2018 Track and Field Media Guide by Northwestern State Sports Information

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

School Northwestern State University Location Natchitoches, Louisiana Founded 1884 as Louisiana Normal Enrollment 10,572 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

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2018 NSU TRACK & FIELD

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COACHING STAFF & ATHLETES

Head Coach Mike Heimerman Associate Head Coach Adam Pennington Assistant Coach Tyron Stewart Asst. Coach Chris Sauer/AT Victoria Morris 2018 Demons Roster Demons Profiles 2018 Lady Demons Roster Lady Demons Profiles

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Head Coach Mike Heimerman UNIVERSITY & ATHLETIC PERSONNEL Associate Head Coach Adam Pennington President Dr. Chris Maggio 37 Assistant Coaches Tyron Stewart Vice President Jerry Pierce 38 Chris Sauer Director of Athletics Greg Burke 39 Administrative Asst Elizabeth Holloway Athletic Administration 40 Track & Field Phone (318) 357-5252 Sports Information-Media Info 43 Athletic Trainer Victoria Morris 2017 Indoor Results Men: 5th HISTORY & RECORDS Women: 3rd Individual Conference Champions 44 2017 Outdoor Results Men: 4th Conference Results 45 Women: 3rd NCAA Division I All-Americans 46 Sports Information Director Doug Ireland NCAA Qualifiers 47 Assistant SID Jason Pugh Demon Top 5 48 Email Ireland@nsula.edu Lady Demon Top 5 50 SID Phone (318) 357-6467 NSU Invitational Records 52 Website www.nsudemons.com Walter P. Ledet Complex Records 53 Twitter NSUDemonsTF NSU Program Records 54 Facebook facebook.com/forkemdemons NORTHWESTERN STATE This is NSU 54 2018 NSU T&F MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS 55 Editor Doug Ireland Campus Life Layout and Design Matt Vines and Jason Pugh Academics 56 57 Editorial Assistance Matt Vines, Jason Pugh, CHAMPS/Life Skills Martin Seng, Bianca Stakesand Ronnette Pellegrin Photography Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services

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track & field Demons & Lady Demons have championship aspirations The Northwestern State track and field programs remain as the Southland Conference’s top sprinter destination, but the Demons and Lady Demons are continuing to diversity in order to compete for team championships. Both team expect to contend for the league’s overall titles as NSU fields one of its deeper teams on the men’s and women’s side.

LADY DEMONS Following its best-ever finish at the Southland Conference Indoors, the Northwestern State women’s track and field team expects to be even better outdoors this spring. The Lady Demons were conference runnerups at the indoor championship. Last May, they were a close third with a program-record 133 points at the Southland Outdoors. All the Lady Demons’ core contributors from last year return this spring. Senior sprinter De’Shalyn Jones, who won four gold medals in the 100 meter dash (11.52), 200 (23.16), the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Southland Outdoors, hopes to exceed her success in the podium and in the conference record books. Jones is the reigning Southland Outdoor Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Running Events Performer, and Individual High-Point Scorer (27.5). She owns an all-time top-five in Southland history in the 200 dash (23.12), a mark that is also the fastest in school history. Jones also holds the fastest time in school history in the 400 (53.61). Jones is ranked fourth in the school history in the 100 (11.50). Of NSU’s 95 points at the Southland Indoors, 72 were scored in the sprints. Sophomore Natashia Jackson was the High-Point Scorer in the league with 23.5 points, while hurdler Daeshon Gordon barely missed a berth at the NCAA Indoors. Other top sprinters include freshman Deja Moore, Courtney Willis, Widline Lageroy, and hurdlers Tamara Style and Braneshia Payton-Howard. Moore, Lageroy, Willis, and Jackson won the 4x400 in the Southland Indoor Championships (3:43.89). Style was awarded the Southland’s 2017 Outdoor

Braneshia Payton-Howard Newcomer of the Year honor and is the reigning Southland outdoor champion in the 400 hurdles (59.88). Her time puts her in second in school history. She ran a leg on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays that finished first in the Southland Outdoors. Payton-Howard finished third in the 100 hurdles at the 2017 outdoor championships (13.97) and also ran a leg on the 4x100 relay (45.30) that won the Southland championship last May. Payton-Howard has the fourth fastest time in the 100 hurdles (13.51). Gordon has the second-fastest times in school history in the 100 (13.38) and 400 hurdles (59.88). In the relays, Payton-Howard, Jones, Styles, and Jackson have run the fourth and fifth best times in school history in the 4x100, 45.30 and 45.32 respectively. Gordon, Jones, Jackson, and Style ran the second-best time in the 4x400 (3:39.16). Gordon, Jackson, Jones, and Madison Morton ran 3:41.09, a time that is good for fourth in school history. The throws have long been a strong point for NSU’s women. Returning in the javelin is junior Summer Thomas, who finished fifth in the Southland Championships (130-1), while Cori Runnels is the reigning discus throw champion in the Southland (153-11). Destiney Myers was the runner-up in the shot put in last year’s championship (48-10 ¼). Quanese Jones-Young is the senior anchor of a talented jumps squad, posting 5-7 ¾ clearances for silver medals at

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the Southland Indoors and last May’s Southland Outdoors in the high jump. Jones-Young is ranked fourth in school history in the high jump (5-8). In the long jump, Jasmyn Steels has made strides in her sophomore year since finishing third in the Southland Outdoor Championships in New Orleans last May (19-4 ¾). Steels finished fourth in the long jump (19-5 ¼) and triple jump (39-7 ¾) in the Southland Indoor Championships, marks that exceed her outdoor bests last year. Jessica Coleman is a leader in the middle distances as she had had success in both indoors and outdoors: Coleman finished fifth in the 800 last May at the conference outdoor meet in 2:13.74 and took sixth indoors last month (2:16.64). Erin Wrozek also has had success at that distance, taking seventh at the outdoors last spring (2:15.15). The Lady Demons’ distance runners have made significant strides. Among those to watch are Emily Sitarz, who improved her time in the 3000 by 15 seconds in the indoor season and holds the program’s fourth fastest time, 12:26.03, in the 3000 steeplechase. Sitarz also was part of a 4x800 relay team that in 2015 ran the fourth fastest time (9.55.74) in school history with Wrozek and her twin sister Erin. Senior Jacqueline Rushford has a top-five time in school history in the 3000 steeplechase (11:47.15) and set a PR in the Southland Indoor Championships in the 3000 (10:46.37).

Northwestern State’s strong sprint contingent is the cornerstone of a squad that could contend for the 2018 Southland Conference Outdoor championship. It’s far fromthe only stronghold, however, for the Demons. Undoubtedly the national-class speed of 2016 AllAmericans Amir James and Micah Larkins is the attentiongrabbing factor when assessing the NSU roster. Senior throwers Kyrin Tucker, Cedric Paul and Marquise Foster are also key pieces for the Demons in the 2018 outdoor track and field season The trio provide coach Mike Heimerman with plenty of power in the hammer, discus and shot put, with the discus and hammer events not contested indoors. That, along with the addition of the javelin throw and the 4x100 relay, also traditional strengths for the Demons, adds firepower to a squad that has been near the top of the Southland Conference standings at the 2018 indoor (third place among 12 teams) and 2017 outdoor (fourth) championships. Nearly all of the Demons’ key competitors from last year return this spring. The throws have long been a forte for the Demons. Paul was the 2016 Southland Outdoor winner in the shot put (55-11) and last month had his third podium finish at the Southland Indoor Championships in four years at NSU (2015, 2016, 2018). Paul was fourth last year in the Southland Outdoors (55-¼). Tucker and Foster excelled in the indoor season in the weight throw and along with Paul are poised to continue their assault on NSU’s records in the hammer throw. Foster, Tucker, and Paul are ranked second (171-7 ¼), third (167-1), and fourth (147-10) in school history with marks last year. Tucker is fifth in the shot put (58-2 ½), after achieving that mark in 2017. Tucker is also fifth in school history in the discus throw (174-9), after throwing that mark in 2017. Tucker finished third at last May’s Southland Outdoors in the shot (56-2 ½) and sixth in the discus (162-2). NSU should excel in the sprints once again, and not just thanks to James and Larkins, who have been productive at the Southland championships throughout their careers. The Demons have added talented newcomers Kie’Ave Harry, Desmond Mapps, and Michael McGruder. Harry, a

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sophomore who previously attended Texas College, took second in the 60 meter dash at the Southland Indoors (6.77). Mapps and McGruder came from Arkansas-Little Rock, where they were podium finishers in sprints in the Sun Belt Conference and qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay. McGruder finished third in the 60 (6.77) and the 200 (21.51) in the Southland Indoors. Ceaser Stephens is one of several leaders of a talented jumps squad. Following an excellent season where he had a podium appearance in every meet, culminating with a bronze medal at the Southland Indoors (49-7), Stephens aims to continue his form into the outdoor season as he has posted marks in the triple jump indoors that have superseded his personal record outdoors. The junior from Opelika, Alabama has consistently finished in the top six in every competition outdoors and indoors, taking fourth last May at the conference outdoor meet (50-2 ¾). Quindarrius Thompson went 51-1 to lead the 2018 Southland indoor regular-season rankings. He posted topeight results in each of his 2017 outdoor meets. Senior long jumper Deylon Key was third at the Southland Outdoors last year (23-5 ¼). Sophomore high jumper Tre’ Evans scored in the last two Southland meets, fifth indoors this year (6-6 ¼) and seventh

last May (6-7). The Demons’ distance pacesetter is senior Joshua Wilkins, who had a successful indoor season, finishing third in the mile in the Southland Indoor Championships (4:18.47) and eighth in the 3000. Wilkins holds the school record in the 3000 (8:41.83), set in 2015, and is fifth in school history in the 1500 (3:52.39). Brandon Lewis-Graham, a junior transfer from Louisiana Tech, runs mainly the 1500 and 3000. The upperclassmen are joined by freshmen Darius Groves, Adam Courville, Hayden Robertson, and Colby Clark. In the javelin, seniors Ty Shilling and De’John Garrison pair with Collin Milton and Colt Shankle to give NSU scoring potential. Garrison finished seventh in the Southland in 2016 (185-0) and Milton finished eighth in 2017 (183-3). Shilling, who is a 2016 All-American sprinter and was a fifth-place finisher in the javelin in the Southland Outdoors last year (190-5), is focused only on the javelin after participating in both running and throwing events in the past three seasons.

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Mike Heimerman

(NSU, 1998)

Head Coach • 6th as head coach • 16th overall

How do you replace a living legend? As tough as that sounds, Mike Heimerman has done it without missing a beat. That’s clear by checking the results of the recent Southland Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships, where both the NSU men and women have excelled as contenders for team titles, piling up event championships and points. In 2016, NSU track and field posted its best combined finish in four decades of Southland competition, with the men’s and women’s teams combining for 228 points and a pair of top three finishes, the Lady Demons taking second, at the Southland Outdoors in Corpus Christi, Texas. Then five Demon competitors won All-America honors with top 16 finishes at the NCAA Outdoors, while Lady Demon senior javelin thrower Ashley Aldredge was honorable mention All-America for a second consecutive year. The 2017 Southland Outdoors brought even more top-end accomplishment. NSU’s women swept the sprints while piling up a program-record 133 points in a strong third-place finish. The Demons were fourth, one point shy of third. 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. Promoting the No. 2 man in the program was the convenient hire, sure. In six years as the Lady Demons’ head coach, he had guided the NSU women to their finest hours – the best finish in Southland Conference history, and an NCAA Champion in 2011 discus winner Trecey Rew. In 16 years on the coaching staff, Heimerman earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the nation’s more accomplished and respected throws coaches. But Burke, whose exacting process has often produced gold-medal results in naming new coaches, didn’t take the easy road and simply promote Heimerman. “As a student-athlete, graduate assistant, assistant

coach, and head women’s coach, Mike has over two decades of experience with our department and specifically with the track and field program. I had a high degree of confidence in him based on what I saw during a period that parallels my tenure as athletics director,” said Burke. “Still, when Coach Johnson stepped down, we went through a search process, the first head coaching search for the track and field program in 31 years. “After vetting several candidates and then sitting down with Mike, I 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.” Heading into his fifth outdoor season as head coach of both the men’s and women’s programs, Heimerman has proven the wisdom of Burke’s decision. The transition has been accomplished without any dropoff. Heimerman has personally coached 11 of NSU’s last 24 All-American athletes. Under his leadership, the Lady Demon program set new highs for academic achievement, highlighted by Rew, an Academic AllAmerican and the USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 2011 Field Events Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Team GPAs are climbing.

Heimerman poses with the 2011 Lady Demon squad that placed second at the SLC Outdoor Championships.

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track & field Some of the other highly-accomplished competitors Heimerman has helped develop at NSU include four-time All-American javelin thrower Cody Fillinich, 1999 USA Juniors javelin champion Latrell Frederick, a three-time All-American, and two other USA Juniors javelin champs, Dawn Comeaux and Randy Fauntleroy. “Mike was a tremendous athlete and has carried his competitive spirit into coaching. He’s been at my side for the past 16 years and has done a super job as an assistant coach, and a head coach,” said Johnson 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.” He has been. And the best is yet to come. 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. Seeing his athletes rise to the occasion in conference, regional and national meets has been a hallmark of his coaching career. It happened again in 2013 when senior Janae Allen reached her potential during the season and a month after graduating, finished 10th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoors to earn All-America accolades. The 2012 season saw yet another Heimermancoached thrower rise near the top of the collegiate ranks as Aldredge lofted an NCAA 14th-best, and NSU second-best, mark of 166-0 and captured the Southland Conference Championship. An injury denied her a likely All-America award. The 2011 season was spectacular for the Lady Demon track and field program, with Trecey Rew’s NCAA discus championship and the team’s best-ever finish, a runner-up showing, at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. It was no surprise that Heimerman was voted women’s Coach of the Year on the All-Louisiana Team in 2011, sharing the honor with LSU’s Dennis Shaver. Even before taking the helm of the program, he was a key factor in helping the Demons and Lady Demons make the most consistently high finishes at Southland Conference championships of any Louisiana team.

Since Heimerman wrapped up his own outstanding competitive career and joined the coaching staff, NSU has consistently produced nationally competitive throwers. He’s coached 23 athletes who have reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships. 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 All-America 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. It is not just technical knowledge that makes Heimerman a great coach, but also his competitive zeal and his ability to instill the same fire in his athletes. A junior college All-American at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, Heimerman is a proud Wichita, Kan., native.

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Adam Pennington

(LSU-Alexandria, 2012)

Associate Head Coach • Sprints, Hurdles • 3rd Season If all recruits carry the immediate impact that Adam Pennington has had in his first two years coaching sprints for Northwestern State, it would take a charter flight to carry all of the NSU national meet qualifiers. 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 due to 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. Last May the Lady Demons swept the three sprints and the relays, and the 400 meter hurdles, while Jones was NSU’s second straight Outdoor Female Track Athlete of the Year and Tamara Style was Newcomer of the Year. The Demons scored 43 of their 89 points in the sprints, win-

ning the 4x100 relay and going 2-3 in both the 100 and 200. 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 dash despite injuries to Larkins and James. What’s ahead, with talented newcomers, this outdoor season is tantalizing to consider – and the future in 2019 is brimming with promise. 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. Pennington coached at his high school alma mater from 2009-13 and had significant impact as an assistant coach at McNeese State as an assistant coach in 2014-15. He was selected after the 2015 season to attend an Emerging Elite Coaches Camp in Chula Vista, Calif., at the USA Olympic training center. He also had success as a personal coach for high school athletes in Louisiana and Texas. In that capacity, athletes he coached included 61 state qualifiers, 13 state champions, 35 medalists, one state class record holder, and a USA Track and Field Junior national champion. Coaching at Marksville, Pennington helped shape five district championship teams and two nationally ranked high jumpers, along with a nationally-ranked hurdler. 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. In 2015, Pennington took over coaching all of McNeese’s jumps events and the vault, and developed eight Southland medalists, including Southland Indoor women’s long jump champion Simone Johnson. Eleven of his competitors earned conference academic honors while four of his athletes made the All-Louisiana track and field team. Pennington competed for NSU in 2008, and later graduated from LSU Alexandria with a general studies-kinesiology degree.

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Tyron Stewart

(Texas A&M, 2011)

Assistant Coach • Jumps, Multis • 2nd Season When looking for a coach to continue the remarkable success of the jumps discipline in the Northwestern State track and field program, head coach Mike Heimerman decided to hire a national champion competitor who is early in his coaching career. Former USA indoor long jump champion Tyron Stewart, a five-time NCAA All-American in the long and triple jumps at nearby Texas A&M, took over coaching the Demon and Lady Demon horizontal and high jumpers in fall 2016. In his first Southland Outdoor Championships, Stewart watched his jumpers score a silver and two bronze medals last May. There’s every indication the podium count will rise and scoring will , too, this May in San Antonio under the leadership of one of the country’s top competitors this decade. 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 among a jumps squad that had a banner year in 2016. With seniors Aaron and Emmanuel Williams and Por’sha Thomas providing the haul, NSU snared six Southland Conference titles, sweeping the indoor and outdoor men’s long and triple jumps, and the women’s triple jump, and one NCAA Outdoor AllAmerican, Emmanuel Williams, seventh in the long jump. At the Southland Indoors, the NSU men pulled off only the third podium sweep ever in the long jump, the first since 2002. The NSU program has a great history of national success and stacks of Southland gold medals in the jumps. The Demons have produced two USA Olympians, LaMark Carter and Kenta Bell, in the triple jump, and 1990 NCAA Indoor and 1989 USA Outdoor high jump king Brian Brown. The Lady Demons history includes four-time long/triple jump All-American Steph-

anie Sowell and Thomas, who won Southland triple jump golds before her career wrapped up last May. “Going back decades, we’ve had phenomenal coaches that weren’t phenomenal athletes in that respective 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. “He’s trained and worked under Coach Fisher throughout his career, and he got a great recommendation from Fisher, who was at the Rio Olympics for Team USA,” Heimerman said. “I always rely on my friends in the jumps world, and we know that Tyron’s contacts in the Dallas area and back in his native California can open some new areas to us.”

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Chris Sauer

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Assistant Coach • Distance • 1st Season Chris Sauer has had immediate impact since joining the NSU track and field coaching staff before the 2017 cross country season. There’s an ever-growing collection of PRs by his runners. Senior Joshua Wilkins made a huge progression and realized his potential with the best finish in 15 years, sixth, by a Demon cross country runner at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships. The NSU men and women distance corps are adding to the scoring potential at the Southland Indoor and Outdoor T&F Championships. Sauer has run and coached in one of America’s cross country hotbeds, so NSU head coach Mike Heimerman had reason to believe he was a good bet to strengthen the distance corps and cross country programs in Demonland. That’s proven true. The former Stony Brook distance runner and team captain served as a volunteer assistant with the Seawolves in 2015. He was named NSU’s head cross country coach and assistant track coach, for distance runners, for the fall 2016 campaign. “We looked at a lot of resumes, but we kept coming back to (Sauer’s),” Heimerman said. “Sauer was a good runner before coaching with the Stony Brook program, and he handled his interview very well. He’s been everything we hoped for, and more.” Coaching a thin roster further addled by injury, Sauer guided steady improvements throughout his cross country squads. That trend extended in the 2017 cross country season, while Demon and Lady Demon runners contributed to peak scoring totals at the conference track and field championships. That more than validated the decision by Heimerman and associate head coach Adam Pennington to bring in a new staff member from a different time zone. Sauer hails from Sparta High School in New Jersey, where he still holds school records in six events and was a six-time team captain. He then joined Stony Brook University’s cross country team, where he was a team captain and helped the Seawolves capture the American East Cross Country Championship in 2012. Sauer returned to Stony Brook in 2014 as a volunteer assistant to work with middle and long distance event groups, aid in meet preparation, and generate recruiting databases. Sauer is pursuing his master’s degree at Northwestern State.

Victoria Morris

(Texas Arlington, 2015)

Athletics Trainer • 2nd Season

Victoria Morris is in her second year as an athletic trainer graduate assistant at Northwestern State after earning her bachelor’s in athletic training from Texas-Arlington in 2015. Morris serves as the lead trainer for cross country and track while assisting with other sports as needed. She is pursuing a master’s degree in health and human performance. Before NSU, Morris served as an assistant AT for the El Campo Independent School District and taught adapted physical education. Morris is licensed in Louisiana and Texas and is certified by the American Heart Association as a healthcare and firstaid provider. Morris a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association. She presented on the reliability of SCAT3 testing for SWATA (2014) and NATA (2015), received a SWATA scholarship (2013) and a Ben Hogan Sports Medicine scholarship (2013).

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2018 Demons Roster Name Travis Allen Darryl Anderson Corwin Archield Blake Cantrell Tre’Darius Carr Colby Clark Adam Courville Landon Dore Tre’ Evans Tremayne Flagler Marquise Foster De’John Garrison Darius Groves Jacob Hammons Kie’Ave Harry Keidrick Haynes Jalen Hewitt Retsel Jackson Amir James Jacorious Jeter Terrance Johnson Deylon Key Micah Larkins Brandon Lewis-Graham Desmond Mapps Michael McGruder Charlie Milton Collin Milton David Moritz Cedric Paul Jared Price Denim Reeves Hayden Robertson Colt Shankle Ty Shilling Ceaser Stephens Markeit Steverson Quindarrius Thompson Kyrin Tucker Hunter Wamack Joshua Wilkins

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Hometown (Previous School) Colfax, LA (Grant HS) Zachary, LA (Zachary HS) Leesville, LA (Leesville HS) Leesville, LA (Rosepine HS) Jackson, LA (East Feliciana HS) Decatur, GA (Decatur HS) Maurice, LA (Kaplan HS) Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis Catholic HS) Humble, TX (Atascocita HS) Atlanta, GA (Iowa Western CC) Baton Rouge, LA (Broadmoor HS) Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS) DeRidder, LA (DeRidder HS) Bossier City, LA (Parkway HS) LaPlace, LA (Texas College) Zachary, LA (Zachary HS) Shreveport, LA (Calvary Baptist Academy) Leesville, LA (Leesville HS) Missouri City, TX (Dulles HS) Princeton, LA (Haughton HS) Thibodaux, LA (Thibodaux HS/Meridian CC) Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS) Princeton, LA (Haughton HS) Ruston, LA (Captain Shreve HS/La. Tech) Dallas, TX (Little Rock) Forrest City, AR (Little Rock) Sunset, LA (Beau Chene HS) Benton, LA (Benton HS) Cedar Park, TX (Cedar Park HS) Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) Dry Prong, LA (Grant HS) Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse HS) DeQuincy, LA (DeQuincy HS) Haughton, LA (Haughton HS) Haughton, LA (Haughton HS) Opelika, AL (Allen County CC) Mansfield, TX (Lake Ridge HS) Fort Polk, LA (Leesville HS) Normal, IL (Coffeyville CC) Grand Prairie, TX (Mansfield Lake Ridge HS) Bowie, MD (Bowie HS)

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TRAVIS ALLEN

Sprints • 5-10 • Jr.-SQ Colfax, La. Grant HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dash … won the 200-meter dash at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational on March 15 (23.45)… finished fourth at the same meet in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.42 … Improved his time in the 100-meter dash at the Baylor Invitational on April 8, running an 11.30 – finishing 40th … Ran the 400-meter dash at the UTA Bobby Lane invitational on March 25, placing 39th. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed twice during the indoor season, both times at Pittsburg State … opened the season at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a career-best 7.24 performance and a top-70 finish in the 60-meter dash … concluded the season at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic with another 7.24 60-meter dash, placing in the top 50. 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, and 400-meter dash, along with the 4x100 meter relay and 1600 sprint medley … finished eighth in the 100 meters (11.45) and ninth in the 200 meters (22.75) at the La Tech Jim Mize Invitational … placed thirteenth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 51.61 at the SLU Lion Invitational … teamed with C. Willis, L. James, and T. Shilling to nab a third place time of 40.92 in the 4x100 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational … joined Micah Larkins, George Flaviano, and Anthony Renteria in the 1600 sprint medley to take home fifth in the McNeese Cowboy Relays with a time of 3:45.58. 2016 Indoor Season: Kicked off the indoor season with appearances in the 55, 60, and 200-meter dash … best individual finish was his 200-meter time of 23:64, which secured him tenth place overall in the LSU Bayou Bengal meet … also led off NSU in the 4x400 meter relay as he teamed with K. Carter, C. Milton, and L. James to claim a third-place finish with a time of 3:40.79 in the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite. High School: Graduated from Grant High School with a 3.2 GPA… was a member of 4-H and FCA… letter four years in football, four in track, and one in basketball… senior year, football team was all-district… was named Outstanding Track and Field Athlete… was coached by Coach Harkins. Personal: Son of Theresa and Larry Caldwell… born August 22, 1996… father had a purple heart from the army special forces … has two younger brothers, Tyler and Larry… majoring in psychology… plans to be a social worker...life’s ambition is to reach his full potential. Allen’s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 11.14 200 Meters 22.70 400 Meters 51.61 4x100 Relay 40.92 1600 Medley 3:45.58 Indoor 55 Meters 6.79 60 Meters 7.24 200 Meters 23.64 4X400 Relay 3:40.79

43rd 19th 13th 3rd

UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/26/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8/16) SLU Lion Invitational (4/16/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8/16) (C. Willis, L. James, T. Allen, T. Shilling) 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/12/16) (M. Larkins, T. Allen, G. Flaviano, A. Renteria)

15th 46th 10th 3rd

Cameron Comm. McNeese Invite (1/29/16) Pittsburgh State Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) LSU Bayou Bengal (1/16/16) Cameron Comm. McNeese Invite (1/29/16) (T. Allen, K. Carter, C. Milton, L. James)

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DARRYL ANDERSON

Jumps • 6-2 • Jr.-SQ Zachary, La. Zachary HS 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Remained in a specialist role in high jumping, competing just once during the season at the La Tech Jim Mize Invitational … recorded a third-place finish with a height of 6’. 2017 Indoor Season: A high jumper who competed at the UAB Vulcan Invite … finished 11th at the event with a 6’ 3/4” height. 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in five events, with two top-five efforts … his best finish came at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a leap of 6’ 4”, which tied for third … also placed 4th in the La Tech Jim Mize Invitational with his jump of 6’ 2” … competed in the Southland Outdoor Championships and finished fourteenth with a high jump of 6’ 3 1/2”. 2016 Indoor Season: A high jump specialist whose best finish, third, came at the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite with a height of 5’ 10 3/4” … was selected to compete in the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, where he took home fifteenth place with a jump of 6’ 3/4”. High School: Graduated from Zachary High School in 2015 with a 3.0 GPA… participated in Spanish club and prom committee… was also on the swim team… track team was District 4-5A Champions for all four years in high school – 2012-15… as a freshman best high jump mark was 6-0… was 2013 District 4-5A Champion with 6-2 in high jump as a sophomore… as a junior was 2014 4-5A Indoor State runner up in high jump, 2014 District 4-5A high jump champion with a 6-4 mark, and best performance in the triple jump was 41-11… best marks as a senior was 6-4 in high jump and a triple jump mark of 41-2… was coached by Lisa McGhee for swimming and Christopher Carrier for track. Personal: Son of Yolanda and Darryl Anderson Sr.… born October 1, 1996… has one younger sister, Kara… mother is an accountant and father is a probation and parole officer… majoring in fine and graphic arts … wants to have a career in graphic design and would like to open his own graphic design business. Anderson’s Career Bests: Outdoor High Jump 6-04 3rd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/9/16) Indoor High Jump 6-04 12th SLC indoor Championships (2/16/16)

CORWIN ARCHIELD Throws • 6-2 • So.-SQ Leesville, La. Leesville HS

2017 Outdoor Season: Put together a strong freshman campaign with four top-10 finishes as a shot put specialist … opened the season with a sixth-place finish and a distance of 48-04.75 at the McNeese Cowboy Relays … Also came in sixth four days later at the La Tech Jim Mize Invitational with a throw of 46-04.50 … recorded his season and career-best throw at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational with a throw of 50-05.25, good for ninth-best at the Invite … concluded the season with a 48-02.00 throw at the SLC Outdoor Championships, good for 13th. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the shot put four times for the Demons … set a career best with a 46-08.75 throw at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic to end the season … best finishes (ninth place) came at the LSU

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track & field Purple Tiger and the UAB Vulcan Invite in consecutive weeks with distances of 46-02.75 and 45-01.50, respectively. High School: A 2016 graduate from Leesville High School with a 3.4 GPA … lettered in Track and Field, basketball and football … was top-five in every meet his junior year, with his best throw being 22-4 … finished topthree in every meet his senior year, with his top throw being 25-6. Personal: Son of Andrea Dowdy and Corwin Archield Sr … born December 15, 1997 … has one brother, Diante … mother works in communication and father is a social worker … majoring in resource management … aspires to own a business. Archield’s Career Bests: Outdoor Shot Put 48-04.75 6th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11//17) Indoor Shot Put 46-02.75 3rd LSU Purple Tiger (1/6/17)

BLAKE CANTRELL Distance • 6-3 • Fr.-HS Leesville, La. Rosepine HS

igh School: Graduated from Rosepine High School H with a 4.0 GPA…earned Summa Cum Laude honors…president of the FCA…member of the student council. Personal: Son of Anthony and Cindy…brother of Austin…cousin Savannah Vinsant placed sixth in trampoline at the London Olympics in 2012… majoring in nursing…plans to be either a pastor or a doctor after graduating from college.

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

High School: Graduated with a 3.4 GPA from East Feliciana High School...three sport athlete in high school...played football, basketball and competed in track all four years of high school...as a team, finished fourth in the 4x1 and 4x2 as a freshman... came in second in the 4x1 and 4x2 as a sophomore...came in second in the 4x1 and third in the 4x2 as a junior...won the 4x1 and 4x2 as a senior...as an individual, finished seventh in both the 100 (11.2) and the 200 (22.1) dash at the state championships as a sophomore...was second in the 100 (11.0) and first in the 200 (21.97) at the state championships as a junior...won the 100 (10.68) and 200 (21.79) in the state championship 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 ....life’s ambition is to be great and motivate the people around me to greatness.

COLBY CLARK

Distance • 5-10 • Fr.-HS Decatur, Ga. Decatur HS High School: Graduated with a 3.79 GPA from Decatur High School…honor roll all four years… National Society of High School Scholar…member of the Photography Club and Young Men of Distinction…ran track & field for all four years… GHSA 3A State Runner Up and received all region honors as a sophomore…3A 4x4 State Runner Up and received All Region honors as a junior…received All Region honors as a senior. Personal: Son of Christopher and Jenell…mother is a retired Secret Service Special Agent...brother of Xavier and Gloria…sister is a student-athlete at Brenau University…majoring in psychology and minoring in criminal justice…plans to work in law enforcement at federal level…life’s ambition is to compete for Team USA in track & field and have a successful career.

ADAM COURVILLE

Distance • 5-11 • Fr.-HS Maurice, La. Kaplan HS High School: Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Kaplan High School...Valedictorian of his graduating class...member of the Academic All-State for cross country, soccer, track and field...president of 4H... member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...all parish for cross country as a freshman, sophomore, and senior year...regional qualifier for the mile and fourth at regionals as a freshman...district champion in the mile and fourth at the regionals as a sophomore...regional qualifier in the 800 and fourth at regionals in the 1600 meter relay...finished fifth at regionals in the 800, and finished 4th at regional in the 1600 relay as well as second in his district as a junior...first team all-district in soccer...finished fourth at the state championship after finishing first in the district and first in the regional...finished second at the regional, second at the district, and first in the parish in the 1600 relay...best result in the three mile is 17:56...best time in the 800 is 52.72...best split in the 1600 is 51.9. Personal: Son of Ward and Danielle...brother of Adrian and Andrew... majoring in accounting and business administration...plans to get a CPA and work at a food firm or at a bank somewhere in Louisiana, eventually starting his own accounting firm.

