Track & Field:Ragin’ Cajuns Place Nine On All-Louisiana Team
Rice, Theyard, Beyer, Heath post top marks among state athletes
BATON ROUGE – Paced by four athletes who posted the top marks in their respective events, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns track and field team placed members on the 2017 All-Louisiana Track and Field team that was released by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association on Saturday.
Matt Rice (men’s 1,500-meter run), Dionte Heath (men’s high jump), Ricky Theyard (men’s triple jump) and Franz Beyer (men’s decathlon) each earned first-team All-Louisiana honors after posting the top marks among all athletes in the state of Louisiana.
Damon Guidry (men’s high jump) and Bartul Basic (men’s javelin) earned second-team honors for the Ragin’ Cajuns with Hanoj Carter (men’s 100-meter dash), Kyle Baudoin (men’s pole vault) and Richard Delphin (men’s hammer throw) earning third-team honors.
The 2017 All-Louisiana track and field team consists of a best times list based on the three best state times and distances from a national qualifying list, while the special awards are voted on by the state track and field media relations personnel. The voters cannot vote for athletes or coaches from their own school.
Dennis Shaver, who finished in the top 10 nationally both indoors and outdoors, was named the men’s coach of the year, while Xavier’s Joseph’s Moses, whose young team won the conference title and scored in NAIA championships, was the women’s selection as coach of the year.
Other winners selected on the men’s side: Track Athlete – Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, LSU; Field Athlete; Alex Young, Southeastern; Freshman – Raymond Kibet, Tulane; Newcomer – Christoph Graf, McNeese State.
On the women’s side: Track Athlete — Mikiah Brisco, LSU; Field Athlete — Rebekah Wales, LSU; Freshman — Ruby Stauber, LSU; Newcomer – Alyssa Applebee, Tulane.
LSWA All-LOUISIANA COLLEGE BEST TIMES LIST
Name/Class/School/Time/Event
100m (Men)
Mitchell-Blake, Nethaneel/Sr/LSU/9.99/SEC Championships
Acy, Tremayne/Sr/LSU/10.13/SEC Relays
Carter, Hanoj/Sr/Louisiana/10.19/SBC Championships
100m (Women)
Hobbs, Aleia/Jr/LSU/10.85/SEC Relays
Brisco, Mikiah/Jr/LSU/10.96/NCAA Championships
Johnson, Kortnei/So/LSU/11.09/Mt. SAC Relays
200m (Men)
Mitchell-Blake, Nethaneel/Sr/LSU/20.04/NCAA East Prelims
Flournoy, Jaron/So./LSU/20.24/NCAA East Prelims
Acy, Tremayne/Sr/LSU/20.49/LSU Alumni Gold
200m (Women)
Johnson, Kortnei/So./LSU/22.50/SEC Championships
Martin, Jada/Sr./LSU/22.76/LSU Alumni Gold
Hall, Cassondra/Fr./LSU/22.92/NCAA East Prelims
400m (Men)
Cherry, Michael/Sr./LSU/44.73/NCAA Championships
Kibet, Raymond/Fr./Tulane/45.21/NCAA Regionals
Bruton, Lamar/Sr./LSU/45.86/NCAA East Prelims
400m (Women)
Jones, Travia/Sr./LSU/51.63/NCAA East Prelims
Misher, Rachel/So./LSU/52.07/NCAA East Prelims
Martin, Jada/Sr./LSU/53.34/LSU Battle on the Bayou
800m (Men)
Henderson, Blair/Sr./LSU/1:47.32/Mt. SAC Relays
Wilkes, Jack/Jr./LSU/1:50.53/LSU Battle on the Bayou
Johnson, Olandis/Jr./McNeese State/1:51.41/SLC Championships
800m (Women)
Stauber, Ruby/Fr./LSU/2:03.77/Mt. SAC Relays
Schuetz, Morgan/Sr./LSU/2:06.16/LSU Battle on the Bayou
Parker, Hollie/So./LSU/2:07.40/SEC Championships
1500m (Men)
Rice, Matt/Sr./Louisiana/3:47.91/Mt. SAC Relays
Henderson, Blair/Sr./LSU/3:48.75/Louisiana Classic
Rotich, Emmanual/So./Tulane/3:49.21/Louisiana Classic
1500m (Women)
Stauber, Ruby/Fr./LSU/4:24.20/LSU Battle on the Bayou
Parker, Hollie/So./LSU/4:27.09/LSU Alumni Gold
