.

The Southern Utah graduate earned a degree in athletic training and exercise science while serving two athletics seasons with duties ranging from emergency care, rehabilitation and baseline concussion testing.

Her sport assignments included football, softball, men’s basketball, gymnastics, cross country, track and field, volleyball and tennis. Goldberg served Parowan High School in a variety of sports as well as the Utah High School Activities Association football championships.

Goldberg is a licensed athletic trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a BOC certified athletic trainer and a Red Cross certified professional rescuer. Goldberg, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers’ Association, was awarded the Big Sky Football Officials Association Student Athletic Trainer Scholarship in 2015.

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Jason PUGH

Brad WELBORN

Assistant AD for Media Relations

Assistant Communication Director

7TH YEAR AT NSU

2ND YEAR AT NSU

Jason Pugh took the reins of the Northwestern State sports information office in May, 2019 following the retirement of longtime assistant athletic director/sports information director Doug Ireland.

In five-plus years at Northwestern State, Pugh has coordinated publicity for three baseball All-Americans -- pitcher Adam Oller (2016 Collegiate Baseball; American Baseball Coaches Association), David Fry (2018 Collegiate Baseball) and Logan Hofmann (2020 Collegiate Baseball).

He spearheaded efforts to ensure all NSU baseball games are available via streaming audio beginning in the 2017 season, broadcasting select home and road games solo or serving as the color commentator on Demon Sports Network coverage.

During his 12-year tenure at The Times, Pugh was the Northwestern State football and men’s basketball beat writer from 2010-2013 and covered the 2012-13 NSU team that captured the program’s third NCAA Tournament berth.

While at The Times, Pugh covered the first three World Series that have took place in Texas, one College World Series, one NCAA Men’s Final Four and Super Bowl XLV. He has won first-place awards in Best Feature Story and Best Sports Story from the Louisiana Press Association and first place in Best Prep Feature from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

He also has captured numerous other awards for writing and design from the LSWA.

While a student at Louisiana-Lafayette, Pugh was the sports editor of the campus newspaper, The Vermilion, for two years and was a part of the sports information office for three years. In 2000-01, Pugh was the primary media contact for the inaugural season of Lady Cajuns soccer and for the nationally ranked Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team, which made its lone College World Series appearance the previous year. He was the media relations contact for the 2001 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament in Lafayette.

A 1997 graduate of Airline High School in Bossier City, Pugh was named the 2001 Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Communication Outstanding Graduate. He completed his master’s in sport management from the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts in May 2015.

After running the sports information show at Louisiana College, Brad Welborn is beginning his second year as the assistant director of communication

Welborn began his Northwestern State tenure in July and will be covering volleyball, women’s basketball and track and field assisting in other duties.

At Louisiana College, Welborn was responsible for the publicity and statistics for the school’s 18 athletics programs.

He used his technical skills to implement live video streams for all Louisiana College home sporting events as well as a social media presence for the Wildcats on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. That included graphics and schedule posters as part of the publicity package.

Welborn has won two Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association feature writing awards and a radio sports story award from the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press. He placed in the “best sports writer” category at the Southeast Journalism Conference.

Welborn has radio experience as he hosted a two-hour morning program on KJVC 92.7 FM for more than six years and was a play-by-play announcer for various high school sports.

He obtained an associates degree in telecommunications at Bossier Parish Community College in 2009 and a bachelors degree in convergence media and sports journalism at Louisiana College in 2019.

Welborn also served as the media director at Southside Baptist Church for more than seven years, creating graphics and producing videos.

Matt VINES

Assistant Sports Information Director 6TH YEAR AT NSU

Former sports journalist Matt Vines stepped into the assistant sports information director role in May 2019 after serving three years as the assistant director of communication at Northwestern State.

Vines will cover and promote men’s basketball and softball, assist on football and soccer and oversee graduate assistants on a variety of other sports.

Vines, a former sports writer at The Jackson (Tennessee) Sun, The (Monroe) News-Star and The (Shreveport) Times, began his sports information career as a graduate assistant in 2015 before joining the university as its assistant director of communications.

Since becoming an SID, he’s won a first-place feature writing award from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

In his print journalism career, Vines won two first-place feature awards and one third-place feature awards from the Tennessee Associated Press Managing Editors. He also won various other quarterly awards from his employer Gannett. He covered high school, college and a handful of professional sporting events in his 10 years in newspapers.

Football Press Box named after Doug Ireland

Longtime Northwestern State scribe Doug Ireland spent countless fall nights on the Turpin Stadium press level, feverishly recounting the latest Demon football contests.

Now, that press area high above the Turpin turf will bear his name.

Starting in the 2019 football season, media will compose their own NSU football articles on the Doug Ireland Media Level of Turpin Stadium after the Louisiana Board of Supervisors approved the measure in their June meeting.

“Doug is truly deserving of this special recognition,” said Jerry Pierce, vice president for external affairs. “He has promoted Northwestern’s sports programs effectively for three decades through extensive media initiatives, and it is appropriate for the name of the media area of the stadium press box to reflect his immeasurable contributions to the university.”

NSU director of athletics Greg Burke, who has been a part of the Demon athletics department for most of Ireland’s 30 years as sports information director, said honoring Ireland in a visible way is an easy decision.

“It is appropriate and fitting for Doug to be honored in this enduring manner as an illustration of the lasting mark he leaves on the NSU athletic program after so many years of service and dedication,” Burke said.

A 1986 broadcast journalism graduate from Northwestern State, Ireland returned to his alma mater in January 1989 and began a three-decade career promoting NSU’s 14 intercollegiate teams.

Armed with nearly a decade’s worth of experience in newspapers and as an assistant sports information director at UL Lafayette, Ireland quickly put his stamp on NSU athletics. His 1992 football media guide earned “Best in the Nation” honors in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) ranks from the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.

The award-winning sports information director took home 33 Louisiana Sports Writers Associations honors just since 2000, including the 2017 LSWA Story of the Year.

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Stacy Morgan Statistician

Charles Pellegrin Statistician

Ronnie Pellegrin SID Admin. Asst.

Bud Denega SID Grad Asst.

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Aaron Ferguson SID Grad Asst.

track & field Conference champions Individual Champions Gulf States Conference Year Athlete Event 1949 Claude Stoutamire High Jump 1950 John Patton 120 Hurdles 1952 Johnny Buck Pole Vault

Jack Bice Long Jump

Art Ranew Javelin

Ledore Gillen 440 Yds

Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 1953 Bill Collinsworth Long Jump

Mixon Bankston Shot Put

Doak Walker 440 Yds

Ledore Gillen 880 Yds

Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 1954 Charles Johnson Discus

Billy Dave Javelin

Mixon Bankston Shot Put

Larry Whitt Long Jump

Linden Claybrook Mile Run

Doak Walker 440 Yds

Doak Walker 880 Yds

Mile Relay (T. Hildebrand, D. Walker, M. Walker, J.P. Self) 1955 Ted Duggan High Jump

Lacey Lofton Pole Vault

Larry Whitt Long Jump

Mixon Bankston Shot Put

Charles Johnson Discus

Jack Bice 220 Yds

J.P. Self 440 Yds

Harold Smith 880 Yds 1956 Ted Duggan High Jump

Steve Jordan Long Jump

Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds

Charlie Hennigan 880 Yds 1957 Bobby Wicher High Jump

Don Bowden Long Jump

Ludwig Bauderies Shot Put

Charles Johnson Discus

Lou Leipen Javelin

Steve Jordan 220 Yds

Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds

Harold Smith 880 Yds 1958 Bobby Wicker High Jump

Bert Heckel Shot Put

Bert Heckel Discus

Lou Leipen Javelin

Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 1959 Bobby Wicker High Jump

Bert Heckel Shot Put

Bert Heckel Discus

Dale Hoffpuar Javelin

Sylvester Jimes 440 Yds 1962 Larry Crow High Jump

Larry Crow Long Jump

Gary Johnson High Jump 1963 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 1964 Gary Johnson Pole Vault