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LANDON DORE

Pole Vault • 5-8 • Jr.-SQ Lake Charles, La. (McNeese) St. Louis Catholic 2017 Outdoor Season: Did not compete 2017 Indoor Season: Did not compete. Before NSU: A transfer from McNeese who had three top-five finishes in the indoor and outdoor meets...finished second in the Jim Mize Invitational (15’ 1”)...finished second in the McNeese State University Spring time Classic (15’ 1”)...finished third in the McNeese State Indoor Invite (15’ 7”)...set a personal record of 16 feet. High School: A 2015 graduate from St. Louis Catholic HS … lettered in football and track … regional qualifier his freshman year … was outdoor state runner-up as a sophomore … Cagle Award winner his junior year, who was a runner-up in the outdoor state championship … senior year he won both the indoor and outdoor state championships … qualified for Texas Relays and New Balance Nationals...lettered in football and played strong safety. Personal: Son of Cindy and Chad Dore … born November 4, 1996 … has one sister, Abigail … mother is an ESL teacher, father is an electrical designer … majoring in electrical engineering technology … plans to be have a career in electrical designs...life’s ambition is to become the best he can be and create a good future for his family.

TRE’ EVANS

Jumps • 6-2 • So.-1L Humble, Texas Atascocita HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in six events during the outdoor season, winning the TCU Invitational to open the season, and finishing in the top seven or better in every event … won the TCU Invitational with a height of 6-6 ¾ … repeated his performance at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational for a fifth-place finish … finished second at the Baylor Invitational and the UH Tom Tellez Invitational with heights of 6-8 ¾ and 6-6 ¾, respectively … set the team season best at the LSU Alumni Gold with a height of 6-9 and a fourth-place finish … Finished seventh at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a 6-7 jump. 2017 Indoor Season: An elite high jumper for the Demons, recording two top-3 finishes, two more sixth finishes and another 13th place finish … began his season with a second-place finish at the LSU Purple Tiger with a height of 6-4 ¼ … followed that performance with a team season-best 6-6 ¾ height and third-place finish at the UAB Vulcan Invite … tied his 6-6 ¾ height once more during the indoor season, once at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic and at the SLC Indoor Championships – both good for sixth-place. High School: A 2016 graduate of Atascocita High School … lettered in basketball and track … was a two-time regional finalist in track. Personal: Son of Jennifer and Henry Evans … born August 14, 1998 … has one older brother, Devante … mother works in the medical field, father is an entrepreneur … majoring in business. Evans’ Career Bests: Outdoor High Jump 6-08.75 2nd Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) Indoor High Jump 6-06.75 6th SLC indoor Championships (2/22/17)

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TREMAYNE FLAGLER

Hurdles/Sprints • 5-8 • Jr.-TR Atlanta, Ga. Iowa Western CC Prior to NSU: Competed in the 100 dash, 110 and 400 hurdles, 4x1 and 4x4 relay in the 2017 outdoor season...had seven top-five finishes in the 110 hurdles...won the Wichita State KT Woodman Classic (13.93), the Friends Invitational (14.24), Reiver’s April Fools Classic (14.71), and the Wildcat Classic (14.49)...finished third in the NJCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field National Championships (14.01)...finished second in the Region XI CHampionships (14.01)...also finished second in the Kansas Relays (14.14)... had one top-five finish in the 400 hurdles, winning the Reiver April Fools Classic (57.22)...finished fifth in the Friends Invitational (56.99)...had four top-five finishes in the 4x1...finished first in the Friends Invitational (40.96)... finished second in the Reiver’s April Fools Classic (41.67)...also finished second in the Region XI Championships (40.31)...finished fourth in the Drake Relays (41.02)...competed in the 100 dash in the Wichita State KT Woodman Classic (10.86)...competed in the 60, 200, and the 60 hurdles in the 2017 indoor season...had three wins in the 60...won the San Diego State University Indoor Classic (6.85), San Diego State DII Invite (6.81), and the Ward Haylet Invitational (6.80)...competed in the 200 in one meet...had four top-five 60 hurdles finishes...won the SDSU Indoor Classic (7.94), the DSU DII Invite (8.14), and the Ward Haylet Invitational (8.06)...finished second in the Jayhawk Classic (7.99)...participated in the 110 and 400 hurdles in the 2016 outdoor season... finished second in the Grand View Viking Classic in the 400 (56.96). High School: Graduated from Westlake High School with a 2.8 GPA... had a breakout season his senior year by breaking his high school in the first meet of the seasons in hurdles, ranked first in Georgia for the 300 hurdles and second in Georgia for the 100 hurdles...ranked second in the 300h and fifth in the 110h in the nation...broke the Fulton county’s MVP of the week. Personal: Son of Emmanuel and Danielle...Brother of Gabe, Arden, Antoine, David, KJ Malicah, Trinity, and Tori...brother Arden played football at LSU and is a NFL Draft prospect...god sister Joanna Atkins was a track runner at Auburn and won the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Champion in the 400...majoring in athletic training...plans to be a professional runner and open his own athletic training department.

MARQUISE FOSTER

Throws • 5-11 • Sr.-SQ Baton Rouge, La. Broadmoor HS 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Solely competed in the hammer throw during the outdoor season … Recorded the team season best, personal best and Demon Top Five throw in the opening event of the season at the McNeese Cowboy Relays with a distance of 171-7 ¼ (second place) … competed in six more events on the year, finishing in the top-14 in all but one … Placed ninth at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a distance of 163-3. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the weight throw at two events … recorded a 12th-place finish with a distance of 51-2 ¼ at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic … set a personal best and Demon Top Five performance at the SLC Indoor Championships with a throw of 54-9 ½ and a ninth-place finish. 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated exclusively in the hammer throw … best finish came at the La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational where he finished second (149-4)…also placed 12th in the SLC Championships (142-7). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the weight throw in two meets, the LSU Bayou Bengal and the SLC Championships where he placed ninth (43-

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track & field 8 ½) and 13th (47- ¾), respectively. 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in the hammer throw with two top-five finishes…. Best distance of 128-06 was at the Demon Triangular Invite and also ranks 5th in the NSU Top 5 Performers. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in the 4x400m relay at LSU invitational with Tanner Owens, Kaymin Carter, and Grant Butts with a 7th place mark of 3:38.71. High School: Attended Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... lettered four years in football, soccer, and track… football team went to the playoff in freshman and sophomore year… track team was district champs in sophomore and junior seasons… as a sophomore in the junior Olympics he recorded a 58.9 in the 400 for hurdles… as a junior he was a state qualifier with a mark of 39.9 in the 300 for hurdles... coached by Rusty Price and Elliot Wilkins. Personal: Son of Jonella Foster and Darrell Pierce… born March 12, 1996… has three sisters, Diamondnick, Taylor, and A’mya… cousin La’el Collins plays football for the Dallas Cowboys … majoring in computer information systems with a minor in business administration… plans to take a semester off to study for GRE and apply for LSU for graduate school. Foster’s Career Bests: Outdoor Hammer 171-07-.25 2nd Indoor Weight Throw 54-09.5 9th 4X400 Relay 3:42.19 7th

McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) SLC indoor Championships (2/23/17) LSU Invitational (1/9/15) (T. Owens, K. Carter, G. Butts, M. Foster)

DE’JOHN GARRISON Throws • 5-10 • Sr.-1L Shreveport, La. Captain Shreve HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the javelin throw in five meets...had two top-five finishes... best finish was third at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (169-9)...finished fifth in the University of Texas at Austin Bobby Lane Invitational (164-7)...his top throw of the season (175-7) came in the Baylor Invitational, where he finished 10th. 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the javelin throw at six meets … best finish was fourth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (164-4)… his top throw of the season (185) came in the SLC Championships, where he finished seventh. 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in the javelin throw at six meets… best performance was at the Demon Triangular with a throw of 161-5. High School: Played football and track and field in high school...district champions in track as a freshman and sophomore...threw 111 ft in the javelin as a sophomore...threw 138 ft as a junior...threw 152 ft as a senior. Personal: Son of Charles and Melanie...brother of Sebastian, Malik, and Malaja...majoring in health and exercise science...plans on pursuing a career in the health field. Garrison’s Career Bests: Outdoor Javelin 186-00 7th

SLC Outdoor Championships (5/7/16)

DARIUS GROVES

Distance • 5-10 • Fr.-HS DeRidder, LA DeRidder HS High School: Graduated with a 3.1 GPA from DeRidder High School...lettered in track, cross country, and soccer...placed 38th in the state championship in cross country and went to the regionals in track...led the team to the first round of the playoffs in soccer as a junior...placed 5th in the state championship for the mile and placed 6th at the state championship in cross country as a senior...won the MVP for the soccer as a senior. Personal: Son of Danny and Susan...brother of Brendon, Brandi, and Tamela...majoring in music education...plans to be a music teacher after graduation.

JACOB HAMMONS

Distance • 5-11 • So.-SQ Bossier City, La. Parkway HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 1500 and 3000 with two appearances...had a top-10 finish in the 3000 in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (10:32.59) 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile with a lone appearance in the McNeese Indoor Meet, finishing 13th (4:59.51). High School: A 2016 graduate of Parkway High School … participated in cross country, indoor track, outdoor track and baseball … three-time All-District and two-time All-Metro selection in cross country … was the District 1-5A MVP and the 5A Outdoor Parish MVP … finished final year as the eighth-ranked senior in the class of 2016 ... selected to the Wendy’s High School Heisman team in 2016. Personal: Son of Rhonda and John Hammons…born April 23, 1998 …brother of Emily...pre-med major who plans to pursue a career in neurology … received an academic scholarship from NSU. Hammons’ Career Bests: Outdoor 1500 Meters 4:30.41 24th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) 3000 Meters 10:32.59 9th La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational (3/15/17) Indoor 1 Mile 4:59.51 13th McNeese Indoor II (1/27/17)

KIE’AVE HARRY

Sprints • 5-9 • So.-TR LaPlace, La. Texas College Prior to NSU: Attended Texas College as a freshman, playing 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: Graduated from West St. John High School...played football and track...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.

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2018 media guide 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….life ambition is to be a millionaire and not have my family members want or need for anything anymore...want to be a role model to younger kids from his area.

KEIDRICK HAYNES Jumps • 5-10 • Jr.-SQ Zachary, La. Zachary HS

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 100 and long jump...appeared once in the Baylor Invitational for the 100 (10.99)...had three top-10 performances…placed fourth in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (21-8)...placed sixth in the University of Houston Tom Tellez Invitational (23-2 ¾)...placed eighth in the TCU Invitational (21-1 ½)...career best is 10.99 in the 100 Dash, 21-7 ½ in the indoor long jump, and 23-2 3/4 in the outdoor long jump. 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in three meets...best result came at the UAB Vulcan Invite (20-10). Where he finished 12th. 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in four meets with three top 10s in the long jump … best result came at the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite (21-7 ½) … also finished tenth at the SLC Indoor Championships (21- ½). 2016 Outdoor Season: Top 15 marks in all four meets he participated in … best result was 10th in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (21-8 ¾). High School: A 2015 graduate of Zachary High School… lettered two years in football and three in track and field… was indoor state finalist in the long jump his junior and senior year… as a senior was 4-5A District champion in the long jump… personal best in the long jump was 21-9 and 41-1 ½ in the triple jump… track coach was Christopher Carrier and David Brewerton for football. Personal: Son of Shelia and Andre James… born September 8, 1997… has two brothers Keith Haynes and Keven James… majoring in biology and plans to go to pharmacy school at University of Louisiana at Monroe or going to the ABC school for welding in Baton Rouge...life’s ambition is to be completely happy with himself. Haynes’ Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.99 (w-5.2) 28th Long Jump 23-02.75 10th Indoor Long Jump 21-07.50 10th

Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) UH Tom Tellez Invite (5/5/17) Cameron McNeese Invite (1/29/16)

JALEN HEWITT

Sprints • 6-1 • So.-SQ Shreveport, La. Calvary Baptist Academy 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 200 and 400 meter dash...had one top-five finish..finished fifth in the 400 in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (52.55). 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in the 400 dash and 4x400 in three meets...best finish was in the UAB Vulcan Invite, where he finished 14th (3:27.32). High School: A 2016 graduate of Calvary Baptist Academy … participated in BETA Club, FCA and Youth Group … lettered in football and track … three-time all-state selection in track … 2A 4x400 state champion and finished 10th in the nation in 400 meter at the Junior Olympics his sophomore year … won a state championship in track and also in football.

northwestern state Personal: Son of Tamara and Rodney Hewitt … born on July 7, 1998 … has three siblings … two brothers DaMichael Boykins, Rodney Hewitt Jr … and one sister LaChandra Sanders … plans to attend medical school to become a physical therapist … dream is to participate in the 2020 Olympics. Hewitt’s Career Bests: Outdoor 200 Meters 23.46 43rd Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) 400 Meters 52.55 5th La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational (3/15/17) Indoor 400 Meters 53.96 13th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) 4X400 Relay 3:26.85 Pittsburgh State Invite (1/28/17) (J. Hewitt, R. Jackson, J. Jernigan, T. Johnson)

RETSEL JACKSON Sprints • 6-1 • So.-SQ Leesville, La. Leesville HS

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 100, 200, and 400 dash in seven meets...best result was finishing fourth in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational in the 400 dash (51.10) ... lead leg on the 4X400 team that finished fourth at SLC Outdoors. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 400, and 4x400 relay in four meets...best result was finishing 28th in the SLC Championships. High School: 2016 graduate of Leesville High School … lettered in football and track … 4x400 regional champions and third-place in state his senior year … 4x200 and 4x400 district champion his junior year … 4x200 district champion his sophomore year. Personal: Son of Roteshia and Duvuri Sanders … born on Sept. 30, 1997 … has three brothers, Reginald Martindale, Randyn Martindale, and Ram Sanders … majoring in criminal justice who plans to enter the air force … life’s ambition is to make a lot of money. Jackson’s Career Bests: Outdoor 200 Meters 22.94 39th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) 400 Meters 49.57 35th LSU Alumni Gold lnviational (4/22/17) 4X400 Relay 3:14.14 SLC Outdoor Championships (5/14/17) (R. Jackson, A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano) Indoor 60 Meters 7.26 48th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) 400 Meters 50.87 39th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/11/17) 4X400 Relay 3:26.85 Pittsburgh State Invite (1/28/17) (J. Hewitt, R. Jackson, J. Jernigan, T. Johnson)

AMIR JAMES

Sprints • 5-7 • Jr.-2L Missouri City, Texas Dulles HS 2016 USTFCCCA 2nd-Team All-American, 4x100 (39.69) 2017 NCAA Outdoor Regionals, 200, 20th 2017 SLC Outdoors Gold, 4X100 2017 SLC Outdoors Silver, 200m 2017 SLC Outdoors Bronze, 100m 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, 4x100 2017 USATF Indoor Championships Participant, 300m 2017 SLC Indoors Gold, 200m 2017 SLC Indoors Silver, 60m

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track & field 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4x100, 4x400 relays 2016 SLC Outdoors Gold, 4x100 relay 2016 SLC Outdoors Gold, 200m 2016 SLC Outdoors Bronze, 100m 2016 USATF Indoor Championships Participant, 60m HERO Sports D-I Track & Field “Hero of the Week (3/24/17) SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/12/17) SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (3/22/17) SLC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (2/15/17) SLC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (1/11/17) SLC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (2/3/2016) SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/13/2016) SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/13/16) SLC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (2/3/16) SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/1/2015) SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/15/2015) SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, 4x400 (5/4/2015) 2015 NCAA Outdoor Regionals, 100 meters (quarters), 10.49 2015 NCAA Outdoor Regionals, 200 meters (quarters) 21.32 2015 LSWA’s All-Louisiana, 4x400 relay 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, 4x100, and 4x400 relay in 10 meets...had five top-five finishes in the 100 dash...finished second in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (10.57)...finished third with the team season best with Micah Larkins with a 10.20 finish in the Baylor Invitational... finished third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (10.43)...finished third in the TCU Invitational (10.30)...finished fourth in the LSU Alumni Gold (10.31)... had four top-five entries in six meets in the 200 dash...finished first in the TCU Invitational (20.56)...also finished first in the Baylor Invitational (20.63)... finished second in the SLC Outdoor Championship Final (20.65) ...finished second in the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (20.85)...finished 20th in the NCAA East Preliminary to end his successful season...had six top-five finishes in nine events in the 4x100 relay...finished first in the McNeese Cowboy Relays with Terrance Johnson, Micah Larkins, and Ty Shilling (40.11)...also finished first in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational with Terrance Johnson, Micah Larkins, and Ty Shilling (40.80)...won the University of Houston Tom Tellez Invitational with Micah Larkins, Georgia Flaviano, and Terrance Johnson (40.23)...won the SLC Outdoor Championships with Micah Larkins, George Flaviano, and Ty Shilling (40.16)...finished second and had a team season best in the TCU Invitational (39.92)...ran the 4x400 relay in two meets...finished fourth in the SLC Outdoor Championships with Retsel Jackson, Micah Larkins, and George Flaviano (3:14.14)...had a team season best time of 3:13.97 in the Texas Relays . 2017 Indoor Season: Ran in the 60, 200, 300 dash, and 4x400 relay...competed in the 60 dash in five meets and had three top-five finishes... won the LSU Purple Tiger (6.76)...finished second in the SLC Indoor Championship Final (6.71) ...finished second in the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic in the final (6.80) ...competed in the 200 dash in four meets with four top-five finishes...won the SLC Indoor Championships (21.15) ...finished second with a team season best time of 21.08...competed in the 300 meter dash in the USATF Indoor Championships and finished with a team season best time of 32.79...competed in the 4x400 relay in two meets with one top-three finish... finished second with a team season best time with George Flaviano, Micah Larkins, Charlie Milton (3:13.72). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in eight meets in sprints and

relays … had four top-five finishes in the 100-meter dash, including wins at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (10.55) and the SLU Lion Invitational (10.54) … finished third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (10.15 (w)) … collected four wins in the 200-meter dash, including first in the SLC Championships (20.74) … qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries, where he finished 18th in the quarterfinals (20.83) … part of the 4x100 relay that claimed five top-fives, including three wins … teamed with M. Larkins, G. Flaviano and T. Shilling to win the SLC Outdoor Championships (40.29) … qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships where the relay squad was named 2nd Team All-Americans after a 15th place finish (39.69). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated at six meets in sprints and relays … every performance was top 15 in the 60 meter dash, including a 15thplace finish in the semifinals of the USA Indoor Championships (6.81) … placed fifth or higher in every regular season competition while winning the SLC Indoor Championships (6.76) … also competed in four events the 200 meter dash, winning three meets, including the SLC Indoor Championships (21.18) … teamed with G. White, M. Larkins and G. Flaviano in the 4x400 relay to come in sixth at the SLC Indoor Championships (3:18.06). 2015 Outdoor Season: Had four top-5 performances in the 100m, three in the 200 meter, six in the 4x100, one in the 4x200, two in the 4x400, and one in the 1600 sprint medley… had first-place finishes at the UA Crimson Tide Invitational and the Demon Triangular in the 200 and at the Demon Triangular and Leon Johnson NSU Invitational in the 4x100… best mark of 10.43 in the 100 meter was at the SLC Outdoor Championships and the NCAA East Regionals … had a best mark of 20.86 in the 200 meter at the SLC Outdoor Championships along with the 4x100 performance of 40.49 as the second leg with Keenan Jackson, Anthony Taylor, and Gabriel White… in the 4x200 ran as the anchor with White, Ty Shilling, and Taylor at the MS Cowboy Relays with a time of 1:26.15 … in the 4x400 was also the third leg with Jackson, White, and Taylor for a best performance of 3:07.91 at the SLC Outdoor Championships… ran with White, Taylor, and Grant Butts in the 1600 Sprint Medley at the MSU Cowboy Relays with a time of 3:29.97… the 4x400 and the Sprint Medley performances rank 5th as NSU Top 5 Performers in these events… three performances ranked in the top-100 in the nation: ranked 85th in the 100 meter, 60th in the 200 meter and 4x400 relay team is ranked 48th. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated at four meets in sprints and relays… all performances were ranked in the top ten with eight being top5… in the 60 meters, best performance was at the Howie Ryan Invitational (6.84)… had a 21.87 season best in the 200 meters… at SLC Indoor Championships, had a 3:13.44 season best relay time with Anthony Taylor, Keenan Jackson, and Gabriel White. High School: Ran high school track for two years and graduated with a 3.3 GPA… placed second in district his sophomore year in the 400m… junior year was district champ in the 100 and 200m… senior year was the 100 and 200m 5A finalist and was a state finalist in the 100m. Personal: Son of Bernadette and Kenneth James… born December 7, 1995… has an older sister, Raeesah… majoring in computer information systems… plans to run professionally and become a system or cyber security administrator. James’ Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.19 (w) 1st prelim SLC Outdoor Championships (5/8/16) 100 Meters 10.31 3rd SLC Outdoor Championships (5/7/16) 200 Meters 20.71 1st SLC Outdoor Championships (5/7/16)

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2018 media guide 4x100 Relay 39.69 15th semis NCAA Championships (6/8/16) (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T Shilling) 4x200 Relay 1:26.15 2nd McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/14/15) (G. White, T. Shilling, A. Taylor, A. James) 4X400 Relay 3:07.91 2nd SLC Outdoor Championships (5/10/15)) (K. Jackson, G. White, A. James, A. Taylor) 1600 Sprint Medley 3:29.97 4th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/14/15) (G. White, A. James, A. Taylor, G. Butts) Indoor 60 Meters 6.67 11th prelims USA Indoor Championships (3/11/15) 100 Meters 10.31 1st prelim SLC Indoor Championships (4/8/16) 200 Meters 21.18 1st SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/16) 400 Meters 49.29 2nd LSU Bayou Bengal (1/16/16) 4X400 Relay 3:13.44 4th SLC Indoor Championships (2/17/15) (A. Taylor, K. Jackson, G. White, A. James)

JACORIOUS JETER Jumps • 6-3 • Jr.-2L Princeton, La. Haughton HS

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 dash, long jump, and the triple jump, finishing four times in the top-five in seven meets...best result was finishing second in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (22-8)...also finished fourth in the same meet for the triple jump (46-3 ¼)... finished fourth in the long jump in the Baylor Invitational (23-11 ½)...finished fifth in the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (22-10 ½)...in the triple jump, finished sixth in the SLC Outdoor Championships (48-6 ¾). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in four events...best result was finishing third in the UAB Vulcan Invite (23-2 ¾)...finished seventh in the long jump in the SLC Indoor Championship (22-5 ¾). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in both the long jump and triple jump, accruing a top-ten finish in every meet for both events … in the long jump, Jeter took home first place at the SHSU Last Chance (24-2 ½), while finishing sixth in the Southland Outdoor Championship (24-2 ½) … in the triple jump, he also claimed first in the SHSU Last Chance (48-2 ½), while finishing ninth in the SLC Outdoor Championship (48-9 ½). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in both the long jump and triple jump in five meets … had three top-six regular season finishes in the long jump, with his best being a third-place result at the LSU Bayou Bengal (23-3 ½) … snagged a bronze medal at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships (24-4 ¼) … in the triple jump, Jeter competed in four meets, with three top-15 finishes … his best regular season result was a fourthplace finish (46-3 ¼) in the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite, while he placed 11th (46-3 ½) in the SLC Indoor Championships. 2015 Outdoor Season: Redshirted 2015 Indoor Season: Redshirted High School: A 2015 graduate of Haughton High school with a 3.5 GPA… participated in JROTC with their Drill Team, Orienteering Team, Color Guard and Special Operations… was a member of Student Council, SADD, FTA, FCA, Talented Arts, and Theater… lettered in football, track, and wrestling… as a junior was 7th place at the 5A La. State Meet in the triple jump… as a senior placed first in the triple and second in the long jump at the 5A State Meet… was named all-city triple jumper in 2014…. Set the school record in the triple jump with a mark of 46-11… was coached by Rodney Guin in football, Chad McClave in wrestling and Jason Brotherton in track. Personal: Son of Camilla Jones…born July 27, 1996… has on brother Travacier and one sister Tauriona… majoring in media communica-

northwestern state tions… plans to pursue a career as a television host with an ambition to one day become a producer...life’s ambition is to become a television personality. Jeter’s Career Bests: Outdoor Long Jump 24-02.50 1st SHSU Last Chance Meet (5/14/16) Triple Jump 48-09.50 9th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/7/16) 100 Meters 11.46 43rd UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) Indoor Long Jump 7.15m/23-05.50 6th LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (1/9/16)

TERRANCE JOHNSON

Sprints • 5-9 • Sr.-SQ Thibodaux, La. Thibodaux HS/Meridian CC 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4X100 relay 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in five events in 10 meets...finished first in the 4x100 relay in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (40.11), La Tech Jim Mize Invitational (40.80), and theUTA Bobby Lane Invitational (40.23)...finished second in the TCU Invitational (39.92)...finished fifth in 1600 Sprint Medley in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (3:32.54)...finished with a team season time in the 4x100 (39.92) and a team season best time in the 1600 Sprint (3:32.54). 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in four events and five meets. Prior to NSU: Participated in the 200 and 4x100 relays for Meridian Community College … helped the Eagles relay team to three wins in outdoor events, which helped qualify for the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships where they won bronze (40.23). High School: A 2014 graduate of Thibodaux High School … lettered in football, basketball and track … made two appearances in the state track meet in his junior and senior years. Personal: Son of Lynell and Terrance Johnson … born Aug. 3, 1996 … majoring in communication/health and exercise science … has one son, Ama’re. Johnson’s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.63 200 Meters 21.67 400 Meters 55.18 4x100 Relay 39.92 1600 Sprint Medley 3:32.54, Indoor 60 Meters 7.18 200 Meters 22.20 400 Meters 51.83 4X400 Relay 3:26.85

Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) La Tech Jim Mize Invitational (3/15/17) TCU Invitational (3/18/17) (T. Johnson, M. Larkins, A. James, T. Shilling) McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) (M. Larkins, T. Johnson, C. Milton, J. Wilkins) Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) Pittsburg Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) Pittsburg Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) (J. Hewitt, R. Jackson, J. Jernigan, T. Johnson)

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DEYLON KEY

Jumps • 6-4 • Sr.-2L Shrevport, La. Captain Shreve HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in 100 dash and the long jump in four meets...had four top-five finishes...finished third and jumped an outdoor team season best in the Baylor Invitational (24-1)... also finished third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (23-5 ½)...finished fifth in the TCU Invitational (23-3 ½). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump in four events... finished second and also a team season best jump in the UAB Vulcan Invite (23-3 ¼)...finished sixth in the SLC Indoor Championships (22-9 ¼). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets in 11 different events as a decathlete for the Demons … best results came in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational decathlon, winning the 100m (11.51), pole vault (11-7 ¼), shot put (37-3), discus throw (113-8), and javelin throw (150-1) resulting in a score of 5887 for a first place finish … also had a second place result in the long jump at the SHSU Last Chance (23-6 ¾). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in five meets in 10 different events as a heptathlete for the Demons … his best finish was third in the SLC Indoor Championships high jump (6-4 ¾), long jump (22.4 ¼) and a fifth-place result in the shot put (37-1 ¼) … also had a second place in the high jump at the McNeese Invite (6-4 ¾). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated at the MSU Cowboy Relays… in the shot put had a mark of 36-6 ¾ and 85-6 in the discus. 2015 Indoor Season: Redshirted. High School: A multi-sport athlete that competes in long jump, high jump, triple jumps, discus, and relays, with PR’s of 22.’8.5” and 6’4.75” respectively… a 2010 Junior Olympic High Jump All American, and he was named 2013 District 1-5A Field MVP where he placed first in the long jump, second in high jump, and fifth in the triple jump… high school coach was Keith Bilbo. Personal: Son of Angelia Lee and Tony Key… born January 5, 1996… has three brothers, Ryan, Britton, and Breyden… majoring in health and exercise science… plans to become a physical therapist. Key’s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 11.51 400 Meters 52.86 1500 Meters 5:40.80 110 Hurdles 17.04 High Jump 6-04.75 Pole Vault 11-07.25 Long Jump 24-04.50 Shot Put 29-07.25 Discus 113-08 Javelin 150-01 Decathlon 5887

1st Dec. 34th 3rd Dec. 16th 5th 1st 4th 3rd Dec. 1st Dec. 1st Dec. 1st

Indoor 60 Meters 7.31 1000 Meters 3:11.80 60 Hurdles 9.04 High Jump 6-05 Long Jump 22-09 Shot Put 37-01.25 Heptathlon 4045

8th Hept. SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/16) 15th Hept. SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/16) 21st MSSU Lion Open (1/22/16) 7th MSSU Lion Open (1/23/16) 9th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) 5th Hept. SLC Indoor Championships (2/15/16) 16th Hept. SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/16)

Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8/16) UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/26/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8/16) McNeese Cowboy Relays SLU Lion Invitational (4/16/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/9/16) SLC Outdoor Championships (5/6/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/9/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/9/16) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/9/16)

MICAH LARKINS Sprints • 5-9 • Jr.-2L Princeton, La. Haughton HS

2017 NCAA Regionals, 100m, 16th 2017 SLC Outdoors Gold, 4x100 relay 2017 SLC Outdoors Silver, 100m 2017 SLC Outdoors Bronze, 200m 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4x100 relay 2017 USATF Indoor Championships Participant, 60m 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana, 100m 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4x100 relay 2016 USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, 4x100 relay (15th place, 39.69) 2016 NCAA Championships, 4x100 relay (15th) 2016 SLC Outdoors Gold, 100m 2016 SLC Outdoors Gold, 4x100 relay SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (3/15/17) 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters,

4x100 relay, 4x400 relay, and 1600 sprint medley in 10 meets...finished first in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (10.45)..finished second in the SLC Outdoor Championships (10.35) after finishing first in the preliminaries (10.29)...also finished second in the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (10.46)...finished third in the TCU Invitational (10.26)….finished third and tied for a season best with Amir James in the Texas Relays (10.20)...finished fifth in the Baylor Invitational (10.23)....finished 16th in the NCAA East Preliminary...had two top-five finishes in the 200 dash...finished second in the TCU Invitational (20.98)... finished third in the SLC Outdoor Championships final (21.02) after finishing fourth in the preliminaries (21.21)...had five top-five finishes in the 4x100 relay...won the SLC Outdoor Championships with Amir James, George Flaviano, Ty Shilling (40.16)...won the McNeese Cowboy Relays with Terrance Johnson, Amir James, and Ty Shilling (40.11)...finished first in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational with Terrance Johnson, Amir James, and Ty Shilling (40.80)... finished first in the University of Houston Tom Tellez Invitational (40.23)... finished second and a team season best of 39.92 in the TCU Invitational with Terrance Johnson, Amir James, and Ty Shilling...competed twice in the 4x400 relay, finishing in the top-five once...best result was finishing fourth in the SLC Outdoor Championships with Retsel Jackson, Amir James, and George Flaviano (3:14.14)...competed once in the 1600 sprint medley and finished fifth in the McNeese Cowboy Relays with Terrance Johnson, Charlie Milton, and Josh Wilkins (3:32.54). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200 dash, and the 4x400 relay...had four top-five finishes in seven meets...finished first in the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (6.76)...finished second and a team season best of 6.68 in the Pittsburg State Invitational...finished third in the LSU Purple Tiger (6.81)... finished fourth in the LC Indoor Championships (6.74)...finished 17th in the USATF Indoor Championships (6.73). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 100, 200 and 4x400 meter relay … won the 100 in the Southland Outdoor Championships (10.15), which qualified him for the NCAAs where he claimed 20th (10.42) in the Outdoor Championships in the same event … was a part of the 4x100 meter relay team of Amir James, George Flaviano and Ty Shilling that won the SLC Outdoor Championships (40.29) and was named Second-Team All-Americansafter their 15th place finish (39.69) in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. 2016 Indoor Season: Sprinter who competed in three events, the 60 the 200 and the 4x400 meter relay … qualified for the Southland Indoor Championships in each event, while finishing fifth in the 200 final (21.63) … teamed with Amir James, Gabriel White and George Flaviano to finish sixth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:18.06) at the SLC Indoor Championships.

