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Track and Field: Leleux Named LSWA Field Athlete, Newcomer Of The YearPublished by
BATON ROUGE Senior pole vaulter Morgann Leleux capped off an impressive spring for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns as she was named the Louisiana Female Field Athlete of the Year and the state's Female Newcomer of the Year as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) announced its top college track and field honorees from this past year. Also the LSWA released its best times list for the past season based on national performance lists and submitted post-season results from the participating schools. Leleux earned both field athlete of newcomer of the year after the New Iberia native transferred in from Georgia. Leleux, named an alternate on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field team and Sun Belt Conference Field Student-Athlete of the Year, earned first-team All-America honors after finishing second in the pole vault (14-1.25) at the NCAA Outdoors after winning the title at the SBC Championships at 14-10 the best mark among all in-state athletes. Leleux finished fourth overall at the U.S. Olympic Trials after clearing a personal-best 15-1. She was joined on the All-Louisiana team by first-team members Claire Hodges, who posted the fastest time among state athletes in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:49.24), and Franz Beyer, who posted the highest-finish (6,830) in the men's decathlon. Second-team All-Louisiana members included Bartul Basic (men's javelin), Angus Sinclair (men's decathlon), Kyle Baudoin (men's pole vault) and Jasmin Fusilier (women's heptathlon). Beyer added third-team All-Louisiana honors in the men's high jump with Alex Harrell (women's high jump) and Kaitlyn Moreau (women's heptathlon) also being named to the third team. On the men's side, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake of LSU was named the track athlete of the year, while Devin King of Southeastern was awarded field athlete of the year. Jaron Flournoy (freshman) and Michael Cherry (newcomer) as well as Coach Dennis Shaver, all of LSU, rounded out those awards. The female winners were Chanice Chase (LSU), track athlete of the year, LSU's Kortnei Johnson was named the freshman of the year and Mike Heimerman of Northwestern State and Shaver of LSU tied for women's coach of the year honors. The complete list of LSWA Track and Field Bests as submitted by school media relations offices in the state: MEN 100 METERS Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, LSU/Jr./10.09/Texas Invitational/April 16, 2016 Jermey Hicks, Louisiana Tech/Jr./10.23/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 Micah Larkins, Northwestern State/Fr./10.28/McNeese Relays/March 12, 2016 200 METERS Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, LSU/Jr./19.95/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 Renard Howell, LSU/Jr./20.15/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 Tinashe Mutanga, LSU/Jr./20.50/Texas Invitational/April 16, 2016 400 METERS Fitzroy Dunkley, LSU/Sr./45.06/NCAA Championships/June 10, 2016 Michael Cherry, LSU/Jr./45.11/NCAA Championships/June 10, 2016 Cyril Grayson, SLU/Sr./45.91/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 800 METERS Blair Henderson, LSU/Jr./1:47.30/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 Cyril Grayson, LSU/Sr./1:49.35/Miami Twilight Invitational/March 25, 2016 Jack Wilkes, LSU/So./1:49.40/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 1500 METERS Blair Henderson, LSU/Jr./3:45.20/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 Dajour Braxton, LSU/Fr./3:46.04/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 Oliver James, McNeese/3:46.81/Bryan Clay Invitational/April 14, 2016 5,000 METERS Hassan Chepkwony, Grambling/Fr./14:21.67/USM Invitational/April 15, 2016 Moses Aloiloi, Tulane/So./14:24.10/American Championships/May 12, 2016 Dajour Braxton, LSU/Fr./14:26.52/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 10,000 METERS Moses Aloiloi, Tulane/So./30:02.99/Penn Relays/April 28, 2016 Enrique Soto, McNeese/Jr./30:10.43/Mt. SAC Relays/April 14, 2016 Nathan Jones, McNeese/So./30:24.36/Mt. SAC Relays/April 14, 2016 110 HURDLES Jordan Moore, LSU/Jr./13.53/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 Tramaine Maloney, Louisiana Tech/Sr./13.80/LSU Alumni Golf/April 23, 2016 Michael