Monty Ledbetter Long Jump

Ray Hale Mile Run 1965 Dick Reding Shot Put

Glenn Ermatinger Javelin

Bob Dufalo 880 Yds 1966 Dick Reding Shot Put

Bob Dufalo 880 Yds

Bob Dufalo Mile Run

Eddie Watt 2 Mile Run 1967 Paul Truman Mile Run

Paul Truman 3 Mile Run 1969 Farrell Soileau Triple Jump

Paul Truman 2 Mile Run 1971 Tommy Wilson High Jump 1973 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds

Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run

Mike Brown Long Jump 1974 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds

Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run

Grady Lee Discus

Bobby McIntosh Triple Jump

Mike Brown Long Jump

Brian McConnell Javelin 1975 Leo Gatson Mile Run

Brian McConnell Javelin 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

Chester Davis 200 Meters

400m Relay (A. Edwards, K. DeWitt, E. Cooper, C. Davis)

1600m Relay (E. Cooper, C. Davis, R. Wilkins, L. Chatman)

Result 5-11.75 15.2 12-0 22-10 176-5 49.4 9:58.5 22-4 45-0.5 49.4 2:00.00 10:18.5 135-11 1/8 171-0 48-3 1/8 22-10.5 4:32.6 48.8 1:59.7 3:25 6-7 12-7.75 22-10 51-3.75 143-11.5 21.8 49.3 2:00.44 6-6.25 21-10 47.8 1:59.00 5-10 21-1.5 49-11.75 144-2 202-11.5 22.0 50.0 1:58.9 6-3 51-5.5 142-5 205-0 49.2 6-3 49-0 138-10.5 211-0.5 48.0 6-0 23-0.25 6-0 14-6 14-6 23-11 4:12.3 53-1 233-1 1:50.3 53-3 1:52.9 4:13.3 9:24.8 4:10.0 14:46.8 46-9.5 9:10.5 6-6 1:53.1 14:31.7 23-10 1:53.8 14:24.5 156-8.5 49-4 24-8 214-8 4:08.7 215-1 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 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

Jessica Talley Javelin 145-11 2012 Ashley Aldredge Javelin 151-08 2013 Janae Allen Discus 161-07

Justin Walker 100M Dash 10.25

Hanoj Carter 200M Dash 20.73 2014 Consuela Lindsey 400M Hurdles 58.05

Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump 41-7

Rechelle Bessard Discus 163-5

Jessica Talley Javelin 157-11

Mawardi Berkhadley Heptathlon 3891

Justin Walker 100 Meters 9.95

Justin Walker 200 Meters 20.47

400m Relay 39.89 (S. Ryan, K. Jackson, J. Walker, T. Shilling) 2015

2016

Emmanuel Williams Emmanuel Williams Por’sha Thomas Rechelle Bessard Ashley Aldredge Ashley Aldredge De’Shalyn Jones Jermeka McBride Jermeka McBride

Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Discus Javelin Javelin 400 Meters 100 Meters 200 Meters

24-10 50-11 42-01.25 164-03 154-04 158-10 54.34 11.44 23.63

NSU track coaches Jerry Dyes (left), Walter Ledet (middle) and Leon Johnson have combined to win 15 team titles.

Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump

George Flaviano 400M Hurdles

Micah Larkins 100 Meters

Cedric Paul Shot Put 55-11

Aaron Williams Triple Jump

Emmanuel Williams Long Jump

4x100 Relay (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T. Shilling) 2016 De’Shalyn Jones 100 Meters

De’Shalyn Jones 200 Meters

Natashia Jackson 400 Meters

Tamara Style 400 Hurdles 59.88

4x100 Relay (B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style, N. Jackson)

4X400 Relay (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, M. Morton)

Cori Runnels Discus 153-11

Kelsey Frank Javelin 156-03

4X100 Relay (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T. Shilling) 2018 De’Shalyn Jones 100 Meters

De’Shalyn Jones 200 Meters

Natashia Jackson 400 Meters

Daeshon Gordon 100M Hurdles

Daeshon Gordon 400M Hurdles

4x100 Relay (D. Gordon, D. Jones, D. Moore, N.Jackson)

4x400 Relay (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy

Micah Larkins 100 Meters 2019 Natashia Jackson 200 Meters

Natashia Jackson 400 Meters

Kelsey Frank Javelin

Tremayne Flagler 110 Hurdles

JaCorious Jeter Long Jump Indoor Year Athlete Event 1993 LaMark Carter 55M Dash

LaMark Carter Triple Jump

1600 Meter Relay (C. Thompson, R. Raphael, C. Matthews, F. Thompson)

Robert Raphael 400 Meters 1994 Ryan Martin Shot Put 55-9

Eric Lancelin Triple Jump 51-10

Terrance Bean High Jump 1995 Terrance Bean High Jump 1996 Joe Rhyans 55M Hurdles 7.55 1997 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 49-2.25

Ronnie Powell 55 Meters 1998 Kenta Bell Long Jump 24-9.25

Kenta Bell Triple Jump 50-4.75

Ronnie Powell 55 Meters

Ronnie Powell 200 Meters

Janelle Gibson 400 Meters 1999 Dasha Thompson 200 Meters

Dasha Thompson 60 Meters

Ronnie Powell 60 Meters

Kendrick Turner Triple Jump

Felipe Apablaza High Jump 2000 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 2001 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles

Jacqueline Canton High Jump 2002 Shannon Joshua Triple Jump

Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 2003 Jacqueline Canton High Jump

Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles

Stephanie Sowell Long Jump

42-07.50 51.21 10.15 51-09 25-08.25 40.29 11.52 23.16 53.85 45.30 3:40.66

40.16 11.44 23.09 53.63 13.14 58.83 44.75 3:36.31 10.12 23.55 53.49 156-3 14.03 24-9.75 Result 6.30 54-2 49.72 7-1 7-0 6.42 6.30 21.27 55.31 24.95 7.57 6.86 50-3.25 6-11 5-8 8.66 5-8 49-8.25 8.45 5-10.25 8.53 20-10.5

Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump

Terry Gatson 400 Meters 48.16

Cameron Waugh High Jump

4x400m Relay (M. Pitre, D. Pittman, J. Wolfe, T. Gatson) 2004 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump

Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump

TaMeshia Miller 60M Hurdles 2005 Issa Banna Shot Put

Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters

J.D. Henry 200 Meters

TaMeshia Miller 60 Meters 2006 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters

Darrian Harris High Jump 2007 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters

Shanae Steward 60 M Hurdles 2008 Trecey Rew Shot Put 2010 Trecey Rew Shot Put 2011 4x440 Relay (C. Seibles, C. Lindsy, A. Warren, Q. Griffin)

Trecey Rew Shot Put

Trecey Rew Weight 2012 None 2013 Jerrica Tillery Triple Jump

Kendal Taylor 200M Dash 2014 Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump

Mawardi Berkhadley Pentathlon

Justin Walker 60 Meters

Justin Walker 200 Meters

Emmanuel Williams Long Jump

Emmanuel Williams Triple Jump 2015 Brent Giddens 60 Meters

Aaron Williams Triple Jump

Aaron Williams Long Jump

Cedric Paul Shot Put 53-00.25

Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump

Keona Jackson Shot Put 2016 Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump

Amir James 60 Meters

Amir James 200 Meters

Aaron Williams Triple Jump

Emmanuel Williams Long Jump 2017 Daeshon Gordon 60 Hurdles

De’Shalyn Jones 400 Meters

4X400 Relay (T. Style, N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones)

Amir James 200 Meters 21.15 2018 Daeshon Gordon 60 Hurdles

Natashia Jackson 400 Meters

De’Shalyn Jones 200 Meters

4x400 Relay (C. Willis, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy, D. Moore) 2019 Natashia Jackson 200 Meters

4x400 Relay (C. Willis, D. Granados, K. Evans, N. Jackson)

Micah Larkins 60 Meters 2020 Natashia Jackson 200 Meters

Natashia Jackson 400 Meters

4x400 Relay (J. Moore, J. Fields, E. Wilson, N. Jackson)

