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School Northwestern State University Location Natchitoches, Louisiana Founded 1884 as Louisiana Normal Enrollment 11,071 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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Cover- top row from left-Natashia Jackson, Micah Larkins, Jasmyn Steels. Bottom row from left- Kie’Ave Harry, Kelsey Frank, Tre’Darius Carr NSU Track Tradition Daeshon Gordon Quick Facts-Table of Contents 2019 Preview

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Head Coach Mike Heimerman 7 Associate Head Coach Adam Pennington 9 Assistant Coach Tyron Stewart 10 Assistant Coach Chris Sauer 11 2019 Demons Roster 13 TEAM INFORMATION 14 Head Coach/Throws Mike Heimerman Demons Profiles 27 Associate Head Coach/Sprints Adam Pennington 2019 Lady Demons Roster Lady Demons Profiles 28 Assistant Coach/Jumps Tyron Stewart Assistant Coach/Distance Chris Sauer Administrative Asst Elizabeth Holloway UNIVERSITY & ATHLETIC PERSONNEL Track & Field Phone (318) 357-5252 President Dr. Chris Maggio 43 Athletic Trainer Hannah Knopp Vice President Jerry Pierce 44 Director of Athletics Greg Burke 45 2018 SLC Indoor Results Men: 5th Athletic Administration 46 Women: 2nd Sports Information-Media Info 50 2018 SLC Outdoor Results Men: 4th Women: 3rd HISTORY & RECORDS Sports Information Director Doug Ireland Individual Conference Champions 51 Assistant SID Jason Pugh Conference Results 52 Email Ireland@nsula.edu NCAA Division I All-Americans 53 SID Phone (318) 357-6467 NCAA Qualifiers 54 Website www.nsudemons.com Demon Top Performances 55 Twitter NSUDemonsTF Lady Demon TopPerformances 57 Facebook facebook.com/forkemdemons NSU Invitational Records 59 Walter P. Ledet Complex Records 59 NSU Outdoor Records 60 2019 NSU T&F MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS 61 Editor Doug Ireland NSU Indoor Rrecords Layout and Design Chris Little Editorial Assistance Matt Vines, Jason Pugh, NORTHWESTERN STATE 62 and Ronnette Pellegrin This is NSU 63 Photography Chris Reich,Gary Hardamon, Campus Life NSU Photographic Services Academics 64

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NSU men, women diversifying rosters in attempt to compete for SLC championships

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 build in order to compete for team championships. Both teams expect big things in 2019 as NSU is coming off a 2018 outdoor season in which 20 athletes qualified for regionals, nine qualify for nationals, and four earn AllAmerican honors. With five standouts returning, both teams are aiming to top its record for the number of Demons and Lady Demons that compete for the NCAA Outdoor Championships this summer in Austin, Texas.

LADY DEMONS With back-to-back second-place finishes at the Southland Conference Indoors and four national outdoor qualifiers, the Northwestern State women’s track and field team expects to Diana Granados, Courtney Willis be just as good this spring despite losing some valuable point Women’s Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Running scorers. Events Performer for a second consecutive year. The Lady Demons return two honorable mention All- Gordon was runner-up for High Point Scorer with 22.5 Americans, junior sprinter Natashia Jackson and sophomore points, adding a leg on the 4x100 relay to her impressive Deja Moore, from the 4x100 relay team that finished 22nd double in the hurdles. She set a wind-legal school record at the 2018 NCAA Outdoors with a time of 44.98. NSU will in her specialty, the 100 hurdles (13.14), and was equally miss departed seniors De’Shalyn Jones and Daeshon Gordon dominant in the 400 hurdles (58.83). from its sprints and hurdles core, particularly Gordon, who Of NSU’s 85 points at the 2019 Southland Indoors, 24 unexpectedly passed away this past October, spawning a were scored by Jackson as the meet’s back-to-back High#DoItForDae motto. Point Scorer, having also captured the award in 2018. Jackson At the NCAA East Preliminary Round, Jackson and won the 200 meter dash in 24.02, then capped a busy day Moore were part of a foursome that clocked 44.74, just shy of with a dynamic, come-from-behind anchor leg on the gold the school record. medal 4x400 relay team, erasing a 10-meter gap and taking The Lady Demons were conference runner-ups at the the lead hitting the straightaway. Jackson followed Courtney indoor championship with 85 points. Last May, despite not Willis, Diana Granados, and Kimani Evans as NSU posted a threatening for the overall team championship, the Lady time of 3:43.60. Demons were third with 101 points among 13 teams at the Highlighting the throws in 2018 was senior Gerianna Southland Outdoors. Lyons who competed in the shot put, earning three eighth Jones again ran away with the Southland outdoor meet’s place finishes with a best mark of 40-7. She also earned three Female High Point Scorer as she duplicated her four-win top-10 finishes in the hammer throw including a silver at the total from her junior year, sweeping the 100 (11.44) and ULM Warhawk Invitational (153-3), her second-best throw 200 (23.09, 0.06 off the meet record) and running legs on of the season. Her best mark of the year came in a new career the winning 4x100 (44.75, 0.08 back of the school record) best at the SLC Outdoor Championship where she placed and 4x400 (3:36.31, a stadium, meet and school record) 14th overall with a throw of 156-11. relays. She was named Southland Outdoor Track and Field

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

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Destiney Myers

Senior Destiney Myers is poised for a strong season after competing in the shot put and discus across eight meets during the 2018 season, earning seven top-10 finishes in the shot put with three podium finishes. She finished seventh at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 45-11 ¼. After redshirting last season, senior Kelsey Frank looks to claim the javelin throw conference title, a feat she achieved in 2017. She won five of 10 meets that season, including the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she set a career best with a throw of 156-0 and qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary competition. Sophomore Regan Darbonne, NSU’s female pole vaulting record holder, competed in the vault in six meets on the season with her best finish and highest mark coming at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational where she took the top spot with a 12-1 ½. Junior Jasmyn Steels primarily competed in the long and triple jumps. She had six total top-five finishes in the long jump during the season leading up the to the NCAA East Preliminary where she posted a jump of 19-1 ½ at the NCAA East Preliminary finishing 33rd overall. Last year’s distance squad was led by 2018 senior Jacqueline Rushford, who competed in the distance events of the 3000, 5000, and 3000 meter steeplechase events. Rushford broke the school record at the SLC Outdoor championship for the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 11:21.57, finishing sixth. Sophomore Isabella Hudson enters the season with

Northwestern State’s strong sprint and jump corps make them a dangerous group who can rise to the occasion in any given meet. The men return three All-Americans from the 4x100 team that placed seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last June. Senior Micah Larkins, Junior Kie’Ave Harry, Sophomore Tre’Darius Carr and 2018 graduate Amir James broke a 36-year-old school record and set a new Southland Conference record in the semifinals with a time of 38.82. For James and Larkins, it was their second career AllAmerica award, coupled with second-team status as part of NSU’s 15th-place finish in the 4x100 in 2016. Larkins also received honorable mention All-America status for the second time in three years in the 100 meter dash. His 10.18 time was 18th in the semifinals. In addition to all of the returning sprinters, the Demons added Florida State transfer Eddie Clarke who won the 60 meter 2018 Indoor Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Departed senior shot putter Cedric Paul set the tone in throws after his first national meet appearance. He was recognized as honorable mention All-America. Fellow 2018 senior thrower Kyrin Tucker also had a great season, competing in shot put, discus, and hammer throws in 10 meets during the season, earning 21 total top10 finishes across the three events. His season was capped by a 32nd-place finish in the shot put (56-7 ½) and 31stplace finish (162-9) both at the NCAA East preliminaries. In addition to all of the returning sprinters, the Demons added Florida State transfer Eddie Clarke who won the 60 meter 2018 indoor Atlantic Coast Conference

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championship. Nearly all the Demon’s jumpers return for the 2019 season. The group is highlighted by senior Ceaser Stephens, senior Jacorious Jeter, and junior Quindarrius Thompson. Stephens competed primarily in long and triple jump events, earning three podium finishes in the triple, winning both the TCU Invitational (50-4 ½) and LSU Alumni Gold (52-0 ½) meets setting a new career best at LSU meet. He took second at ULM Warhawk Invitational (49-5 ½) and seventh at SLC Outdoor Championships (49-1) and posted a mark of 49-0 ¼ at NCAA East Preliminary. In the long jump, he earned two top-10 finishes, taking seventh at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (23-7 ½) and ninth at SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (22-4 ¼). Jeter competed in long jump and triple jump across eight different meets with five top-10 finishes in the long jump and two in the triple jump. His season best long jump came at the McNeese Last Chance (24-9 ¼ (+2.2) where he claimed gold. Thompson excelled in both long and triple jumps events at nine meets on the year, taking back-to-back fourth place finishes in the triple jump at ULM Warhawk Invitational (48-6 ¾) and LSU Alumni Gold (50-5 ½) meets. He earned fifth at the SLC Outdoor Championships (49-3 ½) and ninth at TCU Invitational (46-6 ¾) and also posted a mark of 46-11 ¾ at NCAA East Preliminary. Last years’ distance group was highlighted by one of NSU’s best male distance performers in recent history in

Joshua Wilkins. The 2018 senior ran the 800, 1500, 5000 distances as an individual and ran as member of 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams. His main discipline was the 1500 distance where he competed in seven meets with top-10 finishes in each instance. He won both the TCU Invitational (3:54.68) and Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (3:55.51) and set his best time of the season at the SLC Outdoor Championships, taking third with a time of 3:49.83 in the finals. He also ran in 4x400 and 4x800 relays at MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes Challenge with a time of 3:38.44 finishing 12th overall and 8:11.78 finishing fourth respectively. Throws this season are expected to be led by junior Collin Milton in the javelin. Milton competed in the javelin in eight meets in 2018 and had seven top-10 finishes. He won the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a career best mark of 209-6 and McNeese Last Chance (194-4) He picked up a trio of silvers at the ULM Warhawk Classic (195-9), SFA Carl Kight Invitational (193-9) and TCU Invitational (191-6) and finished fourth in the Southland Outdoor Championships (203-0).

JaCorious Jeter

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Mike Heimerman

(NSU, 1996)

Head Coach • 6th as head/11th as women’s • 21st overall

Mike Heimerman was promoted to head track and field coach in 2013 after serving six years as the Lady Demon’s head and throws coach, replacing legendary 31-year coach Leon Johnson. Under Heimerman, NSU men and women have excelled as contenders for team titles, piling up event championships and points nearly every season. The 2018 season was one to remember. NSU raced to its best day ever at the conference indoor championships. The Lady Demons posted their highest-ever indoor finish, second, and their all-time best scoring total (95 points) to date. The Demons posted their best Southland Indoors finish since 2003, third place. Outdoor success continued all the way into June at the NCAA National meet. At the Southland Conference Championships the Lady Demons claimed third while the Demons took fifth but went on to send an NSU record, nine athletes to Eugene, Oregon for a shot at an individual national championship. When all was said and done, the men’s 4x100 relay team of Kie’Ave Harry, Micah Larkins, Amir James, and Tre’Darius Carr finished seventh and all were named first-team All-American. The 2017 Southland Outdoors brought top-end accomplishments. 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. 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. 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. In his tenure as the Lady Demons’ head coach, he guided the NSU women to their finest hour with the best finish in Southland Conference history, and an NCAA Champion in 2011 discus winner Trecey Rew, an Academic All-American and the USA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 2011 Field Events Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Some of the other highly-accomplished competitors Heimerman has helped develop at NSU include four-time All-American javelin thrower Cody Fillinich, 1999 USA Juniors javelin champion Latrell

Frederick, a three-time All-American, and two other USA Juniors javelin champs, Dawn Comeaux and Randy Fauntleroy. “Mike was a tremendous athlete and has carried his competitive spirit into coaching. He’s been at my side for the past 16 years and has done a super job as an assistant coach, and a head coach,” said Johnson 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.” 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. Move up or down 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 Heimerman-coached 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

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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.

Northwestern State The 2011 season provided the most unlikely member of the NSU javelin All-America contingent. Jessica Talley walked on in November, having never thrown over 130 feet in high school. She added almost 30 feet to her throw under Heimerman’s guidance, recording a mark of 158-6, and finishing 11th at the NCAA Championships to earn AllAmerica honors. Aldredge’s 2015 and 2016 NCAA Outdoors appearances and honorable mention All-America honors were a testament to her grit, talent and persistence, and Heimerman’s faith in her and his guidance. Her comeback from surgery, along with marriage and becoming a mother, required a special level of commitment from athlete and coach, whose partnership was rewarded with a pair of Southland crowns and the NCAA appearance. Heimerman helped Rew develop into a legendary competitor in school and Southland Conference history. She first achieved national prominence in 2007 as a freshman when she qualified for the USA Junior Nationals in two events and made the USATFCCA (coaches’ association) All-Academic Team. She capped her career in 2011 with All-America honors in the shot and discus, eight Southland titles, being named Academic All-America, USATFCCA National Field Events Scholar-Athlete of the Year and claiming the NCAA discus crown. A junior college All-American at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, Heimerman is a proud Wichita, Kan., native.

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Adam Pennington

(LSU-Alexandria, 2012)

Associate Head Coach • Sprints, Hurdles • 4th Season If all recruits carry the immediate impact that Adam Pennington has had in his first three 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. Pennington’s sprinters were key in a second-place finish for the women and a third-place effort for the men at the 2016 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. Those places came on the strength of a combined 228 points scored, best in school history. The Lady Demons’ second-place showing equaled their best ever. Under Pennington’s guidance, NSU captured seven of the 18 total sprint medals awarded in the 13-member conference, including five of the six gold medals. Micah Larkins (100 meters) and Amir James (200 meters) won on the men’s side while the NSU women made a clean sweep of the 100 (Jermeka McBride), 200 (McBride) and 400 (De’Shalyn Jones) at the conference championships. Another runner, George Flaviano, captured the 400 meter hurdles gold. With their remarkable performances, Southland Conference Outdoor individual honors went to McBride (Female Track Athlete of the Year) and Flaviano (Newcomer of the Year). McBride also participated in the Bahamian Olympic Trials and broke the school record in the 200 meters. James won Southland Indoor Male Track Athlete of the Year accolades as he swept the 60 and 200 crowns at the conference indoor championships in February. The 2016 4x100 men’s relay of James, Larkins, Flaviano and Ty Shilling earned NCAA All-America second-team recognition with a 15th-place finish at the national meet after winning a conference title. The 2017 Outdoor Championship brought more NSU sprint dominance. The Lady Demons swept the sprints, scoring 84 of their 133 team points, while Jones was NSU’s second straight Outdoor Female Track Athlete of the Year and Tamara Style was Newcomer of the Year. The Demon men scored 43 of their 89 points in the sprints, winning the 4x100 relay and going 2-3 in both the 100 and 200. The Demon sprint core was represented by nine NCAA regional qualifiers. The 2018 Southland Indoors was even more remarkable. The NSU women posted 69 of their 95 second-place points in the sprints, while the Demons put up 34 of 80 and had four scorers in the 60 dash despite injuries to Larkins and James and three in the 200. Sophomore Natashia Jackson was named the Southland Conference Indoor high point scorer after winning the 400, 4x400, runner up in the 200, and placing fifth in the 60m dash. Daeshon Gordon not only captured the SLC 60 hurdles title but holds the Southland Conference record of 8.15 in the event.

The 2018 Outdoor Championship may have been the most impressive in Demon sprint history. After the men went seven of eight weeks ranked No. 1 in the country in the 100m event and No. 9 in the 200, they kept their momentum into the conference championships. The Demon sprints scored 45 of the 78 total team points. NSU placed four in the 100m finals, three in the 200 finals, and for the third straight year, captured the 4x100m title. Junior Micah Larkins not only captured the 100m title but tied Justin Walker’s 100m record of 10.12 and broke the Southland Conference Championship record. Amir James also cracked the top spot on the record board with a time of 20.41. For the second straight year, the NSU Lady Demons did not lose a race at the outdoor conference championships. The Lady Demon sprints scored 88 of the 111 total team points. This all happened with De’Shalyn Jones capturing her 19th Southland Conference medal, third Outdoor Female Track Athlete of the Year, second SLC Womens Athlete of the Year, and second SLC Runner of the Year. The Lady Demons also broke the SLC 4x400 all time record with a time of 3:36.31. Between both sprint cores, they represented a total of 12 athletes at the first round of the NCAA championships. A total of eight sprinters advanced to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, making NSU the only non Power 5 program to advance both 4x100m relays, and the first time in school history a Lady Demon relay has made it to the NCAA Championships. The men’s 4x100 broke a 33-year-old school record with a new time of 38.92 to place seventh overall and become 1st-team All-Americans. While having talented athletes is vital to that level of success, the difference-making factor is often coaching. Pennington’s influence is obvious on Mike Heimerman’s coaching staff. His return to NSU, this time as a coach, followed coaching stints at McNeese State and his alma mater, Marksville High School. Pennington quickly developed into a well-regarded coach and recruiter on the college level. He’s a USATF Level 1 certified and USTFCCCA Strength and Conditioning certified coach and oversees the men’s and women’s sprints, relays, hurdles, and pole vault for the NSU program. He coached five NCAA East Regional qualifiers in two seasons at McNeese, including the top-ranked Southland Conference 2014 women’s pole vaulter Nicole Casper with a McNeese school record of 13-8.75. In 2015, Pennington took over coaching all of McNeese’s jumps events and the vault, developing eight Southland medalists, including Southland Indoor women’s long jump champion Simone Johnson, among 25 athletes who posted top 10-ranked conference performances. Eleven of his competitors earned conference academic honors while four of his athletes made the All-Louisiana track and field team by posting one of the best three performances in the state in their specialties. Pennington competed for NSU in 2008, and later graduated from LSU Alexandria with a Kinesiology degree. Pennington has two kids, Riley and Beckham, Pennington.

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Tyron Stewart

Northwestern State (Texas A&M, 2011)

Assistant Coach • Jumps, Multis • 3rd 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 in 2017, Stewart watched his jumpers score a silver and two bronze medals. In the 2018 SLC Outdoors, a total of five men’s and women’s jumpers scored 14 points, all in the triple jump. 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. Stewart took over a jumps squad that won six Southland Conference title in 2016 with seniors like Aaron and Emmanuel Williams and Por’sha Thomas. Emmanuel Williams placed seventh to earn NCAA Outdoor All-American status. 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 Stephanie 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

(Stony Brook, 2013)

Assistant Coach • Distance • 3rd Season Since joining the Northwestern State Athletics staff as the head cross country and distance coach in July 2016, Chris Sauer has made an immediate impact on the distance program. In just two short years, Demon distance runners have more than tripled the points at Southland Conference Track Championships over the previous four years combined. During that time school records have been set in the men’s mile, women’s steeplechase, women’s DMR and men’s 3000m. One of Sauer’s most notable standouts on the men’s side has been Maryland native Joshua Wilkins. Wilkins led off his senior year with the highest cross country finish for Northwestern State in 13 years with his sixth-place conference finish. This was followed by a stellar regional meet where he placed 38th in the South. Indoors that year, Wilkins set school records in the mile, running 4:12.15 as well as the 3000m running 8:38.82. He went on to place 3rd indoors in the mile as well as in the 1500m outdoor that same year. His time in the 1500m or 3:49.83 ranks 4th in NSU history. There’s an ever-growing collection of personal bests by his runners. Wilkins made a huge progression and realized his potential with a sixth-place finish at the 2017 SLC Championships, the best showing by an NSU male runner in 15 years. He also coached the most improved female to make the 800m final at the 2017 Southland Conference meet in Jasmine Dansby. Sauer has coached athletes at NSU to school records in the women’s distance medley, women’s 3000m steeplechase, and men’s mile. The former Stony Brook distance runner and team captain served as a volunteer assistant with the Seawolves in 2015. 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 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.

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Hannah Knopp

Northwestern State (Muskingum, 2018)

Athletics Trainer • 1st Season

Hannah Knopp is in her first year as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for track and field and cross country. Knopp is a graduate of Muskingum University who worked with men’s lacrosse, men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s indoor track and football. Knopp aided in rehabilitation, including an ACL reconstruction, labrum tear, bone spur removal and meniscus repairs. She also administered PPEs, including NCAA concussion and sickle cell requirements. A Versailles, Ohio, native, she is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association, Great Lakes Athletic Trainer’s Association and Ohio Athletic Trainer’s Association. She is also certified in Adult CPR/AED and Infant CPR for the American Red Cross.

Elizabeth Holloway

Administrative Assistant • 22nd Season

Known to the NSU athletic department as Ms. E, she handles administrative duties for Demon Football, Baseball and Track. For the last 17 years, she has gotten to work with the best coaches, staff and student-athletes an administrative assistant could ever ask for. Ms. E and her husband Ted settled in Natchitoches 26 years ago. For 5 years, she worked in the Athletic Compliance Office, then briefly worked at her husband’s jewelry store. She came back to Northwestern State in 2001. She considers her time here one of the greatest blessings in her life. Ms. E became a great grandmother to Leo Mercer last year, her grandson Jacob’s first son. Jacob lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife Karla, and works while attending UAB. Ms. E’s granddaughter Kate, 18, also lives in Birmingham, with their mom, Amy Bickers. Kate will attend Birmingham- Southern College in the fall. Amy currently works at Birmingham Southern. Ms. E’s son, Tim Bickers, works for Amazon in Indianapolis, Indiana. When Ms. E is not cleaning the house, mowing the four acres that she and Ted live on out in the country or cooking and caring for her husband, she likes to read, play with her dogs, Sophie and Paco, and float in her pool.