Nicholls, UNO/Fr./13.91/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 400 HURDLES George Flaviano, Northwestern State/Jr./51.21/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 Andre Phillips, ULM/Jr./52.61/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 Andre Hewitt, Grambling/Jr./53.16/SWAC Championship/May 6, 2016 3000 STEEPLECHASE Emmanual Rotich, Tulane/Fr./8:59.90/American Championships/May 16, 2016 Christian Johnson, LSU/Jr./9:09.12/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 Enock Bor, McNeese/Sr./9:23.71/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 4 x 100 RELAY LSU-Flournoy, Howell, Acy, Mitchell-Blake/38.33/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 Northwestern State-James, Larkins, Flaviano, Shilling/39.69/NCAA Championships/June 8, 2016 Louisiana Tech-Statham, Hicks, Bradberry, Samuels/40.33/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 4 x 400 RELAY LSU-Bruton, Cherry, Grayson, Dunkley/3.00.38/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 Northwestern State-James, Larkins, White, Faviano/3:10.18/Southeastern Inv./March 25, 2016 ULM-Cribbs, Johnson, Demus, Tate/3:12.22/SBC Championships/May 5, 2016 HIGH JUMP David Parker, Grambling/Fr./7-0.25/SWAC Championships/May 6, 2016 Clarence Robinson, Southeastern/Sr./6-11.75/McNeese Spring Classic/April 9, 2016 Franz Beyer, Louisiana/So./6-11/McNeese Relays/March 12, 2016 POLE VAULT Devin King, Southeastern Louisiana/So./18-8.25/Texas Relays/March 30, 2016 Kyle Baudoin, Louisiana/Fr./17-5/Texas Relays/March 30, 2016 Cameron Robichaux, LSU/Jr./16-8/Battle on Bayou/April 9, 2016 LONG JUMP Emmanuel Williams, Northwestern State/Sr./25-8.25/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 Jemal Parharm, ULM/So./25-8/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 Aaron Williams, Northwestern State/Sr./25-1.25/UT Arlington Invitational/March 26, 2016 TRIPLE JUMP Aaron Williams, Northwestern State/Sr./52-10/Johnson Invitational/April 8, 2016 Emmanuel Williams, Northwestern State/Sr./51-9/Mize Invitational/March 18, 2016 Corey Wesley, ULM/Sr./51-6.25/Mize Invitational/March 18, 2016 SHOT PUT Cedric Paul, Northwestern State/So./57-6.5/Johnson Invitational/April 8, 2016 Kyle Weiss, ULM/So./56-2.5/McNeese Relays/March 12, 2016 Jimmy LeBlanc, Southeastern Louisiana/Sr./55-10.5/LSU Alumni Golf/April 23, 2016 DISCUS Alton Clay, ULM/Jr./178-6/Miss. State Invitational/April 30, 2016 Jevaughn Shaw, ULM/Jr./174-4/Miss. State Invitational/April 30, 2016 Johnnie Jackson, LSU/Jr./174-2/Miss. State Invitational/April 30, 2016 HAMMER Johnnie Jackson, LSU/Jr./217-1/Texas Relays/March 30, 2016 David Collins, LSU/Sr./212-2/Texas Invitational/April 16, 2016 Patrick Geers, LSU/Sr./212-0/Miami Twilight Invitational/March 25, 2016 JAVELIN Donavon Banks, McNeese/Fr./219-2/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 Bartul Basic, Louisiana/So./218-9/Miss. State Invitational/May 6, 2016 Kyle Zenon, McNeese/So./211-8/Louisiana Classic/March 25, 2016 DECATHLON Franz Beyer, Louisiana/So./6830/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 Angus Sinclair, Louisiana/Jr./6584/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 Jordan Patrick, Louisiana Tech/Fr./6063/C-USA Championships/May 12, 2016 MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, LSU MEN'S FIELD ATHELTE OF THE YEAR Devin King, Southeastern MEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Jaron Flournoy, LSU MEN'S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Michael Cherry, LSU MEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR Dennis Shaver, LSU --- WOMEN 100 METERS Kortnei Johnson, LSU/Fr./11.13/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 Mikiah Brisco, LSU/So./11.13/NCAA Championships/June 11, 2016 Jada Martin, LSU/Jr./11.24/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 200 METERS Jada Martin, LSU/Jr./22.41/NCAA East Prelims/May 28, 2016 Kortnei Johnson, LSU/Fr./22.67/NCAA East Prelims/May 28, 2016 Lilla McMillan, Tulane/Sr./23.00/American Championships/May 12, 2016 400 METERS Lilla McMillan, Tulane/Sr./51.38/American Championships/May 12, 2016 Jasmine Blocker, Tulane/Sr./51.66/American Championships/May 12, 2016 Jada Martin, LSU/Jr./52.94/Hurricane Twilight/March 25, 2016 800 METERS Morgan Schuetz, LSU/Jr./2:02.29/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 Hollie Parker, LSU/Fr./2:08.76/Battle on Bayou/April 9, 2016 Hannah Deworth, LSU/So./2:09.11/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 