Lewis, Erika/So./LSU/4:28.84/LSU Alumni Gold
5000m (Men)
Rotich, Emmanuel/So./Tulane/14:04.80/Penn Relays
Braxton, Dajour/So./LSU/14:15.70/Texas Relays
Graf, Christopher/Sr./McNeese State/14:21.31/Mt. SAC Relays
5000m (Women)
Bartels, Lauren/So./Tulane/17:03.94/American Championships
Parker, Hollie/So./LSU/17:17.74/Texas Relays
Woelfl, Katja/Jr./McNeese/17:23.90/Lopez Classic
10,000m (Men)
Jones, Nathan/Jr./McNeese State/29:33.82/San Francisco State Carnival
Braxton, Dajour/So./LSU/30:15.26/Louisiana Classic
Victor, Kipkirui/So./ULM/31:24.93/Victor Lopez Classic
10,000m (Women)
Bartels, Lauren/So./Tulane/35:27.49/Penn Relays
Woelfl, Katja/Jr./McNeese State/35:39.19/Mt. SAC Relays
Newton, Emma/So./Tulane/35:56.91/Mt. SAC Relays
100H (Women)
Brisco, Mikiah/Jr./LSU/12.85/Texas Relays
Marshall, Tonea/Fr./LSU/13.14/NCAA East Prelims
Humphrey, Brittley/Fr./LSU/13.25/NCAA East Prelims
110H (Men)
Nicholls, Michael/So./UNO/13.76/SLC Championships
Battick, Levaughn/Fr./ULM/14.16/Bobby Lane Invitational
Hewitt, Andre/Sr./Grambling/14.52/SWAC Championship
400H (Men)
Colebrook, Andre/Sr./Southeastern Louisiana/50.14/NCAA Prelims
Flaviano, George/Sr./Northwestern St./51.06/SLC Championships
Hewitt, Andre/Sr./Grambling/52.63/SWAC Championships
400H (Women)
Payne, Kymber/Jr./LSU/55.50/NCAA East Prelims
Jupiter, Ka’Lynn/Sr./LSU/56.68/SEC Championships
Richardson, Bryiana/Sr./LSU/57.24/NCAA East Prelims
3000 Steeple (Men)
Rotich, Emmanuel/So./Tulane/8:36.40/NCAA Prelims
Graf, Christoph/Sr./McNeese State/8:49.42/LSU Alumni Gold
Johnson, Christian/Sr./LSU/9:07.66/SEC Championships
3000 Steeple (Women)
Melius, Mckenzie/So./Tulane/10:41.08/Penn Relays
Smegal, Alison/Jr./McNeese State/10:54.54/LSU Alumni Gold
Sonneborn, Mikayla/Sr./Tulane/11:05.11/Victor Lopez Classic
4 x 100 Relay (Men)
LSU/38.57/Jackson, Mitchell-Blake, Acy, Flournoy/Mt. SAC Relays
Northwestern St./39.92/Johnson, Larkins, James, Shilling/TCU Invitational
Grambling/40.41/Grimes, Thomas, Wilson, Rockwell/Southern Miss Open
4 x 100 Relay (Women)
LSU/42.12/Brisco, Johnson, Martin, Hobbs/SEC Relays
Northwestern St./45.30/Payton, Jones, Style, Jackson/SLC Championships
Southeastern Louisiana/45.63/Washington, Smith, Bowman, Jackson/SLC Championships
4 x 400 Relay (Men)
LSU/3:02.80/Bruton, Flournoy, Mitchell-Blake, Cherry/SEC Relays
Southeastern Louisiana/3:07.25/Lyons, Bowleg, Colebrook, Riley/Texas Relays
Grambling/3:10.74/Grimes, Wilson, Love, Sawyer/Texas Relays
4 x 400 Relay (Women)
LSU/3:26.99/Misher, Martin, Payne, Jones/NCAA Championships
Southern-NO/3:37.57/Hylton, Smikle, Bolton, Bennett/NAIA Championships
Northwestern St./3:39.16/Gordon, Jones, Jackson, Style/Tom Tellez Invitational
High Jump (Men)
Heath, Dionte/Sr./Louisiana/7′ 2.5"/SBC Championships
Guidry, Damon/Fr./Louisiana/7′ 0.25"/McNeese Spring Classic
Harrell, Milton/Fr./LSU/6′ 10.75"/Beach Invitational
High Jump (Women)
Kelly, Brittany/So./LSU/5′ 9.25"/Texas Relays
Kelly, Briana/Jr./LSU/5′ 8.75"/SEC Championships
Lautric, Chloe/Sr./Louisiana Tech/5′ 8"/C-USA Championships
Jones-Young, Quanese/Jr./Northwestern St./5′ 8"/Mize Invitational
Pole Vault (Men)
King, Devin/Jr./Southeastern Louisiana/18′ 4.5"/South Alabama Invitational
Bertrand, Caleb/Sr./Tulane/16′ 5.25"/American Championships
Baudoin, Kyle/So./Louisiana/16′ 3.5"/South Alabama Invitational
Delcerro, Noel/Fr./Southeastern Louisiana/16′ 3.5"/South Alabama Invitational
Robichaux, Cameron/Sr./LSU/16′ 3.5"/LSU Battle on the Bayou
Pole Vault (Women)
Applebee, Alyssa/Sr./Tulane/14′ 1.50"/NCAA Championships
