ADAIRIUS ERIC. Distance 5-8 R-Jr./R-Jr. SQ/SQ Shreveport, La. (Benton HS) Jumps 5-11 So./So. 1L/1L Port Gibson, Miss.

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1 TAYLOR ASHTON 58 RJr./RJr. SQ/SQ Shreveport, La. (Benton HS) ADAIRIUS BARNES Jumps 511 So./So. 1L/1L Port Gibson, Miss. (Port Gibson HS) 800m 1,500m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 4:34.26 (1/27/2012, Jonesboro, 9:00.10 (1/26/2013, Houston, 2:01.26 (3/23/2012, Houston, 4:10.10 (3/23/2012, Houston, 9:10.25 (3/16/2013, Ruston, La.) 15:59.97 (3/22/2013, Houston, 2013: Finished 13th in the 3,000m at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/25 26) with a time of 9: Ran 9:10.25 in the 3k at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) to finish second... Ran 15:59.97 in the 5,000m to finish 26th at the Victor Lopez Invitational (3/2223)... Finished 12th in the 1,500m with a time of 4:12.97 at the SFA Invitational (4/6)... Placed seventh in the 1,500m at the Southeastern Invitational (4/19) with a time of 4: Ran 16:19.32 in the 5k at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) to finish 11th. 2012: Ran 4:34.26 in the mile at the ASTATE Invitational (1/27), placing 15th... Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) where he placed 13th in the 800m with a time of 2: At the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23), ran 2:01.26 in the 800m to finish 42nd and placed 22nd in the 1,500m with a time of 4: Finished fourth in the 3,000m at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7) with a time of 9: Finished 21st at the Mississippi Open (4/14) by running 4:11.72 in the 1,500m... Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a time of 9: Ran 4:16.48 in the 1,500m at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28). 2011: Did not compete, redshirted freshman year. High School: Graduated from Benton High School in Lettered in football, wrestling, cross country and track and field... Received allstate honors in track in 2007 and in cross country in Team finished third in the state in Coached by Frank Trammell. Personal: Taylor Scott Ashton... Son of Cliff and Karen Ashton... Born on Sept. 8, 1991 in Fort Worth, Texas... Has one sister, Heather... Chose Louisiana Tech over LouisianaMonroe Outdoor First Team AllWAC (Triple Jump) 2012 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (Long Jump) Triple Jump /14.84m (2/23/2013, Albuquerque, N.M.) 489.5/14.87m (4/27/2013, San Marcos, 2012: Opened the year with a 13th place finish in the triple jump at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/12), jumping 435 (13.23m)... At the AState Invitational (1/27), finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of (6.81m) and placed ninth in the triple jump with a mark of (12.93m)... Finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of (6.49m) and placed eighth in the triple jump with a mark of (12.63m) at the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2425)... Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) where he ran in the 200m to finish 40th... At the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7), jumped a seasonbest long jump mark of (6.95m) to place fifth and finished third in the triple jump with a mark of (13.37m)... Finished eighth in the triple jump with a mark of (13.42m) and placed 28th in the long jump with a mark of (6.39m) at the Mississippi Open (4/14)... At the Southeastern Invitational (4/20), placed eighth in the triple jump with a mark of (12.77m) and finished 12th in the long jump with a mark of (6.51m)... Followed that the next day with a 15th place finish in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21), jumping (6.46m)... Placed seventh in the long jump at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28) with a jump of (6.66m)... At the WAC Championships (5/1011), earned first team allwac honors in the triple jump as he finished third with a mark of (13.50m) and garnered second team allwac honors with a fifthplace long jump mark of (6.74m). High School: Graduated from Spring High School in Lettered in track and field and football... Set the school long jump record... Coached by Aaron Shock. Personal: Anthony Bushay... Son of Raymond and Marilyn Bushay... Has one older brother, Alex... Chose Louisiana Tech over LouisianaLafayette, Southern, Houston, Missouri and Sam Houston State... His father, Raymond, played football at Delaware State. ERIC BURNS Throws 62 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Shreveport, La. (Airline HS) High School: Graduated from Airline High School in 2013 Lettered in track and football Named allcity in Personal: Eric Burns Son of Richard and Kim Boyter Has two siblings, Ricky Boyer and Melinda Burns. 10 #WeAreLATech