Lauren Clarke Triple Jump

Lauren Clarke High Jump

Jasmyn Steels Long Jump

Markeit Steverson Long Jump

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43-0.25 6-9 3:12.70 20-03.5 42-09.5 8.60 57-8.5 6.82 21.64 8.48 6.80

6.70 8.51 49-9.25 52-02.50 3:49.30 50-08.75 58-00.25 40-02.25 21.51 39-9.25 2963 6.71 21.17 25-6 50-4.75 8.13 51-01 24-07.75 39-11.25 49-11.25 42-04.00 6.76 21.18 50-06.75 25-00.50 8.20 54.43 3:45.43 8.29 54.78 24.02 3:43.89 24.02 3:43.60 6.68 23.50 5325 3:41.29 42-5.25 5-8.75 20-5.75 23-11

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Conference results Men’s Team Finishes Outdoor Year Place Coach 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Indoor Year Place Coach 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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5th Harry Turpin Gulf States 6th Harry Turpin Gulf States 5th Harry Turpin Gulf States 2nd Walter Ledet Gulf States 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States 2nd Walter Ledet Gulf States 2nd Walter Ledet Gulf States 3rd Walter Ledet Gulf States 5th Walter Ledet Gulf States 4th Walter Ledet Gulf States 4th Walter Ledet Gulf States 3rd Walter Ledet Gulf States 3rd Ernest Howell Gulf States 3rd Ernest Howell Gulf States 6th John Thompson Gulf States 6th John Thompson Gulf States 6th John Thompson Gulf States 6th John Thompson Gulf States 6th Glen Gossett Gulf States 4th Jerry Dyes Gulf South 1st Jerry Dyes Gulf South 2nd Jerry Dyes Gulf South 1st Leon Johnson Gulf Star 2nd Leon Johnson Gulf Star 1st Leon Johnson Gulf Star 4th Leon Johnson Southland 7th Leon Johnson Southland 3rd Leon Johnson Southland 4th Leon Johnson Southland 4th Leon Johnson Southland 1st Leon Johnson Southland 4th Leon Johnson Southland 5th Leon Johnson Southland 3rd Leon Johnson Southland 4th Leon Johnson Southland 3rd Leon Johnson Southland 1st Leon Johnson Southland 4th Leon Johnson Southland 3rd Leon Johnson Southland 1st Leon Johnson Southland 3rd Leon Johnson Southland 5th Leon Johnson Southland 4th Leon Johnson Southland 8th Leon Johnson Southland 7th Leon Johnson Southland 10th Leon Johnson Southland 7th Leon Johnson Southland 6th Leon Johnson Southland 6th Leon Johnson Southland 9th Leon Johnson Southland 5th Leon Johnson Southland 5th Mike Heimerman Southland 7th Mike Heimerman Southland 3rd Mike Heimerman Southland 4th Mike Heimerman Southland 5th Mike Heimerman Southland 4th Mike Heimerman Southland COVID-19 Pandemic Cancelation

3rd 4th 6th 6th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 4th 2nd 5th 6th

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

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

5th 9th 6th 9th 9th 10th 10th 5th 5th 6th 4th 5th 3rd 5th 7th

Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland

Women’s Team Finishes Outdoor Year Place Coach 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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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6th Leon Johnson Gulf Star 3rd Leon Johnson Gulf Star 7th Leon Johnson Southland 7th Leon Johnson Southland 8th Chris Maggio Southland 8th Chris Maggio Southland 5th Chris Maggio Southland 3rd Chris Maggio Southland 6th Chris Maggio Southland 6th Dean Johnson Southland 5th Dean Johnson Southland 3rd Dean Johnson Southland 4th Dean Johnson Southland 3rd Dean Johnson Southland 3rd Dean Johnson Southland 7th Dean Johnson Southland 6th Dean Johnson Southland 5th Dean Johnson Southland 10th Leon Johnson Southland 8th Leon Johnson Southland 7th Leon Johnson Southland 8th Leon Johnson Southland 10th Mike Heimerman Southland 7th Mike Heimerman Southland 5th Mike Heimerman Southland 2nd Mike Heimerman Southland 7th Mike Heimerman Southland 4th Mike Heimerman Southland 3rd Mike Heimerman Southland 3rd Mike Heimerman Southland 2nd Mike Heimerman Southland 3rd Mike Heimerman Southland 3rd Mike Heimerman Southland 3rd Mike Heimerman Southland COVID-19 Pandemic Cancelation

NSU thrower Latrell Frederick (three conference titles in javelin), sprinter/ jumper LaMark Carter (seven league titles) and jumper Kenta Bell (five league titles) are three of the program’s most accomplished performers.

Indoor Year Place Coach 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 2014 2015 2016

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 7th 5th 7th

Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Chris Maggio Southland Chris Maggio Southland Chris Maggio Southland Chris Maggio Southland Chris Maggio Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Dean Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland

NSU jumper Stephanie Sowell won eight Southland Conference titles in her four-year tenure as a Lady Demon (2001-04).

2017 2018 2019 2020

3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd

Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman

Southland Southland Southland Southland

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Year 2020 2019 2015 2014 2004 2004 2003 2003 2000 1998 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1990 1989 1988 1988 1987 1987 1980 1976 1976 1975

1975 1974

Athlete

Jasmyn Steels Jasmyn Steels Aaron Williams Emmanuel Williams 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

Place

Long Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump 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

COVID cancel Nat’l Champion 14th 4th 2nd 8th 7th 11th 3rd 8th 3rd 5th 3rd 8th 3rd Nat’l Champion 5th 3rd 5th 5th 8th 7th

Cross Country Cross Country Cross Country

Regina Roe

Brian Brown

Year

2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 2018 2016 2016 2016 Joe Delaney 2016 2016 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011 Mark Duper 2011 2010 2009 2007 2006 2006 2005 2003 2003 2001 2000 1999 Latrell Frederick 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1993 1993 1991 1990 1988 1988 1987 1987 Eric Lancelin 1987 1987 1987 1984 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

Athlete

Outdoor

Jasmyn Steels Reagan Darbonne Amir James Tre’Darius Carr Micah Larkins Kie’Ave Harry George Flaviano Amir James Micah Larkins Ty Shilling Emmanuel Williams Justin Walker Justin Walker 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

Long Jump Pole Vault 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Long Jump 200M Dash 100M Dash 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

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Place

2nd 14th 7th 7th 7th 7th 15th 15th 15th 15th 7th 3rd 4th 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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NCAA Qualifiers Athlete Jasmyn Steels Jasmyn Steels Aaron Williams Emmanuel Williams 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

Athlete Jasmyn Steels Reagan Darbonne Micah Larkins Cedric Paul Daeshon Gordon Daeshon Gordon Natashia Jackson De’Shalyn Jones Deja Moore Amir James Micah Larkins Kie’Ave Harry Tre’Darius Carr George Flaviano Amir James Micah Larkins Ty Shilling Gabriel White Ashley Aldredge Emmanuel Williams Ashley Aldredge Justin Walker Justin Walker 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

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Indoor

Event Long Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump 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

Year 2020 2019 2015 2014 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

Outdoor Event Long Jump Pole Vault 100M Dash Shot Put 100M Hurdles 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Javelin Long Jump Javelin 100M Dash 200M Dash 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

Year 2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2010 2010 2009 2008 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003

northwestern state Mark COVID-19 cancel 21-2 ½ 52-4 ½ 25-6 20-10 ½ 42-10 ¼ 5-10 ¾ 20-10 ½ 43-1 41-8 ½ 41-2 ½ 54-3 ½ 54-8 ½ 26-4 ½ 52-7 ¼ 7-3 166-9 42-1 ¼ 49-7 ¾ 10.13 25-10 ¼ 52-6 ½ 52-0 6.17 7-3 25-2 7-4 ½ 7-2 7-5 ¾ 7-6 7-6 ½ 21.48 6.28 Mark 22-0.25 13-9.25 10.18 Foul 13.58 44.98 44.98 44.98 44.98 39.63 39.63 39.63 39.63 39.85 39.85 39.85 39.85 39.85 157-5 25-03 ½ 158-0 10.31 20.47 10.33 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 176-2 53-06 ½ 179-0 225-1 51.26 237-2 10.29 230-9 10.25 160-9 218-0 215-5 210-2 6-11 148-9 161-8

