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Work, and Good Things Can Happen for You at NSU All the world’s a stage, wrote Shakespeare ... and that stage is within the grasp of NSU track and field athletes. LaMark Carter and Kenta Bell are the latest Northwestern products to emerge as international competitors.

Cody FilliniCh • 4-time All-AmeriCA • 2005 USA JUniorS rUnner-Up • JAvelin

KentA Bell • 2004 & 2008 olympiC GAmeS, teAm USA • triple JUmp

lAmArK CArter • 2000 olympiC GAmeS, teAm USA • triple JUmp

lAtrell FrederiCK • 1999 USA JUniorS ChAmpion • JAvelin

BriAn Brown • 1990 nCAA ChAmpion, 1989 USA ChAmpion • hiGh JUmp

roBert etheridGe • 2000 USA JUniorS ChAmpion • lonG JUmp

treCey rew • 2012 nCAA ChAmpion • diSCUS

A Simple Formula for Success, in Sports, in Life It’s all about respect. Respect for the sport. Respect for the student-athlete. Respect for the university they repre-sent, and the community in which they live. It’s a very big picture approach to track and field at Northwestern State. The NSU track and field coaching staff is anchored by one of the icons of collegiate track, Demon head coach Leon Johnson, a man legendary among his peers and beloved by his colleagues and athletes. It’s a family atmosphere, with everybody getting equal billing and pulling equal weight. The coaching team compiles of some of the bright-est young coaches anywhere to provide NSU’s athletes with the finest technical knowledge presented in a nurtur-ing, positive teaching environment. It’s about respect, after all. And continually striving to be better than you were yesterday, as an athlete, as a student, as a person.

Conference Championships in the Leon Johnson Era2002 Southland Conference Outdoors2001 Southland Conference Indoors 1999 Southland Conference Outdoors1998 Southland Conference Indoors1994 Southland Conference Indoors 1993 Southland Conference Outdoors 1993 Southland Conference Indoors 1987 Gulf Star Outdoors1985 Gulf Star Outdoors

2012 NCAA discus champion Trecey Rew with 1990 NCAA high jump champion Brian Brown

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1 NSU Track Tradition2 TableofContents•QuickFacts3 This is NSU4 NSU Campus Life5 NSU Campus Life6 NSU Academics7 CHAMPS/ Life Skills8 SportsInformation•MediaInfo

CoAChinG StAFF & AthleteS

9 2012 Season Outlook11 Head Coach Leon Johnson13 Head Coach Mike Heimerman14 Adam Mallory14 Deam Johnson15 2012 Demon Roster16 2012 Demon Profiles27 2012 Lady Demon Roster28 2012 Lady Demon Profiles

UniverSity And AthletiC perSonnel

38 President Randall J. Webb39 Vice President Jerry Pierce40 Director of Athletics Greg Burke41 Athletic Administration43 NSU Sports Medicine

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45 Individual Conference Champs47 NCAA Division I All-Americans48 NationalQualifiers49 Records51 NSU Invtational Records52 Walter P. Ledet Complex Records

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Name . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern State UniversityFounded . . . . . . . 1884, as Louisiana Normal SchoolLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natchitoches, LAColors . . . . . . . Purple and White with Orange TrimPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Randall WebbVice President, External Affairs . . . . . . Jerry PierceEnrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,191(Fall2011)Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Divison IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SouthlandDirector of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . Greg BurkeAssociate AD/External Relations. . . . . .Todd GarzarelliAssistant AD/ Compliance. . . . . . . Dustin EubanksSWA/Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . Carrie CrowellAssistant Marketing Director . . . . . . . . Clay ShawMarketing Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . Jack SmithTicket Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle BarnardAssistant Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . Cary BrunoBusiness Manager . . . . . . . . . RoxanneFreemanFacility Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rocky SmithEvent Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott SmithFaculty Representative . . . . . . . . . . Jody Biscoe

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Head Coach (Men) . . . . . . . . . . . . Leon JohnsonHead Coach (Women) . . . . . . . . .Mike HeimermanAssistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Malloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean JohnsonAdministrative Assistant . . . . . . . Elizabeth HollowayTrack & Field Phone . . . . . . . . . . . (318)357-5252Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . Demons/Lady DemonsColors . . . . . . . Purple and White with Orange TrimStadium . . . . . . . . . Walter P. Ledet Track Complex2011 Indoor Conference Finish . . . . . . . .Men - 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Women - 5th2011 Outdoor Conference Finish . . . . . . . . Men - 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women - 2nd2011 All-Americans . . . 3: Trecey Rew - Discus, Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Talley - Javelin2011 Indoor SLC Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . Trecey Rew - Discus & Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women 4x400 Relay .(Constance Seibles, Consuela Lindsay, Andrea Warren, Quiana Griffin)2011 Outdoor SLC Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trecey Rew - Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Talley - Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men 4x400m Relay . . (Michael Batts, Kendal Taylor, Jamie Emery, Mike Green)

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The oldest institution in the University of Louisiana System, Northwestern State University has a long tradition of academic excellence in a student-centered environment. Founded in 1884 as the State Normal School, Northwestern was originally dedicated to the education of teachers. Northwestern gradually added programs in nursing, business, liberal arts, the sciences and graduate programs. Today, NSU offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Northwestern has nationally-recognized programs in computer information systems, creative and performing arts, nursing, educational technology and industrial technology. The university has put an emphasis on incorporating technology in the classroom, working to provide students with cutting-edge technol-ogy that is applicable to the workplace. Northwestern is also home to the Louisiana Scholars’ College, the state’s designated honors program in the arts and sciences. The university is also preparing for changes in higher education by aggressively seeking new ways to deliver to courses to students. Northwestern has taken a leadership role in electronic delivery of classes as students are taking classes via the Internet, compressed video or desktop video. Eighteen degree programs are available completely online. Enrollment at Northwestern is more than 9,000 students. The university has more than 70,000 alumni in all 50 states and 12 countries. Students come primarily from Louisiana. Located in Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, the university and community value history. Part of the university is entered in the National Register of Historic Places. The university is home to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a unit of the National Park Service dedicated to promoting and enhancing the preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the United States. Northwestern seeks to provide a well-rounded education for its students, allowing them to take part in a variety of extracurricular activities. More than 100 chartered organizations are available to enhance what is learned in the classroom.


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In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana SportsHallofFame.IrelandassumedthatpostinApril1991.His1992DemonFootballMediaGuidewon“BestintheNation”inFCS

Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “TheGuyWeCalled JoeD,”wonanational second-placeaward inaCOSIDAwritingcontest.Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He was recentlyawardedtheDistinguishedAmericanAward”bytheS.M.McNaughtonChapterof theNationalFootballFoundationandCollegeHallofFame. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in media fields.FormerNSUsportsinformationstaffersunderIrelandincludeBruceLudlow,assistantcom-missioner of the Southland Conference for media relations; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lan-nou, SID at Kansas State; and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the fulltime assistant. And Adam Jonson, NSU’s former ticket manager, 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 ofaneight-parishregionalongtheRedRiver.From1982-85,hewasassistantSIDatSouthwesternLouisiana, working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tourna-ment appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. Amemberof theBlueKeyNationalHonorFraternity and a student government senatorwhile completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student news-paper“CurrentSauce”asasophomorebeforegoingtoworkfortheShreveportTimes.Hewasanall-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by Don Shows.

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Matthew BonnetteAssociate SID/Baseball Contact Matthew Bonnette is in his ninth season as a member of the NSU sports information staff serving as the associate SID. Bonnette joined the staff in August 2003 after spending a year as sportsinformationdirectoratHendersonState(Ark.)andforformerNSUlegendary coach Sam Goodwin. Bonnette surpervises all layouts and design work for all media guides and game programs and is the primary media contact for the NSU baseball and women’s basketball teams while overseeing soccer and volley-

ball. He also coordinates statistics for all sports. A 2002 graduate of McNeese State University, Bonnette is no stranger to the SID field as he is the sonoflongtimeMcNeeseSIDLouisBonnette,whoisamemberoftheCoSIDAHallofFame,South-landConferenceHallofHonor,LouisianaSportsHallofFame,andtheMcNeeseStateAthleticHallofFame.Matthew’solderbrother,Michael,isthesportsinformationdirectoratLSU. While at McNeese, Bonnette served two years as the sports editor of the school’s newspaper. He also worked as both a volunteer and student sports information director while being employed at KPLC-TV as the commercial production manager where he won several advertising awards for his work. He is a member of CoSIDA, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and the United States Basketball Writers Association. He has been a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Committee the last four years and directed the voting for the All-Louisiana Baseball teams. His 2010 football media guide placed second and third in its respective divisions in the LSWA sports information directors contest while his baseball media guide placed second in its division. He has won 11 awards by the LSWA in his career. He is married to the former Colene Lanier of Lake Charles and the couple has two daughters, 11-year-old Haley, who is a sixth grader and a member of the NSU Middle School Dance Line, and 8-year-old Katelyn, who is in the second grade at the NSU Elementary Lab. Colene is the Northwest-ern State men’s basketball and women’s soccer administrative assistant.

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Daily Newspapers -Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487- 6351, fax 487-6315) - Scott Ferrell, Roy Lang III, Jimmy Watson, Jason Pugh, Sports, The Times, P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Scott Rabalais, Butch Muir, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 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)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564)

Television Stations - Lizzie Hill, Mo Carter, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Colin McElroy, Andria Goins, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Gavin Moberg, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tim Fletcher, Leslie Spoon, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-22, 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 - Todd Lamb, Calhoun Hipp, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

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

Gameday Stat Crew

Jimmy WalkerSID Grad. Asst.

Patrick KornSID Student Asst.

Ronnie PellegrinSID Admin. Asst.

Matthew FowlerSID Intern MatthewFowlerisinhisfifthyearasamemberoftheNSUsportsinfor-mation office and and the first as a SID intern. The Homer, Louisiana native graduated this past December with a bach-elor’s degree in general studies with a concentration in arts and communi-cation. He also minored in sports management. Duringhistimeasastudentassistant,Fowlerassistedwiththeproduc-tion of NSU’s award winning football, baseball, and men’s basketball media guides, as well game programs and being the primary contact for the Lady

Demon soccer program. He is also the official Stat Crew scorer for football, men’s and women’s bas-ketball, baseball, and soccer contests. Prior to joining the sports information staff full-time, Fowler was amember of the Spirit ofNorthwestern marching band as a trumpet player. In2010,FowlerbecamethefourthNSUstudentassistanttoreceivetheprestigiousAceHigginsAwardthatispresentedannuallybytheLouisianaSportsWritersAssociation. Fowlerisalsoveryactive in campus activities including serving as President of the Baptist Christian Ministry and par-ticipating in intramural athletics. He’s also an avid golfer and enjoys playing pick-up basketball. FowlerisengagedtobemarriedthissummertoWhitneyBrandon,aNSUgraduateandcurrentlya teacher at Natchitoches Central High School.

Robbie KleinmuntzSID Grad. Asst.

David AntilleyStatistician

Coach BlackBlack Board Operator

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With the venerable Leon Johnson and dynamic Mike Heimerman setting the tone, track and field followers can always count on excitement from the Northwestern State program. The 2012 season brims with promise of national qualifiers and athletes and relay teams challenging for championships. It’s impossible to consider this season without acknowledging the epic accomplishment last year, when senior Trecey Rew won the NCAA discus title, giving Northwestern State its third NCAA event championship. She is training in Natchi-toches and serves as a constant inspiration point to the NSU competitors of just how close greatness is, with the combination of sharp preparation, effort and ability, along with tremendous coaching. It’s also impossible to think about 2012 without keeping the London Olympic Games in mind, and the USA Olympic TrialsinEugene,twoweeksfollowingtheNCAAChampionships.Rew(now,bymarriage,TreceyHoover)willmakeherfirstbidforOlympicglory,whileDemonsgreatKentaBellaimstomaketheUSAteamforathirdstraightOlympiad.FormerLadyDemonSamanthaFordwilltakeashotinthejavelinandiscapableofabreakthroughthrowtopunchhertickettoLondon. NSU redshirt freshman javelin thrower Ashley Aldredge hopes to earn a trip to Eugene and get experience which could help her develop into a strong possibility for making the 2016 Olympics. FortheLadyDemons,2012isaboutbackinguptheirsplendid2011seasonwhichculminatedinarunner-upfinish,theprogram’s best ever, at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships.FortheDemons,thisseason’smissionissteadyimprovement,bothasateamandindividually,forayoungoverallsquadwithseveral proven performers capable of medal stand success in any meet they enter.

COACHING There are a handful of legendary figures in college track and field, coaches whose accomplishments have stood the test of time. There’s only one active coach who has a meet named after him. That’s men’s head coach Leon Johnson, who was honored last year when Northwestern State added his name to the identity of the school’s annual signature home event – The Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. That honor testifies to the excellence and continuing passion displayed by Johnson, who has produced 48 NCAA Divi-sion I All-Americans along with Top 20 teams in his 29 previous seasons at Northwestern. One of Johnson’s stronger throwers in the mid-1990s, Mike Heimerman, has developed into a renowned throws coach, and now his overall coaching expertise is rising to the fore. Heimerman shared Louisiana women’s Coach of the Year honors with LSU stalwart Dennis Shaver last season after guiding the Lady Demons to their best-ever finish in Southland champion-ship competition, second place, and coaching Rew to her NCAA crown.Johnson’s son, Dean, is credited by Bell with helping shape his world-class career. Dean works with NSU’s jumpers and sprinters as an assistant coach and is regarded by the sport’s experts as one of the premiere tutors in track and field. The new addition to the track and field staff is energetic Adam Malloy, whose accomplishments at this early stage of his coaching career are impressive and signal great potential to ramp up the distance corps in NSU track and field.

THE LADY DEMONS Graduation was costly, with Rew and school-record hammer thrower DeJon Griffin clutching diplomas, and the NSU women also are without their two 2011 Southland med-alists in the javelin, conference champion and All-American JessicaTalley(medicalredshirt)andthird-placeCarrieLant-rip(transfertopursueapharmaceuticsdegree). But it wasn’t devastating. There’s strong depth in the weight throws with Janae Allen, Chantel Bratton, Keona Jackson and Shakemia Johnson. The addition of Aldredge

2012 brings hope and promise to nsu track & field

Quiana Griffin Janae Allen

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to the competitive roster gives the Lady Demons a redshirt fresh-man who was one of the top junior throwers in the country as a prep athlete, giving NSU a strong possibility of retaining the Southland’s javelin crown. The sprint contingent is well stocked with accomplished vet-erans.QuianaGriffin,AngelicaKotun,ConsuelaLindsay,LawanaPerkins and Constance Seibles give NSU contenders in their spe-cialties and provide Heimerman with a formidable foundation for relay success. Griffin, Lindsay and Perkins were All-Louisiana re-lay honorees last year. Kotun was third in the SLC in the 200, and Seibles, the school record holder, finished fourth. Perkins will be among the 800 meter championship contend-ers in the Southland again, after a fifth-place finish a year ago. Karensa Ellis appears primed to threaten the school record in the 1500,whileAliFontenotandSarahEmoryareemergingasdis-tance stalwarts. Sarah Jones, a former volleyball player who converted to track and field last year, gives NSU potential for solid success in the jumps while Keyera Thomas is back in the high jump.

THE DEMONS Standout sprinter Justin Walker had offseason knee surgery and might take a medical redshirt this season, but there are veter-ans who can keep the Demons high on the list of Southland con-tenders in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays in 2012. Trey Hatton, an All-Louisiana sprinter as a freshman, heads the list, along with fellow NCAA qualifiers Kendal Taylor and Karliss Perry (the De-monsreachedthenationalsemifinalslastyearinthe4x100). Also fitting in the mix should be freshmen Keenan Jackson andLawrenceJackson(norelation),alongwithsophomoresJar-rod Charles and Dez Williams. Wayne Douglas was the Southland runner-up in the triple jump and sailed 50-8 last year with NCAA qualification. NSU will be bolstered in the long jump and triple jump by freshmen Aaron WilliamsandEmmanuelWilliams(notrelated),andinthehighjump, newcomer Jordan Clark. Senior P.J. Bennett was fourth at the Southland Outdoors in the110meterhurdles(14.46),andNSUfigurestoaddtoitsscor-ing there with freshman Brent Giddens and sophomore Michael Barnes. Mark Dotson will contend for conference honors in the middle distance and distance events, and Nathanial McReynolds isemerginginthelongerraces.FreshmenD.J.BeyetteandTravisPlumb are atop a group of young distance and middle-distance runners in the picture for 2012. Junior Kartemus Heary is nearing the 200-foot range in the javelin.

Karensa Ellis Lawana Perkins

Trey Hatton Karllis Perry

Nathaniel McReynolds Wayne Douglas

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Leon JohnsonMen’s Head CoaCH30th Season

The phrase “legendary” gets tossed around too easily when discussing athletic personalities, but nobody who’s competed for, worked with, or competed against Leon Johnson would disagree that he’s approaching legendary sta-tus as a track and field coach. In his 30th season in charge of track and field at Northwestern State, he retains the same joy for coaching and teaching, the same burning competitive drive to excel and the same humble and diligent approach to every day. Those who are called “legends” in their chosen field always carry with them a passion for what they do, and they consistently achieve at a level that exceeds the grandest expectations.

So it is with Johnson, whose stature is already “legendary” in Louisiana High School track and field circles, and in collegiate track and field, he’s an icon among his peers across the nation. When disagreement erupted at the 2005 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships over how to restart the rain-delayed competition in the prelims of the 200 meter dash, a room full of coaches and NCAA officials quickly turned to hear Johnson’s perspective. At Southland Conference championship events over the past 24 years, league and meet officials have always sought Johnson’s counsel on rules and administrative issues. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has been holding its all-classifications state cross country championships at Northwestern for more than a decade, relying on Johnson and his staff for smooth management of a massive event involving thousands of competitors from every corner of the state. In January 2010, the LHSAA gave him its “Distinguished Service Award.” In each of the past three Olympic Games, one of Johnson’s athletes has competed for Team USA -- both triple jumpers, LaMark Carter in the 2000 Sydney Games and Kenta Bell in the 2004 Athens Games, and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Last year, NSU’s biggest home meet was re-named in his honor. Texas has the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays each year, and Northwestern will al-ways host the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational at the Walter Ledet Track Complex. The only coach or athletic staff member who has been around NSU longer became president. That would be 37-year (1913-1950) head basketball coach H. Lee Prather, for whom Prather Coliseum, NSU’s arena, is named. Johnson’s son, Dean, who has spent more than 18 seasons working under his father after compet-ing for him at NSU, is today regarded by USA Track and Field as one of the nation’s bright horizontal jumps coaches -- a chip off the old block. Johnson also tutored Lady Demon head coach Mike Heimerman, who also competed for the De-mons in the mid-1990s in the shot and discus. Hei-merman has emerged as one of the country’s top young throws coaches. Speaking of All-Americans, Johnson has pro-duced 48 in his 29 previous seasons as coach. In track and field, there’s no subjectivity -- that honor is earned by placement at the national meet, mea-sured against every Division I competitor in the country in each event. In his fifth decade of coaching, Johnson still brings a youthful energy to each day. Watching him at practice or in a competition, he is constantly in motion, offering encouragement, motivation and technical advice to his athletes.

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He is, as well, part of the heart and soul of the Northwestern athletic department. John-son’s persona and professionalism has made him a role model to coaches and staff in every sport during the past decade. Basketball coach Mike McConathy invited Johnson along with the team on a 2006 trip to Hawaii as a token of admiration for his mentorship, friendship, selflessness and loyalty – qualities that can’t be taken for granted in today’s environment. Whether or not the word “legendary” fits him yet (and he wouldn’t accept that idea), there’s been no doubt for years that “unselfish” does, along with the description as “a team player” and a “caring colleague and coach.” He’s won a wall full of Coach of the Year honors in the longest tenure of any track coach in Northwestern sports history. Johnson has become the dean of track and field coaches at Northwestern and in the state of Louisiana. During those years, he has not only continued, but enhanced the reputation of NSU as a program that has remained remarkably competitive nationally, standing the test of time. Johnson has coached NSU to Top 20 finishes in both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Divi-sion I Championships. He has led the Demons to nine conference championships and been named conference Coach of the Year eight times. As a prep coach, he was named state Coach of the Year three times. He’s served as meet referee for the prestigious Oklahoman Daily Classic Indoor Meet and served on the NCAA Championships Throws Jury. At Northwestern, he started the Lady Demon track and field program. In 1999, Johnson was inducted in the Graduate N Club Hall of Fame in tribute to his accomplishments and dedication to NSU and its track and field program. For 16 consecutive seasons from 1989-2005, the Demons finished in the top half of the men’s team standings at the Southland Conference Outdoors. For 10 straight years, 1996-2005, Northwestern was the top scoring Louisiana team in the SLC men’s standings. After Johnson has shaped a tremendous recruiting classes in the last two years, the Demons are returning to form. Prior to being appointed head coach at NSU in the fall of 1982, Johnson coached at De-Ridder High School. While there, he won the Louisiana Class AAA state title and was named the high school track and field coach of the year in 1982. During this stint, he twice led the Dragons to second place finishes in the state cross country competition. Before going to DeRidder, Johnson coached at Opelousas High School from 1965 until 1974 where he established a tradition of dominant track and field teams which still exists today. After being appointed as head coach in 1970, Johnson’s Opelousas teams dominated the Class AAAA state ranks

like no other team in Louisiana, winning state titles in 1971 and 1972 and finishing as state runners-up in 1973 and 1974. During this time period Johnson worked with legendary coach Claude Paxton who coached 1972 Olympic gold medalist Rodney Milburn at Southern.

Johnson began his career at Grand Valley (CO) High School on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains where he coached cross country, basketball and track for two years. His stay was highlighted by a fourth place finish in the state basketball tournament during his first campaign.

A devotee of the sport, Johnson continues to be a source of infor-mation for many high school coaches who consult with him on an individual basis. Johnson was one of the first coaches to become Level I and Level II certified by USA Track and Field in the Sprints, Hurdles and Relays.

A native of Elmore City, Oklahoma, Johnson graduated from the Uni-versity of Southwestern Louisiana where he was a distance runner on the cross country and track teams and also went out for football. In 1971 he returned to earn his master’s in secondary education.

He is married to the former Elaine Waters of Lafayette with whom he has four children: sons Dean and Kendon and daughters Darla and Molly. He is a proud grandfather, a member of the Church of Christ and a devoted volunteer for the Special Olympics and several other charities.Coach Johnson getting doused with water after the Demons clinch

the Gulf Star Conference championship in the mid-1980s.






Mike Heimerman (NSU, 1998)Women’s Head CoaCH • THroWs13th season

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 Champion-ships. No surprise that Mike Heimerman was voted women’s Coach of the Year honors on the All-Louisiana Team last year, sharing the honor with LSU’s Dennis Shaver. Heimerman was Rew’s mentor and he guided a very young Lady Demon team to a great performance (102 points) at the Southland Championships. Heimerman’s technical expertise and passion for coaching have been key attributes in his rapid rise among the

bright young faces in collegiate track and field coaching circles. They combine with his love for his alma mater and his tremendous work ethic, among other qualities, which led to him being named head women’s track and field coach at Northwestern State in August 2007. Even before taking the helm of the program, he was a key factor in helping the Lady Demons make the most consistently high finishes at Southland Conference championships of any Louisiana team. That has been true since Heimerman joined the NSU coaching staff in the late 1990s. Since Heimerman wrapped up his own outstanding competitive career and joined the coaching staff, NSU has consistently produced nationally-competitive throwers. Ten of NSU’s last 11 All-America awards have been won by Heimerman-trained competitors. He’s coached 19 athletes who have reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In the last six years, 11 javelin throwers (three in 2007, two last year) surpassed the NCAA qualifying standard. When Cody Fillinich won his fourth All-America award at the 2009 NCAA meet, it was also the ninth time in 11 years that Northwestern had either a male or a female javelin thrower reach the NCAA Outdoors. All of the athletes have been Louisiana prep products and four previously — Regina Roe, Latrell Frederick, Samantha Ford and Fillinich— won All-America honors by virtue of their performances at the national meet. Ford reached the 12-woman USA Olympic Trials Finals in 2008. Last year 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 that under Heimerman’s guidance, throwing 158-6, and finishing 11th at the NCAA Champion-ships to win All-America honors. Heimerman developed 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 in two events for the USA Junior Nationals and made the USATFCCA (coaches’ association) All-Academic Team. She capped her career last spring with All-America honors in the shot and discus, eight Southland titles, being named Aca-demic All-America, USATFCCA National Field Events Scholar-Athlete of the Year and claiming the NCAA discus crown. It’s not just technical knowledge that makes Heimerman a great coach – it’s his competitive fire and his ability to instill that quality in his athletes. After capping his competitive career with an eighth-place finish at the 1998 USA Outdoor Championships in the shot put, Heimerman emerged as a highly regarded throws coach who has made a major impact on NSU track and field history. The 1996 Southland Conference Outdoor champion in the shot put, Hei-merman is credited with significantly shaping the record-shattering careers of Rew, Fillinich, along with Frederick, also the 1999 USA Junior Cham-pion; Ford and USATF Junior All-America javelin throwers Dawn Comeaux (2004) and Randy Fauntleroy (2006). Heavy scoring in the shot put helped the 2001 Demons win the SLC Indoor title. Big point totals in the shot and javelin spearheaded the drive to the 2002 SLC Outdoor crown for the NSU men. A junior college All-American at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, Heimerman, 37, is a Wichita, Kan. native. His wife, NSU alumna Farrah Reyna, is a former TV news anchor and first runner-up in the Miss Louisiana pageant.