1500 METERS Morgan Schuetz, LSU/Jr./4:20.21/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 Hollie Parker, LSU/Fr./4:26.92/Miami Twilight Invitational/March 25, 2016 Erika Lewis, LSU/Fr./4:37.66/Texas invitational/April 12, 2016 5000 METERS Gemma Bridge, McNeese/Sr./17:10.28/Florida Relays/March 31, 2016 Katja Woelfl, McNeese/So./17:18.31/Florida Relays/March 31, 2016 Emma Newton, Tulane/Fr./17:29.19/Victor Lopez Relays/March 25, 2016 10000 METERS Gemma Bridge, McNeese/Sr./35:55.93/Mt. SAC Relays/April 14, 2016 Lauren Bartels, Tulane/Fr./36:26.94/Penn Relays/April 28, 2016 Katja Woelfl, McNeese/So./36:55.19/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 100 HURDLES Chanice Chase, LSU/Sr./12.90/NCAA Championships/June 11, 2016 Daeshon Gordon, LSU/So./12.99/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 Mikiah Brisco, LSU/So./13.02/NCAA East Prelims/May 28, 2016 400 HURDLES Chanice Chase, LSU/Sr./54.94/NCAA Championships/June 11, 2016 Kymber Payne, LSU/So./56.38/NCAA East Prelims/May 27, 2016 Ka'Lynn Jupiter, LSU/Jr./56.63/NCAA East Prelims/May 27, 2016 3000 STEEPLECHASE Claire Hodges, Louisiana/Jr./10:49.24/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 Mckenzie Melius, Tulane/Fr./10:54.59/American Championships/May 12, 2016 Alison Smegal, McNeese/So./11:08.72/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 4X100 RELAY LSU-Brisco, Johnson, Martin, Harvey/42.65/NCAA Championships/June 11, 2016 Grambling-Simon, Carter, Beverly, Jones/44.73/SWAC Championships/May 6, 2016 Tulane-Duckett, McMillan, Brazzel, Blocker/44.89/American Championships/May 12, 2016 4X400 RELAY LSU-Misher, Martin, Jones, Chase/3:29.82/NCAA Championships/June 11, 2016 Tulane-Duckett, Blocker, Adamson, McMillan/3:36.07/American Championships/May 12, 2016 Grambling-Simons, Carter, Broadnax, Jones/3:42.18/SWAC Championships/May 6, 2016 HIGH JUMP Shanice Hall, LSU/Sr./5-10/LSU Invitational/April 30, 2016 Chloe Lautric, Louisiana Tech/Jr./5-8.75/Mize Invitational/March 18, 2016 Alex Harrell, Louisiana/Sr./ 5-7.25/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 POLE VAULT Morgann Leleux, Louisiana/Sr./14-10/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 Nicole Casper, McNeese/Sr./13-10/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 Mary Carson Pitts, Tulane/Jr./13-5.25/NCAA East Prelims/May 27, 2016 LONG JUMP Nataliyah Friar, LSU/Jr./20-9/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 Mia Adams, Louisiana Tech/Sr./20-7/Mize Invitational/March 18, 2016 Adriunna Brown, ULM/Jr./20-3/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 TRIPLE JUMP Nataliyah Friar, LSU/Jr./42-6.75/NCAA East Prelims/May 28, 2016 Porsha Thomas, Northwestern State/Sr./42-5.25/LSU Alumni Gold/April 23, 2016 Tamika Brazzel, Tulane/Sr./42-2.25/American Championships/May 12, 2016 SHOT PUT Taylor Potts, Tulane/Jr./50-8/American Championships/May 12, 2016 Jermisha Frazier, Southeastern/49-9.25/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 Kenya Wheeler, Grambling/48-4.75/SWAC Championships/May 6, 2016 DISCUS Rechelle Bessard, Northwestern State/Sr./177-4/Texas Relays/March 30, 2016 Alexis Gordon, ULM/Jr./158-11/McNeese Relays/March 12, 2016 Rakira Turner, McNeese/Sr./157-0/Louisiana Classic/March 25, 2016 HAMMER Jermisha Frazier, Southeastern/Sr./207-4/Alabama Relays/March 17, 2016 Sidnie Wilder, LSU/So./183-1/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 Rechelle Bessard, Northwestern State/181-3/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 JAVELIN Rebekah Wales, LSU/Jr./180-7/SEC Championships/May 12, 2016 Daliadiz Ortiz, Tulane/Jr./167-7/Long Beach Invitational/April 15, 2016 Annie Simoneaux, LSU/Sr./165-4/Texas Relays/March 30, 2016 HEPTATHLON Farydah Inoussa, UNO/Jr./5164/SLC Championships/May 6, 2016 Jasmin Fusilier, Louisiana/Sr./4986/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 Kaitlyn Moreau, Louisiana/Sr./4869/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016 WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Chanice Chase, LSU WOMEN'S FIELD ATHELTE OF THE YEAR Morgann Leleux, Louisiana WOMEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Kortnei Johnson, LSU WOMEN'S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Morgann Leleux, Louisiana WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR (tie) Mike Heimerman, Northwestern State; Dennis Shaver, LSU Read the full article at: www.ragincajuns.com
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