Latrell Frederick Brittany Littlejohn Cedric Scott Marcus Pitre David Pittman Justin Wolfe Terry Gatson Brittany Littlejohn Camille Pouncy Stephanie Sowell Justin Walker Latrell Frederick Craig Nall Jacqueline Canton Latrell Frederick Regina Roe Tiffany Cronin Tabitha Johnigan Regina Roe Tabitha Johnigan Regina Roe Trecey Rew Tabitha Johnigan Ronnie Powell Terrance Bean Sidney Montague Terrance Bean Terrance Bean Adrian Kirk Emily Rudan Marlene Garner Joe Rhyans Michael Greer Chad Leath Michael Cervantes Sidney Montague Fred Thompson LaMark Carter LaMark Carter LaMark Carter Shane Abernathy John Tappin Fred Thompson Brian Brown Camille Pouncy Damon West Damon West Brian Brown Edgar Cooper Al Edwards Kenneth DeWitt Chester Davis Brian Brown Llewellyn Starks Kelvin Barber Eric Barber Jacqueline Canton Eric Barber Steve Stockton Edgar Washington Wilson Brown Percy McGlory Mario Johnson Edgar Washington Rick Schweitzer Joe Delaney Victor Oatis Tabitha Johnigan David Fuller Joe Delaney Mark Duper Mark Duper

Javelin 100 Hurdles Triple Jump 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 100 Hurdles 100 Dash Triple Jump Javelin Javelin High Jump Javelin Javelin Triple Jump Shot Put Javelin Shot Put Javelin Shot Put 100M Dash High Jump Long Jump High Jump High Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump 100M Dash 110 Hurdles High Jump 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay Triple Jump 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay High Jump 200M Dash 100M Dash High Jump 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay High Jump Long Jump Long Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Javelin 200M Dash 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay Decathlon 200M Dash 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay 400M Relay 200M Dash

2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1992 1991 1991 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1987 1987 1985 1985 1985 1985 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1982 1981 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980

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261-3 13.13 52-6 ¾ 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 13.42 11.41 43-0 245-0 227-11 5-11 ¼ 229-2 148-5 42-1.¼ 49-7 ¾ 166-9 49-5 ½ 153-2 49-7 10.25 7-3 25-10 7-3 ¾ 7-3 ½ 51- 8 ½ 41-4 ¼ 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 ¼ 26-2 25-10 ½ 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

track & field Demon Top Performances Running Events 100 Meters 1. Justin Walker 2. Micah Larkins 3. Justin Walker 4. Justin Walker 5. Micah Larkins 6. Micah Larkins 7. Justin Walker Micah Larkins Justin Walker Amir James 11. Ronnie Powell Micah Larkins Justin Walker 14. Justin Walker Micah Larkins 16. Justin Walker 17. Micah Larkins 18. Justin Walker 19. Amir James 20. Micah Larkins Amir James

Time (wind) 9.95 (2.5) (5/11/14) 10.02 (3.6) (3/31/18) 10.06 (2.4) (6/27/14) 10.08 (3.7) (4/26/14) 10.10 (2.8) (4/20/19) 10.11 (2.9) (3/30/19) 10.12 (1.8) (6/13/14) 10.12 (-0.3) (5/6/18) 10.12 (2.3) (6/11/14) 10.12 (3.6) (3/31/18) 10.13 (4/25/98) 10.13 (3.0) (3/29/19) 10.13 (4.0) (5/1/10) 10.15 (2.3) (5/16/10) 10.15 (4.8) (5/8/16) 10.16 (1.4) (5/10/14) 10.17 (2.0) (4/21/18) 10.18 (3.9) (5/15/11) 10.19 (4.8) (5/8/16) 10.20 (2.1) (3/31/17) 10.20 (2.9) (4/8/17)

200 Meters 1. Justin Walker 2. Amir James 3. Amir James Justin Walker 5. Justin Walker 6. Justin Walker 7. Justin Walker 8. Micah Larkins 9. Amir James 10. Justin Walker 11. Hanoj Carter 12. Amir James 13. Amir James Justin Walker Justin Walker Joe Delaney 17. Justin Walker 18. Hanoj Carter 19. Justin Walker Amir James

Time (wind) 20.13 (2.1) (6/14/14) 20.41 (1.8) (5/25/18) 20.47 (0.1) (5/16/18) 20.47 (1.6) (5/11/14) 20.48 (4.5) (4/26/14) 20.49 (0.3) (5/16/10) 20.52 (4.1) (4/9/14) 20.53 (0.1) (5/6/18) 20.56 (2.4) (3/18/17) 20.58 (1.2) (5/30/14) 20.62 (4.1) (3/16/13) 20.63 (1.7) (4/8/17) 20.64 (0.8) (5/26/17) 20.64 (3.7) (6/29/14) 20.64 (4.1) (5/15/11) 20.64 (5/2/81) 20.66 (0.4) (4/5/14) 20.67 (1.9) (4/16/13) 20.70 (-2.4) (6/12/14) 20.70 (2.5) (4/13/18)

400 Meters 1. Andrei Moore 2. Michael Green 3. Tommy Swacker 4. Tommy Thomas 5. Kendall Taylor

Time 45.90 (4/30/76) 46.13 (5/10/09) 46.65 (5/21/76) 46.71 46.85 (5/1/10)

800 Meters 1. Leo Gatson 2. Bob Dufalo 3. Windell Bonner 4. Mark Spikes 5. Randy Robinson

Time 1:49.24 (5/21/76) 1:49.60 (5/8/65) 1:50.37 (5/4/81) 1:50.23 (4/21/90) 1:50.37 (5/3/80)

1500 Meters 1. Billy Green 2. Leo Gatson 3. Paul Trueman 4. Joshua Wilkins 5. Randy Moore

Time 3:46.45 (5/30/81) 3:46.93 (5/22/76) 3:49.60 (5/10/69) 3:49.83 (5/6/18) 3:50.40 (5/10/75)

3000 Meters 1. Joshua Wilkins 2. Mitch Landry 3. Robert McCormack 4. Noah Murgor 5. Mark Dotson

Time 8:41.83 (3/21/15) 9:06.07 (3/16/13) 9:06.47 (3/3/99) 9:09.57 (2004, SLC) 9:10.16 (3/10/12)

High Jump 1. Brian Brown 2. Terrance Bean 3. Michael Greer Felipe Apablaza 5. Eric Lancelin

Distance 7-8 (3/9/90) 7-4 ½ (1996) 7-3 7-3 (4/24/99) 7-1 ¾ (1993)

5000 Meters 1. Paul Trueman 2. Randy Moore 3. Frank Trammel 4. Billy Green 5. Jonah Chelimo

Time 14:21.40 (1969) 14:33.80 (1976) 14:34.80 (3/8/75) 15:00.54 (1981) 15:02.32 (2002, SLC)

Long Jump 1. Kenta Bell Llewellyn Starks Jarrot Handy 4. Eric Barber 5. Mike Brown

Distance 26-4 ½ (1999) 26-4 ½ (4/24/87) 26-4 ½ (6/6/80) 26-3 26-2 (4/10/76)

10,000 Meters 1. Frank Trammel 2. Leo Gatson 3. Damien Rosado 4. John Been 5. Al Hernandez

Time 29:10.0 (5/22/76) 31:09.00 (3/14/73) 31:16.40 (1993) 31:34.00 (3/24/73) 31:03.45 (1993)

Triple Jump 1. LaMark Carter 2. Kenta Bell 3. Eric Lancelin 4. Tyson Dillard 5. Eric Barbier

Distance 55-2. ¾ (1993) 54-8 ¼ (1999) 54-8 53-10 ¼ (4/28/00) 53-8 (4/25/85)