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



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Adam Malloy (Millersville, 2006)assisTanT CoaCH • disTanCe1st season

Dean Johnson (Alderson-Broaddus College, 2006)assisTanT CoaCH14th season

Adam Malloy, who helped the James Madison 2010 women’s cross country team capture its first Eastern College Athletic Conference team and individual championship in ten years, is the newest addition to the Northwestern State track and field coaching staff. Malloy came on board late last summer as the head coach for women’s cross country team. This spring, Malloy will work primarily as an assistant coach with the distance-running athletes during the indoor and outdoor track sea-sons. “Adam has been great addition to our staff,” said long-time NSU track and field head Leon Johnson. “He has great knowledge about distance running and he’s doing a great job with the runners. With time, I know he could lead us to

the top of the conference.” “Adam doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty,” said veteran NSU head women’s track and field head coach Mike Heimerman. “He came in only days before the athletes were to report to practice and he hit the ground running and spending a lot hours preparing the runners and we feel he’s going to do well for us.” The Ephrata, Penn., native has a solid background as a student-athlete and part-time coach in distance running. Before graduating from James Madison with a M.S. degree in Kinesiology-Sport Leadership in May, he served as a volunteer coach for the women’s cross country team. In that time, the Dukes captured several team and individual championship titles including the 2009-2010 Colonial Athletic Association steeplechase championship, 2010 CAA cross country team championship and the 2010 ECAC team and individual championships. A 2009 graduate of Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Malloy was an all-round standout student-athlete and a two-time NCAA qualifier on the cross country team. He became the top finisher for the cross country team on many occasions and marked his named in the Marauders’ record books among the top 25 all-time finishers in the 8K (13th) and 10K courses (24th). Malloy also contributed on the track, setting school records in the 4x400 and 4x800 (second), 400-meter dash (sixth), and the 800-meter dash and 3,000-meter steeplechase (tenth) and earning a spot on the 2009 All-Conference 3,000-Meter Steeplechase outdoor team.

Among the nation’s most highly regarded horizontal jumps coaches, Dean Johnson is in his fifth season back on the track and field staff at his alma mater.

Head women’s track and field coach for nine seasons, Johnson left the NSU staff after the 2003 season to take a teaching and coaching position at adjacent Natchitoches Central High School, where three of his five daughters were attending. He remains a teacher at NCHS, having seen a fourth daughter reach high school.

He is the son of venerable head men’s track and field coach Leon Johnson, and while he’s worked with his father for most of the past two decades since competing for him, Dean has risen from the formidable shadow of his dad’s

accomplishments and forged a name for himself in the sport. Coaching two Olympic triple jumpers will do that for you – USA team members LaMark Carter in 2000 and Kenta Bell in 2004 and 2008. Bell told reporters after qualifying for his second Olympics that in his training, he uses the strategy “WWDD” -- “what would Dean do?” Johnson’s expertise helped the NSU men win seven Southland Conference titles from 1992-2002 while he worked with the heavy-scoring jump stable for the Demons. As head women’s coach, he guided Lady Demon teams to their best-ever point totals in Southland Conference championship competition – 112 for third place, best at the time in school history, in 1997; 84 points (fourth place) in 1998; and 108 points for third place in 1999. The 2000 squad was also third place, scoring 97 points. Johnson has earned national recognition through USA Track and Field. He was certified as a Level Two Coach in the sprints, hurdles and relays in 1988 and in 1994 received Level Two certification in the multi-events. He has also been part of a select group of jump coaches invited to attend USA Track and Field’s elite jumps seminars for long and triple jumpers, and has spoken to state coaching clinics in Louisiana and Missouri. The 46-year-old is a DeRidder native and DHS graduate. He has five daughters: Loren, Keagan, Lindsey, Morgan and Lillie.






2012 DEMON TRACK & FIELD ROSTERName Event(s) Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)Michael Barnes Sprints/Hurdles 6-0 Sr.-1L Opelousas, LA (Northwest HS)

P.J. Bennett Hurdles 6-0 Sr.-3L Opelousas, LA (Opelousas Sr. HS)

D.J. Beyette Distance 5-8 Fr.-HS Houston, TX (Atascocita HS)

Brashard Booker Sprints/Jumps 6-0 So.-HS Terrell, TX (Terrell HS)

John Broughton Distance 5-10 Fr.-HS Shreveport, LA (Calvary Academy)

John Carpenter Javelin 6-4 Fr.-HS Labadieville, LA (E.D. White HS)

Robert Carrier Distance 5-9 So.-1L Many, LA (Converse HS)

Jarrod Charles Sprints 5-10 So.-1L Opelousas, LA (Northwest HS)

Jordan Clark Jumps 6-3 Fr.-HS Apopka, FL (Wekiva HS)

Antwone Cobbin Mid-Distance 5-11 So.-TR Lancaster, TX (Eastern N.M./Mountain View College

Quincy Davison Sprints 5-5 Jr.-2L Humble, TX (Atascocita HS)

Mark Dotson Distance 5-11 Jr.-1L Alexandria, LA (Menard HS)

Wayne Douglas Jumps 5-10 Jr.-2L Prairieville, LA (St. Amant HS)

Brent Giddens Hurdles 6-1 Fr.-HS Hughes Springs, TX (Hughes Springs HS)

Albert Gladney Distance 6-1 Fr.-HS Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS)

Raymond Hatton Sprints 5-5 So.-1L Katy, TX (Morton Ranch HS)

Kartemus Heary Javelin 6-3 Sr.-2L St. James, LA (St. James HS)

Alex Hebert Distance 5-11 Fr.-HS Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS)

Keenan Jackson Sprints 5-10 Fr.-HS Lafayette, LA (Northside HS)

Lawrence Jackson Sprints 5-7 Fr.-HS Houston, TX (Hastings HS)

Daveon Jones Jumps 5-5 Fr.-HS Ruston, LA (Ruston HS)

Chris Lanier Distance 6-0 Jr.-2L Tarkington, TX (Tarkington HS)

Nathaniel McReynolds Distance 5-9 Sr.-3L Bellville, TX (Bellville HS)

Sherif Omotunwashe Sprints/Jumps 5-9 Fr.-HS Houston, TX (Elsik, TX)

Karllis Perry Sprints 5-9 Jr.-1L Alexandria, LA (Alexandria Sr. HS)

Travis Plumb Distance 5-10 So.-1L Huffman, TX (Hargrave HS)

Matt Rodell Distance 6-1 Fr.-HS Killeen, TX (Killeen HS)

Kendal Taylor Sprints 5-10 Jr.-2L Slidell, LA (Northshore HS)

Rickey Trent Distance 5-9 So.-1L Glenmora, LA (Glenmora HS)

Justin Walker Sprints 5-7 Jr.-2L Slidell, LA (Northshore HS)

Alex Washington Jumps 6-3 So.-HS Lafayette, LA (Ruston HS)

Randall White Mid-Distance 5-11 Fr.-HS Huffman, TX (Hargrave HS)

Aaron Williams Jumps 5-11 Fr.-HS Duson, LA (Acadiana HS)

Dezrick Williams Sprints 5-11 So.-1L Natchitoches, LA (Natchitoches Central HS)

Emmanuel Williams Jumps 6-0 Fr.-HS Duson, LA (Acadiana HS)

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2011 Season: Outdoor - competed in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles as well as being a member of the 4x400 B re-lay team... best finish was a 15.25 in the 110MH for a third place finish at the Cowboy Relays. Indoor - ran the 55m and the 60m hurdles... posted a best time of 8.31 for a fifth place finish at the Texas A&M Challenge. High School: Two time track MVP for Northwest… junior year finished 2nd in state in both 4x4 and 110 meter hurdles…won the 3A state championship in both 110 and 300 meter hurdle finishing undefeated his senior year… finished 3rd at state in 4x4 in senior year… given state outstanding track award… best time in 110 hur-dles is 14.0 and 300 hurdles in 38.1…ran track for coaches Wayne Jordan and Chester Randall. Personal: Born Dec. 31, 1991… son of Michael Barnes and Felicia Fontenot… two sisters, Jada (11) and Mya (5)… majoring in criminal justice… has aspirations of working in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

2011 Season: Outdoor - ranked fifth in the league in the 110 meter hurdles with a season-best time of

14.35 at the SLC Championships for a fourth place finish... placed first in the Cowboy Relays with a 14.67 clocking...Indoor - Ran the 55m and 60m hurdles... did not compete in the SLC meet... ran a personal best 7.77 at the Cowboy Relays in the 55 meter hurdles... finished third at the Texas A&M meet in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.27, that coming after he ran a career-best 8.26 in the prelims...

topped that mark with an 8.23 in the prelims at the Houston Invita-tional. 2010 Season: finished 1st at the NSU Invitational with a career best in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.24… finished fourth at the Louisiana classics with a pace of 14.86 in the 110mh…ran a 14.28 time in a third place finish at the SLC Championships…in the indoor season, finished the season ranked 11th in the SLC in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.22 at the Texas A&M Invitational... placed 14th at the SLC Championships with a time of 8.51. 2009 Season: In the indoor season, ran a personal best in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 7.94 for a fourth place finish at the Cowboy Relays... ran a 8.32 at the Razorback Invitational in the 60 meter hurdles... for the outdoor season, competed in the 110 meter and 400 meter hurdles... placed second in the 110m hurdles at the Dogwood Invitational and ran a personal best 14.30 for a third place finish at the NSU NCAA Qualifying meet.. competed in the NCAA MidEast Regional and was clocked at 15.53 for a 16th place finish... in the 400 meter hurdles, ran a PB of 1:02.39 at the LSU Relays but had a best finish of 8th at the Dogwood Invitational with a time of 1:02.74. High School: Ran a 13.9 in the 110 meter hurdles at the district meet and a 37.9 in the 300 meter hurdles in the same meet... let-tered all four years in track, basketball, and two years in football... graduated with a 3.257 gpa. Personal: Born Oct. 11, 1989... son of Patrick and Angelia Ben-nett... three siblings, Armani, Porsche and Jasmin... sister Porsche is a radiologist... majoring in nursing.

Opelousas, LouisianaNorthwest HS

Michael BarnesSprints/Hurdles • 6-0 • So.-1L

Barnes’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR110MH 15.25 Cowboy Relays (3/12/11)400MH 16.12 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)4x400 3:21.04 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (4/2/11)

INDOOR55MH 7.92 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese60MH 8.26 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)DM Relay 11:21.97 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)4x400 3:27.93 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)

Opelousas, LouisianaOpelousas Senior HS

P.J. BennettHurdles • 6-0 • Sr.-3L

Bennett’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR110MH 14.24 Cowboy Relays (3/113/10)400MH 1:02.39 LSU Relays (3/27/09)

INDOOR55MH 7.77 McNeese Indoor (2/5/11)60MH 8.23 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 110MH, 5th, 14.35 (SLC Championships)INDOOR: 60MH, 8th, 8.23 (Houston Invitational, 1/29/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: 110MH, 4th, 14.46

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High School: First in the 800m and 4x400 and

fourth at the 400m at district senior year… first in 4x400, second in the 400m, and third in the 800m junior year… second in dis-trict 800m sophomore year… district champions freshman year… coached by Tod Simons and Elton Ervin Personal: Son of Sheailla and Don Beyette… father was in the Navy… two brothers, Mat and Jason… two sisters, Holly and Wendy… born May 6, 1993… majoring in chemical engineering… aspires to go to the Olympics.

2011 Season: Did not participate in track but was a member of the Demon football team. High School: Senior season, first team all-state and alldistrict… defensive MVP… Terrell HS Athlete of the Year… Dallas Morning News Athlete of the Week… 160 tackles, four forced fumbles, three blocked kicks, one punt return for a touchdown… district champion in the long jump and second in the triple jump… junior season, first team all-district… defensive MVP… Terrell HS Athlete of the Year… 140 tackles… four forced fumbles… four blocked kicks… three interceptions… second team all-district in basketball and dis-trict champion in long jump and second in triple jump… sophomore season, district Sophomore of the Year… 100 tackles… one inter-ception… basketball Newcomer of theyear… third in the triple jump at the district track meet… National Honor Roll and a member of the Student Council. Booker’s Personal: Born Jan. 10, 1990… son of Walter McCul-lar and Tracie Booker… three brothers, Byron and Shabrun Booker and Markethian Shaw and two sisters, Brenecia Booker and Wal-tikia Shaw… Markethian plays semi-pro ball… majoring in criminal justice and wants to work in a juvenile detention center… nickname is “Book.”

High School: Lettered in track and cross country two years… finished eighth in District 1-2A in cross country junior year and 12th senior year… finished sixth in track in the 3200m Personal: Born February 7, 1992… son of Sarah and Dennis Broughton… one brother, Matthew… one sister, Jessi… majoring in Biology… plans to go to medical school.

High School: Lettered in cross country and

track three years… fifth place at district junior year with a throw of 138-0… and again fifth at district senior year with throw of 148-0… coached by Don Groubert and Eddie Cole. Personal: Son of Mary and Kevin Carpenter… one brother, Mark… born December 11, 1992… majoring in health and physical education… plans to teach health and physical education on the high school level… active member of the Kappa Alpha Order.

2011 Season: Outdoor - ran the 1500 and 5000 meters... had a best time of 4:22.91 in the 1500s at the NSU Leon Johnson In-vitational and ran a 17:39.55 in the 5000 meters at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor - clocked in at a 2:08.21 for a sixth place finish at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II indoor meet... placed second as a member of the distance medley relay team with a time of 11:20.97 at the McNeese II meet... also competed in teh 1-mile run and 4x400 meter relay team. High School: Graduated from Converse High School. Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1992... son of Doug and Rhonda Byrd... one brother, Sean Laughlin, and a sister, Samantha Carrier... ma-joring in education... full name is Robert Michael Carrier.

D.J. BeyetteDistance • 5-8 • Fr.-HSHouston, TexasAtascocita HS

Brashard BookerSprints/Jumps • 6-0 • So.-HSTerrell, TexasTerrell HS

John BroughtonDistance • 5-10 • Fr.-HSShreveport, LouisianaCalvary Baptist Academy

John CarpenterJavelin • 6-4 • Fr.-HSLabadieville, LouisianaE.D. White HS

Robert CarrierDistance • 5-9 • So.-1LMany, LouisianaConverse HS



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2011 Season: Outdoor - ran the 400 meters and a member of the 4x400 relay team... clocked in at 49.30 for an eighth place finish in the 400 meters at the Louisiana Classics... member of the 4x400 relay team that placed second at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a time of 3:13.44. Indoor - ran the 400m dash and was clocked at a 50.51 at the Texas A&M Chal-lenge. High School: Competed three years in track and football at Northwest High School in Opelousas… a member of BETA, sci-ence and social studies club, and in honor’s English. Personal: Born Feb. 15, 1992… son of Alvin and Zedra Charles… three brothers - Alvin King (25), Jerrell Charles (22), Ja-mal Charles (21)… majoring in psychology and plans to own his own practice.

High School: Lettered in basketball four years and track three years…made it to the Sweet 16 ranked seventh in basketball senior year… won the track state championship senior year. Personal: Born July 19,1991… son of Tamarrah and Archie Phillips… one brother, AJ… one sister, Sydney…majoring in health and human performance.

Previous School: Attended Eastern New Mexico for one year.

High School: Lettered in track three years and cross country two years… coached by Greg Williams and Mogon Morris. Personal: Born April 5, 1991… son of Jackie and Rodney Moore… one brother, Rodney… one sister, Anisha… majoring in criminal justice… wants to become a lawyer or sports agent.

2011 Season: Outdoor - competed in the 100 and 200 meters and also a member of the 4x100

relay and 1600 sprint medley relay squads... ran a 10.88 in the 100 meters at the Demon Invitational, just .06 second off his best time... placed fifth in the 4x100 relay at the Texas Relays and had a fourth place finish in the 1600 sprint medley relays with a time of 3:29.22 at the LSU Relays. Indoor - ran a season personal best 6.64 in the 60 meters at the McNeese Indoor (Feb. 5)… did not place in the conference meet. 2010 Season: Competed in the 100m, 200m, and the 4x100… had two top ten finishes in the 100m with a personal best of 10.82 at the Louisiana Classics… recorded a personal best of 22.51 in the 200m at the Ty Terrell Relays… member of a 4x100 relay team that had seven top 10 finishes… placed first at Ty Terrell Relays with a time of 40.84… recorded a personal best with a 40.58 time at the NSU Invitational while placing fourth. High School: Lettered three years in football… freshman year, member of Freshman A-team district championship… sophomore year, football team recorded first win in school history before getting first district win in junior season… senior year, football team went 5-3 for its first playoff berth… won 100m dash district championship junior year… senior season, repeated as district champ in 100m dash, recording a personal-best 10.59s and 21.7 in the 200m… 100m Regional bronze medalist, 800m relay regional gold medal-ist… 800m relay state silver medalist. Personal: Born Quincy Allen Davison December 4, 1991… son of Sandra and Allen Davison…has 2 siblings, both sisters, Tera Marburgh and Kristen Davison… majoring in Business Administra-tion with a minor in Health and Exercise Science… after complet-ing his bachelor’s degree, he plans to pursue a master’s in Sports Management and wants to be successful in life.

Opelousas, LouisianaNorthwest HS

Jarrod CharlesSprints • 5-10 • So.-1L

Charles’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR400M 49.30 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)4x400 3:11.60 LSU Relays (3/26/11)

INDOOR400M 50.51 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)

Apopka, FloridaWekiva HS

Jordan ClarkJumps • 6-3 • Fr.-HS

Lancaster, TexasLancaster HS • Eastern New Mexico

Antwone CobbinMid-Distance • 5-11 • So.-TR

Humble, TexasAtascocita HS

Quincy DavisonSprints • 5-5 • Jr.-2L

Davison’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR100M 10.82 Louisiana Classics (3/20/10)200M 22.51 Ty Terrell Relays (4/10/10)

INDOOR60M 6.64 McNeese Indoor (2/5/11)






2011 Season: One of the top runners for the De-

mons on the cross country team with five top 10 finishes... placed first with John Broughton in a dual meet at the McNeese STate 6KM Relay... team’s top finisher at the SLC cross country meet, placing 48th with a time of 27:29.2 in the 8K run. High School: Graduated from Menard HS in Alexandria. Personal: Born Aug. 5, 1991... son of William and Celeste Dot-son... one brother, Gregory Rivers, and a sister, Arrianna Wells... majoring in psychology and has plans to obtain his doctorate de-gree in philosophy.

NCAA Outdoor Opening Round Triple JumpSLC Outdoor Runner-Up Triple Jump 2011 Season: Outdoor - NCAA Regional qualifier in the triple jump... placed second at the SLC meet with a personal best mark of 50-08.00... finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold with his first 50-foot jump in his career with a 50-02.75 mark... placed 27th at the NCAAs with a leap of 49-00.75... had seven top five finishes in the triple jump including a first place finish at the Cowboy Relays... also competed in the long jump and had a personal best mark of 22-05.75 at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational... Indoor - finished fifth in the triple jump at the SLC Indoor Championships with a 49-03… ninth in the long jump in the same meet with a 22-06.5 leap… had a season-best measure in the long jump with a 22-11.25 at the McNeese State Jeff Davis Bank Indoor Meet to rank 11th in the league for the season… his 49-11.25 in the triple jump at the same meet ranked as the fifth best in the conference for the season. 2010 Season: Competed in the long jump and the triple jump… Had four top 10 finishes in the long jump… had a best finish of fifth at the Louisiana Classics with a 21-05… placed a personal best of 22-03 at the NSU Invitational while placing ninth… posted a per-sonal best 49-11.75 in the triple jump at the SLC Championships while placing fifth… placed second at the Cowboy Relays with a distance of 47-01… placed in the top 10 in triple jump at all six events he competed in. High School: Recorded a distance of 40-0 in the triple jump his freshman while jumping 20-0 in the long jump… Sophomore year,

improved both to 44-0 and 21-7… Junior season, track teams won district and regional championships…runner-up at state meet… jumped 48-6 junior year in triple jump and 22-7 in long jump… also ran 110m hurdles in 15.1s… senior year, progressed to 48-11 in triple jump and 23-6 in long jump while cutting off .4 seconds on 110m hurdles to 14.7. Personal: Born Reginald Wayne Douglas, Jr., June 18, 1990… son of Brenda Douglas and Reginald Douglas, Sr…. Has two sib-lings, brother Tavaris and sister Rashann… majoring in Architec-ture with a minor in Sports Health… career plans after NSU include staying involved with track and finding a great job…life’s ambitions are to be happy in life.

High School: Lettered in track four years, football three years, and basketball one year… two-time state champion in the 100m hurdles winning it with a 14.78 time his junior year and 14.45 senior year… finished third at state in the 300m hurdles… also competed in the 300m hurdles at state his senior year… com-peted at regionals freshman and sophomore years… made it to the playoffs sophomore and senior year making it two rounds in both season… member of the FFA. Personal: Born August 13, 1992… son of Martha and Terry Gid-dens… two sisters, Blair and Brianne... mother is a teacher and

Alexandria, LouisianaMenard HS

Mark DotsonDistance • 5-11 • Jr.-1L

Prairieville, LouisianaSt. Amant HS

Wayne DouglasJumps • 5-10 • Jr.-2L

Douglas’ Personal BestsOUTDOORTJ 50-08.00 SLC Championships (5/13/11)LJ 22-05.75 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (4/2/11)INDOORTJ 49-11.75 SLC Championships (5/14/10)LJ 22-11.25 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: Triple Jump, 5th, 50-08.00 (SLC Championships)INDOOR: Triple Jump, 5th, 49-11.25 (Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II)Long Jump, 11th, 22-11.25 (Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: Triple Jump, 2nd, 50-08.00Long Jump - did not scoreINDOOR: Triple Jump, 5th, 49-03.00Long Jump - did not score

Hughes Springs, TexasHughes Springs HS

Brent GiddensHurdles • 6-1 • Fr.-HS



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father is a principal… majoring in IET and plans to become an en-gineer technologist.

High School: District 1-5A champion senior

year… four-time regional champion and city champion… District 1-5A cross-country champion… mile district champion… regional second place in the mile… finished ninth at state in the mile… com-peted at the state indoor meet in the 1600m… coached by Keith Bilbo. Personal: Son of Homer Mattot Sr…two sisters, Shoncherrist and Shaketa… majored electronic engineering…plans to work as an electronic engineer… born March 23, 1993.

NCAA Outdoor Opening Round 4x100 Relay NCAA Outdoor Finals 4x100SLC Outdoor 4x100 Relay Champion

2011 Season: Outdoor - Part of the Demon 4x100 relay team took first at the SLC championships and qualified for the NCAA re-gionals and championships... that team clocked in at a season-best 39.82 at the Demon Invitational... had four first place finishes on the season... ran a 40.11 at the NCAA regionals for a ninth place finish and was clocked at 39.88 in the prelims of the NCAA champion-ships... also ran the 100 and 200 meters... ran a best time of 10.62 in the 100s at the Demon Invitational and was clocked at a personal best of 22.09 in teh NSU Leon Johnson Invitational... ran a leg on the 1600M sprint medley relay team that had a fourth place finish with a 3:29.22 at the LSU Relays. Indoor - ran the 55, 60 and 200 meters... had a best time of 6.66 in the 55 meters at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II and a 7.10 in the 60 meters at the LSU Twilight Indoor... clocked in at 24.71 in the 200 meters at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II. High School: Regional qualifier in the 100 meters, 4x1 and 4x2 relay teams as a junior at Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas… ran a 10.8 100 meters that season… Academic All-District in football… sophomore season, regional qualifier in the 4x2 relays and ran a 10.76 100 meters… regional qualifier for the 4x2 relays

as a freshman as well… lettered four seasons in track and two in football. Personal: Born October 2, 1991… son of Raymond Hatton, Jr. and Joan Hatton… father is a high school principal and mother is in new home sales… two sisters - Aja Martin and Samantha Hatton… majoring in business administration.