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2018 media guide Personal: Son of Janice and Paul Larkins … born Dec. 8, 1995 … has three siblings … two brothers, Terrell and Jeremiah … one sister, Anyia Brown … mother is a nurse and father is a fireman … majoring in health and human performance … hopes to become a professional track athlete...life’s ambition is to become a coach. Larkins’ Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.15(w) 2nd McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/12/16) 100 Meters 10.20 3rd Texas Relays (3/31/17) 200 Meters 20.98 2nd TCU Invitational (3/18/17) 4x100 Relay 39.69 15th semis NCAA Championships (6/8/16) (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T. Shilling) 4x200 Relay 1:26.15 2nd McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/14/15) (G. White, T. Shilling, A. Taylor, A. James) 4X400 Relay 3:10.18 1st SLU Lion Invitational (4/16/16) (A. James, G. White, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano) 1600 Medley 3:32.54 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) (M. Larkins, T. Johnson, C. Milton, J. Wilkins) Indoor 60 Meters 6.68 7th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) 200 Meters 21.62 6th prelim SLC Indoor Championships (2/15/16) 4X400 Relay 3:13.72 2nd Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) (A. James, G. Flaviano, M. Larkins, Ch. Milton)

BRANDON LEWIS-GRAHAM Distance • 5-10 • Jr.-TR Ruston, La. Captain Shreve HS

Prior to NSU: Attended Louisiana Tech from 2015 to 2017...received the Conference USA Spirit of Service award...ran both track and cross country...had two top-five finishes in the 2017 Outdoor Season in three meets...finished first in the 800 in the Jim Mize Invitational (1:59.56)...finished fifth in the Louisiana Classic in the 1500 (4:11.61)...had one top-five finish in the 2017 Indoor Season, finishing fifth in the University of South Alabama Invitational in the 3000 (9:06.33)...had three top-five finishes in the 2016 Outdoor Season...finished third in 3000 (8:58.20) and fourth in the 1500 (4:10.89) in the Jim Mize Invitational...finished fifth in the 4x4 in the Leon Johnson Invitational (3:41.26)...competed in the 2016 Indoor Season, had a top-five in the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational in the DMR, finishing third (10:57.03). High School: Graduated from Captain Shreve High with a 3.83 GPA... winner of the Distinguished Scholar Award for three straight years... Wendy’s high school Heisman award winner...treasurer of the National Honor Society... treasurer of the Key Club...member of Mu Alpha Theta...member of the National Tech Honor Society...lettered in cross country and track and field all four years of high school...held the high school two mile record. Personal: Son of Derrick and Nacole...plans to join The United States Air Force and become a pilot...life’s ambition is to be the best dad to his children and to the inform the public of healthy eating and the importance of living a healthy life.

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DESMOND MAPPS

Sprints • 5-11 • Sr.-TR Dallas, Texas Garland HS (Little Rock) 2017 NCAA Regional Qualifier (4x100 relay, 100, 200) 2017 National Quarterfinalist (100, 200) 2017 Sun Belt Outdoors Bronze, 100m 2017 Sun Belt Outdoors Bronze, 200m 2017 Sun Belt Outdoors Silver, 4x100 Prior to NSU: At Little Rock in the 2017 outdoor season, qualified for the national quarterfinals in the 100 and 200 and ran on the 4x100 relay team at the NCAA West Regional...broke the school 200-meter record with a time of 20.59 seconds at the West Regional and was part of the school-record 4x100 time of 39.82 seconds at that meet...third all-time in Little Rock program history in the 100 with a time of 10.25 seconds at the NCAA West Regional... competed in the 100, 200, and 400 dash in the 2017 outdoor season and had 14 top-five performances...in the 100, finished second in the Rhodes Invitational (10.43) and in the Little Rock Open (10.36)...finished third in the Sunbelt Outdoor Track and Field Championships (10.29)...in the 200, finished first in the Central Arkansas Spring Opener (21.53)...finished second in the Little Rock Open (20.72)...finished third in the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Champions (20.79) and the Rhodes Invitational (21.08)...competed in the 400 in one meet...also competed in the 4x1 and 4x4 relays and had eight top-five finishes...in the 4x1, was part of a team that won the Little Rock Open (40.62), Bobby Lane Invitational (40.70), Memphis Invitational (41.16), and the Rhodes Invitational (40.49)...finished second in the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships (40.07)...in the 4x4, was part of a team that finished fourth in the Memphis Invitational (3:16.85)...member of a team that finished fifth in the SBC Track and Field Championships (3:13.24)...in the 2017 Indoor Season, placed second in the 200 (21.61) and fifth in the 55 (6.42) at the ASU Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 2)...came in second in the 200 (21.93) and fifth in the 400 (49.47) at the Arizona State University Kickoff Klassic...placed third in the 200 (21.59) and fifth in the 60 (6.82) at the University of South Alabama Invitational...part of the 4x400 team at that meet that took fourth place at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 3:16.87... ran track and field for Arkansas Baptist College from 2013-15 before joining the Trojans...on the track, ran a 21-second 200-meter dash and a 10.4-second 100-meter dash as personal records...made the Dean’s List for two consecutive years. High School: Attended Garland High School...played football and track...member of the football team that won the district title for two consecutive years...played wide receiver, cornerback, and safety for Garland high...was second team All-district and defensive sophomore of the year as a sophomore for football...second team All-district as a junior..won the 200 back to back district 5a...qualified for the state championships and finished sixth in his senior year. Personal: Son of Marcus and Lawinda...brother of Dominique, Jamarcus, Markaden, Marquetta, Charity, Laticia, Marcandria, Markayla...majoring in general studies/criminal justice...plans to become a professional athlete for the USA Track and Field team...after finishing up his professional careers, wants to be a correctional youth counselor or work in the detention center to work with kids and teenagers to get them off the street and involved in activities outside of school.

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MICHAEL McGRUDER

Sprints • 6-0 • Sr.-TR Forrest City, Ark. Forrest City HS (Little Rock) 2017 Sun Belt Outdoors Silver, 200m Prior to NSU: Attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock after two years after running track at Arkansas Baptist for two years...in the 2017 Outdoor Season...broke the school record as part of the 4x100 relay at the NCAA West Regionals with a time of 39.82...also broke the school record in the 200 with a time of 20.61 seconds at the Little Rock Open...placed in second all-time in team history in the 100 with a time of 10.17 at the Little Rock Open, which was a national top-10 time...ran in the 100, 200, the 4x1 and 4x4 relay in ten meets, posting 15 topfive finishes...competed in the 100 dash in ten mets and had five top-five finishes...won the Little Rock Open (10.17), the Rhodes Invitational (10.32), and the Central Arkansas Spring Opener (10.74)...finished third in the Memphis Invitational (10.44)...finished fourth in the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships (10.34)...competed in the 200 in six meets, placing two topfive finishes...won the Little Rock Open (20.61) and the Rhodes Invitational (20.90)...raced in the 4x1 in seven meets, and had five top-five finishes... won the Rhodes Invitational (40.49), Central Arkansas Spring Opener (40.79), and the Little Rock Open (40.62)...finished second in the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships (40.07)...finished fourth in the Bobby Lane Invitational (40.70)...in the 4x4, finished top-five in two meets...finished fourth in the Memphis Invitational (3:16.85)...finished fifth in the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships (3:13.24)..ran the 55, 60, 200, and the 4x4 in five meets, with seven top-five finishes...in the 55, finished third in the Arizona State University Invitational (6.42)...finished fourth in the ASU Kickoff Klassic (6.40)...in the 60, finished third in the University of South Alabama Invitational (6.82)...in the 200, finished third in the ASU Kickoff Klassic (21.83) and the ASU Invitational (21.96)...finished fifth in the Samford Two Day Open (21.71)...in the 4x4, had one top-five finish in which he finished fourth in the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships (3:16.87)...in the 2016 outdoor season, finished second in both the 100 (10.53) and 200 (21.19) in the Memphis Tiger Invitational...competed in the ASU Kickoff Klassic in the 55 and 200..finished third in the 55 (6.32) and second in the 200 (21.64). High School: Graduated from Forrest City High School...played football and track...all conference and state his junior year…placed second in the state meet in the 200…qualified for the junior Olympics three times and made it to the junior Olympics finals twice…ran 10.8 in the 100, 21.9 in the 200...member of the fastest relay in Arkansas. Personal: Son of Michael and Debra...mother Debra owns food pantry feeding the homeless...brother of Sharrod and Brandon...uncle was the late Elbert Crawford played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos...father is a boxing coach...little brother Brandon made it to the Olympic trials for boxing...majoring in general studies...wants to be a professional athlete/being a track coach after finishing his college career... ambition in life is to be a great father and husband and be a provider for his family because he wants to look at his life and look back on the decisions that he made with no regrets.

CHARLIE MILTON

Sprints/Hurdles • 5-9 • Jr.-1L Sunset, La. Beau Chene HS 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 200, 400 hurdles, 4x400 relay and the 1600 sprint medley in nine meets...had five top-five finishes...finished third in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational in the 400 dash (50.59)... finished third in the University of Houston Tom Tellez Invitational in the 400 hurdles (55.29)...also finished fifth in the TCU Invitationals in the 400 hurdles (55.75)...finished fourth in the SLC Outdoor Championships along with Amir James, Micah Larkins, and George Flaviano in the 4x4 relays (3:14:97)... finished with a NSU season best time of 3:13.97 in the Texas Relays...finished fifth with a team season best time in the 1600 sprint medley in the McNeese Cowboy Relays along with Micah Larkins, Terrance Johnson, and Josh Wilkins (3:32.54). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400 dash and the 4x4 in three meets...had two podium finishes...finished second in the Pittsburg State Invitational with Amir James, George Flaviano, Micah Larkins with a NSU season best time of 3:13.72...finished third in the SLC Indoor Championship with Amir James, Micah Larkins, and George Flaviano (3:15.31). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 200, 400 and 400 hurdles … best results came in the hurdles, where he had three top-six finishes, including his top mark of 56.00 in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the 400, the 55-meter hurdles, the 4x400 meter relay and the distance medley … best individual result, fifth, came in the 400 at the LSU Bayou Bengal (53.47) … teamed with T. Allen, K. Carter and L. James to finish third (3:40.79) at the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite in the 4x400 meter relay. High School: Graduated with a 3.0 GPA from Beau Chene High School… lettered in football basketball, and track. Personal: Son of Norma Guilbeau and Charlie Milton Jr… born February 13, 1997… has four sisters: Brookais, Madison, Sarah, and Gabrielle... majoring in computer information systems…plans to find a job and work while continuing his passion after graduating from NSU...plans to have a career as a professional track athlete. Milton’s Career Bests: Outdoor 200 Meters 22.42 26th SLC Outdoor Champinshops (5/7/16) 400 Meters 49.83 22nd LSU Alumni Gold (4/22/17) 400 Hurdles 54.43 9th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/13/17) 4X400 Relay 3:13.97 21st Texas Relays (3/31/17) (A. James, G. Flaviano, M. Larkins, Ch. Milton) 1600 Medley 3:32.54 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) (M. Larkins, T. Johnson, Ch. Milton, J. Wilkins) Indoor 55 Hurdles 8.80 6th Cameron Comm. McNeese Invitational (1/29/16) 400 Meters 50.17 26th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) 200 Relay 12:17.62 5th LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (1/9/16) (G. Butts, Ch. Milton, C. Slater, J. Wilkins) 4x400 Relay 3:13.79 2nd Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) (A. James, G. Flaviano, M. Larkins, Ch. Milton)

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COLLIN MILTON

Javelin • 5-11 • Fr.-HS Benton, La. Benton HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the javelin throw in three meets...finished eighth in the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships (183-3)... finished eighth in the Baylor Invitational (181-0). High School: Graduated from Benton High School … lettered three years in track and field, four years in football and one year in baseball … as a sophomore, won first place in district and regionals in the 1-4A classification, also placed eighth in the class 4A state meet … claimed second place in the district, first place in the region and third place in the class 4A state meet. Personal: Son of Ginger and Johnathan Maxwell … born April 16, 1998 … has one brother, Brody Maxwell, and one sister, Mackenzie Maxwell … majoring in biology with plans to practice in psychiatry if accepted to medical school...considering other options such as environmentalist and geologist if his plans do not come to fruition...life’s ambition is to become a successful husband and father. Milton’s Career Bests: Outdoor Javelin 185-03

8th

SLC Outdoor Championships (5/13/17)

DAVID MORITZ

Jumps • 6-3 • Sr.-1L Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park HS 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in four meets...best result was finishing sixth in the SLC Outdoor Championships (23-0). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump in four meets... finished 12th in the SLC Indoor Championships (22-1 ¾). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets, with four top-12 marks … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships where he finished 17th (21-11 ½). 2016 Indoor Season: Long jumper who participated in four meets … best finish came in the SLC Indoor Championships where he took seventh (21-5 ¼). 2015 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump at eight meets… had three top-10 performances… best mark was 22-9 ¾ at the Leon Johnson Invitational. 2015 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump at three meets… had a best performance of 21-9 ½ at UH Howie Ryan Invitational. High School: Graduated from Cedar Park High School with a 3.6 GPA… played football for two years and track for three years... was part of the state football championship team his sophomore year, district champ his junior year and the football team had a 14-2 record and were district champs his senior year… as a junior placed 7th at state in long jump and placed third as a senior… was the track team MVP as a senior. Personal: David is the son of Lori and Russell Mortiz …father works as a computer software engineer at Paypal...mother works as a project manager at IBM... has an older sister Amanda... majoring in business administration… plans to make a lot of money as soon as possible...life’s ambition is to save dogs.

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CEDRIC PAUL

Throws • 6-2 • Sr.-3L Franklin, La. Franklin HS 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana Team, shot put 2016 First-Team All-SLC , shot put SLC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/29/2015) 2015 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Collegiate Team, shot put 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw...had eight total top-five finishes...had three first-place finishes in the shot put, winning the McNeese Cowboy Relays (56), Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (54-9 ¾) and Baylor Invitational (56-4)...finished second in the Texas A&M-Commerce East Texas Invitational (54-1 ¼)…finished fourth in the Southland Outdoor Championships (55- ¼)…took fifth in the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (54- ½) and in the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (53-6 ¼)…finished eighth at the Texas Relays (52-10 ¾)…had two-five finishes in the discus….finished fifth in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (137-4)…was seventh at the La Tech Jim Mize Invitational (138-2 ½)….had two top-eight finishes in the hammer throw…finished fourth at the TAMUC East Texas Invitational (136-5)….was sixth in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (147-10). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the shot put and weight throws...had four top-five performances in the shot put...in the shot put, finished second in the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (52-7 ¼)...finished third in the UAB Vulcan Invite (52-7 ¼)...in weight throw, finished fourth in the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (51-7 ¼). 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throws … had five first-place finishes in the shot put, including winning the SLC Outdoor Championships (55-11) … qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary, where he was 41st (53-10 ½) … in the discus throw, he was top-20 in every meet, with his best result being fourth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (141-5) … finished 19th in the SLC Outdoor Championships (131-2) … had two top-five results in the hammer throw, a fourth (137-3 ½) in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational, and a fifth (148-1) in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational … claimed 16th in the SLC Outdoor Championships (135-4). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the shot put and weight throw in five meets … finished in the top-5 in every shot put meet, with his best result being second (52-1 ¼) in the LSU Bayou Bengal … took bronze in the SLC Indoor Championships (55-5 ¾) … finished top-10 in all three meets he competed in with the weight throw … was eighth overall in the SLC Indoor Championships (51-2 ¼). 2015 Outdoor Season: Competed in the shot put, hammer, and discus throws… had eight top-five performances with six being podium places… is now second of Top-5 Demon Performers in the hammer with a 141-5 throw at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational… placed first in the shot with a season best throw of 53-10 ¼…in the discus had a distance of 135-5 at the Demon Triangular Invite. 2015 Indoor Season: Competed at four meets in the shot put… had two top-5 marks… placed first at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 53- ¼ , his season best. High School: Played two years of football and was a two time AllState… was the shot put champion in Track in Field in high school... ranked top-10 in the nation in the shot put in 2013… finished third at the Junior Olympic Meet in August 2014… was a three-sport athlete that graduated with a 3.475… his coach was his father, Clifford.

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track & field Personal: Son of Joycelyn and Clifford Paul… born October 5, 1995… majoring in computer information systems and business administration...plans to work with the AT&T cyber division…father, Clifford is a 1995 NSU graduate and was a member of the Demon football and track & Field teams. Paul’s Career Bests: Outdoor Shot Put 57-06.50 Shot Put 57-06.50 Discus 142-08 Hammer 148-01 Indoor Shot Put 55-5.75 Weight Throw 51-11.75

1st McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/12/16) 1st Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8/16) 14th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) 5th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/9/16) 3rd SLC Indoor Championships (2/15/16) 7th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17)

JARED PRICE

Sprints • 5-8 • Fr.-HS Dry Prong, La. Grant HS High School: Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Grant High School…received the American Legion Certificate of School Honor Award in 2017…received the GHS Outstanding Senior Award…ranked in the top 1 percent in his graduating class…member of the National Society of High School Scholars…member of the Louisiana Boys State Delegate in 2016…captain of the GHS Maroon Mob Student Spirit Section in the 201617 school year…president of the GHS Student Council from 2016-2017... president of the GHS FCA Club from 2016-2017…vice-president of the GHS Louisiana Youth for Excellence Club from 2016-2017…vice-president of the GHS Beta Club in the 2016-17 school year…vice-president of the GHS Future Business Leaders of America Club as a senior…member of the National Honors Society from 2015-2017…lettered in both track and field and cross country in all four years of high school…received the most improved athlete award in cross country as a freshman…regional qualifier in the 100 and 200 Relay sophomore year…member of the LHSAA All-Academic Scholar 20162017 Boys’ Cross Country and Track and Field Composite Team…captain of the track and field and cross country team senior year. Personal: Son of Jeffrey and Angela…brother of Allison and Jaquelyn…majoring in Criminal Justice…plans to pursue a career in Federal Law Enforcement after graduation...life’s ambition is to further the popularity of track and field among today’s youth while helping my community and country in any way possible.

DENIM REEVES

Distance • 5-9 • Fr.-HS Belle Chasse, La. Belle Chasse HS High School: Graduated with a 3.92 GPA from Belle Chasse High School…lettered in crosscountry, track and field, and soccer…as a team, was sixth in the state for cross country as a sophomore…was sixth in the state for cross country as a junior…was first in the state for cross country as a senior…as an individual, was sixth in the district for 800m as a junior…placed ninth at the state track and field championships, first in the district for the mile, sixth at the regionals for the mile as a senior. Personal: Son of Scott and Ruby…brother of Hayden…majoring in Accounting…plans to pursue a job in accounting...life’s ambition is to make progress and get better in life.

HAYDEN ROBERTSON Distance • 5-10 • Fr.-HS DeQuincy, La. DeQuincy HS

High School: Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from DeQuincy High School…Banner Roll in his freshman and senior year…,honor roll in his sophomore and junior year…member of BETA and Link Crew… ran track for all four years…lettered in football, basketball, cross country, and track & field…played two years of football, one year of basketball, ran three years of cross country, and did track for four years…District Champion for all four years as a member of the team…two time regional championship…state champions (4x4 relay) junior year…three-time cross country district champion…as an individual, ran 2:13 in the 800 and placed third in the district championships…as a sophomore, ran 2:09 and placed first in the district championships…won the district championships in the 4x2 (1:33)… finished second in the LHSAA State Championships in the 4x4 (3:28)…ran a time of 22:44 in the 5k…as a junior, ran 2:02 in the 800, and placed fourth in the LHSAA State Championships in the event…won the regional championships with a time of 1:28 in the 4x2…took first in the LHSAA State Championships with a time of 3:22 in the 4x4…ran 17:36 in the three-mile...as a senior, finished second in the McNeese High School Cowboy Relays (2:05)…finished second in the same meet in the 4x2 (1:33)…finished sixth in the LHSAA State Championships in the 4x4 (3:29)…ran 16.58 in the 3-mile run…holds the school record in the 800, 4x2 and 4x4 relay. Personal: Son of Joe and Ruth…brother of Jacob and Ali…majoring in business administration…plans to create and run his own business after graduating...life’s ambition is to continue to take action towards his goals and never become too satisfied.

COLT SHANKLE

Javelin • 6-2 • Fr.-HS Haughton, La. Haughton HS High School: Graduated with a 3.3 GPA…lettered in football, baseball, track and wrestling… as a football player, advanced to the playoffs from sophomore to senior year…played baseball as a junior and senior, but torn his UCL senior year…wrestled for a year… track district champion all four years of high school as a team…track district regional champion sophomore, junior and senior year as member of the team…FCA athlete of the year…northwest Louisiana FCA athlete of the year…member of FCA, Chess Club, board game club, and student council… threw the javelin all four years of high school…137-11 as a freshman, 155-7 as a sophomore, 175 as a junior, and 185 as a senior…all-district and all-state as an individual in junior year. Personal: Son of Steven and Rachael Shankle…born December 14th, 1998…has two brothers, Holdon and Brodie…majoring in health and exercise science…plans to be a coach and work under his dad with his company…life’s ambition is to get married, have three kids, move to a farm and have a happy family.

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TY SHILLING

Sprints/Javelin • 6-1 • Sr.-3L Haughton, La. Haughton HS 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4X100 2017 SLC Outdoors Gold, 4X100 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana Men’s Team, 4x100, 4x400 relays 2016 Second-Team USTFCCCA All-American, 4x100 relay (15th place, 39.69) 2016 NCAA Outdoors Championships, 4X100 Relay 2016 First-Team All-Southland Conference Men’s, 4x100 relay 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2014 SLC Men’s Outdoor All-Conference First Team, 4x100 Meter Relay 2014 NCAA Regional, 4x100 Meter Relay 2014 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Collegiate Team, 4x100 Meter Relay 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 dash, 4x100 relay, and the javelin throw in nine meets...had four top-five finishes in the 4x100 relays...won the SLC Outdoor Championship with Amir James, Micah Larkins, and Georgia Flaviano (40.16)...finished first in the 4x100 relay with Terrance Johnson, Micah Larkins, and Amir James in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (40.11)...also finished first in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational with Terrance Johnson, Micah Larkins, and Amira James (40.80)...finished second in the TCU Invitational with a season best time of 39.92 with teammates Johnson, Larkins, and James...had three top-five finishes in the javelin throw...finished third in the University of Texas Austin Bobby Lane Invitational (171-10)...finished fourth in the TCU Invitational (185-7)...finished fifth in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (183-3 ¼ )...finished fifth in the SLC Outdoor Championships (190-5)...threw a team season best of 197-0 in the Texas Relays. 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in the 60 and 200 dash in four meets...finished 21st in the SLC Indoor Championships for the 60 (7.05)… finished 17th in the SLC Indoor Championships in the 200 (22.18). 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the javelin throw and was the anchor of the All-American 4x100 meter relay team with Amir James, Micah Larkins and George Flaviano … this group combined for an SLC Outdoor Championship victory (40.29), which qualified them for the NCAAs where they finished 15th (39.69) in Outdoor Championships … also threw the javelin in eight events, notching six top-six results with one win at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (193-3) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships where he finished sixth (186-9). 2016 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 in one event … top finish was 14th (22.99) at the LSU Purple Tiger. 2015 Outdoor Season: Redshirted 2015 Indoor Season: Competed at three meets in the 60 meter and the 200 meter dashes… had career best performances at the SLC Indoor Championships with a time of 6.95 and a time of 22.01 in the 200 meter. 2014 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 meter dash, 4x100 meter relay, 4x200 meter relay, and the javelin throw during the outdoor season… recorded fourteen top-ten finishes throughout the outdoor season… finished 1st place in the 4x100 meter relay at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays with a time of 41.20… also placed 1st at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:27.55… at the SLC Outdoor Championships he placed 14th in the 100 meter dash and 9th in the javelin throw. 2014 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200 dash, and the 4x400 meter relay during the indoor season… placed in the top-twenty three times during the indoor season… had his best performance at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational in the 60 meter dash finishing 12th with a time of 7.10… went to the SLC Championships placing 28th in the 60 meter dash and 46th in

northwestern state the 200 meter dash. High School: Lettered in track and field and football... had a 3.7 GPA in high school... was a part of FCA, SADD, and FTA. Personal: Son of Tammy Heartz and Robert Shilling… has two brothers, Ryan Shilling, and Gage Hartz... majoring in psychology and addiction studies...plans to be a game warden for the state of Louisiana...life’s ambition is to be happy and live comfortably. Shilling’s Career Bests: Outdoor 100 Meters 10.71(w) 3rd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/26/14) 100 Meters 10.75 14th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/10/14) 200 Meters 22.39 28th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) 4x100 Relay 39.69 15th semis NCAA Championships (6/8/16) (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T Shilling) 4X200 Relay 1:26.15 2nd MSU Cowboy Relays (3/14/15) (G. White, T. Shilling, A. Taylor, A. James) Javelin 199-08 4th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/12/16) Indoor 60 Meters 6.95 11th prelim SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/15) 200 Meters 22.01 14th SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/15) 200 Relay 12:17.62 5th LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (1/9/16) (G. Butts, C. Milton, C. Slater, J. Wilkins)

CEASER STEPHENS

Jumps • 6-1 • Jr.-1L Opelika, Ala. Allen County CC 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, Triple Jump 2017 NCAA East Regional, Triple Jump 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the long jump and triple jump in nine meets...had seven top-five finishes in the triple jump...won the TCU Invitational (49-10)...also won the University of Texas Austin Bobby Lane Invitational (50-10 3/4), which was the season best for NSU...finished second in the Baylor Invitational (50-8 1/4)...finished second in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (48-04 3/4)...finished third in the University of Houston Tom Tellez Invitational (49-08 1/2)...finished third in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (48-5 1/4)...finished fourth in the SLC Outdoor Championships (50-02 3/4)...competed in the NCAA East Preliminary and finished 23rd (50-3 1/4). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 200 dash and the triple jump in five meets...had two top-five finishes...finished fourth in the UAB Vulcan Invite (48-8 3/4)...finished fourth in the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (47-9 3/4 )... finished sixth in the SLC Indoor Championships (48-3 ½). 2016 Indoor Season: Did not compete 2016 Outdoor Season: Did not compete Prior to NSU: Attended Allen County Community College for a year … participated in the 2016 Indoor NJCAA Region VI Championships where he placed sixth in the triple jump (47-2 ¼), 16th in the high jump (5-8 ¾) and 17th in the long jump (21- ¾) … qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships where he took 12th overall in the triple jump (46-9 ½). Personal: Son of Ceaser and Juanita...has a sister, Tameka...graphic art major whose life ambition is to be a designer. Stephens’ Career Bests: Outdoor Long Jump 20-09 11th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) Triple Jump 50-10.75 1st UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) Indoor 200 Meters 25.90 10th LSU Purple Tiger (1/6/17) Triple Jump 48-08 4th UAB Vulcan Invite (1/14/17)

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

High School: Graduated from Lake Ridge High School with a 3.5 GPA...played basketball and track...varsity basketball playoffs regional qualifier as a junior...started track as a senior and qualified for the regional qualifiers for long and triple jump...best marks in the long jump is 23 ft and 45-6 for the triple jump. Personal: Son of Markeit and Tylynn...brother of Markal and Queen... majoring in health and exercise science...plans to become a physical therapist.

KYRIN TUCKER

Throws • 6-8 • Sr.-1L Normal, Ill. Normal West Community HS/Coffeyville CC 2017 SLC Outdoors, Bronze, Shot Put 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, Shot Put 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, Discus 2017 NCAA East Regional, Shot Put 2017 Outdoor Season: Had 10 top-five finishes in the shot put...won the Texas A&M Commerce East Texas Invitational with a winning mark of 54-7 ½...finished second in the LSU Alumni Gold (57-10 ½)...also finished second in the TCU Invitational (56-2 ½)...finished second in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (54-4 ¾)..also finished second in the Baylor Invitational (56-3 ¾)... finished second in the University of Texas at Austin Bobby Lane Invitational with a team season best performance of 58-2 ½...finished second in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (55-9 ¾)...finished third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (56-2 ½)...finished third in the Texas Relays (56-8 ½)...finished third in the University of Houston Tom Tellez Invitational (56-2 ½)...had seven top-five finishes in the discus throw...won the TAMUC East Texas Invitational with a 154-1 finish...finished third in the Jim Mize Invitational (160-8 ¼)...finished third in the TCU Invitational (168)...finished third in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (148-11 ¼)...also finished third in the Texas Relays (168-6)...finished fourth in the Tom tellez Invitational (162)...finished fifth in the Baylor Invitational (170-5)...finished sixth in the SLC Outdoor Championships (162-2)... finished seventh with a team season best of 174-9...had two top-five results in the hammer throw...finished second in the TAMUC East Texas Invitational (1671)...finished fifth in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (158-6 ¾). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the shot put and the weight throw... had four top-five finishes in the shot put...finished second in the UAB Vulcan Invite (52-7 ½)...finished fourth in the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (53-2 ¾)... finished fifth in the SLC Indoor Championships and had a team season high throw of 54-11 ½...also finished fifth in the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (54-9 ¼)...had two top-five finishes in the weight throw...won the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational with a team season best performance of 57-1 ½...finished second in the UAB Vulcan Invite (56-7 ¼). Prior to NSU: Attended Coffeyville Community College in Kansas … specialized in throw, namely the shot put, discus and hammer throw … placed second in the shot put (52-10) at the indoor 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships … qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, where he placed 10th in the weight throw (55-6 ½) and 12th in the shot put (51-3) … qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships, where he finished second in the discus throw (157-2) and fourth in the shot put (52-10). High School: A 2014 graduate from Normal West Community High School … lettered in track and field, football and wrestling … was a member of the student council. Personal: Son of Jenise and Marcus Tucker … born on March 19, 1996

… has three brothers Malik, Hamarkius and Kemare Govan … majoring in psychology with plans to become a high school coach and a special education teacher or counselor … life’s ambition is to influence the lives of children. Tucker’s Career Bests: Outdoor Shot Put 58-2.5 11th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) Discus 174-9 7th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) Hammer Throw 167-1 2nd TAMUC East Texas Invitational (4/15/17) Indoor Shot Put 54-11.5 5th SLC Indoors Championship (2/22/17) Weight Throw 57-1.5 4th LSU Purple Tiger (1/6/17)

HUNTER WAMACK

Distance • 5-8 • Sr.-SQ San Antonio, Texas San Antonio Christian 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Ran in the 1500 and 3000 in three events... best result was finishing seventh in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational in the 3000 (9:56.33). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 800 and the mile run in three events...had two top-10 finishes. 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 1500, 3000, 5000 and 3000 steeplechase in five meets where he had one top-ten finish in each event … his top mark of the year was a fourth-place result in the steeplechase (10:34.34) at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. 2016 Indoor Season: Competed in the 1 mile and the 3000 relay with appearances in two meets … best result was 11th in the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite (9:42.23). 2015 Outdoor Season: Competed at eight meets… had three top-5 performances… in the 800 meter placed third with a time of 2:13.99 at the Demon Triangular Invite… at LSU Alumni Gold had a best time of 4:10.09 at LSU Alumni Gold in the 1500 meter… had a time of 9:28.20 in the 3000 at La Tech Jim Mize Invitational… at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational ran 10:27.61 in the 3000 meter steeplechase… ran as the anchor in the 4x400 at Demon Triangular with a time of 3:17.73. 2015 Indoor Season: Competed at three meets…in the mile ran 4:41.34 at TAMU 13-Team Invitational… had a time of 10:57.10 at UH Howie Ryan Invitational in the distance medley as the first leg High School: Placed 6th in the nation at the AAU Junior Olympic Games in 2011… earned all-district cross country honors in 2011 and 2013… collected All-Conference honors in 2012… selected to the All-Region team in 2011. Personal: Son of Julia and Albert Wamack… born May 24, 1996… has two brothers, Cooper and Bailey… majoring in business administration. Wamack’s Career Bests: Outdoor 800 Meters 2:13.99 10th Demon Triangular Invite(4/11/15) 1500 Meters 4:10.09 6th LSU Alumni Gold (4/18/15) 3000 Meters 9:28.20 11th La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational (3/21/15) 3000 Steeplechase 10:27.61 2nd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/25/15) 4X400 Relay 3:17.73 2nd Demon Triangular Invite (4/11/15) (K. Carter, B. Giddens, G. Butts, H. Wamack) Indoor 800 Meters 2:08.08 12th LSU Purple Tiger Invitational (1/6/17) 1 Mile 4:41.20 8th McNeese Indoor II (1/27/17) 3000 Meters 9:42.23 11th Cameron Comm. McNeese Invite (1/29/16) Distance Medley 11:36.63 2nd LSU Invitational (1/29/16) (H. Wamack, L. Moncla, J. Wilkins, J. Elliott)