110M Hurdles 1. Joe Rhyans 2. Tremayne Flagler 2. Jamie Horn 3. J.D. Henry 4. Mike Hill

Time (wind) 13.86 (1993) 13.87 (1.6) (5/14/19) 13.88 (5/11/88) 13.93 (3/11/05) 13.95 (2009)

400M Hurdles 1. Chad Leath 2. George Flaviano 3. Clinton Williams 4. Carlos Minor 5. Wayne Jackson

Time 50.53 (2008) 51.06 (5/14/17) 51.67 (5/15/93) 51.99 (4/25/81) 52.06 (4/21/90)

Pole Vault 1. John Barrier 2. Ted Methvin 3. Chad Barrios 4. Keith Porrier 5. Richard Whitaker Bill Mitchell

Distance 16-8 ½ (3/20/79) 16-1 16-0 15-11 15-6 15-6 (2/2/74)

3000M Steeplechase 1. Randy Moore 2. Leo Gatson 3. Tim Rosas 4. Nathanial McReynolds 5. John Been

Time 8:52.00 (4/3/76) 8:57.70 (1974) 8:57.84 (1996) 9:05.83 (2009) 9:08.10 (1974)

Hammer Throw 1. Marquise Foster 2. Daniel Yarbrough 3. Kyrin Tucker 4. Cedric Paul 5. Will Malone

Distance 188-0 (3/16/18) 187-5 (2009) 167-1 (4/15/17) 160-5 (5/5/18) 154-11 (5/3/19)

Marathon 1. Mark Bolt 2. John Been 3. Frank Trammel 4. Windell Bonner

Time 2:38:40.5 (5/24/76) 2:41:05.0 (5/24/74) 2:43:04.7 (1/27/73) 2:45:34.0 (12/3/77)

Weight Throw (Indoor) 1. Daniel Yarbrough 2. Kyrin Tucker 3. Marquise Foster 4. Cedric Paul 5. Adrian Del Toro

Javelin 1. Latrell Frederick 2. Cody Fillinich 3. Craig Nall 4. Jeremy Lofton 5. Trevor Aldredge

Distance 61-04 ¾ (2/20/09) 60-8 ¾ (2/9/18) 59-1 ½ (1/12/18) 53-7 ¾ (1/27/18) 50-0 ½ (2/22/20)

Distance 271-10 (6/6/83) 242-2 ¾ (1966) 228-8 (2001) 219-9 (2002, SLC) 219-6 (5/19/91)

Field Events

Distance 261-09 (2003) 239-10 (2009) 228-08 (2001) 219-09 (2002, SLC) 219-06 (5/19/91)

Javelin 1. Latrell Frederick 2. Cody Fillinich 3. Craig Nall 4. Jeremy Lofton 5. Trevor Aldredge

Distance 261-9 (2001) 239-10 (2009) 228-8 (2001) 219-9 (2002, SLC) 219-6 (5/19/91)

Javelin (old) 1. Steve Stockton 2. Glenn Ermatinger 3. Craig Nall 4. Jeremy Lofton 5. Trevor Aldridge

Discus 1. Allen Smith 2. Ryan Martin 3. Keith Armond 4. Kyrin Tucker 4. Paul Oenbrink

Distance 180-8 (5/11/96) 175-11 (5/15/93) 176-3 ¾ (3/25/89) 176-3 (4/21/18) 176-0

Decathlon 1. Rick Schweitzer 2. John Barrier 3. Paul Papillion 4. Trey Guillory 5. Terry Douglas

Points 7,653 (5/23/82) 7,489 (3/24/79) 6,448 (5/17/99) 6,423 (5/17/99) 6,396

Shot Put 1. John Campbell 2. Mike Heimerman 3. Cedric Paul 4. Issa Banna 5. Kevin Johnson

Distance 65-8 ¾ (6/5/82) 62-4 ½ 61-3 ½ (5/26/18) 59-4.25 (2004, SLC) 58-7

Heptathlon 1. Jarrot Remo 2. Deylon Key

Points 4,096 (2/16/16) 4,045 (2/16/16)

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4x100M RELAY 1. 39.03 2. 39.32 3. 39.34 4. 39.42 5. 39.45 6. 39.48

Mario Johnson, Edgar Washington, Ray Brown, Mark Duper (6/5/82) Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, Mario Johnson, Mark Duper (6/6/81) Kie’Ave Harry, Micah Larkins, Amir James, Tre’Darius Carr (5/26/18) Edward Clarke, Javin Arrington, Tremayne Flagler, Tre’Darius Carr (5/25/19) Kie’Ave Harry, Micah Larkins, Amir James, Michael McGruder (3/31/18) Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, David Fuller, Mark Duper (4/26/80)

4X200M RELAY 1. 1:22.08 2. 1:22.50 3. 1:22.64 4. 1:23.35 5. 1:23.35

Mario Johnson, Edgar Washington, Mark Duper, Percy McGlory Mario Johson, David Fuller, Joe Delaney, Mark Duper Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, Mario Johnson, Cedric Evans Gabriel White, Hanoj Carter, Justin Walker, Kendall Taylor Mario Johnson, Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, David Fuller

4x400M RELAY 1. 3:06.89 2. 3:07.06 3. 3:07.56 3:07.56 5. 3:07.91

Marcus Pitre, David Pittman, Justin Wolfe, Terry Gatson Mike Batts, Kendall Taylor, Jeremy Emery, Mike Green Edgar Washington, Tommy Thomas, Donald Toussaint, Wilson Brown Chris Carter, Clarence Walers, Adrian Hardy, Chris Casteal Kennan Jackson, Gabriel White, Amir James, Anthony Taylor

(2003, SLC) (4/3/10) (5/4/85) (4/21/90) (5/10/15)

4X800M RELAY 1. 7:20.70 2. 7:37.58 3. 7:39.59 4. 7:40.30 5. 7:45.49

Randy Robinson, Billy Green, Vic Bradford, Windell Bonner at Texas Relays DJ Beyette, Antwonne Cobbin, Lawrence Jackson, Travis Plumb Keith Carter, Randy Robinson, Kelvin Stewart, Windell Bonner 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 2. 3:19.45 3. 3:22.43 4. 3:29.22 5. 3:29.97

Mike Brown, Robert Hardwell, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson Robert Hardwell, Andrew Morning, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson William Dunn, Mark Duper, Tommy Swacker, Windell Bonner Raymond Hatton, Quincy Davison, Dezrick Williams, Karllis Perry Gabriel White, Amir James, Anthony Taylor, Grant Butts

(4/3/76) (4/2/76) (1978) (3/26/11) (3/14/15)

DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. 9:57.20 2. 9:59.70 3. 10:02.70 4. 10:07.10 5. 10:08.30

Chris Digrazia, Leo Gatson, Frank Trammel, Randy Moore Terry Skaggs, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson, Frank Trammel Windell Bonner, Victor Bradford, Tommy Swacker, Billy Green John Taylor, Ricky Thomas, Frank Trammel, Randy Moore 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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(4/23/82) (4/3/81) (4/7/84) (3/30/13) (4/2/82)

track & field Lady Demon Top Performances Running Events 100 Meters 1. De’Shalyn Jones 2. Camille Pouncy 3. Jermeka McBride 4. Marlene Garner 5. De’Shalyn Jones De’Shalyn Jones 7. De’Shalyn Jones 8. De’Shalyn Jones 9. Jermeka McBride 10. Anna Forest 11. Anna Forest

Time (wind) 11.37 (1.4) (4/21/18) 11.41 (3.5) (2002, SLC) 11.44 (2.7) (5/8/16) 11.47 (4/24/93) 11.50 (1.4) (4/8/17) 11.50 (2.1) (5/13/17) 11.52 (0.5) (5/14/17) 11.54 (4.6) (3/31/17) 11.56 (3.3) (5/7/16) 11.61 (2.4) (5/1/10) 11.67 (0.7) (5/16/10)