2011 Season: Outdoor - had four top five finishes with a best of third place at the Demon Invitational

with a throw of 182-05... placed 12th at the SLC championships with a 165-04 mark... had a personal best 195-02 throw for a fourth place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold Mett... Indoor - did not com-pete. 2010 Season: Placed a career high 184-05 in the javelin throw while placing seventh at the SLC Championships… had two more top 10 finishes at the Cowboy Relays and the NSU Invitational. 2009 Season: Threw the javelin for the Demons in the outdoor season and had a best finish of fourth place at the Seminole Invite where he threw a 168-11... had a personal best of 184-05 at the NSU Invitational for a seventh place finish... placed 11th at the SLC Championships with a throw of 170-10.

High School: Competed in the javelin, triple jump, 400 and 800

Shreveport, LouisianaCaptain Shreve HS

Albert GladneyDistance • 6-1 • Fr.-HS

Katy, TexasMorton Rance HS

Raymond HattonSprints • 5-5 • So.-1L

Hatton’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100M 10.62 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)200M 22.09 NSU Leon Johnson Invitational (4/16/11)4x100 39.82 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)1600SM 3:29.22 LSU Relays (3/26/11)INDOOR:55M 6.66 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II60M 7.10 LSU Twilight Indoor200M 24.71 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 100M, 16th, 10.62 (NSU Demon Invitational)4x100, 2nd, 39.82 (NSU Demon Invitational)INDOOR: Did not rank in any event

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: 100M - did not score200M - did not score4x100, 1st, 40.57INDOOR: Did not score in any event

St. James, LouisianaSt. James HS

Kartemus HearyJavelin • 6-3 • Sr.-2L






meters... best javelin toss was at 165-0 at the Bulldog Relays his senior season... also in his senior year, jumped 42-5 in the triple jump and ran a 52.43 in the 400 meters... as a junior he ran a 2:15 in the 800 meters... also lettered in football... member of Beta and Robotics... graduated Cum Laude with a 3.6 gpa. Personal: Born Oct. 22, 1990... only son of Pamela Heary... majoring in biology and plans on attending medical school.

High School: Parish champion, district champion, and regional champion junior year… voted all-region senior year… fifth in state junior year… coached by David Malone… lettered in cross country and track four years… won all-academic honors. Personal: Born December 9, 1992… son of Maria and Thomas Hebert… one brother, Austin… one sister, Ashley… majoring in business… hopes to run a business after he graduates.

High School: Led the Vikings to three consecu-

tive district titles with a 3rd round appearance in the playoffs in his junior and senior season…Named to the All-District Second Team as a junior…was a three-year letterman in football and track….graduated in 2010. Personal: Born January 1, 1992….son of Ray Jackson and Shaylene Jack…has two siblings, Pierre Thomas and Markeisha Jack…majoring in health and physical education with the hopes of pursing a career in professional sports or coaching…Nickname: “Action” Jackson, “Waterbug”.

High School: Took fifth place at state in the

400m with a 47.93 time… also ran the 400m in 50, 51, and 52 seconds… honored as a Texas Scholar. Personal: Born March 29, 1993… son of Kenyatta Turner and Jeffery Rivers… three brothers, Ji, Lance, and Jordan… three sis-ters, Lisa, Lilla, and Shante… brother Ji is a doctor in sports medi-cine… majoring in engineering.

High School: Placed third in state outdoor se-

nior year and sixth junior year… lettered in track for two years... member of the Kick-Off Mentors… honored academic achieve-ment… coached by Dave Anderson. Personal: Born July 23,1993… son of Lula and Homer Rhodes… one brother, Corey… one sister, Dominique… majored in math edu-cation… plans to become a high school teacher.

2011 Season: Outdoor - ran the 1500 and 5000 meters... had a fourth place finish in the 5000 me-

teres with a time of 17:19.59 at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational. Indoor - ran the 800m, 1-mile, 4x400 relay and distance medley re-lay… had a seventh place finish in the 800 meters at the McNeese Jeff Davis meet with a time of 2:08.60… member of the distance medley relay squad that ran an 11:01.67 at the Houston Invitational, ranked 11th best in the league for the season. 2010 Season: Competed in the 800m, 1500m and the 4x400… Placed a career best time of 2:01.68 in the 800m at the Louisiana Classics… placed fifth at the Cowboy Relays with a 2:04.08 time… finished sixth in the 1500m with a time of 4:12.74 at the NSU Invita-tional… member of 4x400 relay team that finished fourth at the Ty Terrell Relays with a time of 3:33.66. High School: Lettered in cross country three years and bas-ketball for one year… cross country team went to regionals sopho-

Heary’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:Javelin 195-02 LSU Alumni Gold (4/23/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: Javelin, 7th, 195-02 (LSU Alumni Gold, 4/23/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: Javelin, 12th, 165-04

Houma, LouisianaVandebilt Catholic HS

Alex HebertDistance • 5-11 • Fr.-HS

Lafayette, LouisianaNorthside HS

Keenan JacksonSprints • 5-10 • Fr.-HS

Houston, TexasHastings HS

Lawrence JacksonSprints • 5-7 • Fr.-HS

Ruston, LouisianaRuston HS

Daveon JonesJumps • 5-5 • Fr.-HS

Tarkington, TexasTarkington HS

Chris LanierDistance • 6-0 • Jr.-2L



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more and junior year and qualified for State… district champion in track sophomore year… district champion in cross country senior year… member of FCA, Beta Club, Church Youth, and UIL-Sci-ence… graduated with 4.8 GPA. Personal: Son of Mark Lanier and LeeAnn Stewart…three siblings, Drew (23), Matt (19), and Leona (13)…has ambitions to become a father and have a family.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Ran the 1500, 3000 and the 3000 meter steeplechase... placed first in

the steeplechase at the Demon Invitational with a time of 10:32.65, the best mark of the season... finished third in the event at the LSU Relays, fourth at the Louisiana Classics and fifth at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational... placed 12th in the steeplechase at the Southland Conference championships with a time of 11:17.90... finished the season ranked 17th in the conference in the steeple-chase. Indoor - Did not compete in the indoor season. 2010 Season: Did not compete. 2009 Season: Competed in the 1-mile and 3000 meter events, posting personal bests in both... ran a 4:39.01 in the 1-mile race at Texas A&M and put up a personal best in teh 3000 meters with a 9:10.94 at the SLC Indoor Championships... in the outdoor season, competed in the 1500, 2000, 3000, 5000, 3000 steeple chase, and the 4x400 relays... had two second place finishes (NSU Invitational in the 3000 meters and at the Dogwood Invitational in the 3000 meter steeple chase)... had personal bests in five of the six events. 2008 Season: For the indoor season, ran the one-mile, 3000 and 5000 meters... finished sixth at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite in teh 5000 meters with a clocking of 17:42.99... ran a personal best in the 3000 meters of 9:43.82 at the Bayou Bengal... for the outdoor season, ran the 3000 meters and 3000 meter steeple chase... ran a 10:19.88 at the LSU Alumni Gold in the 3000 meters... had a best time of 10:31.84 in the steeplechase at the SLC championships to finish 17th.

2007 Season: Placed in NSU’s top five in four meets... his best finish was at 24th at the ULM Warhawk Invitational where he ran a 32:07... finished 35th at the Louisiana Tech meet with a 24:44 clocking... was 75th at the SLC Cross Country meet at 29:50. High School: Ran a 10:24 in the 3200 meters at the state re-gional meet as a senior... had a best time of 4:44 in the 1600 me-ters... ran a 17:30 in the 5k state regional cross country meet... lettered four years in cross country and two in track... a two-time All-State band member. Personal: Son of Joseph and Pamla McReynolds... three sib-lings, Valinn, Daisy,and Zeke... majoring in music education and is a current member of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band.

High School: Triple jump finalist in district senior year… 100m final in district junior year… ran 10.88

in the 100m… leaped 46.1 in the triple jump and 22.5 in the long jump… lettered in track three years… member of the Nation Art Honor Society. Personal: Son of Sheri and Sharaf Omotunwashe… four sis-ters, Semiat, Selihut, Shadiaf, Ganiat… born January 20, 1993… plans to become a physician’s assistant.

Lanier’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:800M 2:01.68 Louisiana Classics (3/20/10)1500M 4:12.74 NSU Invitational (5/1/10)5000M 17:13.14 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)INDOOR:800M 2:05.96 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)1 Mile 4:51.35 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)DMR 11:01.67 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)4x400 3:35.24 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)

Bellville, TexasBellville HS

Nathanial McReynoldsDistance • 5-9 • Sr.-3L

McReynold’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:1500M 4:32.91 Cowboy Relays (3/14/09)2000M SC 6:34.16 Seminole Invitational (4/11/09)3000M 9:05.83 Seminole Invitational (4/10/09)3000M SC 10:01.27 SLC Championships (5/10/09)4x400 3:33.38 LSU Alumni Gold (4/18/09)INDOOR:1 Mile 4:39.01 Texas A&M (2/14/09)3000M 9:10.94 SLC Championships (2/20/09)5000M 17:42.99 LSU Purple Tiger (1/19/08)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 3000M SC, 17th, 10:32.65 (NSU Demon Invitational, 4/30/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: 3000M SC - 12th, 11:17.90

Houston, TexasElsik HS

Sherif OmotunwasheSprints/Jumps • 5-9 • Fr.-HS






2011 Season: Outdoor - Southland Conference champion as a member of the 4x100 meter relay team when he posted a time of 40.57... had another first place finish in that even at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational and placed second at the Louisiana Classics... finished first at the Demon Invitational as a member of the 4x400 meter relay squad... also ran the 100 and 200 meters... had two fifth place finishes in the 100 meters... placed 11th at the SLC Championships in the 200 meters and 17th in the 100 meters. Indoor - ran the 55 meters, 200 meters, and the 4x400 relays… ran a season personal best of 22.33 in the 200 meters at the Texas A&M-Challenge… his 7.01 in the 60 meters at the SLC Indoor Championship prelims, was the 20th fastest time of the sea-son in the league… member of the 4x400 relay team that placed fifth at the SLC meet with a time of 3:18.46 and was marked as the sixth best time in the conference for the season. 2010 Season: Competed in the 200m, 4x100 and the 4x400… placed ninth in the 200m at the Ty Terrell Relays with a 22.39 time… finished first in the 4x100 with a 40.84 time at the Ty Terrell Relays… had two top 10 finishes as a member of the 4x400 relay team… posted a personal best time of 3:27.33 at the Louisiana Classics and finished fourth at the Ty Terrell Relays. High School: As a senior ran a 10.7 in the 100 meter dash and a 21.7 in the 200 meter dash…made it to state in the 200 meter dash and in the 4x200 meter relay and made it to the third round of the state playoffs in basketball…lettered 2 years in track and 3 years in basketball. Personal: Born Nov. 27, 1990… son of Carlos Perry and Car-rie Hayward… one sibling, Victoria… majoring in industrial engi-neering… plans to become an industrial engineer and an Olympic sprinter after college.

2011 Season: Outdoor - ran the 800 meters, 400 meter hurdles and was a member of the 4x400 meter relay squad... had a personal best of 1:55.95 in teh 80 meters for a fourth place finish at the Demon Invitational... placed first in the 400 meter hur-dles at the NSU Leon Johnson Invite with a time of 57.59 and had a second place finish in the same meet in the 4x400 relays with a clocking of 3:13.44. Indoor - ran the 800 meters, 4x400 and 4x440 relays and the distance medley relays... finished fifth at the SLC Championships in the 4x440s with a time of 3:19.66. High School: Graduated from Hargrave High School. Personal: Born July 26, 1991... son of Tim and Mitzy Plumb... one sister, Candace (23)... majoring in criminal justice and plans on becoming a police detective... nickname is “T-Plumb”... full name is Travis Ryan Plumb.

Alexandria, LouisianaAlexandria Senior HS

Karllis PerrySprints • 5-9 • Jr.-2L

Perry’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100M 10.62 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)200M 21.63 SLC Championships (5/13/11)4x100 40.54 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)4x200 1:25.24 Texas Relays (4/6-9/11)4x400 3:14.89 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)1600SM 3:29.22 LSU Relays (3/26/11)INDOOR:55M 6.62 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II60M 7.01 SLC Championships (1/25/11)200M 22.33 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)4x400 3:22.45 LSU Twilight Indoor 4x440 3:19.66 SLC Championships (1/25/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 4x100, 2nd, 39.82 (NSU Demon Invitational, 4/30/11)100M, 16th, 10.62 (NSU Demon Invitational, 4/30/11)INDOOR:60M, 20th, 7.01 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: Did not score in any eventINDOOR: 4x440, 5th, 3:19.66

Huffman, TexasHargrave HS

Travis PlumbDistance • 5-10 • So.-1L

Plumb’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:800M 1:55.95 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)400MH 57.59 NSU Leon Johnson Invitational (4/16/11)4x400 3:13.44 NSU Leon Johnson Invitational (4/16/11)INDOOR:800M 1:56.83 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)4x400 3:26.78 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese IIDMR 11:20.97 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II4x440 3:19.66 SLC Championships (1/25/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: Did not score in any eventINDOOR: 4x440, 5th, 3:19.66



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High School: Placed fourth at district with a time of 16:44 in the 5K senior year… district champ in the 800m with a 1:58 time senior year… swim-regional quali-fier in the 200im and 100m fly freshman, sophomore, and junior year… won district championship all four years of high school in cross country… member of the FFA technology club, and National Honor Society. Personal: Born September 25, 1992… son of Sherri and Melvin Mason… one brother, Chris… two sister, Jamie and Gina… sister Jamie is a member of the University of Texas Permian Basin vol-leyball team… majoring in nursing… plans to be come a certified registered nurse anesthesist.

NCAA Outdoor Championships 4x100 2011 Season: Outdoor - Ran the 400 meters, was a member of the 4x100 relay squad that ran at the NCAA Championships, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams... 4x100 squad ran a 39.88 in at the NCAA prelims.. had secon place finishes in the 4x400 at the Cow-boy Relays and the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational and a fist place finish at the Demon Invitational... Indoor - Ran the 400 meters and ran a season personal best 50.50 at the SLC indoor meet. 2010 Season: All-Louisiana selection as a member of the 4x400 relay team... SLC champion as a member of the 4x400 relay squad that ran a 3:07.68... team finished first in the university division of the prestigious Texas Relays for the second straight year... com-peted in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100 and the 4x400… placed seventh at the Louisiana Classics in the 100m posting a personal best 10.72 time… finished fifth in the 200m at the Ty Terrell Relays posting a 21.83 time… finished second at the SLC Championships in the 400m posting a 47.07 time… finished a personal best 46.85 time at the NSU Invitational while placing third… posted a career best time of 40.53 as a member of the 4x100 at the SLC Champi-onships placing third… finished first at the Cowboy Relays with a time of 41.46… finished first at the Louisiana Classic with a time of 3:10.90. High School: Ran a 49.8 in the 400 meter dash… lettered 1 year in track. Personal: Born March 4, 1991… Son of Kevin and Kechia

Taylor… two siblings, James and Kayla… majoring in engineer-ing… plans after to college are to start an engineering career.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Ran the 800 meters

and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished second at the Cowboy Relays with a time of 3:17.23. Indoor - ran the 400 and 800 meters, 4x400 relay and distance medley relays... had a sixth place finish in the 4x400 relays at the Jeff Davis McNeese Indoor II meet with a time of 3:40.11. High School: As a senior, placed second in the state outdoor meet in the and seventh in the indoor meet in the 800 meters while at Glenmora High School in Glenmora, La… earned all-state, all-district and all-region honors as a junior in the 800 meters… All-CENLA honors in cross country… team won state champion-ship his junior year while his cross country team placed third in the state meet… as a sophomore, earned All-CENLA, all-district and all-region honors in track and all-district and All-CENLA honors in cross country… track team won the state title while the cross country team placed fourth at the state meet… all-district honors as a freshman as track team won district title and cross country team placed second… member of the basketball and baseball teams as a freshman. Personal: Born December 17, 1991… son of William Trent and

Cara Robinsen… father is a soldier and mother a teacher… one

Killeen, TexasKilleen HS

Matt RodellDistance • 6-1 • Fr.-HS

Slidell, LouisianaNorthshore HS

Kendal TaylorSprints • 5-10 • Jr.-2L

Taylor’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100M 10.72 Louisiana Classics (3/20/10)200M 21.83 Ty Terrell Relays (4/10/10)400M 46.85 NSU Invitational (5/1/10)4x100 39.88 NCAA Championships (6/8/11)4x200 1:23.88 LSU Relays (3/26/11)4x400 3:09.82 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (4/2/11)INDOOR:60M 7.10 LSU Twilight Indoor 400M 50.50 SLC Championships (1/25/11)4x400 3:22.45 LSU Twilight Indoor4x440 3:19.66 SLC Championships (1/25/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 400M, 9th, 47.93 (NSU Demon Invitational, 4/30/11)4x400, 2nd, 3:09.82 (UTA Bobby Lane, 4/2/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: 4x400, 7th, 3:16.09INDOOR: 4x440, 5th, 3:19.66

Glenmora, LouisianaGlenmora HS

Ricky TrentDistance • 5-9 • So.-1L






sister, MacKenzie Trent (18)… majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology… plans to be a military psychologist.

NCAA Outdoor Opening Round 100mNCAA Championships 4x100SLC Outdoor Champion 4x100All-Louisiana 100m, 4x100, 4x400

2011 Season: Outdoor - NCAA Regional qualifier in the 100 meters and ran a 10.59 in the prelims at the meet... placed second at the SLC Championships with a 10.18 mark and was second in the 200 meters with a 20.64... had two first place finishes in the 100 meters and a first in the 200 meters... member of the 4x100 relay team that won the SLC title with a time of 40.57 and ran a 40.11 at the NCAA Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships, where his team ran a 39.88 - second best mark of the season... had a first place finish in the 4x400 relays at the Demon Invitational... Indoor - Placed fifth at the SLC meet in the 60 meters with a time of 6.83… that time was the fifth fastest in the league for the season… placed first at the McNeese Jeff Davis meet in the 55 meters with a time of 6.41… member of the 4x400 relay team that ran a 3:28.55 at the Texas A&M Invitational. 2010 Season: As the All-Louisiana and Southland Conference Male Freshman Athlete of the Year in 2010, Walker ran the sixth-fastest times in the nation in both the 100m (10.13) and 200 (20.49), and became a school record holder in both races … Walker was fastest in the state with that 20.49 time (breaking Joe Delaney’s 29-year old record) while winning the Southland Conference title … he was second in the state with a school-record tying (with 1998 All-American Ronnie Powell) 10.13 100 meter time …. also ran the second leg on the Demons 4 X 100 relay and had turns in the 4x400 relay … he was the Southland 100m runner up in 10.15 … an hour later, angry with that finish, he won the 200m in his school record time … ran on second-place 4x100 relay (40.58) at SLC

Outdoors … ran his 100m school record time at home in the NSU Invitational on May 1 … opened outdoor season by sweeping 100 and 200, and running a leg on winning 4x100, at Cowboy Relays hosted by McNeese … that performance earned him the first of three SLC Outdoor Athlete of the Week awards … in the 4x400, he ran as part of a unit that clocked 3:09.31 at the Drake Relays (seventh) and won at the Louisiana Classics meet in Lafayette in 3:10.90 … NCAA East Region qualifier in 100 and 200 but did not advance to national championships. High School: Ran a 22.7 in the 200 meter dash as a fresh-man… As a sophomore, ran a 10.43 in the 100 meter dash, a 21.67 200 meter dash and also placed 4th and 6th at state in the 100 and 200 meter… Ran a 10.43 in the 100 meter dash and a 21.63 in the 200 meter dash while earning state championship honors in each event as a junior… as a senior, ran a personal best 10.27 in the 100 meter dash and a personal best 21.31 in the 100 meter dash while placing 2nd at state in the 100 meter dash… earned 1st team all-district and 2nd team all-state in football as a senior… played in 2009 all-star football game… lettered 4 years in track and 2 years in football. Personal: Born Nov. 30, 1990… son of Terrell and Marquette Defillo… has three siblings…graduated with a 3.2 gpa and was on school honor roll… has a cousin, Antione Walker, who plays in the NBA…. Majoring in engineering… Plans after college is to partici-pate in the Olympics, start an engineering career or to play in the NFL… life’s ambition is to get rich and raise a family.

Slidell, LouisianaNorthshore HS

Justin WalkerSprints • 5-7 • Jr.-2L

Walker’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100m 10.13 NSU Invitational (5/1/10)200m 20.49 SLC Championships (5/14/10)4x100m 39.82 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)4x400m 3:09.82 UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (4/30/11)INDOOR:55m 6.41 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II60m 6.83 SLC Championships (1/25/11)200m 22.43 SLC Championships (1/25/11)4x400m 3:22.45 LSU Twilight Indoor

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 100m, 2nd, 10.18 (SLC Championships, 5/15/11)200m, 2nd, 20.64 (SLC Championships, 5/15/11)4x100m, 2nd, 39.82 (Demon Invitational, 4/30/11)4x400m, 2nd, 3:09.82 (Bobby Lane Invite, 4/2/11)INDOOR:60M, 5th, 6.83 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11)200m, 16th, 22.43 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: 100m, 2nd, 10.18; 200m, 2nd, 2064; 4x100m, 1st, 40.57INDOOR: 60m, 5th, 6.83

Trent’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:800M 2:08.17 Cowboy Relays (3/12/11)4x400 3:17.23 Cowboy Relays (3/12/11)INDOOR:400M 56.21 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II800M 2:06.60 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)4x400 3:27.93 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)DMR 11:01.67 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)



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High School: Graduated from Ruston High School. Personal: Born July 24, 1992... son of Alex Washington, Jr. and Brena Smith... two brothers, Adam (9) and Robert (7), and a sister, Alexis (4)... majoring in business... full name is Alex James Washington III... nickname is “AJ.”

High School: Track regional qualifier sophomore, junior, and senior year… state qualifier in cross

country senior and junior year… ran a 5k with a 16:34 time… put a 1:59 time up in the 800m… ran a 50.9 in the 400m… lettered in cross country four years and track three years… coached by Kris Gilmore. Personal: Born September 29, 1992… son of Estha and Wil-liam White… three brothers, Jack, Marshal, and Brian… majoring in criminal justice… plans to be a police officer.

High School: Won parish, district, and region-als senior year in the triple jump and third at state

senior year… received the Allstate Award two years in a row… let-tered in football and track four years… made it to the playoffs in football sophomore, junior, and senior year winning the state cham-pionship his senior year…coached by Neal Lege. Personal: Born February 27, 1993… son of Tanya Williams… one brother, Emmanuel who is also a member of the Demon track team… two sisters, Leah and Helaina… sister Leah is a senior at NSU…majoring in health and exercise science… hopes to become a physical therapist.

2011 Season: Outdoor - ran the 400 meters,

4x400 and the 1600 sprint medley relays... had a best time of 49.25 in the 400s at the Demon Invitational... placed fourth at the LSU Relays in the 1600 sprint medleys. Indoor - competed in the 400 meters, 4x400 and distance medley relays... had a second place finish in the DMR at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II with a time of 11:20.97... had a sixth place finish in the 400 meters at the same meet with a time of 52.57. High School: Graduated from Natchitoches Central High School. Personal: Born July 16, 1992... son of Derilyn and Jamie Fla-nagan... one brother, Derilyn II (11)... majoring in industrial engi-neering and plans to go to graduate school and get his degree in architecture... nickname is “Dez.”

High School: with Demon Aaron Williams… let-tered in football and track three years… won the

5A state championship in football senior year… district champion in the long jump… district runner up in the triple jump… regional runner-up in both… fifth in the state for triple jump… coached by Neal Lege. Personal: Born February 27, 1993… son of Tanya Williams… one brother, Aaron who is also a member of the Demon track team… two sisters, Leah and Helaina… sister Leah is a senior at NSU… majoring in health and exercise science… plans to be a physical therapist.