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2019 Demons Roster Name Brad Alexander Travis Allen Ray Anikwue Marco Arevalo Javin Arrington Blake Cantrell Tre’Darius Carr Clayton Casner Eddie Clarke Adam Courville Thomas Daigle Landon Dore Tremayne Flagler Jeffery Frazier De’John Garrison Yannik Gerland Darius Groves Kie’Ave Harry Keidrick Haynes Jalen Hewitt Retsel Jackson LaRon James JaCorious Jeter Terrance Johnson Deylon Key Micah Larkins Will Malone Coby McGee Alex Melcer Charlie Milton Collin Milton Evan Nafe Andre O’Neal Tanner Raphael Joshua Riggs Andrew Robinson Cody Robinson Daveon Rodgers Colt Shankle Cole Spooner Ceaser Stephens Markeit Steverson Jr. Quindarrius Thompson Flyod Turner Michael Turner II Kavacion Webster Reggie Williford Slavoski Wright

Event(s) Sprints Sprints Sprints Throws Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Distance Pole Vault Hurdles/Sprints Jumps Javelin Distance Distance Sprints Jumps Sprints Sprints Jumps Jumps Sprints Jumps Sprints Throws Sprints Distance Sprints/Hurdles Javelin Sprints Sprints Sprints Javelin Distance Distance Sprints Javelin Throws Jumps Jumps Jumps Sprinter Throws Sprints Sprints Distance

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

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

Hometown (Previous School) St. Louis, MO (Coffeyville CC) Colfax, LA (Grant HS) Gainesville, NY (Buffalo) Falfurrias, TX (Falfurrias HS) Laurel, MS (Meridian CC) Leesville, LA (Rosepine HS) Jackson, LA (East Feliciana HS) Grand Prairie, TX (Mansfield Lake Ridge HS) Kingston, Jamaica (Florida State) Maurice, LA (Kaplan HS) Belle Rose, LA (Ascension HS) Lake Charles, LA (McNeese) Atlanta, GA (Iowa Western CC) Many,LA (Many HS) Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS) Baunatal, Germany (Mount Olive) DeRidder, LA (DeRidder HS) LaPlace, LA (Texas College) Zachary, LA (Zachary HS) Shreveport, LA (Calvary Baptist Academy) Leesville, LA (Leesville HS) Lake Wales, FL (Savannah State) Princeton, LA (Haughton HS) Thibodaux, LA (Meridian CC) Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS) Princeton, LA (Haughton HS) Calhoun, LA (West Ouachita HS) Bossier City (Airline HS) Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse HS) Sunset, LA (Beau Chene HS) Benton, LA (Benton HS) Round Rock,TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Shreveport, LA (Huntington HS) Abbeville, LA (St. Thomas More HS)) Ruston,LA (Cedar Creek HS) Bossier City, LA (Parkway HS) Heflin, LA (LSU-Shreveport) Laurel, MS (Meridian CC) Haughton, LA (Haughton HS) Ragkey, LA (South Beauregard HS) Opelika, AL (Allen County CC) Mansfield, TX (Lake Ridge HS) Fort Polk, LA (Leesville HS) Katy, TX (Seven Lakes HS) Haynesville, LA (Haynesville HS) Haynesville, LA (Haynesville HS) Ruston,LA (Ruston HS) Arlington, TX (Mansfield Timberview HS)

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BRAD ALEXANDER

Sprints • 5-8 • So.-TR St. Louis Mo. (Coffeyville CC) Lafayette HS Before NSU: Spent two years at Coffeyville Community College....Ran a 10.69 in the 100m and a 21.48 in the 200...Held a 3.4 GPA. High School: Was a five time all-star in track...Ran his personal record 200 in 21.45 of his senior year...Also played football and was a member of the wrestling team.... Made the honor roll all four years. Personal: Born on 05/29/1997....Parents are Erinn Wicks and Chris Alexander....Has six siblings...Plans to become a junior college track coach after NSU...Lives by the philosophy of treating his body like a temple.

TRAVIS ALLEN

Sprints • 5-9 • Sr.-SQ Colfax, La. Grant HS 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, 400,

and the 4x200 in three meets…had two top-10 finishes… placed fifth in the 400 (52.74) at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational…came in sixth in the 4x200 relay at McNeese Cowboy Relays (1:30.51)...ran a career best time of 11.04 in the 100 at McNeese… ran a season best time of 23.17 in the 200 at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed once in the 60 at LSU Bayou Bengal and placed 27th (7.24). 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 … placed13th 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 10th 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, was all-district in football… 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 11.04 200 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

Northwestern State 28th 19th 13th 3rd

McNeese Cowboy Relays (2/10/18) 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)

RAY ANIKWUE

Sprints • 6-2 • Jr.-TR Gainesville, Ny. (Buffalo) Letchworth HS Before NSU: Ran track for the Buffalo Bulls for two seasons…Best indoor 60m was 7.04 at the Cornell Upstate Challenge….Best indoor 200m was 22.28 at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor Track & Field Open… Led the team during the 2018 outdoor season with a 100m time of 10.89 at the Jim Thorpe Open and a 200m time of 21.54 at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. High School: Ran track at Letchworth Central School in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay…Personal best 10.76 in the 100 in is senior year. Personal: Born on 07/26/1998…Parents are Jim and Pat Cole… Siblings are Jim (16), Colette (19), and Jay (13)… Favorite athletes are Tyson Gay, Reggie Bush, and Jordan Kilganon… Favorite food is lobster.

MARCO AREVALO

Throws • 5-8 • Fr.-HS Falfurrias, Tx. Falfurrias HS

High School: Four year letter winner on the track and field team...Four time district champion...Four time regional champion...Two time state champion..High school career best of 63’6 in the shot put... High school career best of 163-2 in discus. Personal: Mother Chris is a chief probation officer...Father Lando is a hunting guide...Has five siblings: Daniel, Landito, Jamie, JV, and Monica...Is a business major.

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JAVIN ARRINGTON

Sprints • 5-10 • Jr.-TR Laurel, Ms. (Meridian CC) Laurel HS Before NSU: Attended Meridian Community College for two seasons….Held a 3.0 GPA High School: Ran track and played football…Won the state championship in the 100 meter dash in his junior and senior years…Won the state championship in the 200 meter dash in his senior year…Football state champion in his sophomore year. Personal: Born on 03/14/1998….Parents are Kimberly Harris and Kevin Arrington…Has four siblings: Kedarrius, Demarcus, Rapheal, and Alexys… Plans to be a bank teller and own his own bank someday.

BLAKE CANTRELL

Distance • 6-3 • So.-SQ Leesville, La. Rosepine HS

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 1500 and 3000 in two meets, but didn’t record a time. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 3000 at the

Ted Nelson Invitational where he finished 20th (10:26.16). High School: Graduated from Rosepine High School 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.

Cantrell’s Career Bests: Indoor 3000 Meters

10:26.16

20th Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18)

TRE’DARIUS CARR Sprints • 6-0 • So.-1L Jackson, La. East Feliciana HS

2018 USTFCCC First Team All-American(7th), 4x100 2018 SLC Outdoor First Team, 4x100 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold 4x100 2018 LSWA Collegiate Track & Field Team, 4x400

2018 Outdoor Season: Earned first-team All-America honors running the anchor leg of the 4x100 team that finished seventh in 39.63 on a rainy Friday at the NCAA Outdoors … that foursome shattered a 36-year-old school record in the national semifinals with a 38.82 time that was sixth fastest among the eight finals qualifiers …won the Southland Conference 4x1 title in 39.53, breaking a 29-year-old meet record, then ran 39.34 at the NCAA East Preliminaries to reach the national meet … joined the foursome after the Texas Relays … competed in the individual events of 100 and 200 meters…seventh at the Southland Outdoors in the 100 (10.63) … earned six top-10 finishes in the 100 meter dash with a pair of first-place finishes in the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Knight Invitational (10.50) and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (10.40), also his best time of the season…had three top-10 finishes in the 200 meter distance with his best coming at the LSU Alumni Gold meet (21.60) earning him a fifth place overall. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in four events on the season with a

pair of top-10 finishes in the 200 meters…finished eighth (21.88) in the season opening meet and 10th (21.71) in the SLC Championships. High School: 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 ... life’s ambition is to be great and motivate the people around me to greatness. Carr’s Career Bests: Outdoor

100 Meters 10.40 1st Leon Johnson NSU Invitational(4/28/18) 200 Meters 21.34 7th UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/24/18) 4x100 Relay 39.34 10th NCAA East Preliminary (5/26/18) (Kie’Ave Harry, Micah Larkins, Amir James, Tre’Darius Carr) 4x200 Relay 1:30.51 6th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) Indoor 60 Meters 6.85 15th Pittsburgh State Invitational (1/27/18) 200 Meters 21.62 17th UA Tyson Invitational (2/10/18)

CLAYTON CASNER

Distance • 5-10 • Fr.-HS Grand Prarie, Texas Mansfield Lake Ridge HS High School: Four-year letter winner in cross country…Three-year letter winner in track and baseball…Holds school record for 1600m with a time of 4:36.01…Holds school record in the 5k with a time of 16:36…Holds school record in the 3200m with a time of 9:55…Cross country team district champion (2015)…Track regional qualifier (2015-16,18)…Regional qualifier in cross country (2016). Personal: Born 04/15/2000…Father Craig is a VP for an IT company and served as an Officer in the U.S. Army during the Gulf War…Mother Stanna is a teacher’s aide…Brother of Colt Casner (22) and Krya Casner (16)…Plans to become an Army officer and a cross country coach.

EDDIE CLARKE

Sprints • 5-8 • Sr.-TR Kingston, Jamaica (Florida State) Calabar HS Before NSU: Ran three seasons with the Florida State Seminoles....College PR’s: 60m-6.64, 10010.34, and 200- 21.25..... Second team All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (2016) in the 100 and the 4x100...

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ACC Indoor team champions (2018)...Individual 60 champion at the 2018 ACC Indoor Championships....4x100 runner-up at the 2018 ACC Outdoor Championships. High School: 2015 high school world record 4×100 (39.08) at ISS championships…Bronze medalist at 2014 World Junior Championships in 4x100 (39.12)…Silver medalist in 100 at 2014 CAC Games in 10.48…Silver medalist in 100 at Boys & Girls Championships…Won Great Southwest 100 (10.22-w) and 4x100 gold in Albuquerque, N.M. Personal: Born on 09/09/1995.....Parents are Shernett McDowell and Edward Clarke...Has four brothers...Hopes to become a professional athlete after NSU.

ADAM COURVILLE

Distance • 5-11 • So.-SQ Maurice, La. Kaplan HS

Northwestern State THOMAS DAIGLE

Distance • 6-1 • Fr.-HS Belle Rose, La. Ascension HS High School: Cross country team state champions (2015)...Cross Country team runner-up (2016-17)... Track team runner-up (2016)...Cross country All-State (2015-18)...Track All-State (2017-18)...800 meter individual state champion (2017)...800 individual state runner-up (2018)...Cross country LSU high school invitational 5000 champion (2017) Personal: Born 01/02/2000...Father Thomas Sr. and Mother Janet are both attorneys...Brother of Gabrielle (22), Meredith (20), and Michelle (11)...Plans to attend law school and become an attorney.

LANDON DORE

Pole Vault • 5-8 • Sr.-SQ Lake Charles, La. (McNeese) St. Louis Catholic

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Commisioner’s Fall Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed primarily in the 800 in five events and had three top-10 finishes… came in third at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (1:59.59)…placed sixth at ULM Warhawk Classic (2:01.12)…finished seventh at McNeese Last Chance (2:02.27)…also ran in the 4x400 and 4x800 at McNeese Cowboy Relays… finished fifth in the 4x800 (8:11.78) and placed 11th in the 4x400 (3:38.44). 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 800 at LSU Bayou Bengal and finished 14th (2:05.09). High School: Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Kaplan High School...Valedictorian of his graduating class ... placed second in the state in financial math…member of the Academic All-State for cross country, soccer, track and field...all parish for cross country as a freshman, sophomore, and senior year...fourth at regionals as a freshman...district champion in the mile and fourth at the regionals as a sophomore...fourth at regionals in the 1600 meter relay...finished fifth at regionals in the 800, and finished fourth at regional in the 1600 relay as well as second in his district as a junior... first team all-district in soccer...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…third best 800 runner in all of Acadiana. Personal: Son of Ward and Danielle...brother of Adrian and Andrew...majoring in accounting and business administration...plans to get a CPA and start his own accounting firm…life’s ambition is to be able to support a family, get closer to God, and give back to his school and coach there later in his life.

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in seven events…placed fifth in the pole vault at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (14-1 ¼). 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in three events. 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. Dore’s Career Bests: Outdoor Pole Vault 14’ 1 ¼

5th

Leon Johnson NSU Invitational(4/28/18)

Courville’s Career Bests: Outdoor 800 Meters 1:59.57 3rd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational(4/28/18) 4x400 Relay 3:38.44 11th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (C. Clark, H. Robertson, A. Courville, B. Lewis-Graham) 4x800 Relay 8:11.78 4th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (C. Clark, J. Wilkins, A. Courville, H. Robertson) Indoor 800 Meters 2:05.09 14th LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational (2/2/18)

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Hurdles/Sprints • 5-8 • Sr.-1L Atlanta, Ga. Iowa Western CC

2018 All-SLC Outdoor Track & Field First Team, 60H

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 SLC Indoor Silver, 60H

2018 Outdoor Season: Seventh at the Southland Outdoors in the 110 hurdles (14.66) … ran the 110 hurdles and the 4x100 in seven meets and had seven tp-10 finishes…won the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational in the hurdles (14.60)…finished fourth at McNeese Last Chance (14.67)…came in sixth at TCU Invitational (14.59)… was eighth at LSU Alumni Gold (15.27)… second in the 4x100 at McNeese Cowboy Relays (40.70). 2018 Indoor Season: Ran the 60 hurdles primarily during the indoor season in five events and had two top-10 finishes…placed second in the SLC Indoor Championships (8.03) after finishing third in the preliminaries (8.15)…came in fifth at Pittsburg State Invitational after finishing fifth in the prelims…ran in the prelims at LSU Bayou Bengal (8.46), Tyson Invitational (8.07), Indoor Gorilla Classic (8.12)…ran the 60 at Pittsburg State Invitational (7.14) and at Indoor Gorilla Classic (7.01). 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: Had a breakout season his senior year at Westlake High 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 record 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. Flagler’s Career Bests: Indoor 60 Meters 60 Hurdles

Outdoor

7.01 8.03

22nd Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/18) 2nd SLC Indoor Championships (2/22/18)

110 Hurdles 14.59 6th TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 4x100 Relay 40.70 2nd McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (K. Harry, T. Carr, T. Flagler, C. Milton)

JEFFERY FRAZIER Jumps • 6-1 • Fr.-HS Many, La. Many HS

High School: Placed fifth in the triple jump at the state championships in his senior year (2018)...4x400 relay team placed second at the state championships (2018)...Triple jump personal record is 44’ 6....Coached by Ryan Vines...Also played basketball. Personal: Born on 02/16/2000....Parents are Tina Price and Jeffery Frazier...Brother of Jedarius Frazier (16) and Shenerica Thoms... Plans to work for two years as a registered nurse, then further his education to become a nurse practitioner.

DE’JOHN GARRISON Javelin • 5-11 • Sr.-1L Shreveport, La. Captain Shreve HS 2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Redshirted 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 Arlington 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 feet in the javelin as a sophomore...threw 138 feet as a junior...threw 152 feet 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 185-00 7th

SLC Outdoor Championships (5/7/16)

YANNIK GERLAND

Distance • 5-7 • Fr.-HS Baunatal, Germany (Mt. Olive) Rhenanus Schule HS Before NSU: Attended the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina…Ran track and cross country for the Trojans…Placed first in the distance medley relay at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and

Field Championships. Personal: Born 03/20/1997…Mother Andrea Sonnenwald-Gerland is a teacher…Father Achim Gerland is a principal…Brother of Julia (34) and Katja (32)…Plans to pursue a masters degree in sport management and work for the German national track and field team.

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DARIUS GROVES

Distance • 5-10 • So.-SQ DeRidder, LA DeRidder HS 2018 Outdoor Season: Ran in the 1500 in five meets and had two top-five finishes…best result was finishing fifth at ULM Warhawk Classic (4:11.20)…placed seventh in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4:09.69)…ran a season best of time of 4:09.57 in the 1500 at LSU Alumni Gold…also ran in the 800 at Carl Kight Invitational and finished 12th (2:01.99). 2018 Indoor Season: Ran in the mile at LSU Bayou Bengal and finished 22nd (4:47.89). 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. Groves’ Career Bests: Indoor Mile 4:57.89 11th LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18) Outdoor 800 Meters 2:01.99 12th SFA Carl Kight Invitational (4/6/18) 1500 Meters 4:09.69 7th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18)

KIE’AVE HARRY

Sprints • 5-9 • Jr.-1L LaPlace, La. (Texas College) West St. John HS

USTFCCCA First Team All-American(7th), 4x100 2018 SLC Outdoor First Team, 4x100 2018 Outdoor Gold, 4x100 2018 LSWA Collegiate Newcomer of the Year

2018 Outdoor Season: Earned first-team All-America honors running the lead leg of the 4x100 team that finished seventh in 39.63 on a rainy Friday at the NCAA Outdoors … that foursome shattered a 36-year-old school record in the national semifinals with a 38.82 time that was sixth fastest among the eight finals qualifiers …won the Southland Conference 4x1 title in 39.53, breaking a 29-yearold meet record, then ran 39.34 at the NCAA East Preliminaries to reach the national meet … Competed in both the 100 and 200 individual sprints …placed in the top10 in seven different meets with three podium finishes along the way…took second in the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with his fastest, non-wind aided time of the year of 10.45…also took silver in the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Knight Invitational with a time of 10.55 and third at the McNeese Last Chane with a 10.40 (+3.2) time…best finish in the 200 meter distance came at the TCU Invitational with a time of 21.126…took four podium finishes as a member of the 4x100 relay team at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (40.70), Texas Relays (39.45), and Texas Invitational (40.35). 2018 Indoor Season: Specialized in the 60 meter dash competing in five events on the year…steadily lowered his time as the season progressed to finish second in the SLC Championships with a time of 6.74, 1/100th off his personal best set in the preliminaries…earned one other top-10 finish in the season opener TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (6.96)…ran the 200 meters in one events (22.20) finishing 18thoverall. 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 x1

Northwestern State (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. 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.

Harry’s Career Bests: Outdoor

100 Meters 10.40 (w-3.2) 3rd McNeese Last Chance (5/12/18) 200 Meters 21.16 5th TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 4x100 Relay 39.34 10th NCAA East Preliminary (5/26/18) (K. Harry, M. Larkins, A. James, T. Carr)

Indoor

60 Meters 200 Meters

6.73 22.20

2nd 18th

SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) Pitt. State Invitational

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

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, long and triple jump, and the 4x200…appeared in six meets and had four top-10 finishes in the long…placed sixth in the long (23-9) at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational…was eighth at ULM Warhawk Classic (21-11 ½)…came in ninth at TCU Invitational (21-6 ¼)…made his collegiate debut in the triple at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational and placed fifth (44-1 ½)…competed in the 4x200 at McNeese and placed sixth (1:30.51). 2018 Indoor Season: Participated in the 60 and long jump and had one top-10 finish…placed ninth in the long at Ted Nelson Invitational (22-5 ¼)…ran a time of 7.14 in the 60 at Pittsburg State Invitational. 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, 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 10th 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 Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) Long Jump 23-9 6th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 4x200 Relay 1:30.51 6th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (K. Haynes, C. Milton, J. Hewitt, T. Allen) Triple Jump 44-1 ½ 5th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) Indoor 60 Meters 7.14 34th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) Long Jump 22’07 ¼ 10th Piittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18)

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JALEN HEWITT

Sprints • 6-0 • Jr.-SQ Shreveport, La. Calvary Baptist Academy 2018 Outdoor Season: Participated in four meets and had one top-10 finish…ran the 400 in three events…ran a career best time of 50.19 in the SLC Outdoor Championship, where he placed 23rd… placed 15th at LSU Alumni Gold (50.89)…finished sixth in the 4x200 at McNeese Cowboy Relays (1:30.51). 2018 Indoor Season: Did not compete due to injury 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 the 400 meter sat the Junior Olympics his sophomore year … won a state championship in track and also in football. 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 50.19 23rd SLC Outdoor Championship (5/5/18) 4x200 Relay 1:30.51 6th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) 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 • Jr.-SQ Leesville, La. Leesville HS

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed at two meets on the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay teams… took second in the 4x100 relay at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (40.70)…won the 4x200 relay at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (1:25.70) 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400-dash in two events… best result was finishing 24th at the SLC Indoor Championships (50.88)… ran a career-best time of 50.51 at Pittsburg State Invitational. 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) 4x100 Relay 40.70 2nd MSU Cowboy Relay (3/10/18) (C. Milton, T. Flagler, K. Harry, R. Jackson) 4x200 Relay 1:25.70 1st MSU Cowboy Relay (3/10/18) (T. Allen, J. Hewitt, C. Milton, R. Jackson) 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 50.51 30th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (1/27/18) 4X400 Relay 3:26.85 Pittsburgh State Invite (1/28/17) (J. Hewitt, R. Jackson, J. Jernigan, T. Johnson)

LaRON JAMES

Jumps • 5-10 • Sr.-TR Lake Wales, Fla. (Savannah State) Buchholz HS Before NSU: Lettered in track at Savannah State in three seasons...Indoor and Outdoor school record holder in the long jump...2017 MEAC Indoor and Outdoor Long Jump Champion (2017). High School: Four-year letterman in track...Three-year letterman in football...Two-year letterman in weightlifting...FHSAA No. 1 ranked long jump recruit...Florida 4A region 1 long jump champion (2013-14)...Florida 4A district 1 long jump champion (2013-14)...Alachua County Championships MVP (2014). Personal: Born 07/21/1997...Mother LaShaun James is an AT&T representative...Father Ronald James is a general transportation manager for WalMart...Has three siblings: Laveral (28), Amari (14), Madelynn (1)... Hopes to continue his track career after graduating and open up his own training facility

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

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in long jump and triple jump across eight different meets with five top-10 finishes in the long jump and two in the triple jump…season best long jump came in McNeese Last Chance (24-9 ¼ (+2.2) where he took the top spot…finished third at SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (24-1 ½) and fourth at ULM Warhawk Invitational (23-2 ¾) and Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (24-5)…took eighth at LSU Alumni Gold (22-10 ¾)…had a pair of top-10 finishes in triple jump with a sixth spot at ULM Warkhawk Invitational (46-0) and a season best 47-0 ¼ (w2.5) mark at the LSU Alumni Gold earning a fifth-place finish. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump in four events earning two top-10 finishes…his best mark came in the SLC Championships, finishing seventh with a jump of 22-8 ½ …earned a ninth place finish with a mark of 22-10 in the Pittsburg State Invitational…season best

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2019 Media Guide jump came in an 11thSplace finish in the UA Tyson Invitational at 23-3 ½ . 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 fourth-place 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 one brother Travacier and one sister Tauriona… majoring in media communications… 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- 5 Triple Jump 48-9 ½ 100 Meters 11.46 Indoor Long Jump 24-4 ¼ Triple Jump 46-6 ¾

Northwestern State TERRANCE JOHNSON

Sprints • 5-9 • Sr.-RS Thibodaux, La. Thibodaux HS/Meridian CC 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4X100 relay 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Redshirted due to injury. 2018 Indoor Season: Redshirted due to injury. 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 the UTA 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 17th Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) 200 Meters 21.67 20th Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) 400 Meters 55.18 6th La Tech Jim Mize Invitational (3/15/17) 4x100 Relay 39.92 2nd TCU Invitational (3/18/17) (T. Johnson, M. Larkins, A. James, T. Shilling) 1600 SMR 3:32.54 5th McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) (M. Larkins, T. Johnson, C. Milton, J. Wilkins) Indoor 60 Meters 7.18 54th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) 200 Meters 22.20 30th Pittsburg Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) 400 Meters 51.83 50th Pittsburg Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) 4X400 Relay 3:26.85 29th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) (J. Hewitt, R. Jackson, J. Jernigan, T. Johnson)

4th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 9th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/7/16) 43rd UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25/17) 3rd SLC Indoor Championships (2/15/16) 14th SLC Indoor Championships (2/23/17)

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Track & Field DEYLON KEY

MICAH LARKINS

Jumps • 6-4 • Sr.-2L Shrevport, La. Captain Shreve HS 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump in nine meets and had four top-10 finishes…jumped a personal best and finished third at McNeese Last Chance (24-6 ½)…placed fifth at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (23-11 ¾)…came in sixth at McNeese Cowboy Relays (23- ¾)…finished seventh at ULM Warhawk Classic (22- 1 ½). 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump in five meets and had two top-10 finishes…placed fifth at Ted Nelson Invitational (22-10 ¾ )…came in eighth in the SLC Indoor Championships (22-5 ¾)….also ran in the 60 dash at Pittsburg State Invitational (7.34). 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 400 Meters 1500 Meters 110 Hurdles High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Shot Put Discus Javelin Decathlon

Indoor

11.51 52.86 5:40.80 17.04 6-4 ¾ 11-07.25 24-6 ½ 29-7 ¼ 113-8 150-1 5887

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

60 Meters 7.31 8th Hept. 1000 Meters 3:11.80 15th Hept. 60 Hurdles 9.04 21st High Jump 6-5 7th Long Jump 22-11 5th Shot Put 37-1 ¼ 5th Hept. Heptathlon 4045 16th Hept.