200 Meters 1. De’Shalyn Jones 2. De’Shalyn Jones 3. De’Shalyn Jones 4. De’Shalyn Jones 5. De’Shalyn Jones 6. De’Shalyn Jones 7. De’Shalyn Jones 8. Natashia Jackson 9. Natashia Jackson 10. De’Shalyn Jones 11. Jermeka McBride 12. De’Shalyn Jones 13. Constance Seibles 14. Natashia Jackson 15. Anna Forest 16. Jermeka McBride

Time (wind) 23.04 (2.0) (4/13/18) 23.09 (3.0) (5/6/18) 23.12 (2.6) (3/18/17) 23.16 (1.9) (5/14/17) 23.21 (2.7) (4/8/17) 23.22 (4.0) (3/31/18) 23.35 (1.4) (5/25/17) 23.50 (I) (3/2/20) 23.55 (-0.5) (3/5/20) 23.55 (0.8) (3/17/18) 23.63 (3.9) (5/8/16) 23.64 (1.2) (5/26/17) 23.67 (3.7) (5/1/10) 23.69 (1.9) (5/14/17) 23.71 (3.7) (5/1/10) 23.73 (0.3) (5/26/16)

400 Meters 1. Natashia Jackson 2. De’Shalyn Jones 3. Quianna Griffin Natashia Jackson 4. Shekerah Kyles 5. Janelle Gibson 6. Deidra Truss

Time 53.25 (5/25/20) 53.61 (4/15/17) 53.63 (5/16/12) 53.63 (5/6/18) 54.97 (5/19/98) 55.13 (5/18/98) 55.18 (5/13/06)

800 Meters 1. Christal Traylor 2. Malissa Carr 3. Andrea Warren 4. Carla Davison 5. Taylor Utsey

Time 2:11.38 (5/3/98) 2:12.26 (3/15/97) 2:12.44 (5/10/09) 2:12.74 (1993) 2:12.76 (3/19/11)

1500 Meters 1. Christal Traylor 2. Malissa Carr 3. Karensa Ellis 4. Sarah Emory 5. Molly Magill

Time 4:40.61 (4/25/98) 4:41.12 (3/22/97) 4:41.90 (3/17/12) 4:42.37 (4/6/12) 4:43.29 (3/22/97)

3000 Meters 1. Maryalyce Walsh Judy Norris 3. Molly Magill 4. Sarah Emory 5. Jody Gowdy

Time 10:22.16 (3/29/92) 10:22.16 (1993) 10:25.23 (4/26/97) 10:29.48 (4/6/12) 10:31.32 (5/17/99)

5000 Meters 1. Maryalyce Walsh 2. Sarah Emory 3. Naumy Bor 4. Jody Gowdy 5. Robin Meyers

Time 17:46.40 (2/17/95) 17:59.66 (4/21/12) 18:13.20 (3/25/06) 18:18.89 (4/17/99) 18:29.74 (4/27/96)

10,000 Meters 1. Maryalyce Walsh 2. Danielle Schaeffer 3. Sarah Emory 4. Julie Lessiter 5. Jody Gowdy

Time 37:05.93 (1993) 37:24.66 (1996) 39:05.25 (5/11/12) 40:00.69 (5/17/98) 40:00.87 (4/1/97)

3000 Steeplechase 1. Jacqueline Rushford 2. Allison Fontenot 3. Jacqueline Rushford 4. Jacqueline Rushford 5. Jacqueline Rushford 6. Jacqueline Rushford 7. Isabella Hudson 8. Jacqueline Rushford 9. Jacqueline Rushford 10. Jacqueline Rushford

Time 11:21.57 (5/4/18) 11:28.70 (3/24/12) 11:29.58 (4/21/18) 11:42.13 (4/5/18) 11:47.15 (5/9/15) 11:47.70 (4/23/16) 11:50.90 (4/20/19) 11:52.45 (4/22/17) 11:54.10 (4/8/16) 11:55.14 (3/16/18)

100M Hurdles 1. Daeshon Gordon 2. Daeshon Gordon 3. Brittany Littlejohn 4. Daeshon Gordon 5. TaMeshia Miller 6. Daeshon Gordon 7. Daeshon Gordon Daeshon Gordon 9. Daeshon Gordon 10. Yetta James 11. Daeshon Gordon 12. Daeshon Gordon 13. Braneshia Payton Braneshia Payton 15. Braneshia Payton 16. TaMeshia Miller Daeshon Gordon 18. TaMeshia Miller 19. Braneshia Payton 20. TaMeshia Miller

Time (wind) 13.04 (2.5) (5/25/18) 13.12 (3.2) (3/31/18) 13.13 (6.2) (5/31/03) 13.14 (0.6) (5/6/18) 13.29 (3/18/06) 13.37 (0.5) (4/21/18) 13.38 (-0.3) (4/1/17) 13.38 (2.6) (4/8/17) 13.39 (2.9) (3/17/18) 13.40 (5/9/87) 13.43 (0.9) (5/5/17) 13.45 (2.6) (3/31/17) 13.51 (0.6) (5/6/18) 13.51 (0.9) (3/18/17) 13.52 (2.1) (4/22/17) 13.55 (2006) 13.55 (0.9) (3/18/17) 13.60 (2.8) (5/26/06) 13.61 (3.8) (3/30/17) 13.70 (1.7) (4/7/06)

400M Hurdles 1. Consuela Lindsay 2. Tamara Style 3. Daeshon Gordon 4. Madison Morton 5. Lakeisha Henderson

Time 58.05 (5/11/14) 59.88 (5/14/17) 59.96 (3/30/17) 1:00.98 (4/9/16) 1:01.89 (1998)

Field Events Javelin 1. Kelsey Frank 2. Regina Roe 3. Ashley Aldredge 4. Samantha Ford 5. Jessica Talley

Distance 168-5 (4/20/19) 166-9 (5/17/99) 166-0 (4/6/12) 162-7 (2006) 159-3 ¼ (3/14/15)

Discus 1. Trecey Rew 2. Janae Allen 3. Rechelle Bessard 4. Shakemia Johnson 5. Cori Runnels

Distance 192-4 (6/8/11) 176-2 (6/6/13) 177-4 (4/2/16) 156-1 (3/28/13) 160-8 (4/21/18)

Shot Put 1. Trecey Rew 2. Keona Jackson 3. Tabitha Johnigan 4. Peggy Lewis 5. Chantell Bratton

Distance 57-0 ¼ (6/16/11) 50-0 ½ (4/25/15) 49-7 ¾ (5/28/99) 48-5 ¼ (5/21/91) 47-11 ¼ (4/6/12)

High Jump 1. Jackie Canton 2. Christin Carter 3. Janice Miller 4. Jasmyn Steels 5. Tonya Wilson Quanese Jones-Young

Distance 5-11 ¼ (2001) 5-10 ¾ (2001-02) 5-8 ½ (5/19/91) 5-8 ½ (5/5/19) 5-8 5-8 (3/15/17)

Long Jump 1. Jasmyn Steels 2. Jasmyn Steels 3. Jasmyn Steels 3. Jasmyn Steels 4. Jasmyn Steels 5. Jasmyn Steels 6. Jasmyn Steels 7. Jasmyn Steels 8. Stephanie Sowell 9. Stephanie Sowell 10. Stephanie Sowell 11. Jasmyn Steels 12. Jasmyn Steels 13. Jasmyn Steels 14. Kenyah McDaniel 15. Jasmyn Steels

Distance (wind) 22-0 ½ (6/8/19) 21-4 ¾ (2.1) (3/30/19) 21-3 ¼ (4/12/19) 21-2 ½(I) (3/8/19) 21-2(I) (2/1/20) 21-1 ½(I) (2/15/20) 21-0 ½ (5/5/19) 20-10 ¾ (I) (1/17/20) 20-10 ½ (2003, SLC) 20-9 ¾ (2.3) (4/5/03) 20-9 ¼ (1.7) (5/18/03) 20-8 ½ (4/20/19) 20-7 ¾ (2.1) (5/12/18) 20-5 ¾ (I) (3/2/20) 20-5 ¼ (4/26/14) 20-5 (5/25/19)