Lafayette, LouisianaRuston HS

Alex Washington IIIJumps • 6-3 • So.-HS

Huffman, TexasHargrave HS

Randall WhiteMid-Distance • 5-11 • Fr.-HS

Duson, LouisianaAcadiana HS

Aaron WilliamsJumps • 5-11 • Fr.-HS

Natchitoches, LouisianaNatchitoches Central HS

Dezrick WilliamsSprints • 5-11 • So.-1L

Duson, LouisianaAcadiana HS

Emmanuel WilliamsJumps • 6-0 • Fr.-HS






Name Event(s) Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)Ashley Aldredge Throws 5-3 Fr.-TR Montgomery, LA (Cedar Creek HS/Texas A&M)

Janae Allen Throws 5-7 Jr.-2L Abbeville, LA (Abbeville HS)

Chantel Bratton Throws 5-6 Sr.-3L Brenham, TX (Brenham HS)

Aly Coughlin Distance 5-4 Fr.-HS Rockwall, TX (Rockwall Heath)

Karensa Ellis Distance 5-8 Jr.-2L Alexandria, LA (Alexandria Sr. HS)

Sarah Emory Distance 5-5 Jr.-2L Stanley, LA (Stanley HS)

Ali Fontenot Distance 5-4 Jr.-2L Baton Rouge, LA (St. Joseph’s Academy)

Ebony Freemount Sprints 5-4 So.-1L Bossier City, LA (Bossier HS)

Quiana Griffin Sprints 5-4 So.-1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)

Lundyn Hunt Hurdles 5-8 Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, LA (Parkview Baptist HS)

Keona Jackson Throws 5-10 So.-1L Shreveport, LA (Evange HS)

Shakemia Johnson Throws 5-8 So.-1L Tatum, TX (Tatum HS)

Kirstie Jones Distance 5-5 Jr.-2L Evans, LA (Evans HS)

Sarah Jones Jumps 5-7 Jr.-1L Houston, TX (Jersey Village HS)

Erin Knox Sprints 5-6 Jr.-2L Texarkana, TX (Libery Eylau HS)

Angelica Kotun Sprints 5-4 Jr.-2L Houston, TX (Alief Elsik HS)

Shana Lee Distance 5-3 So.-1L Hornbeck, LA (Hornbeck HS)

Consuela Lindsay Sprints 5-4 So.-2L LaPorte, LA (LaPorte HS)

Becca Meehan Distance 5-1 Jr.-1L Shreveport, LA (Parkway HS)

Delanie Nock Javelin 5-6 Jr.-2L Bossier City, LA (Parkway HS)

Titi Oden-Shobayo Sprints 5-5 Fr.-HS Columbia, MO (Hammond HS)

Lawana Perkins Distance 5-4 Sr.-3L Baytown, TX (Baytown Lee HS)

Brittney Rogers Mid-Distance 5-8 Jr.-TR Bossier City, LA (Parkway HS/ULM)

Constance Seibles Sprints 5-6 Jr.-2L Natchitoches, LA (Natchitoches Central HS)

Jessica Talley Throws 5-4 So.-1L Olla, LA (LaSalle HS)

Tamerin Taylor Distance 5-4 Fr.-HS Zachary, LA (Zachary HS)

Keyera Thomas Jumps 5-6 Sr.-3L Gretna, LA (Sacred Heart HS)

Jerrica Tillery Jumps 5-9 Fr-HS Shreveport, LA (Byrd HS)

Taylor Utsey Jumps 5-8 Jr.-1L Texarkana, TX (Liberty Eylau HS)

Ebony Vaughn Sprints 5-5 So.-1L Texarkana, TX (Liberty Eylau HS)

Whitley Woods Sprints 5-5 Fr.-HS Monroe, LA (Richwood HS)

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2011 Season: Redshirted after transferring from Tex-as A&M.

High School: One of the nation’s top high school javelin throwers... placed first at the Class A state meet in the javelin with a throw of 149-3... competed at the USATF Junior Olympics and won that meet with a 140-08 mark... as a junio, placed second at the USATF World Youth Trials with a 152-04 and won the USATF Junior Olympics with a 148-06, two months after winning the state title... her 158-05 mark at the Louisiana Governor’s Games ranked as the No. 2 throw in the nation... as a sophomore, won the state title with a 156-0 which ranked as the seventh longest in the country... won her first state title her freshman year with a 135-04. Personal: Daughter of Corwyn and Missy Aldredge... father coached football at Cedar Creek HS and retired from that position in the spring of 2010... father also played football at Mississippi State in college and Tampa Bay in the NFL and was a nationally-ranked junior in the javelin throw... grandfather was named a member of NSU’s Top 100 players of the century list in 2007.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed in the shot put, discus throw, and hammer throw… she made it to the

SLC championships in the discus and hammer throws… best throw in the shot put was 44.05.25 in the Louisiana Classics which was good enough for seventh place… other times she had in the shot put was 40.02.75, 41-05.75, 41-08.00... best time in the discus was 156-07 which placed fourth at the SLC Championships… her next best time in the discus was 147-04 in the Demon Invitational… best hammer mark was at the Demon Invita-tional when she threw a 159-09. Indoor - 2011 Indoor Season: Finished 8th with a 12.31 40-04.7s mark in the shot put and 4th in the hammer throw (15.61 51-02.75) at McNeese Indoor Invitational…Finished 10th in the hammer throw at the Houston Invitational with a 15.21m 49-11.00 mark. 2010 Season: Outdoor - Went fifth at the Louisiana Classics track and field meet in the discus throw (138-10)…At the Cowboy Relays, she finished 8th in the shot put with a 12.00m 39-04.50 mark…in the hammer throw, she went 11th at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with 47.84m 154-11 best throw. Indoor - Ranked 13th in the Southland Conference in the weight throw with a personal best of 49-02.50 that she recorded at the LSU Purple Tiger meet... placed 15th at the SLC Indoor Championships with a throw of 44-07. High School: Lettered four years in basketball and track and three years in softball… Freshman year, won softball freshman rookie of the year, earning first-team All-District and first-team all-parish…sophomore season, earned first-team all-district and all-parish honors in softball,

basketball and track and won the discus state championship (LHSAA)… as a junior, garnered Abbeville HS Female Athlete of the Year after earn-ing all-parish and All-District first-team honors in softball, basketball and track… LHSAA runner-up in discus and shot put… in her final year, named AHS Female Athlete of the Year, Meriodnal Athlete of the Year… joined basketball’s 1,000 point club, earning first-team All-District and All-Par-ish… Won discus state championship for second time and finished as runner-up in shot put… Participated in Circle of Friends and Freshman Orientation Leadership. Personal: Born Janae Acacia Allen September 28, 1990…daughter of Myra Allen and Rev. John Allen… Has two siblings, sisters Jenissa and Julaine… Janae plans on working for the LHSAA after she graduates and has aspirations of working for the Southeastern Conference.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed in the shot put and hammer throw making it to the SLC Championships in

both… best time in the shot put was 46-06.16 which placed second at the Louisiana Classics… took first at the Cowboy Relays with a mark of 45-00.25… at the SLC Championships she placed sixth with a 46.02.00 mark in the shot… in the discus her best throw was 158-02 at the Demon Invi-tational which placed her fifth… at the SLC Championships she finished with 12th with a 150-07 mark. Indoor - Captured four top 10 finishes in two different events…placed fifth in the shot put (43-09.25) and 9th in the weight throw (47-11.00) at the McNeese Indoor track and field meet…At the Texas A&M Challenge, she finished 8th (41-08.00) in the shot put and 10th in the weight throw (143-01.50)…she completed the season with another eighth-place finish in the weight throw at the Houston Invitational (44-00.75). 2010 Season: Posted two top five finishes and one top 10 finish among the hammer throw, shot put and discus throw events…At the Cowboy Re-

lays, Bratton placed second in the shot put with a 44-08.25 finish…she

Montgomery, LouisianaCedar Creek HS/Texas A&M

Ashley AldredgeJavelin • 5-3 • Fr.-RS

Abbeville, LouisianaAbbeville HS

Jenae AllenThrows • 5-7 • Jr.-2L

Brenham, TexasBrenham HS

Chantel BrattonThrows • 5-6 • Sr.-3L

Allen’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:Shot Put 44-05.25 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)Discus 156-07 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)Hammer 160-11 NSU Invitational (5/1/10)INDOOR:Weight 52-01.00 LSU Twilight Indoor (2/18/11)Shot Put 42-08.50 SLC Indoor Championships (2/25/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: Shot Put, 13th, 44-05.25 Discus, 4th, 156-07 Hammer, 10th, 159-09 INDOOR: Shot Put, 12th, 43-08.50 Weight Throw, 7th, 52-01

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: Discus, 4th, 156-07INDOOR: Weight, 7th, 52-00





had her best outing in the discus throw at the Ty Terrell Relays with a 118-11, placing fifth…finished sixth at the Louisiana Classics in the hammer throw (158-01). 2009 Season: In the outdoor season, competed in the shot put and discus... placed first in the shot put at the NSU Relays with a throw of 42-8... had a personal best toss of 43-9 which she threw at the LSU Alumni Gold for a ninth place finish... in the discus, threw a personal best of 118-09 for a 10th place finish a the NSU Invitational. High School: Placed second in the state in the shot put with a throw of 43-8… threw 44-7.75 at the regional qualifier meet… also threw the discus and had a best toss of 111-0 at the District 18-4A meet… lettered in basketball and volleyball in addition to track… a member of the Na-tional Honor Society, French Club, Ping Pong Club, FCA, Young Life, and ROTC. Personal: Born October 14, 1989… daughter of Herbert Bratton and Jacqueline Hicks… two siblings, David and Samuel… majoring in criminal justice and plans to become a police officer then a United State Marshal.

High School: Lettered four years of track and bas-ketball and three of cross country… senior year was

named 2nd team all-district and academic all-state… at the track regionals her senior year she ran a 2:19 in the 800m… regional qualifier in cross country her sophomore, junior, and senior year… coach in track by Libby Holvey. Personal: Born December 9, 1992… daughter of Karen and Brian Coughlin… one sibling, Cody… majoring in health and physical educa-tion… wants to teach or coach.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed primarily in the 1500m, but also the 800m… best time in the 1500m

was at the LSU Relays on March 26 when she marked a 4:42.69 time to place eighth… finished first at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a 4:44.01 mark… finished second at the Demon Invitational with a mark of 4:51.27… placed second at the Cowboy Relays with a 4:48.66 finish… best time in the 800m was 2:16.00 at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational. Indoor - In the 1-mile run, placed fifth at the Texas A&M Challenge with a time of 5:27.57...weeks later, she improved on her overall time with a 5:15.28 and a 12th place finish at the Houston Invitational…Ellis complet-ed her best 800m run the time of 2:27.54 placing her seventh at McNeese. 2010 Season: Ran her best 800m at the NSU Invitational where she posted a fourth place time of 2:16.54…ran a 2:22.13 time in the 880 yard ran at the Ty Terrell Relays…at the conference outdoor meet, she finished in 10th in the 1500m (4:47.78)... 2010 Indoor Season: A member of the distance medley relay team that placed 10th at the SLC Indoor Champion-ships with a time of 13:07.32. High School: Lettered all four years in basketball, track and cross-country… Won track district and regional championships before a runner-up finish at state… Made the playoffs in basketball and recorded district, regional and state championships in track as a sophomore… District runner-ups in basketball junior season while winning district and regionals in track… first-team all district in basketball with an All-State honorable mention… Senior year, basketball and cross country district champions… second-team All-District and won the state championship in the one and two mile races… runner-up in the 800m. Personal: Born Karensa Leigh Ellis March 25, 1989… the daughter of Khristy and Dennis Ellis and has one sister, Kyleigh Ellis… majoring in Health and Exercise Sciences and anticipates graduation in May of 2013... Her post-graduation plans are to become a physical therapist.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Finished at the Cowboy Relays with a 2:33.12 mark to place seventh in the

800m… Marked a 2:29.09 at the Louisiana Classics in the 800m…. com-peted in the 800m in two other events with a 2:29.25 and 2:34.30 mark Indoor - Ran a 1:09.21 in the 400m dash at McNeese... joined Ebony Vaughn, Ebony Freemount, and Sarah Emory as a member of the 4x400 relay team. 2010 Season: Placed 15th in 800 meters at the NSU Invitational

Bratton’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:Shot Put 46-05.50 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)Hammer 158-02 NSU Demon Invitational (4/30/11)INDOOR:Weight 52-01.00 LSU Twilight Indoor (2/18/11)Shot Put 43-10.50 LSU Purple Tiger (1/22/10)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: Shot Put, 8th, 46-05.50 (Louisiana Classics, 3/19/11) Hammer, 12th, 158-02 (NSU Demon Invitational, 4/30/11) INDOOR: Weight Throw, 16th, 47-11 (Jeff Davis Bank, 2/5/11)

Rockwall, TexasRockwall Heath HS

Aly CoughlinDistance • 5-4 • Fr.-HS

Alexandria, LouisianaAlexandria Senior HS

Karensa EllisDistance • 5-8 • Jr.-2L

Ellis’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR:800m 2:16.00 Bobby Lane Invitational (4/2/11)1500m 4:42.69 LSU Relays (3/26/11)INDOOR:800m 2:27.54 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II1-Mile 5:13.33 SLC Indoor Championships (1/25/11)DMR 12:57.75 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 800m, 15th, 2:16.00 (Bobby Lane Invitational, 4/2/11) 1500m, 14th, 4:42.69 (LSU Relays, 3/26/11)

Stanley, LouisianaStanley HS

Sarah EmoryDistance • 5-5 • Jr.-2L


Twitter:@NSUDemons



(2:29.10) and 18th at the Ty Terrell Relays in the 880 yard run with a time of 2:34.82. High School: Lettered three years in track and basketball… Partici-pated in the state meet sophomore season followed by a third place finish at state in 800m junior year… made all-area team in 2008… Senior year, state champion in 800m along with runner-up in Class B girls 400m and won District MVP… ran the 400m in 1:02, 800m in 2:27, and 1500m in 5:18… President of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), FCA and held secretary position of Mu Alpha Theta… won state literary rally contest in sociology… graduated Valedictorian of her class with a 4.5867 GPA. Personal: Born Sarah Emory October 29, 1990… Sarah is the daugh-ter of Belinda Emory and Edwin Emory and has one sibling, brother Jona-than…. Sarah is majoring in Health and Exercise Sciences, anticipating graduation in May 2013 and wants to be a Sports Rehabilitation Special-ist.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Primarily competed in the 3000m steeple chase with a best time of 11:55.56 at the SLC Champion-ships for a 16th place finish… finished third at the LSU Alumni Gold with a mark of 11:55.98… finished with a 12:05.33 at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational… in the 800m finished with a 2:38.77 mark at the Demon Invitational… finished fifth at the Demon Invitational in the 1500m with a 5:11.53… placed fifth in the Louisiana Classics in the 5000m with a 19:58.19 time. Indoor - Placed 7th at the McNeese Indoor in the 3000 meters (11:59.39)…finished 10th in the 1-mile run with the time of 5:58.92 at Texas A&M. 2010 Season: Had her best finishes of the season with a sixth-place finish in the 3000 meters at the Louisiana Classics and eighth place in the 3000 Steeple Chase at the LSU Alumni Gold…At the Ty Terrell Re-lays, she marked a respectable time of 5:18.15 in the 1500 meters…she recorded a 19:43.14 time, her best 5000m time of the season, at the UTA Bobby Lane track and field meet. High School: Lettered in soccer, cross country and track in her high school career… track team finished third at state in freshman, sopho-more and junior seasons… Won the state championship senior year… In her freshman year, took home eighth place in her individual contest… improved the next two seasons, finishing seventh her junior season and sixth in her final year at St. Joseph’s. Personal: Born Allison Marie Fontenot December 18, 1990… has

one brother, Evan and is the daughter of Darla and Blaine Fontentot… nicknamed Ali, majoring in Health and Exercise Sciences and plans to graduate in 2013.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed in the 200m fin-ishing with the best mark of 25.75 at the Demon Invi-

tational to take 13th place… also put marks of 25.83 and 26.72 up in the 200m… best time in the 400m came at the Demon Invitational running a 1:01.26 to place seventh… also ran a 1:02.02 in the 400m at the Louisi-ana Classics…. Ran the 4x100m at a 49.25 mark at the Cowboy Classic. Indoor - Ran the 200 and 400 meters and clocked in at 29.05 and 1:07.94 respectively at the McNeese Indoor Invitational. 2010 Season: Ran the 400 meters at the Cowboy Relays, where she placed 12th (1:06.97). High School: Lettered twice in track and once in soccer while earning three letters in dance… Junior year, first-team all-district and district MVP in soccer while garnering Most Outstanding Athlete 2009… On the track, ran a 12.2 100m dash and a 25.8 200m dash… her 4x100m relay team took home second place at state in 2008… In her senior season, made second-team all-district and earned Most Outstanding Athlete on the track squad… improved 200m dash time to 25.3… Graduated with a 3.4 GPA… Student Council Vice President and band section leader… member of Na-tional Honor Society, Who’s Who Among American Scholars, and Ameri-can Legion Award Personal: Born Ebony Freemount March 10, 1991, Ebony is the daughter of Tocha Nolen… she has one sister, Ivy Nolen… She is major-ing in English and plans to graduate in 2012… After graduation, she want to get a master’s degree in English and teach at a university… her life’s ambitions is to live a long, healthy and comfortable life.

Emory’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:800m 2:29.09 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)INDOOR:400m 1:09.21 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)800m 2:35.55 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)4x400 4:10.28 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)

Baton Rouge, LouisianaSt. Joseph’s Academy

Ali FontenotDistance • 5-4 • Jr.-2L

Fontenot’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:800m 2:38.77 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)1500m 5:11.53 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)3000m 11:11.86 Louisiana Classics (3/20/10)3000mSC 11:55.56 SLC Championships (5/15/11)INDOOR:3000m 11:59.39 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)1-Mile 5:58.92 Texas A&M Challenge (1/15/11)

Bossier City, LouisianaBossier HS

Ebony FreemountSprints • 5-4 • So.-1L

Freemount’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:200m 25.75 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)400m 1:01.26 Demon Invitational (4/30/11)INDOOR:60m 8.33 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)200m 29.05 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)400m 1:07.94 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)





SLC Indoor Champion 4x400m Relay 2011 Season: Outdoor - Participated in the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relays as well as the 200m and 400m… competed at the SLC Champion-ships in the 4x400 finishing second with a time of 3:41.54… Won first in the 4x400 at the Cowboy Relays (3:46.67) and at the Louisiana Clas-sics (3:41.86)… finished second in the 4x400 at the LSU Relays (3:40.71) and the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational (3:44.11)… ran at the Texas Re-lays finishing first in the 4x200 with a 1:37.07 time… finished first in the 4x100 at the Demon Invitational (46.41) and NSU Leon Johnson Invita-tional (47.00)… competed at the SLC Championships in the 400m placing third with a 55.26 mark…. Finished first at the Demon Invitational in the 400m with a 55.25 mark. Indoor - 4x400 relay member that won the SLC championship... had another first place finish in the LSU Twilight Indoor... placed fourth in the 400 meters at the SLC championships... also ran the 60 meters. High School: Named to the Southwest Louisiana Hall of Fame... all-state, all-region and all-district in the 400 meters as a senior... indoor and outdoor state runner-up in the 400 meters... junior season, state indoor and outdoor champion in the 400s... placed third in the high jump... all-state, all-region and all-district... all-district, all-region and all-state as a sophomore... placed second in the high jump in the state meet and in the 400 meters indoor meet... also played volleyball... member of the Inter-act Club, Key Club, S.A.D.D., Speech and Debate, French Immersion... graduated with a 3.49 gpa. Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1992... daughter of Elijah and Tonda Griffin... four brothers, Chris, Dedrick, Travis and Tyreke... majoring in physical therapy and plans to work as a sports rehabilition specialist... nickname is “Queen.”

High School: Finished third at the indoor state meet in the 55m hurdles senior year… won the eagles and

coaches award… fourth in the state in 100m hurdles and second in mile… cheerleader for Parkview Baptist part of a ninth place finish in at the UCA nationals… member of Key Club, FCA, French Club, Latin Club, and Drama Club. Personal: Daughter of Dawn and Brian Hunt… one sibling, Karly… born September 27, 1992… majoring in health and exercise science/nutri-tion… wants to be an athletic trainer, nutritionist, or coach.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed at the SLC Championships in the shot put and hammer throw…

Threw for a 45-04.25 mark at the SLC Championships in the shot… in the hammer threw a 131-04 at the SLC Championships for her best mark in that event…best mark in the shot put was at the Demon Invitational with a mark of 447-07.00…finished fifth in the shot at the Cowboy Relays with a 39-10.75 mark… has six top 10 finishes in the shot put… threw hammer at Cowboy Relays with a 124-08 mark for 10th place… three top 10 throws in the hammer. Indoor - Posted a sixth-place finish at Texas A&M Challenge and a 11th place-finish at the Houston Invitational in the shot put…in the weight throw, finished 7th at the McNeese Indoor and 11th at Houston Invitational. High School: Lettered all four years in track and basketball and two years in volleyball….basketball team were district champions four con-secutive years…during her sophomore year, she was shot put and discus district champion in the discus event…Keona went on to repeat those titles and became the state shot put champion in her last two years on the track team…She was also the state runner-up in discus during her junior year. Personal: Born May 19, 1992….daughter of Una and Jerry Williams and Leon Jackson…has one sister, Arnecia Sanders (29) and one brother, Jerry Williams, Jr. (10)…has three nieces Andrea, Arlecia and Adrianna….nickname: Keke…majoring in radiology…plans to become a radiologist and tryout for the Olympics…her life’s ambition is “to be successful in all that I do”.

Lake Charles, LouisianaBarbe HS

Quiana GriffinSprints • 5-4 • So.-1L

Griffin’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:200m 25.12 Cowboy Relays (3/14/11)400m 54.99 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)INDOOR:60m 7.90 LSU Twilight Indoor (2011)400m 56.95 SLC Championships, prelims (1/25/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: 400m, 2nd, 54.99 (Louisiana Classics, 3/19/11) 2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR: 400m, 3rd, 55.26INDOOR: 400m, 4th, 57.05

Baton Rouge, LouisianaParkview Baptist HS

Lundyn HuntHurdles • 5-8 • Fr.-HS

Shreveport, LouisianaEvangel HS

Keona JacksonThrows • 5-10 • So.-1L

Jackson’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:Shot Put 45-04.25 SLC Championships (5/15/11)Discus 119-09 Cowboy Relays (3/14/11)Hammer 131-04 SLC Championships (5/15/11)INDOOR:Weight 49-06.50 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)

Shot Put 43-00.25 Houston Invitational (1/29/11)


Twitter:@NSUDemons



2011 Season: Outdoor - Threw at the SLC Cham-pionships in the discus with a mark of 121-01 to place 18th… best throw in the discus was 138-10 at the Demon Invitational… finished fifth at the Cowboy Relays with a throw of 126-04 in the discus…five top 10 finishes in the discus… also threw both shot and hammer at the Cowboy Relays and Louisiana Classics… at the Cowboy Relays had marks of 37.03.75 in the shot and 108.04 in the hammer… had marks of 38-07.75 in the shot and 110-07 in the hammer at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor - Threw the shot put and the weight throw but did not have any top 10 finishes. High School: Lettered two years in track and one in volleyball…career records: 39’10 in shot put and 124 ft. in discus…In her senior year, she was named Most Valuable Player, IIIA Regional Champion, East Texas Elite, and Female Athlete of the Year… she holds the school record in the shot put and discus… was Academic All-District…participated in Year-book, Key Club, Fine Arts Forum and Ladies Etiquette…graduated with a 3.0 GPA…Shay is the only female to graduate from the Tatum High School graduating class of 2010 with an athletic scholarship. Personal: Born December 23, 1991 Shamekia Johnson…daughter of Fred and Deshala Johnson…brother, Latorris (18), is in the U.S. Air Force…majoring in radiology….plans to graduate in spring 2014 and be-come a positively successful woman.