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JOSH WILKINS

Distance • 5-8 • Jr.-2L Bowie, Md. Bowie HS 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll

northwestern state Indoor 600 Meters 1:17.20 20th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) 800 Meters 2:01.88 4th Cameron Comm. McNeese Invite (1/29/16) 1 Mile 4:17.17 3rd Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) 3000 Meters 8:41.92 14th SLC Indoor Championships (2/17/15) 5000 Meters 15:23.37 6th TAMU 13-Team Invitational (1/16/14) Distance Medley 11:36.63 2nd LSU Invitational (1/29/16) (H. Wamack, L. Moncla, J. Wilkins, J. Elliott)

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800, 1500, 4x400 relay, and 1600 sprint medley with six top-5 finishes…best mark in the 1500 came in the LSU Alumni Gold with a first place finish 3:52.39…placed second in the TCU Invitational (3:51.18) and in the Texas Relays (3:56.85)…finished 10th in the SLC Outdoor Championship final. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 600 yard, 1 mile and 3 meter run with four Top-five finishes…best event was the mile, where he won the UAB Vulcan Invite (4:22.99), and finished second overall (4:19.88) in the Pittsburg State Invitational…ran a team season best time of 4:17.13 and finished third in the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic...competed in the SLC Indoor Championships where he was ninth overall in the finals (4:20.52). 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800, 1500, 5000, and 4x800 relay … best event was the 1500, where he had five top-four finishes with one win at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (4:00.64) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships where he was eighth overall in the finals (4:00.99). 2016 Indoor Season: Competed in the 800, 1 mile, 3000 and distance medley with five top-10 finishes … best mark in the 1 mile came at the LSU Purple Tiger (4:29.23) where he was fourth overall … competed in the SLC Indoor Championships in the one mile and 3000 meters. 2015 Outdoor Season: Competed at eight meets and had five topfive performances… now holds the Demon record with a fourth place finish at La Tech Jim Mize Invitational with a time of 8:41.83 in the 3000 meter… ran 2:11.33 in the 800 at the Demon Triangular Invite… in the 1500, had a best time of 3:58.04 at the SLC Outdoor Championships… ran 16:00.03 in the 5000 meter at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational. 2015 Indoor Season: Competed at four meets and had two top-five places… ran the mile at LSU Invitational in 4:32.90… in the 3000 meter had a best time of 8:41.92 at the SLC Indoor Championships… had a time of 15:23.37 at TAMU 13-Team Invitational in the 5000 meter… ran as the anchor with Hunter Wamack, Kaymin Carter, and Lucas Moncla in the distance medley with a time of 11:06.02. High School: Graduated with a 3.0 GPA and was named the Most Improved Student… ran track and field and cross country for four years… went to state in outdoor all four years… only freshman to make it to state in 1600m for indoor with a time of 4:31… placed third in 1600 indoors and second in the 3200 outdoor in junior year… third in 1600 indoor in senior year… coached by his father and coach Bowles. Personal: Son of Marjorie and Ronald Wilkins…father was a former NSU track athlete...born September 23, 1995… has younger sister, Trinity… majoring in business… plans a career in the music industry. Wilkins’ Career Bests: Outdoor 800 Meters 1:56.59 1500 Meters 3:51.18 3000 Meters 8:41.83 5000 Meters 15:39.20 4X400 Relay 3:37.89 4X800 Relay

8:03.77

1600 Medley 3:32.54

12th 2nd 4th 15th 13th

Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) TCU Invitational (3/18/17) La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational (3/21/15) UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/26/16) McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) (J. Dahlhoff, J. Wilkins, G. Butts, A. Renteria) 2nd McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/12/16) (G. Butts, J. Dahlhoff, J. Wilkins, A. Renteria) 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays (M. Larkins, T. Johnson, C. Milton, J. Wilkins)

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2018 Lady Demons Roster Name LeAndrea Allison Sasha Ballard Jessica Coleman Sydney Cowgill Jasmine Dansby Reagann Darbonne Tyra Duma Tia Elmore Kelsey Frank Jasmine Frazier Daeshon Gordon Diana Granados Jasmine Hall Emily Heard Taishia Holt Isabella Hudson Jakiriya Hunter Makayla Jackson Natashia Jackson De’Shalyn Jones Quanese Jones-Young Widline Lageroy Kori Levingston Sarah Lewis Gerianna Lyons Kristin McDuffie Deja Moore Destiney Myers Fabriana Nation Kylie Nodorft Atianna Parks Braneshia Payton-Howard Brooke Petkovich Kristen Prejean Jasmine Roberson Cori Runnels Jacqueline Rushford Emily Sitarz Erin Sitarz Jameria Smith Jasmyn Steels Tamara Style Sabrina Thiels Summer Thomas Marjorie Thompson Courtney Willis Erin Wrozek

Event(s) Throws Distance Mid-Distance Distance Distance Jumps Jumps Sprints Javelin Sprints/Hurdles Hurdles Sprints Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Javelin Sprints Sprints Sprints Jumps Sprints Sprints Pole Vault Throws Throws Sprints Throws Jumps Sprints Distance Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps Jumps Jumps High Jump Throws Distance Distance Distance Jumps Jumps Sprints/Hurdles Javelin Javelin Sprints Sprints Distance

Ht. 5-10 5-9 5-1 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-1 5-3 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-3 5-4 5-3 5-6 5-3 5-5 5-9 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-9 6-1 5-5 5-7 5-5 5-3 5-1 5-4 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-6 5-0 5-4 5-4 5-6 5-5 5-5 5-11 5-4 5-2 5-5 5-4

Cl.-Exp. Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-1L So.-SQ Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-SQ So.-SQ Sr.-3L R-Jr.-SQ Sr.-SQ Fr.-HS Fr.-HS R-Jr.-HS Sr.-SQ Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-SQ So.-1L Sr.-3L Sr.-3L Sr.-SQ Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-1L So.-SQ Fr.-SQ Sr.-1L Sr.-HS Sr.-SQ Fr.-HS Sr.-3L So.-SQ Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-SQ Sr.-SQ Sr.-SQ Jr.-SQ So.-1L Sr.-1L So.-SQ Jr.-2L Jr.-TR Jr.-TR Sr.-1L

Hometown (Previous School) Tatum, TX (Tatum HS) Corsicana, TX (Mildred ISD) Houma, LA (Garden City CC) Texarkana, TX (Trinity Christian School) McKinney, TX (McKinney HS) Hackberry, LA (Hackberry HS) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (J.H. Burns HS) Houston, TX (DeKaney HS) Oberlin, LA (Oberlin HS) Lewisville, TX (Butler CC) Pompano Beach, FL (LSU) Dallas, TX (Dallas Hampton Prep) Natchitoches, LA (Natchitoches Central HS) Natchitoches, LA (St. Mary’s Catholic School) Jefferson, TX (Jefferson HS) Waco, TX (China Spring HS) Haynesville, LA (Haynesville HS) Saline, LA (Saline HS) Houston, TX (Dekaney HS) Tyler, TX (John Tyler HS) Shreveport, LA (Ruston HS) Lauderdale Lakes, FL (Little Rock) Dallas, TX (Dallas Hampton Prep) Marble Falls, TX (Marble Falls HS) Baldwin, LA (West St. Mary HS) Texarkana, TX (Texarkana HS) Longview, TX (Longview HS) Duncanville, TX (Duncanville HS) Belle Glade, FL (Coffeyville CC) Wylie, TX (Wylie East HS) Lancaster, TX (Lancaster HS) Tyler, TX (Robert E. Lee HS) Kenner, LA (Mount Carmel Academy) Scott, LA (Lafayette Christian HS) Bossier City, LA (Airline HS) Houston, TX (New Mexico State) DeRidder, LA (DeRidder HS) Mount Albert, Ontario (Bill Crothers Secondary School) Mount Albert, Ontario (Bill Crothers Secondary School) McKinney, TX (McKinney North HS) College Station, TX (A&M Consolidated HS) Fort Lauderdale, FL (Barton CC) Otis, LA (Alexandria Senior HS) DeRidder, LA (DeRidder HS) Houston, TX (Cloud CC) Mobile, AL (Butler CC) Richardson, TX (Bishop Lynch HS)

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LEANDREA ALLISON

Throws • 5-10 • Fr.-HS Tatum, Texas Tatum HS

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Tatum High School in Tatum, Texas… competed in basketball and track and field… competed in the discus and was a four-time district champion, a four-time area champion, a regional qualifier twice, a regional runner-up twice and a two-time state qualifier… participated in shot put events and resulted as a two-time district champion, an area champion, a two-time area qualifier and a two-time regional qualifier… broke the record for furthest discus throw… named Academic All-State and Academic All-District…earned a 3.67 GPA… was involved in the International Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization. Personal: Born on Dec. 10, 1998… Daughter of Leon and Barbara Allison… majoring in business administration with the aspiration to reside in Texas and have a career as a financial analyst.

SASHA BALLARD

Distance • 5-9 • Fr.-HS Corsicana, Texas Tatum HS

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Mildred ISD in Corsicana, Texas… participated in track and field, cross country and volleyball… won three district and area championships in the 800… was a five-time regional qualifier in events including the 800 and the 4x400 and a four-time area qualifier in events including the 400, 4x200 and triple jump… led her track and field team as captain and MVP for three years… earned a 3.6 GPA. Personal: Born on Oct. 26, 1998… daughter of Raychaun and Samara Ballard… has an older brother, Jeremy… majoring in health and exercise science with the aspiration to be a wellness coach.

JESSICA COLEMAN

Mid-Distance • 5-1 • Sr.-1L Houma, La. H.L. Bourgeois HS/Garden City CC

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800-meter and 1600 Sprint Medley for the Lady Demons… Had five top-five finishes in the 800m, including a team season best at the SLC Championships where she finished fifth (2:13.74) in the finals… Other top performances included a win at the LSU Alumni Gold (2:18.30), second at the LA Tech Jim Mize Invitational (2:23.85), and fifth at the TCU Invitational (2:18.82). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed as a middle distance runner for the Lady Demons in the 600, 800 and Distance Medley. Best individual result was third in the 800-meter, where she finished in 2:22.24 at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic… teamed with Kristina Vujanic, Madison Morton and Erin Wrozek to finish fifth (12:20.99) at the SLC Indoor Championships. Prior to NSU: Competed as a middle distance runner for Garden City CC… was named the Outstanding Female Graduate in 2016… graduated with a 3.3 GPA. 2016 Outdoor: Ran the 800 and team relays in the 4x400 and 4x800… part of a 4x800 All-American relay team (9:55.14) after placing second in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships… in the 4x400 relay aided in a second-place finish (4:09.86) in the Friends University Spring

northwestern state Open… Also had a second place in the 800 at the Friends University Spring Open (2:27.86). 2016 Indoor: Participated in individual and relay events… helped take third place in the 4x400 relay at the Fred Belle Classic (4:15.86)… also was a member of the distance medley relay team that claimed bronze in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships (13:04.77). High School: A 2014 graduate of H.L. Bourgeois… lettered in basketball, cross country and track all four years in high school… as a senior, was second at her district track meet, finished first in regionals and sixth in her state meet. Personal: Daughter of Lorraine and Steve Coleman… has two sisters, Ashley and Stephanie… majoring in biology and nursing with the ambition to become a neonatal nurse. Coleman’s Career Bests Outdoor 800 Meters 2:13.74 5th SLC Outdoor Champ;ionships, 5/14/17 1600 Sprint Medley 4:06.32 1st McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17 (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, J. Coleman) Indoor 600 Meters 1:43.66 11th LSU Purple Tiger, 1/6/17 800 Meters 2:22.24 3rd Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/11/17 Distance Medley 12:17.71 6th Pttisburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/11/17 (K. Vujanic, M. Morton, J. Coleman, E. Wrozek)

SYDNEY COWGILL

Distance • 5-7 • So.-SQ Texarkana, Texas Trinity Christian School

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800 and 1500 meters with a season-best 800-meter finish at the LA Tech Jim Mize Invitational (sixth, 2:34.15)… Best result in the 1500 came at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (21st, 5:36.54). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 800-meter run, where she had two fourth-place finishes at McNeese (2:42.24, 2:32.93)…best result was at the Pittsburg Gorilla Classic with a time of 2:22.24… She reached another career high in the 600-meter run at the LSU Purple Tiger (1:43.66). High School: Attended Trinity Chrisitan in Texarkana, Texas … ran track and field, cross country and played basketball … top-six finisher four times in the Arkansas 1A-2A State Championships, where she placed second as a freshman … holds school record in the 5000 … coached by Jeff Haynes. Personal: Daughter of Tiffany and Jeff Cowgill … has two brothers, Silas and Spencer … majoring in business administration. Cowgill’s Career Bests Outdoor 800 Meters 2:23.63 1500 Meters 5:36.54 Indoor 800 Meters 2:32.93

6th 21st

Baylor Invitational, 4/8/17 McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17

4th

McNeese Indoor II, 1/27/17

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JASMINE DANSBY

Distance • 5-6 • Fr.-HS McKinney, Texas McKinney HS

High School: Graduated in the class of 2017 from McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas… participated in varsity track and field for four years and varsity cross country for two years under Coach Clay Davis…reached regional level of three times in the 4x400 relays… has a personal record in the 300-meter hurdles of (45.3)… achieved a 3.0 GPA. Personal: Born on Mar. 24, 1999… Daughter of Vinson and Keisha Dansby and has two younger sisters, Marissa and Addison… is majoring in business management… has the ambition to one day run in the Olympics.

REAGAN DARBONNE

Jumps • 5-7 • Fr.-HS Hackberry, La. Hackberry HS

High School: Graduated in the class of 2017 from Hackberry High School in Hackberry, Louisiana… participated in varsity track and field and varsity cheerleading for four years… was a four-time champion LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Girls’ Class C Champion title in events including the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles and pole vault… received the LHSAA Outstanding Female Athlete award in her junior year and the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championship Most Outstanding Athlete award in her senior year… broke the Class C record as the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Champion in pole vault in her senior year. Personal: Born on Aug. 24, 1999... Daughter of Kent and Michelle Darbonne… has one sibling, Kennedy… is majoring in general studies with the aspiration to become a personal trainer.

TYRA DUMA

Jumps • 5-1 • So.-SQ Winnipeg, Manitoba J.H. Burns HS

Spring Honor Roll

2017 Southland Conference All-Academic Track & Field Team 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in eight events… had four top-15 finishes in the long jump, with her best result coming at the Baylor Invitational (17th, 18-04.050)… finished 24th in the SLC Championships with a distance of 12-10.00… six top-ten results in the triple jump with one win at the LA Tech Jim Mize Invitational with a result of 37-06.50… best result came at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational with a mark of 38-04.25… finished 12th at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a distance of 38-03.25. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the long and triple jump in four events …. best result in the long jump came at the SLC Championships with a distance of (17-08.75) to finish 13th … Her best result in the triple jump also came at the SLC Championships, where her leap of 38-04.75 to finish 12th. 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in six meets … three top-ten’s in the long jump with her best finish being seventh at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (17-11.50) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships in the long jump where she was 23rd overall (17-04.25) … had four top-seven finishes with her best result being sixth in

the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (36-11.50) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships where she finished 21st overall (37-06.00). 2016 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, long jump and triple jump … finished fifth in the long jump at the LSU Bayou Bengal (16-10.00), also qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships where she claimed 20th (1702.00) … Had two top-six finishes in the triple jump, claimed fifth at the LSU Bayou Bengal (34-09.00) and sixth at the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite (38-06.50). High School: A 2015 graduate of J.H. Burns in Winnipeg, Manitoba… lettered in volleyball, basketball, track and field, soccer, cross country, and rugby… freshman year she was named Athlete of the Year… junior years she was named Track and Field Coaches Choice athlete… senior year team, cross country team was provincial finalist and track and field team were provincial champions and she was named Cross Country Coaches Choice athlete… won the Pre-Calculus Academic Excellence Award… was on the honor roll six consecutive years. Personal: Daughter of Sandra and Tony Duma… born July 1, 1997… has two older sisters, Alyx and Dallas… mother is a medical educator and father is a pharmaceutical representative… majoring in health and exercise science. Duma’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 8.27 20th LSU Bayou Bengal, 1/16/16 8.27 48th LSU Purple Tiger, 1/8/16 Long Jump 17-08.75 13th SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 Triple Jump 38-04.75 12th SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 Outdoor Long Jump 18-04.50 17th Baylor Invitational, 4/8/17 18-04.50 7th Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational, 3/19/16 Triple Jump 38-04.25 6th UH Tom Tellez Invitational, 5/5/17 37-6 21st (wind) SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/7/16

TIA ELMORE

Sprints • 5-3 • So.-SQ Houston, Texas Dekaney HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200-meter dash in seven meets… best finish in the 100m was in the TCU Invitational at 12.29… raced three times in the 200m with her best result being 32nd at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (26.22). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60-meter dash in three events… her best finish was 32nd at the UAB Vulcan Invite in a time of 8.04… ran a career-best 8.00 at the Pittsburg State Invitational to finish 33rd. High School: A 2016 graduate of DeKaney High School in Houston, Texas… lettered in track and field where she ran sprints and relays… best time in the 100 was 11.81, while her best time in the 200 was 25.02… best time in the 4x100 relays was 46.65 and 1:39.99 in the 4x200 relays. Personal: Daughter of Aneoko Hogan and Gregory Elmore… born Nov. 26, 1997… has one sister, Jaquina McWashington… mother is an office manager and father is a warehouse manager … majoring in physical science… life’s ambition is to graduate from college and live life to the fullest every moment. Elmore’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 8.00 33rd Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 12.29 20th 200 Meter Dash 26.22 32nd

Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 TCU Invitational, 3/18/17 UH Tom Tellez Invitational, 5/5/17

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KELSEY FRANK

Javelin • 5-6 • Sr.-3L Kinder, La. Kinder HS

Lady Demon Top 5 (Javelin, 4th, 156-03, 5/13/17) Southland Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (3/15/17) 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Third-Team All-Southland Conference Track & Field Team, Javelin 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the javelin throw in 10 meets with five wins, one coming in the SLC Outdoor Championships where she set a career best with a throw of 156-0… other wins include the McNeese Cowboy Relays (155-01.25), TCU Invitational (152-00.00), UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (143-04.00), UH Tom Tellez Invitational (145-08.00)… qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary competition, where she placed 43rd with a throw of 12908.00. 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the javelin throw in 10 meets with seven top-eight finishes, including wins in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (150-05.00) and the SHSU Last Chance (150-01.00) … took home bronze in the SLC Outdoor Championships (147-07.00), which qualified her for the NCAA East Preliminaries where she finished 15th (152-06.00). 2016 Indoor Season: Did not compete. 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in the javelin at seven meets… she had six top-five finishes… best performance of 155-0 was at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational where she came in second… ranked fifth of the all-time Lady Demon Top 5 performers in the javelin… ranked 4th in the SLC, and 59th in the nation. High School: Participated in track and field, softball, and basketball … won state in 1A javelin junior and senior year... was a member of FBLA, Sr. Beta… maintained a 3.5 GPA in high school. Personal: Daughter of Denise and Lawrence Frank... born September 21, 1996… has one sister, Aleaya… majoring in social work… plans to attend graduate school for social work… wants to get a real estate license… would like to have a career in social work and real estate. Frank’s Career Bests Outdoor Javelin 47.62m/156-3 1st

SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/13/17

JASMINE FRAZIER

Javelin • 5-8 • Jr.-RS Lewisville, Texas Ranchview HS/Butler CC 2016-17: Redshirted in her first year at Northwestern State. Prior to NSU: Attended Butler Community College, where she starred in sprints and hurdles for the Griz-

zlies. Outdoor Season (Butler): Won two events at the 2016 Hutch Night Relays for BCC, the 100 hurdles (14.47) and teamed with the 4x100 team for another win (47.20) … continued her dominance with two top-fives at the Butch Reynolds Invite, including a win in the 100 hurdles (14.17) and a fourth place result in the 4x100 relays (49.14) … qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships in the 100 hurdles and 4x100 relays, where she finished 19th (15.18) and 10th (47.59). Indoor Season (Butler): Competed in the 60 hurdles and the 60 and 200 … won two meets in the hurdles, the Cavalier Open (8.79), and the Herm

northwestern state Wilson Invitational (8.86) … took fourth in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships (9.07) … qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, where she finished 10th overall (9.01) in the preliminaries … in the 60, she had one win in the Herm Wilson Invitational (7.87) … had one third place in the 200 (26.08), also at the Herm Wilson Invitational. High School: A 2014 graduate of Ranchview High School in Irving, Texas … won a state championship and was captain of the cheerleading squad. Personal: Daughter of Caletha and Russell Frazier … born Sept. 8, 1995 … mother is a financial advisor … majoring in communications and business … plans to start a family and have her own makeup line.

DAESHON GORDON

Sprints • 5-6 • Sr.-SQ Pompano Beach, Fla. Northeast HS/LSU

Lady Demon Top 5 (100m Hurdles, 2nd, 13.38, 4/1/17, 4/8/17) Lady Demon Top 5 (400m Hurdles, 3rd, 59.96, 3/30/17) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x200, 1st, 1:35.70, 4/1/17-D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x400, 2nd, 3:39.16, 5/5/17-D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style; 4th, 3:41.09, 3/18/17-D. Gordon, N. Jackson, D. Jones, M. Morton) 2017 Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field Newcomer of the Year 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, 4x400 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 400-meter hurdles, also was a member on the 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays… tallied six topfive finishes in seven 100-meter hurdle events with two wins, one coming at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (14.15), and the other at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (13.43)… etched her name in Lady Demon lore by recording two individual times in the Lady Demon top five, including the second-fastest 100m hurdle (13.38) and the third fastest 400m hurdle (59.96)… teamed with De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson and Tamara Style to record the fastest 4x200-meter time in Lady Demon history (1:35.70)… also was a part of the 4x400 teams that is second and fourth on the Lady Demon top five list with times of 3:39 and 3:41. 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in the 60-meter, 400-meter and the 4x400-meter relay along with her specialty event, the 60-meter hurdles… won four events in the 60m hurdles, including the SLC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.20… other victories came at the UAB Vulcan Invite (8.38), Pittsburg State Invitational (8.27 and the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (8.26)… teamed with Tamara Style, Natashia Jackson, and De’Shalyn Jones to win the 4x400 at the Pittsburg State Invitational in a team season best time of 3:45.37. Prior to NSU: Attended LSU for two years, garnering All-American (outdoor) honors and was named to the All-SEC team … won bronze at the 2015 Pan Am Junior in the 100-meter hurdles. Outdoor: Earned All-American honors by taking an eighth-place finish in the hurdles (13.26) at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Oregon … was the No. 8 ranked Lady Tiger in its history in the 400 hurdles (57.24). Indoor: Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship with a personalbest (8.20) in a fifth-place finish in the final of the 60 hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships … won her first collegiate title in the 60 hurdles at the Razorback Invitational (8.30) … finished runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles in her collegiate debut at the LSU Indoor Invitational (8.50). Personal: Daughter of Miranda and Deron Gordon … born on Aug. 20,1996 … majoring in elementary education with plans to become a teacher after graduation. High School: A 2014 graduate of Northeast High … was one of the premier dual hurdlers in the nation … top-ranked hurdler in the state of

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track & field Florida in the class of 2014 … left the Jamaican Junior Championships as the No. 1-ranked 400 hurdler in the United States. Gordon’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 8.16 40th LSU Purple Tiger, 1/6/17 60 Meter Hurdles 8.20 1st SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 400 Meter Dash 57.83 16th SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 4x400 Meter Relay 3:45.37 1st Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 (T. Style, N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones) Outdoor 100 Meter Hurdles 13.38 5th Texas Relays, 4/1/17 13.38 2nd Baylor Invitational, 4/8/17 400 Meter Hurdles 59.96 21st Texas Relays, 4/1/17 4x200 Meter Relay 1:35.70 5th Texas Relays, 4/1/17 4x400 Meter Relay 3:39.16 1st UH Tom Tellez Invitational, 5/5/17

DIANA GRANADOS

Sprints • 5-6 • Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas Dallas Hampton Prep

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...plans to be a physical therapist...life’s ambition is to be happy.

JASMINE HALL

Sprints • 5-5 • Fr.-HS Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches Central HS High School: Graduated from Natchitoches Central High School with a 3.2 GPA...lettered in track and field...member of a team that won district in the 4x200 meter, 4x100, and won regionals in the 4x200 and qualified for the state championships in the 4x200 as a junior...qualified fo the state championships in the 4x100 as a senior...as an individual, won the back track athlete region award in her region...district champion in the 100, 200, and 400...won the regional championship in the 400 and qualified for State...ran for team Louisiana as a junior...qualified for the state championships as a senior...holds the 200 meter record at Natchitoches Central. Personal: Daughter of Sherman and Denice... has one brother, Aaron ...majoring in accounting ... hopes to own her own CPA firm ... life’s ambition is to live more than a comfortable life.

EMILY HEARD

Distance • 5-7 • Jr.-RS Natchitoches, La. St. Mary’s Catholic School

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2017 Indoor and Outdoor: Redshirted. High School: Graduated in 2015 from St. Mary’s High... participated in track and field, cross country and tennis for all four years... competed for Coach Chris Maggio in track and field. Personal: Daughter of Kenneth and Leslie Heard … born Sept. 15, 1997 … has two brothers, Zachary and Noah … majoring in nursing with the ambition to start a career as a nurse in a level-one trauma unit and then become a CRNA where she can actively participate in organizations such as Operation Smile or Samaritan’s Purse.

TAISHIA HOLT

Sprints • 5-3 • Jr.-SQ Jefferson, Texas Jefferson HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 100 and 200-meter dash in four events… best finish was 32nd at the Baylor Invitational (12.70). 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in the 60-meter and 200-meter dash in four events… best finish came at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (8.07). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 100, 200 and 4x100 meter dash … best result came in the 100, where she finished sixth (13.08) in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships in the 200, where she finished 41st overall (26.71). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the 55, 60 and 200 in three meets … her 14th-place finish in the 200 at the LSU Bayou Bengal (27.82) was her best indoor result … top finish was 15th at the McNeese Invite in the 55 (7.71) and 18th in the LSU Bayou Bengal in the 60. 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets… best performance of 12.38 in the 100m was at the SLC Outdoor Championships… came in fifth as lead relay runner in the 4x100 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a time of 46.19 with B. Payton, D. Jones, and J. McBride. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in two meets … best performance of 8.11 in the 60 and 26.79 in the 200 was at TAMU 13-Team Invitational. High School: Lettered in volleyball for three years, basketball three years, and track and field for four years... three-year state qualifier in track and field… won state in the 4x200 in 2013… maintained a 3.4 GPA in high school. Personal: Daughter of Tolesia and Craig Davis... born March 6, 1996… has two brothers, Chauncey and Devin… has a sister, Maci... majoring in health and exercise science… plans to pursue a career in the medical field. Holt’s Career Bests Indoor 55 Meter Dash 7.71 15th McNeese Invite, 1/29/16 60 Meter Dash 8.07 42nd Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 200 Meter Dash 26.79 27th TAMU 13-Team Invitational, 1/16/15 Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 12.38 27th SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/9/15 200 Meter Dash 26.71 41st SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/7/16 4x100 Meter Relay 46.19 5th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/25/15 (T. Holt, B. Payton, D. Jones, J. McBride)

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ISABELLA HUDSON

Distance • 5-4 • Fr.-HS Waco, Texas China Spring HS

High School: Graduated in 2017 from China Spring High School in China Spring, Texas … was active in track and field, basketball, soccer and cross country … was a 4A regional qualifier in the 800 and an area qualifier …played for coaches Larry Holder and Roy Stone… was a National Merit Scholar and graduated with a 3.93 GPA. Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Esmeralda Hudson… born on Oct. 26, 1998… goes by nickname Izzy…has one sister, Autumn… biology major.

JAKIRIYA HUNTER

Javelin • 5-3 • Fr.-HS Haynesville, La. Haynesville HS

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Haynesville High School in Haynesville … competed in track and field and softball … broke the school record in the javelin throw with a personal record of 130-1/2 … helped facilitate a team runner-up result at the state competition … was awarded most field points in 2017 … lettered three times in track and field … earned a 3.55 GPA and was inducted into the National Honors Society. Personal: Born on Nov. 24, 1998 … daughter of Marcel Hunter and Adrian Critton … has a sister, Jacoriea Hunter and a brother, Diazeo Critton … Diazeo graduated from Louisiana Tech as a javelin thrower who qualified for state-level competition for three consecutive years … majoring in criminal justice with the desire to join the US Army active duty and earn a master’s degree in criminal justice.