2 Coached by Corwin Aldrege. JACOLBY COOPER 56 Fr./Fr. HS/HS New Orleans, La. (John Curtis HS) Personal: Jacolby Lechad Damon Cooper Born on January 30, 1994 in New Orleans, La. Son of Jawan Cooper and Emanuel Calvin Has five siblings: Briell Spruille, Iman Calvin, Emanuel Calvin, Elias Ridgeway, Haliey Fletcher. PAUL DAUTERIVE Hurdles 61 RSo./RSo. SQ/SQ Covington, La. (Covington HS) 2013: Did not compete. 2012: Redshirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: Graduated from Covington High School in Lettered in cross country and track and field... Named the team MVP his senior year... Ran 1:58.79 in the 800m and 16:37 in the three mile in high school... Coached by Bryan Murray. Personal: Paul Daniel Dauterive... Son of Donald and Jodi Dauterive... Has one older brother, David. JOSHUA Ruston, La. (Cedar Creek HS) 511 RFr./RFr. RS/RS ERNST Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula HS) Top Marks Indoor Outdoor Javelin 22311/68.26m (5/10/2013, Arlington, TOR GACH 510 Jr./Jr. JC/JC Storm Lake, La. (Iowa Central CC) Junior College: Attended Iowa Central Community College... 4x8 National RunnerUp... Fifth place finish in distance medley. High School: Graduated from Storm Lake High School in x8 state runnerup... lettered in Cross Country, Track, and Football. Personal: Born on April 14, 1993 in Sudan... Son of Bol and Nyawek Gach... Has two siblings named Choul and Samal. High School: Graduated from Cedar Creek High School in Lettered in track and field, football and basketball... Was a fourtime state champion in the javelin... Set the 1A state record in the javelin with a throw of Was a member of the National Honor F I E L D 2012: Redshirted the indoor season... Competed only in the javelin all outdoor season... Threw a seasonbest 2139 (65.16m) at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) to finish third, a mark that ranks third in school history... Placed fourth at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23) with a javelin throw of 1894 (57.70m)... Won the javelin at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7) with a mark of 2019 (61.50m)... Finished fifth in the javelin at the Mississippi Open (4/14) with a throw of 1954 (59.55m)... Won the javelin at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a throw of 2082 (63.44m)... Finished third and garnered first team allwac honors with a javelin throw of 2113 (64.38m) at the WAC Championships (5/1011)... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2426) but an elbow injury in practice the day before the team departed for Jacksonville, Fla. kept him from competing. Personal: Phillip Ernst... Son of Glen and Michele Ernst... Born on June 24, 1994 in Ponchatoula, La.... Has one younger sibling: Christina. & 2013: Opened the 2013 season with a thenschool record javelin throw of 2208 (67.26m), winning the event title at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16)... Finished 13th in the javelin at the Texas Relays (3/2830) with a throw of 1916 (58.38m)... Placed fourth in the javelin at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) with a mark of 2094 (63.82m), the fifthlongest throw in school history... Broke his own javelin school record as he won the gold medal at the WAC Otudoor Championships (5/811) with a throw of (68.26m)... Finished 22nd in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2324) with a throw of 2134 (65.02m). High School: Graduated from Ponchatoula High School in Lettered in cross country and track and field... Named Academic AllState... Helped lead his track team to a district championship... Coached by Jennifer Drake and Tim Mattei. T R A C K 2012 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (Javelin) 2012 Outdoor NCAA Qualifier (Javelin) 2013 Outdoor Javelin WAC Champion (22311/68.26m) 2013 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (Javelin) 2013 Outdoor NCAA Qualifier (Javelin) PHILLIP Javelin 64 RSo./Jr. SQ/2L T E C H COX L O U I S I A N A High School: Graduated from John Curtis High School in 2013 Lettered in football and track A outdoor 400 meter state champion A outdoor 400 meter state champion A indoor 400 meter state champion x200 meter state champion x400 meter state champion A team state championship 2012 football national champion A football state champion A football state champion A football alldistrict Coached by Preston Curtis. Personal: Joshua Cox... Son of Glenn and Lori Cox... Has one older sister, Allison... Born on June 29, 1991 in Farmerville, La. 11