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) McNeese Last Chance (5/12/18) 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) SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/16) SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/16) MSSU Lion Open (1/22/16) MSSU Lion Open (1/23/16) TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18) SLC Indoor Championships (2/15/16) SLC Indoor Championships (2/16/16)

Sprints • 5-10• Sr.-3L Princeton, La. Haughton HS

USTFCCCA First Team All-American (7th), 4x100

2016 USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (15th), 4x100

2018 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4x100 2018 LSWA All-Louisiana, 100 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4x100 relay 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana, 100m 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana, 4x100 relay 2017 NCAA Regionals, 100m, 16th 2017 USATF Indoor Championships Participant, 60m 2019 SLC Indoor Gold, 60 2018 SLC Outdoor First Team, 100 2018 SLC Outdoor First Team, 4x100 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold, 100m 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold, 4x100 2017 SLC Outdoor Gold, 4x100 relay 2016 SLC Outdoor Gold, 100m 2016 SLC Outdoor Gold, 4x100 2017 SLC Outdoor Silver, 100m 2017 SLC Outdoor Bronze, 200m 3X SLC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week SLC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (1/31/18)

2018 Outdoor Season: Earned first-team All-America honors in the 4x100 relay and was honorable mention All-America in the 100 dash … ran the second leg of the 4x100 team that finished seventh in 39.63 on a rainy Friday at the NCAA Outdoors … that foursome shattered a 36-year-old school record in the national semifinals with a 38.82 time that was sixth fastest among the eight finals qualifiers …won the Southland Conference 4x1 title in 39.53, breaking a 29-year-old meet record, then ran 39.34 at the NCAA East Preliminaries to reach the national meet … matched school and Southland Conference Outdoors meet records in the 100 dash, winning in 10.12 … posted a PR of 20.54 for fourth in the 200 at the Southland Outdoors … his 100 times were topped by a wind-aided 10.02 for second at the Texas Relays … posted a wind-legal 10.13 100m in the NCAA East Preliminaries, fifth fastest there … 10.17 at LSU Alumni Gold earned third …10.175 in the semifinals of the NCAA Outdoors was 18th among 24 national qualifiers, earning HM All-America recognition … also ran 10.26 to win at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational … reached NCAA East Preliminaries in the 100, 200 (26th, 20.72) and 4x100 … along with his 100 win at UTA, took the 200 in 20.83 … the Demons’ 4x100 squad also won the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (39.87), was second at TCU Invitational (39.57) and Texas Invitational (40.35), third at Texas Relays (39.45). 2018 Indoor Season: Ran in the 60 and 200 meters as well as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team in one event…never finished outside the top-10 in any individual race during the season, preliminary or final…set a new 60 meter meet record (6.72) winning the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational that started a streak of three straight race wins in that distance…took the top spot in the Pittsburg State Invitational with his season best time of 6.63 two weeks later after winning the preliminary race with a time of 6.65… took fourth in the UA Tyson Invitational (6.67)…ran a time of 6.79 in the SLC Championships but an injury in the finals saw him finish in eighth…competed in the 200 meters in three events with podium finishes each time…came in third (21.56) in the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational before a pair of silver finishes at the Pittsburg State Invitational (21.13) and UA Tyson Invitational (21.29)…only competition in the 4x400 relay came in the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational where the team of Larkins, Charlie Milton, Desmond Mapps, and Amir James finished 11th with a time of 3:32.56. 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meters, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay, and 1600 sprint medley in 10 meets...finished first

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2019 Media Guide 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-Americans after 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. 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 10.02(w) 2nd Texas Relays Relays (3/31/18) 100 Meters 10.20 3rd Texas Relays (3/31/17) 200 Meters 20.53 4th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/6/18) 4x100 Relay 39.34 10th NCAA East Preliminary(5/26/18) (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 6.63 1st Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) 200 Meters 21.13 2nd Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) 4X400 Relay 3:13.72 2nd Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17) (A. James, G. Flaviano, M. Larkins, Ch. Milton)

Northwestern State

WILL MALONE

Throws • 5-8 • Fr.-HS Calhoun, La. West Ouachita HS High School: Threw for track and field team….PR in the discus throw is 98-7...Also a member of the football team...Also on the fishing team...Coached by James Watson and Bobby Crockett Personal: Born 06/28/2000...Mother Amy is a teacher...Father Thomas is a US Marshal...Has two siblings: James (21) and Maura (12)...Plans to someday work for the federal government.

COBY MCGEE

Sprints • 5-11 • Fr.-HS Bossier City, La. Airline HS High School: Ran track, played football, and played basketball…Made it to regionals in his freshman year…Coached by Schirrah Fields and Seth Stowell…Personal record of 11.24 in the 100m and 22.52 in the 200m. Personal: Son of Rachel McGee-Johnson and Aaron Johnson … has one brother, Joseph Johnson, and one sister, Janie Johnson … cousin of CFL receiver Shaq Johnson … plans to major in kinesiology … plans to play in the NFL and study sports medicine.

ALEX MELCER

Distance • 5-9 • Fr.-HS Belle Chasse, La. Belle Chasse HS High School: Three-year letter winner in track... Two-year letter winner in cross country...One-year letter winner in soccer...Track team district champion (2016)...Cross country team state champion (2017-18)...Cross country team district champion (2017-18)...Cross country individual West Bank Champion (2017-18)...Track individual district champion in the 3200m (2017-18). Personal: Born 09/26/2000...Father James Stanton is a crane mechanic ...Mother is Jennifer Stanton...Biological father is the captain of his own ship as a merchant marine...Has 10 siblings ranging in age from six to 26...Would like to become a physical therapist and a professional runner.

CHARLIE MILTON

Sprints/Hurdles • 6-0 • Sr.-2L Sunset, La. Beau Chene HS 2016 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Hurdler who competed in the 400, 400 hurdles, 4x100, 4x200, and the 4x400...had five top-10 finishes in the 400 hurdles…placed third at McNeese Cowboy Relays (55.12)…finished fourth at ULM Warhawk Classic (55.89) and TCU Invitational (55.13)…came in sixth in the SLC Outdoor Championship (54.67) after running a personal best time of 54.08 and placing sixth in the prelims...finished eighth at LSU Alumni Gold (55.34)...placed second in the 4x100 at McNeese (40.70)…came in sixth in the 4x200 in the same meet (1:30.51)…finished second in the 4x400 relay at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (3:13.68).

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2018 Indoor Season: Ran in the 400, 600, and the 4x400… competed in the 400 in three meets…best result was running 49.94 in the SLC Championship…came in 18th in the 600 at LSU Bayou Bengal (1:26.57)…placed 11th in the 4x400 at Ted Nelson Invitational (3:32.56). 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 54.08 6th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/18) 4x100 Relay 40.70 2nd MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (C. Milton, T. Flagler, K. Harry, R. Jackson) 4x200 Relay 1:30.51 6th MSU Cowboy Relays, (3/10/18) (T. Allen, J. Hewitt, C. Milton, R. Jackson) 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 McNeese Invitational (1/29/16) 400 Meters 49.94 22nd SLC Indoor Championships(2/21/18) 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) 600 Meters 1:26.57 18th LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18)

COLLIN MILTON

Javelin • 5-11 • Jr.-1L Benton, La. Benton HS

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the javelin in

eight meets and had seven top-10 finishes… fourth in the Southland Outdoor Championships (203-0)…won the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a career best mark of 209-6 and won the McNeese Last Chance (194-4)…placed second in the ULM Warhawk Classic (195-9), SFA Carl Kight Invitational (193-9) and TCU Invitational (191-6)… came in ninth at LSU Alumni Gold (195-8). 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 209’-5 ¾

8th

Leon Johnson NSU invitational(4/28/18)

EVAN NAFE

Sprints • 5-8 • Fr.-HS Round Rock, Texas Cedar Ridge HS High School: Ran track all four years...Played football freshman and sophomore years...Placed 4th in the 100m at the Texas State Track Championships... Placed 2nd in the 200m at the Texas State Track

Championships. Personal: Born 06/26/2000...Mother Rhonda is a medical coder...Father Derek is a Catholic Priest...Has a sister named Rebekah...Plans to be an engineer and hopefully make it to the Olympics.

ANDRE O’NEAL

Sprints • 5-10 • Fr.-HS Shreveport, La. Huntington HS High School: Member of the track and football team...High school career best of 10.7 in the 100m... High school career best of 22 in the long jump...4x200 team placed 4th at the state track meet...Was a member of the Servants Heart Club. Personal: Born 05/27/00...Mother Synovia Folarin is an LPN...Father Leondis is a diesel truck driver...Has two brothers: Leondis (14) and Brycen (9)... Plans to become an athletic trainer and open his own training facility.

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TANNER RAPHAEL

Sprints • 6-1 • Fr.-HS Abbeville, La. St. Thomas Moore Catholic HS High School: Played football and ran track at Saint Thomas More Catholic High School…Jumped 6’0 in the high jump in his senior year…Fastest 400m was 49.7…..Fastest 200 was 21.7…Football state champion in his junior year…In his senior year he went to track regionals in all four of his events. Personal: Born 07/30/2000…Parents are Krystal Jade Harrington and Tony Conthrosis Raphael…Cousin Jason Pellerin plays football at Ole Miss…Plans to attend medical school after graduation…Hopes to become a trainer for a professional sports team.

JOSHUA RIGGS

Javelin • 6-1 • Fr.-HS Ruston, La. Cedar Creek HS High School: Four-year letter winner in football... Four-year letter winner in track...Two-year letter winner in basketball....Track team district champion (2015-18)...Track team regional champion (2017-18)...Track team state runner up (2017-18)...Javelin throw regional champion (2016)...Javelin throw state runner up (2017)...Football first team all-district (2017-18)...AAU All-American (2016). Personal: Born 09/01/1999...Mother is Christi Terry...Father Jordan Riggs is an app developer...Brother of Jordan (21) and Julianne (15)...Plans to become a Louisiana State Trooper and start a family after graduation.

ANDREW ROBINSON Distance• 5-8 • Fr.-HS Bossier City, La. Parkway HS

High School: Cross country team district champions (2015-17)...Cross country team regional champions (2017)...Cross country team state runner-up (2017)...Also played baseball...All-District Cross Country (2017-18)...All-Metro Cross Country (2017-18)...Composite All-State Cross Country (2017)...State qualifier in track (2017). Personal: Born 06/12/2000...Mother Christiann is a CASA supervisor... Father Garland is a Childress inspector...Brother of Levi (12) and Emily (15)... Planning to major in nursing...Hopes to become a nurse practitioner in a large city.

CODY ROBINSON

Distance• 6-1 • Fr.-HS Heflin, La. (LSU-Shreveport) Lakeside HS

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3200m (2016)...Individual state third place in the 3200m (2015) Personal: Born 01/26/1999...Mother is Jeanne Zapata...Father Bryan Robinson is an auto collision repair specialist... Plans to become a wildlife biologist.

DAVEON RODGERS

Sprints• 5-9 • Jr.-TR Laurel, Ms. (Meridian CC) Laurel HS Before NSU: Ran two years for Meridian Community College….Was an NJCAA All-American…Held a 2.9 GPA. High School: Played football and ran track…Personal record 10.55 in the 100m….Personal record 21.7 in the 200m…Won a football state championship in 2015. Personal: Born on 02/02/1998…Parents are Yolanda Hawkins and Detrick Rogers…Has five siblings…Plans to move to Texas and get a job after graduation.

COLT SHANKLE

Javelin • 6-2 • So.-SQ Haughton, La. Haughton HS 2018 Outdoor Season: Javelin thrower who made his debut at ULM Warhawk Classic and placed eighth (157-8)…had a total of two top-10 performances in three meets…finished second at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (169-11)…threw a personal record of 175-6 at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships and placed 12th. 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. Shankle’s Career Bests: Outdoor Javelin 175-6 ¼ 12th

SLC Outdoor Championships (5/6/18)

Before NSU: Ran club cross country for LSUShreveport...All-Red River Athletic Conference selection...Seventh place finish at the RRAC championship. High School: Cross country team placed third at state (2015,2017)... Individual 3200m state champion (2017)...Individual state runner-up in the

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Throws • 6-1 • Fr.-HS Ragkey, La. South Beauregard HS High School: Coached by CJ Hudson, Wade Zito, and Dwight Huddler...Set a school record with a 180’-3 1/2” javelin throw....Javelin throw regional champion...Also played football, wrestled, and competed in weightlift-

ing. Personal: Born 08/05/2000 to Lisa and Brandon Spooner...Siblings are Chase (16) and Trinity (14)...Mother is a teacher....Father is a fire inspector... Plans to join the military after NSU

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 100 Meters Long Jump Triple Jump

12.02(w) 23-7 ½ 52-0 ½

60th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) 7th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 1st LSU Alumni Challenge (4/21/18)

200 Meters Triple Jump

25.90 50-11 ½

10th LSU Purple Tiger (1/6/17) 3rd UA Tyson Invitational (2/10/18)

Indoor

MARKEIT STEVERSON JR. Jumps • 5-11 • So.-SQ Mansfield, Texas Lake Ridge HS

CEASER STEPHENS Jumps • 6-1 • Sr.-2L Opelika, Ala. Allen County CC

2018 LSWA All-Louisiana, Triple Jump 2017 LSWA All-Louisiana, Triple Jump 2018 SLC Indoor Third Team, Triple Jump 2018 SLC Indoor Gold, Triple Jump) 2017 NCAA East Regional(23rd), Triple Jump 2018 SLC All-Academic Team SLC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (1/17/2018) 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed primarily in long and triple jump events and ran 100 meter dash at one meet…an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the TJ with a 52-0 ½ best who was seventh at the Southland Outdoor Championships (49-1) …. 49-0 ¼ earned 30th in the 48-man field at the NCAA East roud … had three podium finishes in the triple, winning both the TCU Invitational (50-4 ½) and LSU Alumni Gold (52-0 ½) meets, setting a new career best at LSU meet…took second at ULM Warhawk Invitational (49-5 ½) …earned two top-10 finishes in long jump taking seventh at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (23-7 ½) and ninth at SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (22-4 ¼)…placed 11th at MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (22-3 ¾) and 17th at the Southland Outdoor Championships (23-2)…ran 100 meter dash at MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge, posting a time of 12.02. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the triple jump in five events this year never earning lower than a podium finish during the season…he posted a meet record in the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational with a mark of 50-4 ¾…took second at the Pittsburg State Invitational (50-4 ½) and LSU Bayou Bengal (50-4 ½) with the same distances… posted a career best at the UA Tyson Invitational with a mark of 50-11 ½, earning a third place finish at that meet…his shortest jump of the season was good enough for third at the SLC Championships (49-7). 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 (4910)...also won the University of Texas Arlington 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 Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in five meets including the Southland Championships where he long jumped a season best 23-3 ¼....Placed 17th at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational, seventh at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational, 14th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational, ninth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, and 15th at the SLC Outdoor Championships in the long jump event...Also did triple jump once at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational but fouled. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in three meets...Ran the 60m in 7.30 at the Pittsburg State Invitational....Finished 13th and 17th in the long jump at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational and LSU Bayou Bengal ,respectively. High School: Graduated from Lake Ridge High 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. Steverson’s Career Bests: Outdoor Long Jump

23-3 ¼

60 Meters Long Jump

7.36 65th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) 21-10 ¾ 13th TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18)

Indoor

15th SLC Outdoor Championships(5/5/18)

QUINDARRIUS THOMPSON Jumps • 5-11 • Jr.-1L Fort Polk, La. Leesville HS

2018 SLC Commisioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in both long and triple jumps events at nine meets …NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier … fifth at the Southland Outdoor Championships (49-3 ½) … 42nd in rainy, stormy conditions at the NCAA East round with a 46-11 ¾ best … took back-toback fourth place finishes in the triple jump at ULM Warhawk Invitational (48-6 ¾) and LSU Alumni Gold (50-5 ½) meets… ninth at TCU Invitational (46-6 ¾)… …made three marks in long jump over five events with an 11th place finish at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (22-5), 14th at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (21-10 ¼), and 21st at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a 22-8 mark.

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2019 Media Guide 2018 Indoor Season: Specialized in the triple jump this season with five competitions but only tree posted marks and two foul outs…his season and career best came in the Pittsburg State Invitational where he posted a 51-1 taking first place…earned two other top-10 finishes…seventh at the LSU Bayou Bengal (47-2 ½) and eighth at the UA Tyson Invitational (50-2 ½). 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in eight meets...had three top-five finishes...best result was finishing third in the TCU Invitational (48-7 ¼)...finished fourth in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (46-10 ¾)...finished fifth in the Baylor Invitational (48-10)...finished 10th in the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump in three meets...best result was finishing first in the UAB Vulcan Invite (50-3/4), which was also the season best for the team. High School: A 2016 graduate of Leesville High School … lettered three times in football and track & field … helped the Wampus Cats to the district and regional championship in the triple jump … named first team All-Cenla, and first team all-state in the triple jump his junior year … as a senior, was first team All-Cenla in the long and triple jump … also won the indoor state championship in the triple jump and third place in the outdoor triple jump. Personal: Son of Shaconya Thompson and Velondro Lyons … has one sister, Morgan Thompson … majoring in general studies with plans to become a psychologist … life’s ambition is to have a professional career in track and field. Thompson‘s Career Bests: Outdoor Long Jump 22-8 21st SLC Outdoor Championships(5/5/18) Indoor Triple Jump 51-1 1st Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18)

FLOYD TURNER Sprints • 5-11 • So. Katy, Tx. Seven Lakes HS

High School: Competed in football and track at Seven Lakes HS … coached by Lydell Wilson and Marvin Rathke. Personal: Son of Floyd and Lorri Turner … only child … business administration major … father Floyd Turner played at Northwestern State and was an NFL receiver for nine seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens … dad totaled 3,805 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns and was inducted into the N-Club Hall of Fame in 2018 … life’s ambition is “achieving success so I can provide for the people I know and love.”

Northwestern State KAVACION WEBSTER Sprints• 5-8 • Fr.-HS Haynesville, La. Haynesville HS

High School: 100m state runner-up (2016)....100m state champion (2017-18)...Track team state champions (2017-18)....Also played football and basketball...Football state champions (2015)... Football state runner-up (2016-17)...First team all-academic in football and track. Personal: Born on 08/01/2000....Parents are LaToya Henderson and Lyman Webster... Father is in the Navy...Mother is a nursing home supervisor... Siblings are L’Travious, Andrea, Brayson, Jasmine, and Alana.

REGGIE WILLIFORD Sprints• 5-8 • Fr.-HS Ruston, La. Ruston HS

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

SLAVOSKI WRIGHT

Distance• 6-1 • Fr.-HS Arlington, Texas Mansfield Timberview HS High School: Track team regional champions (2018)...Track team district champions (2018)...No. 2 national ranking for the Sprint medley relay...Individual district champion (2017-18)....XC regional qualifier (2015-18)...No. 10 national ranking in the 800m. Personal: Born 12/28/1999...Nickname is “Shun”...Father Slavoski is a police officer....Mother Umeka is a counselor...Has seven siblings ranging in age from 19 to six months...Hopes to someday become a professional musician.