MAKAYLA JACKSON

Sprints • 5-6 • So.-SQ Saline, La. Saline HS 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 100 at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (14.19) and placed 48th

for a personal record. 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in three meets in the 60 and 200… placed 41st at the Pittsburg State Invitational (8.03) in the 60 for a personal record… added another PR at the UAB Vulcan Invite in the 200 (27.10). High School: A 2016 graduate of Saline High School in Saline, Louisiana … lettered in track and field … named Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year four straight years … Class C State Runner-Up her senior year … participated in Beta Club, 4H, FLBA and won the NAACP Honors Award. Personal: Daughter of Oliver and Barbara Jackson … born April 8, 1997 … has five siblings, three brothers: Chris Jackson, Titus Jackson and Donea Jackson, and two sisters: Britney Bowie, and Mackenzie Jackson … mother is pre-K teacher and father is a maintenance worker … majoring in criminal justice with plans to join the FBI. Jackson’s Career Bests Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 14.19 48th Indoor 60 Meter Dash 8.03 41st 200 Meter Dash 27.10

McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17 Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 UAB Vulcan Invite, 1/14/17

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NATASHIA JACKSON

Sprints • 5-3 • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas DeKaney HS Lady Demon Top 5 (4x100m, 4th, 45.30, 5/14/17-N. Jackson, B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x100m, 5th, 45.32, 3/18/17-N. Jackson, B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x200m, 1st, 1:35.70, 4/1/17-N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones, T. Style) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x400m, 2nd, 3:39.16, 5/5/17-N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones, T. Style) 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, 4x100 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, 4x100 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 AllLouisiana 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: Competed in the 60, 200, 400 and 4x400… 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) … was a member of the 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,

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track & field with plans to become a professional athlete and obtain her masters. Jackson’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.67 4th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 200 Meter Dash 24.39 4th SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 400 Meter Dash 55.78 2nd Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 4x400 Meter Relay 3:45.37 1st Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 (T. Style, N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones) Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 11.70 26th Texas Relays, 4/1/17 200 Meter Dash 23.68 3rd SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/14/17 400 Meter Dash 53.85 1st SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/14/17 4x100 Meter Relay 45.30 1st SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/14/17 (B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style, N. Jackson) 4x200 Meter Relay 1:35.70 5th Texas Relays, 4/1/17) (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) 4x400 Meter Relay 3:39.16 1st UH Tom Tellez Invitational, 5/5/17 (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson. T. Style) 1600 Sprint Medley Relay 4:06.32 1st McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17) (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, J. Coleman)

DE’SHALYN JONES

Sprints • 5-5 • Jr.-2L Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS

Lady Demon Top 5 (100, 4th, 11.50, 4/8/17) Lady Demon Top 5 (200, 1st, 23.12, 3/18/17) Lady Demon Top 5 (400, 1st, 53.16, 4/15/17) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x100, 4th, 45.30, 5/14/17-Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones, Tamara Style, Natashia Jackson; 5th, 45.32, 3/18/17-Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x200, 1st, 1:35.70, 4/1/17-Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style) Lady Demon Top 5 (4x400, 2nd, 3:39.16, 5/5/17-Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style; 4th, 3:41.09, 3/18/17-Daeshon Gordon, Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, Madison Morton) Southland Conference Athlete of the Week (2/15/17) Southland Conference Athlete of the Week (3/22/17) Southland Conference Athlete of the Week (4/19/17) 2017 Southland Conference Runner of the Year 2017 Southland Conference Athlete of the Year 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team 4x100 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team 4x400 2016 Southland Conference All-Academic Team 2016 First-Team All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Team, 400 2016 Second-Team SLC Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team, 100mH and 4x100 2016 Third-Team All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Team, 200 2016 Leon Johnson NSU Invitational Outstanding Women’s Track Performer 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays bringing home 13 wins… qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 200 where she placed 20th (23.35) in round one and 23rd (23.64) in round two and in the 400 where she placed 30th (54.43)… won four gold medals at the SLC Outdoor Championships in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 facilitating NSU to a program-record of 133 points with her overall 25 points… ran 11.50 in the prelims for a team season-best and personal record and 11.52 in the finals for the 100 winning both… then made a repeat-victory in the 200 running 23.74 in the prelims and 23.16 in the finals winning both… relayed with Braneshia Payton, Tamara Style and Natashia Jackson to win the 4x100 (45.30) for a team season-best and personal record, then teamed up with Tamara Style, Natashia Jackson and Madison Morton to win the 4x400 (3:39.16)…was named the 2017 Southland Conference Runner of the Year and the 2017 Southland Conference Athlete of the Year and was selected for the 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team in the 4x100 and 4x400… achieved nine performances fast enough for the Lady Demon Top 5 list including first place in the 200, 400 and 4x200 with Daeshon Gordon, Natashia Jackson and Tamara Style… improved her personal records in the 100 (11.50), the 200 (23.12), the 400 (53.61), the 4x100 (45.30), the 4x200

(1:35.70) the 4x400 (3:39.16) and the 1600 medley (4:06.32). 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays… won the 400 in the SLC Indoor Championships final round (54.43) after placing second (56.58) in the prelims… additionally took second place in the 200 (24.09) at the conference meet for a team season-best that followed another second place result in the prelims (24.38)… competed in the USATF Indoor Championships and placed eighth (38.21) in the prelims… had nine top-four finishes throughout the season including six wins and three trips to final rounds… improved her personal records in the 60 (7.57), the 200 (24.01), the 300 (38.21), the 400 (54.29) and the 4x400 (3:45.37). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays in 11 meets … had six top-four finishes in the 200, winning the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (24.44) and claimed third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (23.89) … qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary, finishing 35th (23.94) … claimed two wins in the 400, taking first in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (54.28) and winning gold in the SLC Outdoor Championships (54.34) … anchored the 4x100 team in their four top-three performances, including second place in the SLC Outdoor Championships (45.90) … medaled twice with the 4x400 team, including second overall at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (3:50.53). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the 60, 200, 400, and 4x400 relay with appearances in five meets … had three top-six results in the 400 with a first-place finish at the MSSU Lion Open (57.28) … also qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships where she was 12th overall (57.45) … Teamed with J. McBride, T. Lewis and M. Morton in the 4x400 relay at the SLC Indoor Championships for an eighth-place result (3:52.54). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays at eight meets… had 16 top-five finishes, four of which were 1st place finishes… broke into the Lady Demon Top 5 Performers as the fifth best with her season- best performance in the 200 by winning the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational… a second-place finish at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a time of 54.62, she is now the second-best NSU performer in the 400 … in the 4x100, best time of 46.19 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with T. Holt, D. Jones, and J. McBride… in the 4x200, time of 1:43.93 with Alexis Royal, Keshira McKnight, and Jermeka McBride… in the 4x400, best time of 3:57.08 at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational with, Jermeka McBride, Braneshia Payton, and Keshira McKnight… in and Jermeka McBride… in the 4x400, best time of 3:57.08 at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational with, Jermeka McBride, Braneshia Payton, and Keshira McKnight… in the 200, ranked third in the SLC… in the 400, ranked third in the SLC. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in three meets … best in the 400 was at TAMU 13-Team Invitational with a time of 57.72… in the 4x400, best time at the SLC Indoor Championships with M. Morton, J. McBride, and B. Payton with a time of 3:54.67… ranked 12th in the SLC in the 400. High School: A 4x400 regional qualifier her freshman year... won the 400 in district her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons… was a 4x200 state qualifier and a track and field district 16-4A champion her junior year… became a regional finalist in her senior year… was a member of the student council and the national honor society... maintained a 3.6 GPA and finished in the top-ten percent in her graduating class. Personal: Daughter of Delois Geter and Simone Jones… born Jan. 5, 1996… has one older sister, Latoya… majoring in psychology... plans to attend graduate school and become an occupational therapist.

Jones’ Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.57 4th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/11/17 200 Meter Dash 24.09 2nd SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 300 Meter Dash 38.21 8th USATF Indoor Championships, 3/4/17 400 Meter Dash 54.29 1st Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/11/17 4x400 Meter Relay 3:45.37 1st Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 (T. Style, N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones) Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 11.50 4th Baylor Invitational, 4/8/17 11.50 1st (prelims) SLC Outoor Championships, 5/13/17 200 Meter Dash 23.12 1st TCU Invitational, 3/18/17 400 Meter Dash 53.61 1st TAMUC East Texas Invitational, 4/15/17 4x100 Meter Relay 45.30 1st SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/13/17 (B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style, N. Jackson) 4x200 Meter Relay 1:35.70 5th Texas Relays, 4/1/17 (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) 4x400 Meter Relay 3:39.16 1st UH Tom Tellez Invitational, 5/5/17 (D. Gordon. D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) 1600 Sprint Medley Relay 4:06.32 1st McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17 (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson. J. Coleman)

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QUANESE JONES-YOUNG

Jumps • 5-9 • Sr.-3L Shreveport, La. Ruston HS

Lady Demon Top 5 (High Jump, tied for 4th, 5-08, 3/15/17) 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, High Jump 2016 Third-Team All-Southland Conference Track & Field Team, High Jump 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in nine meets in the high jump… qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary where she placed 33rd (5-6 1/2)… earned a silver medal at the SLC Outdoor Championships (5-7 3/4)… named 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team for the high jump… brought home seven top-four results throughout the season including two wins, the McNeese Cowboy Relays (5-7) and the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (5-8)… performance at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational resulted in a tie of fourth place on the Lady Demon Top 5 list and a personal record... maintained long jump and triple jump personal records of 15-6 and 34-5 3/4, respectively. 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in four meets in the high jump… placed 12th in the SLC Indoor Championships (5-2 1/2)… had two top-five results throughout the season, fourth place at the Pittsburg State Invitational (5-06) resulting in a team season-best and personal best and fifth place at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (5-5 1/2). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the high jump in six meets … finished with four top-fives, including a third-place result at the Leon Johnson Invitational (5-05.25) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she claimed second overall (5-05.00). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the high jump in four meets with three top-five finishes … took home first place (5-01.00) at the McNeese Invite … qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships where she was fourth overall (5-05.00). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in jumps at eight meets… had three top-three finishes… jumped a best in the high jump at Demon Triangular Invite with first-place finish of 5-6 – ranked ninth in the SLC… at Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational had a best of 15-6 in the long jump… in the triple jump had a best of 34-05.75 at MSU Cowboy Relays. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in the high jump at three meets… best performance at TAMU 13-Team Invitational with a jump of 5-1.75… ranked 27th in the SLC. High School: Quanese was an outdoor state champion in track her sophomore year and an indoor state champion in her senior year... maintained a 3.2 GPA at Ruston High School. Personal: Daughter of Yolanda Jones and Quincy Young… born Nov. 20, 1995... has three younger sisters, Abriana, Danae, and Asia... majoring in accounting… aspires to have her own accounting firm. Jones-Young’s Career Bests Indoor High Jump 1.73m/5-8 1st Outdoor High Jump 1.68m/5-6 1st 1.68m/5-6 4th Long Jump 4.72m/15-6 13th Triple Jump 10.51m/34-5.75 12th

La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational, 3/15/17 Demon Triangular Invite, 4/11/15 Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational, 3/21/15 MSU Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15

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WILDINE LAGEROY

Sprints • 5-4 • Sr.-TR Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Boyd Anderson HS (Barton CC/Little Rock) Prior to NSU: Attended Barton Community College from 2014 to 2016…was an All-American in the 4x400…attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from 2016 to 2017 where she lettered in track

and field. 2017 Outdoor Season (Little Rock): Participated in two meets… brought home two wins, the Central Arkansas Open in the 400 (56.59) and the Little Rock Open also in the 400 (57.18). 2017 Indoor Season (Little Rock): Competed in four meets including the 200, 400 and 4x400… placed 29th at the Sunbelt Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 200 prelims (26.23)… showed great teamwork in the 4x400 at the University of South Alabama Invitational placing fourth (3:52.09)… had a personal record of 26.23 in the 200 and 59.43 in the 400. 2016 Outdoor Season (Barton County): Participated in five meets in the 200, 400 and 4x400… qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships where she placed 6th in the 4x400 (3:45.48) after placing 7th in the prelims (3:49.30)... participated in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships to get to nationals and placed second in the 4x400 finals (3:56.80) and 11th in the 400 finals (1:00.19)… finished the season with personal records in the 200 (25.07), 400 (57.67), 600 (1:39.95) and 600-yard (1:31.87). 2016 Indoor Season (Barton County): Participated in six meets in the 200, 400, 600, the 4x400 and the distance medley relays… qualified for the NCJAA Indoor Track and Field Championships where she assisted in a ninth-place result in the DMR finals (12:52.16), a fourth-place result in the 4x400 finals (3:50.29) and a 23rd-place result in the 200 prelims (25.78)... teamed up with fellow Cougar runners and won the 4x400 (3:47.16) at the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships… also individually placed sixth in the 200 prelims (25.40), fifth in the 200 finals (25.38) and third in the 600 finals (1:39.95)… ended the season with personal records in the 200 (25.38), the 400 (59.05), the 600 (1:39.95) and the 600-yard (1:31.87). 2015 Outdoor Season (Barton County): Participated in 200, 400, 4x100 and 4x400… qualified for the National Junior College Championships competed in the 4x400 prelim (353.95) placing 7th and the 400 prelim (57.68) placing 14th…also participated in an untimed 4x100 prelim… battled in the 2015 Region VI Championships resulting in a group-win in the 4x400 (3:51.29) a third-place result in the 4x100 finals (47.90), second place in the 400 finals and 12th place in the 200 prelims (25.54)…ended the season with personal records in the 200 (25.43), the 400 (57.02), the 600 (1:40.44) and the 600-yard (1:27.27). 2015 Indoor Season (Barton County): Competed in six meets in the 200, 400, 600, 4x400 and DMR… qualified for the 2015 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships where she participated in the 200 prelims (25.15) placing 15th, the 600 prelims (1:40.44) placing 12th and the 4x400 finals (3:51.05) placing sixth… competed in the 2015 Region VI Championships where her performance facilitated her nationals qualification…. won the 4x400 (3:55.54) with fellow Cougar runners, placed second in the 600 finals (1:40.71) and placed seventh in the 200 finals (25.87)… finished the season with personal best records in the 200 (25.15), the 400 (58.19), 600 (1:40.44) and the 600-yard (1:27.27). High School: Graduated in 2015 from Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida… competed in track and field for coach Duchane Thomas. Personal: Born on Dec. 5, 1993…has three brothers, Fred, Safranc, James, and one sister, Rosemary…majoring in criminal justice with the aspiration to be a child protection investigator…would love to travel the world.

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KORI LEVINGSTON

Sprints • 5-7 •Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas Dallas Hampton Prep

High School: Graduated from Hampton Preparatory with a 3.22 GPA...graduated cum laude...lettered in volleyball, track and field, and cross country... member of the team that won track and field state championships her freshman, sophomore and senior year of high school...won the 4x400 state championships in freshman and sophomore year...ranked third in her district in cross country and qualified for regionals for cross country as a junior...qualified for regionals in the 400 (placed seventh in the state) and qualified for state 4x400 (placed third in the state) Personal: Daughter of Kory and Umeka...sister of Slavoski, Braylon, Ryan, Dixon, and Karter...majoring in mass communications...plans to be a part of some type of media network (news or radio) after graduating from NSU...life’s ambition is to be happy and set and achieve goals.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Marble Falls High School… four year letterman in track and field… lettered one year in volleyball… track team was district and area champions in junior and senior year and regional runner-up in junior year… as a freshman was regional qualifier in the 300 hurdles and helped set school record in the 4x400… in sophomore year was district champ, area champ and state qualifier in the 300 hurdles and help set the school record in the 4x400… regional qualifier in the 300 hurdles and 4x400 and school record in the 4x400 meter relay team… as a senior in the 300 hurdles was area and regional qualifier, in the 4x400 relay was area and regional qualifier, as part of the 4x400 meter relay team, was area champion, regional qualifier and school record holder… placed fifth at Nationals in the 4x400 and was named All-American as a summer track performer… member of FCA and Lovely Ladies Spirit Club… graduated with a 3.6 GPA… was a member of the National Honor Society… named Academic All-District and Academic All-State… coached by Anthony Torns and Kyle Futrell. Personal: Daughter of Jeannie and James Lewis… born June 9, 1997… has a younger brother, Willis… has one older sister, Katelyn… mother is a property manager and father is a project superintendent… majoring in health and exercise science… plans to attend physical therapy school after completing her undergraduate degree … aspires to start her own physical therapy practice. Lewis’ Career Bests Indoor 400 Meter Dash 1:04.41 800 Meter Run 2:40.41 55 Meter Hurdles 9.27 60 Meter Hurdles 10.21 Outdoor 400 Meter Hurdles 1:06.70 Pole Vault 2.89m/9-5.75

11th 12th 7th 15th

LSU Bayou Bengal, 1/16/16 LSU Purple Tiger, 1/8/16 McNeese Invite, 1/29/16 LSU Bayou Bengal, 1/16/16

11th SLU Lion Invitational, 4/16/16 T-5th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/9/16

SARAH LEWIS

Sprints/Hurdles • 5-6 •So.-SQ Marble Falls, Texas Marble Falls HS

Spring Honor Roll

Lady Demon Top 5 (Pole Vault, tied for 4th, 9-05.75, 4/9/16) 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s

2017 Indoor/Outdoor: Redshirted. 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 400 hurdles and the pole vault in four meets … top result in the hurdles was sixth (1:06.89) at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational … tied for fifth in the pole vault (9-05.75) at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in sprints and hurdles in three meets … had four top-12 finishes, with her best being seventh in the 55 hurdles (9.27). Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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GERIANNA LYONS

Throws • 5-9 • Sr.-1L Baldwin, La. West St. Mary HS

Lady Demon Top 5 (Weight Throw, 3rd, 60-06.75, 2/10/17) 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s

Spring Honor Roll 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in eight meets in the shotput and hammer throw… participated in the SLC Outdoor Championships where she placed eighth in the shotput (43 1/2) and a ninth in the hammer throw (1487)… had a top-notch performance at the TCU Invitational where she placed fifth in the shotput (44-11 1/2) for a personal record and placed seventh in the hammer throw (152-9) for a team season-best record… maintained her discus record (117-5 3/4) and hammer throw record (152-10). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in five meets in the shotput and weight throw events… participated in the SLC Indoor Championships earning fourth place in the weight throw (55-10 1/2) and 11th place in the shotput (42-2 3/4)… placed in the top-four in four events including a win at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic in the weight throw (60-6 3/4) which resulted in a team season-best, a personal record and a third place stamp on the Lady Demon Top 5 list… maintained her personal record in the shotput (43-9 3/4). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the shot put and hammer throw in seven meets … had four top-10s in the shot put, including third at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (43-01.75) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she finished 14th (39-07.75) … also had four top-10s in the hammer throw, including seventh in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (152-07.00) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she claimed 13th overall (146-03.00). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the shot put and weight throw in five meets … had four top-10s in the shot put, including second (43-05.00) at the Missouri Southern State Lion Open … qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships, where she claimed eighth overall (43-09.75) … also had four top-10s in the weight throw, including fourth in the LSU Bayou Bengal (5303.50) … qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships, where she took seventh overall (53-04.25). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in the shot, discus and hammer throws at eight meets… had three top-five finishes… best performance in the shot was a 44-2 throw at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational – ranked 14th in the SLC…in the discus, best at MSU Cowboy Relays of 117-5.75 – ranked 22nd in the SLC… at the Demon Triangular Invite threw 120-11 best in the hammer – ranked 25th in the SLC. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in shot and weight throws in three meets… best performances was at the SLC Indoor Championships was 422.75 shot put and 45-3.5 in the weight throw… ranked 16th in the shot and 18th in the weight in the Southland Conference. High School: Lettered in volleyball for four years, basketball for three years, and track and field for four years... state champion in the outdoor shot put and discus for Class 2A in sophomore year... as a junior, was a state champion in the outdoor shot put and discus for 2A… as a senior was the 3A indoor state champion for shot put and the outdoor state champion for shot put... best shot put was her senior year with a mark of 41-6 and a distance of 122-5 in the discus… maintained a 3.4 GPA in high school. Personal: Daughter of Greta Francis and Curley Lyons... born Oct. 13, 1995… has four brothers: Ricardo Francis, Demarcus Gibson, Bryan Lyons, and Curley Lyons Jr. ... has one sister, Faye Lyons… majoring in business administration and plans to attend graduate school … aspires to become a marketing research analyst.

northwestern state Lyons’ Career Bests Indoor Shot Put 13.35m/43-9.75 8th Weight Throw 18.46m/60-6.75 1st Outdoor Shot Put 13.70m/44-11.5 5th Discus 35.8m/117-5.75 14th Hammer Throw 46.58m/152-10 9th

SLC Indoor Championships, 2/16/16 Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 TCU Invitational, 3/18/17 MSU Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15 SLU Lion Invitational, 4/15/16

KRISTIN MCDUFFIE

Throws • 6-1 • So.-SQ Texarkana, Texas Texas HS

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in seven meets in the discus throw… competed in the SLC Outdoor Championship placing 14th (116-3)… started off her collegiate personal record at the TCU Invitational

(129-4). 2017 Indoor Season: Redshirted. High School: A 2016 graduate of Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas … played volleyball, track and field for four years … best throw in the discus was 136-9, and her best throw in the shot put was 38-00 … had a 3.4 GPA and was a member of the ASL Club. Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Charles McDuffie … born Oct. 31, 1997 … mother is a supervisor and father is a police officer who played football for NSU, and is alumni from the class of 1985 … majoring in nursing … plans to find a job in California after graduation. McDuffie’s Career Best Outdoor Discus 39.42m/129-4 6th

TCU Invitational, 3/17/17

DEJA MOORE

Sprints • 5-5 • Fr.-HS Longview, Texas Longview HS High School: Graduated in 2017 from Longview High School in Longview, Texas… was a four-year letterman in track and field and soccer… finished third in the 200 at the state competition… individually was a state qualifier, three-time regional qualifier and three-time best prep contestant… assisted her team to be three-time state qualifiers and regional qualifiers… received the Female Athlete of the Year four times... graduated with a 3.5 GPA and was a member of the National Honors Society. Personal: Born on Jan. 24, 1999… daughter of Dewayne and Daphne Moore… has one brother, Dewayne… is majoring in criminal justice with the aspiration to join the Air Force or begin a career in homeland security.

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DESTINEY MYERS

Throws • 5-7 • Sr.-1L Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the shotput and discus throw in nine meets… placed second in the SLC Outdoor Championships in the shotput (48-10 1/4) as a team season-best and personal record and ninth in the discus throw (126-10)… finished in the top-five in four events all in the shotput including second place at the SLC Outdoor Championship (48-10 1/4), third place at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (44-8), fourth place at the TCU Invitational (45-6 1/2) and fifth place at the Baylor Invitational (45-3 3/4)… maintained her personal records in the discus (131-8) and hammer throw (132-6). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the shotput and weight throw in five meets… placed third in the SLC Indoor Championships in the shotput (478 1/2) and 12th in the weight throw (48-11 3/4) both resulting as personal records and her shotput performance resulting as a team season-best… had three top-five finishes overall in the season in the shotput. 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw in nine meets … had seven top-six finishes in the shot put, including a win in the Leon Johnson Invitational (44-04.00) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she was sixth overall (45-09.25) … in the discus throw, she had four top-12s, including finishing eighth in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (116-01.25) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she claimed 19th (114-02.00). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the shot put and weight throw in four meets … had three top-five finishes in the shot put, including a win in the LSU Bayou Bengal (46-03.25) … qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships, where she was 15th overall (40-03.50). High School: Graduated in 2015 from Duncanville High School with a 3.5 GPA … lettered four years in track and field … was coached by Yvette Green. Personal: Daughter of Angel and Michael Myers … born Nov. 19, 1996 … has one brother, Michael … has one sister, Kchulyer… majoring in natural science. Myers’ Career Bests Indoor Shot Put 14.54m/47-8.5 3rd Weight Throw 14.93m/48-11.75 12th Outdoor Shot Put 14.89m/48-10.25 2nd Discus 40.13/131-8 13th Hammer Throw 40.4m/132-6 13th

FABRIANA NATION

Jumps • 5-5 • Jr.-TR Belle Glade, Fla. Glades Central HS/Coffeyville CC 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the long jump and triple jump events in seven meets… competed in the SLC Outdoor Championships placing 12th in the long jump (17-9 1/2) and 16th in the triple jump (37-2 1/2)… placed in the top-five eight times including a win at the Baylor Invitational in the triple jump (39-3 3/4) with a wind assistance of 4.9 and a second place result at the TCU Invitational also in the triple jump (40-1 1/4) that was a team season-best and personal record… improved her long jump personal record to 18-9 3/4. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in five meets in the long jump and triple jump… competed in the SLC Indoor Championships and placed third in the triple jump (39-11 1/2) for a team season-best and personal record and fifth in the long jump (19-3/4) for another personal record… placed in the top-five five times throughout the season in both the long jump and triple jump events. Prior to NSU: Earned 2016 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field All-American honors in the long jump while at Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College ... also was a 2015 All-American campaign in the triple jump. Personal: Daughter of Sonya and Parrish Nixon … has four siblings … majoring in communication. Nation’s Career Bests Indoor Long Jump 5.81m/19-0.75 5th Triple Jump 12.18m/39-11.5 3rd Outdoor Long Jump 5.73m/18-9.75 2nd Triple Jump 12.22m/40-1.25 2nd

SLC Indoor Championships, 2/22/17 SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/25/17 TCU Invitational, 3/18/17

SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 SLC Indoor Championships, 2/22/17 SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/13/17 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/26/16 McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/12/16

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KYLIE NODORFT

Sprints • 5-3 • Sr.-SQ Wylie, Texas Wylie East HS

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s

Spring Honor Roll 2015 NSU Freshman Academic Award Winner, 4.0 GPA

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in sprints in seven meets… participated in the SLC Outdoor Championships in the 100 coming in 30th (12.57) and in the 200 coming in 39th (26.10)… improved her personal records in the 100 (12.44), the 200 (25.83) and the 400 (1:01.87) and maintained her personal record in the 1600 sprint medley (4:17.37). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 400 and 4x400 events in five meets… participated in the SLC Indoor Championships placing 24th in the 60 (7.93) and 36th in the 400 (1:01.66)… improved her personal records in the 60 (7.89), the 400 (59.61) and the 4x400 (3:56.79) and maintained her personal records in the 55 (7.51) and the 200 (27.11). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets in sprints and relays … best individual result was fourth in the 400 at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (1:02.88) … teamed with T. Lewis, Keshira McKnight, and Erin Wrozek to finish third in the 1600 sprint medley at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (4:17.37). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in five meets in sprints and relays … best individual result was ninth in the 400 at the LSU Bayou Bengal (1:02.62) … had three top-10s in the 4x400 relay, including a win at the McNeese Invite with Jermeka McBride, Keshira McKnight, and Madison Morton (4:11.82). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in three meets… in 100, had a time of 12.71 at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational… best time of 26.00 in the 200 and 1:01.97 in the 400 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in three meets… ran 8.20 in the 60 and 26.90 in the 200 at LSU Invitational… in the 400 ran 1:04.30 at the SLC Outdoor Championships… ran with M. Morton, J. McBride, and D. Jones in the 4x400 at TAMU 13-Team Invitational with a time of 3:59.51. High School: Lettered four years track and field... a three-time regional qualifier in the 4x200... regional qualifier in the 100 and a regional finalist in the 4x100 her sophomore year… regional finalist in the 4x100 as a senior … was a member of the national honor society, national Spanish honor society, student council, and a captain of the varsity cheerleading squad… maintained a 4.0 GPA and was in the top 10 percent of her class in high school… coached by Jason Olford. Personal: Daughter of Keri and Randy Nodorft… born Oct. 15, 1995… has two sisters, Kaitlin and Kendall… majoring in health and exercise science … plans to attend graduate school. Nodorft’s Career Bests Indoor 55 Meter Dash 7.51 11th McNeese Invite, 1/29/16 60 Meter Dash 7.89 21st Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 200 Meter Dash 27.11 33rd LSU Puprle Tiger, 1/8/16 400 Meter Dash 59.61 26th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/11/17 4x400 Meter Relay 3:56.79 10th Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 (K. Vujanic, J. McBride, M. Morton, K. Nodorft) Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 12.44 21st UT Tom Tellez Invitational, 5/5/17 200 Meter Dash 25.83 42nd Baylor Invitational, 4/8/17 400 Meter Dash 1:01.87 2nd La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational, 3/15/17 1600 Sprint Medley 4:17.37 3rd McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/12/16 (T. Lewis, K. Nodorft, K. McKnight, E. Wrozek)

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ATIANNA PARKS

Distance • 5-1 • Fr.-HS Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS High School: Graduated in 2017 from Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Texas… participated in track and field and cross country… competed in the 800 and 1600 for track and field and made the varsity team as a freshman… was an area and district champion in the 800 and 1600 one year and a runner-up the following year… helped lead her team to a state win and a third-place victory… also qualified for regionals in the 800. Personal: Born Nov. 3, 1998… daughter of Adelio and Vickie Parks… has two siblings, Zeaunte Lebron and Arianna Jade… majoring in education with a focus on grades one through five with the desire to reside in Dallas to teach … also hopes to be the kind of teacher that students remember and love forever.

BRE PAYTON-HOWARD

Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps • 5-4 • Sr.-3L Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS

2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, 4x100 2016 Second-Team All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field, 100mH and 4x100 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in ten meets in the 100, 200, 100-meter hurdles and 4x100… participated in the NCAA East Preliminary in the 100-meter hurdles and placed 38th (13.82)… won a gold medal at the SLC Outdoor Championships with De’Shalyn Jones, Tamara Style and Natashia Jackson in the 4x100 (45.30) which also resulted as a team season-best, a personal record and a fourth-place stamp on the Lady Demon Top 5 list… placed third in the 100-meter-hurdle finals (13.97) after winning the prelims (13.83) also at the conference meet… two other top-notch performances put her on the Lady Demon Top 5 list including two results at the TCU Invitational; a second place win in the 100-meter hurdles (13.51) which was also a personal record and a third place win in the 4x100 that was a team effort with De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson and Tamara Style… maintained her personal records in the 100 (11.95), the 200 (25.24), the 4x400 run (4:12.41) and the 4x400 relay (3:57.08). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in four meets in the 60 and 60-meter hurdles… participated at the SLC Indoor Championships and placed second in the 60-meter-hurdle prelims (8.50) and second again in the finals (8.44) then placed 14th in the 60 (7.75) resulting in personal record… maintained personal records in the 4x400 relay (3:54.67), the long jump (15-6 3/4) and the shotput (32-11 1/4). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in nine meets in sprints, hurdles and relays … had three top-10s in the 100, including nabbing second place at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (12.30) … shined in the 100 hurdles where she had five top-three finishes, including winning the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (13.89) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she took home third overall (13.71) … part of the 4x100 hurdle relay team that had three second-place finishes, including a silver in the SLC Outdoor Championships with Keshira McKnight, De’Shalyn Jones, and Jermeka McBride (45.90). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in five meets in sprints, hurdles, and relays … flourished in the 60 hurdles, where she had four top-10 finishes, including first in the MSSU Lion Open (8.87) … also qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships, where she claimed fifth (8.93). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets in sprints, hurdles, and relays … had nine top-five finishes … ran 12.19 twice for a season-best time at LSU Alumni Gold and Leon Johnson NSU Invitational … at UA

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track & field Crimson Tide Invitational ran 25.40 in 200 … at SLC Outdoor Championships ran season- best 13.87 in the 100 hurdles making her the fifth of the all-time Lady Demon Top 5 performers … best performance in the 4x100 was ran at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with T. Holt, D. Jones, and J. McBride with a time of 46.19… in the 4x400 relay best time was at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational with a time of 3:57.08 ran with D. Jones, J. McBride, and J. McKnight … ranked 10th in the 100, sixth in the 100 hurdles in the SLC. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in three meets… ran a best time of 7.98 in the 60 and 8.77 in the 60 hurdles at SLC Indoor Championships… ran with M. Morton, J. McBride, and D. Jones in the 4x400 with a time of 3:54.67 at the SLC Indoor Championships… Jumped 15-06.75 in the long jump at TAMU 13-Team Invitational… threw 32.11.25 at LSU Invitational in the shot put … ranked 10th in the 60 hurdles in the SLC. High School: Attended Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas… involved in the Tyler Metro Track Club and the Cheer Knowledge Cheer Team… lettered all four years of high school in track and field… won district in track each of her four seasons in track… her junior year she won MVP… graduated in 2014 with a 3.0 GPA. Personal: Daughter of Cassandra and Marcus Howard... born Feb. 18, 1996… has five brothers: Keiston, Kamryn, Patrick, Montrell, and Shaquel... has four sisters: Kiara, Kaydeijah, Branika, Dez… mother is a RN and father is a human resource manager… majoring in business administration... plans to become a real estate agent. Payton Howard’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.75 14th SLC Indoor Championships, 2/22/17 200 Meter Dash 26.67 10th LSU Bayou Bengal, 1/16/16 60 Meter Hurdles 8.44 2nd SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17 4x400 Meter Relay 3:54.67 11th SLC Indoor Championships, 2/17/15 (M. Morton, J. McBride, D. Jones, B. Payton) Long Jump 4.74m/15-6.75 25th TAMU 13-Team Invitational, 1/16/15 Shot Put 10.04m/32-11.25 15th LSU Invitational, 1/9/15 Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 11.95 10th SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/7/16 200 Meter Dash 25.24 5th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/8/16 100 Meter Hurdles 13.51 2nd TCU Invitational, 3/18/17 4x100 Meter Relay 4x400 Meter Relay

45.30 1st SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/14/17 (B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style, N. Jackson) 3:57.08 4th SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitationnal, 4/3/15 (D. Jones, J. McBride, B. Payton, K. McKnight)

BROOKE PETKOVICH

Jumps • 5-6 • So.-SQ Kenner, La. Mount Carmel Academy

tered four years in track and field … as a freshman, went to state in the triple jump and hurdles for indoor… won district in the triple jump and finished third in 100 hurdles for outdoor … sophomore year, went to state in the long jump, and hurdles while placing third in the triple jump indoors … finished second in her district in the long jump, triple jump, and 100 hurdles, while helping claim first in the 4x100 relay outdoors … junior year went to state in long jump, hurdles, and took bronze in the triple jump in state indoor … was second in her district in long jump, triple jump and 100 hurdles outdoors … won state in the triple jump her senior year, while competing in the long jump and hurdles indoor … first place in triple jump, long jump and 100 hurdles … third in 100 sprint … first place in triple jump and MVP of field events three times … awarded Outstanding Spring Athlete Award and Carmel Champion Award … holds her high school record in 55, 60, and 100 hurdles … also holds the indoor long jump, indoor and outdoor triple dump. Personal: Daughter of Jill and Gene Petkovich … born November 14, 1997 … has one brother, Brandon … graduated Magna Cum Laude … member of the National Honor Society … awarded five-year scholarship … named to the All-Academic team for track … majoring in health and exercise science … plans to become a physical therapist. Petkovich’s Career Bests Indoor Long Jump 5.34m/17-6.25 15th Triple Jump 11.12m/36-5.75 7th Outdoor Long Jump 5.38m/17-8 9th Triple Jump 11.39m/37-4.5 15th

SLC Indoor Championships, 2/22/17 LSU Purple Tiger, 1/6/17 TCU Invitational, 3/18/17 SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/13/17

KRISTEN PREJEAN

Javelin • 5-9 • Fr.-HS Scott, La. Lafayette Christian HS

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Lafayette Christian Academy in Lafayette… competed in track and field where she lettered three times and volleyball where she lettered five times… started throwing the javelin her senior year and won fifth place at the state meet (113-8) following third place at regionals and third place at the district level… earned a 4.0 GPA and was the Valedictorian and on the Principal’s List… was also the Beta Club president, the National Honors Society president, an administrative liaison and a representative for her class. Personal: Born on Feb. 17, 1999… daughter of Harold and Theus Prejean… has one brother, Desmond who is a junior defensive end on the NSU football team and a health and exercise science major… majoring in biology on the pre-med track… has the desire to attend medical school to become a neurosurgeon and one day have her own practice.