3 12 TREY HADNOT 58 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 2011 Indoor First Team AllWAC (200m) 2011 Indoor Second Team AllWAC (4x400m Relay) 2011 Outdoor WAC Male Track Athlete of the Year 2011 Outdoor WAC Male Freshman of the Year 2011 Outdoor WAC 200m Champion (20.91) 2011 Outdoor WAC 400m Champion (47.18) 2011 Outdoor WAC 4x100m Relay (40.13) 2011 Outdoor WAC 4x400m Relay (3:10.94) 2011 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (200m, 400m, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay) 2011 Outdoor Second Team AllAmerica (200m) 2011 Outdoor NCAA Semifinalist (200m) 2011 NCAA Quarterfinalist (4x100m Relay) 2011 USATF Jr. Championships Finalist (200m) 2011 USATF Jr. Championships Third Place Finish (200m) 2011 USA Junior National Team Member 2011 Pan Am Junior Championship Bronze Medalist (200m) 2012 Indoor WAC Male Track Athlete of the Year 2012 Indoor WAC 200m Champion (21.21) 2012 Indoor WAC 400m Champion (47.84) 2012 Indoor First Team AllWAC (200m, 400m) 2012 Second Team AllWAC (4x400m Relay) 2012 Indoor Second Team AllAmerica (200m) 2012 Indoor NCAA Semifinalist (200m) 2012 Outdoor NCAA Quarterfinalist (200m) 2012 Outdoor 4x100m Relay WAC Champion (40.82) 2012 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (200m, 4x100m Relay) 2012 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (100m, 4x400m Relay) 2012 NCAA Qualifier (200m, 4x100m Relay) 2012 NCAA Quarterfinalist (200m) 2013 Indoor First Team AllWAC (200m) 2013 NCAA Indoor Finalist (200m) 2013 NCAA Bronze Medalist (200m) 2013 Indoor First Team AllAmerica (200m) 2013 Outdoor WAC Male Track Athlete of the Year 2013 Outdoor WAC 200m Champion (20.49) 2013 Outdoor WAC 400m Champion (46.52) 2013 Outdoor WAC 4x100m Relay Champion (39.87) 2013 Outdoor WAC 4x400m Relay Champion (3:10.64) 2013 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (200m, 400m, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay) 2013 Outdoor NCAA Qualifier (200m, 4x1000m Relay) 2013 Outdoor NCAA Semifinalist (4x100m Relay) 55m 6.67 (1/22/2011) 100m (3/15/2012) 200m 400m (3/8/2013, Fayetteville, (2/11/2012, Fayetteville, Ark (5/11/2013, Arlington, (5/11/2013, Arlington, Texas 2013: Ran a time of in the 200m dash to open the year at the Blazer Invite (1/11), the seventhfastest time in school history, and ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that won with a time of 3: Finished fourth in the 60m dash at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) with a time of 6.84 after running 6.83 in the semifinals and 6.88 in the prelims... Set a new school record time in the 200m as he ran to finish as the top collegiate sprinter and second overall at the Tyson Invitational (2/89) while also running the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that finished ninth with a time of 3: At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2123), finished second in the 200m as he ran an altitude adjusted time of after running an altitude adjusted time of in the prelims and ran an altitude adjusted time of in the 400m prelims to finish seventh but was disqualified in the finals race... Finished third in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/89) to claim the Bronze medal and receive first team AllAmerica honors as he ran in the finals after running in the prelims, finishing 0.01 behind second place and 0.05 behind the national champion... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) where he ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that finished second with a time of 3: Ran in the 100m dash to finish first while also running the second leg of the 4x100m relay that finished second with a time of at the SECBig Ten Challenge (3/22)... Ran on both relay teams at the Texas Relays (3/2830) as he ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay that finished seventh with a time of after running in the prelims and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that finished 12th with a time of 3: Ran a personal best 200m time of at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20), finishing second... Finished second in the 400m at the Bobcat Classic (4/27), running Named the WAC Male Track Athlete of the Year after winning four gold medals at the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/811), winning the 200m with a time of the fifthbest time in school history after running in the prelims, winning the 400m with a time of the sixthfastest time in school history, ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of and ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that won with a time of 3:10.64 after taking the baton approximately 30m behind the leader and taking the lead in the final 20m of the race... At the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2325), ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay that advanced to the NCAA Championships with a time of the 10th fastest time in school history and ran in the 200m opening round to finish sixth before straining a hamstring in the quarterfinals round... Ran on the 4x100m relay team that finished 12th overall at the NCAA Championships (6/58) with a time of : Opened the year at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/12) where he ran in the 400m to place 12th... Set the school record in the 200m at the AState Invitational (1/27) with a flat track converted time of At the Tyson Invitational (2/1011), finished sixth in the 200m with the school s secondfastest time of and placed 24th in the 400m witha time of Claimed two gold medals and was the 2012 Indoor WAC Male Track Athlete of the Year at the WAC Indoor Championships (2/24 25), winning the 200m with a time of after running in the prelims and winning the 400m with a time of after running in the prelims while also running the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that finished second with a time of 3: Ran in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/910) to finish 13th overall and garner second team AllAmerica honors... Opened the outdoor season with a personal best time of in the 100m dash, placing fourth at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) while also running the opening leg of the 4x400m relay team that placed ninth... Ran to finish 10th in the 100m dash at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23)... Finished fifth in his prelim heat at the Texas Relays with a 100m dash time of whlie running the third leg of the sprint medley relay that ran 3:23.00 to finish seventh, the seventhfastest time in school history... Placed third in the 200m at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7) with a time of whlie running the second leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of and running the second leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fourth with a time of 3: Placed third in the 200m finals at the WAC Championships (5/1011) with a time of after running in the prelims and finished sixth in the 100m with a time of after running in the prelims while also running the third leg of the 4x100m relay team that won a gold medal with a time of At the NCAA East Prelims (5/2426), finished 21st in the NCAA Quarterfinals in the 200m with a time of after advancing from the opening round with a time of : Opened his collegiate career at the Leonard Hilton Invitational (1/14) by running the second leg of the 4x400m relay that finished seventh with a time of 3: At the Arkansas State Invitational (1/22), placed third in the 200m with a time of and finished 12th in the 55m dash with a mark of Ran in the 200m at the Tyson Invitational (2/1112) to finish 36th... Garnered a pair of allwac honors at the WAC Championships (2/2426) with a second place finish in the 200m with a time of and a third place finish in the 4x400m relay, running the second leg as the team ran 3: Opened the outdoor season at the LSU Relays (3/2526) by running the third leg of the sprint medley relay that finished third with a time of 3:25.93 while also running the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that finished third with a time of At the Jim Mize Invitational (4/12), claimed a pair of gold medals by winning the 400m with a time of while also running the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of and also ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished third with a time of 3: Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that ran to finish18th at the Texas Relays (4/69) and ran the opening leg of the sprint medley relay that finished sixth with a time of 3: Won the 200m with a time of 21.17, finished sixth in the 100m with a time fo and ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that was the runnerup with a time fo at the Northwestern State Invitational (4/16)... At the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23), ran a WACleading to finish fourth overall... At the 102nd Drake Relays (4/2930), ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that ran the ninthfastest time in school history with a mark of that #WeAreLATech

