2011 TEAM GUIDE 2011 Louisiana’S Ragin Cajuns Track & Field 2009-10 SBC CHAMPIONS
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2011 TEAM GUIDE 2011 Louisiana’s Ragin Cajuns Track & Field 2009-10 SBC CHAMPIONS Antwain Keyes Myles Melancon Chris Roy Louis Stevens O’Daylon Thibeaux Indoor High Jump Outdoor Shot Put Indoor Pole Vault Indoor 55m Hurdles Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor HJ All-Conference Outdoor Freshman Performer Outdoor Pole Vault Outdoor Triple Jump Outdoor Freshman Performer 2009-10 ALL-CONFERENCE Jasmine Anderson Jacob Domingue Albert Fournette III Tyler Guidry Garett Harkless Indoor 55m Hurdles Outdoor Shot Put Outdoor Shot Put Indoor Shot Put Indoor Weight Throw Outdoor 100m Hurdles Outdoor 400m Hurdles 2011 Louisiana’s Ragin Cajuns Track & Field General Information Name University of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Track / Soccer Facility Location Lafayette, La. Founded 1898 Enrollment 16,723 (Fall 2010) Nickname Ragin’ Cajuns Colors Vermilion (PMS 193) and White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Sun Belt Stadium (Capacity) Ragin’ Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility (5,000) President Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Faculty Athletic Representative Anita Hazelwood University Web Site www.Louisiana.edu Athletics Web Site www.RaginCajuns.com Athletics Administration Interim Director of Athletics Scott Farmer Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator Sherry LeBas Table of Contents Associate AD/Director of Athletic Training John Porche Assistant AD/Director of Compliance Jessica Clarke Assistant AD/Director of Internal Affairs John Dugas Key Phone Numbers (Area Code 337) Sports Information 851-2255 Table of Contents .............................1 World’s Best ..................................... 20 Fax 482-6529 2011 Roster .........................................2 Winning Tradition .......................... 21 Track & Field Office (Main) 482-6313 2011 Outlook .....................................3 All-Americans ............................22-23 Track & Field Office (Secondary) 482-6368 Interim HC Paula Ogunbanjo .......4 Conference Champions.........24-25 Fax 482-6368 Assistant Coaches .............................5 Cajuns Soccer/Track Faclitiy ....... 26 Press Box 851-2255 Women’s Track & Field Bios .......6-9 All-Time Indoor Records .............. 27 Men’s Track & Field Bios .........10-15 All-Time Outdoor Records ....28-29 Louisiana Track & Field Staff 2010 Top Performances .........16-17 All-Time Men’s Roster .............30-31 Interim Head Coach Paula Ogunbanjo (Oklahoma State, 2005) Coaching Legends ........................ 18 All-Time Women’s Roster ............ 32 Assistant Coach Pat Arceneaux (Louisiana, 1965) Conference Champions............... 19 Assistant Coach Valeriu Tomescu (Academy of Sports) Volunteer Assistant Coach Dr. David Bellar Sports information contacts Volunteer Assistant Coach Greg Duplantis Athletics Media Relations Matt Hebert Sports Information Director Daryl Cetnar Cross Country/Indoor Track & Field Contact Office: 337-482-6330 Assistant SID/Indoor Track Contact Matt Hebert Cell: 337-288-6023 Office (337) 482-6331 E-mail: [email protected] Cell (337) 288-6023 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Cade Sirmans Graduate Assistant/Outdoor Track Contact Russell Luna Office (337) 482-6332 Russell Luna Outdoor Track & Field Contact Cell (615) 308-6245 Office: 337-482-6332 E-mail [email protected] Cell: 615-308-6245 Fax (337) 482-6529 