Triple Jump 1. Stephanie Sowell 2. Stephanie Sowell 3. Por’sha Thomas 4. Stephanie Sowell Por’sha Thomas 6. Por’sha Thomas 7. Stephanie Sowell 8. Tiffany Cronin Por’sha Thomas 10. Jasmyn Steels 11. Breann Denson 12. Por’sha Thomas

Distance (wind) 43-1 (2003) 43-0 ¼ (2002) 42-7 ½ (4.1) (5/7/16) 42-6 ¼(2.3) (5/19/03) 42-6 ¼ (2.8) (4/18/15) 42-5 ¼ (2.4) (4/23/16) 43-2 ¾ (2.8) (5/15/05) 42-1 ¼ (5/8/1999) 42-1 ¼ (1.7) (5/9/15) 42-0 ½ (5/5/19) 41-11 ¼ (3.6)(5/7/16) 41-10 ¾ (2.2)

Pole Vault Height 1. Annemarie Broussard 13-9 ¼ (1/31/20) Reagan Darbonne 13-9 ¼ (6/5/19) 3. Annemarie Broussard 13-8 ½ (2/14/20) 4. Reagan Darbonne 13-8 ¼ (5/23/19) 5. Reagan Darbonne 13-3 ½ (4/20/19) 6. Reagan Darbonne 13-2 ½ (4/12/19) Reagan Darbonne 13-2 ½ (2/8/19) 8. Reagan Darbonne 13-2 ¼ (5/3/19) Annemarie Broussard 13-2 ¼ (3/1/20) 10. Annemarie Broussard 13-1 (2/24/19) Hammer Throw 1. Rechelle Bessard 2. De’Jon Griffin 3. Keona Jackson 4. Janae Allen 5. Trecey Rew

184-8 ¾ 183-7 178-7 174-11 174-4

(3/14/15) (5/29/09) (4/18/15) (4/19/13)

Weight Throw (Indoor) 1. Rechelle Bessard 2. Keona Jackson 3. Gerianna Lyons 4. Rechelle Bessard 5. Trecey Rew

64-5 ¼ 61-5 60-6 ¾ 58-8 57-9 ¾

(1/16/15) (2/16/15) (2/10/17) (2/24/14) (1/15/11)

4,068

(3/28/14)

Heptathlon 1. Mawi Berkhadley

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Lady Demon Top 5 Performances Relays 4x100 Relay 1. 44.68 2. 44.74 3. 44.95 4. 45.09 5. 45.25

Erica Casanove, Kim Pouncy, Camille Pouncy, Shadashaila Thompson Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Deja Moore Marjorie Thompson, Kimani Evans, Ona Giles, Natashia Jackson Deja Moore, Kimani Evans, Ona Giles, Natashia Jackson Angelica Kotun, Shamaigun VanBuren, Constance Seibles, Anna Forest

4x200 Relay 1. 1:35.70 2. 1:36.69 3. 1:37.22 4. 1:37.24 5. 1:39.55

Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style (4/1/17) Kimani Evans, Ona Giles, Natashia Jackson, Jayla Fields (3/30/19) Angelica Kotun, Quiana Griffin, Constance Seibles, Consuela Lindsay (3/31/12) De’Shalyn Jones, Keshira McKnight, Jermeka McBride, Taprica Lewis (4/2/16) Marlene Garner, Rhonda Ellis, Jackie Sheppard, Alicia Cousins (3/10/93)

4x400 Relay 1. 3:36.31 2. 3:37.86 3. 3:38.26 4. 3:38.32 5. 3:39.16

Tamara Style, De’Shalyn Jones, Widline Lageroy, Natashia Jackson (5/6/18) Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, Widline Lageroy, Courtney Willis (4/21/18) Quiana Griffin, Constance Seibles, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay (5/13/12) Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Widline Lageroy Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style (5/5/17)

4x800 Relay 1. 9:33.03 2. 9:36.01 3. 9:39.55 4. 9:55.74 5. 10:07.19

Allison Coughlin, Karensa Ellis, Sarah Emory, Lawana Perkins (3/10/12) Carla Davison, Judy Norris, Karen Current, Joylene Levingston (3/9/94) at Ty Terrell Relays (3/27/99) Erin Sitarz, Erin Wrozek, Ashley Adams, Emily Sitarz (3/14/15) Isabella Hudson, Erin Wrozek, Sidney Cowgill, Atianna Parks (3/17/18)

1600 Sprint Medley 1. 3:55.92 2. 3:58.75 3. 4:00.57 4. 4:00.60 5. 4:02.00

at Ty Terrell Relays Angelica Kotun, Constance Seibles, D. Nowak, Andrea Warren Shamaigun Van Buren, Anna Forest, Constance Seibles, Andrea Warren Jessica Tuck, Anna Forest, Constance Seibles, Andrea Warren Quiana Griffin, Andrea Warren, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay

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

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NSU Leon Johnson Invitational Meet Records Men’s Records

Event Time/Mark Name School 100M: 10.13 Justin Walker Northwestern State

10.13 Ronnie Powell Northwestern State 200M: 20.47 Justin Walker Northwestern State 400M: 46.34 Mike Green Northwestern State 800M: 1:48.65 Drake Murphy Stephen F. Austin 1500M: 3:52.6 Mark Mosley Ouachita Baptist 3000M: 8:53.63 Sam Stabler Lamar 5000M: 14:25.6 Doug Keller Mankato State 10,000M: 31:46.24 Jonathan Granger USL 110M Hurdles: 13.90 James McCrainey Southern 400M Hurdles: 51.56 Chad Leath Northwestern State 3000M SC: 8:57.1 John Kebirio Abilene Christian 4x100M Relay: 39.51 Northwestern State (E. Clarke, M. Larkins, J. Arrington, T, Carr) 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 ½ Jeff Rodriguez UT-Tyler Long Jump: 26-5 Vernon George Unattached

26-5 Kenta Bell Unattached Triple Jump: 56-6 ¾ Kenta Bell Unattached/NSU Shot Put: 62-11 John Campbell Northwestern State Discus: 215-3 Jason Morgan Unattached Hammer: 222-1 Adonson Shallow Southeastern La. Javelin: 239-10 Cody Fillinich Northwestern State

Women’s Records

Event Time/Mark Name School 100M: 11.47 Marlene Garner Northwestern State 200M: 23.12 Quanisha Sales Louisiana Tech 400M: 53.69 Natashia Jackson Northwestern State 800M: 2:12.72 Esther Abuto Texas-Arlington 1500M: 4:40.61 Christal Traylor Northwestern State 3000M: 10:05.32 Tami Micham Northeast Louisiana 5000M: 10:48.38 Kendall Mears Southern Arkansas 10,000M: 41:14.46 Christine Blanchard McNeese State 100M Hurdles: 13.27 Antoinette Cobb Louisiana Tech 400M Hurdles: 59.97 Grace McKenzie McNeese 3000M SC: 11:28.03 Meredith Blocker Stephen F. Austin 4x100M Relay: 45.25 Northwestern State (A. Kotun, S. VanBuren, C. Seibles, A. Forest) 4x400M Relay: 3:42.70 Stephen F. Austin (C. Burch, D. Jackson, A. Teel, I. Nave) High Jump: 5-10 ½ Avanna Walker Louisiana Tech

5-10 ½ Jacqueline Canton Northwestern State Pole Vault: 13-6 ½ Nastassja Campbell Stephen F. Austin Long Jump: 21-8 ¼ Marita Hunt Unattached Triple Jump: 41-10 ½ Natasha Barber McNeese State Shot Put: 56-11 ½ Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU Discus: 192-9 Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU Hammer: 208-6 Cristal Kostiew NY Athletics Club Javelin: 170-10 Samantha Ford Unattached/NSU

Date 5/1/10 4/25/98 4/27/14 5/1/10 4/12/19 3/18/80 4/6/12 3/18/80 4/28/92 3/11/78 4/10/08 3/11/78 4/12/19

Walter P. Ledet Track Complex

5/1/10 3/11/78 4/28/92 4/6/12 4/28/92 4/23/00 4/23/00 4/15/82 4/6/12 5/1/10 4/25/09 Date 4/24/93 5/1/10 4/12/19 5/1/10 4/25/98 4/28/92 4/10/08 4/27/91 5/1/10 4/12/19 4/10/08 5/1/10

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.