Pitts, Mary Carson/Sr./Tulane/13′ 8.25"/Longhorn Invitational
Markel, Rebekah/So./Tulane/13′ 3"/American Championships
Long Jump (Men)
Grey, Rayvon/Fr./LSU/25′ 4.5"/SEC Championships
Sessoms, Quamel/So./Dillard/25′ 2"/GCAC Championships
Parharm, Jemal/Jr./ULM/24′ 6.25"/Southern Miss Open
Long Jump (Women)
Friar, Nataliyah/Sr./LSU/20′ 11.25"/SEC Relays
Phillips, Danielle/Jr./LSU/20′ 5.75"/SEC Relays
McDonald, Janiel/Sr./Louisiana Tech/20′ 0.25"/Carl Kight Invitational
Triple Jump (Men)
Theyard, Ricky/Sr./Louisiana/51′ 9.75"/SBC Championships
Stephens, Ceaser/So./Northwestern St./50′ 10.75"/Bobby Lane Invitational
Nelson, Lebrun/Jr./ULM/50′ 9.5"/LSU Alumni Gold
Triple Jump (Women)
Friar, Nataliyah/Sr./LSU/43′ 0.5"/LSU Alumni Gold
Brown, Adriunna/Sr./ULM/41′ 11.25"/Southern Miss Open
Antic, Tijana/Fr./McNeese State/40′ 7.5"/SLC Championships
Shot Put (Men)
Tucker, Kyrin/Jr./Northwestern St./58′ 2.5"/Bobby Lane Invitational
Young, Alexander/Sr./Southeastern Louisiana/58′ 1.25"/Miami Collegiate Invitational
Kecskeméty, Marcell/So./Southeastern Louisiana/56′ 8.5"/Louisiana Classic
Shot Put (Women)
Dunbar, Nickolette/Fr./LSU/53′ 11"/NCAA East Prelims
Davis, Ashley/Fr./Southeastern Louisiana/53′ 7"/Ole Miss Classic
Potts, Taylor/Sr./Tulane/51′ 10.5"/Mt. SAC Relays
Discus (Men)
Jackson, Johnnie/Sr./LSU/183′ 10"/SEC Championships
Shaw, Jevaughn/Sr./ULM/181′ 10"/LSU Alumni Gold
Tucker, Kyrin/Jr./Northwestern St./174′ 9"/LSU Alumni Gold
Discus (Women)
Gordon, Alexis/Sr./ULM/175′ 9"/Southern Miss Open
Wheeler, Kenya/Sr./Grambling/160′ 0"/Southern Miss Open
Runnels, Cori/Fr./Northwestern St./153′ 11"/SLC Championships
Hammer (Men)
Young, Alexander/Sr./Southeastern Louisiana/241′ 8"/NCAA Championships
Jackson, Johnnie/Sr./LSU/235′ 4"/NCAA Championships
Delphin, Richard/So./Louisiana/181′ 8"/SBC Championships
Hammer (Women)
Esmay, Jackie/Jr./Tulane/188′ 8"/Tulane Twilight Invitational
McClendon, Jordan/So./LSU/187′ 1"/SEC Relays
Wilder, Sidnie/Jr./LSU/180′ 2"/Mt. SAC Relays
Javelin (Men)
Paul, Gennard/Sr./Southeastern Louisiana/255′ 4"/SLC Championship
Basic, Bartul/Jr./Louisiana/231′ 7"/LSU Alumni Gold
Banks, Donavon/So./McNeese State/229′ 0"/SLC Championship
Javelin (Women)
Wales, Rebekah/Sr./LSU/191′ 0"/SEC Championships
Ortiz, Daliadiz/Sr./Tulane/175′ 6"/American Championships
Joubert, Laruschka/Sr./Tulane/161′ 7"/Tulane Twilight Invitational
Heptathlon (Women)
Kelly, Brittany/So./LSU/5438/SEC Championships
Johnson, Ashley/Sr./McNeese State/4804/SLC Championships
Banks, Leah/So./Loyola/4534/NAIA Championships
Decathlon (Men)
Beyer, Franz/Jr./Louisiana/6735/SBC Championships
Patrick, Jordan/Jr./Louisiana Tech/6588/C-USA Championship
Dibbern, Zach/Jr./McNeese State/5851/SLC Championship
Men’s Special Awards
Track Athlete of the Year – Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake — LSU – Senior – London, England
Field Athlete of the Year – Alex Young, Southeastern — Graduate Student
Freshman of the Year — Raymond Kibet, Tulane – Freshman
Newcomer of the Year — Christoph Graf, McNeese – Grad. Student, Chur’Grisons, Switzerland
Women’s Special Awards
Track Athlete of the Year – Mikiah Brisco — LSU – Junior – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Field Athlete of the Year – Rebekah Wales — LSU – Senior – West Monroe, Louisiana
Freshman of the Year — Ruby Stauber — LSU – Freshman – Plymouth, Minnesota
Newcomer of the Year — Alyssa Applebee, Tulane – Seneca, Illinois
Coach of the Year
Men — Dennis Shaver — LSU
Women — Joseph Moses, Xavier