MICHAEL TURNER II Throws • 5-11 • Fr.-HS Haynesville, La. Haynesville HS

High School: Threw the discus 151-9 in his senior year...Third place at state in discus throw (2016-18)... Also played football...Football state champions (2015)....Football state runner-up (2016-17). Personal: Born 03/30/2000 to Myrhonda and Michael Turner....Brother of Miguel (16), MyKeyah (25), and Tieckey (27)...Cousin Justin Evans played at NSU....Cousin Demetric Evans played for the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco 49ers...Cousin Doug Evans won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers...Hopes to someday make the Olympics and be one of the greatest discus throwers ever.

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2019 Lady Demons Roster Name LeAndrea Allison Sasha Ballard Emily Blanchard Annemarie Broussard Amber Bruce Nadia Carney Alyah Carswell Lauren Clarke Sydney Cowgill Jasmine Dansby Reagan Darbonne Tyra Duma Tia Elmore Kirstin Elrod Kimani Evans Jayla Fields Taylor Finley Kelsey Frank Christina Gilbert Diana Granados Jasmine Hall Isabella Hudson Makayla Jackson Natashia Jackson Kori Levingston Sarah Lewis Kristin McDuffie Deja Moore Destiney Myers Keionne Octave Atianna Parks Marlee Paulk Brooke Petkovich Jameria Smith Jasmyn Steels Jade Talazac Sabrina Thiels Summer Thomas Marjorie Thompson Monique Walker Ariel Watson Courtney Willis

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

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

Hometown (Previous School) Tatum, TX (Tatum HS) Corsicana, TX (Mildred ISD) Destrehan, LA (Hahnville HS) Abbeville, LA (Abbeville HS) Milton, FL (Tioga HS) Dallas, TX (Woodrow Wilson HS) Houston, TX (Cypress Springs HS) Houston, TX (William B. Travis HS) Texarkana, TX (Trinity Christian School) McKinney, TX (McKinney HS) Hackberry, LA (Hackberry HS) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (J.H. Burns HS) Houston, TX (DeKaney HS) West Monroe, LA (West Monroe HS) Wichita, KS (Coffeyville CC) Houston, TX (Elsik HS) Houston, TX (Hightower HS) Oberlin, LA (Oberlin HS) League City, TX (Clear Springs HS) Dallas, TX (Dallas Hampton Prep) Natchitoches, LA (Natchitoches Central HS) Waco, TX (China Spring HS) Saline, LA (Saline HS) Houston, TX (Dekaney HS) Dallas, TX (Dallas Hampton Prep) Marble Falls, TX (Marble Falls HS) Texarkana, TX (Texarkana HS) Longview, TX (Longview HS) Duncanville, TX (Duncanville HS) St. James, LA (St. James HS)) Lancaster, TX (Lancaster HS) Deville, LA (Buckeye HS) Kenner, LA (Mount Carmel Academy) McKinney, TX (McKinney North HS) College Station, TX (A&M Consolidated HS) Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse HS) Otis, LA (Alexandria Senior HS) DeRidder, LA (DeRidder HS) Houston, TX (Cloud CC) Texarkana, TX (Pleasant Grove HS) San Antonio, TX (UTSA) Talladega, AL (Butler CC)

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LEANDREA ALLISON

Throws • 5-10 • So.-SQ. Tatum, Texas Tatum HS

2018 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the shot put and discus events across four meets during the season…placed fifth in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with 35-8 (10.87m)…best throw of the season came in a 10thplace finish at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (36-5)… best discus finish and throw came at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (152-4, seventh)…finished 13th and 17th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational and SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational with throws of 111-3 and 111-6, respectively. 2018 Indoor Season: Did not compete. 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. Allison’s Career Bests Outdoor Shot Put 35-8 Discus 125-4

5th 7th

Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18)

SASHA BALLARD

Distance • 5-9 • So.-SQ Corsicana, Texas Tatum HS

Spring 2018 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Fall 2017 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800 meter run at four meets during the season… had her fastest time and best finish at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational finishing fifth with a time of 2:23.52…finished 15th at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (2:30.67), 16th at the LSU Alumni Gold (2:26.47), and 17th at the TCU Invitational (2:29.88) 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in one event, the 800 meter run, at the LSU Bayou Bengal meet posting a time of 2:30.90 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.

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LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18)

EMILY BLANCHARD

Distance • 5-6 • Fr.-HS Destrehan, La. Haunville HS

High School: Cross country team district champion (2015-16, 2018)...Cross country individual district champion (2015-18)...Cross country regional champion (2017)...Track 1600m district champion (2015-18)...3200m district champion (2015-18). Personal: Born 04/04/2000...Daughter of Angela and Justin...Father is a chemical engineer...Has 10 siblings ranging in age from six months to 23 years old....Mother is a Boston Marathon qualifier...Plans to get a masters in psychology and open a small practice.

ANNEMARIE BROUSSARD

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

High School: Indoor and outdoor state runner-up in the pole vault (2017)...Outdoor pole vault state champion (2018)...Indoor state runner-up in the pole vault...Member of the 4-H and Beta clubs. Personal: Born 08/23/1999 to Gwen and Timothy Broussard...Has six siblings, four brothers and two sisters...Plans to move back home and open a private clinic after NSU.

AMBER BRUCE

Throws • 5-4 • Fr.-HS Milton, Fla. Tioga HS High School: Track team indoor/outdoor state champions (2018)...Individual state champion javelin throw (2018)...Ranked 21st nationally in the javelin throw...2018 CENKA Female track and field MVP...2018 LHSAA All-State track and field for discus and javelin. Personal: Born 01/28/2000...Mother Jaclyn is a server...Father Norman is a veterans assistance counselor and is a retired Naval Chief Petty Officer... Has one sibling: Dylan (15)...Plans to pursue a career in accounting upon graduating.

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NADIA CARNEY

Sprints • 5-3 • Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas Woodrow Wilson HS High School: Ran track and played volleyball.... PR’s: 8.09 indoor 60m, 26.30 indoor 200m, 12.08 outdoor 100m, 25.07 outdoor 200m, and 46.72 outdoor 4x100m relay...held a 3.6 GPA. Personal: Parents are Norma and Reggie Carney... Sister of Naiya (12)...Majoring in physical therapy...Plans to attend medical school after NSU.

ALYAH CARSWELL

Sprints • 5-5 • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas Cypress Springs HS

High School: Her 4x200 relay team placed sixth at the state championships (2018)...Her 4x400 relay team placed fourth at the state championships (2018)...Also played basketball for two seasons..... Held a 3.3 GPA. Personal: Born on 12/02/1999 to Claudine and John Carswell....Is the sister of John (14), Jalen (10), and Ashley (22)...She plans to go to nursing school following her NSU career and become a nurse anesthetist.

LAUREN CLARKE

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

High School: Also played volleyball...High jumped 5-4 in senior season...Triple jumped 39-5.5 in senior season Personal: Born on 03/29/1999....Parents are Cheryl Jackson and Charlie Clarke...Has two siblings: Jamie (14) and Sheneque (25)...Plans to become a neonatal nurse after graduation.

SYDNEY COWGILL

Distance • 5-8 • Jr.-SQ Texarkana, Texas Trinity Christian School

2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800 meter distances as an individual and a member of the 4x800 meter relay team…ran the 800 meters in four meets on the season with a pair of sixth place finishes at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (2:29.97) and Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (2:31.92)… best time of the season came at the ULM meet…finished 17th at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (2:31.80) and 19th at the LSU Alumni Gold (2:32.66) meets…only participation in 4x800 relay came at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge finishing fourth with a time of 10:07.19 with Isabella Hudson, Erin Wrozek, and Atianna Parks. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 600 meters at the LSU Bayou Bengal meet finishing with a time of 1:44.26 in her only performance

of the season. 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 meters, 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… 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 6th Baylor Invitational (4/8/17) 4x800 relay 10:07.19 4th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (I. Hudson, E. Wrozek, S. Cowgill, A. Parks) 1500 Meters 5:36.54 21st McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/11/17 Indoor 600 Meters 1:44.26 16th LSU Bayou Bengal, 2/2/18 800 Meters 2:32.93 4th McNeese Indoor II, 1/27/17

JASMINE DANSBY

Distance • 5-6 • So.-SQ McKinney, Tx. McKinney HS

2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Fall Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in 400 meter hurdles and 800 meters and ran as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team…took bronze in the 400 meter hurdles at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (1:04.97)…finished sixth at the TCU Invitational with a time of 1:04.61, her fastest time of the season…finished 12th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (1:15.46) and 16th at the LSU Alumni Gold (1:05.31)…ran in the 800 meters three times with her top finish coming in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (2:17.86, second)…fastest time in the event came at the SLC Outdoor Championships where she finished 10th with a time of 2:16.85…ran in the 4x400 meter relay once on the season at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge placing ninth with a time of 4:14.67. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 600 yard run, 600 meters, 800 meters, and as a member of the Distance Medley Relay team…ran the 600 yard and 600 meter events once on the year at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (1:29.82) and LSU Bayou Bengal (1:42.61) respectively…earned two top-10 finishes in the 800 at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (2:20.59) and Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2:21.14)…competed in the DMR once on the year placing 10th in the SLC Indoor Championships along with Erin Wrozek, Courtney Willis, and Jacqueline Rushford with a time of 12:42.37 in the meet. 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.

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Dansby’s Career Bests

Outdoor 400 Hurdles 1:04.61 6th TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 800 Meters 2:16.85 10th SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/18) 4x400 relay 4:14.67 9th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (J. Dansby, E. Wrozek, A. Parks, I. Hudson) Indoor 600 Yards 1:29.82 17th Pittsburg State Classic (2/9/18) 600 Meters 1:42.61 11th LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18) 800 Meters 2:20.59 5th TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18) DMR 12:42.37 10th SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) (E. Wrozek, C. Willis, J. Dansby, J. Rushford)

REAGAN DARBONNE

Pole Vault • 5-7 • So.-1L Hackberry, La. Hackberry HS

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the pole vault

in six meets and broke the school record …both her best finish and highest vault came at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational where she took the top spot with a mark of 12-1 ½, a half-foot better than Haley Blount Taitano cleared in 2006 … she tied the record a month earlier, clearing 11-6 ¼ at the TCU Invitational … finished eighth at the Southland Outdoors with an 11-5 ¾ clearance … fourth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with a mark of 10-11 ¾. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the pole vault at four indoor meets during the season…recorded a new career best at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a height of 11-1 (3.38m) earning a sixth-place finish…only other mark of the year came at the SLC Indoor Championships where she cleared 11-0 ¾ (3.37m) finishing 12th overall. High School: Graduated in 2017 from Hackberry High School … participated in varsity track and field and varsity cheerleading for four years… helped her team earn four LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Girls’ Class C Champion titles in events including the 100, 200, 100-meter hurdles and pole vault… individually was a four-time state champion in the 100-meter hurdles, a four-time state champion in the pole-vault where she broke a Class C record, a three-time state champion in the 100 and a state champion in the 200… received the LHSAA Outstanding Female Athlete award and the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championship Most Outstanding Athlete award. Personal: Born on Aug. 24, 1999... daughter of Kent and Michelle Darbonne… has a sister, Kennedy… is majoring in general studies with the aspiration to become an occupational therapist.

Darbonne’s Career Bests Indoor Pole Vault Outdoor Pole Vault

11-1

6th

Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18)

12-1 ½

1st

Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18)

TYRA DUMA

Jumps • 5-2 • Jr.-SQ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada JH Burns HS

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and triple jumps at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge…finished ninth in the long jump with a mark of 17-0 (5.18m)…did not receive a mark in the triple jump at the meet. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in both the long and triple jump events at three different meets on the year…best mark in the long jump came in the season opener meet at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational where she leapt 17-3 ½ also earning her highest finish of the season of 12th…in the triple earned a top-10 finish at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a mark of 36-4 ¼, which placed her seventh in the final standings 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, 18-4.05)… finished 24th in the SLC Championships with a distance of 12-10… six top-10 results in the triple jump with one win at the LAa.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 (17-02.00)… 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… plans to go to medical school and become a doctor. Duma’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meters Long Jump Triple Jump Outdoor Long Jump

8.27 17-8 ¾ 38-4 ¾

20th 13th 12th

17-11 ½ 7th

Triple Jump 38-4 ¼ 10th

LSU Bayou Bengal (1/16/16) SLC Indoor Championships (2/22/17) SLC Indoor Championships (2/23/17) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18)

UH Tom Tellez Invitational (5/5/17)

2018 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC All-Academic Team 2017 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long

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TIA ELMORE

Sprints • 5-3 • Jr.-SQ Houston, Texas Dekaney HS 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meter dash events as well as a member of the 4x100 meter relay twice on the season… earned two top-10 finishes in the 100 meter dash…ninth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (12.14) and sixth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (12.24)…finished 11th at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (12.90) and 18th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (12.92)…ran the 200 meters at the TCU Invitational finishing with a time of 26.25…competed in the 4x100 meter relay twice during the season finishing seventh at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (50.00)…took second in the relay at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational along with Kylie Nodorft, Tamara Style, and Jasmine Hall with a time of 47.28. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meter dash at three meets during the year…fastest time came at the LSU Bayou Bengal (7.86) finishing ninth in the qualifying race at the meet…posted times of 7.93 and 7.94 in her other two races of the season. 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 Meters Outdoor 100 Meters 200 Meters 4x100 Relay

7.86 12.14 26.22 47.28

9th

LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18)

9th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) 32nd UH Tom Tellez Invitational (5/5/17) 2nd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18 (K.Nodort, T. Elmore, T. Style, J. Hall)

KIRSTIN ELROD

Distance • 5-2 • Fr.-HS West Monroe, La. West Monroe HS High School: Lettered twice in softball, twice in track, and once in cross country...Team district champions (2016)...Cross country regional champions...PR’s: 800m dash-2.29, 1600-5.23, 3200-11.38...District champion in the 1600 and 3200 (2018). Personal: Born 08/15/2000...Mother Shae is an office manager...Is the sister of Keigan (21) and Katelann (26)...Majoring in English...Hopes to be a high school teacher and coach in her hometown.

KIMANI EVANS

Sprints • 5-7 • Jr.-TR Wichita, Kan. (Coffeyville CC) East HS

2019 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x100 Before NSU: Ran for Coffeyville Community College in Kansas for two seasons....Won the junior college national championship as part of the 4x100 meter relay (2017). High School: Holds the school record in the 100...Held a 3.0 GPA. Personal: Born 07/22/1998....Parents are Robert Manuel and Bessie Evans-Manuel...Sisters are: Aayana Manuel (17), Kiara Manuel (18), and Ayriana Bland-Evans (22)....Plans to open her own daycare after NSU.

JAYLA FIELDS

Sprints • 5-7 • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas Elkins HS High School: District runner-up...District 6A champions (2017-18)...Also played volleyball. Personal: Born 03/14/2000...Mother Tamny is a counselor...Father Sheddric is a mail man and former 1991-92 Gatorade National Boys Track and Field long jump Player of the Year...Has two siblings: Jakai (16) and Jamya (12)...Plans to attend the University of Houston and get an athletic trainers degree after her NSU career.

TAYLOR FINLEY

Sprints • 5-6 • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas Hightower HS High School: State runner-up in the 4x200 meter relay (2018)...Sixth place finish at the state championships in the 4x100 and 4x200 (2016)...State qualifier (2015-16, 2018)...PR’s: 11.83 in the 100

and 24.86 in the 200. Personal: Parents are LaTonia and Raynor Finley...Has two sisters: Alexis (26) and Unique (22)....Plans to own a hair salon or be a homicide detective.

KELSEY FRANK

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

SLC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (3/15/17)

2017 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Oudoor Champion, Javelin 2016 Third-Team All-SLC, Javelin 2016 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2015 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Redshirted. 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 129-08.00. 2016 Outdoor Season: Competed in the javelin throw in 10 meets with seven top-eight finishes, including wins in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (150-

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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

CHRISTINA GILBERT

Distance • 5-4 • Fr.-HS League City, Texas Clear Springs HS

High School: Four-year letter winner in cross country... Four-year letter winner in track...Qualified and competed in the AAU junior Olympics in Detroit (2014)... Qualified and competed in the AAU junior Olympics in

Houston (2016). Personal: Born 12/25/1999...Mother Andrea Eisenman is a paralegal... Father Henry Gilbert is an operations manager...Sister of Hallie (18) and Kelsie (20) Eisenman...Plans to become a physical therapist.

DIANA GRANADOS

Sprints • 5-6 • So.-SQ Dallas, Texas Dallas Hampton Prep

2019 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x100 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, and 400 meter distances as an individual and ran once on the 4x200 meter relay team…competed in two meets in the 100 meter dash posting times of 12.96 at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational and 12.93 at the ULM Warhawk Invitational…ran in the 200 meter race once at the TCU Invitational with a time of 25.81…competed in the 400 on three occasions with her best time and finish coming at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational placing fourth with a time of 56.60…had times of 58.98 and 58.06 at the TCU Invitational and the SLC Outdoor Championships… only competition in the 4x200 relay came at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge where the team of Granados, Jasmine Hall, Makayla Jackson, and Jasmine Frazier placed fourth with a time of 1:42.28. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200, and 400 meter distances as an individual and as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team…ran the shorter 60 meter dash twice on the year with times of 8.05 and 8.14 at the Pittsburg State Invitational and LSU Bayou Bengal respectively…ran the 200 meter distance only at the SLC Indoor Championships with a time of 25.68…competed in the 400 on four occasions with her best time and finish coming at the SLC Indoor Championships, taking 17th overall with a time of 58.10…member of the 4x400 meter relay team twice taking seventh at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational

(3:57.10) and sixth at the Pittsburg State Invitational (3:56.46). High School: Graduated with a 3.2 GPA from Hampton Preparatory...lettered in track...member of a team that won the 4x100 and finished runner up in the 4x400 as a freshman...won the 4x100 and 4x400 championship as a sophomore...won the 4x100 and finished third in the 4x400 as as senior...won the 400 as a freshman...finished runner up in the 400 in sophomore year...took third in the 400 in senior year...fastest time in the 400 is 55.3. Personal: Daughter of Javier and Irma...has two brothers, Aaron and Erick...majoring in health and exercise science...plans to be a physical therapist...life’s ambition is to be happy. Granados’ Career Bests

Indoor 60 Meters 8.05 44th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) 200 Meters 25.68 30th SLC Indoor Championship (2/21/18) 400 Meters 57.91 36th UA Tyson Invitational (2/9/18) 4x400 Relay 3:56.46 6th Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) (D. Moore, T. Style, C. Willis, D. Granados) Outdoor 100 Meters 12.93 20th ULM Warhawk Classic (4/14/18) 200 Meters 25.81 42nd TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 4x100 Relay 56.60 4th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 4x200 Relay 1:42.28 4th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (J. Hall, M. Jackson, D. Granados, J. Frazier)

JASMINE HALL

Sprints • 5-5 • So.-SQ Natchitoches, La. Natchitoches Central HS

2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meter races as well as a member of the 4x100, 4x200, and 1600 meter sprint relay teams…earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the 100 with a fifth place finish at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (12.15) and eighth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (12.30)…next highest finish came at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge where she took 11th with a time of 12.22…ran in the 200 meter distance on five occasions with her best times coming at the TCU Invitational and ULM Warhawk Invitational of 24.91…took the bronze finish at the ULM meet her best of the season…places sixth at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational with a 25.41 run…ran three relay events on the season…competed in the 4x100 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational along with Kylie Nodorft, Makayla Jackson, and Tamara Style taking second at the meet with a 47.28…ran the 4x200 at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge finishing fourth with a time of 1:42.28 with Makayla Jackson, Diana Granados, and Jasmine Frazier… competed in the 1600 sprint medley relay at the MSU Cowboy Relays/ Bob Hayes La. Challenge winning the race with Natashia Jackson, Deja Moore, and Jessica Coleman with a time of 4:00.40. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meter distances as an individual runner and once as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team…best time in the shorter 60 meter dash came at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic with a mark of 7.97 seconds in a qualifying race…top time and finish in the longer 200 meter event came at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational taking 12th overall with a time of 25.36…ran in the 4x400 meter relay once at the same meet finishing seventh with Daeshon Gordon, Tamara Style, and Diana Granados with a time of 3:57.10. High School: Graduated from Natchitoches Central High School

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Track & Field 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 for 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. Hall’s Career Bests

Indoor 60 Meters 7.97 30th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/9/18) 200 Meters 25.36 12th TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18) 4x400 Relay 3:57.10 7th TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18) Outdoor 100 Meters 12.22 11th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) 200 Meters 24.87 6th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 4x100 Relay 47.28 2nd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 4x200 Relay 1:42.28 4th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) 1600 SMR 4:00.40 MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18 (D. Gordon, T. Style, D. Granados, J.Hall)

ISABELLA HUDSON

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

2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in six meets in multiple distance events. Finished seventh in both the 800 and 1500 at the ULM Warhawk Invitational. Ran the 1500 on four more occasions placing 16th at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational, 17th at the LSU Alumni Gold, second at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, and fourth at the McNeese Last Chance meet. 4x400 relay team took ninth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/ Bob Hayes Challenge while her 4x800 relay team took fourth at the same meet. 2018 Indoor Season: Ran the one mile race at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational and the LSU Bayou Bengal meets. Finished 15th and 13th respectively. High School: 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. Hudson’s Career Bests

MAKAYLA JACKSON

Sprints • 5-6 • Jr.-SQ Saline, La. Saline HS

2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200

meter dashes as well as one run on the 4x200 meter relay team…ran the 100 four times on the season with her best time coming at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (12.74)…best finish in the event came at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (12.94) where she placed 12th overall…ran in the 200 meter dash three times with a wind aided 26.45 time being her best of the season, placing her 14th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational…posted a time of 26.80 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, finishing 16th at that meet… only competition in the 4x200 came at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge where the team of Jackson, Jasmine Hall, Diana Granados, and Jasmine Frazier took fourth with a time of 1:42.28. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 meter dash on one occasion at the LSU Bayou Bengal posting a time of 8.23 seconds in the qualifier. 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 Indoor 60 Meters Outdoor 100 Meters 200 Meters 4x200 Relay

8.03

41st

Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/17)

12.74 29th 26.45 14th 1:42.28 4th

MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) ULM Warhawk Invitational (4/14/18) MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18)