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in eight meets in the long jump and triple jump… competed in the SLC Outdoor Championship where she placed 20th in the long jump (17) and 15th in the triple jump (37-4 1/2), an updated personal record… also improved her personal record in the long jump at the TCU Invitational where she placed ninth (17-8). 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in five meets in the long jump and triple jump… competed in the SLC Indoor Championships placing 15th in the long jump (17-6 1/4) as personal record and coming up short with a foul in the triple jump… improved her personal record in the triple jump at the LSU Purple Tiger meet where she placed seventh (36-5 3/4). High School: A 2016 graduate from Mount Carmel Academy … letFacebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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JASMINE ROBERSON

High Jump • 5-5 • Fr.-HS Bossier City, La. Airline HS

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Airline High School in Bossier City… participated in track and field, cross country and basketball… participated in the Beta Club, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was a freshman mentor… earned a 3.7 GPA and was inducted into the National Honors Society. Personal: Born on Feb. 3, 1999… daughter of Willie Roberson Jr. and Teresa… has two older brothers, Willie and Joseph, and a younger sister, Brittney… is majoring in secondary education focusing on English with the aspiration to become an English teacher and make a difference in the lives of children.

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Throws • 5-6 • So.-1L Houston, Texas Langham Creek HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets in the shotput and discus throw… won a gold medal at the SLC Outdoor Championships in the discus throw (153-11) for a team season-best and personal-record result and came up short in the shotput with a foul… was selected for the 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team in the discus… improved her personal record in the shotput (46-11) at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational where she placed fifth. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the SLC Indoor Championships in the shotput event and placed fifth (46-1 1/2) which started her collegiate personal record. High School: Graduated in 2017 from Airline High School in Bossier City… participated in track and field, cross country and basketball… participated in the Beta Club, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was a freshman mentor… earned a 3.7 GPA and was inducted into the National Honors Society. Personal: Daughter of Tony Runnels and Sonja...double majoring in hospitality management and tourism and business administration...life’s ambition is to achieve her greatest potential as a person and to tap into all of her gifts. Runnels’ Career Bests Indoor Shot Put 14.06m/46-1.5 5th Outdoor Shot Put 14.30m/46-11 5th Discus 46.92m/153-11 1st

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JACQUELINE RUSHFORD

Distance • 5-0 • Sr.-SQ DeRidder, La. DeRidder HS

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Southland Conference All-Academic Track and Field Team 2017 Southland Conference All-Academic Track and Field Team 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 First-Team All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field, 200m Southland Conference Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week (9/22/15) 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 NSU Freshman Academic Award Winner, 4.0 GPA 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets in the 1500, 3000, 5000 and 3000 steeplechase… competed in the SLC Outdoor Championships placing 13th in the 3000 steeplechase (12:16.28)… earned a team season-best result at the LSU Alumni Gold meet also in the 3000 steeplechase (11:52.42) where she placed third… improved her personal record in the 5000 at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational with a 19th place result (19:31.42)… maintained additional personal records in the 800 (2:27.82), the 1500 (4:56.20), the 3000 (10:53.9h) and the 3000 steeplechase (11:47.15). 2017 Indoor Season: Participated in two meets in the 3000… was selected for the Southland Conference All-Academic Track and Field Team… best performance of the season was at the UAB Vulcan Invite where she placed 19th (11:59.68)... maintained her personal records in the 800 (2:24.04) and in the 1-mile (5:36.39). 2016 Outdoor Season: Distance runner who competed in seven meets … finished second in the 1500 at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (5:03.01) … won the 3000 at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (10:53.91) … claimed second at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational in the 5000 (20:27.36) … in the 3000 steeplechase, she had a first and a second in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (11:54.10) and the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (12:14.22), respectively … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships in the steeplechase, where she finished 13th overall (12:09.24). 2016 Indoor Season: Distance runner who competed in five meets … had two top-10s in the 3000 run, including finishing fifth in the McNeese Invite (11:11.52) … qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships, where she was 31st overall (10:53.44). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in eight meets… had seven top-five finishes… ran the 800 in 2:27.82 at the Demon Triangular Invite… best performance in the 1500 was at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational with a time of 4:56.20… ran 11:06.65 in the 3000 at Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational… broke into the NSU Lady Demon Top 5 performers with a best time of 11:47.15 in the 3000 steeplechase at the SLC Outdoor Championships. 2015 Indoor Season: Participated in three meets… best time in the 800 was ran at the SLC Indoor Championships with a time of 2:24.04… came in third in the mile at LSU Invitational with a time of 5:39.63. High School: Lettered four years in soccer and two years in cross country... earned academic all-state, a member of the national honor society, and she was a valedictorian… finished with a 4.0 GPA in high school… as a senior won district MVP in soccer, earned second-team all-state and was selected to the all-star team…. became a pole vault district champ and a regional runner-up in her senior year… was selected as Miss DHS in her senior year of high school. Personal: Daughter of Dena and Robert Rushford… born July 11, 1996… has one brother, Connor, and a sister, Kimmie… sister Kimmie is a state champion and Junior Olympic All-American pole vaulter… majoring

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EMILY SITARZ

Distance • 5-4 • Sr.-SQ Mount Albert, Ontario Bill Crothers Secondary School

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s

Spring Honor Roll 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in four meets in the 1500 and 3000 as well as the 3000 steeplechase… participated in the SLC Outdoor Championships and placed 15th in the 3000 steeplechase (12:21.35)… maintained her career best records in the 800 (2:30.82), the 1500 (5:10.55), the 3000 (11:31.6h), the 5000 (21:23.05), the 4x800 (9:55.74), and the 3000 steeplechase (12:26.03). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in one meet in the 1-mile event at the McNeese Indoor II placing seventh (6:15.85) and improving her personal record… maintained her record in the 3000 (12:23.55). 2016 Outdoor Season: Distance runner who competed in three meets … finished third in the 3000 at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (11:31.65) … also took home third place in the 5000 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (21:23.05) … claimed fourth in the 3000 steeplechase at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (13:09.71). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the 3000 in one meet … finished 11th in the LSU Bayou Bengal (12:32.51). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in seven meets… had five topfive finishes… best time in the 800 was 2:21.35 ran at LSU Alumni Gold… in the 1500, best time was 5:10.55 at the Demon Triangular Invitational… at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational, ran 11:32.42 in the 3000… 12:26.03 at UA Crimson Tide Invitational was her best in the 3000 steeplechase making her the fourth-best performer of the Lady Demon Top 5 all-time performers… ran 9:55.74 in the 4x800 at MSU Cowboy Relays with sister Erin, E. Wrozek, and A. Adams; ranking them as the fourth-best 4x800 relay in the Lady Demon Top-5 all-time performers. 2015 Indoor Season: Ran 12:23.55 in the 3000 at TAMU 13-Team Invitational. High School: Attended Bill Crothers Secondary School in Markham, Ontario… competed in cross country, track and field, and soccer… coached by Ed LaRocque and Mark Arsenault... graduated in 2014 with a 3.4 GPA. Personal: Daughter of Lee and John Sitarz… born Sept. 18, 1996… has two sisters, her twin, Erin and older sister Megan… Erin is also on the NSU Track & Field team...majoring in business administration.

Sitarz’ Career Bests Indoor 1 Mile Run 6:15.85 7th McNeese Indoor II, 1/2/7/17 3000 Meter Run 12:23.55 19th TAMU 13-Team Invitational, 1/16/15 Outdoor 800 Meter Run 2:30.82 6th Demon Triangular Invite, 4/11/15 1500 Meter Run 5:10.55 5th Demon Triangular Invite, 4/11/15 3000 Meter Run 11:31.60 3rd Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational, 3/19/16 5000 Meter Run 21:23.05 3rd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/9/16 3000 Steeplechase 12:26.03 5th UA Crimson Tide Invitational, 3/28/15 4x800 Meter Relay 9:55.74 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15 (Er. Sitarz, E. Wrozek, A. Adams, Em. Sitarz)

ERIN SITARZ

Distance • 5-4 • Sr.-SQ Mount Albert, Ontario Bill Crothers Secondary School

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s

Spring Honor Roll 2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2017 Outdoor Season: Redshirt. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in one meet in the 800 at the McNeese Indoor II and placed sixth (2:46.49)… maintained her personal records in the 800 (2:41.14) and the 4x400 (4:21.66). 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the 800 in three meets … best finish was seventh at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (2:32.94). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the 800 and 4x400 relay in two meets … finished 14th in the 800 at the LSU Bayou Bengal (2:41.14), and helped the 4x400 relay team take home 16th place at the LSU Purple Tiger (4:21.66). 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets… had five top-five finishes, including two wins … best time in the 800 was at UA Crimson Tide Invitational with a time of 2:21.66… in the 1500, ran best time of 5:05.28 at the Demon Triangular Invite… ran with sister Erin, E. Wrozek, and A. Adams in the 4x800 with a time of 9:55.74 at the MSU Cowboy Relays; ranking them as the fourth best 4x800 relay in the Lady Demon Top-5 all-time performers. 2015 Indoor Season: Redshirted High School: Attended Bill Crothers Secondary School in Ontario … Lettered four years in track, four years in cross country, one year in hockey, and one year in soccer … Placed fourth at the OFSAA Championships in the 800m her freshman season … Received second place at the OFSAA Championships in the 4x400 in her junior year … Also placed fifth in the Royal Canadian Nationals in the 800 her senior year … She was a member of the student council …Maintained a 3.6 GPA in high school. Personal: Daughter of Lee and John Sitarz… Born Sept. 18, 1996… Erin has two sisters, her twin, Emily and older sister Megan... Emily is also on the NSU Track & Field team… majoring in health and exercise science… plans to attend physical therapy school.

Sitarz’ Career Bests Indoor 800 Meter Run 2:41.14 14th LSU Bayou Bengal, 1/16/16 4x400 Meter Relay 4:21.66 16th LSU Purple Tiger, 1/8/16 (K. Nodorft, D. Jones, B. Payton, Er. Sitarz) Outdoor 800 Meter Run 2:21.35 12th LSU Alumni Gold, 4/18/15 1500 Meter Run 5:05.28 3rd Demon Triangular Invite, 4/11/15 4x800 Meter Relay 9:55.74 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15 (Er. Sitarz, E. Wrozek, A. Adams, Em. Sitarz) Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com 41

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JAMERIA SMITH

Jumps/Multis • 5-6 • Jr.-SQ McKinney, Texas McKinney North HS 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in six meets in the 100-meter hurdles… competed in the SLC Outdoor Championships with a 16th-place result (15.22)… improved her personal record under the 100-meter hurdles column at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (15.19) and also at the Baylor Invitational (14.70) with a wind-assistance of 4.9… maintained her previous records in the 100 (13.61), the 200 (28.77) and the javelin throw (103-11). 2017 Indoor Season: Redshirted. 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the sprints, hurdles and javelin throw … had three top-10s in three meets for the javelin, including seventh place at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (101-10.00). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the sprints and hurdles in two meets … best finish was sixth at the McNeese Invite (9.23). High School: A 2015 graduate of McKinney North High School with a 3.3 GPA… lettered in varsity track and field four years… as a junior, team was district champions and as a senior was district and area champions… as a senior, broke the 100 hurdle and high jump record at the district meet with a time of 14.34 and height of 5-6… coached by Jessica Richards. Personal: Daughter of Leslie and Desmond Smith… born Aug. 7, 1997… has two older brothers, Devin and Trey… majoring in biology… plans to attend medical school and become a pediatrician. Smith’s Career Bests Indoor 55 Meter Dash 7.89 18th 60 Meter Dash 8.70 25th 55 Meter Hurdles 9.23 6th 60 Meter Hurdles 10.15 13th Outdoor 100 Meter Dash 13.61 41st 200 Meter Dash 28.77 24th 100 Meter Hurdles 15.16 16th 14.7 (w-4.9) 16th Javelin 31.68m/103-11 9th

McNeese Invite, 1/2/9/16 LSU Bayou Bengal, 1/16/16 McNeese Invite, 1/29/16 LSU Bayou Bengal, 1/16/16 McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/12/16 Leon Johnson NSU Invitataional, 4/8/16 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/25/17 Baylor Invitational, 4/8/17 SLU Lion Invitational, 4/16/16

JASMYN STEELS

Jumps • 5-5 • So.-1L College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated HS 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 personalrecord 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 … born on Dec. 10, 1997 … has three siblings … two brothers, Danial Ray Steels Jr and Jaycob Philip Steels … one sister … Alexya Jayde Steels … majoring in psychology. Steels’ Career Bests Indoor 200 Meter Dash 27.10 17th Long Jump 5.93m/19-5 1st Triple Jump 12.13m/39-9.75 1st High Jump 1.58m/5-2.25 14th Outdoor Long Jump 6.03m/19-9.5 1st Triple Jump 11.97m/39-3.25 2nd

LSU Purple Tiger, 1/6/17 UAB Vuclan Invite, 1/14/17 Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 SLC Indoor Championships, 1/23/17 TCU Invitational, 3/18/17 LSU Alumni Gold, 4/22/17

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track & field with Natashia Jackson, Daeshon Gordon and De’Shalyn Jones that resulted as a personal record and team season-best… improved additional personal records at the Pittsburg Gorilla Classic in the 60 (7.77) and 200 (24.85). Prior to NSU: Reached the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships in the 400 meter hurdles and as part of Barton’s 4x100 relay team ... 2016 NJCAA Indoor national qualifier in the 60 meters and the 200 meters ... qualified for the 2015 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60 meters, the 400 meters and as part of the 4x400 relay team. Personal: A 2014 graduate of Northeast High School … attended Barton Community College for two years before joining the Lady Demons … daughter of Patricia Edwards … has three siblings … one brother, Donavan Style, and two sisters Vanessa Style and Kameliah Style.

TAMARA STYLE

Sprints/Hurdles • 5-5 • Sr.-1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Northeast HS/Barton County CC

2017 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, 4x100 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team,

4x400 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in ten meets in the sprints, hurdles and relays… was named the 2017 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and was chosen for the 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team in the 4x100 and 4x400… brought home three gold medals from the SLC Outdoor Championships after her individual performance in the 400-meter hurdles (59.88) for a personal record following a third place win in the prelims (1:01.42) and her collaborative performances in the 4x100 (45.30) with Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones and Natashia Jackson and in the 4x400 with De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson and Madison Morton for another personal record… all three victories were second, fourth and second place, respectively, on the Lady Demon Top 5 list with her 4x100 collaboration and 400 individual win resulting as team season-best records… stamped her name on the list two extra times for a third-place performance at the TCU Invitational in the 4x100 (45.32) with Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones and Natashia Jackson and a fifth-place performance at the Texas Relays in the 4x200 (1:35.70) with Daeshon Gordon, Natashia Jackson and De’Shalyn Jones… overall had fourteen top-five results throughout the season including six wins in addition to the conference meet… added another team-season record to her list after a 4x400 performance at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (3:39.16) that also resulted in a personal record… improved additional personal records in the 100 (25.21), 400 (58.49), 4x200 (1:35.70) and 1600 medley (4:06.32). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in five meets in sprints and relays… won a gold medal at the SLC Indoor Championships in a team effort in the 4x400 (3:45.43) with Natashia Jackson, Daeshon Gordon and De’Shalyn Jones… also placed 13th in the 200 (25.01) and 15th in the 400 (57.78)… had an additional win at the Pittsburg State Invitational in the 4x400 (3:45.37)

Style’s’ Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.77 8th (qualifying) Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 200 Meter Dash 24.85 8th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 400 Meter Dash 57.61 5th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17 4x400 Meter Relay 3:45.37 1st Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 (T. Style, N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones) Outdoor 200 Meter Dash 25.21 32nd Baylor Invitational, 4/8/17 400 Meter Dash 58.49 11th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/25/17 400 Meter Hurdles 59.88 1st SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/14/17 4x100 Meter Relay 45.30 1st SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/14/17 (B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style, N. Jackson) 4x200 Meter Relay 1.35.70 5th Texas Relays, 4/1/17 (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) 4x400 Meter Relay 3:39.16 1st UH Tom Tellez Invitational, 5/5/17 (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) 1600 Sprint Medley Relay 4:06.32 1st McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17 (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, J. Coleman)

SABRINA THIELS

Javelin • 5-11 • So.-SQ Otis, La. Alexandria Senior HS 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in seven meets in the javelin throw… placed ninth at the SLC Outdoor Championships (1259)… achieved top-ten results in all of the meets she participated in with her best performances at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational in fourth (123-7), the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational in fifth (118-1) and the TCU Invitational in sixth (1281) which started her collegiate personal record. 2017 Indoor Season: Redshirt. High School: A 2016 graduate of Alexandria Senior High … participated in basketball, softball, and track & field … state champion javelin thrower as a senior and was twice named to the All-Cenla team … four-time all-district member in softball, also named to the All-Cenla team and won a state championship in 2016. Personal: Daughter of Phyllis and Brent Thiels … born on March 9, 1998 … has one brother, Brenton Thiels … majoring in biology with plans to attend graduate school … wants to be a marine biologist.

Thiels’ Career Bests Outdoor Javelin Throw 39.27m/128-10 6th TCU Invitational, 3/18/17 Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com 43

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SUMMER THOMAS

Throws • 5-4 • Jr.-2L DeRidder, La. DeRidder HS

2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in seven meets in the javelin throw event… placed fifth in the SLC Outdoor Championships (130-1)… had five top-five performances throughout the season including her conference result, third place at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (128-11), fourth place at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (120-8) and fifth place at the TCU Invitational (129-9) which was also a personal record. 2017 Indoor Season: Redshirted. 2016 Outdoor Season: Threw the javelin in six meets … finished top-10 in every meet … best result was fourth at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (122-06.00) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she took home seventh overall (127-10.00). 2016 Indoor Season: Did not compete High School: Graduated with a 3.4 GPA from DeRidder High School… lettered in cross country, basketball, softball, and track and field… senior year placed third at state meet in javelin… coached by Edwin Kelly for track and Tammy Gibson for basketball. Personal: Daughter of Lynda Hickman and Charles Thomas… born Dec. 30, 1996… has three sisters: Ruthell, Ayanna, and Charlisa… majoring in hospitality management and tourism with a concentration in culinary arts. Thomas’ Career Best Outdoor Javelin 39.54m/129-9 5th

TCU Invitational, 3/18/17

MARJORIE THOMPSON

Sprints • 5-2 • Jr.-TR Houston, Texas Cypress HS (Cloud CC)

Prior to NSU: Attended Cloud Community College for two years and competed in track and field in sprints and relays… qualified for the NJCAA Championship rounds in both indoor and outdoor seasons for both years after participating in the regional meets… maintained personal records in the 60 (7.67), the 100 (12.28), the 200 (25.37) and the 400 (59.89). 2017 Outdoor Season (Cloud CC): Competed in five meets in sprints and relays… placed 11th in the NJCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in the 4x400 (3:56.97) and 21st in the 100 (12.28) with a 1.4 wind assistance … also ran an untimed 4x100 in the prelims at the championship meet… teamed up in two top-notch performances in the final rounds of two meets placing second in the 4x100 at both the Kansas Relays (47.60) and the 2017 Everett Kohl Invite (48.03)… updated her personal best records in the 100 (12.28) and the 200 (25.37). 2017 Indoor Season (Cloud CC): Competed in eight meets in sprints and relays… qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Championships and participated in the 60 prelims (7.67) with a 17th-place result and the 4x400 finals (3:59.98) with a 15th-place result… taking her to the championship meet was her performance at the 2017 NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championships where she placed seventh in the 60 prelims (7.74), seventh again in the 60 finals (7.74), 11th in the 200 prelims (25.87) and 12th in the 400 finals (59.89)… had seven top-five results throughout the season including two wins at the Cavalier Night Relays, one in the 60 prelims (7.88) and the other in the 60 finals (7.81)… improved her personal best records in the 60 (7.67), the 200 (25.87) and the 400 (59.89).

2016 Outdoor Season (Cloud CC): Competed in seven meets in the sprints and relays… qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships and earned eighth place in the 4x800 finals (9:59.40), 12th place in the 4x400 prelims (3:58.98), 13th place in the 4x100 prelims and 26th place in the 100 prelims (12.35) with a 1.3 wind assistance…participated in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships to qualify for nationals where she placed fourth in the 4x100 finals (48.15), seventh in the 200 finals (25.67) with a wind assistance of 4.3 and eighth in the 100 finals (12.25) with a wind assistance of 2.0… had nine top-five results throughout the season including a big win at the 2016 Hutch Night Relays in the 4x400 (3:58.33)…updated her personal best records in the 100 (12.25) and the 200 (25.30). 2016 Indoor Season (Cloud CC): Competed in eight meets in sprints and relays… qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships where she placed 15th in the 60 prelims (7.73) and 12th in the 4x400 finals (4:01.62)… bringing her to the championship meet was her performance at the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships where she placed fifth in the 4x400 finals (4:00.96), seventh in the 60 prelims (7.80), sixth in the 60 finals (7.83) and 16th in the 200 prelims (25.83)… had twelve top-five performances in her first collegiate season including three wins all in the 60, the 2016 Concordia Indoor Invite (7.69), the KSU Winter Invitational (7.79) and the 2016 Jayhawk Classic (7.85)…started off her college-level personal record in the 60 (7.69) and in the 200 (25.83). Personal: Born Nov. 6, 1996… daughter of Charles Thompson and Delphine King.

COURTNEY WILLIS

Sprints • 5-5 • Jr.-TR Mobile, Ala. Talladega County Central HS (Butler CC) Prior to NSU: Attended Butler College for two years and competed on the track and field team in sprints, relays and the long jump… qualified for the NJCAA Championship rounds in indoor and outdoor seasons for both years after competing in regional meets… maintained personal records in the 400 (57.61), in the 600 (1:45.96), the 600-yard (1:32.53) and the long jump (5-14). 2017 Outdoor Season (Butler): Competed in six meets in sprints, relays and the long jump…qualified for the NJCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field National Championships where she placed seventh in the 4x400 finals (3:51.90) and 14th in the 400 prelims (57.61)… prior participated in the 2017 Region VI Outdoor Championships where she placed second in the 4x400 finals (3:46.60) and fifth in the 400 finals (57.88)… also performed an unmeasured long jump… had five top-five performances throughout the season…improved her personal record in the 400 (57.61). 2017 Indoor Season (Butler): Competed in six meets in sprints, relays and the long jump… qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Championships where she placed 10th in the 4x400 finals (3:52.20) and 23rd in the 400 prelims (58.86)… participated in the 2017 NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championships to qualify where she placed third in the 4x400 finals (3:56.32), seventh in the long jump finals (16-10.5) and eighth in the 400 finals (58.68)… had three top-five performances throughout the season… improved her personal record in the 400 (58.68), the 600 (1:45.96) and the long jump (5-14). 2016 Outdoor Season (Butler): Competed in seven meets in the sprints, relays and the long jump… qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships where she placed 13th in the 4x400 prelims (4:00.68) and 22nd in the 400 prelims (58.24)… before the national meet, she participated in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships and placed fourth in the 4x400 finals (4:02.21), eighth in the 400 finals and 17th in the long jump (15-5.5)… had seven top-five performances throughout the season with three second-place wins…improved her personal record in the 400 (58.22) and the long jump (5-25). 2016 Indoor Season (Butler): Competed in seven meets in sprints,

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track & field relays and the long jump… qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships where she placed 10th in the DMR finals (13:06.77), 11th in the 4x400 finals (4:00.36) and 27th in the 400 prelims (1:00.50)… to qualify, she participated at the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships and placed third in the 4x400 finals (3:58.02), fourth in the DMR finals (13:05.26), sixth in the 400 finals (57.98) and 13th in the long jump (16-5.75)… had seven top-five performances throughout the season with one win at the Herm Wilson Invitational-Junior College in the 400 (1:00.76)…started off her college-level personal record in the 400 (57.98), in the 600-yard (1:32.53) and in the long jump (5-22). High School: Graduated in 2015 from Talladega County Central High School in Talladega, Alabama… participated in track and field and basketball… maintained a 4.0 GPA… Personal: Born on Nov. 8, 1996… daughter of the late Charles and Stephanie Willis… has two sisters, Charlotte and Wykela and one brother, Charles… majoring in business administration with the desire to expand her online business… has a life ambition live life to the fullest in honor of her father.

ERIN WROZEK

Distance • 5-4 • Sr.-1L Richardson, Texas Bishop Lynch HS

2015 SLC Honor Roll 2016 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Women’s Cross Country Collegiate Team, Honorable Mention 2015 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in six meets in the 800, 1500 and 3000… qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships and placed eighth in the 800 prelims (2:16.64) and seventh in the 800 finals (2:15.15) for a personal best record… had two additional stand-out performances, the McNeese Cowboy Relays in the 3000 (10:52.25) and the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational in the 1500 (4:49.05) both for personal best records and team season-bests… maintained personal records in the 5000 (20:39.97), the 4x400 (4:12.41), the 4x800 (9:55.74) and the 1600 medley (4:17.37). 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in five meets in the 800, 1-mile and DMR… qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships where she teamed with Kristina Vujanic, Madison Morton and Jessica Coleman in a fifth place win (12:20.99)… had an additional top-notch performance at the Pittsburg State Invitational in the 1-mile run (5:15.14) that resulted in a fourth-place victory, a personal record and a team season-best record… additionally improved her personal best record in the 800 at the UAB Vulcan Invite to 2:22.11. 2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in seven meets as a distance runner … had three top-10s in the 800, including placing second in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (2:21.43) ... had four top-10s in the 1500 with two wins, one coming at the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (4:54.84) and the other at the Leon Johnson Invitational (4:55.22) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships in the 1500, where she was 19th overall (5:02.63) … teamed with T. Lewis, K. Nodorft, and K.McKnight in the 1600 sprint medley to finish third in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (4:17.37). 2016 Indoor Season: Participated in five meets as a distance runner … had two top-10s in the 800 … best finish was fourth (5:34.77) at the LSU Bayou Bengal … teamed with J. McBride, K. Nodorft, and D. Jones in the 4x400m relay to finish fourth (4:12.89) at the LSU Bayou Bengal. 2015 Outdoor Season: Participated at eight meets with eight top-five finishes… best time in the 800 was home at the Demon Triangular Invite with a time of 2:23.47… at the SLC Outdoor Championships had a best time of 4:52.31 in the 1500… ran the 5000 in 20:39.97 at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational… ran with B. Payton, D. Jones, and J. McBride in the 4x400 at the Demon Triangular Invite with a time of 4:12.41… at MSU Cowboy Relays had a time of 9:55.74 in the 4x800 with Er. Sitarz, A. Adams, and Em. Sitarz; ranking them as the fourth best 4x800 relay in the Lady Demon Top-5 all-time

performers. 2015 Indoor Season: Redshirted High School: Attended Bishop Lynch High School... lettered one year in cross country, four years in track and field, and one year in basketball… member of the track and field state championship team her junior year… placed second in the 800 and first in the 4x400 in her sophomore season… placed third at the state championship in her senior season… received female athlete of the year while in high school… maintained a 3.8 GPA in high school… was chosen to run with the Elite High School running team for the Dallas Marathon. Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Brian Wrozek… has two sisters, Amy and Paige... majoring in biology… wants to go to dental school in Dallas with plans of becoming a dentist. Wrozek’s Career Best Indoor 800 Meter Run 2:22.11 15th UAB Vulcan Invite, 1/14/17 1 Mile Run 5:15.14 4th Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/28/17 Outdoor 800 Meter Run 2:15.15 7th SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/14/17 1500 Meter Run 4:49.05 8th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/25/17 3000 Meter Run 10:52.25 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17 5000 Meter Run 20:39.97 8th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/25/15 4x400 Meter Relay 4:12.41 3rd Demon Triangular Invite, 4/11/15 (B. Payton, D. Jones, E. Wrozek, J. McBride) 4x800 Meter Relay 9:55.74 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15 (Er. Sitarz, E. Wrozek, A. Adams, Em. Sitarz) 1600 Sprint Medley 4:17.37 3rd McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/12/16 (T. Lewis, K. Nodorft, K. McKnight, E. Wrozek)

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Dr. Chris Maggio Acting Northwestern State President Northwestern State President

vancement from 2013 until 2015, when he was promoted by Dr. Henderson. He has Chris Maggio is a competitor for all seasons. Northwestern State’s new president was an been a staff member at Northwestern State since 1988, when he joined the track and all-sports athlete in high school, a college distance field coaching staff. runner at NSU, and a high school football, basket- After several years as director of admissions and recruiting during record-setting ball and track coach. He became a college coach in enrollment for NSU, Maggio was selected as director of alumni affairs in 1999, director track and field for the Demons and Lady Demons. of alumni and development in 2003, executive director of the NSU Foundation in 2005 He even spent a few years as a high school basket- and Dean of Students and assistant provost for student success in 2007. During his caball referee. reer at NSU, Maggio also served as director of enrollment services. Today, you can find him making early-morning Under Maggio’s leadership, the NSU Foundation completed its first capital camruns, and you might see him on the tennis courts. He’s made memorable putts in scram- paign in Northwestern’s history, exceeding a campaign goal of $18.84 million and raisble tournaments at Demon Hills Golf Course. ing $31 million to support the university. His zeal for competition makes him a dynamic recruiter and fund raiser for NSU, He has also been a faculty member in the Department of Health and Human and his ability to mentor staff Performance for more than 20 years as an instructor, assistant professor and associate U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N members and students com- professor. President: bined with his warmth and Maggio came on board the NSU staff in 1988 as assistant track and field coach, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Chris Maggio sincerity to produce a tremen- then became head women’s coach a year later. After a very successful five years in that Interim Provost & VP for Academic Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Vickie Gentry dously effective university ad- capacity, in 1994 Maggio moved into administration as the fundraiser for NSU Athletics Vice President for External Affairs: before quickly being snapped up to become the university’s director of admissions and ministrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce Those traits, along with Dr. recruiting. Vice President for Business Affairs: Maggio’s deep roots and far- Maggio is a 1985 summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State. He won Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones Vice President for University Affairs: reaching relationships, made Star Conference All-Academic honors in track and field and helped the Demons win the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones him an ideal choice to take over 1985 GSC championship. As a senior, he was elected Mr. NSU by his fellow students. Interim VP for the Student Experience: the presidency at his alma ma- Maggio earned his master’s of education at NSU. He received a doctorate in devel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frances Conine ter. opmental education from Grambling State University. Vice President for Technology, Innovation and Economic Development: Dr. Maggio was appointed His parents helped run a family business in Natchitoches. His father, Buddy, was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams as acting president of North- honored as a “Natchitoches Treasure” in 2015 by the City of Natchitoches. western State effective Janu- As a young boy, Maggio became playmates with future Basketball Hall of Fame ary 1, and named to the position permanently May 4 after a national search. He suc- member Joe Dumars, whose home was near one of the Maggio’s stores. ceeded Dr. Jim Henderson, whose dynamic tenure spearheaded significant growth and Dr. Maggio’s wife, Jennifer, was formerly on the NSU staff as Coordinator of Adult achievement in two years as president. Henderson moved up to run the University of Education Initiatives. They have three children, Melanie, Scott, and Emily. Emily is a high Louisiana System, which includes Northwestern and eight other state universities. school student at St. Mary’s Catholic School of Natchitoches, while her older siblings Maggio, 53, is a lifelong resident of Natchitoches and long-time faculty and staff attend other colleges. 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 last September 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 a couple of 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 two years, including a school-record number of 10,572 students in the Fall 2017 semester. That mark comes one year after Maggio and his staff helped deliver a 7-percent increase from the Fall 2015 semester to the Fall 2016 term. Maggio served as assistant vice president of external affairs for university ad- The Maggio family (from left): Melanie, Jennifer, Chris, Emily and Scott. Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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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 52nd 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 27th 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. Pierce, an avid tennis player, has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen 18 Southland Conference Tournament Championships (5 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater, adopted women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015), softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he over- 2014), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). NSU Athletic Council sees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Chris Maggio in governmen- 24 NCAA Postseason Appearances (7 sports) Jody Biscoe (Chair) tal affairs activities. Many of those duties were his since the 1970s as he Football - FCS Division I playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketHall Adams Kwan Adkins (Student-Athlete) worked under six previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from ball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015); baseball Angela Bolton NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014); women’s soccer (2000, Sid Hall A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager 2002, 2005), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). Women’s basAaron Johnson for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with ketball also played in the 1999 WNIT. Track and field qualifications are for Damon Jones legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce individuals, not entire teams. Dr. Theresa Kyzar went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter Lori LeBlanc 94 NCAA Postseason Individual Participants (5 sports) and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. Chris Lyles Men’s indoor track and field 14 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015), men’s In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned Jacqueline Manza outdoor track and field 44 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau (Student-Athlete) director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athlet- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016), women’s indoor track and Dr. Jim Mischler ics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. field 9 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), women’s outdoor track and field 26 Christie Price He created, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, Ex-Officio Members Greg Burke Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity 2014, 2015, 2016), women’s tennis 1 (2010). Caitlin McCanna founded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 1958. He estabDustin Eubanks lished annual induction activities that remain in place nearly five decades 82 National Awards (7 sports) Roxanne Freeman later, serving as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice All-America awards - track and field (34), football (26), baseball (3). AcaDr. Chris Maggio president in April 1990 forced him to step aside from the volunteer post. demic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (3), football (2), women’s Dr. Patrice Moulton He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans track and field (1), women’s tennis (1), women’s basketball (1). U.S. Track Dr. Vicki Parrish America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I sta- & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Evens ScholarJerry Pierce tus in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the Athlete of the Year (1). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (2); conference through other offices and committee positions. AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (1), NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1). In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 ScholAlso on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball arship. NCAA Academic Progress Rates Public Recognition, top 10 percent coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. nationally, (3, 2 by basketball, 1 by women’s soccer) His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie “Steel Magnolias,” with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) continues to resonate nearly three decades later. represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Former De Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education mon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightliftsystem. He has been also a master of ceremonies and speaker who has enlivened hundreds of events since ing coach in the 2004 Athens Games. 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. Pierce and his wife Regina, a retired teacher and also a tennis buff, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 28, and Miranda, 17; and two great-grandchildren; he has two adult stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie. He’s a doting “Poppy” to Natalie’s preschool daughters. Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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Greg Burke

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Director of Athletics The Burke File

AGE: 61 (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.