2011 Season: Ran in the 1500m at the Demon Invitational with a time of 5:46.49 for ninth place…

ran at the Cowboy Classics in the 5000m finishing fourth with a time of 23:20.00… also ran the 5000m in the Louisiana Classics with a 22:29.99 mark to finish 15th High School: Lettered two years in basketball and all four years

in track and cross country… Freshman year, placed third in the 1600m, fourth in the 3200m, 5th in the 800 and 8th in the cross-country competi-tion… sophomore year, improved tremendously, taking home the state title in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter races… junior year, repeated s 3200m champ and finished second in the 800m and 1600m… awarded athletic honor of Mrs. Eagle for LHS… member of Student Council, FFA, 4-h and Character Counts… graduated with a 3.5 GPA. Personal: Born Kirstie A. Jones June 17, 1991… daughter of Kath-erine and Romone Jones and has one brother, Romone Jones, Jr. … majoring in Exercise Science with a concentration in athletic training… her career plans after NSU involve being a physical therapist… life’s ambi-tions include being successful and competing in the Olympics.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed in the long jump and triple jump… also competed in one race all season

at the Cowboy Relays running the 100m with a 13.17 mark… competed in the SLC Championships in both jumps finishing the long jump with a 18-05.00 mark and the triple jump with a 37-03.75 mark… best jump in the long jump was 18-06.00 at the LSU Relays to take ninth place… best mark in the triple jump was 38-00.75 at the Cowboy Relays. Indoor - Had two top five finishes in the long jump with a best leap of 17-04.75 at the Houston Invitational…in the triple jump, recorded her best outing of the indoor season at McNeese where she came in third with a mark of 35-07.75. 2010 Season: Took the high jump title at the Ty Terrell Relays with a mark of 5-05.25 along with a fourth-place finish in the long jump…at the NSU Invitational, Jones, along with Amanda Freeman, October Wells and Jazmin Williams, placed fourth in the 4x100 relay…she had her best performance in the triple jump at the UTA Bobby Lane meet where she posted 37-01.75 for 10th place. High School: Jones was a four-year track letter winner in high school, while lettering twice in basketball and once in volleyball… in her sopho-more campaign, Jones was part of a 4x100m relay team that placed third district and competed at regionals… in the same year, was part of the 4x200m relay team that finished second in district and also competed at regionals… In her senior season, she won the district long jump, setting a personal best 18’ 2” jump… Was active in Young Ladies with Positive Attitudes (YLPA) in high school. Personal: Born Sarah Jones November 17, 1990… daughter of Doro-thy McCants-Cartwright and Hayward Cartwright (stepfather), Jones has one sibling, Harry Jones… majoring in Child Development and expects to graduate in the spring of 2013... a member of the Lady Demon volleyball

team.

Tatum, TexasTatum HS

Shakemia JohnsonThrows • 5-8 • So.-1L

Johnson’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:Shot Put 38-07.75 SLC Championships (5/15/11)Discus 138-10 NSU Demon Invitational (4/30/11)Hammer 110-07 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)INDOOR:Weight 41-03.75 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)Shot Put 38-00.25 Louisiana Classics (3/19/11)

2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: Discus, 14th, 138-10 (NSU Demon Invitational, 4/30/11)INDOOR: Shot Put, 20th, 38-00.25 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11) Weight Throw, 20th, 41-03.75 (Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II, 2011)

Evans, LouisianaEvans HS

Kirstie JonesDistance • 5-5 • Jr.-2L

Jones’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR:1500m 5:42.74 (Ty Terrell Relays, 4/10/10)3000m 12:28.18 (Louisiana Classics, 3/20/10)5000m 21:42.42 (UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, 3/27/10)

Houston, TexasJersey Village HS

Sarah JonesJumps • 5-7 • Jr.-1L





2011 Season: Outdoor - Participated in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, and the 4x400 relays… ran in

the Cowboy relays with a time of 3:46.67 in the 4x400… competed in the SLC Championships in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles… at the SLC Championships ran a season best in the 100m hurdles with a 14.97 mark to finish 12th… ran a 1:06.31 time in the 400m hurdles at the SLC Cham-pionships… best time in the 400m hurdles was at the NSU Leon Johnson with a mark of 1:06.05… won the 100m hurdles at the Louisiana Classics with a 16.45 time. Indoor - Finished fourth in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.93 seconds and sixth in the 400 meter dash with a 1:00.79 time at the McNeese Invitational. 2010 Season: Was a member of the 4x400 relay team that took first place at the Cowboy Relasy... finished second in the 400 meter hurdles and third in the 100 meter hurdles at the same event….member of the 4x400 relay team that finished second at the NSU Invitational. High School: Lettered all four years in track and lettered three years in volleyball, cross country, basketball and power lifting… Freshman year at Connally High School, track team finished second in district… ran 300m hurdles in 47.3 seconds…in her second year, team won district and was an academic honorable mention in volleyball… made first team in basket-ball and volleyball… her junior season, moved to Liberty Eylau… Volley-ball bi-district champs and won basketball district championship… cross country team also won district while track won the district and regional titles… earned volleyball academic honorable mention and made basket-ball first-team all-district… finished second in district in 300m hurdles…third at regionals with a time of 45.9 seconds…was the second leg in 4x800m relay team that won state…placed sixth in cross country, finishing in 13:56… Senior season, won district in cross-country, basketball and track… runner-up at regionals in track, won 3A state championship… earned first-team all-district honors and basketball’s defensive MVP and first-team all-district… finished second in the 100m and 300m races… member of National Honor Society, Student Council, Key Club, FBLA and Homecoming Court… graduated sixth in her class with a 3.8 GPA. Personal: Born Erin Knox November 25, 1990… daughter of Patri-

cia Nunn and Jerome McGrary, Jr… Has nine siblings, three brothers and six sisters… Currently holds a 3.8 GPA, majoring in Accounting and hopes to become a CPA one day… life’s ambitions involve living a successful life.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x200, and 1600 sprint medley… best

time in the 100m was at the SLC Championships final with a time of 11.94 giving her fifth place… best time in the 200m came at the SLC Champi-onships prelim running a 24.20 to qualify for the finals where she ran a 24.27… best time in the 4x100 was a first place finish at the Demon Invi-tational with a mark of 46.41… also finished first at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a time of 47.00…won the 4x200 at the Texas Relays with a time of 1:37.07… times in the 1600 sprint medley was 4:02.00 at the LSU Relays and 3:58.75 at the Texas Relays. Indoor - Finished fifth in the 55 meter dash (7.35) and 11th in the 200 meters (27.48) at McNeese Indoor Invitational. 2010 Season: Joined Kotun Shamaigun VanBuren, Constance Seibles and Anna Forest as a member of the 4x100 relay team that placed first at the SLC championships with a completed the season as the SLC 4x100 champions with a time of 45.52 seconds... set a school record time of 45.25 seconds in the same event at the Demon Invitational …finished eighth in the 100 meters at the NSU Invitational and marked a time of 26.12 in the 200 meters at the Ty Terrell Relays for a ninth place finish. High School: Lettered all four years in soccer and in track… Earned three letters playing basketball and one in cross country… her basketball teams participated in the playoffs for three years… ran in the state track meet all four years of high school… her senior year, garnered Athlete of the Month honors in basketball. Personal: Born Angelica Kotun October 29, 1990… daughter of Angela Moseby and Alex Kotun… Has three siblings, brother Alex and sisters Jenina, Justina… Majoring in journalism with a concentration in broadcasting… wants to become a sports broadcaster after finishing col-lege.

Texarkana, TexasLibery Eylau HS

Erin KnoxSprints • 5-6 • Jr.-2L Houston, Texas

Alief Elsik HS

Angelica KotunSprints • 5-4 • Jr.-2L

Jones’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR:TJump 38-00.75 (Cowboy Relays, 3/12/11)LJump 18-06.00 (LSU Relays, 3/26/11)INDOOR:HJump 5-01.00 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11)TJump 37-07.25 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11)LJump 17-04.25 (Houston Invitational, 1/29/11)2011 SLC RankingsOUTDOOR: Triple Jump, 16th, 38-00.75 (Cowboy Relays, 3/12/11) Long Jump, 19th, 18-06.00 (LSU Relays, 3/26/11)INDOOR: High Jump, 19th, 5-01.00 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11) Triple Jump, 14th, 37-07.25 (SLC Indoor Championships, 2/25/11)

Knox’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100mh 14.97 SLC Championships (5/13/11)400mh 1:06.05 NSU Leon Johnson Invitational (4/16/11)INDOOR:60m 8.34 LSU Twilight (2/18/11)55mh 8.93 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)400m 1:00.79 Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II (2011)


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2011 Season: Ran the 5000m at the Cowboy Relays

with a 25:18.00 time for a second place finish… also ran the 5000m for a mark of 24:55.67 at the Louisiana Classics. High School: Ran for Hornbeck High School. Personal: Born Feb. 18, 1992... daughter of Sammy and Sherry Lee... one brother, Scott (25)... majoring in elementary education.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Participated in the 100m and 400m hurdles, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, and 1600

sprint medley… ran at the SLC Championships in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100, and 4x400… best time in the 100m hurdles was at the LSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a 14.25 mark… best finish in the 100m hurdles was at the Louisiana Classic with a third place spot and a 14.66 time… best time in the 400m hurdles was at the Demon Invitational on a 1:01.36 time… Ran a 1:37.07 time at the Texas Relays to win the 4x200… finished the 4x400 season with three first place finishes, three second place finishes… best time in the 4x400 was 3:40.71 at the LSU Relays to finish second…ran at the LSU Relays in the 1600 sprint medley with a 4:02.00 time. Indoor - In her first collegiate season, Lindsy won the 400 meter dash with a time of 58.47 at the McNeese Invidational and placed 10th (58.34) at the Houston Invitational…ranked third in the 55 meter hurdlers (8.40) at McNeese…Lindsay had her best finish in the 60 meter hurdlers in the preliminaries at Houston Invitational with a time of 9.10 seconds… a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished fourth at the Houston Invitational. High School: Lettered four years in track and basketball and two years in volleyball… track team was district champions and basketball team made the state playoffs as she held the district championship for 4x400 relay every year in high school … as a junior, volleyball team

placed third in the district and made the playoffs the following year…she was selected to the all-district team in basketball and was district cham-pion in the 4x100 relay during her first three years…. freshman year, bas-ketball team went to playoffs ranked in the Top 5 in Region 22-5A while she became district champion in the 200m … she was the district cham-pion and placed third in regionals in the 400m dash and in her sophomore and junior year….senior season, became the all-district leading scorer, district champion in the 100m and 300m hurdles, and regional champ in 4x400… Consuela completed her high school career on a high note, becoming state champion in the 300m hurdles with the 10th best time in the nation (42.0)…graduated in the top 17 percent with a 3.4 GPA…was the leader of the Heritage Club. Personal: Born November 22, 1991…nickname: Connie….daughter of Erin Lewis and Benjamin Lindsay…mother is a school teacher and fa-ther is a business owner…has three siblings: Jayla and DeMarcus Lind-say and Tu’myra Morant…majoring in pre-physical training with plans to graduate in 2014…after graduation, she wants to start her own physical training practice and make the Olympic trials.

2011 Season: Competed at the Louisiana Classics in the 5000m and ran a 22:01.77 for 14th place. 2010 Cross Country: Recorded a 25:25.87 time at the LSU Invita-tional cross country meet and an 9:08 time in the 2k cross country meet at the SFA Lumberjack opener. High School: Lettered all four years in soccer while earning two letters in cross country and one in track… Freshman year, earned all-district honorable mention in soccer while leading to state semi-finals and 2nd place district finish… in sophomore campaign, finished second in district in soccer, earning 2nd-team all-district honors… team reached quarterfinals… in her first year in cross country, finished 23rd at state junior year while team earned runner-up honors… district co-champs in soccer, advancing to state semi-finals… named to first-team all-district team, second-team all-state and All-City… Senior year, soccer team went undefeated until state semi-finals, holding the No. 2 ranking in Class 4A… took home first-team all-district, All-City, all-state academic and first-team all-state honors while being named a Louisiana All-Star player… cross

country team finished in 4th place while running a personal-best 20:30

Kotun’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100m 11.94 (SLC Championships, 5/15/11)200m 24.20 (SLC Championships, 5/15/11)INDOOR:55m 7.33 (Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II, 2011)60m 7.90 (SLC Championships, 1/25/11)200m 25.72 (SLC Championships, 1/25/11)

Hornbeck, LouisianaHornbeck HS

Shana LeeDistance • 5-3 • So.-1L

LaPorte, LouisianaLaPorte HS

Consuela LindsaySprints • 5-4 • So.-1L

Lee’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:5000m 24:55.67 (Louisiana Classics, 3/19/11)

Lindsay’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100mh 14.25 (LSU Relays, 3/26/11)400mh 1:01.36 (NSU Demon Invitational, 4/30/11)INDOOR:60m 8.07 (LSU Twilight Indoor, 2011)55mh 8.33 (Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II, 1/25/11)400mh 1:01.36 (SLC Championships, 1/25/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsINDOOR: 400m, 2nd, 56.17

Shreveport, LouisianaParkway HS

Becca MeehanDistance • 5-1 • Jr.-1L





in the three-mile… also ran a personal-best 5:50 mile at regionals… par-ticipated in Beta Club, Astra Club, yearbook staff and other extracurricular activities while graduating with a 3.87 GPA. Personal: Born Rebecca Meehan December 20, 1990… daughter of Rosemary Fiorentino and John Meehan… maintains a 3.807 GPA while majoring in biology… career plans after NSU involve going to physical therapy school.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Best throw in the javelin was a 146-00 mark giving her second place… compet-

ed at the SLC Championships with a 123-06 mark to place 10th…placed third at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational with a 125-6.5 throw… finished… finished fourth at the Demon Invitational with a 118-06 mark… had a mark of 122-05 at the Cowboy Relays. High School: Graduated from Parkway HS in Bossier City. Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1990... daughter of Bruce and Kim Nock... one brother, Tim, and a sister, Brittany... majoring in psychology and mi-noring in health and human performance.

High School: Placed second in the 100m, 200m, and 400m in the county regionals and state championships senior year… times of 12:12 in the 100m. 25:35 in the 200m, and 57.35 in the 400m… named 1st team all county and region, honorable mention all state, and MVP indoor and out-door season senior season… qualified for state indoor junior year claiming all county… coached by former Demon Robert Etheridge… member of the Black Student Union, science club, and step team Personal: Daughter of Josephine Okoh and Segun Shobayo… one brother, Richard…born October 5, 1991… majoring in biology… plans to attend medical school at Penn or Columbia and become a cardiac sur-geon.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Ran in the 400m, 800m, 4x400, and 1600m sprint medley… competed in the

SLC Championships in the 800m and the 4x400… best time in the 800m was 2:14.40 at the Louisiana Classics… ran a 2:15.88 at the SLC Cham-pionships to finish fifth… best time in the 4x400 was at the LSU Relays with a 3:40.71… ran a 3:41.54 at the SLC Championships in the 4x400 to finish second… finished with three first places and three second places in the 4x400… ran a 4:02.00 at the LSU Relays to take third in the 1600m sprint medley. Indoor - Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Texas A&M Challenge with a time of 2:18.20… a member of the 4x400 relay team that ran a 3:53.05 for a fourth place finish at Houston ….finished second at the Texas A&M Challenge as a member of the distance medley relay team with a time of 12:57.75. 2010 Season: Member of the 4x400 relay team that finished third at the SLC championships with a time of 3:42.74... also ran the 800 and 880 meters... place third at the Ty Terrell Relays in the 880 yard run (2:21.33), followed by the same ranking at the NSU Invitational in the 800 meters (2:16.05)…recorded a 5:17.09 time in the 1500 meters at the LSU Relays. Indoor Season: Ranked 12th in the SLC in the 800 meters when she clocked a personal best 2:20.02 at the SLC Indoor Championships... did not score in the event but was just .15 seconds short of advancing to the finals. 2009 Season: Ran the 800 and 1500 meters... for the indoor season, ran a best time of 2:33.31 in the 800 meters for a 20th place finish at the Razorback Invitational... in outdoor competitions, had two top 10 finishes in the 800 meters and four in the 1500 meters... best was a fourth place finish at the NSU Relays. High School: Ran the 400 and 800 meters and also competed on the cross county team... ran a 57.00 in the 400 meters as a junior and a 2:18.00 in the 800 meters as a senior... her junior year in cross country, run a 12:40 in a two-mile race... lettered three years in track and three in cross country... graduated with a 3.75 gpa... member of the student coun-cil, Christian Student Union, and PALS. Personal: Born 6/6/90... daughter of Arthur and Ellen Perkins... one sister, Tianna... majoring in general studies.

Meehan’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:5000m 22:01.77 (Louisiana Classics, 3/19/11)

Bossier City, LouisianaParkway HS

Delanie NockJavelin • 5-6 • Jr.-2L

Nock’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:Javelin 146-0 (NSU Leon Johnson, 4/16/11)

Columbia, MissouriHammond HS

Titi Oden-ShobayoSprints • 5-5 • Fr.-HS

Baytown, TexasBaytown Lee HS

Lawana PerkinsDistance • 5-4 • Sr.-3L

Perkins’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR:400m 48.13 (UTA Bobby Lane, 4/2/11)800m 2:14.40 (Louisiana Classics, 3/19/11)1500m 5:17.09 (LSU Relays, 3/28/09)INDOOR:800m 2:14.24 (SLC Championships, 1/25/11)1-Mile 5:34.77 (LSU Twilight, 2011)


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2011 Season: Outdoor - Competed in the 200m, 400m, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, and 1600m sprint med-

ley… finished fourth at the SLC Championships in the 200m with a time of 24.48… best time in the 200m was in the prelims of the SLC Champi-onships with a mark of 24.04… finished first in the 4x100 at the Demon Invitational with a time of 46.41… took first at the Texas Relays in the 4x200 with a time of 1:37.07… best time in the 4x400 was at the Demon Invitational with a mark of 3:43.66 and a first place finish… ran a 3:58.75 time in the 1600 sprint medley at the Texas Relays. Indoor - Finished third at McNeese in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.50 seconds….had her best time in the 200s at the Houston Invitational, clocking in at 25.50…in the 400, ranked second at McNeese and recorded her best time of the season at the Texas A&M Challenge with 58.77 seconds... matched that time for a ninth place finish at the SLC Championships… also ran a leg on the 4x400 relay team. 2010 Season: Joined Shamaigun VanBuren, Angelica Kotun and Anna Forest on the 4x100 relay team that won the SLC championship and competed in the NCAA regionals... clocked in at 45.52 to win the conference race... ran a 45.25 to finish first at the NSU Invitational... as part of the 4x400 relay squad, helped her team to a third place finish at the SLC Championships with a time of 3:42.74... finished first at the Cowboy Relays and second at the Louisiana Classics in the relay even... ran a personal best 23.67 in the 200 meters at the NSU Invitational and finished fifth at the SLC Championships in the 400 meters with a time of 56.04. High School: Lettered all four years in track… won district champion-ship freshman and sophomore seasons in the 4x200m and 4x400m re-lays… 4x400m relay team finished third at state while 4x200m team took home fourth… sophomore year, 4x400m team placed second at state… individually, finished second in 400m at district, regionals and state in his her sophomore campaign… junior season, took home the district champi-onship in the 200m and finished second in district in the 400m… at region-als, improved to win the 400m before finishing 5th at state… in her last season at NCHS, won district and regional championships in the 400m and finished 2nd in 200m in district... recorded another 5th place finish at state in the 400m…before transferring to Natchitoches Central, set Benton HS relay records in the 400 and 200m races… member of Beta, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and SGO. Personal: Born Constance Paige Seibles March 31, 1990… daughter of Janet Rister and Dwayne Seibles… has three younger sisters, LaTo-nya, Kayla and Christine.

NCAA Outdoor Championships Javelin2011 All-American2011 Southland Conference Javelin Champion

2011 Season: Competed at the NCAA Championships in javelin throwing a mark of 156-11 to finish 11th… placed fourth in the NCAA re-gional with a throw of 158-06, which was her season and career best…. Won javelin at the SLC Championships with a mark of 145-11… finished first at the Demon Invitational with a throw of 152-10… also won the jav-elin at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational with a 142-1.5 mark… had five other top 10 marks. High School: Jessica lettered all four years in track, basketball and softball…she was a district champion, regional runner-up and an all-dis-trict outfielder for three years….she was also a state runner-up and 2nd runner-up one year each…graduated in May 2010. Personal: Born April 8, 1992…nickname: Jess…daughter of Kristie and Jason Talley…has one brother, Matthew (14)…majoring in general studies…expected graduation date in May 2014…has aspirations to be-come a coach after completing her studies at Northwestern State.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Best jump in high jump was

at the SLC Championships with a 5.05.25 to take third place... won the high jump at the Demon Invitational leaping for a 5-05.00 mark… had two other top 10 jumps. Indoor - Placed second at the Texas A&M Challenge (5-03.75) and McNeese Indoor (5-01) in the high jump. 2010 Season: Had five top 10 finishes throughout the season…won the high jump event at the Cowboy Relays with her best mark of the season at 5-05.75… finished fourth at the NSU Invitational (5-03.25), eighth at the LSU Alumni Gold (5-04.25), ninth at the Louisiana Classics (4-11.75) and 10th at the UTA Bobby Lane meet (5-02.25)... 2010 Indoor Season: Scored at the SLC Indoor Championships when she finished in a tie for seventh place with a clearing of 5-3 to match her personal best. 2009 Season: Competed in the high jump in the outdoor season and cleared a personal best 5-3 height at both the LSU Relays and the NSU Invitational. High School: Cleared a personal best 5-7 at the district high school

meet as her senior year... lettered four years in track.

Natchitoches, LouisianaNatchitoches Central HS

Constance SeiblesSprints • 5-6 • Jr.-2L

Seibles’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR:200m 23.67 (NSU Invitational, 5/1/11)400m 55.38 (NSU Invitational, 5/1/11)INDOOR:60m 7.93 (LSU Twilight, 2011)200m 24.88 (SLC Championships, 2/26/11)400m 57.88 (SLC Championships, 1/15/11)

Olla, LouisianaLaSalle HS

Jessica TalleyThrows • 5-4 • So.-1L

Talley’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:Javelin 158-06 (NCAA Regionals, 5/27/11)

Gretna, LouisianaAcademy of Sacred Heart HS

Keyera ThomasJumps • 5-6 • Sr.-3L





Personal: Born 1/6/90... daughter of Daryl Thomas and Shannon Bobb... father is a Louisiana State Trooper... two siblings, Alexandra and Victoria... majoring in psychology.

High School: Lettered in track four years and cheerleading and cross country two years… took second in district and fourth in regionals senior year… team finished first in district sophomore and junior year and third senior year… member of the Astra Club, French Club, and Beta Club. Personal: Born December 21, 1992… daughter of Mildred and Jerry Til-lery… one brother, Jerry… two sister, Kelli and Courtney… majoring in gen-eral studies… aspires to be a good wife and mother with a happy, successful life.

2011 Season: Outdoor - Participated in the 100m, 200m, 4x100, long jump, and triple jump… best time in the 100m

was at the Demon Invitational finishing fourth with a 12.13 mark… finished third at the Cowboy Relays running a 12.37 in the 100m… ran the 200m at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a time of 25.31 and the Demon Invi-tational with a time of 25.95… best time in the 4x100 was at the LSU Alumni Gold with a mark of 46.84 to finish seventh… jumped for a 16-05.25 for the best of the season at the Cowboy Classics. Indoor - Ran the 55 meters and had a sixth place finish with a time of 7.40 at the McNeese Invitational. Prior to NSU: Finished 9th in the 55 meters at the Ohio Valley Indoor Conference as a member of the Murray State squad... her team became the Outdoor Ohio Valley Conference champions while she placed 3rd in the 4x100 relay, 9th in triple-jump and 11th in the long-jump. High School: Taylor lettered four years in track and field and one year in basketball and volleyball….track team were district champions every year including a regional title in her junior year and a state title in her final year…she held the district title and qualified for regionals in the 4x100, 4x200 and 200m four consecutive years…was a two-time state champ in the 4x100 and 4x200 as well as a regional qualifier in long and triple jump during her final two years at Liberty-Eylau…as a sophomore, Taylor also qualified for regionals in the triple jump and state in the 4x200…as a senior, she finished 3rd at state in the triple jump and 200m…selected to the All-State team and All-District Academic (volleyball) in 2009…graduated 8th in her class with a 3.5 GPA…member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Key Club and was

president of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Personal: Born September 22, 1991….daughter of Jerome McGary, Lesa Utsey-Williams and Darrel Williams…has two sisters, Morgan Utsey (15) and Erin Knox (21), who is also on the NSU track and field team….majoring in communications/social science…plans to graduate in spring 2012…wants to pursue a career in broadcast and media entertainment…her life’s ambition is to “be able to give back to my community and take care of my family.”