NATASHIA JACKSON

Sprints • 5-3 • Jr.-2L Houston, Tx. DeKaney HS

2018 USTFCCCA All-American Hon. Mention, 4x100

2018 LSWA’s All-Louisiana, 4x100 2018 LSWA’s All-Louisiana, 4x400 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana , 4x100 2019 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x100 2019 SLC Indoor Gold, 200

2019 SLC Indoor Championship Meet Female High Points Scorer Indoor 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold, 4x400 Mile 5:39.36 15th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/9/18) 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold, 400 Outdoor 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold, 400x100 800 Meters 2:30.01 7th ULM Warhawk Invitational (4/14/18) 2018 SLC Indoor Championship Meet Female High Points Scorer 1500 Meters 5:03.18 17th LSU Alumni Gold (4/21/18) 2018 SLC Indoor Gold, 400 meter 2018 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x400 4x400 Relay 4:14.67 9th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) 2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll (J. Dansby, E. Wrozek, A. Parks, I. Hudson) 2018 SLC Indoor Silver, 200 4x800 Relay 4:00.40 MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, and 400 meter races along with appearances on the 4x100, 4x400, and 1600 meter medley relay teams …earned honorable mention All-America honors, running the third leg with Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, and Deja Moore in the 4x100 after a 22nd-place 44.98 at the NCAA Outdoors in Eugene, Ore. … earned that trip, a Lady Demon relay unit’s first-ever national meet appearance, with a ninth-place 44.74 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, a time that ranks second all-time at NSU and third in Southland history … the 4x100 squad won the Southland Outdoor 4x100 title in 44.75, one of three gold medals for Jackson at the conference championships, along with an individual crown in the 400 (53.63, the second-fastest time in school history) and a 4x400 relay victory (3:36.31, a school record, and a meet record) as she ran the third leg with Gordon, Jones and anchor WIdline Lageroy … Jackson helped the 4x100 win the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (46.03), finish third at the TCU Invitational (45.18) and second at the Texas Invitational (46.12)… the 4x400 team took the top spot at the TCU Invitational (3:41.14), and placed 18th overall at the NCAA East Preliminary with a time of 3:38.14…Jackson ran the 100 meter dash at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational in 12.19…took five turns at the 200 meter distance on the season with three top-five finals finishes… fourth in the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (25.10), Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (24.41), and the SLC Outdoor Championships (24.02 +3.0w)…won the 400 meter dash at the TCU Invitational (54.39) … 42nd in 54.64 at the NCAA East Preliminary…competed in the 1600 meter sprint medley relay once at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge taking first place with a time of 4:00.40 with Jasmine Hall, Deja Moore, and Jessica Coleman. 2018 Indoor Season: Won High Point Award at the Southland Indoors with 23 ½ points … won the 400 (54.78), took silver in the 200 (24.03), sixth in the 60 (7.63) and ran a leg on the 4x400 (3:43.89) … ran the 60 meter dash in three meets never finishing lower than sixth in any attempt…took fifth at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (7.63) … best time came in the preliminary race at the Pittsburg State Invitational (7.59) which was a new career best …set a new career best in the UA Tyson Invitational with a time of 23.99… won the Pittsburg State Invitational 400 with a time of 55.38. 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,

Northwestern State 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, with plans to become a professional athlete and obtain her masters. Jackson’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meter Dash 7.59 2nd Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (1/27/18) 200 Meter Dash 23.99 16th UA Tyson Invitational (2/10/18) 400 Meter Dash 54.30 9th UA Tyson Invitational (2/9/18) 4x400 Meter Relay 3:41.76 4th UA Tyson Invitational (2/10/18) (D. Jones, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy, D. Moore) 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 44.74 9th NCAA East Preliminary (5/26/18) (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, D. Moore) 4x200 Meter Relay 1:35.70 5th Texas Relays (4/1/17) (D. Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, T. Style) 4x400 Meter Relay 3:36.31 1st SLC Outdoor Championships (5/6/18) (T.Style, D. Jones, W.Lageroy, N. Jackson) 1600 SMR 4:06.32 1st McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/11/17) (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, J. Coleman)

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Track & Field KORI LEVINGSTON

Sprints • 5-7 •So.-SQ Dallas, Texas Dallas Hampton Prep

Spring 2018 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 4x400 meter relay once at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with a DNF in the race. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 600 meter distances on the season at four different meets…ran the 400 meters three times with her best time and finish coming at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (59.91, 29th)…ran the 600 meters race once at the LSU Bayou Bengal finishing eighth with a time of 1:42.20 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. Levingston’s Career Bests Indoor 400 Meters 600 Meters

59.91 29th 1:42.20 8th

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 Meters 1:02.76 800 Meters 2:40.41 55 Meter Hurdles 9.27 60 Meter Hurdles 9.57 Outdoor 400 Meter Hurdles 1:06.03 Pole Vault 9-5 ¾

16th 12th 7th 28th

LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18) LSU Purple Tiger (1/8/16) McNeese Invite (1/29/16) TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18)

6th 5th

MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/9/16)

Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/18) LSU Bayou Bengal, 2/2/18

SARAH LEWIS

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

Spring 2018 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Spring 2017 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Spring 2016 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Specialized in the 400 meter hurdles with five competitions in the event during the season…finished in the top-10 in four of the five meets with a pair of sixth place finishes her best… took sixth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (1:06.03), also her top time of the season, and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (1:08.86)… finished eighth at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (1:07.04) and ninth at the TCU Invitational (1:06.25). 2018 Indoor Season: Ran two races on the season, the 60 meter hurdles at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational finishing 28th with a time of 9.57, and the 400 meters at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a time of 1:02.76 and 16th place finish. 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). High School: A 2015 graduate of Marble Falls High School… four year letterman in track and field… lettered one year in volleyball… track Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

2019 Media Guide KRISTIN MCDUFFIE

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

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed primarily in the discus event with two appearances in the hammer throw…had four top-five finishes across six meets during the year…highest placement and best throw of the season came at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational where she finished third with a mark of 143-2 …had a pair of fourth place finishes at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (127-9) and ULM Warhawk Invitational (135-5)…placed fifth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (137-2 ¾)…competed in the hammer throw at two meets with a 19th place finish at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (1209) and 11th at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (121-4). 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the weight throw once on the year at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a mark of 40-0 taking 29th overall at the meet. 2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in seven meets in the discus throw… competed in the SLC Outdoor Championship placing 14th (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 Hammer Throw Indoor Weight Throw

143-2 121-4

3rd 11th

Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18)

29th

LSU Bayou Bengal, 2/2/18

DEJA MOORE

Sprints • 5-5 • So.-1L Longview, Texas Longview HS

2018 USTFCCCA All-American Hon. Ment. , 4x100 2018 LSWA’s All-Louisiana T&F Team, 4x100 2018 LSWA’s All-Louisiana T&F Team, 4x400 2019 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x100 2018 SLC Outdoor Gold, 4x100 2018 SLC Indoor Gold, 4x400 2018 Spring SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Northwestern State the 100 that included a race win at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational where she ran an 11.80… fifth at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational (11.90)…ran her season best 24.00 in the 200 at the TCU Invitational where she took eighth at the meet …member of the 4x100 relay team on seven occasions during the season that won two meet finals and placed in the top-three in two others…won the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (46.03) to open the season … finished second at the Texas Invitational (46.12) and third at the TCU Invitational (45.18)…competed in the 4x400 relay at two meets with a finals win at the TCU Invitational (3:41.14) with De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, and Widline Lageroy…ran a 3:40.20 relay at the Texas Relays with a 20th overall finish at the meet… only appearance in the 1600 meter sprint medley relay came at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge where the team of Jasmine Hall, Natashia Jackson, Jessica Coleman, and Moore won with a time of 4:00.40. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60 and 200 meter distances as an individual and ran as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team at four meets…fastest time in the 60 meter dash came in the prelims at the SLC Indoor Championships (7.66) where she finished 12th missing a finals slot… placed in the top-five in three races in the 200 meters with a sixth place finish at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (24.81) along with a pair of fifth place finishes at the SLC Indoor Championships in the prelims (24.62) and finals (24.70)…ran as a member of the 4x400 relay team at four meets with two race wins on the season at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (3:47.40) and SLC Indoor Championships (3:43.89)…placed sixth at the Pittsburg State Invitational (3:56.46) and fourth at the UA Tyson Invitational (3:41.76). 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. Moore’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meters 7.66 12th SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) 200 Meters 24.62 5th SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) 4x400 Relay 3:41.76 4th UA Tyson Invitational (2/9/18) (D. Jones, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy, D. Moore) Outdoor 100 Meters 11.80 2nd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 200 Meters 24.00 8th TCU Invitational (3/17/18) 4x100 Relay 44.74 9th NCAA East Preliminary (5/25/18) (D.Gordon, D. Jones, N. Jackson, D. Moore) 4x400 Relay 3:40.20 5th Texas Relays (3/30/18) (D. Jones, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy, D. Moore) 1600 Meter SMR 4:00.40 1st MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) (J. Hall, N. Jackson, D. Moore, J. Coleman)

2018 Outdoor Season: Honorable mention All-America in the 4x100 meter relay with a 22nd-place finish in 44.98 at the NCAA Outdoors in the national semifinals … ran the anchor leg on a team that was NSU’s first women’s relay to reach the national meet … qualified with a 44.74, second fastest in school history, for ninth at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … that foursome of Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson and Moore won the Southland Conference title in 44.75 … individually, she was sixth in the 100 dash at the Southland Outdoors in 12.18 … seventh in the 200 at the conference championships (24.19, with a 3.0 mph wind) … competed in the 100 and 200 meter dashes as an individual…member of the 4x100, 4x400, and 1600 meter sprint medley relay teams …had three top-10 finals finishes in

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Track & Field DESTINEY MYERS

Throws • 5-7 • Sr.-3L Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the shot put and discus across eight meets during the season… earned seven top-10 finishes in the shot put in eight meets with three podium finishes total…placed second at both the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (44-9 ½) and ULM Warhawk Invitational (44-6 ¼)…finished third at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (45-5), fourth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (43-7 ¾), and fifth at the TCU Invitational (45-10)…finished seventh at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 45-11 ¼…had three top-10 finishes in the discus event with her best placement and throw coming at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge earning third overall with a career best throw of 140-1 (42.69m)…finished sixth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (131-6) and seventh at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (126-6). 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the season…earned three top-10 finishes in the shot put with a pair of fifth place spots at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (43-1/4) and LSU Bayou Bengal (44-8)…took 10th overall at the SLC Indoor Championships with a mark of 43-11 ¾”…best throw of the season of 47-7 ¾” came at the UA Tyson Invitational where she took 14thoverall…competed I the weight throw at two meets on the year with a 14th finish at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (47-3/4) and 25th at the Pittsburg State Invitational (47-5 ¼). 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 with a 3.5 GPA … lettered four years in track and field … was coached by Yvette Green. Personal: Daughter of Angel and Michael Myers … one brother Michael and one sister, Kchulyer… majoring in natural science. Myers’ Career Bests Indoor Shot Put Weight Throw Outdoor Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw

47-8 ½ 48-11¾

3rd 12th

SLC Indoor Championships (2/23/17) SLC Indoor Championships (2/22/17)

48-10 ¼ 140-1 132-6

2nd 3rd 13th

SLC Outdoor Championships (5/13/17) MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) McNeese Cowboy Relays (3/12/16)

KEIONNE OCTAVE

Sprints • 5-0 • Fr.-HS St. James, La. St. James HS

High School: Competed in the Junior Olympics in the 200m hurdles...Coached by Jackie Callendar and her father Kareem Octave...Held a 3.5 GPA Personal: Mother Tia is a nurse...Father Kareem is the track coach for Saint James High School...Has two brothers: Tayvon Brown (23) and Jaquendas Octave (23)...Life’s ambition is to have a successful college career on the track team and in the classroom. She plans to graduate early and get accepted into medical school to become an orthopedic surgeon.

ATIANNA PARKS

Distance • 5-1 • So.-SQ Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800 and 1500 runs as well as appearances on the 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams…ran in the 800 meter race at two meets with her best time and performance coming at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational taking ninth overall with a time of 2:33.86…ran a 2:37.72 in the event at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational…ran the 1500 once at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational placing fourth with a time of 5:50.26…competed in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays as the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge meet…took ninth in the 4x400 (4:14.67) with Jasmine Dansby, Erin Wrozek, and Isabella Hudson…finished fourth in the 4x800 (10:07.19) on the team of Parks, Isabella Hudson, Erin Wrozek, and Sidney Cowgill. 2018 Indoor Season: Ran the 800 meters once at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a time of 2:36.87 finishing 14th overall. 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. Parks’ Career Bests Indoor 800 Meters 2:36.87 14th LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18) Outdoor 800 Meters 2:33.86 9th ULM Warhawk Invitational (4/14/18) 1500 Meters 5:50.26 4th Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 4x400 Relay 4:14.67 9th MSU Coboy Relays (3/10/18) (J. Dansby, E. Wrozek, A. Parks, I. Hudson) 4x800 Relay 10:07.19 4th MSU Coboy Relays (3/10/18) (I.Hudson, E. Wrozek, S. Cowgill, A. Parks)

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2019 Media Guide MARLEE PAULK

Jumps • 5-6 • Fr.-HS Deville, La. Buckeye HS

High School: All-state high jumper (2018)...holds the school records for the 400, triple jump, and high jump...district team champions (2015-18)...Indoor high jump third place state finish (2018)...Outdoor state runner-up in the high jump (2018)...High jump district champion (201718) Triple jump district champion (2017-18)...High jump region champion (2017) 400 regional champion (2017)....400 district champion (2017)... Also played basketball....All-district second team in basketball (2018)...Held a 4.375 GPA. Personal: Born 05/08/2000 to Karin and Marty Paulk...Is the sister of Jacob (17), John (14), and Mallori (15)...Is majoring in early childhood education and plans to become an elementary school teacher.

BROOKE PETKOVICH

Jumps • 5-6 • Jr.-1L Kenner, La. Mount Carmel Academy

Northwestern 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 jump. 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 18-1 ½ 18th Triple Jump 36-7 ¾ 10th Outdoor Long Jump 18-9 ¾ 5th Triple Jump 39-1 ¼ 1st

SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18) Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) LSU Alumni Gold (4/21/18)

2018 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the long and triple jumps across seven meets during the season… placed in the top-10 in three meets in the long jump event with her best coming at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational leaping 18-9 ¾ (5.73m) and taking fifth at her home meet…placed seventh at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with a mark of 17-6 ¾ and ninth at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (16-8 ½)…posted a 18-1 ½ (5.52m) distance in the SLC Outdoor Championships…earned a top-10 finish in all meets where she posted a result in the triple jump…won the LSU Alumni Gold with a wind aided jump of 39-1 ¼ (11.92m)…placed fourth at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (37-3) and fifth at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (37-8)…had a mark of 38-9 ½ at the SLC Outdoor Championships finishing eighth at the conference meet. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in both the long and triple jumps during the season…earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the long jump… took fourth at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a mark of 18-¼ with her best jump of the season coming in the SLC Indoor Championships (18-1) taking eighth overall…earned two results in the triple jump…took 10th at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (36-7 ¾), her season best, and 21st at the Pittsburg State Invitational (35-2 ½). 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 … lettered 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

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Track & Field JASMYN STEELS

JAMERIA SMITH

Jumps • 5-5 • Jr-2L College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated HS

Jumps/Multis • 5-6 • Sr.-SQ McKinney, Texas McKinney North HS 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 meter hurdles at five meets during the season with one top-10 finish…placed ninth at the ULM Warhawk Invitational with a time of 15.81…ran her fastest time of the season at the MSU Cowboy Realys/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (14.99) finishing 11th overall…ran a 15.35 at the TCU Invitational and a 15.55 at the LSU Alumni Gold. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed solely in the 60 meter hurdles during the season…best time came in the prelims of the Pittsburg State Invitational (9.21) finishing 15th in the standings…other two races came at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (9.46) and LSU Bayou Bengal (9.70) 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 Meters 7.89 18th 60 Meters 8.70 25th 55 Meter Hurdles 9.23 6th 60 Meter Hurdles 9.21 15th Outdoor 100 Meters 13.61 41st 200 Meters 28.77 24th 100 Meter Hurdles 15.16 16th 14.7 (w-4.9) 16th Javelin 103-11 9th

McNeese Invite (1/29/16) LSU Bayou Bengal (1/16/16) McNeese Invite (1/29/16) Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) 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)

2019 Indoor NCAA Champion, Long Jump 2019 USATFCCCA First team All-American 2018 LSWA’s All-Louisiana, Long Jump 2018 SLC Outdoor Bronze, Long Jump 2018 SLC All-Academic Team 2018 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 SLC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

2018 Outdoor Season: Six total top-five finishes in the long jump during the season leading up the to the NCAA East Preliminary…won both the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (19-1 ½) and McNeese Last Chance (20-7 ¾ +2.1) meets…took bronze at both the ULM Warhawk Invitational (18-4 ½) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (20-0 ½)…placed fourth at the TCU Invitational (18-10) and Texas State Bobcat Invitational (19-1 ¼)…posted a jump of 19-1 ½ at the NCAA East Preliminary finishing 33rd overall…earned two results in the triple jump in four meet competition with her best mark coming in the SLC Outdoor Championships (39-5 ¾)… took home a fourth at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (36-9 ¾)…ran the 100 meters once during the season at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge with a time of 12.28 finishing 15th overall. 2018 Indoor Season: Earned four top-five finishes in all four meets competing in the long jump…took the top spot in the first two meets of the season, setting a meet record at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational with a jump of 19-9 ½ (6.03m), setting a new career best, and a mark of 19-6 ¾ (5.96m) at the Pittsburg State Invitational…finished second at the UA Tyson Invitational (19-8 ¾) and fourth at the SLC Indoor Championships (19-5 ¼)…earned three results in the triple jump with three more top-five finishes…took second at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a mark of 39-4 ½ (12.00m) with her season best coming in the SLC Indoor Championships of 39-7 ¾ taking fourth in the meet…finished fifth at the UA Tyson Invitational with a distance of 38-9…ran the 60 meter dash at the Pittsburg State Invitational with time of 7.84 and 7.81 in the qualifying and prelims respectively. 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in seven meets in the 100, long jump and triple jump… brought home the bronze medal at the SLC Outdoor Championships after her performance in the long jump (19-4 3/4)… also placed ninth in the triple jump (38-6) at the conference meet… achieved nine top-five results including three wins, the long jump (18-10) and triple jump (39-2 1/2) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays and the long jump (19-9 1/2) at the TCU Invitational which was also an updated personal record and a team season-best… improved her personal record in the triple jump (39-3 1/2) at the LSU Alumni Gold where she placed second. 2017 Indoor Season: Competed in five meets in the 200, high jump, long jump and triple jump… placed sixth at the SLC Indoor Championships in the triple jump (39-7), seventh in the long jump (18-10) and 14th in the high jump (5-2 1/4) for a personal-record measurement… had five top-five results with three wins including, the long jump (19-2 3/4) and triple jump (39-9 3/4) at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic and the long jump (17-5 1/2) at the UAB Vulcan Invite for a team season-best... wins also allowed personal-record improvement in her triple jump (39-9 3/4) and long jump (17-5 1/2)… additionally improved her personal record in the 200 at the LSU Purple Tiger where she placed 17th (27.10). High School: A 2016 graduate of the A&M Consolidated High School … participated in track, basketball and softball ... a seven-time state meet qualifier, Steels was a top-25 national performer in the long jump (19-8, No. 24) and triple jump (39-11, No. 22). Personal: Daughter of Jessica and Danial Steels … 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.

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2019 Media Guide Steels’ Career Bests Indoor 60 Meters 200 Meters Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Outdoor 100 Meters Long Jump Triple Jump

7.81 27.10 21-2 ½ 39-9¾ 5-2¼

21st 17th 1st 1st 14th

12.28 15th 20-7 ¾ 1st 39-5 ¾ 6th

Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18) LSU Purple Tiger (1/6/17) NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8/19) Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/17) SLC Indoor Championships (1/23/17)

Thiels’ Career Bests Outdoor Javelin Throw 133-9

Distance • 5-4 • Fr.-HS Belle Chasse, La. Belle Chasse HS High School: Cross country Westbank and district champion (2015-18)...Cabrini Relays champion (2018)...Cross country state qualifier (2015-18)... Track MVP...School record holder in the 3200m... School record holder in the three mile. Personal: Born 04/20/2000...Mother Stephanie Butler is a CPA...Father James Butler is a business manager...Is sister of James (10), Samuel (7), Matthew (10), Sadie (2) and Audrey (15)...Plans to pursue a career in physical therapy.

SABRINA THIELS

Javelin • 5-11 • Jr.-1L Otis, La. Alexandria Senior HS 2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Specialized in the javelin with seven total meet competitions in the event… placed in the top-10 in six of the seven meets with three podium finishes among them…took home the top spot at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational with a throw of 128-1 (39.04m)… placed second at two meets, the ULM Warhawk Invitational (123-10) and the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (128-3)…threw her season best distance at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 133-9 (40.78) taking seventh in the conference…second best throw of the season came in the season opener at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge where she threw a 132-2 ½ (40.29m) distance. 2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in seven meets in the javelin throw… placed ninth at the SLC Outdoor Championships (125-9)… 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: Redshirted. 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.

7th

SLC Outdoor Championships (5/5/18)

SUMMER THOMAS

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

MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18) McNeese Last Chance (5/12/18) SLC Outdoor Championships (5/6/18)

JADE TALAZAC

Northwestern State

2017 SLC Spring Honor Roll 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the javelin at two meets during the season…best throw and finish came at the TCU Invitational where she took sixth overall with a throw of 131-7 (40.11m)…only other competition came at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge taking seventh with a throw of 126-4 ¾ 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 131-7

6th

TCU Invitational (3/17/18)

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Track & Field MARJORIE THOMPSON

Sprints • 5-2 • Sr.-SQ Houston, Tx. (Cloud CC) Cypress HS

2018 Outdoor Season: Only competition of the season came in the 4x100 meter relay at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge along with Braneshia Payton, Tia Elmore, and Tamara Style taking seventh with a time of 50.00. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in 60 and 200 meter dashes at four meets during the season…ran the 60 meters four times with best time and finish coming at the SLC Indoor Championships, placing 18thwith a time of 7.74…also placed 18th at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (7.86) and LSU Bayou Bengal (7.86) in the event…ran the 200 meter dash once on the year at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a time of 26.48. 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.