Beginning his 22nd year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, 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 Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/ Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution, 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 a dozen of the school’s 14 NCAA Division I sports. Highlights in Burke’s two decades as athletic director include 41 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 68 All-America and Academic All-America student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty-five NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or other postseason competition. All of the school’s athletic facilities have undergone over $7 million in improvements in the past few years, with another $1 million of enhancements to Turpin Stadium’s video board and sound system due before the 2017 home opener. Burke spearheaded a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues; the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues; a $500,000 softball grandstand project; and a $600,000 upgrade of chairback seating at Turpin Stadium for the 2016 football season. Fundraising initiatives reached new levels in 2015-16. Formalizing the endowed giving program, branded as “Perpetually Purple,” generated an influx of over $100,000, while overall revenue generated by donations and sponsorships cracked $2 million. Competitively, milestones continue. One of the biggest 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. 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 nearly 50 combined years on staff at NSU. Three former student-athletes in Burke’s tenure have become NSU head coaches, including second-year baseball coach Bobby Barbier. Numerous Burke hires had great success at Northwestern State that propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Former baseball coach John Cohen is beginning his first full year as AD at Mississippi State. Over 100 more former NSU student-athletes, 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 the SEC, Big XII, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, Ohio Valley, SWAC, and Southland Conference. Five others hold Associate AD positions in the SEC, PAC 12, and American Athletic conferences. Former Burke lieutenants Todd Garzarelli (Wisconsin-Whitewhater), Jason Horn (Xavier-NO) and Adam Jonson (LSU Alexandria) are now athletics directors, while Kurt Gulbrand is senior associate AD for development at Tennessee and Jodie Libadisos is associate AD for student-athlete enhancement at South Florida. 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. Just in the past four years, Lady Demon basketball (2014, 2015), softball (2013, 2014), tennis (2013, 2015) and volleyball (2015) have reached NCAA Tournaments. Burke established a high standard for NSU Athletics in academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and has remained at that level. The Southland Conference created the “Southland Strong” Community Service award to recognize the member institution whose studentathletes compile the most service hours each year. NSU won the inaugural prize in 2014-15 and was second in 2015-16. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Ath-

letics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” During Feb. 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. Six years ago, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Burke was the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. He serves on the NCAA Committee on Academics, a 20-person group replacing the Committee on Academic Performance, which included Burke. He also has served on the NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. Burke previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. He has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation, and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. 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. At the time, Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. Burke serves on the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau board, and on the board of directors for the Central Louisiana Community Foundation. He is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former 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 23-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in May of 2012 and is in graduate school at UL Lafayette after earning her undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech.

Burke with his wife Susu and daughter Catherine

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ESI ATINKAH

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE

After earning her master’s degree from Northwestern State in May 2015, Esi Atinkah is in her third year as a full-time member of the Northwestern State Sports Medicine staff. Atinkah is hired through Northwestern State’s partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. She was promoted to associate director of sports medicine in July 2016. In that role, Atinkah supervises two full-time athletic trainers and all of NSU’s graduate assistant athletic trainers. Atinkah spent her graduate school tenure as the athletic trainer for the Northwestern State baseball team and has remained in that role after completing her master’s degree. A 2013 University of Alabama graduate in athletic training, Atinkah worked with the Crimson Tide baseball, football, track, and tennis teams. She has worked the Alabama Relays, Nick Saban football camps, tennis tournaments, and the BCS National Championship. Atinkah is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, and is first-aid certified.

JODY BISCOE

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

MIKE DOTY

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES/EVENT MANAGEMENT Mike Doty joined the NSU Athletics department in July as the director of athletic facilities and event management. Prior to arriving in Natchitoches, Doty spent the past two years as the athletic facilities coordinator at Missouri Southern State in Joplin, Missouri. While there, Doty managed all the university’s athletic facilities, coordinated logistics of all events held in those facilities, maintained the athletic facilities and grounds and wrote all event and facility contracts. A 2010 political science and international studies graduate of the University of Nebraska, Doty spent four years as an admissions counselor at Nebraska. After two years, he was promoted to senior admissions counselor, a position he held for two years before attending graduate school at Ohio University. While earning his master’s of spots administration from Ohio in 2015, Doty was an operations graduate assistant in Ohio’s Event Services department. He also served as the manager of game day operations and promotions for the Southern Ohio Copperheads, a member of the Great Lakes Summer League. While with the Copperheads, Doty worked with the other 11 teams to craft the schedule for the summer wooden-bat league. During his time as a student at Ohio, he worked on a study of the Football Bowl Association, which earned a Best Project Award. He also worked with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and with the New York Giants, dealing with football analytics.

SETH DOUGET

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Joseph (Jody) Biscoe has served as Northwestern State University’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) since 2006, which includes the role as chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council. Currently, Jody serves as the chairperson for the Southland Conference Faculty Athlete Representatives and is a member of both the Compliance and Awards Committees. Additionally, Jody holds a tenured faculty position in the Psychology Department. Jody also is the Coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies program and the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The Biscoes have lived in Natchitoches since 2002. Jody’s wife, Roni, is an avid runner and their daughter Roxy is a graduate of Northwestern’s Nursing program (BSN). You might often see Jody and Roni spending time with 3-year-old Jaxson, who already is training to be a future Demon multi-sport athlete whose favorite character is “Vic.”

KOLLEEN BROWN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Kolleen Brown joined the Northwestern State sports medicine staff in August after serving as an assistant athletic trainer at Uitca College during the 2016-17 academic year. Brown will be Northwestern State’s primary athletic trainer for women’s basketball. A former all-conference lacrosse 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. While at Utica College, Brown was the primary athletic trainer for women’s ice hockey and women’s lacrosse. Brown worked with Niagra 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. Brown also performed occupational medical clearance physicals at Heatlhworks 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.

Seth Douget is in his fourth year on the Northwestern State athletics facilities staff. Douget, a Lafayette native, has been the interim director of special facilities and operations since April. Prior to assuming his current role, Douget spent his first two years at Northwestern State as the assistant director of special facilities and operations. Douget is responsible for handling game management staff during football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball games as well as preparing Prather Coliseum, the Lady Demon Softball Complex and Brown-Stroud Field. Douget earned his bachelor of science degree in sports management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2010. He began his career as an intern in the UL Lafayette athletic department and spent three years with the Cajuns staff. While at his alma mater, Douget assisted game management staff at football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball games, wrote scripts and itineraries for soccer events, oversaw volleyball game management staff and prepared the football and volleyball complexes on game days.

JASON DRURY

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Now in his 13th 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. 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 14 years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

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DUSITN EUBANKS

ASSISTANT AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR Dustin Eubanks is in his 21st year in the NSU athletic department and his 21st year at the helm of NSU’s compliance department, keeping all athletics personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. Eubanks was inducted into the N-Club Hall of Fame in October 2015, becoming just the fourth non-competitor to do so. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 44-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Taylor (11) and Emilie (22), the latter being a recent summa cum laude graduate of NSU. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the associate bursar at NSU, celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary this summer. Among Eubanks’ many career accomplishments is lobbying for and receiving a seventh year of eligibility for basketball guard Jalan West. Before setting foot into compliance, Eubanks served as a sports information assistant under the direction of Doug Ireland.

ROXANNE FREEMAN

ATHLETIC BUISNESS MANAGER Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletics department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also a NSU alum.

ALEXIS GUESS

ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORDINATOR Alexis Guess is in her second year as Northwestern State’s assistant academic coordinator. Guess brings a varied background, having worked in numerous facets of student-athlete development at both LSU and Duquesne. As a student services graduate assistant at Duquesne, Guess conducted individual study sessions for at-risk student-athletes, compiled mid-term grade reports for various coaching staffs, coordinated student-athlete tutoring in the spring and summer 2016 semesters, oversaw study hall for incoming and transfer student-athletes and helped create and execute the “StudentAthlete Career Seminar.” As an undergraduate at LSU, Guess spent two years as a content tutor in the Cox Communications Center for Student-Athletes where she tutored student-athletes, composed tutor reports, met with athletic advisors and attended NCAA, SEC and LSU compliance and tutor training sessions. Guess has been involved with the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Summit on Sportsmanship and has taken part in the NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar.

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MIKE JACKLICH

ASST. AD/TICKETING AND SPECIAL EVENTS Mike Jacklich made an immediate impact on the NSU athletic department after being named director of ticketing in October 2014, increasing basketball ticketing revenue by more than 60 percent from the 2013-14 season. After spearheading the re-seating project at Turpin Stadium, which saw the installation of 2,360 uniformly purple chairback seats that debuted during the 2016 season, Jacklich was promoted to assistant athletic director for ticketing and special events. Jacklich came to Natchitoches from suburban Chicago, where he was the director of ticketing for the Schaumburg Boomers of independent baseball’s Frontier League. While with the Boomers, Jacklich worked closely with the Boomers general manager to shape and enhance all aspects of fan services. He was responsible for creating and executing all ticketing and sales reports, while training a full-time sales staff and overseeing a group of 15 interns. Jacklich also wore a variety of hats outside of the Boomers ticket office, including serving as a tour guide at Boomers Stadium and filling in as “Coop,” the Boomers’ mascot. Jacklich earned his bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from the University of Tulsa in 2001. Following graduation, he returned to Chicago where he began a six-year run as the assistant audience services manager for the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company. While with Steppenwolf, Jacklich helped implement Tessitura, an innovative ticketing software system. Jacklich, a Lisle, Ill., native, is married to Krishni, whose family lives in nearby DeRidder and who can totally do better than him.

ASHLEY LEGGETT

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Ashley Leggett is in her second season with the Northwestern State athletic training staff. She is hired through NSU’s partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Leggett spent the past year interning at Samford, where she served the softball and volleyball programs. She organized physical examinations, SCAT3 and ImPACT testing for softball and volleyball student-athletes along with the rehabilitation, management and treatment of injuries. In addition, she implemented post-surgical SLAP repair protocol and a return-to-play throwing program. After graduating from Alabama in 2013 with a bachelor’s of science in athletic training, she completed a master’s at Iowa in leisure and recreational sports management in 2015. As a graduate assistant trainer at Iowa, she worked with the softball program. Leggett managed all aspects of daily medical needs including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of student-athletes. As an athletic training student at Alabama, she aided the football, softball, swimming and diving programs as well as the rowing team. She traveled with the football team to the SEC and national championships and worked the Women’s College World Series.

KAITLYN McCANNA

ASSISTANT AD/STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT Kaitlyn McCanna joined the Northwestern State athletics department as the assistant athletic director for student-athlete development in January. McCanna, a 2011 Texas Lutheran graduate and former TLU basketball player, comes to Natchitoches after spending the past two-and-a-half years at Texas A&M as a scholastic supervisor for the Aggies football team. While at Texas A&M, McCanna oversaw initial and transfer eligibility evaluations, documented unofficial and official recruiting visits and the grant-in-aid process for all football student-athletes. She was responsible for monitoring the academic progress and eligibility for three position groups (receivers, linebackers and running backs). McCanna also represented the A&M athletics department on the University Advising Council and serve on the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) Legislative Committee. Prior to joining Texas A&M’s academic staff, McCanna spent two years as the academic advisor for Louisiana Tech’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. While there, McCanna also was the academic advisor for baseball, volleyball, softball, women’s soccer and men’s golf, assisting 150 athletes.

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JARED MYATT

DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Jared Myatt joined the Northwestern State athletics department as the director of strength and conditioning in June after a short stint at Appalachian State University. A Shreveport native and former football letterman at Louisiana College, Myatt brings with him a variety of experience in the strength and conditioning industry. Upon completing his four-year career as an all-conference defensive lineman at Louisiana College in 2014, Myatt was the head strength and conditioning intern at his alma mater from January-May 2015. After completing his undergraduate degree in exercise science in May 2015, Myatt served as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech before becoming a graduate assistant at Mercer University. While at Mercer, Myatt was the strength and conditioning coach for softball, men’s and women’s tennis, volleyball and beach volleyball while assisting with men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s soccer. Myatt completed his master’s degree in higher education leadership from Mercer in December2016 and spent the next three months as a volunteer assistant at LSU, working with football, baseball and volleyball. He oversaw conditioning for Tigers baseball players during position-specific training and pitchers. Immediately before coming to Natchitoches, Myatt was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Appalachian State where he was the primary wrestling strength and conditioning coach.

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TORI THOMPSON

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND DIGITAL MEDIA After serving her alma mater as a recruiter, Tori Thompson joined the Northwestern State athletics department as the director of marketing and digital media in July. Before joining the university recruiting office, Thompson, a 2015 NSU graduate in business administration, spent the 2015-16 academic year as an athletics marketing associate/graduate assistant. During that time, she was instrumental in handling marketing and promotion efforts for soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball. Thompson planned and directed a pair of long-running basketball fundraisers – the Gumbo and Chili cook-offs – while also helping to implement the student tailgate experience at home football games. Thanks to Thompson’s promotional efforts, the 2015 soccer opener produced the highest attendance in program history. Following her year as a graduate assistant, Thompson became NSU’s out-of-state recruiter. Working primarily in her home state of Texas, Thompson visited high schools throughout the state to recruit potential students, to market Northwestern State and to help build brand awareness for the university. Northwestern State’s 2012 Miss Lady of the Bracelet, Thompson is pursuing a master’s degree in sport administration from Northwestern State.

JOE TOLBERT

DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE Former Northwestern State women’s basketball letterwinner Presley Owens returned to her alma mater in August as its assistant director of compliance. Owens was a two-year starter for the Lady Demons, helping lead Northwestern State to backto-back Southland Conference Tournament championships and NCAA Tournament berths. She will assist Assistant Athletic Director/NCAA Compliance Director Dustin Eubanks will all facets of student-athlete eligibility, financial aid and more. Following the completion of her career, Owens spent one season as an assistant coach on the NSU women’s basketball staff before spending the spring 2017 semester as a marketing intern at Mississippi State. In her two seasons as a Northwestern State player, Owens started 67 of 68 games, including all 34 games in her senior season. Owens averaged 7.4 points per game as a senior, helping Northwestern State capture its second straight Southland Conference Tournament championship and earn the first back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in school history.

DR. HALEY TAITANO

ASSOCIATE AD FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS Senior Woman Administrator Haley Taitano, Ed.D., a school record-setting competitor as a Northwestern State track and field student-athlete, was promoted to associate athletic director for external affairs in September 2016. Taitano, who is in her second year as NSU’s Senior Woman Administrator, has overseen the rebranding and the revamping the N-Club, Northwestern State’s association of former athletic letterwinners, and helps coordinate the annual N-Club Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and alumni team reunions throughout the year. Additionally, she serves as the executive director of the Demons Unlimited Foundation, setting records for increasing funding for the athletic department through both sponsorship acquisition and individual donations, which provides additional support for all 14 Division I programs at NSU. Taitano, a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in May 2006, was executive director of the NSU Alumni Association as well as the associate director of alumni affairs from July 2011-September 2014. She solicited funds for the Alumni Association and NSU Foundation, planned and coordinated all alumni events and events assigned by the office of NSU president Dr. Randy Webb, and managed the Alumni Association website, social media pages, the Purple Pulse e-newsletter and the Alumni Columns magazine.

Joe Tolbert is in his first year as Northwestern State’s director of equipment operations. Tolbert, a 2014 South Alabama graduate in leisure studies/recreation administration, joined the NSU athletics staff in July after previously working at his alma mater and at Towson University. Tolbert was a student manager for the South Alabama football team for four seasons, serving as the head student assistant for his final three seasons. During those years, Tolbert supervised all student managers, coordinated equipment duties during practices and games, coordinated loading the equipment truck for all games, assisted with design and selection of team uniforms and apparel for coaches and players and assisted the South Alabama coaching staff with oncampus recruiting visits and preparation and administration of summer football camps. During a one-year internship at Towson, Tolbert worked with the Tigers’ football, men’s and women’s lacrosse and women’s field hockey teams. He coordinated the packing of all equipment and apparel for each team, assisted in the hiring and supervision of all student managers, assisted with the ordering of apparel and equipment for all teams, interacted with equipment vendors and conducted equipment and apparel inventory for all teams. A graduate of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School in Alabama, Tolbert is a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA) and is AEMA certified.

CARLEA ULRICH

ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORINDATOR Director of Enhancement Acaemic Program Carlea Ulrich was named Northwestern State’s assistant academic coordinator and the director of the enhancement academic program in December. The Angelo State University graduate worked in various departments at Howard College, a community college in Big Spring, Texas. Her last three years were spent as the director of campus programming and assistant coordinator of residence education. Ulrich managed and implemented all student activities on campus as well as created the Hawks Welcoming Weekend. She served as the cheerleading administrator, lead advisor for clubs and organizations and directed the college’s fitness center and coliseum. She started at Howard College as the director of residence halls in 2014. Ulrich earned her master of education in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration in 2014 after earning her bachelor of arts in history in 2012, both from Angelo State. She served as a graduate assistant at Angelo State in university recreation, where she coordinated the six program areas of Outdoor Adventures. Ulrich has planned many events in the course of her career, including the Walking Dead MiniGolf Tournament.

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DOUG IRELAND

Assistant AD/ Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1990. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a CoSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in media fields. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, assistant commissioner of the Southland Conference for media relations; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, former SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lannou, SID at Kansas State; Matthew Bonnette, SID at McNeese State and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the full-time assistant, and Adam Jonson, NSU’s associate athletic director for external relations, was a student and graduate assistant in the SID office. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana, working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. In 2008, he was awarded the the National Football Foundation “Distinguished American” award and in 2012 he was honored by the Alexandria Town Talk by being named the “CENLA Sportsman of the Year” award for his work as an SID and toward the completion of the $23 million Hall of Fame Museum. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student newspaper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by the late Don Shows.

JASON PUGH

Assistant Sports Information Director A 12-year veteran of The (Shreveport) Times newsroom, Jason Pugh is in his second year as the assistant sports information director at Northwestern State after joining the department in October 2014. During his 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. Prior to covering area college athletics, Pugh was the primary high school sports writer at The Times, during which he covered several athletes whose careers led them to Northwestern State, including AllSouthland Conference men’s basketball performers Jalan West and Zeek Woodley and former All-Southland Conference third baseman Chase Daughdrill (baseball). While at The Times, Pugh had the opportunity to cover all three World Series that have taken 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. A 1997 graduate of Airline High School in Bossier City, Pugh was named the 2001 Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Communication Outstanding Graduate. He completed requirements for a master’s of science in sport management from the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts in May.

They cover the Demons: primary media outlets Daily Newspapers -LaMar Gafford, Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box, 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Jimmy Watson, Scott Ferrell, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, 4250 Viking Dr., Bossier City, LA 71111 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Leesville Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, Times-Picayune/NOLA.com, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Television Stations - KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - George Stieren, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF

Davey Antilley Statistician/ Video

Bianca Stakes Graduate Asst.

Ronnie Pellegrin SID Admin. Asst.

Matt Vines Asst. Director

Martin Seng SID Intern

Harris Wilson Scoreboard

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track & field Conference champions Individual Champions

Gulf States Conference Year Athlete Event Result 1949 Claude Stoutamire High Jump 5-11.75 1950 John Patton 120 Hurdles 15.2 1952 Johnny Buck Pole Vault 12-0 Jack Bice Long Jump 22-10 Art Ranew Javelin 176-5 Ledore Gillen 440 Yds 49.4 Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 9:58.5 1953 Bill Collinsworth Long Jump 22-4 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 45-0.5 Doak Walker 440 Yds 49.4 Ledore Gillen 880 Yds 2:00.00 Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 10:18.5 1954 Charles Johnson Discus 135-11 1/8 Billy Dave Javelin 171-0 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 48-3 1/8 Larry Whitt Long Jump 22-10.5 Linden Claybrook Mile Run 4:32.6 Doak Walker 440 Yds 48.8 Doak Walker 880 Yds 1:59.7 Mile Relay 3:25 (T. Hildebrand, D. Walker, M. Walker, J.P. Self) 1955 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-7 Lacey Lofton Pole Vault 12-7.75 Larry Whitt Long Jump 22-10 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 51-3.75 Charles Johnson Discus 143-11.5 Jack Bice 220 Yds 21.8 J.P. Self 440 Yds 49.3 Harold Smith 880 Yds 2:00.44 1956 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-6.25 Steve Jordan Long Jump 21-10 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 47.8 Charlie Hennigan 880 Yds 1:59.00 1957 Bobby Wicher High Jump 5-10 Don Bowden Long Jump 21-1.5 Ludwig Bauderies Shot Put 49-11.75 Charles Johnson Discus 144-2 Lou Leipen Javelin 202-11.5 Steve Jordan 220 Yds 22.0 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 50.0 Harold Smith 880 Yds 1:58.9 1958 Bobby Wicker High Jump 6-3 Bert Heckel Shot Put 51-5.5 Bert Heckel Discus 142-5 Lou Leipen Javelin 205-0 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 49.2 1959 Bobby Wicker High Jump 6-3 Bert Heckel Shot Put 49-0 Bert Heckel Discus 138-10.5 Dale Hoffpuar Javelin 211-0.5 Sylvester Jimes 440 Yds 48.0 1962 Larry Crow High Jump 6-0 Larry Crow Long Jump 23-0.25 Gary Johnson High Jump 6-0 1963 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 14-6 1964 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 14-6 Monty Ledbetter Long Jump 23-11 Ray Hale Mile Run 4:12.3 1965 Dick Reding Shot Put 53-1 Glenn Ermatinger Javelin 233-1 Bob Dufalo 880 Yds 1:50.3 1966 Dick Reding Shot Put 53-3 Bob Dufalo 880 Yds 1:52.9 Bob Dufalo Mile Run 4:13.3 Eddie Watt 2 Mile Run 9:24.8 1967 Paul Truman Mile Run 4:10.0 Paul Truman 3 Mile Run 14:46.8 1969 Farrell Soileau Triple Jump 46-9.5 Paul Truman 2 Mile Run 9:10.5 1971 Tommy Wilson High Jump 6-6 1973 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds 1:53.1 Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run 14:31.7 Mike Brown Long Jump 23-10 1974 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds 1:53.8 Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run 14:24.5 Grady Lee Discus 156-8.5 Bobby McIntosh Triple Jump 49-4 Mike Brown Long Jump 24-8 Brian McConnell Javelin 214-8 1975 Leo Gatson Mile Run 4:08.7 Brian McConnell Javelin 215-1 Gulf Star Conference 1985 Terry Douglas Decathlon Steve Stockton Javelin Kevin Johnson Shot Put Kevin Johnson Discus Eric Barber Long Jump Eric Barber Triple Jump Edgar Washington 100 Meters 400m Relay (E. Washington, K. Mosely, P. McGlory, A. Charles) 1986 Eric Lee High Jump Kelvin Barber Long Jump Kenneth DeWitt 200 Meters 400m Relay (K. DeWitt, A. Edwards, E. Cooper, C. Davis) 1600m Relay (L. Chatman, E. Cooper, T. Thomas, J. Sampson) 1987 Brian Brown High Jump Brian Brown Triple Jump Llewellyn Starks Long Jump Paul Oenbrink Discus Jamie Horn 110 Hurdles Chester Davis 100 Meters Chester Davis 200 Meters 400m Relay (A. Edwards, K. DeWitt, E. Cooper, C. Davis)

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

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

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)

NSU track coaches Jerry Dyes (left), Walter Ledet (middle) and Leon Johnson have combined to win 15 team titles. 2015 Emmanuel Williams Long Jump Emmanuel Williams Triple Jump Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump Rechelle Bessard Discus Ashley Aldredge Javelin 2016 Ashley Aldredge Javelin De’Shalyn Jones 400 Meters Jermeka McBride 100 Meters Jermeka McBride 200 Meters Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump George Flaviano 400M Hurdles Micah Larkins 100 Meters Cedric Paul Shot Put 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 4x100 Relay (B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style, N. Jackson) 4X400 Relay (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, M. Morton) Cori Runnels Discus Kelsey Frank Javelin 4X100 Relay (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T. Shilling)

24-10 50-11 42-01.25 164-03 154-04 158-10 54.34 11.44 23.63 42-07.50 51.21 10.15 55-11 51-09 25-08.25 40.29 11.52 23.16 53.85 59.88 45.30 3:40.66 153-11 156-03 40.16

Indoor Year Athlete Event Result 1993 LaMark Carter 55M Dash 6.30 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 54-2 1600 Meter Relay (C. Thompson, R. Raphael, C. Matthews, F. Thompson) Robert Raphael 400 Meters 49.72 1994 Ryan Martin Shot Put 55-9 Eric Lancelin Triple Jump 51-10 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-1 1995 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-0 1996 Joe Rhyans 55M Hurdles 7.55 1997 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 49-2.25 Ronnie Powell 55 Meters 6.42 1998 Kenta Bell Long Jump 24-9.25 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 50-4.75 Ronnie Powell 55 Meters 6.30 Ronnie Powell 200 Meters 21.27 Janelle Gibson 400 Meters 55.31 1999 Dasha Thompson 200 Meters 24.95 Dasha Thompson 60 Meters 7.57 Ronnie Powell 60 Meters 6.86 Kendrick Turner Triple Jump 50-3.25 Felipe Apablaza High Jump 6-11 2000 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-8 2001 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.66 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-8 2002 Shannon Joshua Triple Jump 49-8.25 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.45 2003 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-10.25 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.53

Stephanie Sowell Long Jump Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump Terry Gatson 400 Meters 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 2009 None 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 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

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20-10.5 43-0.25 48.16 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 53-00.25 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 21.15

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Conference results Men’s Team Finishes

Outdoor Year Place 1949 5th 1950 6th 1951 5th 1952 2nd 1953 1st 1954 1st 1955 1st 1956 1st 1957 1st 1958 2nd 1959 2nd 1960 3rd 1961 5th 1962 4th 1963 4th 1964 3rd 1965 3rd 1966 3rd 1967 6th 1968 6th 1969 6th 1970 6th 1971 6th 1973 4th 1974 1st 1975 2nd 1985 1st 1986 2nd 1987 1st 1988 4th 1989 7th 1990 3rd 1991 4th 1992 4th 1993 1st 1994 4th 1995 5th 1996 3rd 1997 4th 1998 3rd 1999 1st 2000 4th 2001 3rd 2002 1st 2003 3rd 2004 5th 2005 4th 2006 8th 2007 7th 2008 10th 2009 7th 2010 6th 2011 6th 2012 9th 2013 5th 2014 5th 2015 7th 2016 3rd 2017 4th Indoor Year Place 1988 3rd 1989 4th 1990 6th 1991 6th 1992 3rd 1993 1st 1994 1st 1995 3rd 1996 4th 1997 3rd 1998 1st 1999 2nd 2000 3rd 2001 1st 2002 4th 2003 2nd 2004 5th 2005 6th 2006 5th 2007 9th 2008 6th 2009 9th 2010 9th 2011 10th 2012 10th 2013 5th 2014 5th 2015 6th 2016 4th 2017 5th

Coach Harry Turpin Harry Turpin Harry Turpin Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Walter Ledet Ernest Howell Ernest Howell John Thompson John Thompson John Thompson John Thompson Glen Gossett Jerry Dyes Jerry Dyes Jerry Dyes Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman

Conf. Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States Gulf South Gulf South Gulf South Gulf Star Gulf Star Gulf Star Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland

Coach Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman

Conf. Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland

Women’s Team Finishes

Outdoor Year Place 1986 6th 1987 3rd 1988 7th 1989 7th 1990 8th 1991 8th 1992 5th 1993 3rd 1994 6th 1995 6th 1996 5th 1997 3rd 1998 4th 1999 3rd 2000 3rd 2001 7th 2002 6th 2003 5th 2004 10th 2005 8th 2006 7th 2007 8th 2008 10th 2009 7th 2010 5th 2011 2nd 2012 7th 2013 4th 2014 3rd 2015 3rd 2016 2nd 2017 3rd

Coach Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman

Conf. Gulf Star Gulf Star Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland

Indoor Year Place 1988 8th 1989 6th 1990 7th 1991 7th 1992 6th 1993 4th 1994 4th 1995 4th 1996 9th 1997 6th 1998 5th 1999 3rd 2000 3rd 2001 3rd 2002 5th 2003 4th 2004 7th 2005 8th 2006 7th 2007 7th 2008 9th 2009 9th 2010 5th 2011 5th 2012 10th 2013 7th 2014 7th 2015 5th 2016 7th 2017 3rd

Coach Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Chris Maggio Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Dean Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman Mike Heimerman

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.