2011 Season: Competed in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100… best time in the 100m was at the UTA Bobby

Lane Invitational running a 12.29 time… best time in the 200m was at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a mark of 25.64… best time in the 4x100 was at the Louisiana Classics running a 46.44 time finishing third. High School: Graduated from Liberty Eylau HS. Personal: Born Aug. 11, 1992... daughter of Stasik Vaughn, Sr. and So-nya Vaughn... one brother, Stasik, Jr. (22) and a sister, Carmelya (23)... father was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force while brother is currently enlisted... majoring in psychology with a concentration in addiction studies... a member of the NSU ROTC... plans to be commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army.

High School: State-runner up in the 100m hurdles junior year… voted MVP of District 2-3A regionals senior year… member of National Honor Soci-ety… coached by Nikki Wade. Personal: Born March 15, 1992… daughter of Shelia Woods… three sisters, Rodrieka, Shakelia, Garesha… majoring in health and exercise sci-ence… plans to go to graduate school in sports administration.

Thomas’ Personal BestsOUTDOOR:High Jump 5-07.75 (Cowboy Relays, 3/13/11)INDOOR:High Jump 5-03.75 (Texas A&M Challenge, 1/15/11)

2011 SLC ChampionshipsOUTDOOR:High Jump, 3rd, 5-05.25

Shreveport, LouisianaByrd HS

Jerrica TilleryJumps • 5-9 • Fr.-HS

Texarkana, TexasLiberty Eylau HS/Murray State

Taylor UtseyJumps • 5-8 • Jr.-1L

Utsey’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:400m 57.14 (UTA Bobby Lane, 4/2/11)800m 2:12.76 (Louisiana Classics, 3/19/11)INDOOR:55m 7.40 (Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II, 2011)60m 8.03 (LSU Twilight Indoor, 2011)

Texarkana, TexasLiberty Eylau HS

Ebony VaughnSprints • 5-5 • So.-1L

Vaughn’s Personal BestsOUTDOOR:100m 12.29 (UTA Bobby Lane, 4/2/11)200m 25.46 (NSU Leon Johnson Invitational, 4/16/11)INDOOR:55m 7.42 (Jeff Davis Bank McNeese II, 2011)60m 8.02 (Houston Invitational, 1/29/11)200m 26.67 (Texas A&M Challenge, 1/15/11)

Monroe, LouisianaRichwood HS

Whitley WoodsSprints • 5-5 • Fr.-HS


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Dr. Randall J. WebbNorthwestern State President Dr. Randall J. Webb stated when he became Northwestern State Uni-versity’s 17th president in July of 1996 that his primary objective would be to help make his Alma Mater the best institution it could be. It is apparent after 15 years that Webb is achieving that admirable goal. Enrollment has reached record levels during Webb’s tenure as presi-dent and exceeded 10,500 for the first time in history in the fall of 2004. Webb has also been at the forefront in recent years of moving the uni-versity toward higher admission standards, which has resulted in some enrollment declines but in the enrollment of students with greater aca-demic potential and aptitude.

Retention has increased at the university, the average ACT score of students has gone up, and high school student leaders are enrolling in Northwestern in record numbers. There has been a substantial increase in the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen at the university. External funding for NSU has also increased dramatically under Webb’s leadership. In the first capital campaign in its history, the university received $32.7 million to far exceed its goal of $18.84 million. That funding included the establishment of numerous endowed chairs and professorships to enhance academic programs at the university. In addition to the private funding, Northwestern has received more grant monies in recent years from state and federal agencies and private foundations than at any time since its founding in 1884. Webb has also expanded the university’s outreach by spearheading the development at NSU of the largest electronic education and distance learning network of any university in Louisiana. NSU offers courses and degree programs to students across the nation and world through Internet and compressed video. Millions of dollars have been obtained during Webb’s presidency for new and renovated facilities. A new $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation and ActivityCenteropenedonthecampusin2005;andMorrisonHall,theFamilyandConsumerSciencesBuilding,andWilliamsonHallhavebeencom-pletely renovated and restored. A new Student Services Center on the site of the former West Caspari Hall will be complete early next year. Over $32 millioninconstructionbyaprivatecompanyhasaddedtwomodifiedresidencehallstothecampusinrecentyears. Fundinghasalsobeenobtainedtorebuild the East Caspari Hall and replace the underground electrical distribution system. Northwestern academic programs and athletic teams continue to receive positive national recognition. The Computer Information Systems pro-gram, for example, won five consecutive national championships in academic competition in systems analysis, and the NSU men’s basketball team defeated Iowa in the NCAA national championship tournament. A former center on the Northwestern football team, Webb is an avid supporter of the university’s athletic programs and has held positions of leadership at the national level in intercollegiate athletics. He has served as chair of the board of directors of the Southland Conference and has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Executive Council and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors that oversee all major policy decisions by the governing body for major college sports. He currently serves as the Southland Conference representative on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business education, Webb earned a master of science degree in mathematics from NSU in 1966. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971 with a concentration in mathematics and research. Webbwasamemberof the facultyofLongwoodCollege inFarmville,Va, from1966 until 1974. He served as Director of Higher Education and Teacher Certifica-tion in the Louisiana Department of Education from 1974 through 1976. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in 1976 and in 13 years there held positions as director of institutional research, EEO officer, registrar and member of the mathemat-ics faculty. He became Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies and professor of mathemat-ics at Northwestern in 1989. In that position, he was responsible for campus-wide policy development, planning, advancement, and review of both graduate and under-graduate programs. While Webb was in that position, graduate enrollment increased by 35 percent, and internal funding for faculty research increased by 200 percent. Asdean,WebbproposedtheconceptforNSU’ssuccessfulFreshmanConnectionProgram and served as a member of the writing team for a grant proposal that resulted in a five year, $1.7 million Title III grant to improve student retention. He also chaired the steering committee for NSU’s Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He has been active in the community as a member of the board of directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Association for the Pres-ervationofHistoricNatchitoches,theNatchitochesHistoricFoundation,theNatchi-toches-NorthwesternSymphonySociety,RotaryClub,andtheFirstBaptistChurch. Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates of Northwest-ern. Tamara and her husband, former NSU All-America baseball pitcher Reggie Gate-wood, live in McKinney, Texas, withtheir children Tyler and Ava. Lauren is married to former outstanding NSU baseball player Nick Simokaitis, and they live in St. Louis with their sons Nicholas and Benjamin.

U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O NPresident:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. WebbProvost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa AbneyVice President for External Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry PierceVice President for Business Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl JonesVice President for University Affairs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus JonesVice President for Technology, Research and Economic Development:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene WilliamsExecutive Assistant to the President:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Crew

Randy and Brenda Webb

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Jerry PierceVice President • External Affairs Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern State athletic program. Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup, field-ing his position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate, knocking a ball out of the park from time to time but always taking an understated profile, seeing himself as a role player. Beginning his 47th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can’t be mea-sured as easily asRipkin’sBaseballHall ofFame statistics,but they are equally indelible.

He begins his 21st year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A sig-nificant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma ma-ter, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees

university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Randall J. Webb in governmental affairs activities. Many of those du-ties were his since the 1970s as he worked under four previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer for the Demon football team during his college years, work-ing closely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New Or-leans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned to NSU as sports information director. He was pro-moted to news bureau director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years.Hefounded,in1972,theLouisianaSportsHallofFamefacil-ity in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president forced him to step aside from the volunteer post. He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (TransAmerica, 1979;Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) andNCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served 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. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling foot-ball coaching legend Eddie Robinson.

His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Pro-ductions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast including JuliaRoberts,SallyFieldandDylanMcDermottinNatchitochesandontheNSUcampus.The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than two de-cades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and maga-zines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 22, and Miranda, 11, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

NSU Athletic CouncilJody Biscoe (Chair)

Dion BoyettLyn Christophe

Dwight EppersonKelee Grimes (Student)

Marcus JonesJennifer KellyMelissa Kelly

Dr. Michal LandMichelle Pichon

Kristi SimmsMark Swanstrom

Ed WardWill Watson (Student)

Ex-Officio MembersGreg Burke

Carrie CrowellDustin Eubanks

Dr. Patrice MoultonDr. Vicki Parrish

Jerry Pierce

DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCEHighlights of NSU athletics in the first 10 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Direc-tor of Athletics Greg Burke

22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports)Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98).

10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports)Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000, 2002).

16 Postseason Appearances (6 sports)Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005). Women’s Basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT.

45 National Awards (5 sports)All-America awards - track and field (18), football (19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (2). National Football Foun-dation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship

3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports)Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.

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Greg BurkeDirector of AthleticsThe Burke FileAGE: 54 (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 develop-ment, University of Akron, 1992-96.BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

In the midst of his 16th year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received national acclaim for the job he’s done in his adopted home-town.

Burke has been athletics director at Northwestern since Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship caliber teams in nearly all of the school’s NCAA Division I sports. Lastyear,hewasincludedamong29winnersoftheUnderAmourADoftheYearAwardpresentedbytheNationalAssociationofCollegiateDirectorsofAthletics(NACDA). HewasalsoamongfourwinnerschosentobeinvolvedinaStreetandSmith’sSportsBusinessJournalpaneldiscussiononcurrentDivisionIathleticsissues.JoiningNSU’sBurkewerePurdue’sMorganBurke(norelation),Samford’sBobRollerandLeeFowlerofNorthCarolinaState,withthetranscriptoftheirdiscussiondistributedtonationalmediabytheSportsBusinessDaily. Burkejustcompletedatermasthe2010-11presidentoftheFootballChampionshipSubdivisionAthleticsDirectorsAssociation. Burke’s 15 years as athletic director include 32 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 54 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Seventeen NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. Under his guidance, Northwestern State has led all 13 public institutions in Louisiana, and all 12 Southland Conference institutions, in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate and Graduation Success Rate reports. The school’s athletic facilities have undergone nearly $7 million in improvements in the past four years. NSUin2004-05becamethefirst(andremainstheonly)SouthlandConferencememberintheleague’sfivedecadesofhistorytosweepfootball,men’sbasketballandbaseballchampionshipsinthesame 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 generated a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues and spearheaded the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions, including basketball’s Mike McConathy who guided Northwestern in NCAA Tournament play in his second season and has been back to postseason since. NSU’s 2006 basketball team scored one of the most memorable upsets in the history of March Madness, coming from 17 down to stun No. 15-ranked Iowa 64-63. BurkehasselectedheadcoacheswhohavesubsequentlybeenhiredbyAlabama,Florida,Missouri,NewMexico,Kentucky,Virginia,MississippiStateandWichitaState. Fromhisfirstdayonthejob,Burkehasstressedtheimportanceofhavingabalancedathleticprogram. Tothatend,tremendouscompetitivestrideshavebeenmadeinwomen’sathleticsunderhisguidance. The NSU soccer program was the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament and remains the only one with multiple appearances. Volleyball set attendance records and has made its best-ever showings in conference play in recent years. In softball, NSU posted the nation’s most improved win total in 2010 regular-season play under second-year coach Donald Pickett, and moved among league contenders in 2011. The Lady Demons joined Stanford as the only women’s tennis programs in the country in 2010 with only one regular-season loss, while sweeping Southland regular-season and tournament titles and making a first-ever NCAA Team Tournament appearance. While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been a source of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone which has been set within the NSU athletic program as it relates to academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and remained at that level in 2010-11. Burkespearheadedtheadoptionoftheslogan“GreatTradition,BrighterFuture”forNSUAth-letics,andthecreationofNSUAthletics“Cornerstones”forstudent-athletes: “AcademicAchieve-ment,PersonalResponsibility,CompetitiveSuccess…EveryMinute,EveryHour,EveryDay!” In2005,BurkewasoneofthreerecipientsoftheAll-AmericaFootballFoundation’sGen.Rob-ert 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 “OutstandingAlumniAward” fromhis almamater,MarlingtonHighSchool in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. In June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist at the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors convention in New Orleans, addressing members of the College Athletic Business ManagersofAmericaandalsoparticipatinginapaneldiscussionof“FundraisingfromanAthleticDirector’sPerspective”speakingtotheNationalAssociationofAthleticDevelopmentDirectors. Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Championships/Sports Man-agement Cabinet, a 49-person panel which makes recommendations to the NCAA Board of Direc-tors on key issues facing Division I athletics. Hepreviously served a four-year termon theNCAADivision I Football IssuesCommittee(1999-2002) and concurrently served a termon the eight-memberNCAAFCSCommittee thatadministers the national playoffs. Since his committee term expired, Burke has served as a site su-pervisorforFootballChampionshipSubdivisionplayoffgamesacrossthenationandheisregardedasoneofthecountry’spremiereadvocatesofFCSfootball. In2004,NSUreceivedthehighestpossiblerating,“fullycertified,” fromtheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation,affirmingthatNorthwestern operates its athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles ad-opted by the NCAA Division I membership. Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group.HehasalsobeenpartofthesteeringcommitteefortheNatchitochesChristmasFestivalandis a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart As-sociation and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. He and his wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 17-year-old daughter, Catherine, is captain of the St. Mary’s High School cheerleading squad, in addition to being a point guard on the basketball team and a member of the tennis team.

Greg Burke with wife, Susu, and daughter, Catherine.

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Kyle Barnard has been named the interim athletic ticket manager and is also assistingwith development. His duties include working with event management, external af-fairs, and alumni relations aside from his ticket manager needs. His career plans are to become an associate athletic director.

His first year at Northwestern State served as a graduate assistant for the department. While working with game day operations and marketing/promotions, he served on the diver-sity council for NSU during the NCAA recertification process. Kyle organized a NCAA diversity workshop for both coaches and players. Barnard received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology and fitness from Ouachita Bap-tist University. He was a 4 year letterman and a 3 year starter on the offensive line for the OBU football team. As a captain his junior and senior year, the team had their highest ranking in school history. He served as member and president of OBU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Com-mittee. While attending OBU, Kyle reached the dean’s list and was a member of IFC (Inter Fraternal Council) and also was a member of Rho Sigma men’s social club. His hometown is The Woodlands, Texas. In high school, he was named to the all-district and all-county teams at The Woodlands High School. Kyle also earned a power lifting letter. The son of Ron and Brenda Barnard, he was born Nov. 13, 1987, in Corpus Christi, Texas and has one brother, Conall. He is currently married to Brittany Barnard, a pediatric RN at Cabrini Hospital. Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Associate

Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern State, where he is the coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and Substance Abuse/Prevention concentrations. Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. This role includes

the chair of the NSU Athletic Council. Since 2006, Northwestern State University has made numerous paradigm shifts in how it addresses the needs of student-athletes; however, one thing has been consistent in that its student-athletes are winners on the field and in the classroom. All have heard about higher educational institutions being penalized by the NCAA for academic improprieties. NSU has attempted to be a model program of “Doing Things the Right Way,” by following the Athletic Department motto: Great Tradition – Brighter Futures. This past year, NSU was one of only four schools in the State of Louisiana that did not receive any penalties for low NCAA Academic Prog-ress Rates (APR) with baseball, soccer, softball, tennis, women’s indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball rating in the top three in the Southland Conference. Among the 40 Northwestern State student-athletes and athletic staff members who graduated in spring 2010, 10 of the 20 receiving undergraduate degrees graduated either cum laude or magna cum laude. Gradu-ation rates of student-athletes in soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and football ranked in the top four of the Conference. These accomplishments could not have been achieved without the support and efforts of the student-athletes, coaches, faculty, and administration. Also, Jody is the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at NSU. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center’s (ATTC) - Practice and National Leadership Institute Committee. In addition, he has coordinated five nationally recog-nized leadership institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. Recently, he was appointed to the NAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. This past year, Jody was selected to serve on the United States Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration Expert Panel concerning workforce issues. Jody’s married to his wife, Veronica (Roni), an avid runner, and daughter Roxy is a senior co-captain on the varsity cheerleading squad and Lady Tiger basketball team at St. Mary’s School. All are devoted Demon fans!

Cary Bruno is the Assistant Academic Coordinator with over-sight of the following sports: Freshman Football, softball, volleyball, men’s track and cross country, women’s track and cross country, and women’s basketball. Cary is also the Director of the Enhanced Aca-

demic Program, a program that mentors academically underprepared student-athletes. Bruno also assists Carrie Crowell with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, which is designed to assist with the transition phase of college to work . Bruno was a member of the Demon Softball team from 2005-2009. During her time at Northwestern State, her most memorable honors include the esteemed Southland Conference Steve McCarty Citizenship Award as well as being selected as the Southland Conference Softball Student Athlete of the Year in 2008. Bruno graduated from NSU in May 2009 with a B.S. in Business Administration. She is currently earning her Master’s degree in Student Personnel Services with a concentration in Student Affairs Administration.

Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Confer-ence soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, from Arling-ton, TX, now serves as an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Em-mons Athletic Study Center at NSU as well as being the Senior Woman

Administrator. Crowell served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program in January 2009, while also completing her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her master’s of science in sport administration. She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons’ 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. Crowell is the academic coordinator for the sports of soccer, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track, volleyball, and veteran football. She also heads the Enhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes and aids in maintaining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics. Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners’ Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. Crowell graduated with her Masters of Science in Sport Administration with a 4.0 GPA in May 2009.

Kyle BarnardInterim Athletic Ticket Manager

Jody BiscoeFaculty Athletic Representative

Carrie CrowellAcademic CoordinatorSenior Woman Administrator

Cary BrunoAssistant Academic CoordinatorEnhanced Academic Program Advisor

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Dustin Eubanks is in his 13th year in the NSU athletic de-partment and his 12th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 38-year-old avid

fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate as-sistant 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 daugh-ters, Emilie (16) and Taylor Nicole (5). The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary this summer. Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an

accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995.

Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a 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 an NSU alum.

Todd Garzarelli was named as the Associate Athletic Direc-

tor for External Affairs in October 2011 after a successful three-year stint at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and will oversee all external areas at Northwestern State, including the NSU Athletic As-sociation.

Garzarelli came to Northwestern State from SIUE where he immediately made an impact on the SIUE Athletics Department in helping but the external unit from the ground up. During his short tenure, he signed the school’s first-ever apparel contract, helped launch a newly designed website, and worked to enhance the radio network that included online streaming for the first time. He also established a corporate sponsorship platform and a compreshensive annual fund and put together a major gift program and portfolio to enhance a $50 million capital campaign. Prior to SIUE, Garzarelli was at Northern Illinois University, where he served most recently as the Associate Athletic Director for Marketing, Corporate and Broadcast Relations. During his tenure at NIU, revenue in corporate sponsorship, tickets, licensing, hospitality and media trade all increased dramatically. Garzarelli also successfully negotiated and landed multi-year agreements with Chicago Sports Leader in radio WSCR 670 AM “The Score” and Comcast Sportnet Chicago which gave Huskie Athletics inmeasureable exposure in radio and televi-sion. In all, the Huskie football team played in more than 40 regional or national television broadcasts during his tenure. Garzarelli also established the first NIU All-Access platform on internet that streamed over 100 audio and video events annually. Before his time at NIU, Garzarelli previously worked as the Director of Marketing and Promotions at the United States Military Academy (Army) from 2001 to 2004. He also served as marketing associate at the University of Missouri during the 2000-2001 season. He spent one season at the Air Force Academy as a Marketing and Development Assistant and one season as an Assistant to the Director of External Affairs at Saint Francis (Penn.). At Army, he helped maintain an 18-station radio network that covered most of the U.S. market and assisted in a regional television agreement for Army football. He also played an instrumental part in landing Jeep as the Title Sponsor of the annual Army/Navy Football game. Army Athletics increased corporate sponsorships, tickets and overall attendance un-der Garzarelli’s watch.

Garzarelli received a sport management degree from Slippery Rock University in 1998. He also earned a master’s in sport management from Northern Illinois in 2006. Garzarelli and his wife, Leah, have a five-year old daughter, Goia, and a two-year old son, Gabe.

After a brief hiatus from college athletics, Clay Shaw returns to the profession as the new assistant for sport marketing and pro-motions at Northwestern State. An Ohio native, the 2003 graduate of the University of Toledo earned his bachelor’s degree in graphic design with coursework in business and marketing.

He enrolled at Bowling Green University in 2006 to work towards a career in sports marketing and was a volunteer intern. He followed that with a marketing assistant internship at the University of New Mexico and the University of Tulsa. He landed his first full-time job in college athletics as the promotions coordinator at Cali-fornia State University-Bakersfield. Shaw stepped away from college athletics to work in professional sports as a ticket repre-sentative for the Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball team, and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Prior to joining NSU, Shaw spent two years with Bisk Education as a representative of Villanova University Online.

Rocky Smith is in his first year as the Director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations at NSU. Smith began his career as a student worker under Alan Pasch and progressed his way from student worker to graduate assistant to then assistant director. He has served as game manager for the majority of sports for NSU along with special event management for the university.

A native of Bedford, Texas and a graduate of Trinity High School, Smith earned his bach-elor’s degree in general studies from NSU and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in sports administration. At Trinity, he participated in gymnastics state and national competitions in rings, pommel horse, and parallel bars. In college, he was a part of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band as a bass trombonist and a four year rower. Smith is in his third year of being an assistant coach for the rowing team specializing in sculling. Born March 9th of 1986, he is the son of David and Robbie Smith and brother of younger sister Delayne Smith.

Scott Smith is no stranger to Northwestern State athletics. He has spent the last two years with the Lady Demon tennis pro-gram while working on a master’s degree. He joined the staff as an assistant coach and brought experience to the tennis program as a teaching pro and a head college coach. From 2002-2004, Smith was a tennis teaching professional at the

Raveneaux Country Club in Spring, Texas, as well as the Woodlands Country Club in Houston. The next two years he was the assistant coach at the University of the Ozarks from 2004-2006 and became the head coach at Ozarks from 2006-2008. He has been a tennis teaching professional at the Westside Tennis and Fitness Club in Houston since 2008 before joining Coach Patric Dubois on the NSU coaching staff in August 2009. Smith received his B.S. degree in business administration in 2007 from the University of the Ozarks. He received his associate’s degree in recreational leadership – Tennis Teaching from Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2002. He is currently working on his master’s degree in sport administration here at Northwest-ern State.

Scott SmithAsst. Dir. of Special Facilities for Events Operations

Rocky SmithDirector of Athletic Facilities

Roxanne FreemanAthletic Business Manager

Clay ShawAsst. Director of Marketing & Promotions

Todd GarzarelliAssociate AD for External Affairs

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In his 23rd season directing the Eugene Christmas Sports Medicine Center at Northwestern State and 30th

year in the profession, Ed Evans has earned the respect of his peers, along with honors from Northwestern State’s ath-letic letterwinners and the Louisiana governor’s office for his contributions to the field of sports medicine and athletic train-ing in general and to Northwestern State in particular. Evans was presented honorary membership in the Gradu-ate N Club, the association of athletic letterwinners at North-western State, during 2005 homecoming ceremonies. Only four other individuals have received such an honor from the N Club, which paid tribute to Evans’ dedicated, unselfish service in four decades (counting his time as a graduate student) to student-athletes at NSU. In 2004, Evans was named the regional “College Athletic Trainer of the Year” by the Southeastern Athletic Trainers As-sociation, which includes members who are in the profession in seven states from Louisiana to Georgia and Kentucky. Evans served six years as president of the Louisiana Ath-letic Trainers’ Association and six more as secretary/treasur-er. He was enshrined in the LATA Hall of Fame in 2000. Evans is a member of the Advisory Committee on Athletic Training to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. He also serves on the Governor’s Council for Physical Fit-ness, appointed early in 2000 by then Gov. Mike Foster. Evans worked as a graduate assistant at Northwestern from 1979-82. He earned his masters degree in physical edu-cation (1980) and completed 30 hours beyond the master’s with an emphasis in guidance and counseling. Evans served four years in the U.S Navy as a hospital corpsman and physical/occupational therapy technician. He spent seven years as athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central High School, working the Louisiana High School Coaches As-sociation’s All-Star games two years, before joining the North-western staff. He and his wife Chris have three sons, Jonathan, David and Tim. An avid cyclist, he generates donations for the train-ing room in an annual spring bike-a-thon.

Jason Drury joined the sports medi-cine staff at Northwestern State Univer-sity in the summer of 2005. Drury came

to NSU from Natchitoches Central High School where he was the head athletic trainer for five years. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Northwest-ern 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 eight years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

David Berkeley-Tuchmayer begins his sixth season on the NSU athletic training staff and fourth as an assistant

trainer. Tuchmayer will handle head training duties for the Lady Demon soccer team and will oversee baseball and softball. He is a certified member of on the National Athletic Train-ers Association and a licensed member of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Tuchmayer, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and a 2006 grad-uate of Appalachian State, is the son of Harry Tuchmayer and Kathleen Berkeley. He has one brother, Jeremy. He received his master’s degree in sports administration in the spring of

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Dr. Will Crenshaw is in his first year as a member of the Northwestern State team physi-cian staff. A native of Alexandria, Dr. Crenshaw gradu-ated Cum Laude from Centenary in 1999 when receiving his bachelor’s degree and earned his

medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2004. He worked his residency at Campbell Clinic in Tennessee beginning in 2004 until 2009. He is a member of the American Medical Association, OREF (Ortho-paedic Research and Education Foundation), and AAOS Resident mem-ber. He received the Kellogg Endowment Scholarship in 2002 and Alpha Omega Alpha in 2003. He is married.