Thompson’s Career Bests Indoor 60 Meters 200 Meters Outdoor 4x100 Relay

7.74 26.48

18th 44th

SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/18)

50.00

7th

MSU Cowboy Relays (3/10/18)

MONIQUE WALKER

Jumps • 5-9 • Fr.-HS Texarkana Tx. Pleasant Grove HS

High School: Long jump state champion (2014).... Triple jump state runner-up (2014)...Personal records: 38’10 in the triple jump and 18’9 in the long jump... Also played basketball; team went 90-49 in four years...First team all-state in basketball...First team all-district in basketball...Basketball team offensive MVP... Personal: Born on 11/19/1999....Parents are Malcom Elliott and Stephanie Walker...Father played professional basketball in Spain....Siblings are Malcolm Elliot Jr. (21), Demetrius Walker (23), Alisha Walker (16), and Kendra Bryant (13).... Brother plays basketball for Arkansas Baptist College.... Plans to pursue a physical therapy career in Atlanta, Georgia after NSU.

ARIEL WATSON

Jumps • 5-8 • So.-TR San Antonio, Tx. (UTSA) Pleasant Grove HS Before NSU: Competed in sprints and jumps at UTSA. As a freshman, Watson finished third in the triple jump at the 2018 Conference USA Indoor Championships and fifth at the CUSA Outdoor Championships. Third team All-Conference USA in the triple jump with a distance of 40-7 ½.

COURTNEY WILLIS

Sprints • 5-5 • Sr.-SQ Talladega, Al. (Butler CC) Talladega County Central HS

2018 All-SLC Indoor Gold, 4x400 2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 200 meter races as an individual with two appearances in the 4x400 relay during the season…placed third in the 400 in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, her best finish of the season, with her fastest time of 56.16…only other top-10 finish came at the ULM Warhawk Invitational taking fifth there with a time of 58.20…only appearance in the 200 came at the TCU Invitational running a 25.61…only result in the 4x400 relay came at the LSU Alumni Gold with Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, and Widline Lageroy placing sixth with a time of 3:37.86. 2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 600 meter distances as an individual as well as running as a member of 4x400 meter and distance medley relay teams…ran the 400 meter dash twice with time of 59.65 and 58.35 at the Pittsburg State Invitational and Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic on the year…ran the 600 meter run once at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a 10th place finish and time of 1:42.44…competed in the 4x400 meter relay twice during the season winning the SLC Indoor Championships with a time

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2019 Media Guide

Northwestern State

of 3:43.89 along with Natashia Jackson, Widline Lageroy, and Deja Moore… placed sixth in the event at the Pittsburg State Invitational (3:56.46)…ran in the distance medley relay once at the SLC Indoor Championships with a 10th place finish and time of 12:42.37. 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 (14-5). 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 (14-5). 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, 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)… 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). 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… dream is to live life to the fullest in honor of her father. Willis’ Career Bests

Indoor 400 Meters 58.35 11th Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic (2/10/18) 600 Meters 1:42.44 10th LSU Bayou Bengal (2/2/18) 4x400 Relay 3:43.89 1st SLC Indoor Championships (2/22/18) (C. Willis, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy, D. Moore) DMR 12:42.37 10th SLC Indoor Championships (2/21/18) (E. Wrozek, C. Willis, J. Dansby, J. Rushford) Outdoor 200 Meters 25.61 36th MSU Cowboy Relays (3/16/18) 400 Meters 56.16 3rd Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/28/18) 4x400 Relay 3:37.86 6th LSU Alumni Gold (4/21/18) (N. Jackson, D. Jones, W. Lageroy, C.Willis)

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Dr. Chris Maggio Northwestern State President

Chris Maggio is a competitor for all seasons. enrollment for NSU, Maggio was selected as director of alumni affairs in 1999, director Northwestern State’s second-year president was of alumni and development in 2003, executive director of the NSU Foundation in 2005 an all-sports athlete in high school, a college dis- and Dean of Students and assistant provost for student success in 2007. During his catance runner at NSU, and a high school football, reer at NSU, Maggio also served as director of enrollment services. basketball and track coach. He became a college Under Maggio’s leadership, the NSU Foundation completed its first capital camcoach in track and field for the Demons and Lady paign in Northwestern’s history, exceeding a campaign goal of $18.84 million and raisDemons. He even spent a few years as a high ing $31 million to support the university. school basketball referee. He has also been a faculty member in the Department of Health and Human His zeal for competition makes him a dynamic Performance for more than 20 years as an instructor, assistant professor and associate recruiter and fund raiser for NSU, and his ability to mentor staff members and students professor. combines with his warmth and sincerity to produce a tremendously effective university Maggio came on board the NSU staff in 1988 as assistant track and field coach, administrator. then became head women’s coach a year later. After a very successful five years in that Those traits, along with Dr. capacity, in 1994 Maggio moved into administration as the fundraiser for NSU Athletics U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Maggio’s deep roots and far- before quickly being snapped up to become the university’s director of admissions and President: reaching relationships, made recruiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Chris Maggio him an ideal choice to take over Maggio is a 1985 summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State. He won Gulf Interim Provost & VP for Academic Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Vickie Gentry the presidency at his alma ma- Star Conference All-Academic honors in track and field and helped the Demons win the Vice President for External Affairs: ter. 1985 GSC championship. As a senior, he was elected Mr. NSU by his fellow students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce Vice President for Business Affairs: After a national search in Maggio earned his master’s of education at NSU. He received a doctorate in develspring 2017, he succeeded Dr. opmental education from Grambling State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones Vice President for University Affairs: Jim Henderson, whose dynamic His parents helped run a family business in Natchitoches. His father, Buddy, was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones tenure spearheaded significant honored as a “Natchitoches Treasure” in 2015 by the City of Natchitoches. Interim VP for the Student Experience: growth and achievement in two As a young boy, Maggio became playmates with future Basketball Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frances Conine years as president. Henderson member Joe Dumars, whose home was near one of the Maggio’s stores. Vice President for Technology, Innovation and Economic Development: moved up to run the University Dr. Maggio’s wife, Jennifer, was formerly on the NSU staff as Coordinator of Adult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams of Louisiana System, which in- Education Initiatives. They have three children, Melanie, Scott, and Emily. Emily is a high cludes Northwestern and eight school student at St. Mary’s Catholic School of Natchitoches, while her older siblings other state universities. attend colleges outside of Natchitoches. Maggio, 54, is a lifelong resident of Natchitoches and long-time faculty and staff member at Northwestern State. He is the university’s 19th president since its founding in 1884, and the first one who is homegrown, along with the first to be a four-year athletic letterwinner as a Demon competitor. Maggio was named vice president for the student experience at Northwestern State 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 three years ago, designers had a lovely office location for Maggio on the second floor. He asked instead for the room just inside the front door to the building, not connected to any administrative wing, but envisioned as a conference space. His reasoning: Maggio wanted to see everybody who walked in the door, and providing the ability to immediately engage them or at least be easily accessible for anyone who needed help. As vice president, Maggio led the Dean of Students and the Offices of Admissions, Recruiting, Financial Aid, Student Activities and Organizations, First Year Experience and Leadership Development, Judicial Services, Counseling and Career Services, Student Life, the Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, Student Support Services, and Greek Life. Northwestern State has recorded enrollment increases for the past three years, with record numbers in 2017-18, peaked by 10,578 in the fall 2017 semester. Projected fall 2018 enrollment is over 11,000. Maggio served as assistant vice president of external affairs for university advancement from 2013 until 2015, when he was promoted by Dr. Henderson. He has been a staff member at Northwestern State since 1988, when he joined the track and field coaching staff. After several years as director of admissions and recruiting during record-setting The Maggio family (from left): Melanie, Jennifer, Chris, Emily and Scott. Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

2019 Media Guide

Jerry Pierce

Northwestern State

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 53rd 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 28th 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. At NSU’s 2018 Homecoming celebration Oct. 27, Pierce will be honored at the N-Club Hall of Fame 19 Southland Conference Tournament Championships (6 sports) ceremony, becoming only the second person to receive the “Leadership Award” from the organization of Baseball (2018), Basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015), softball (1998, former Northwestern athletic letterwinners. Pierce, an avid tennis player, has been a member of USTA teams that 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). NSU Athletic Council have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and 24 NCAA Postseason Appearances (7 sports) one national championship. Jody Biscoe (Chair) Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already Football - FCS Division I playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketAngela Bolton Steven Boyd served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In ball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015); baseball Nick Forde (Student-Athlete) his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014); women’s soccer (2000, Kimberly Gallow alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President 2002, 2005), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). Women’s basFrank Hall Dr. Chris Maggio in governmental affairs activities. Many of those duties ketball also played in the 1999 WNIT. Track and field qualifications are for Sid Hall were his since the 1970s as he worked under six previous presidents as individuals, not entire teams. Chris Lyles Jacqueline Manza (Student- Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA DiviAthlete) 94 NCAA Postseason Individual Participants (5 sports) sion I athletic status in 1977. Rodrick McIntosh A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager Men’s indoor track and field 14 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015), men’s Dr. Jim Mischler for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with outdoor track and field 44 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, Begona Perez-Mira legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016), women’s indoor track and Alexis Smith went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter field 9 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), women’s outdoor track and field 26 Ex-Officio Members Greg Burke and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, Dustin Eubanks In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned 2014, 2015, 2016), women’s tennis 1 (2010). Roxanne Freeman to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau Dr. Chris Maggio director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athlet- 82 National Awards (7 sports) Kaitlyn McCanna ics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. All-America awards - track and field (34), football (26), baseball (3). AcaDr. Patrice Moulton He created, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in demic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (3), football (2), women’s Dr. Vicki Parrish Jerry Pierce Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity track and field (1), women’s tennis (1), women’s basketball (1). U.S. Track Dr. Haley Taitano founded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 1958. He estab- & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Evens Scholarlished annual induction activities that remain in place nearly five decades Athlete of the Year (1). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (2); later, serving as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president in April 1990 forced AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (1), NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1). him to step aside from the volunteer post. Basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Schol He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; arship. NCAA Academic Progress Rates Public Recognition, top 10 percent Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served nationally, (3, 2 by basketball, 1 by women’s soccer) the conference through other offices and committee positions. In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Former De His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film mon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightliftthe 1989 smash hit movie “Steel Magnolias,” with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and ing coach in the 2004 Athens Games. Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate nearly three decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He has been also a master of ceremonies and speaker who has enlivened hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a tenured member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. 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Greg Burke

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.

In the middle of his 23rd 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 42 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 68 All-America and Academic All-America student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty-six NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or other postseason competition. All of the school’s athletic facilities have undergone over $8 million in improvements in the past few years, including the following - $1 million of enhancements to Turpin Stadium’s video board and sound system due before the 2017 home opener; 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. Plans for a track and field locker room, women’s tennis locker room, strength and conditioning annex to the Athletic Fieldhouse and a baseball operations building are all on the drawing board. Fundraising initiatives reached new levels in 2017-18. Formalizing the endowed giving program, branded as “Perpetually Purple,” has generated an influx of outright and deferred gifts that have the athletic scholarship endowment teetering at the $2 million mark. In addition, overall revenue generated by donations and sponsorships cracked $2 million for the second straight year. 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, who just led NSU to its first Southland Conference baseball tournament title in just his second year. 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, Big XII, Big Sky, Sun Belt, Atlantic Coast and Southland Conferences. Five others hold Associate AD positions in the SEC, PAC 12, Big East and American Athletic conferences. Former Burke lieutenants Todd Garzarelli (Wisconsin-Whitewater), 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 five 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 totals 5,000 hours annually. The Southland Conference created the “Southland Strong” Community Service award to recognize the member institution whose student-athletes compile the most service hours each year. NSU won the inaugural prize in 2014-15 and was second in 2015-16 and 2017-18. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” During February 2013, he was presented the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the North Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. 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.

Burke with his wife Susu and daughter Catherine

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2019 Media Guide JASON DRURY

Athletic Trainer Scholarship in 2015.

Northwestern State

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Idaho State 1999; Northwestern State 2001 13th Season

Now in his 14th season at Northwestern State, Jason Drury was promoted to director of sports medicine in 2012 after the retirement of long-time athletic trainer Ed Evans. Drury joined the sports medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005 after being the head athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central for five years. Drury was instrumental in developing Northwestern State’s partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, which doubled NSU’s full-time sports medicine staff in 2015. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho, including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for 14 years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

KOLLEEN BROWN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Morrisville State 2014; Daemen College 2016

Second Season

Kolleen Brown is in her second season as part of the Northwestern State sports medicine staff. Brown, who arrived in Natchitoches in August 2017, is Northwestern State’s primary athletic trainer for women’s basketball. A former all-conference 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 Niagara University’s men’s hockey team in 2016 and with the University of Buffalo’s women’s soccer team in 2014. She also worked with the Buffalo football team during spring practice in 2015. Her time at Niagara and Buffalo came while she was earning her master’s degree from Daemen. Brown also performed occupational medical clearance physicals at Healthworks in Buffalo. A Licensed Athletic Trainer, Brown is BOC certified and holds a CDC concussion certification. She is first-aid/CPR/AED certified and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

ASHLEY LEGGETT

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Alabama 2013; Iowa 2015 Second Season 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. Leggett has also worked with the Alabama Patrick Murphy Softball School, the Nick Saban Football Camp, and the Big Ten Cross Country Championship among other events. Her professional memberships and certifications include the states of Louisiana, Iowa and Alabama athletic training boards, a, NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, a National Athletic Trainers’ Association member, a Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association member, and an American Heart Association CPR Health Care provider.

BRITTANY GOLDBERG

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Southern Utah 2016; Northwestern State 2018

THIRD SEASON

Brittany Goldberg returned to Northwestern State as its assistant director of sports medicine in July after a short stint at UL Lafayette. The Lake Havasu City, Arizona, native graduated from Northwestern State with a masters in health and human performance with a concentration in health promotion in May 2018, after spending two years working as an athletic trainer with soccer, spring volleyball, tennis and football.. The Southern Utah graduate earned a degree in athletic training and exercise science while serving two athletics seasons with duties ranging from emergency care, rehabilitation and baseline concussion testing. Her sport assignments included football, softball, men’s basketball, gymnastics, cross country, track and field, volleyball and tennis. Goldberg served Parowan High School in a variety of sports as well as the Utah High School Activities Association football championships. Goldberg is a licensed athletic trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a BOC certified athletic trainer and a Red Cross certified professional rescuer. Goldberg, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers’ Association, was awarded the Big Sky Football Officials Association Student

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DUSITN EUBANKS

MIKE JACKLICH

ASSOCIATE AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

ASST. AD/TICKETING AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Northwestern State 1996 22nd Season

Tulsa 2001 Fifth Season

Dustin Eubanks is in his 22nd 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 45-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.

DR. JODY BISCOE

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE 13th Season 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.”

ROXANNE FREEMAN

ATHLETIC BUISNESS MANAGER 36th Season 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.

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.

KAITLYN McCANNA

ASSISTANT AD/STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT Texas Lutheran 2011 First Season 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. At Northwestern State, McCanna oversees a staff of two full-time academic coordinators and a graduate assistant. She is the academic coordinator for baseball, men’s basketball and tennis and handles the academic responsibilities for the Demons’ football defense. 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. McCanna oversaw the activities and budget of Louisiana Tech’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), increasing membership/participation by 80 percent during her stay in Ruston. She also facilitated various life skills and career transition workshops for student-athletes, focusing on resume writing, study skills, classroom etiquette and life after graduation. She also supervised a staff of 15 student workers and a graduate assistant while handling the tutorial budget for the academic center. During her two years at Louisiana Tech, McCanna also worked through coaching staff transitions for women’s basketball, baseball and men’s golf in a four-month span. McCanna began her academic advising career as a graduate assistant at Texas State. While earning her master’s of education in health education (2013), she supervised study hall and tutoring for all 14 of Texas State’s athletic programs as a graduate assistant. Additionally, McCanna assisted in recruiting prospective student-athletes, created and distributed academic progress reports, class attendance reports and academic awards for Bobcats’ student-athletes. McCanna spent one season as an assistant basketball coach at Texas Lutheran, handling recruiting coordinator duties while supervising the athletic department’s SAAC. McCanna is a member of N4A and Women Leaders in College Sports and was the NFA Professional Promise Award recipient in June 2017.

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JARED MYATT

DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Louisiana College 2014 Second Season

Jared Myatt begins his second season as NSU’s 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.

PRESLEY OWENS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE Northwestern State 2015 Second Season 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 assists Assistant Athletic Director/NCAA Compliance Director Dustin Eubanks with 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.

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prominent area organizations including the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches, Natchitoches Young Professionals and Ladies for Law Enforcement. She earned a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Louisiana Teach in 2016 and a master’s degree in sport administration from NSU in 2007. She was the women’s track and field team representative from 2004-06 on the NSU StudentAthlete Advisory Committee and was on the 2005 All-Louisiana Collegiate Track and Field Team based on posting one of the top three marks by any state competitor in her event. Blount was included on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for academic achievement each season from 2002-06 and earned the NSU Health and Human Performance Department’s Hall of Fame Award in 2006 for being the outstanding student-athlete of the year. Taitano and her husband Jesse, an assistant chief with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, were married in July of 2016. Taitano has one step-son, Jesse Jr. (14) and three rescue dogs, Patch, Cece, and Leia.

TORI THOMPSON

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND DIGITAL MEDIA Northwestern State 2015; 2017 Second Season 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 2017. 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. Northwestern State’s 2012 Miss Lady of the Bracelet, Thompson became a two-time NSU graduate in May, completing her master’s degree in health and human performance.

MIKE JAWORSKI

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT Northwestern State 2007;2010 Second Season

Former Academic All-American and all-conference baseball standout Mike Jaworski returned to his alma mater in December 2017 as Northwestern State’s director of development and engagement. He wasted little time impacting the N-Club, NSU’s association of former athletic letter winners, spearheading a campaign that has added 106 members in his first six months. Jaworski, a four-year baseball letterman from 2005-08, became the 10th CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-American in school history in 2008, earning first-team acclaim. ASSOC. AD FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS/SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR A two-time Northwestern State graduate (B.S. in business administration, 2007; M.S. in health and human performance, 2010), Jaworski is the most recent Demon to homer three times NSU 2006; 2007; La Tech 2016 in a single game, doing so against Texas-San Antonio on April 12, 2008. Ninth Season That performance propelled him to Louisville Slugger National Hitter of the Week honors, one Haley Taitano, Ed.D., a school record-setting competitor as a Northwestern State track and of five weekly honors he collected that season. As a senior, Jaworski was named second-team field student-athlete, was promoted to associate athletic director for external affairs in SeptemAll-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and third-team All-Southland Conferber 2016. ence at first base. 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 Jaworski brings a varied professional resume to the Demon athletic department, having letterwinners, and helps coordinate the annual N-Club Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and coached and worked in the private sector following his graduation from NSU. He began his alumni team reunions throughout the year. coaching career as the head soccer coach and assistant baseball coach at Abbeville High School Additionally, she serves as the executive director of the Demons Unlimited Foundation, before returning to Northwestern State to serve as a baseball graduate assistant for the 2010 setting records for increasing funding for the athletic department through both sponsorship season while completing his post-graduate degree. acquisition and individual donations, which provides additional support for all 14 Division I programs at NSU. Jaworski spent one season as an assistant baseball coach at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, Taitano, a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in May 2006, was executive director of the NSU before embarking on a five-year stint with D-BAT Baseball, handling both business and baseball Alumni Association as well as the associate director of alumni affairs from July 2011-September skill development at locations in Dallas and in Houston. Before returning to his alma mater, 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 Jaworski spent 11 months as the business development manager at United Protective Services in managed the Alumni Association website, social media pages, the Purple Pulse e-newsletter and Houston. the Alumni Columns magazine. Jaworski is married to the former Mae Pierce, a Natchitoches native and Northwestern State Previously, she worked as an assistant in student services for the Stephen F. Austin athletics graduate. department for 18 months from 2010-11. For nearly three years following her graduation from Northwestern, Blount was an assistant track and field coach and head cross country coach at NSU. Taitano is actively engaged in community service, serving as a board member for several

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Track & Field MIKE DOTY

CHANCE CREPPEL

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES/EVENT MANAGMENT

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & EVENT MANAGEMENT

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Northwestern State, 2017 First Season

Mike Doty begins his second year as Northwestern State’s director of athletic facilities and event management. In his position, Doty oversees scheduling and maintenance for all of NSU’s athletic facilities. He also is the event manager for football and softball and is the co-event manager for both men’s and women’s basketball. Prior to arriving in Natchitoches in July 2017, Doty spent the previous 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. He also was the university’s primary event manager for the 2015 DII XC Championship, 2017 MIAA Indoor Track Championship, and 2017 MIAA Baseball Tournament. 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 sports 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 also 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.

CARLEA ULRICH

ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORINDATOR/ DIRECTOR OF ENHANCEMENT ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Angelo State 2012;2014 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.

Chance Creppel joined his alma mater’s athletic department as the assistant director of facilities and event management in October. A 2017 magna cum laude Northwestern State graduate in business administration, Creppel spent a year as in inside sales consultant with the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans. During his time with the two properties, Creppel developed more than $100,000 in new business. While a student at Northwestern State, Creppel spent three years as an athletic facilities coordinator, assisting with setup and management of all NSU athletic events as well as special events on campus. He worked closely with the Southland Conference staff when NSU hosted the 2014 conference cross country and volleyball championships and the 2015 softball tournament. Creppel spent time as an intern with the Amateur Athletic Union in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and as a manager’s assistant with SMG, which operates the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Smoothie King Center in his hometown of New Orleans.