4/12/20 4/23/00 4/23/00 4/12/19 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 Outdoor Records Demon Records Running Events Relays Event Athlete Mark/Time Year 100M

200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 5000M 10,000M 3000M SC 110 Hurdles 400 Hurdles

Justin Walker Micah Larkins Amir James Andrei Moore Leo Gatson Billy Green Josh Wilkins Paul Trueman Frank Trammel Randy Moore Joe Rhyans Chad Leath

10.12 10.12 20.41 45.90 1:49.24 3:46.45 8:41.83 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 Marquise Foster Allen Smith Rick Schweitzer

Mark/Time 271-10 261-3 26-4 ¼ 26-4 ¼ 26-4 ¼ 55-2 ¾ 7-8 16-8 65-8 ½ 188-0 180-8 7653

Relays Event 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

Athlete Harry, Larkins, James, Carr Johnson, Washington, McGlory, Duper Pitre, Pittman, Wolfe, Gatson Robinson, Green, Bradford, Bonner Brown, Hardwell, Moore, Gatson Dizgrazia, Gaston , Trammel, Moore

Mark/Time 38.92 1:22.08 3:06.89 7:20.70 3:17.07 9:57.2

2014 2018 2018 1976 1976 1981 2015 1969 1976 1976 1993 2008 Year 1983 2001 1999 1987 1980 1993 1990 1979 1982 2018 1996 1982 Year 2018 1980 2003 1981 1976 1975

Event 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

Athlete Casanave, Pouncy, Pouncy, Thompson Gordon, Jones, Jackson, Style Style, Jones, Lageroy, Jackson Coughlin, Ellis, Emory, Perkins Kotun, Seibles, Nowak, Warren Davison, Landry, Schaeffer, Walsh

Mark/Time 44.68 1:35.70 3:36.31 9:33.03 3:58.75 12:31.57

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) Drake Murphy (SFA) 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 1:48.65 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 ¼ 7-6 18-4 ¾ 65-3 ¾ 222-1 200-0 7920 39.34 1:23.90 3:07.17 7:30.25 3:22.49 9:53.80

Date 5/1/10 4/25/98 5/15/00 5/18/96 4/12/19 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

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) Gracie Hyde (UCA) Sita Waru (McNeese) Stacy Poole (UTSA) Antoninette Cobb (La. Tech) Yamelis Ortiz (Lamar) Samantha Ford (Unattached/NSU) Marita Hunt (Unattached) Sarea Alexander (UIW) Jacqueline Canton (NSU) Nastassja Campbell Trecey Rew (Unattached/NSU) Cristal Kostiew (NY Athletics Club) Trecey Rew (Unattached/NSU) Jennifer Hoppe (SFA) Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin

Mark/Time 11.32 23.12 23.12 52.77 2:08.60 4:33.38 9:46.38 10:27.55 17:24.78 35:49.08 13.27 58.17 175-1 21-8 ¼ 43-2 ½ 5-11 ¼ 13-6 ½ 56-11 ½ 208-6 192-4 5288 45.06 1:23.90 3:39.12 9:35.02 1:46.07

Year 5/18/96 5/1/10 5/15/00 5/15/00 5/18/96 5/18/96 5/14/00 5/15/19 5/15/00 5/16/96 5/1/10 5/15/00 5/17/08 4/25/09 5/5/19 4/27/01 4/12/19 4/6/12 4/16/11 4/6/12 5/14/00 5/15/19 5/10/84 5/5/19 3/10/93 3/10/93

Lady Demon Records Running Events Women Event Athlete Mark/Time Year 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles

Field Events Event Javelin Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault

Shot Put Hammer Discus Weight (Indoor) Heptathlon

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400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles

Javelin Athlete Mark/Time Year Long Jump Kelsey Frank 168-5 2019 Triple Jump Jasmyn Steels 22-0 ¼ 2019 High Jump Stephanie Sowell 43-1 2003 Pole Vault Jacqueline Canton 5-11 ¼ 2001 Shot Put Reagan Darbonne 13-9 ¼ 2019 Hammer Annmarie Broussard 13-9 ¼ 2020 Discus Trecey Rew 57-0 ¼ 2011 Heptathlon Rechelle Bessard 184-8 ¾ 2015 4x100 Relay Trecey Rew 192-4 2011 4x200 Relay Rechelle Bessard 64-5 ¼ 2015 4x400 Relay Yetta James 5306 1988 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Camille Pouncy De’Shalyn Jones De’Shalyn Jones Christal Traylor Christal Traylor Maryalyce Walsh Jacqueline Rushford Maryalyce Walsh Maryalyce Walsh Brittany Littlejohn Consuela Lindsay

11.41 23.12 53.61 2:11.38 4:40.61 10:22.16 11:21.57 17:45.46 37:05.93 13.13 58.05

2002 2017 2017 1998 1998 1992 2018 1995 1993 2003 2014

Year 2000 2017 2012 2012 2011 1995

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track & field NSU Indoor Records Demon Records Running Events Event 55M 55 Hurdles 60M 60 Hurdles 200M 300M 400M 600Y 600M 800M 1000M Mile 1600M 3000M 2 Mile 5000M

Athlete Ronnie Powell Joe Rhyans Micah Larkins/Ronnie Powell Tremayne Flagler Amir James Amir James Charles Green Chris Pearson DJ Beyette Todd Boddie Jason Wingard Joshua Wilkins Billy Gaines Mark Keough Damien Rosado Mark Keough

Mark/Time 6.17 7.45 6.63 7.83 21.08 32.79 47.31 1:13.87 1:22.34 1:51.54 2:33.13 4:12.15 4:20.10 8:35.17 9:27.49 14:48.91

Field Events Event High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Weight Throw Pole Vault

Athlete Brian Brown Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Ryan Martin Daniel Yarbrough Keith Poirrer

Mark/Time 7-8 26-3 ¾ 54-5 ½ 57-1 ½ 61-4 ¾ 15-11

Relays Event 4x400 Relay Distance Medley

Athlete James, Flaviano, Larkins, Milton Unknown

Mark/Time 3:13.72 10:00.76

Year 1998 1994 2018/1998 2019 2017 2017 2010 2009 2009 1998 1998 2018 1991 1998 1993 1998 Year 1990 2000 2000 1994 2009 1991 Year 2017 1998

Lady Demon Records Running Events Event 55M 60M 55 Hurdles 60 Hurdles 200M 300M 400M 600Y 600M 800M 1000M Mile 3000M 3 Mile 5000M

Field Events Event Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw Pentathlon

Athlete Marlene Garner Lynell Washington Erin Knox Daeshon Gordon Natashia Jackson De’Shalyn Jones Natashia Jackson Jasmine Dansby Jessica Coleman Jessica Coleman Margeaux Fisher Karensa Ellis Naumy Bor Maryalyce Walsh Sarah Emory

Mark/Time 7.04 7.44 8.03 8.15 23.50 38.21 53.25 1:29.82 1:38.05 2:14.22 3:06.62 5:09.84 10:37.87 18:06.32 19:18.77

Athlete Jasmyn Steels Stephanie Sowell La’Tyria Jefferson Annemarie Broussard Trecey Rew Rechelle Bessard Mawi Berkhadley

Mark/Time 21-2 ½ 43-1 5-10 ½ 13-9 ¼ 53-0 ¾ 64-5 ¼ 2,963

Relays Event 4x400 Relay 4X400Y Relay Distance Medley

Year 1993 2020 2012 2018 2020 2017 2020 2018 2018 2018 2006 2013 2006 1993 2012

Athlete Moore, Fields, Wilson, Jackson Seibles, Lindsay, Warren, Griffin Bor, Fisher, Hoffman, Saloman

Mark/Time 3:41.29 3:49.30 12:39.88

Year 2019 2003 2020 2020 2011 2015 2014 Year 2020 2011 2006

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