E-mail: [email protected] Graduate Assistant Matt Mays Mailing Address UL Athletics Sports Information Cox Communication Athletics Center 201 Reinhardt Drive Lafayette, LA 70506 Media Services RaginCajuns.com Information about the Ragin’ Cajuns can be accessed via the world wide web at www.RaginCajuns.com. Media and fans can use the site to access information about UL track & field, including preview stories, updated statistics, rosters and much more. SunBeltSports.org Information on all Sun Belt Conference teams can be accessed via the world wide web at www.SunBeltSports.org. In addition, information on media credentials for SBC championships and media events can be found here. RaginCajuns.com 1 2011 Louisiana’s Ragin Cajuns Track & Field 2011 Louisiana’s Ragin Cajuns Track & Field MEN Name Event Ht. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Brent Adams Jumps 6-2 Sr. Cut Off, La. (South Lafourche HS) Willie Allen Sprints 6-0 So. Kenner, La. (LSU) Kenneth Bellard Jr. Jumps 5-10 Sr. Franklin, La. (Franklin HS) Brock Bertucci Distance 6-1 So. Harahan, La. (Archbishop Rummel HS) Travis Blaize Pole Vault 6-0 Jr. New Iberia, La. (Catholic HS) Keyondrick Boykins Jumps/Sprints 6-0 Fr. Ville Platte, La. (Mamou HS) Donnie Broussard Throws 6-0 Jr. Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) Cameron Cason Jumps 6-1 So. Mobile, Ala. (Roberts HS) Billy Christian Multi 5-11 So. Sulphur, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS) Casey Comeaux Throws 6-2 Jr. Opelousas, La. (Opelousas HS) Chris Comeaux Throws 6-2 Jr. Opelousas, La. (Opelousas HS) Shaquelle Cretain Sprints 6-0 Fr. Lafayette, La. (Northside HS) Jacob Domingue Throws 5-8 Sr. Erath, La. (McNeese State) Jacob Fontenot Throws 6-2 Jr. Saline, La. (Saline HS) Albert Fournette III Throws 6-3 So. Saline, La. (Saline HS) Zachary France Distance 5-8 So. Slidell, La. (Slidell HS) Wes Gonzales Multi 6-4 So. New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin HS) Tyler Guidry Throws 6-4 Jr. Cut Off, La. (South Lafourche HS) Garrett Harkless Throws 6-4 Jr. Houma, La. (Vandebilt Catholic HS) Justin Jones Sprints 5-6 So. Jonesboro, La (Jonesboro-Hodge HS) Antwain Keyes Jumps 6-4 Jr. Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) Marc Malespin Throws 5-9 So. Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) Donavain Mallet Jr. Throws 5-10 Fr. Port Barre, La. (Port Barre HS) Jordan McGee M. Distance 6-0 Jr. Lafayette, La. (Acadiana HS) Myles Melancon Throws 6-2 So. St. Martinville, La. (Teurlings Catholic HS) Chris Raborn Sprints 6-2 Fr. Church Point, La. (St. Thomas More HS) Jake Renard Pole Vault 6-2 Fr. Erath, La. (Erath HS) Juan Rodriguez Distance 5-11 Sr. Bogota, Colombia (NIACC) DeMarcus Runnels Sprints 5-7 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Lincoln HS) Patrick Spiller Distance 5-10 Fr. Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) Louis Stevens Hurdles 6-0 Sr. Lafayette, La. (Carencro HS) Joel Taylor Jumps 5-9 Sr. La Marque, Texas (Ball HS) O’Daylon Thibeaux Jumps 5-11 So. Kaplan, La. (Kaplan HS) Cody Tilley Distance 5-11 Fr. Logansport, La. (Logansport HS) Kelvan Turner Sprints 5-11 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Breshaud Woodward Hurdles 6-3 Jr. Freeport, Texas (Brazoswood HS) Joey Wynn Sprints 6-3 Sr. Rayne, La. (Rayne HS) WOMEN Name Event Ht. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Jasmine Anderson Hurdles 5-7 Sr. Hammond, La. (Hammond HS) Ta’Shania Bean Jumps 5-7 Fr. New Orleans, La. (McMain HS) Morgan Breaux Sprints 5-4 Fr. Maurice, La. (North Vermillion HS) Abi Brown Sprints 5-9 Fr. Ferriday, La. (Huntington HS) Krystal Chevis Sprints 5-9 So. Rayne, La. (Rayne HS) April Colomb M. Distance 5-4 Jr. Carencro, La. (Carencro HS) Tarvia Conway Jumps/Sprints 5-9 Fr. Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) Kacey Elphage Sprints 5-9 Jr. Donaldsville, La. (SW Mississippii CC) Mary Katherine Hooper Throws 5-10 Fr. Natchitoches, La. (Natchitoches Central HS) Hlfti Kahssay Distance 5-2 Jr. Ethiopia (Colby CC) Katie Kidd Distance 5-7 Jr. Rockwell, Texas (Rockwell HS) Amber Laurent Pole Vault 5-8 Jr. Houma, La. (Vandebilt Catholic HS) Petrona Layne Distance 5-5 Jr. Kingston, Jamaica (New Mexico JC) Alexis Malone Sprints 5-3 So. Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS) 2011 Track & Field Roster Jasmine Manuel Jumps 5-9 Jr. Hammond, La. (Hammond HS) Kara Martin Distance 5-6 Fr. Logansport, La. (Logansport HS) Kirsten Meche Throws 5-7 Jr. Iota, La. (Iota HS) Tiffany Patrick Multi 5-11 Sr. Collins, Ohio (Collins Western Reserve) Jenna Picou Distance 5-3 Sr. Walker, La. (Walker HS) Amanda Roberts Sprints 5-7 So. Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) Angela Roberts Jumps/Sprints 5-9 So. Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) Britney Ruiz Throws 5-3 So. Chalmette, La. (Chalmette HS) Jeri Ann Sills Throws 5-5 Sr. Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS) Taryn Simmons Hurdles 5-6 Sr. Bloomington, Minn. (John F. Kennedy HS) Anjel Thompson Sprints 5-4 So. Missouri City, Texas (Texas Southern) Jansen Williams Throws 5-6 So. Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) 2 RaginCajuns.com 2011 Louisiana’s Ragin Cajuns Track & Field WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2011 The Cajuns open the 2011 indoor season at the Texas A&M Louisiana’s men’s and women’s track & field program saw a change Conference Challenge on Jan 15. Two weeks later, they face a in the fall of 2010 when Coach Charlie Mahfouz retired. Assistant highly competitive field at the Houston Invitational. In February, Paula Ogunbanjo has stepped in on an interim basis overseeing a the Cajuns compete in their only meet in Louisiana at the Jeff Davis continuous climb in progress of the program. Bank McNeese Invite on the 5th. Optimism is aplenty for the Ragin’ Cajuns as five student-athletes Seven days later on the 11th and 12th, UL visits the Palmetto State claimed eight conference titles in the Indoor and Outdoor Sun for the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational before wrapping up the Belt Championships last season. Five others earned All-Conference indoor season at the Sun Belt Championships in Jonesboro, Ark. distinction, while O’Daylon Thibeaux and Myles Melancon were Louisiana opens the outdoor season at the McNeese Cowboy named co-Outdoor Freshman Performers. Relays on March 12. Nine of the 10 All-Conference selections return for Louisiana The Ragin’ Cajuns will host one of two home meets with the this season, including the reigning triple jump champion in Louisiana Classics on March 18-19. The following weekend, UL visits Thibeaux. The Kaplan, La., native snagged two titles in the indoor Baton Rouge for the LSU Relays on March 25-26. and outdoor championships, while earning Most Outstanding Freshman Performer. On April 6-9, the Cajuns participate in the prestigious Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin. Louisiana returns to Baton Rouge Among other returning champions for the men include senior for a one-day meet on the 23rd for the LSU Alumni Gold before and Lafayette native Antwain Keyes.