TIM ZINZEL

ACADEMIC COORDINATOR

Neumann 2016; Louisville 2018 First Season Tim Zinzel joined the Northwestern State athletics department as an academic coordinator in September. A Pennsylvania native, Zinzel completed his master’s of science in sport administration from the University of Louisville in May 2018. He was a learning specialist intern at the University of Minnesota from January through May 2018. During his time as a student at Louisville, Zinzel immersed himself in various areas in the Cardinals athletic department. He spent more than a year as a compliance intern, working primarily with Louisiville’s swimming and diving programs. Zinzel also served as a student-athlete academic tutor for two years and was an academic services intern responsible for directing and leading study hall sessions for men’s basketball and football. A 2016 graduate of Neumann University in sport and entertainment management, Zinzel was an assistant football coach and assistant freshman basketball coach at Sun Valley High School in the 2015-16 academic year. While at Neumann, Zinzel was a member of the Delta Pi Honor Society, serving as its secretary, and was the president of the Neumann Sport and Entertainment Management Club.

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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. He was chosen as the 2016 recipient of the Southland Conference’s Louis Bonnette Sports Media Award, named for the iconic retired McNeese SID. 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 dozens of awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, including 31 this century. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in sports. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, associate commissioner for operations of the Southland Conference; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, former 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, associate AD for communications at Kansas State; Matthew Bonnette, assistant AD and SID at McNeese, and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s assistant AD/ director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the fulltime assistant, and Adam Jonson, athletics director at LSU-Alexandria, 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 (now UL Lafayette), 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 (now UL Monroe) 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 Northwest Louisiana’s 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.

JASON PUGH

Assistant Sports Information Director A 12-year veteran of The (Shreveport) Times newsroom, Jason Pugh is in his fifth year as the assistant sports information director at Northwestern State after joining the department in October 2014. During his Times tenure, 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 All-Southland Conference men’s basketball performers Jalan West and Zeek Woodley and former All-Southland Conference third baseman Chase Daughdrill (baseball). 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. 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 2015.

Daily Newspapers -LaMar Gafford, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box, 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III,, 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 - Trey Mongrue KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Casey Viera, Rashad Johnson, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Tim Owens, Brad Cesak, Jori Parys, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Alex Anderson, Daniel Brown, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-8615838, 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 - 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, 212-9774540/4541) - 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)

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Davey Antilley Video Services

David Antilley Statistician

Chris Little SID Intern

Dr. Charles Pellegrin Statistician

MATT VINES

Assistant Director of Communication Former sports journalist Matt Vines is in his third year in the Northwestern State sports information office. Vines, a sports writer at The Jackson (Tennessee) Sun, The (Monroe) News-Star and The (Shreveport) Times, began his sports information career as a graduate assistant in 2015 before joining the university as its assistant director of communications in 2016. Vines, a 2008 LSU journalism graduate, serves as the primary media contact for the NSU soccer and softball teams and is the secondary contact for the men’s basketball team. Vines is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and graduated from C.E. Byrd High School. He is pursuing a master’s degree in sport administration at NSU.

Ronnie Pellegrin SID Admin. Asst.

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Track & Field Conference Champions

Individual Champions Gulf States Conference Year Athlete Event Result 1949 Claude Stoutamire High Jump 1950 John Patton 120 Hurdles 1952 Johnny Buck Pole Vault Jack Bice Long Jump Art Ranew Javelin Ledore Gillen 440 Yds Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 1953 Bill Collinsworth Long Jump Mixon Bankston Shot Put Doak Walker 440 Yds Ledore Gillen 880 Yds Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 1954 Charles Johnson Discus Billy Dave Javelin Mixon Bankston Shot Put Larry Whitt Long Jump Linden Claybrook Mile Run Doak Walker 440 Yds Doak Walker 880 Yds Mile Relay (T. Hildebrand, D. Walker, M. Walker, J.P. Self) 1955 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-7 Lacey Lofton Pole Vault 12-7.75 Larry Whitt Long Jump 22-10 Mixon Bankston Shot Put Charles Johnson Discus Jack Bice 220 Yds 21.8 J.P. Self 440 Yds 49.3 Harold Smith 880 Yds 1956 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-6.25 Steve Jordan Long Jump Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds Charlie Hennigan 880 Yds 1957 Bobby Wicher High Jump Don Bowden Long Jump Ludwig Bauderies Shot Put Charles Johnson Discus Lou Leipen Javelin 202-11.5 Steve Jordan 220 Yds Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds Harold Smith 880 Yds 1958 Bobby Wicker High Jump Bert Heckel Shot Put 51-5.5 Bert Heckel Discus 142-5 Lou Leipen Javelin 205-0 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 1959 Bobby Wicker High Jump Bert Heckel Shot Put 49-0 Bert Heckel Discus 138-10.5 Dale Hoffpuar Javelin Sylvester Jimes 440 Yds 1962 Larry Crow High Jump 6-0 Larry Crow Long Jump 23-0.25 Gary Johnson High Jump 1963 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 1964 Gary Johnson Pole Vault Monty Ledbetter Long Jump Ray Hale Mile Run 4:12.3 1965 Dick Reding Shot Put 53-1 Glenn Ermatinger Javelin 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 Paul Truman 2 Mile Run 9:10.5 1971 Tommy Wilson High Jump 1973 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run Mike Brown Long Jump 23-10 1974 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run Grady Lee Discus 156-8.5 Bobby McIntosh Triple Jump Mike Brown Long Jump 24-8 Brian McConnell Javelin 1975 Leo Gatson Mile Run 4:08.7 Brian McConnell Javelin Gulf Star Conference 1985 Terry Douglas Decathlon Steve Stockton Javelin Kevin Johnson Shot Put Kevin Johnson Discus Eric Barber Long Jump 26-3 Eric Barber Triple Jump 53-8 Edgar Washington 100 Meters 400m Relay 40.84 (E. Washington, K. Mosely, P. McGlory, A. Charles) 1986 Eric Lee High Jump 6-10 Kelvin Barber Long Jump Kenneth DeWitt 200 Meters 400m Relay 41.73 (K. DeWitt, A. Edwards, E. Cooper, C. Davis) 1600m Relay (L. Chatman, E. Cooper, T. Thomas, J. Sampson) 1987 Brian Brown High Jump 7-3 Brian Brown Triple Jump 49-7 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump Paul Oenbrink Discus Jamie Horn 110 Hurdles 14.29 Chester Davis 100 Meters Chester Davis 200 Meters 400m Relay 40.11 (A. Edwards, K. DeWitt, E. Cooper, C. Davis) 1600m Relay 3:16.17 (E. Cooper, C. Davis, R. Wilkins, L. Chatman)

5-11.75 15.2 12-0 22-10 176-5 49.4 9:58.5 22-4 45-0.5 49.4 2:00.00 10:18.5 135-11 1/8 171-0 48-3 1/8 22-10.5 4:32.6 48.8 1:59.7 3:25

51-3.75 143-11.5 2:00.44 21-10 47.8 1:59.00 5-10 21-1.5 49-11.75 144-2 22.0 50.0 1:58.9 6-3

49.2 6-3 211-0.5 48.0 6-0 14-6 14-6 23-11 233-1

46-9.5 6-6 1:53.1 14:31.7 1:53.8 14:24.5 49-4 214-8 215-1 6396 240-3 58-7 165-0 10.72

25-1.25 21.74

26-4.25 170-11 10.47 21.11

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 Eric Lancelin High Jump 6-10.75 1992 LaMark Carter Triple Jump LaMark Carter Long Jump Shane Culver Javelin 1600m Relay 3:11.01 (C. Walters, C. Thompson, S. Abernathy, F. Thompson) Janice Miller High Jump 5-6 Marlene Garner 100 Meters 1993 Marlene Garner 100 Meters 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 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 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 1996 Niema Malone Long Jump Terrance Bean High Jump Mike Heimerman Shot Put 1997 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1998 Ronnie Powell 100 Meters Ronnie Powell 200 Meters 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 Shekerah Kyles 400 Meters 1999 Felipe Apablaza High Jump Kenta Bell Triple Jump 54-2 Chad Miller 100 Meters 10.44 Regina Roe Javelin 166-9 Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump Dasha Thompson 200 Meters 2000 Jacqueline Canton High Jump Jacqueline Canton Triple Jump Tyson Dillard Triple Jump Hector Andujo 1500 Meters Latrell Frederick Javelin 2001 Linette Stuart Javelin Latrell Frederick Javelin David Williams Triple Jump 400m Relay 40.12 (P. Stephens, E. Louis, R. Etheridge, H. Jones) 2002 Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump Issa Banna Shot Put 53-2.75 2003 Samantha Ford Javelin Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles Stephanie Sowell Long Jump Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump Issa Banna Shot Put 57-1 Latrell Frederick Javelin Cedric Scott Long Jump 24-9 Cameron Waugh High Jump 2004 Issa Banna Shot Put 59-04.25 2005 Derrion Harris High Jump Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 2006 Shanae Steward 100M Hurdles 2007 Ravyn Hayward 100 Meters Cody Fillinich Javelin 2008 Trecey Rew Discus 151-06 2009 Michael Hill 110M Hurdles 13.95 Cody Fillinich Javelin 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 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 2012 Ashley Aldredge Javelin 2013 Janae Allen Discus 161-07 Justin Walker 100M Dash Hanoj Carter 200M Dash 20.73 2014 Consuela Lindsey 400M Hurdles Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump Rechelle Bessard Discus Jessica Talley Javelin 157-11 Mawardi Berkhadley Heptathlon Justin Walker 100 Meters Justin Walker 200 Meters 400m Relay 39.89 (S. Ryan, K. Jackson, J. Walker, T. Shilling) 2015 2016

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

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

52-5.25 51-7 25-4 210-11

11.74 11.47

51.67 55-2.75

7-1.75 19-7 7-3 56-1 49-7 10.27 20.97

6-11.75 54.97 7-2

42-0.25 23.81 5-10.5 40-1.5 53-7.75 3:55.39 228-2 141-8 245-0 51-10 13.42 43-0 161-8 13.47 20-10.5 42-6.25 231-5 6-11.5 6-10.75 42-2.75 13.67 10.30 237-01 239-10

20.49

145-11 151-08 10.25 58.05 41-7 163-5 3891 9.95 20.47

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

NSU track coaches Jerry Dyes (left), Walter Ledet (middle) and Leon Johnson have combined to win 15 team titles. Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump 42-07.50 George Flaviano 400M Hurdles 51.21 Micah Larkins 100 Meters 10.15 Cedric Paul Shot Put 55-11 Aaron Williams Triple Jump 51-09 Emmanuel Williams Long Jump 25-08.25 4x100 Relay 40.29 (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T. Shilling) 2016 De’Shalyn Jones 100 Meters 11.52 De’Shalyn Jones 200 Meters 23.16 Natashia Jackson 400 Meters 53.85 Tamara Style 400 Hurdles 59.88 4x100 Relay 45.30 (B. Payton, D. Jones, T. Style, N. Jackson) 4X400 Relay 3:40.66 (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, M. Morton) Cori Runnels Discus 153-11 Kelsey Frank Javelin 156-03 4X100 Relay 40.16 (A. James, M. Larkins, G. Flaviano, T. Shilling) 2018 De’Shalyn Jones 100 Meters 11.44 De’Shalyn Jones 200 Meters 23.09 Natashia Jackson 400 Meters 53.63 Daeshon Gordon 100M Hurdles 13.14 Daeshon Gordon 400M Hurdles 58.83 4x100 Relay 44.75 (D. Gordon, D. Jones, D. Moore, N.Jackson) 4x400 Relay 3:36.31 (T. Style, D. Jones, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy Micah Larkins 100 Meters 10.12 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 20-10.5

Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 43-0.25 Terry Gatson 400 Meters 48.16 Cameron Waugh High Jump 6-9 4x400m Relay 3:12.70 (M. Pitre, D. Pittman, J. Wolfe, T. Gatson) 2004 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 20-03.5 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 42-09.5 TaMeshia Miller 60M Hurdles 8.60 2005 Issa Banna Shot Put 57-8.5 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.82 J.D. Henry 200 Meters 21.64 TaMeshia Miller 60 Meters 8.48 2006 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.80 Darrian Harris High Jump 2007 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.70 Shanae Steward 60 M Hurdles 8.51 2008 Trecey Rew Shot Put 49-9.25 2009 None 2010 Trecey Rew Shot Put 52-02.50 2011 4x440 Relay 3:49.30 (C. Seibles, C. Lindsy, A. Warren, Q. Griffin) Trecey Rew Shot Put 50-08.75 Trecey Rew Weight 58-00.25 2012 None 2013 Jerrica Tillery Triple Jump 40-02.25 Kendal Taylor 200M Dash 21.51 2014 Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump 39-9.25 Mawardi Berkhadley Pentathlon 2963 Justin Walker 60 Meters 6.71 Justin Walker 200 Meters 21.17 Emmanuel Williams Long Jump 25-6 Emmanuel Williams Triple Jump 50-4.75 2015 Brent Giddens 60 Meters 8.13 Aaron Williams Triple Jump 51-01 Aaron Williams Long Jump 24-07.75 Cedric Paul Shot Put 53-00.25 Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump 39-11.25 Keona Jackson Shot Put 49-11.25 2016 Por’sha Thomas Triple Jump 42-04.00 Amir James 60 Meters 6.76 Amir James 200 Meters 21.18 Aaron Williams Triple Jump 50-06.75 Emmanuel Williams Long Jump 25-00.50 2017 Daeshon Gordon 60 Hurdles 8.20 De’Shalyn Jones 400 Meters 54.43 4X400 Relay 3:45.43 (T. Style, N. Jackson, D. Gordon, D. Jones) Amir James 200 Meters 21.15 2018 Daeshon Gordon 60 Hurdles 8.29 Natashia Jackson 400 Meters 54.78 De’Shalyn Jones 200 Meters 24.02 4x400 Relay 3:43.89 (C. Willis, N. Jackson, W. Lageroy, D. Moore) 2019 4x400 Relay 3:43.60 (D. Granados, N. Jackson, D. Moore, K. Evans) Natashia Jackson 200m 24.02 Micah Larkins 60m 6.68

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Conference results Men’s Team Finishes Outdoor Year Place Coach 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

5th 6th 5th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 4th 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 4th 7th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 4th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 5th 4th 8th 7th 10th 7th 6th 6th 9th 5th 5th 7th 3rd 4th 5th

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

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

Conf.

Harry Turpin Gulf States Harry Turpin Gulf States Harry Turpin Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Walter Ledet Gulf States Ernest Howell Gulf States Ernest Howell Gulf States John Thompson Gulf States John Thompson Gulf States John Thompson Gulf States John Thompson Gulf States Glen Gossett Gulf States Jerry Dyes Gulf South Jerry Dyes Gulf South Jerry Dyes Gulf South Leon Johnson Gulf Star Leon Johnson Gulf Star Leon Johnson Gulf Star Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Leon Johnson Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland Mike Heimerman Southland

Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson Leon Johnson

Conf.

Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland Southland

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

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

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

Women’s Team Finishes Outdoor Year Place Coach 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

6th 3rd 7th 7th 8th 8th 5th 3rd 6th 6th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 7th 6th 5th 10th 8th 7th 8th 10th 7th 5th 2nd 7th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd

Conf

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

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

Indoor Year Place Coach 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

8th 6th 7th 7th 6th 4th 4th 4th 9th 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 7th 8th 7th 7th 9th 9th 5th 5th 10th 7th 7th 5th 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd

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

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

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Division I All-Americans

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

Athlete

Jasmyn Steels Aaron Williams Emmanuel Williams Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Ronnie Powell Terrance Bean Terrance Bean Eric Lancelin LaMark Carter Brian Brown Brian Brown Brian Brown Llewellyn Starks Llewellyn Starks Al Edwards Jarrot Handy Ricky Thomas Mike Brown Mike Brown

Indoor Event

Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump 55M Dash High Jump High Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump Long Jump Long Jump 55M Dash Triple Jump Long Jump Long Jump Long Jump

Place

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

Year

2018 2018 2018 2018 2016 2016 2016 Joe Delaney 2016 2016 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2011 2011 Mark Duper 2011 2010 2009 2007 2006 2006 2005 2003 2003 2001 Cross Country 2000 Latrell Frederick 1999 1975 Leo Gatson Cross Country 1974 Frank Trammel Cross Country 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1993 1993 1991 1990 1988 Regina Roe Brian Brown Eric Lancelin Al Edwards 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 1976 1976 1976 1976 NSU’s 1981 NCAA Outdoor National Championship 4x100 Relay 1974 team of Joe Delaney, Mark Duper, Victor Oatis and Mario Johnson 1973

Athlete

Outdoor

Amir James Tre’Darius Carr Micah Larkins Kie’Ave Harry George Flaviano Amir James Micah Larkins Ty Shilling Emmanuel Williams Justin Walker Justin Walker Justin Walker Hanoj Carter Kendall Taylor Gabriel White Janae Allen Trecey Rew Trecey Rew Jessica Talley Trecey Rew Cody Fillinich Cody Fillinich Cody Fillinich Ravyn Hayward Cody Fillinich Samantha Ford Latrell Frederick Latrell Frederick Latrell Frederick Kenta Bell Ronnie Powell Ronnie Powell Terrance Bean Eric Lancelin LaMark Carter LaMark Carter Eric Lancelin LaMark Carter Brian Brown Brian Brown Llewellyn Starks Brian Brown Al Edwards Kenneth DeWitt Edgar Cooper Cedric Evans Mario Johnson Edgar Washington Cedric Evans Percy McGlory Steve Stockton Mark Duper Mark Duper Mario Johnson Edgar Washington Ray Brown John Campbell Joe Delaney Mark Duper Victor Oatis Mario Johnson Steve Stockton Jarrot Handy Robert Hardwell Robert Hardwell Robert Hardwell Andrew Morning Mike Brown Ricky Thomas Frank Trammel Leo Gatson Bobby McIntosh Randy Moore John Barrier Mike Brown Mike Brown

Event

4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Long Jump 200M Dash 100M Dash 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus Discus Shot Put Javelin Shot Put Javelin Javelin Javelin 100M Dash Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin Triple Jump 100M Dash 100M Dash High Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump High Jump High Jump Long Jump High Jump 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay Javelin 100M 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay Shot Put 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay Javelin Long Jump 100M 200M 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 4x100M Relay 10,000M 1500M Triple Jump 3000M Steeplechase Pole Vault Long Jump Long Jump

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Place

7th 7th 7th 7th 15th 15th 15th 15th 7th 3rd 4th 11th 11th 11th 11th 10th Nat’l Champion 15th 9th 9th 8th 4th 9th 10th 10th 12th 12th 5th 5th 8th 7th 7th 9th 7th 4th 10th 8th 8th 5th 6th 3rd 5th 8th 8th 8th 8th 6th 6th 6th 6th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th Nat’l Champion Nat’l Champion Nat’l Champion Nat’l Champion 3rd 5th

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NCAA Qualifiers Athlete Jasmyn Steels Aaron Williams Emmanuel Williams Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Jacqueline Canton Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Stephanie Sowell Jacqueline Canton Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Tyson Dillard Felilpe Apablaza Regina Roe Tiffany Cronin Tabitha Johnigan Ronnie Powell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Ronnie Powell Terrance Bean Kenta Bell Terrance Bean Terrance Bean Brian Brown Brian Brown Brian Brown Kenneth DeWitt Mario Johnson Athlete Micah Larkins Cedric Paul Daeshon Gordon Daeshon Gordon Natashia Jackson De’Shalyn Jones Deja Moore Amir James Micah Larkins Kie’Ave Harry Tre’Darius Carr George Flaviano Amir James Micah Larkins Ty Shilling Gabriel White Ashley Aldredge Emmanuel Williams Ashley Aldredge Justin Walker Justin Walker Justin Walker Justin Walker Hanoj Carter Kendall Taylor Gabriel White Janae Allen Trecey Rew Trecey Rew Cody Fillinich Chad Leath Cody Fillinich Ravyn Hayward Cody Fillinich Ravyn Hayward

Indoor

Northwestern State

Event Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Javelin Triple Jump Shot Put 100M Dash Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump 55M Dash High Jump Long Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump 200M Dash 55M Dash

Year 2019 2015 2014 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997 1996 1995 1990 1989 1988 1987 1983

Mark 20-9 ¼ 52-4 ½ 25-6 20-10 ½ 42-10 ¼ 5-10 ¾ 20-10 ½ 43-1 41-8 ½ 41-2 ½ 54-3 ½ 54-8 ½ 26-4 ½ 52-7 ¼ 7-3 166-9 42-1 ¼ 49-7 ¾ 10.13 25-10 ¼ 52-6 ½ 52-0 6.17 7-3 25-2 7-4 ½ 7-2 7-5 ¾ 7-6 7-6 ½ 21.48 6.28

Event 100M Dash Shot Put 100M Hurdles 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Javelin Long Jump Javelin 100M Dash 200M Dash 100M Dash 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Discus Shot Put Discus Javelin 400M Hurdles Javelin 100M Dash Javelin 100M Dash

Year 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2010 2010 2009 2008 2007 2007 2006 2006

Mark 10.18 Foul 13.58 44.98 44.98 44.98 44.98 39.63 39.63 39.63 39.63 39.85 39.85 39.85 39.85 39.85 157-5 25-03 ½ 158-0 10.31 20.47 10.33 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 176-2 53-06 ½ 179-0 225-1 51.26 237-2 10.29 230-9 10.25

Outdoor

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

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

2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1992 1991 1991 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1987 1987 1985 1985 1985 1985 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1982 1981 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980

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160-9 218-0 215-5 210-2 6-11 148-9 161-8 261-3 13.13 52-6 ¾ 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 3:06.89 13.42 11.41 43-0 245-0 227-11 5-11 ¼ 229-2 148-5 42-1.¼ 49-7 ¾ 166-9 49-5 ½ 153-2 49-7 10.25 7-3 25-10 7-3 ¾ 7-3 ½ 51- 8 ½ 41-4 ¼ 11.46 13.87 7-3 40.04 40.04 40.04 40.04 53- 9 39.96 39.96 39.96 39.96 7-5 20.74 10.36 7-5 39.70 39.70 39.70 39.70 7-4 ¼ 26-2 25-10 ½ 26-3 53-8 254-4 20.80 39.93 39.93 39.93 39.93 7653 20.65 39.48 39.48 39.48 39.48 20.70