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

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track & field division I all-americans

Indoor

Year 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2014 2014 Joe Delaney 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011 2011 2010 3rd 2009 5th Mark Duper 2007 5th 2006 8th 2006 7th 2005 2003 2003 2001 2000 Cross Country 1999 1975 Leo Gatson Cross Country 1998 Latrell Frederick 1974 Frank Trammel Cross Country 1997 1996 1994 1993 1993 1993 1991 1990 1988 Eric Lancelin Al Edwards Regina Roe Brian Brown 1988 1987 1987 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 NSU’s 1981 NCAA Outdoor National Championship 4x100 Relay 1976 team of Joe Delaney, Mark Duper, Victor Oatis and Mario Johnson 1976 Year 2015 2014 2004 2004 2003 2003 2000 1998 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1990 1989 1988 1988 1987 1987 1980 1976 1976 1975

Athlete 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

Event 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

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

Outdoor

Athlete 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

Event 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

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Place 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

2018 media guide ncaa qualifiers Indoor Athlete Event Aaron Williams Triple Jump Emmanuel Williams Long Jump Stephanie Sowell Long Jump Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump Jacqueline Canton High Jump Stephanie Sowell Long Jump Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump Jacqueline Canton Triple Jump Kenta Bell Triple Jump Kenta Bell Triple Jump Kenta Bell Long Jump Tyson Dillard Triple Jump Felilpe Apablaza High Jump Regina Roe Javelin Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put Ronnie Powell 100M Dash Kenta Bell Long Jump Kenta Bell Triple Jump Kenta Bell Triple Jump Ronnie Powell 55M Dash Terrance Bean High Jump Kenta Bell Long Jump Terrance Bean High Jump Terrance Bean High Jump Brian Brown High Jump Brian Brown High Jump Brian Brown High Jump Kenneth DeWitt 200M Dash Mario Johnson 55M Dash

Year 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 Athlete Event Year George Flaviano 4x100 Relay 2016 Amir James 4x100 Relay 2016 Micah Larkins 4x100 Relay 2016 Ty Shilling 4x100 Relay 2016 Gabriel White 4x100 Relay 2016 Ashley Aldredge Javelin 2016 Emmanuel Williams Long Jump 2016 Ashley Aldredge Javelin 2015 Justin Walker 100M Dash 2014 Justin Walker 200M Dash 2014 Justin Walker 100M Dash 2013 Justin Walker 4x100 Relay 2013 Hanoj Carter 4x100 Relay 2013 Kendall Taylor 4x100 Relay 2013 Gabriel White 4x100 Relay 2013 Janae Allen Discus 2013 Trecey Rew Shot Put 2010 Trecey Rew Discus 2010 Cody Fillinich Javelin 2009 Chad Leath 400M Hurdles 2008 Cody Fillinich Javelin 2007 Ravyn Hayward 100M Dash 2007 Cody Fillinich Javelin 2006 Ravyn Hayward 100M Dash 2006 Samantha Ford Javelin 2006 Cody Fillinich Javelin 2005 Shane Curlee Javelin 2005 Loren Martin Javelin 2005 Cameron Waugh High Jump 2004 6-11 Dawn Comeaux Javelin 2004 148-9 Samantha Ford Javelin 2003 161-8

northwestern state Mark 52-4.50 25-6 20-10.50 42-10.25 5-10.75 20-10.50 43-1 41-8.50 41-2.50 54-3.50 54-8.50 26-4.50 52-7.25 7-3 166-9 42-1.25 49-7.75 10.13 25-10.25 52-6.50 52-0 6.17 7-3 25-2 7-4.50 7-2 7-5.75 7-6 7-6.5 21.48 6.28 Mark 39.85 39.85 39.85 39.85 39.85 157-05 25-03.50 158-0 10.31 20.47 10.33 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 176-2 53-06.50 179-0 225-1 51.26 237-02 10.29 230-09 10.25 160-09 218-0 215-05 210-02

Latrell Frederick Javelin 2003 Brittany Littlejohn 100 Hurdles 2003 Cedric Scott Triple Jump 2003 Marcus Pitre 4x400 Relay 2003 David Pittman 4x400 Relay 2003 Justin Wolfe 4x400 Relay 2003 Terry Gatson 4x400 Relay 2003 Brittany Littlejohn 100 Hurdles 2002 13.42 Justin Walker Camille Pouncy 100 Dash 2002 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 2002 Latrell Frederick Javelin 2001 Craig Nall Javelin 2001 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 2001 Latrell Frederick Javelin 2000 Regina Roe Javelin 2000 Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump 1999 Trecey Rew Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1999 Regina Roe Javelin 1999 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1998 Regina Roe Javelin 1998 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1997 Ronnie Powell 100M Dash 1997 Terrance Bean High Jump 1997 Sidney Montague Long Jump 1996 Terrance Bean High Jump 1996 Chad Leath Terrance Bean High Jump 1995 Adrian Kirk Triple Jump 1995 Emily Rudan Triple Jump 1995 Marlene Garner 100M Dash 1993 Joe Rhyans 110 Hurdles 1993 Michael Greer High Jump 1993 Michael Cervantes 400M Relay 1993 Sidney Montague 400M Relay 1993 400M Relay 1993 Camille Pouncy Fred Thompson LaMark Carter 400M Relay 1993 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 1992 LaMark Carter 400M Relay 1991 Shane Abernathy 400M Relay 1991 John Tappin 400M Relay 1991 Fred Thompson 400M Relay 1991 Brian Brown High Jump 1990 Damon West 200M Dash 1990 Jacqueline Canton Damon West 100M Dash 1990 Brian Brown High Jump 1988 Edgar Cooper 400M Relay 1988 Al Edwards 400M Relay 1988 Kenneth DeWitt 400M Relay 1988 Chester Davis 400M Relay 1988 Brian Brown High Jump 1987 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump 1987 Long Jump 1985 Tabitha Johnigan Kelvin Barber Eric Barber Long Jump 1985 Eric Barber Triple Jump 1985 Steve Stockton Javelin 1985 Edgar Washington 200M Dash 1983 Wilson Brown 400M Relay 1983 Percy McGlory 400M Relay 1983 Mario Johnson 400M Relay 1983 Edgar Washington 400M Relay 1983 Kenta Bell Rick Schweitzer Decathlon 1982 Joe Delaney 200M Dash 1981 Victor Oatis 400M Relay 1980 David Fuller 400M Relay 1980 Joe Delaney 400M Relay 1980 Mark Duper 400M Relay 1980 Mark Duper 200M Dash 1980

261-3 13.13 52-6.75 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 11.41 43-0 245-0 227-11 5-11.25 229-2 148-05 42-1.25 49-7.75 166-9 49-5.50 153-2 49-7 10.25 7-3 25-10 7-3.75 7-3-.50 51- 8.50 41-4.25 11.46 13.87 7-3 40.04 40.04 40.04 40.04 53- 9 39.96 39.96 39.96 39.96 7-5 20.74 10.36 7-5 39.70 39.70 39.70 39.70 7-4.25 26-2 25-10.50 26-3 53-8 254-4 20.80 39.93 39.93 39.93 39.93 7653 20.65 39.48 39.48 39.48 39.48 20.70

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track & field demon top 5 performers

Running Events

5. Eric Lee Tommy Mitchell

14.10 14.10

(5/6/77)

4. Eric Barbier 5. Tyson Dillard

53-08.00 (4/25/85) 53-7.75

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

16-8.5 16-1 16-0 15-11 15-6 15-6

(3/20/79)

HAMMER THROW 1. Daniel Yarbrough 2. Kyrin Tucker 3. Marquise Foster 4. Cedric Paul 5. Hunter Brunet

187-5 167-1 153-10 142-10 141-3

(2009) (4/15/17) (3/12/16) (3/26/16)

100 METERS 1. Justin Walker 2. Ronnie Powell 3. Micah Larkins Amir James 5. Mark Duper

10.12 10.13 10.20 10.20 10.21

(6/11/14) (4/25/98) (3/31/17) (4/8/17) (4/15/82)

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

50.53 51.06 51.67 51.99 52.06

(2008) (5/14/17) (5/15/93) (4/25/81) (4/21/90)

200 METERS 1. Justin Walker 2. Amir James 3. Hanoj Carter 4. Joe Delaney 5. Damon West

20.47 20.56 20.64 20.64 20.74

(5/11/14) (3/18/17) (3/16/13) (5/2/81) (4/28/90)

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

8:52.00 8:57.70 8:57.84 9:05.83 9:08.10

(4/3/76) (1974) (1996) (2009) (1974)

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

45.90 46.13 46.65 46.71 46.85

(4/30/76) (5/10/09) (5/21/76)

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

2:38:40.5 2:41:05.0 2:43:04.7 2:45:34.0

(5/24/76) (5/24/74) (1/27/73) (12/3/77)

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

1:49.24 1:49.60 1:50.37 1:50.23 1:50.37

(5/21/76) (5/8/65) (5/4/81) (4/21/90) (5/3/80)

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

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

261-9 239-10 228-8 219-9 219-6

(2001) (2009) (2001) (2002, SLC) (5/19/91)

3:46.45 3:46.93 3:49.60 3:50.40 3:52.39

(5/30/81) (5/22/76) (5/10/69) (5/10/75) (4/22/17)

8:41.83 9:06.07 9:06.47 9:09.57 9:10.16

(3/21/15) (3/16/13) (3/3/99) (2004, SLC) (3/10/12)

180-8 175-11 176-3.75 176-0 174-9

(5/11/96) (5/15/93) (3/25/89)

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

DISCUS 1. Allen Smith 2. Ryan Martin 3. Keith Armond 4. Paul Oenbrink 5. Kyrin Tucker

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

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

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

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

65-8.75 (6/5/82) 62-4.50 59-4.25 (2004, SLC) 58-7 57-06.50 (3/12,4/9/16)

(1969) (1976) (3/8/75) (1981) (2002, SLC)

7-8 7-4.50 7-3 7-3 7-1.75

(3/9/90) (1996)

HEPTATHLON 1. Jarrot Remo 2. Deylon Key

4,096 4,045

(2/16/16) (2/16/16)

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

HIGH JUMP 1. Brian Brown 2. Terrance Bean 3. Michael Greer Felipe Apablaza 5. Eric Lancelin

7,653 7,489 6,448 6,423 6,396

(5/23/82) (3/24/79) (5/17/99) (5/17/99)

14:21.40 14:33.80 14:34.80 15:00.54 15:02.32

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

29:10.0 31:09.00 31:16.40 31:34.00 31:03.45

(5/22/76) (3/14/73) (1993) (3/24/73) (1993)

26-4.50 26-4.50 26-4.50 26-3 26-2

(1999) (4/24/87) (6/6/80)

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

LONG JUMP 1. Kenta Bell Llewellyn Starks Jarrot Handy 4. Eric Barber 5. Mike Brown

13.85 13.88 13.93 13.95

(1993) (5/11/88) (3/11/05) (2009)

TRIPLE JUMP 1. LaMark Carter 2. Kenta Bell 3. Eric Lancelin

55-2.75 54-8.25 54-8

(1993) (1999)

(5/1/10)

Field Events

(4/22/17)

(4/24/99) (1993)

(2/2/74)

WEIGHT THROW (Indoor) 1. Daniel Yarbrough 61-04.75 (2/20/09) 2. Cedric Paul 51-10 (1/22/16) 3. Morgan Redmon 47-10.50 (1/22/09) 4. Marquise Foster 43-9.50 (1/16/16) 5. Triston Dodd 40-07.50 261-09 239-10 228-08 219-09 219-06

(2003) (2009) (2001) (2002, SLC) (5/19/91)

271-10 (6/6/83) 242-2.75 (1966) 228-8 (2001) 219-9 (2002, SLC) 219-6 (5/19/91)

(4/10/76)

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4x100M RELAY 1. 39.03 Mario Johnson, Edgar Washington, Ray Brown, Mark Duper 2. 39.32 Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, Mario Johnson, Mark Duper 3. 39.48 Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, David Fuller, Mark Duper 4. 39.54 Mario Johnson, Joe Delaney, Ray Brown, Mark Duper 39.54 Mario Johnson, Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, Mark Duper

(6/5/82) (6/6/81) (4/26/80) (4/25/81) (4/2/82)

4X200M RELAY 1. 1:22.08 Mario Johnson, Edgar Washington, Mark Duper, Percy McGlory 2. 1:22.50 Mario Johson, David Fuller, Joe Delaney, Mark Duper 3. 1:22.64 Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, Mario Johnson, Cedric Evans 4. 1:23.35 Gabriel White, Hanoj Carter, Justin Walker, Kendall Taylor 5. 1:23.35 Mario Johnson, Percy McGlory, Edgar Washington, David Fuller

(4/23/82) (4/3/81) (4/7/84) (3/30/13) (4/2/82)

4x400M RELAY 1. 3:06.89 Marcus Pitre, David Pittman, Justin Wolfe, Terry Gatson 2. 3:07.06 Mike Batts, Kendall Taylor, Jeremy Emery, Mike Green 3. 3:07.56 Edgar Washington, Tommy Thomas, Donald Toussaint, Wilson Brown 3:07.56 Chris Carter, Clarence Walers, Adrian Hardy, Chris Casteal 5. 3:07.91 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 Randy Robinson, Billy Green, Vic Bradford, Windell Bonner 2. 7:37.58 at Texas Relays 3. 7:39.59 DJ Beyette, Antwonne Cobbin, Lawrence Jackson, Travis Plumb 4. 7:40.30 Keith Carter, Randy Robinson, Kelvin Stewart, Windell Bonner 5. 7:45.49 Austin McCauslin, Lawrence Jackson, Antwonne Cobbin, Matt Rodell

(4/25/81) (4/1/99) (3/29/12) (1978) (3/28/13)

SPRINT MEDLEY 1. 3:17.07 Mike Brown, Robert Hardwell, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson (4/3/76) 2. 3:19.45 Robert Hardwell, Andrew Morning, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson (4/2/76) 3. 3:22.43 William Dunn, Mark Duper, Tommy Swacker, Windell Bonner (1978) 4. 3:29.22 Raymond Hatton, Quincy Davison, Dezrick Williams, Karllis Perry (3/26/11) 5. 3:29.97 Gabriel White, Amir James, Anthony Taylor, Grant Butts (3/14/15) DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. 9:57.20 Chris Digrazia, Leo Gatson, Frank Trammel, Randy Moore 2. 9:59.70 Terry Skaggs, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson, Frank Trammel 3. 10:02.70 Windell Bonner, Victor Bradford, Tommy Swacker, Billy Green 4. 10:07.10 John Taylor, Ricky Thomas, Frank Trammel, Randy Moore 5. 10:08.30 Randy Robinson, Keith Carter, Windell Bonner, Billy Green

(4/5/75) (2/8/74) (3/14/81) (1974) (4/16/78)

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Running Events 100 METERS 1. Camille Pouncy 2. Jermeka McBride 3. Marlene Garner 4. De’Shalyn Jones 5. Anna Forest

11.41 11.44 11.47 11.50 11.61

(2002, SLC) (5/8/16) (4/24/93) (4/8/17) (5/1/10)

200 METERS 1. De’Shalyn Jones 2. Jermeka McBride 3. Contance Seibles 4. Anna Forest 5. Dasha Thompson

23.12 23.63 23.67 23.71 23.71

(3/8/17) (5/8/16) (5/1/10) (5/1/10) (4/25/98)

100M HURDLES 1. Brittany Littlejohn 2. Daeshon Gordon 3. Yetta James 4. Braneshia Payton 5. TaMeshia Miller

13.13 13.38 13.40 13.53 13.55

(2003) (4/1/17) (5/9/87) (5/7/16) (2006)

HAMMER THROW 1. Rechelle Bessard 2. De’Jon Griffin 3. Keona Jackson 4. Janae Allen 5. Trecey Rew

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

58.05 59.88 59.96 1:00.98 1:01.89

(5/11/14) (5/14/17) (3/30/17) (4/9/16) (1998)

WEIGHT THROW (Indoor) 1. Rechelle Bessard 64-05.25 2. Keona Jackson 61-05 3. Gerianna Lyons 60-06.75 4. Rechelle Bessard 58-08.00 5. Trecey Rew 57-09.75

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

HEPTATHLON 1. Mawi Berkhadley

(3/28/14)

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

166-09 (5/17/99) 166-00 (4/6/12) 162-07 (2006) 159-03.25 (3/14/15) 155-1.75 (3/11/17)

DISCUS 1. Trecey Rew 2. Janae Allen 3. Rechelle Bessard 4. Shakemia Johnson 5. Keona Jackson

192-04 176-02 177-04 156-01 152-08

(6/8/11) (6/6/13) (4/2/16) (3/28/13) (3/28/15)

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

57-0.25 50-00.50 49-7.75 48-5.25 47-11.25

(6/16/11) (4/25/15) (5/28/99) (5/21/91) (4/6/12)

400 METERS 1. De’Shalyn Jones 2. Quianna Griffin 3. Shekerah Kyles 4. Janelle Gibson 5. Deidra Truss

53.61 53.63 54.97 55.13 55.18

(4/15/17) (5/16/12) (5/19/98) (5/18/98) (5/13/06)

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

2:11.38 2:12.26 2:12.44 2:12.74 2:12.76

(5/3/98) (3/15/97) (5/10/09) (1993) (3/19/11)

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

4:40.61 4:41.12 4:41.90 4:42.37 4:43.29

(4/25/98) (3/22/97) (3/17/12) (4/6/12) (3/22/97)

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

10:22.16 10:22.16 10:25.23 10:29.48 10:31.32

(3/29/92) (1993) (4/26/97) (4/6/12) (5/17/99)

HIGH JUMP 1. Jackie Canton 5-11.25 2. Christin Carter 5-10.75 3. Janice Miller 5-8.50 4. Tonya Wilson 5-08 Quanese Jones-Young 5-08 5. Keyera Thomas 5-07.75

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

17:46.40 17:59.66 18:13.20 18:18.89 18:29.74

(2/17/95) (4/21/12) (3/25/06) (4/17/99) (4/27/96)

LONG JUMP 1. Stephanie Sowell 2. Kenyah McDaniel 3. Jessica Tuck 4. TaMeshia Miller 5. Niema Malone

20-10.50 20-5.25 20-3.50 19-11.75 19-11.50

(2003, SLC) (4/26/14) (2006) (2006) (1996-97)

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

37:05.93 37:24.66 39:05.25 40:00.69 40:00.87

(1993) (1996) (5/11/12) (5/17/98) (4/1/97)

TRIPLE JUMP 1. Stephanie Sowell 2. Por’sha Thomas 3. Tiffany Cronin 4. Por’sha Thomas 5. Emily Rudan

43-01 42-06.25 42-1.25 41-07 41-4.5

(2003) (4/18/15) (1999) (5/11/14) (4/30/94)

3000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Allison Fontenot 11:28.70 2. Jacqueline Rushford 11:47.15 3. Courtney Hershberger 11:58.11 4. Emily Sitarz 12:26.03

(3/24/12) (5/9/15) (3/14/09) (3/28/15)

POLE VAULT 1. Haley Blount 2. Angel Villa 3. Danielle Moss 4. Sarah Lewis Caitlin McCaulsin

11-6.25 (2006) 10-11.75 10-11.75 9-05.75 (4/9/16) 9-05.75 (4/9/16)

184-08.75 (3/14/15) 183-7 (5/29/09) 178-07 (4/18/15) 174-11 (4/19/13) 174-04

4,068

(2001) (2001-02) (5/19/91) (3/15/17) (3/13/11)

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4x100M RELAY 1. 44.68 Erica Casanove, Kim Pouncy, Camille Pouncy, Shadashaila Thompson 2. 45.25 Angelica Kotun, Shamaigun VanBuren, Constance Seibles, Anna Forest 3. 45.29 shekerah Kyles, Kim Pouncy, Camille Pouncy, Shadashaila Thompson 4. 45.53 Amanda Freeman, Jasmin Williams, Jessica Tuck, Anna Forest 5. 45.30 Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones, Tamara Style, Natashia Jackson

(2000) (5/16/10) (4/3/99) (2009) (4/1/17)

4X200 RELAY 1. 1:35.70 Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style 1. 1:37.22 Angelica Kotun, Quiana Griffin, Constance Seibles, Consuela Lindsay 2. 1:37.24 De’Shalyn Jones, Keshira McKnight, Jermeka McBride, Taprica Lewis 2. 1:39.55 Marlene Garner, Rhonda Ellis, Jackie Sheppard, Alicia Cousins 3. 1:40.17 Angelica Kotun, Constance Seibles, Quiana Griffin, Titi Oden Shobayo 4. 1:40.24 at NSU Relays 5. 1:40.80 Keshira McKnight, Jaynisha Berry, Kenyah McDonald, Quiana Griffin

(4/1/17) (3/31/12) (4/2/16) (3/10/93) (3/10/12) (3/11/92) (3/15/14)

4X400M RELAY 1. 3:38.26 Quiana Griffin, Constance Seibles, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay 2. 3:39.16 Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style 3. 3:40.71 Quiana Griffin, Andrea Warren, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay 4. 3:41.09 Daeshon Gordon, Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, Madison Morton 5. 3:41.67 Shekerah Kyles, Crystal Clabon, Shadashaila Thompson, Janelle Gibson

(5/13/12) (5/5/17) (3/24/11) (3/18/17) (5/18/98)

4X800M RELAY 1. 9:33.03 Allison Coughlin, Karensa Ellis, Sarah Emory, Lawana Perkins 2. 9:36.01 Carla Davison, Judy Norris, Karen Current, Joylene Levingston 3. 9:39.55 at Ty Terrell Relays 4. 9:55.74 (Er. Sitarz, E. Wrozek, A. Adams, Em. Sitarz) 5. 11:29.46 at Ruston

(3/10/12) (3/9/94) (3/27/99) (3/14/15) (4/15/89)

1600 SPRINT MEDLEY 1. 3:55.92 at Ty Terrell Relays 2. 3:58.75 Angelica Kotun, Constance Seibles, D. Nowak, Andrea Warren 3. 4:00.57 Shamaigun Van Buren, Anna Forest, Constance Seibles, Andrea Warren 4. 4:00.60 Jessica Tuck, Anna Forest, Constance Seibles, Andrea Warren 5. 4:02.00 Quiana Griffin, Andrea Warren, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay

(4/2/99) (4/6/11) (4/24/10) (4/2/10) (3/26/11)

DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. 12:31.57 Carla Davison, Dorlisa Landry, Danielle Schaeffer, Maryalyca Walsh 2. 12:31.82 at NSU Relays 3. 12:53.53 at Ty Terrell Relays 4. 13:56.00 at Stephen F. Austin

(2/11/95) (3/11/94) (3/27/99) (4/1/89)

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track & field Men’s Records

NSU Leon Johnson Invitational Meet Records

100M: 10.13 Justin Walker Northwestern State 10.13 Ronnie Powell Northwestern State 200M: 20.47 Justin Walker Stephen F. Austin 400M: 46.34 Mike Green Northwestern State 800M: 1:49.56 Geryl House Lamar 1500M: 3:52.6 Mark Mosley Ouachita Baptist 3000M: 8:53.63 Sam Stabler Lamar 5000M: 14:25.6 Doug Keller Mankato State 10,000M: 31:46.24 Jonathan Granger USL 110M Hurdles: 13.9 James McCrainey Southern 400M Hurdles: 51.56 Chad Leath Northwestern State 3000M SC: 8:57.1 John Kebirio Abilene Christian 4x100M Relay: 39.69 Northwestern State (J. Tappin, S. Abernathy, C. Walters, L. Carter) 4x400M Relay: 3:09.61 Northwestern State (M. Batts, K. Taylor, J. Emery, M. Green) 4x400M JV Relay: 3:16.0 Prairie View A&M High Jump: 7-3 Neil Guidry Nike West Pole Vault: 17-6.5 Jeff Rodriguez UT-Tyler Long Jump: 26-5 Vernon George Unattached 26-5 Kenta Bell Unattached Triple Jump: 56-6.75 Kenta Bell Unattached/NSU Shot Put: 62-11 John Campbell Northwestern State Discus: 215-03 Jason Morgan Unattached Hammer: 222-01 Adonson Shallow Southeastern La. Javelin: 239-10 Cody Fillinich Northwestern State

Women’s Records 100M: 200M: 400M: 800M: 1500M: 3000M: 5000M: 10,000M: 100M Hurdles: 400M Hurdles: 3000M SC: 4x100M Relay: 4x400M Relay: High Jump: Pole Vault: Long Jump: Triple Jump: Shot Put: Discus: Hammer: Javelin:

11.47 Marlene Garner Northwestern State 23.12 Quanisha Sales Louisiana Tech 54.23 Monique Wright Louisiana Tech 2:12.72 Esther Abuto Texas-Arlington 4:40.61 Christal Traylor Northwestern State 10:05.32 Tami Micham Northeast Louisiana 10:48.38 Kendall Mears Southern Arkansas 41:14.46 Christine Blanchard McNeese State 13.27 Antoinette Cobb Louisiana Tech 1:00.73 Ernie Middleton New Orleans 11:28.03 Meredith Blocker Stephen F. Austin 45.25 Northwestern State (A. Kotun, S. VanBuren, C. Seibles, A. Forest) 3:43.21 Texas-Arlington (Smith, Cubertson, Baldwin, Turner) 5-10.50 Avanna Walker Louisiana Tech 5-10.50 Jacqueline Canton Northwestern State 13-3 Jennie Sewell Sam Houston State 21-8.25 Marita Hunt Unattached 41-10.50 Natasha Barber McNeese State 56-11.50 Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU 192-09 Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU 208-06 Cristal Kostiew NY Athletics Club 170-10 Samantha Ford Unattached/NSU

5/1/10 4/25/98 4/27/91 5/1/10 4/17/86 3/18/80 4/6/12 3/18/80 4/28/92 3/11/78 4/10/08 3/11/78 4/27/91

Walter P. Ledet Track Complex

5/1/10 3/11/78 4/28/92 4/6/12 4/28/92 4/23/00 4/23/00 4/15/82 4/6/12 5/1/10 4/25/09

4/24/93 5/1/10 5/1/10 5/1/10 4/25/98 4/28/92 4/10/08 4/27/91 5/1/10 4/24/93 4/10/08 5/1/10 4/16/11

The Northwestern State track team competed on a cinder oval in old Demon (Football) Stadium until the early 1970s, when the stadium underwent major renovations. A new facility exclusively for track and field was constructed adjacent to the football stadium and opened in 1977. The track was resurfaced in 1987 and 1995, but drainage problems near the third turn resulted in damage that prevented its use for home meets from 2002-06, although NSU was able to train at the track for all but one fall. The facility underwent a redesign, relocating some event venues and enhancing others, with installation of a world-class track, and reopened for competition for the 2007 season. In 2013, a new mondo surface was added to maintain the complex, which is named after legendary NSU athlete and coach Walter Ledet. Ledet was the first All-American athlete in the history of Northwestern State University, making the All-American football team in 1938. After his graduation, he became an assistant football and track coach, then was named the head track coach in 1952 and built a program which dominated the state for more than a decade. He guided the Demons to five straight Gulf States Conference chamionships from 1953-57. He retired as track coach in 1964. He was among the inaugural class of inductees for the Graduate ‘N’ Club Hall of Fame and was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He was also selected as a member of the NSU Top 100 Football Players of the Century in 2006.

4/23/00 4/23/00 4/14/07 4/25/98 4/24/93 4/6/12 4/6/12 4/16/11 4/25/09

Marking the 25th anniversary of Northwestern State’s 1981 NCAA 4x100 meter relay victory, coach Jerry Dyes and the four All-American sprinters on the fabled team were enshrined on Oct. 28, 2006 in the Graduate N Club Hall of Fame, the highest honor Northwestern affords its former athletes and coaches. Pictured, left to right, are Dyes, Mark Duper, Victor Oatis, Carolyn Delaney, widow of Joe Delaney, and Mario Johnson. In the 1981 race, the Demons were an obvious crowd favorite, lining up against Georgia, Tennessee, Arizona State, San Jose State, Florida State, Arizona, Oklahoma and Baylor in the final

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Running Events Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 5000M 10,000M 3000M SC 110 Hurdles 400 Hurdles

Athlete Justin Walker Ronnie Powell Justin Walker Andrei Moore Leo Gaston Billy Green Josh Wilkins Paul Trueman Frank Trammel Randy Moore Joe Rhyans Chad Leath

Mark/Time 10.13 10.13 20.47 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 Daniel Yarbrough Allen Smith Rick Schweitzer

Mark/Time 271-10 261-3 26-4.25 26-4.25 26-4.25 55-2.75 7-8 16-8.5 65-8.75 187-5 180-8 7653

Relays Event 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

Athlete Johnson, Washington, Brown, Duper Johnson, Washington, McGlory, Duper Pitre, Pittman, Wolfe, Gatson Robinson, Green, Bradford, Bonner Brown, Hardwell, Moore, Gatson Dizgrazia, Gaston , Trammel, Moore

Mark/Time 39.03 1:22.08 3:06.89 7:20.70 3:17.07 9:57.2

Year 2010, 2014 1988 2014 1976 1976 1981 2015 1969 1976 1976 1993 2008 Year 1983 2001 1999 1987 1980 1993 1990 1979 1982 2009 1996 1982 Year 1982 1980 2003 1981 1976 1975

Lady Demon Records

Running Events Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles

Athlete Camille Pouncy De’Shalyn Jones De’Shalyn Jones Christal Traylor Christal Traylor Maryalyce Walsh Allison Fontenot Maryalyce Walsh Maryalyce Walsh Brittany Littlejohn Consuela Lindsay

Mark/Time 11.41 23.12 53.61 2:11.38 4:40.61 10:22.16 11:28.50 17:45.46 37:05.93 13.13 58.05

Field Events Event Javelin Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Weight (Indoor) Heptathlon

Athlete Regina Roe Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Jacqueline Canton Haley Blount Trecey Rew Rechelle Bessard Trecey Rew Rechelle Bessard Yetta James

Mark/Time 166-9 20-10.5 43-1 5-11.25 11-6.25 57-0.25 184-08.75 192-04 64-05.25 5306

Year 2002 2017 2017 1998 1998 1992 2012 1995 1993 2003 2014 Year 1999 2003,04 2003 2001 2006 2011 2015 2011 2015 1988

Relays Event 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

Athlete Casanave, Pouncy, Pouncy, Thompson Gordon, Jones, Jackson, Style Griffin, Seibles, Perkins, Lindsay Davison, Norris, Bradford, Bonner Kotun, Seibles, Nowak, Warren Davison, Landry, Schaeffer, Walsh

Mark/Time 44.68 1:35.70 3:38.26 3:41.67 3:58.75 12:31.57

Year 2000 2017 2012 1998 2011 1995

Walter P. Ledet Complex Records

Men Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 110 Hurdles 400 Hurdles Javelin Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Decathalon 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

Athlete (School) Justin Walker (NSU) Ronnie Powell (NSU) Elston Cawley (UTA) Leonard Byrd (UTSA) Bill Jones (UTA) Russell Mangum (ULM) Jordan Neil (McNeese) Frank Montevallo (Lamar) John Sharp (Oklahoma State) Randy Arias (Texas State) Kevin Ellis (SFA) McClinton Neal (UTA) Breaux Greer (ULM) Andre Ester (ULM) Kenta Bell (Unattached/NSU) Brian Brown (Southern Cal Cheetahs) Russ Butler (Asics) Frank Cate (La. Tech) Adonson Shallow (SLU) Jason Morgan (Unattached) Mario Sategna (Unattached) Louisiana Tech Northwestern State Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Northwestern State Louisiana-Lafayette

Mark/Time 10.13 10.13 20.37 44.88 1:49.49 3:47.89 8:37.58 8:53.60 14:19.98 31:13.64 13.68 50.25 255-1 26-7 56-6.75 7-6 18-4.75 65-3.75 222-01 200-00 7920 39.34 1:23.90 3:07.17 7:30.25 3:22.49 9:53.80

Women Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M 10,000M 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles Javelin Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Heptathlon 4x100 Relay 4x200 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

Athlete (School) Tameka Roberts (UTSA) Quanisha Sales (La. Tech) Christine Amertil (SLU) Christine Amertil (SLU) Janice Turner (Texas State) Janice Turner (Texas State) Sita Waru (McNeese) Amanda King (Lamar) Sita Waru (McNeese) Stacy Poole (UTSA) Antoninette Cobb (La. Tech) Yamelis Ortiz (Lamar) Samantha Ford (Unattached/NSU) Marita Hunt (Unattached) Cheryl Henry (ULM) Jacqueline Canton (NSU) Jennie Sewell (Sam Houston) Trecey Rew (Unattached/NSU) Cristal Kostiew (NY Athletics Club) Trecey Rew (Unattached/NSU) Jennifer Hoppe (SFA) Northwestern State Northwestern State Grambling Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Louisiana-Monroe

Mark/Time 11.32 23.12 23.12 52.77 2:08.60 4:33.38 9:46.38 10:34.81 17:24.78 35:49.08 13.27 58.17 175-10 21-8.25 42-0 5-11.25 13-3 56-11.50 208-06 192-04 5288 45.25 1:23.90 3:40.28 9:35.02 1:46.07 12:18.33

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Date 5/1/10 4/25/98 5/15/00 5/18/96 4/30/85 5/17/86 3/15/08 3/8/80 3/15/80 5/13/00 5/18/96 4/30/88 3/10/97 5/11/88 4/28/00 4/27/96 5/27/08 3/8/86 5/1/10 5/1/10 5/11/97 5/11/88 5/10/84 5/11/88 3/14/81 3/7/90 3/14/81 Year 5/18/96 5/1/10 5/15/00 5/15/00 5/18/96 5/18/96 5/14/00 4/14/07 5/15/00 5/16/96 5/1/10 5/15/00 5/17/08 4/25/09 3/8/86 4/27/01 4/14/07 4/6/12 4/16/11 4/6/12 5/14/00 5/16/10 5/10/84 3/8/86 3/10/93 3/10/93 3/11/92

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