Dr. James Knecht has been Northwestern’s team physician since 1984. He finished his pre-med curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic All-American football player in 1974. He has been in private practice family medi-

cine in Natchitoches since 1982. In addition to being Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physician since 1992. Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional organizations, in-cluding the Natchitoches Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Parish Hospital, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at Northwestern and has been active in the Graduate N Club for three decades.

Dr. Mike Leddy is in his third season with

Northwestern State serving as a team physi-cian.

Dr. Leddy received his undergraduate de-gree and Doctorate of Medicine from Boston University. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Louisiana State Univer-

sity Medical Center-New Orleans in 2002. He then completed a sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship with David Fischer, MD at TRIA

Orthopaedics in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he worked on the medical staff to the Minnesota Vikings, Wild, Twins, and Timberwolves. After fellowship, Dr. Leddy practiced in Kissimmee, Florida with Ortho-paedic Associates of Osceola. There, he cared for many local high school and collegiate athletes. He was head team physician for the Florida Seals Professional Hockey Team and Osceola Ghostriders Professional Indoor Football Team. He was also the lead orthopaedic surgeon for the Capital One Bowl and part of the medical staff for the NBA Combines. In 2007, Dr. Leddy accepted an invitation to return to Louisiana and join Mid-State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. He specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee and hip, and knee and shoulder reconstruction. Dr. Leddy is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2007, he was part of the inaugural class of orthopaedic surgeons to receive a Subspecialty Board Certification in Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Louisiana Ortho-paedic Association. A native of Hopewell Junction, New York, Dr. Leddy is married to the forrmer Andrée Braud of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and they have two chil-dren, Anna Clare and Mary Caitlin. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, hunting, and reading.

Dr. Chris Rich completed his undergradu-ate degree at LSU in Baton Rouge, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He fin-ished his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at LSU in 1988. Dr. Rich is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, with a success-

ful Recertification with a specialty interest in sports medicine in 2000. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, a charter member of the Louisiana Sports Medicine Society, and a board member of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Rich has been the Head Team Physician for the Northwestern De-mons since 1990. His practice specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, and knee reconstruction. During his tenure at NSU, over 500 athletes have sustained an injury that required a surgery, with an incredible rate of return to full sports competition of 99%. A native of San Antonio, Dr. Rich was a three-year letterman in football as an offensive lineman at LSU from 1976-78. He earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1977 and 1978. Dr. Rich is the managing partner of Mid State Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. Mid State, along with Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital, was designated as #1 in Orthopaedics for the State of Louisiana for 2004 by HEALTHGRADES, “The Healthcare Quality Ex-perts”. He is married to the former Vickie Rainey, and they have three chil-dren, Jeff, Margaret and Stacie. His hobbies include spending time with

his family, golf, fishing, and duck hunting.

DR. WILLIAM CRENSHAWTeam Physician

DR. JAMES KNECHTTeam Physician

DR. MIKE LEDDYTeam Physician

DR. CHRIS RICHTeam Physician

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Gulf States Conference

Year Athlete Event Result1949 Claude Stoutamire High Jump 5-11.751950 John Patton 120 Hurdles 15.21952 Johnny Buck Pole Vault 12-0 Jack Bice Long Jump 22-10 Art Ranew Javelin 176-5 Ledore Gillen 440 Yds 49.4 Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 9:58.51953 Bill Collinsworth Long Jump 22-4 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 45-0.5 Doak Walker 440 Yds 49.4 Ledore Gillen 880 Yds 2:00.00 Dennis Ryder 2 Mile 10:18.51954 Charles Johnson Discus 135-11 1/8 Billy Dave Javelin 171-0 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 48-3 1/8 Larry Whitt Long Jump 22-10.5 Linden Claybrook Mile Run 4:32.6 Doak Walker 440 Yds 48.8 Doak Walker 880 Yds 1:59.7 Mile Relay 3:25Tynes Hildebrand, Doak Walker, Murrel Walker, J.P. Self 1955 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-7 Lacey Lofton Pole Vault 12-7.75 Larry Whitt Long Jump 22-10 Mixon Bankston Shot Put 51-3.75 Charles Johnson Discus 143-11.5 Jack Bice 220 Yds 21.8 J.P. Self 440 Yds 49.3 Harold Smith 880 Yds 2:00.441956 Ted Duggan High Jump 6-6.25 Steve Jordan Long Jump 21-10 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 47.8 Charlie Hennigan 880 Yds 1:59.001957 Bobby Wicher High Jump 5-10 Don Bowden Long Jump 21-1.5 Ludwig Bauderies Shot Put 49-11.75 Charles Johnson Discus 144-2 Lou Leipen Javelin 202-11.5 Steve Jordan 220 Yds 22.0 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 50.0 Harold Smith 880 Yds 1:58.91958 Bobby Wicker High Jump 6-3 Bert Heckel Shot Put 51-5.5 Bert Heckel Discus 142-5 Lou Leipen Javelin 205-0 Charlie Hennigan 440 Yds 49.21959 Bobby Wicker High Jump 6-3 Bert Heckel Shot Put 49-0. Bert Heckel Discus 138-10.5 Dale Hoffpuar Javelin 211-0.5 Sylvester Jimes 440 Yds 48.1962 Larry Crow High Jump 6-0 Larry Crow Long Jump 23-0.25 Gary Johnson High Jump 6-01963 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 14-61964 Gary Johnson Pole Vault 14-6 Monty Ledbetter Long Jump 23-11 Ray Hale Mile Run 4:12.3

1965 Dick Reding Shot Put 53-1 Glenn Ermatinger Javelin 233-1 Bob Dufalo 880 Yds 1:50.31966 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 9:24.81967 Paul Truman Mile Run 4:10.0 Paul Truman 3 Mile Run 14:46.81969 Farrell Soileau Triple Jump 46-9.5 Paul Truman 2 Mile Run 9:10.51971 Tommy Wilson High Jump 6-61973 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds 1:53.1 Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run 14:31.7 Mike Brown Long Jump 23-101974 Terry Skaggs 880 Yds 1:53.8 Frank Trammel 3 Mile Run 14:24.5 Grady Lee Discus 156-8.5 Bobby McIntosh Triple Jump 49-4 Mike Brown Long Jump 24-8 Brian McConnell Javelin 214-81975 Leo Gatson Mile Run 4:08.7 Brian McConnell Javelin 215-1

GUlF StAr ConFerenCe

1985 Terry Douglas Decathlon 6396 Steve Stockton Javelin 240-3 Kevin Johnson Shot Put 58-7 Kevin Johnson Discus 165-0 Eric Barber Long Jump 26-3 Eric Barber Triple Jump 53-8 Edgar Washington 100 Meters 10.72 400m Relay 40.84Edgar Washington, Kenny Mosely, Percy McGlory, Aaron Charles 1986 Eric Lee High Jump 6-10 Kelvin Barber Long Jump 25-1.25 Kenneth DeWitt 200 Meters 21.74 400m Relay 41.73Kenneth DeWitt, Al Edwards, Edgar Cooper, Chester Davis 1600m RelayLivingston Chatman, Edgar Cooper, Tommy Thomas, Jerome Samp-son 1987 Brian Brown High Jump 7-3 Brian Brown Triple Jump 49-7 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump 26-4.25 Paul Oenbrink Discus 170-11 Jamie Horn 110 Hurdles 14.29 Chester Davis 100 Meters 10.47 Chester Davis 200 Meters 21.11 400m Relay 40.11Al Edwards, Kenneth DeWitt, Edgar Cooper, Chester Davis 1600m Relay 3:16.17Edgar Cooper, Chester Davis, Ronald Wilkins, Livingston Chatman

Men’s Team FinishesYear Place Coach Conf.1949 5th Harry Turpin Gulf States1950 6th Harry Turpin Gulf States1951 5th Harry Turpin Gulf States1952 2nd Walter Ledet Gulf States1953 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States1954 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States1955 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States1956 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States1957 1st Walter Ledet Gulf States1958 2nd Walter Ledet Gulf States1959 2nd Walter Ledet Gulf States1960 3rd Walter Ledet Gulf States1961 5th Walter Ledet Gulf States1962 4th Walter Ledet Gulf States1963 4th Walter Ledet Gulf States1964 3rd Walter Ledet Gulf States1965 3rd Ernest Howell Gulf States1966 3rd Ernest Howell Gulf States1967 6th John Thompson Gulf States1968 6th John Thompson Gulf States1969 6th John Thompson Gulf States1970 6th John Thompson Gulf States1971 6th Glen Gossett Gulf States1973 4th Jerry Dyes Gulf South1974 1st Jerry Dyes Gulf South1975 2nd Jerry Dyes Gulf South1985 1st Leon Johnson Gulf Star1986 2nd Leon Johnson Gulf Star1987 1st Leon Johnson Gulf Star

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Women’s Team FinishesYear Place Coach Conf.1986 6th Leon Johnson Gulf Star1987 3rd Leon Johnson Gulf Star

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SOuthland Conference INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

OutdoorYear Athlete Event Result1988 Brian Brown High Jump 7-3.5 Al Edwards 100 Meters 10.47 400m Relay 39.70(Kenneth DeWitt, Edgar Cooper, Chester Davis, Al Edwards) 1990 Peggy Lewis Shot Put 47-5.25 400m Relay 40.04(Damon West, Chris Casteal, Clarence Walters, Fred Thompson) 1600m Relay 3:07.56(Chris Carter, Clarence Walters, Adrian Hardy, Chris Casteal) 1991 Peggy Lewis Shot Put 48-5.25 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 52-5.25 Eric Lancelin High Jump 6-10.751992 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 51-7 LaMark Carter Long Jump 25-4 Shane Culver Javelin 210-11 1600m Relay 3:11.01(Clarence Walters, Charles Thompson, Shane Abernathy, Fred Thompson) Janice Miller High Jump 5-6 Marlene Garner 100 Meters 11.741993 Marlene Garner 100 Meters 11.47 400m Relay 40.16 (Michael Cervantes, Sidney Montague, Fred Thompson, LaMark Carter) 1600m Relay 3:09.38(Charles Thompson, Clarence Matthews, Clinton Williams, Fred Thompson) Clinton Williams 400 Hurdles 51.67 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 55-2.75 Eric Lancelin High Jump 7-1.751994 Ryan Martin Shot Put 55-1.5 Ryan Martin Discus 170-31995 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-1.751996 Niema Malone Long Jump 19-7 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-3 Mike Heimerman Shot Put 56-11997 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 49-71998 Ronnie Powell 100 Meters 10.27 Ronnie Powell 200 Meters 20.97 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 52-6.75 400m Relay 40.24(Mike Green, Ronnie Powell, John Coleman, Herbert Jones) 1600m Relay 3:41.67(Shekerah Kyles, Crystal Clabon, Dasha Thompson, Janelle Gibson) Felipe Apablaza High Jump 6-11.75 Shekerah Kyles 400 Meters 54.971999 Felipe Apablaza High Jump 7-2 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 54-2 Chad Miller 100 Meters 10.44 Regina Roe Javelin 166-9 Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump 42-0.25 Dasha Thompson 200 Meters 23.812000 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-10.5 Jacqueline Canton Triple Jump 40-1.5 Tyson Dillard Triple Jump 53-7.75 Hector Andujo 1500 Meters 3:55.39 Latrell Frederick Javelin 228-22001 Linette Stuart Javelin 141-8 Latrell Frederick Javelin 245-0 David Williams Triple Jump 51-10 400m Relay 40.12(Paul Stephens, Eric Louis, Robert Etheridge, Herbert Jones) 2002 Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles 13.42 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 43-0 Issa Banna Shot Put 53-2.752003 Samantha Ford Javelin 161-8 Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles 13.47 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 20-10.5 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 42-6.25

Issa Banna Shot Put 57-1 Latrell Frederick Javelin 231-5 Cedric Scott Long Jump 24-9 Cameron Waugh High Jump 6-11.52004 Issa Banna Shot Put 59-04.252005 Derrion Harris High Jump 6-10.75 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 42-2.752006 Shanae Steward 100M Hurdles 13.672007 Ravyn Hayward 100 Meters 10.30 Cody Fillinich Javelin 237-012008 Trecey Rew Discus 151-062009 Michael Hill 110M Hurdles 13.95 Cody Fillinich Javelin 239-102010 4x100 Relay 45.52(Angela Kotun, Shamaigun VanBuren, Constance Seibles,Anna Forest) Trecey Rew Shot Put 54-04.50 Trecey Rew Discus 176-08 Justin Walker 200 Meters 20.49 Mike Green 400 Meters 46.66 4x400 Relay 3:07.68(Michael Batts, Kendal Taylor, Jamie Emery, Mike Green)2011 4x100 Relay 40.57(Raymond Hatton, Adam Smith, Karllis Perry, Justin Walker)2011 Trecey Rew Discus 180-012011 Jessica Talley Javelin 145-11

Indoor1993 LaMark Carter 55M Dash 6.30 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 54-2 1600 Meter Relay (Charles Thompson, Robert Raphael, Clarence Matthews, Fred Thompson) Robert Raphael 400 Meters 49.721994 Ryan Martin Shot Put 55-9 Eric Lancelin Triple Jump 51-10 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-11995 Terrance Bean High Jump 7-01996 Joe Rhyans 55M Hurdles 7.551997 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 49-2.25 Ronnie Powell 55 Meters 6.421998 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 55.311999 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 6-112000 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-82001 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.66 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 5-82002 Shannon Joshua Triple Jump 49-8.25 Brittany Littlejohn 60M Hurdles 8.452003 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(Marcus Pitre, David Pittman, Justin Wolfe, Terry Gatson) 2004 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 20-03.5 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 42-09.5 TaMeshia Miller 60M Hurdles 8.602005 Issa Banna Shot Put 57-8.5 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.82 J.D. Henry 200 Meters 21.64

TaMeshia Miller 60 Meters 8.482006 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.80 Darrian Harris High Jump2007 Ravyn Hayward 60 Meters 6.70 Shanae Steward 60 M Hurdles 8.512008 Trecey Rew Shot Put 49-9.252009 None2010 Trecey Rew Shot Put 52-02.502011 4x440 Relay 3:49.30(Constance Seibles, Consuela Lindsy, Andrea Warren, Quiana Griffin) Trecey Rew Shot Put 50-08.75 Trecey Rew Weight 58-00.25

Men’s SLC Team FinishesYear ID OD Head Coach1988 3rd 4th Leon Johnson1989 4th 7th Leon Johnson1990 6th 3rd Leon Johnson1991 6th 4th Leon Johnson1992 3rd 4th Leon Johnson1993 1st 1st Leon Johnson1994 1st 4th Leon Johnson1995 3rd 5th Leon Johnson1996 4th 3rd Leon Johnson1997 3rd 4th Leon Johnson1998 1st 3rd Leon Johnson1999 2nd 1st Leon Johnson2000 3rd 4th Leon Johnson2001 1st 3rd Leon Johnson2002 4th 1st Leon Johnson2003 2nd 3rd Leon Johnson2004 5th 5th Leon Johnson2005 6th 4th Leon Johnson2006 5th 8th Leon Johnson2007 9th 7th Leon Johnson2008 6th 10th Leon Johnson2009 9th 7th Leon Johnson2010 9th 6th Leon Johnson2011 10th 6th Leon Johnson2012 10th - Leon Johnson

Women’s SLC Team FinishesYear ID OD Head Coach1988 8th 7th Leon Johnson1989 6th 7th Leon Johnson1990 7th 8th Chris Maggio1991 7th 8th Chris Maggio1992 6th 5th Chris Maggio1993 4th 3rd Chris Maggio1994 4th 6th Chris Maggio1995 4th 6th Dean Johnson1996 9th 5th Dean Johnson1997 6th 3rd Dean Johnson1998 5th 4th Dean Johnson1999 3rd 3rd Dean Johnson2000 3rd 3rd Dean Johnson2001 3rd 7th Dean Johnson2002 5th 6th Dean Johnson2003 4th 5th Dean Johnson2004 7th 10th Leon Johnson2005 8th 8th Leon Johnson2006 7th 7th Leon Johnson2007 7th 8th Leon Johnson2008 9th 10th Mike Heimerman2009 9th 7th Mike Heimerman2010 5th 5th Mike Heimerman2011 5th 2nd Mike Heimerman2012 10th - Mike Heimerman

Conference Individual Champions Conference Individual Champions





Joe Delaney

Mark Duper

LatrellFrederick

Eric LancelinTabitha JohnignaRegina RoeAl Edwards

Year Athlete Event Place2004 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 2nd2004 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 8th 2003 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 7th 2003 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 11th 2000 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 3rd1998 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 8th1998 Ronnie Powell 55M Dash 3rd1997 Terrance Bean High Jump 5th1996 Terrance Bean High Jump 3rd1994 Eric Lancelin Triple Jump 8th1993 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 3rd1990 Brian Brown High Jump National Champion1988 Brian Brown High Jump 3rd1988 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump 5th1987 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump 5th1987 Al Edwards 55M Dash 8th 1980 Jarrot Handy Triple Jump 7th1976 Ricky Thomas Long Jump 1976 Mike Brown Long Jump 1975 Mike Brown Long Jump

1975 Leo Gatson Cross Country 1974 Frank Trammel Cross Country

NSU’s 400m Relay 1981 NCAA Outdoor National Championship of Joe Delaney, Mark Duper, Victor Oatis, and Mario Johnson

Year Athlete Event Place2011 Trecey Rew Discus National Champion2011 Trecey Rew Shot Put 15th2011 Jessica Talley Javelin 9th2010 Trecey Rew Shot Put 9th2009 Cody Fillinich Javelin 8th2007 Cody Fillinich Javelin 4th2006 Cody Fillinich Javelin 9th2006 Ravyn Hayward 100M Dash 10th2005 Cody Fillinich Javelin 10th2003 Samantha Ford Javelin 12th2003 Latrell Frederick Javelin 12th2001 Latrell Frederick Javelin 5th2000 Latrell Frederick Javelin 5th1999 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 8th1998 Ronnie Powell 100M Dash 7th1997 Ronnie Powell 100M Dash 7th1996 Terrance Bean High Jump 9th1994 Eric Lancelin Triple Jump 7th1993 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 4th1993 LaMark Carter Long Jump 10th1993 Eric Lancelin Triple Jump 8th1991 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 8th1990 Brian Brown High Jump 5th1989 Brian Brown High Jump 6th1988 Brian Brown High Jump 6th1988 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump 3rd1987 Brian Brown High Jump 5th1987 Al Edwards 4x100M Relay 8th1987 Kenneth DeWitt 4x100M Relay 8th1987 Edgar Cooper 4x100M Relay 8th1987 Cedric Evans 4x100M Relay 8th1984 Mario Johnson 4x100M Relay 6th1984 Edgar Washington 4x100M Relay 6th1984 Cedric Evans 4x100M Relay 6th1984 Percy McGlory 4x100M Relay 6th1983 Steve Stockton Javelin 2nd1982 Mark Duper 100M 4th 1982 Mark Duper 4x100M Relay 2nd1982 Mario Johnson 4x100M Relay 2nd1982 Edgar Washington 4x100M Relay 2nd1982 Ray Brown 4x100M Relay 2nd1982 John Campbell Shot Put 5th1981 Joe Delaney 4x100M Relay National Champion1981 Mark Duper 4x100M Relay National Champion1981 Victor Oatis 4x100M Relay National Champion1981 Mario Johnson 4x100M Relay National Champion1981 Steve Stockton Javelin 3rd1980 Jarrot Handy Long Jump 5th 1976 Robert Hardwell 100M1976 Robert Hardwell 200M 1976 Robert Hardwell 4x100M Relay 1976 Andrew Morning 4x100M Relay 1976 Mike Brown 4x100M Relay 1976 Ricky Thomas 4x100M Relay 1976 Frank Trammel 10,000M 1976 Leo Gatson 1500M 1976 Bobby McIntosh Triple Jump 1976 Randy Moore 3000M Steeplechase 1976 John Barrier Pole Vault1974 Mike Brown Long Jump 1973 Mike Brown Long Jump

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Indoor OUtdoor

Kenta Bell

Camille Pouncy

Brian Brown

LaMark Carter

Jacqueline Canton

Chad Leath

Trecey Rew

Athlete Event Year Mark Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 2004 20-10.50Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 2004 42-10.25 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 2003 5-10 3/4 Stephanie Sowell Long Jump 2003 20-10 1/2 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 2003 43-1Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 2002 41-8 1/2Jacqueline Canton Triple Jump 2001 41-2 1/2Kenta Bell Triple Jump 2000 54-3 1/2Kenta Bell Triple Jump 1999 54-8 1/2 Kenta Bell Long Jump 1999 26-4 1/2 Tyson Dillard Triple Jump 1999 52-7 1/4 Felilpe Apablaza High Jump 1999 7-3 Regina Roe Javelin 1999 166-9 Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump 1999 42-1 1/4 Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1999 49-7 3/4 Ronnie Powell 100M Dash 1998 10.13 Kenta Bell Long Jump 1998 25-10 1/4 Kenta Bell Triple Jump 1998 52-6 1/2Kenta Bell Triple Jump 1998 52-0 Ronnie Powell 55M Dash 1998 6.17Terrance Bean High Jump 1997 7-3 Kenta Bell Long Jump 1997 25-2Terrance Bean High Jump 1996 7-4 1/2Terrance Bean High Jump 1995 7-2Kenneth DeWitt 200M Dash 1987 21.48Mario Johnson 55M Dash 1983 6.28

Four-time outdoor All-American Cody Fillnich.