Track & Field

Demon Top Performances Running Events 100 Meters 1.Justin Walker 2.Micah Larkins 3.Justin Walker 4.Justin Walker 5.Justin Walker 5.Justin Walker 5.Micah Larkins 5.Amir James 9.Ronnie Powell 9.Justin Walker 11.Justin Walker 11.Micah Larkins 13.Justin Walker 14.Micah Larkins 15.Justin Walker 16.Amir James 17.Micah Larkins 17.Amir James 19.Mark Duper 20.Amir James 20.Justin Walker 22.Justin Walker 22.Micah Larkins 24.Ravyn Hayward 24.Justin Walker 26.Justin Walker 27.Amir James

Time (wind) 9.95 (2.5) (5/11/14) 10.02 (3.6) (3/31/18) 10.06 (2.4) (6/27/14) 10.08 (3.7) (4/26/14) 10.12 (1.8) (6/13/14) 10.12 (2.3) (6/11/14) 10.12 (-0.3) (5/6/18) 10.12 (3.6) (3/31/18) 10.13 (2.5) (4/25/98) 10.13 (4.0) (5/1/10) 10.15 (2.3) (5/16/10) 10.15 (4.8) (5/8/16) 10.16 (1.4) (5/10/14) 10.17 (2.0) (4/21/18) 10.18 (3.9) (5/15/11) 10.19 (4.8) (5/8/16) 10.20 (2.1) (3/31/17) 10.20 (2.9) (4/8/17) 10.21 (4/15/82) 10.22 (3.1) (3/30/18) 10.22 (4.1) (4/30/11) 10.23 (1.5) (4/18/14) 10.23 (2.0) (3/30/18) 10.25 (2.4) (4/8/06) 10.25 (2.7) (5/12/13) 10.28 (3.0) (6/5/13) 10.31 (1.4) (5/25/17)

200 Meters 1.Justin Walker 2.Amir James 3.Amir James 3.Justin Walker 5.Justin Walker 6.Justin Walker 7.Justin Walker 8.Micah Larkins 9.Amir James 10.Justin Walker 11.Amir James 12.Amir James 12Justin Walker 12.Justin Walker 12.Hanoj Carter 12.Joe Delaney 17.Justin Walker 18.Hanoj Carter 19.Justin Walker 19.Amir James 21.Justin Walker 22.Damon West 23.Mark Duper

Time (wind) 20.13 (2.1) (6/14/14) 20.41 (5/25/18) 20.47 (0.1) (5/6/18) 20.47 (1.6) (5/11/14) 20.48 (4.5) (4/26/14) 20.49 (0.3) (5/16/10) 20.52 (4.1) (4/19/14) 20.53 (0.1) (5/6/18) 20.56 (2.4) (3/18/17) 20.58 (1.2) (5/30/14) 20.63 (1.7) (4/8/17) 20.64 (0.8) (5/26/17) 20.64(3.7) (6/29/14) 20.64 (4.1) (5/15/11) 20.64 (4.1) (3/16/13) 20.64 (5/2/81) 20.66 (0.4) (4/5/14) 20.67 (1.9) (4/6/13) 20.70 (-2.4) (6/12/14) 20.70 (2.5) (4/13/18) 20.72 (0.7) (6/28/14) 20.74 (4/28/90) 20.77 (1.4) (6/25/80)

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

Time(wind) 45.90 46.13 46.65 46.71 46.85

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

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

Time(wind 1:49.24 1:49.60 1:50.37 1:50.23 1:50.37

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

Time(wind 3:46.45 3:46.93 3:49.60 3:49.83 3:50.40

3000 Meters

Time(wind

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

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)

Time(wind 14:21.40 14:33.80 14:34.80 15:00.54 15:02.32

Time(wind 26-4 ½ 26-4 ½ 26-4 ½ 26-3 26-2

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

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

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

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

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

Time(wind 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)

Triple Jump 1. LaMark Carter 2. Kenta Bell 3. Eric Lancelin 4.Tyson Dillard 4. Eric Barbier 5. Tyson Dillard 6.Tyson Dilliard

Time(wind 55-2. ¾ 54-8 ¼ 54-8 53-10 ¼ 53-8 53-7 ¾ 52-4 ½

(1993) (1999) (1994) (4/28/00) (4/25/85) (5/16/00) (4/24/99)

110M Hurdles 1. Joe Rhyans 2. Jamie Horn 3. J.D. Henry 4. Mike Hill 5. Eric Lee 6.Tommy Mitchell

Time(wind 13.85 13.88 13.93 13.95 (2.0) 14.10 14.10

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

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

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

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

Time(wind 50.53 51.06 51.67 51.99 52.06

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

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

Time(wind 188-0 187-5 167-1 160-5 141-3

(3/16/18) (2009) (4/15/17) (5/5/18)

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

Time(wind 8:52.00 8:57.70 8:57.84 9:05.83 9:08.10

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

Weight Throw (Indoor) 1. Daniel Yarbrough 2. Kyrin Tucker 3. Marquise Foster 4. Cedric Paul 5. Morgan Redmon JAVELIN 1. Latrell Frederick 2. Cody Fillinich 3. Craig Nall 4. Jeremy Lofton 5. Trevor Aldredge

Time(wind 61-04 ¾ 60-8 ¾ 59-1 ½ 53-7 ¾ 47-10 ½

(2/20/09) (2/9/18) (1/12/18) (1/27/18) (1/22/09)

Time(wind 261-09 239-10 228-08 219-09 219-06

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

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

Time(wind 271-10 242-2 ¾ 228-8 219-9 219-6

(6/6/83) (1966) (2001) (2002, SLC) (5/19/91)

Marathon Time(wind 1. Mark Bolt 2:38:40.5 2. John Been 2:41:05.0 3. Frank Trammel 2:43:04.7 4. Windell Bonner 2:45:34.0

(5/6/77)

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

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

Time(wind 261-9 239-10 228-8 219-9 219-6

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

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

Time(wind 180-8 175-11 176-3 ¾ 176-3 176-0

(5/11/96) (5/15/93) (3/25/89) (4/21/18)

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

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

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

(5/30/81) (5/22/76) (5/10/69) (5/6/18) (5/10/75)

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

Time(wind 7-8 7-4 ½ 7-3 7-3 7-1 ¾

(5/1/10)

DECATHLON Time(wind 1. Rick Schweitzer 7,653 2. John Barrier 7,489 3. Paul Papillion 6,448 4. Trey Guillory 6,423 5. Terry Douglas 6,396

(4/10/76)

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

HEPTATHLON Time(wind 1. Jarrot Remo 4,096 (2/16/16) 2. Deylon Key 4,045 (2/16/16)

(3/9/90) (1996) (4/24/99) (1993)

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Demon Top Performances

Northwestern State

4x100M RELAY 1. 39.03 Mario Johnson, Edgar Washington, Ray Brown, Mark Duper (6/5/82) 2. 39.32 Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, Mario Johnson, Mark Duper (6/6/81) 3. 39.34 Kie’Ave Harry, Micah Larkins, Amir James, Tre’Darius Carr (5/26/18) 4. 39.45 Kie’Ave Harry, Micah Larkins, Amir James, Michael McGruder (3/31/18) 5. 39.48 Victor Oatis, Joe Delaney, David Fuller, Mark Duper (4/26/80) 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 2. 3:19.45 Robert Hardwell, Andrew Morning, Andrei Moore, Leo Gatson 3. 3:22.43 William Dunn, Mark Duper, Tommy Swacker, Windell Bonner 4. 3:29.22 Raymond Hatton, Quincy Davison, Dezrick Williams, Karllis Perry 5. 3:29.97 Gabriel White, Amir James, Anthony Taylor, Grant Butts

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

DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. 9:57.20 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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Lady Demon Top Performances Running Events 100 Meters 1. De’Shalyn Jones 2. Camille Pouncy 3. Jermeka McBride 4. Marlene Garner 5.De’Shalyn Jones 5.De’Shalyn Jones 7.De’Shalyn Jones 8.De’Shalyn Jones 9.Jermeka McBride 10.Anna Forest 11.Anna Forest

Time(wind 11.37 (1.4) 11.41 (3.5) 11.44 (2.7) 11.47 11.50 (1.4) 11.50 (2.1) 11.52 (0.5) 11.54 (4.6) 11.56 (3.3) 11.61 (2.4) 11.67 (0.7)

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

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

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

Time(wind 53.61 53.63 53.63 54.97 55.13 55.18

(4/15/17) (5/16/12) (5/6/18) (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

Time(wind 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

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

Time(wind 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)

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

Time(wind 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)

10,000 Meters 1. Maryalyce Walsh 2. Danielle Schaeffer

Time(wind 37:05.93 (1993) 37:24.66 (1996)

(4/21/18) (5/11/02) (5/8/16) (4/24/93) (4/8/17) (5/13/17) (5/14/17) (3/31/17) (5/7/16) (5/1/10) (5/16/10)

3. Sarah Emory 4. Julie Lessiter 5. Jody Gowdy

39:05.25 40:00.69 40:00.87

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

3000 Steeplechase 1. Allison Fontenot 2. Jacqueline Rushford 3. Courtney Hershberger 4. Emily Sitarz

Time(wind 11:28.70 11:47.15 11:58.11 12:26.03

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

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

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

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

Time(wind 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)

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

Time(wind 166-9 166-0 162-7 159-3 ¼ 156-3

(5/17/99) (4/6/12) (2006) (3/14/15) (5/13/17)

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

Time(wind 192-4 176-2 177-4 156-1 160-8

(6/8/11) (6/6/13) (4/2/16) (3/28/13) (4/21/18)

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

Time(wind 57-0 ¼ 50-0 ½ 49-7 ¾ 48-5 ¼ 47-11 ¼

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

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

Time(wind 5-11 ¼ 5-10 ¾ 5-8 ½ 5-8 5-8 5-7 ¾

Long Jump 1.Jasmyn Steels 2.Jasmyn Steels 3.Stephanie Sowell 4.Stephanie Sowell 5.Stephanie Sowell 6.Jasmyn Steels 7.Kenyah McDaniel 8. Jessica Tuck 9. Jasmyn Steels 10.TaMeshia Miller 11.Niema Malone 12.Stephanie Sowell 12.Jessica Tuck 14.Jasmyn Steels 15.Kenyah McDaniel

Time(wind 21-2½ (3/8/19) 21-1¼ (3/8/19) 20-10½ (2003) 20-9¾(2.3) (4/5/03) 20-9¼(1.7) (5/18/03) 20-7¾ (2.1) (5/12/18) 20-5¼(2.3) (4/26/14) 20-3½(0.3) (5/14/06) 20-0½(0.3) (5/5/18) 19-11¾(0.8) (5/14/06) 19-11½(1/2) (4/27/96) 19-11(0.4) (5/15/05) 19-11 (4.0) (4/12/08) 19-9¼(0.9) (3/18/17) 19-7(0.5) (5/29/14)

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

Time(wind 43-1 (2003) 43-0¼ (2002) 42-7½(4.1) (5/7/16) 42-6¼(2.3) (5/19/03) 42-6¼(2.8) (4/18/15) 42-5¼(2.4) (4/23/16) 42-2¾(2.8) (5/15/05) 42-1¼ (5/8/99) 42-1¼(1.7) (5/9/15) 41-11¼(3.6) (5/7/16) 41-10¾(2.2) (5/28/16) 41-7 (5/11/14)

Pole Vault 1. Reagan Darbonne 2. Haley Blount 3. Angel Villa 4. Danielle Moss 5. Sarah Lewis Caitlin McCaulsin

Time(wind 12-1 ½ 11-6 ¼ 10-11 ¾ 10-11 ¾ 9-5 ¾ 9-5 ¾

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

Time(wind 184-8 ¾ 183-7 178-7 174-11 174-4

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

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

64-5 ¼ 61-5 60-6 ¾ 58-8 57-9 ¾

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

Heptathlon 1. Mawi Berkhadley

4,068

(3/28/14)

(4/28/18) (2006) (4/9/16) (4/9/16)

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

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Lady Demon Top Performances Relays 4x100 Relay 1. 44.68 2. 44.74 3. 45.25 4. 45.29 5. 45.30

Erica Casanove, Kim Pouncy, Camille Pouncy, Shadashaila Thompson Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Deja Moore Angelica Kotun, Shamaigun VanBuren, Constance Seibles, Anna Forest Shekerah Kyles, Kim Pouncy, Camille Pouncy, Shadashaila Thompson Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones, Tamara Style, Natashia Jackson

4x200 Relay 1. 1:35.70 2. 1:37.22 3. 1:37.24 4. 1:39.55 5. 1:40.17

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

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

Tamara Style, De’Shalyn Jones, Widline Lageroy, Natashia Jackson Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, Widline Lageroy, Courtney Willis Quiana Griffin, Constance Seibles, Lawana Perkins, Consuela Lindsay Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Widline Lageroy Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style

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

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

(2000) (5/6/18) (5/16/10) (4/3/99) (4/1/17)

(5/6/18) (4/21/18) (5/13/12) (5/5/17)

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)

Northwestern State

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NSU Leon Johnson Invitational Meet Records

Men’s Records Event 100M: 200M: 400M: 800M: 1500M: 3000M: 5000M: 10,000M: 110M Hurdles: 400M Hurdles: 3000M SC: 4x100M Relay: 4x400M Relay: 4x400M JV Relay: High Jump: Pole Vault: Long Jump: Triple Jump: Shot Put: Discus: Hammer: Javelin:

Time/Mark Name School 10.13 Justin Walker Northwestern State 10.13 Ronnie Powell Northwestern State 20.47 Justin Walker Northwestern State 46.34 Mike Green Northwestern State 1:49.56 Geryl House Lamar 3:52.6 Mark Mosley Ouachita Baptist 8:53.63 Sam Stabler Lamar 14:25.6 Doug Keller Mankato State 31:46.24 Jonathan Granger USL 13.9 James McCrainey Southern 51.56 Chad Leath Northwestern State 8:57.1 John Kebirio Abilene Christian 39.69 Northwestern State (J. Tappin, S. Abernathy, C. Walters, L. Carter) 3:09.61 Northwestern State (M. Batts, K. Taylor, J. Emery, M. Green) 3:16.0 Prairie View A&M 7-3 Neil Guidry Nike West 17-6 ½ Jeff Rodriguez UT-Tyler 26-5 Vernon George Unattached 26-5 Kenta Bell Unattached 56-6 ¾ Kenta Bell Unattached/NSU 62-11 John Campbell Northwestern State 215-3 Jason Morgan Unattached 222-1 Adonson Shallow Southeastern La. 239-10 Cody Fillinich Northwestern State

Women’s Records

Event Time/Mark Name School 100M: 11.47 Marlene Garner Northwestern State 200M: 23.12 Quanisha Sales Louisiana Tech 400M: 53.92 De’Shalyn Jones Northwestern State 800M: 2:12.72 Esther Abuto Texas-Arlington 1500M: 4:40.61 Christal Traylor Northwestern State 3000M: 10:05.32 Tami Micham Northeast Louisiana 5000M: 17:24.36 Kindan Kindane Kennesaw State 10,000M: 41:14.46 Christine Blanchard McNeese State 100M Hurdles: 13.27 Antoinette Cobb Louisiana Tech 400M Hurdles: 1:00.63 Sharon Johnson Louisiana Tech 3000M SC: 11:28.03 Meredith Blocker Stephen F. Austin 4x100M Relay: 45.25 Northwestern State (A. Kotun, S. VanBuren, C. Seibles, A. Forest) 4x400M Relay: 3:43.21 Texas-Arlington (Smith, Cubertson, Baldwin, Turner) High Jump: 5-10 ½ Avanna Walker Louisiana Tech 5-10 ½ Jacqueline Canton Northwestern State Pole Vault: 13-3 Jennie Sewell Sam Houston State Long Jump: 21-8 ¼ Marita Hunt Unattached Triple Jump: 41-10 ½ Natasha Barber McNeese State Shot Put: 56-11 ½ Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU Discus: 192-9 Trecey Rew Unattached/NSU Hammer: 208-6 Cristal Kostiew NY Athletics Club Javelin: 170-10 Samantha Ford Unattached/NSU

Date 5/1/10 4/25/98 4/27/91 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 Date 4/24/93 5/1/10 4/28/18 5/1/10 4/25/98 4/28/92 4/9/16 4/27/91 5/1/10 4/28/18 4/10/08 5/1/10

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

4/16/11 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. Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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NSU Outdoor Records Demon Records Relays Running Events Event Athlete Mark/Time Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 5000M 10,000M 3000M SC 110 Hurdles 400 Hurdles

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

Mark/Time 10.12 20.41 45.90 1:49.24 3:46.45 8:41.83 14:21.4 29:10.0 8:52.0 13.86 50.53

Field Events Event Javelin-Old Javelin-New Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Decathalon

Athlete Steve Stockton Latrell Frederick Kenta Bell Lewellyn Starks Jarrot Handy LaMark Carter Brian Brown John Barrier John Campbell Marquise Foster Allen Smith Rick Schweitzer

Mark/Time 271-10 261-3 26-4 ¼ 26-4 ¼ 26-4 ¼ 55-2 ¾ 7-8 16-8 65-8 ½ 188-0 180-8 7653

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

Athlete 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 2014 2018 1976 1976 1981 2015 1969 1976 1976 1993 2008 Year 1983 2001 1999 1987 1980 1993 1990 1979 1982 2018 1996 1982 Year 1982 1980 2003 1981 1976 1975

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

Casanave, Pouncy, Pouncy, Thompson Gordon, Jones, Jackson, Style Style, Jones, Lageroy, Jackson Coughlin, Ellis, Emory, Perkins Kotun, Seibles, Nowak, Warren Davison, Landry, Schaeffer, Walsh

44.68 1:35.70 3:36.31 9:33.03 3:58.75 12:31.57

Walter P. Ledet Complex Records

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

Athlete (School) Justin Walker (NSU) Ronnie Powell (NSU) Elston Cawley (UTA) Leonard Byrd (UTSA) 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 ¼ 7-6 18-4 ¾ 65-3 ¾ 222-1 200-0 7920 39.34 1:23.90 3:07.17 7:30.25 3:22.49 9:53.80

Date 5/1/10 4/25/98 5/15/00 5/18/96 4/30/85 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

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) Kindan Kindane (Kennesaw State) 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) UT-Arlington 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 17:24.36 35:49.08 13.27 58.17 175-1 21-8 ¼ 42-0 5-11 ¼ 13-3 56-11 ½ 208-6 192-4 5288 39.58 1:23.90 3:40.28 9:35.02 1:46.07 12:18.33

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 4/9/16 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 5/16/00 5/10/84 3/8/86 3/10/93 3/10/93 3/11/92

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

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

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

Year 2002 2017 2017 1998 1998 1992 2012 1995 1993 2003 2014

Year 2000 2017 2012 2012 2011 1995

Event 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 3000 SC 5000M: 10,000M 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles Javelin Athlete Mark/Time Year Long Jump Regina Roe 166-9 1999 Triple Jump Stephanie Sowell 20-10 ½ 2003,04 High Jump Stephanie Sowell 43-1 2003 Pole Vault Jacqueline Canton 5-11 ¼ 2001 Shot Put Reagan Darbonne 12-1 ½ 2018 Hammer Trecey Rew 57-0 ¼ 2011 Discus Rechelle Bessard 184-8 ¾ 2015 Heptathlon Trecey Rew 192-4 2011 4x100 Relay Rechelle Bessard 64-5 ¼ 2015 4x200 Relay Yetta James 5306 1988 4x400 Relay 4x800 Relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

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Track & Field NSU Indoor Records Demon Records Relays Running Events Event Athlete Mark/Time Event 55M 55 Hurdles 60M 60 Hurdles 200M 300M 400M 600Y 600M 800M 1000M Mile 1600M 3000M 2 Mile 5000 Meter

Athlete Ronnie Powell Joe Rhyans Micah Larkins/Ronnie Powell Tremayne Flagler Amir James Amir James Charles Green Chris Pearson DJ Beyette Todd Boddie Jason Wingard Joshua Wilkins Billy Gaines Mark Keough Damien Rosado Mark Keough

Mark/Time 6.17 7.45 6.63 7.83 21.08 32.79 47.31 1:13.87 1:22.34 1:51.54 2:33.13 4:12.15 4:20.10 8:35.17 9:27.49 14:48.91

Field Events Event High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Weight Throw Pole Vault

Athlete Brian Brown Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Ryan Martin Daniel Yarbrough Keith Poirrer

Mark/Time 7-8 26-3 ¾ 54- 5 ½ 57-1 ½ 61-4 ¾ 15-11

Year 1998 1994 1998/2018 2019 2017 2017 2010 2009 2009 1998 1998 2018 1991 1998 1993 1998

4x100 Relay 4x400Y Relay DMR

Jones, Jackson, Lageroy, Moore Seibles, Lindsay, Warren, Griffin Bor, Fisher, Hoffman, Saloman

3:41.76 3:49.30 12:39.88

Year 2018 2011 2006

Year 1990 2000 2000 1994 2009 1991

Relays Event 4x400 Relay DMR

Athlete James, Flaviano, Larkins, Milton Unknown

Mark/Time Year 3:13.72 2017 10:00.76 1998

Lady Demon Records Running Events Event 55M 60M 55 Hurdles 60 Hurdles 200M 300M 400M 600Y 600M 800M 1000M Mile 3000M 3 Mile 5000M

Field Events Event High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Weight Throw Pentathlon

Athlete Marlene Garner Jermeka McBride Erin Knox Daeshon Gordon Natashia Jackson De’Shalyn Jones De’Shalyn Jones Jasmine Dansby Jessica Coleman Jessica Coleman Margeaux Fisher Karensa Ellis Naumy Bor Maryalyce Walsh Sarah Emory

Mark/Time 7.04 7.51 8.03 8.15 23.99 38.21 54.29 1:29.82 1:38.05 2:14.22 3:06.62 5:09.84 10:37.87 18:06.32 19:18.77

Year 1993 2017 2012 2018 2018 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2006 2013 2006 1993 2012

Athlete Quanese Jones-Young Reagan Darbonne Jasmyn Steels Stephanie Sowell Trecey Rew Rechelle Bessard Mawi Berkhadley

Mark/Time 5-8 ¾ 13-2 ½ 21-2 ½ 43-1 53-0 ¾ 64-5 ¼ 2,963

Year 2018 2019 2019 2003 2011 2015 2014

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