Athlete Event Year MarkTrecey Rew Shot Put 2010 53-06.50Trecey Rew Discus 2010 179-0Cody Fillinich Javelin 2009 225-1Chad Leath 400M Hurdles 2008 51.26Cody Fillinich Javelin 2007Ravyn Hayward 100M Dash 2007Cody Fillinich Javelin 2006 230-09Ravyn Hayward 100M Dash 2006 10.25Samantha Ford Javelin 2006 160-09Cody Fillinich Javelin 2005 218-0 Shane Curlee Javelin 2005 215-05Loren Martin Javelin 2005 210-02Cameron Waugh High Jump 2004 6-11 Dawn Comeaux Javelin 2004 148-9Samantha Ford Javelin 2003 161-8 Latrell Frederick Javelin 2003 261-3 Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles 2003 13.13 Cedric Scott Triple Jump 2003 52-6 3/4 Marcus Pitre 4x400 Relay 2003 3:06.89 David Pittman 4x400 Relay 2003 3:06.89 Justin Wolfe 4x400 Relay 2003 3:06.89 Terry Gatson 4x400 Relay 2003 3:06.89 Brittany Littlejohn 100M Hurdles 2002 13.42 Camille Pouncy 100M Dash 2002 11.41 Stephanie Sowell Triple Jump 2002 43-0Latrell Frederick Javelin 2001 245-0 Craig Nall Javelin 2001 227-11 Jacqueline Canton High Jump 2001 5-11 1/4Latrell Frederick Javelin 2000 229-2Tiffany Cronin Triple Jump 2000Regina Roe Javelin 1998-2000Tabitha Johnigan Shot Put 1997-1999Ronnie Powell 100M Dash 1997 10.25 Terrance Bean High Jump 1997 7-3Sidney Montague Long Jump 1996 25-10 Terrance Bean High Jump 1996 7-3 3/4Terrance Bean High Jump 1995 7-3-1/2Adrian Kirk Triple Jump 1995 51- 81/2 Emily Rudan Triple Jump 1995 41-4 1/4 Marlene Garner 100M Dash 1993 11.46 Joe Rhyans 110 Hurdles 1993 13.87 Michael Greer High Jump 1993 7-3 Michael Cervantes 400M Relay 1993 40.04 Sidney Montague 400M Relay 1993 40.04 Fred Thompson 400M Relay 1993 40.04 LaMark Carter 400M Relay 1993 40.04 LaMark Carter Triple Jump 1992 53- 9 LaMark Carter 400M Relay 1991 39.96 Shane Abernathy 400M Relay 1991 39.96 John Tappin 400M Relay 1991 39.96 Fred Thompson 400M Relay 1991 39.96 Damon West 200M Dash 1990 20.74 Damon West 100M Dash 1990 10.36 Edgar Cooper 400M Relay 1988 39.70 Al Edwards 400M Relay 1988 39.70 Kenneth DeWitt 400M Relay 1988 39.70 Chester Davis 400M Relay 1988 39.70 Llewellyn Starks Long Jump 1987 26-2 Kelvin Barber Long Jump 1985 25-10 1/2Eric Barber Long Jump 1985 26-3 Eric Barber Triple Jump 1985 53-8 Steve Stockton Javelin 1985 254-4 Edgar Washington 200M Dash 1983 20.80 Wilson Brown 400M Relay 1983 39.93 Percy McGlory 400M Relay 1983 39.93 Mario Johnson 400M Relay 1983 39.93 Edgar Washington 400M Relay 1983 39.93Rick Schweitzer Decathlon 1982 7653 Joe Delaney 200M Dash 1981 20.65 Victor Oatis 400M Relay 1980 39.48 David Fuller 400M Relay 1980 39.48 Joe Delaney 400M Relay 1980 39.48 Mark Duper 400M Relay 1980 39.48 Mark Duper 200M Dash 1980 20.70

NCAA Qualifiers • NCAA Qualifiers NCAA Qualifiers • NCAA Qualifiers





100 METERS 1. Justin Walker 10.13 (5/1/10)1. Ronnie Powell 10.13 (4/25/98)3. Justin Walker 10.15 (5/16/10)4. Mark Duper 10.215. Justin Walker 10.22 (4/30/11)

200 METERS1. Justin Walker 20.49 (5/16/10)2. Joe Delaney 20.61 (1981)3. Justin Walker 10.64 (5/13/11)4. Damon West 20.74 5. Mark Duper 20.77

400 METERS 1. Andrei Moore 45.902. Michael Green 46.13 (2009)3. Michael Green 46.14 (2009)4. Michael Green 46.17 (2009)5. Michael Green 46.21 (2009)

800 METERS1. Leo Gatson 1:49.242. Bob Dufalo 1:49.603. Wendell Bonner 1:49.784. Mark Spikes 1:50.235. Randy Robinson 1:50.37

1500 METERS1. Billy Green 3:46.452. Leo Gatson 3:46.923. Paul Trueman 3:49.604. Randy Moore 3:50.405. Mark Spikes 3:52.45

5000 METERS1. Paul Trueman 14:21.402. Frank Trammel 14:34.803. Billy Green 15:00.544. Damien Rosado 15:06.325. Mark Keough 15:25.61

10,000 METERS1. Frank Trammel 29:10.0 1976 2. Dusty Dischler 36:17.43 (3/19/11)3. Kyle Lessig 36:44.43 (3/19/11)4. Dusty Dischler 37:34.00 (4/16/11)

110 METER HURDLES1. Joe Rhyans 13.862. Jamie Horn 13.883. J.D. Henry 13.934. Mike Hill 13.95 (2009)5. Mike Hill 14.00 (2009)

400 METER HURDLES1. Chad Leath 50.532. Clinton Williams 51.673. Carlos Minor 51.994. Wayne Jackson 52.065. Vince William 52.38

3000 METER STEEPLECHASE1. Randy Moore 8:52.002. Tim Rosas 8:57.843. Nathaniel McReynolds 9:05.83 (2009)4. Gerard Semien 9:13.535. Buzzy Crenshaw 9:22.61

Running Events

JAVELIN1. Latrell Frederick 261-092. Cody Fillinich 239-10 (2009)3. Cody Fillinich 237-02 (2007)4. Cody Fillinich 235-10 (2009)5. Cody Fillinich 235-07 (2009)

DISCUS1. Allen Smith 180-082. Ryan Martin 175-113. Keith Armond 176-03.754. Paul Oenbrink 176-005. William Budro 173-05

SHOT PUT1. John Cambpell 65-08.752. Mike Heimerman 62-04.503. Issa Banna 59-014. Kevin Johnson 58-075. Ryan Martin 57-01

HIGH JUMP 1. Brian Brown 7-082. Terrance Bean 7-04.503. Michael Greer 7-03 Felipe Apablaza 7-034. Eric Lancelin 7-01.75 5. Victor Oatis 7-00.75

LONG JUMP1. Kenta Bell 26-04.50 Jarrot Handy 26-04.50 Lewellyn Starks 26-04.502. Eric Barber 26-033. Mike Brown 26-024. LaMark Carter 25-11.505. Kendrick Etheridge 24-11.50

TRIPLE JUMP 1. LaMark Carter 55-02.752. Kenta Bell 54-08.253. Eric Lancelin 54-084. Tyson Dillard 53-07.755. Kendrick Turner 53-03.25

POLE VAULT 1. John Barrier 16-08 2. Ted Methvin 16-01 3. Chad Barrios 16-004. Keith Porrier 15-115. Richard Whitaker 15-06

HAMMER THROW 1. Daniel Yarbrough 187-05 (2009)2. Daniel Yarbrough 186-05 (2008)3. Daniel Yarbrough 181-11 (2009)4. Daniel Yarbrough 179-10 (2009)5. Daniel Yarbrough 179-07 (2009)

4 X 100M RELAY1. 39.03 (Johnson, Washington, Brown, Duper)2. 39.32 (Oatis, Delaney, Johnson, Duper) 3. 39.48 (Oatis, Fuller, Delaney, Duper)4. 39.54 (Johnson, Delaney, Brown, Duper) 39.54 (Johnson, McGlory, Washington, Duper)

4 X 200M RELAY1. 1:22.08 (Johnson, Washington, Duper, McGlory)2. 1:23.88 (Smith, Walker, Taylor, Green) LSU Relays, 3/26/11)2. 1:24.96 (Patton, Hayward, Jackson, Garcia)3. 1:25.24 (Batts, Green, Perry, Plumb) Texas Relays, 4/6/11) 4 X 400M RELAY1. 3:06.89 (Pitre, Pittman,Wolfe, Gaston) 20082. 3:07.06 (Batts, Taylor, Emery, Green) 4/3/103. 3:07.56 (Washington, Thomas, Toussaint,n Brown) 3:07.56 (Carter, Walters, Hardy, Casteal)5. 3:07.68 (Batts, Taylor, Emery, Green) 5/16/10

4 X 800M RELAY1. 7:20.70 (Robinson, Green, Bradford, Bonner) SPRINT MEDLEY1. 3:17.07 (Brown, Hardwell, Moore, Gatson)2. 3:29.22 (Hatton, Davison, Williams, Perry) LSU Relays, 3/26/11) DISTANCE MEDLEY1. 9:57.20 (Digrazia, Gatson, Trammel, Moore) 2. 10:30.95 (Brown, Kemei, Pearson, Pitre)

Relays

Field Events

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100 METERS 1. Camille Pouncy 11.412. Marlene Garner 11.473. Anna Forest 11.61 (5/1/10)4. Anna Forest 11.67 (5/16/10)5. Dasha Thompson 11.69

200 METERS1. Constance Seibles 23.67 (5/1/10)2. Anna Forest 23.71 (5/1/10)2. Dasha Thompson 23.714. Marlene Garner 23.985. Constance Seibles 24.04 (5/13/11)

400 METERS 1. Shekerah Kyles 54.972. Janelle Gibson 55.133. Deidra Truss 55.184. Quiana Griffin 55.25 (4/30/11)5. Quiana Griffin 55.26 (5/13/11)

800 METERS1. Christal Traylor 2:11.382. Malissa Carr 2:12.263. Andrea Warren 2:12.44 (2009)4. Andrea Warren 2:12.46 (5/16/10)5. Carla Davison 2:12.74

1500 METERS1. Christal Traylor 4:40.612. Malissa Carr 4:41.123. Karensa Ellis 4:42.69 (3/26/11)4. Molly Magill 4:43.295. Karensa Ellis 4:44.01 (4/16/11)

3000 METERS1. Maryalyce Walsh 10:22.162. Judy Norris 10:22.163. Molly Magill 10:25.234. Judy Gowdy 10:31.325. Naumy Bor 10:37.87

5000 METERS1. Maryalyce Walsh 17:45.462. Naumy Bor 18:13.23. Robin Meyers 18:29.744. Judy Norris 18:31.095. Naumy Bor 18:38.70 (2007)

10,000 METERS1. Maryalyce Walsh 37:05.932. Julie Lessiter 40:00.693. Jody Gowdy 40:00.874. Robin Meyers 40:22.255. Danielle Schaeffer 40:24.25

3000 METER STEEPLECHASE1. Allison Fontenot 11:55.56 (5/13/11)2. Allison Fontenot 11:55.98 (4/23/11)3. Allison Fontenot 12:05.33 (4/2/11)4. Allison Fontenot 12:07.35 (4/16/11)5. Allison Fontenot 12:25.37 (3/14/11)

100 METER HURDLES1. Brittany Littlejohn 13.132. TaMeshia Miller 13.553. Shanae Steward 13.604. Shanae Steward 13.73 5. LaTonya Hamilton 14.14

400 METER HURDLES1. Consuela Lindsy 1:01.36 (4/30/11)2. Consuela Lindsy 1:01.85 (2/19/11)3. Lakeisha Henderson 1:01.894. Makele Carr 1:01.975. Consuela Lindsy 1:02.50 (4/16/11)

Running Events

JAVELIN1. Regina Roe 166-092. Samantha Ford 162-073. Jessica Talley 158-06 (5/27/11)4. Jessica Talley 156-11 (6/9/11)5. Dawn Comeaux 154-02

DISCUS1. Trecey Rew 192-04 (6/8/11)2. Trecey Rew 180-04 (5/28/11)3. Trecey Rew 180-01 (5/13/11)4. Trecey Rew 179-00 (5/29/10)5. Trecey Rew 176-08 (5/16/10)

SHOT PUT1. Trecey Rew 54-11.25 (4/17/10)2. Trecey Rew 54-08 (5/27/11)3. Trecey Rew 54-09.25 (4/3/10)4. Trecey Rew 54-04.50 (5/15/10)5. Trecey Rew 54-01.25 (4/16/11)

HIGH JUMP 1. Jackie Canton 5-11.252. Christin Carter 5-10.753. Janice Miller 5-8.504. Tonya Wilson 5-085. Tiffany Freddie 5-07 Cassandra Krell 5-07

LONG JUMP1. Stephanie Sowell 20-10.502. Jessica Tuck 20-03.503. TaMeshia Miller 19-11.754. Niema Malone 19-11.505. Jessica Tuck 19-11.00 (2008)

TRIPLE JUMP 1. Stephanie Sowell 43-012. Tiffany Cronin 42-01.253. Emily Rudan 41-04.254. Alisa Matthews 40-035. Shanae Steward 39-06

POLE VAULT 1. Haley Blount 11-06.252. Haley Blount 11-05.753. Angel Villa 10-11.75 Danielle Moss 10-11.75

HAMMER THROW 1. De’Jon Griffin 183-07 (2009)2. De’Jon Griffin 182-05 (2011)3. De’Jon Griffin 180-07 (2009)4. De’Jon Griffin 176-04 (2009)5. De’Jon Griffin 176-02 (2009)

WEIGHT THROW (indoor) 1. Trecey Rew 57-09.75 (1/15/11)2. De’Jon Griffin 55-03.50 (2009)3. De’Jon Griffin 53-08.25 (2009)4. De’Jon Griffin 53-04.50 (2009)5. Alison Holmes 52-05.50 (2007)

Field Events

4 X 100M RELAY1. 45.25 (Kotun, VanBuren, Seibles, Forest) 5/16/102. 45.29 (Kyles, Pouncy, Pouncy, Thompson)3. 45.52 (Kotun,VanBuren, Seibles, Forest) 5/1/104. 45.53 (Freeman, Williams, Tuck, Forest) 20095. 45.79 (Miller, Steward, Tuck, Truss)

4 X 200M RELAY1. 1:37.07 (Griffin, Kotun, Siebles, Lindsy) 20112. 1:37.31 (Smith, Williams, Forest, Tuck)3. 1:38.58 (Williams, Tuck, Smith, Forest) -- 2009

4 X 400M RELAY1. 3:40.71 (Griffin, Warren, Perkins, Lindsy) LSU Relays, 3/26/112. 3:41.54 (Griffin, Warren, Perkins, Lindsy) SLC Championships, 5/13/113. 3:41.67 (Kyles, Clabon, Thompson, Gibson)4. 3:41.86 (Griffin, Warren, Perkins, Lindsy) Louisiana Classics, 3/19/11)5. 3:42.74 (Seibles, Warren, Perkins, Forest) SLC Championships, 5/16/10

1600 SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY1. 3:58.75 (Kotun, Seibles, Nowak, Warren) Texas Relays, 4/6/11)2. 4:00.57 (Van Buren, Forest, Seibles,Warren) 4/24/103. 4:00.60 (Tuck, Forest, Seibles, Warren) 4/24/104. 4:02.00 (Griffin, Warren, Perkins, Lindsy) LSU Relays (3/26/11)5. 4:03.63 (Williams, Forest, Warren, Iheanacho) 2009

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Men’s Records100 Meter Dash: 10.13 Justin Walker Northwestern State 5/1/10 10.13 Ronnie Powell Northwestern State 4/25/98200 Meter Dash: 20.77 Ron Clark Stephen F. Austin 4/27/91400 Meter Dash: 46.34 Mike Green Northwestern State 5/1/10800 Meter Run: 1:49.56 Geryl House Lamar 4/17/861500 Meter Run: 3:52.6 Mark Mosley Ouachita Baptist 3/18/803000 Meter Run: 8:58.80 Dustin Joubert Sam Houston State 4/14/075000 Meter Run: 14:25.6 Doug Keller Mankato State 3/18/8010,000 Meter Run: 31:46.24 Jonathan Granger USL 4/28/92110 Meter Hurdles: 13.9 James McCrainey Southern 3/11/78400 Meter Hurdles: 51.56 Chad Leath Northwestern State 4/10/083000 Meter SC: 8:57.1 John Kebirio Abilene Christian 3/11/784x100 Meter Relay 39.69 Northwestern State 4/27/91(John Tappin, Shane Abernathy, Clarence Walters, Lamark Carter)4x400 3:09.61 Northwestern State 5/1/10(Michael Batts, Kendall Taylor, Jamie Emery, Michael Green)4x400 JV Meter Relay: 3:16.0 Prairie View A&M 3/11/78High Jump: 7-3 Neil Guidry Nike West 4/28/92Pole Vault: 17-6 Frank Estes Abilene Christian 3/11/78Long Jump: 26-5 Vernon George Unattached 4/28/92 26-5 Kenta Bell Unattached 4/23/00Triple Jump: 56-6.75 Kenta Bell Unattached 4/23/00Shot Put: 62-11 John Campbell Northwestern State 4/15/82Discus: 200-00 Jason Morgan Unattached 5/1/10Hammer: 222-01 Adonson Shallow Southeastern La. 5/1/10Javelin: 239-10 Cody Fillinich Northwestern State 4/25/09

Women’s Records100 Meter Dash: 11.47 Marlene Garner Northwestern State 4/24/93200 Meter Dash: 23.12 Quanisha Sales Louisiana Tech 5/1/10400 Meter Dash: 54.23 Monique Wright Louisiana Tech 5/1/10800 Meter Run: 2:12.72 Esther Abuto Texas-Arlington 5/1/101500 Meter Run: 4:40.61 Christal Traylor Northwestern State 4/25/983000 Meter Run: 10:05.32 Tami Micham Northeast Louisiana 4/28/925000 Meter Run: 10:48.38 Kendall Mears Southern Arkansas 4/10/0810,000 Meter Run: 41:14.46 Christine Blanchard McNeese State 4/27/91100 Meter Hurdles: 13.27 Antoinette Cobb Louisiana Tech 5/1/10400 Meter Hurdles: 1:00.73 Ernie Middleton New Orleans 4/24/933000 Meter SC: 11:28.03 Meredith Blocker Stephen F. Austin 4/10/084x100 Meter Relay: 45.25 Northwestern State 5/1/10(Angela Kotun, Shamaigun VanBuren, Constance Seibles, Anna Forest) 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:43.21 Texas-Arlington 4/16/11 (Smith, Cubertson, Baldwin, Turner)High Jump: 5-10.50 Avanna Walker Louisiana Tech 4/23/00 5-10.50 Jacqueline Canton Northwestern State 4/23/00Pole Vault: 13-3 Jennie Sewell Sam Houston State 4/14/07Long Jump: 21-8.25 Marita Hunt Unattached 4/25/98Triple Jump: 41-10.50 Natasha Barber McNeese State 4/24/93Shot Put: 53-10.50 Trecey Rew Northwestern State 4/16/11Discus: 173-10 Trecey Rew Northwestern State 5/1/2010Hammer: 208-06 Cristal Kostiew NY Athletics Club 4/16/11Javelin: 170-10 Samantha Ford Unattached 4/25/09

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Walter P. Ledet Track Complex

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. The complex 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.

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 State and Baylor in the final.


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Demon RecordsRunning Events

Event Athlete Mark/Time Year100 Meters Justin Walker 10.13 2010 Ronnie Powell 10.13 1988200 Meters Justin Walker 20.49 2010400 Meters Andrei Moore 45.9 1976800 Meters Leo Gaston 1:49.24 19761500 Meters Billy Green 3:46.45 19815000 Meters Paul Trueman 14:21.4 196910,000 Meters Frank Trammel 29:10.0 19763000 Steeple Randy Moore 8:52.0 1976110 Hurdles Joe Rhyans 13.86 1976400 Hurdles Chad Leath 50.53 2008

Field EventsEvent Athlete Mark/Time YearJavelin-Old Steve Stockton 271-10 1983Javelin-New Latrell Frederick 261-3 2001Long Jump Kenta Bell 26-4.25 1999 Lewellyn Starks 26-4.25 1987 Jarrot Handy 26-4.25 1980Triple Jump LaMark Carter 55-2.75 1993High Jump Brian Brown 7-8 1990Pole Vault John Barrier 16-8.5 1976Shot Put John Campbell 65-8.75 1982Hammer Daniel Yarbrough 187-5 2009Discus Allen Smith 180-8 1996Decathalon Rick Schweitzer 7653 1982

RelaysEvent Athlete Mark/Time Year4x100 Metters M. Johnson, E Washington, 39.03 1982 R. Brown, M. Duper 4x200 Meters M. Johnson, E Washington, 1:22.08 1980 P. McGlory, M. Duper4x400 Meters M. Pitre, D. Pittman, 3:06.89 2003 J. Wolfe, T. Gaston 4x800 Meters R. Robinson, B. Green, 7:20.70 1981 V. Bradford, W. BonnerSprint Medley M. Brown, R. Hardwell 3:17.07 1976 A. Moore, L. Gaston Distance Medley C. Dizgrazia, L. Gaston 9:57.2 1975 F. Trammel, A. Moore

Lady Demon RecordsRunning Events

Event Athlete Mark/Time Year100 Meters Camille Pouncy 11.41 2002200 Meters Constance Seibles 23.67 2010400 Meters Shekerah Kyles 54.97 1998800 Meters Christal Traylor 2:11.38 19981500 Meters Christal Traylor 4:40.61 19983000 Meters Maryalyce Walsh 10:22.16 19953000m Steeplechase Allison Fontenot 11:55.56 20115000 Meters Maryalyce Walsh 17:45.46 199510,000 Meters Maryalyce Walsh 37:05.93 1995100 Hurdles Brittany Littlejohn 13.13 2003400 Hurdles Consuela Lindsay 1:01.36 2011

Field EventsEvent Athlete Mark/Time YearJavelin Regina Roe 166-9 1999Long Jump Stephanie Sowell 20-10.5 2003,04Triple Jump Stephanie Sowell 43-1 2003High Jump Jacqueline Canton 5-11.25 2001Pole Vault Haley Blount 11-6.25 2006Shot Put Trecey Rew 54-11.5 2010Hammer DeJon Griffin 183-7 2009Discus Trecey Rew 192-04 2011Weight (Indoor) Trecey Rew 57-9.75 2011Heptathlon Yetta James 5306 1988

RelaysEvent Athlete Mark/Time Year4x100 Metters Kotun, VanBuren,Seibles,Forest 45.25 20104x200 Meters Griffin, Kotun, Seibles, Lindsay 1:37.07 20114x400 Meters Griffin, Warren, Perkins, Lindsay 3:40.71 3/26/114x800 Meters C. Davison, J. Norris, 3:41.67 1998 V. Bradford, W. BonnerSprint Medley Kotun, Seibles, Nowak, Warren 3:58.75 4/6/11Distance Medley C. Davison, D. Landry, 12:31.57 1995 D. Schaeffer, M. Walsh

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Event Athlete (School) Mark/Time Year 100 Meters Justin Walker (NSU) 10.13 5/1/10 Ronnie Powell (NSU) 10.13 4/25/98200 Meters Elston Cawley (UTA) 20.37 5/15/00400 Meters Leonard Byrd (UTSA) 44.88 5/18/96800 Meters Bill Jones (UTA) 1:49.49 4/30/851500 Meters Russell Mangum (ULM) 3:47.89 5/17/863000 Meters Jordan Neil (McNeese) 8:37.58 3/15/083000 Steeple Frank Montevallo (Lamar) 8:53.60 3/8/805000 Meters John Sharp (Oklahoma State) 14:19.98 3/15/8010,000 Meters Randy Arias (Texas State) 31:13.64 5/13/00110 Hurdles Kevin Ellis (SFA) 13.68 5/18/96400 Hurdles McClinton Neal (UTA) 50.25 4/30/88Javelin Breaux Greer (ULM) 255-1 3/10/97Long Jump Andre Ester (ULM) 26-7 5/11/88Triple Jump Kenta Bell (Unattached) 56-6.75 4/28/00High Jump Brian Brown (Southern Cal Cheetahs) 7-6 4/27/96Pole Vault Russ Butler (Asics) 18-4.75 5/27/08Shot Put Frank Cate (La. Tech) 65-3.75 3/8/86Hammer Adonson Shallow (SLU) 222-01 5/1/10Discus Jason Morgan (Unattached) 200-00 5/1/10Decathalon Mario Sategna (Unattached) 7920 5/11/974x100 Meters Louisiana Tech 39.34 5/11/884x200 Meters Northwestern State 1:23.90 5/10/844x400 Meters Louisiana-Lafayette 3:07.17 5/11/884x800 Meters Louisiana-Monroe 7:30.25 3/14/81Sprint Medley Northwestern State 3:22.49 3/7/90Distance Medley Louisiana-Lafayette 9:53.80 3/14/81

WomenEvent Athlete (School) Mark/Time Year 100 Meters Tameka Roberts (UTSA) 11.32 5/18/96200 Meters Quanisha Sales (La. Tech) 23.12 5/1/10 Christine Amertil (SLU) 23.12 5/15/00400 Meters Christine Amertil (SLU) 52.77 5/15/00 800 Meters Janice Turner (Texas State) 2:08.60 5/18/961500 Meters Janice Turner (Texas State) 4:33.38 5/18/963000 Meters Sita Waru (McNeese) 9:46.38 5/14/003000 Steeple Amanda King (Lamar) 10:34.81 4/14/075000 Meters Sita Waru (McNeese) 17:24.78 5/15/0010,000 Meters Stacy Poole (UTSA) 35:49.08 5/16/96100 Hurdles Antoninette Cobb (La. Tech) 13.27 5/1/10400 Hurdles Yamelis Ortiz (Lamar) 58.17 5/15/00Javelin Samantha Ford (Unattached) 175-10 5/17/08Long Jump Marita Hunt (Unattached) 21-8.25 4/25/09Triple Jump Cheryl Henry (ULM) 42-0 3/8/86High Jump Jacqueline Canton (NSU) 5-11.25 4/27/01Pole Vault Jennie Sewell (Sam Houston) 13-3 4/14/07Shot Put Trecey Rew (NSU) 53-10.50 4/16/11Hammer Cristal Kostiew (NY Athletics Club) 208-06 4/16/11Discus Trecey Rew (NSU) 173-10 5/1/10Heptathlon Jennifer Hoppe (SFA) 5288 5/14/004x100 Meters Northwestern State 45.25 5/16/104x200 Meters Northwestern State 1:23.90 5/10/844x400 Meters Grambling 3:40.28 3/8/864x800 Meters Stephen F. Austin 9:35.02 3/10/93Sprint Medley Stephen F. Austin 1:46.07 3/10/93Distance Medley Louisiana-Monroe 12:18.33 3/11/92

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