4 placed them sixth in the finals after running in the prelims while also running the opening leg of the 4x200m relay that finished third with a time fo 1:24.37, the fourthfastest time in school history...at the WAC Championships (5/1013), won four gold medals as he ran in the 200m finals after running a personalbest in the prelims, ran in the 400m to beat out teammate Justin Terry by fivethousandths of a second, ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of and ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that won with a time of 3: At the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2729), advanced to the NCAA Championships and semifinals in the 200m with a time in the quarterfinals after running in the opening round and ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay that finished 17th in the quarterfinals with a time of Placed 16th in the semifinals of the 200m dash at the NCAA Championships (6/911) with a time of Ran a personal best time of to finish third in the 200m finals at the USATF Championships (6/2930), qualifying to compete for Team USA as one of only three athletes from a nonbcs school... Ran in the prelims of the 200m at the Pan Am Jr. Championships (7/23) to advance to the finals... Finished third in the finals to claim the bronze medal with a time of at the Pan Am Jr. Championships (7/23). High School: Graduated from Ruston High School in Earned four letters in track and one letter in football... Named the state s most outstanding athlete in Also garnered most outstanding athlete honors from the district and region in Won the state title in the 400m and was the state runnerup in the 100m and 200m... Garnered allstate honors... Was ranked nationally in the 400m his senior year... Coached by Dave Anderson and Billy Laird. Personal: Edward Hadnot... Goes by the nickname Trey... Son of Edward and Denise Hadnot... Born on March 7, 1992 in Ruston, La.... Has four siblings: Latosha and Brandon Green and Alexus and Christian Hadnot... Chose Louisiana Tech over LSU, Northwestern State and LouisianaMonroe... Majoring in management. JAQUVIS HART 59 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Bossier City, La. (Airline HS) High School: Graduated from Airline High School in 2013 Lettered in football, wrestling and track An allstate track athlete and state champion Also an allstate wrestler that was a twotime city champion Coached by Bo Meeks. Personal: Jaquvis Hart Son of Shenika Hart Born on March 13, 1995 in Bossier City, La. Has one sibling: Trayvon Snow Chose Louisiana Tech over LouisianaMonroe and McNeese State. KENDALL HAYES Hurdles 511 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) 2013 Indoor Second Team AllWAC (60m Hurdles) 2012 Indoor First Team AllWAC (60m Hurdles) 2012 NCAA Qualifier (100m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay) 2011 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (110m Hurdles) 2011 Indoor Second Team AllWAC (60m Hurdles) 55m 55m Hurdles 60m Hurdles 100m 100m hurdles 200m 6.72 (1/27/2012, Jonesboro, 7.61 (1/27/2012, Jonesboro, 8.06 (1/12/2012, Birmingham, Ala.) (1/22/2011, Jonesboro, (4/28/2012, Hattiesburg, Miss.) (5/11/2012, Moscow, Idaho) (4/16/2011, Natchitoches, La.) 2013: Opened the season at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/1011) where he finished seventh in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.17 after running 8.33 in the prelims Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) with a time of after running 8.18 in the semifinals and 8.63 in the prelims Finished 27th in the 60m hurdles at the Tyson Invitational (2/89), running 8.36 At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2123), finished fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.17 after running 8.16 in the prelims Opened the outdoor season at the Southeastern Invitational (4/1819) where he won the 110m hurdles with a windaided time of Placed seventh in the 110m hurdles at the Bobcat Classic (4/2627) with a time of At the WAC Championships (5/811), finished second in the 110m hurdles with a windaided time of after running in the prelims. 2012: At the seasonopening UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12), ran 8.06 in the 60m hurdles finals to place seventh after running 8.14 in the prelims... At the AState Invitational (1/27), finished third in the 55m hurdles with a time of 7.61 after running 7.66 in the prelims and finished 16th in the 55m dash with a time of Finished second in the 60m hurdles at the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2425), claiming first team allconference honors with a finals time of 8.08 after running 8.13 in the prelims... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7), placing second in the 110m hurdles... Won the 110m hurdles at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a time of Finished fourth in the 110m hurdles the following day at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21) with a time fo At the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28), finished second in the 110m hurdles with a time of and placed 17th in the 100m dash with a time of Finished second in the 110m hurdles at the WAC Championships (5/1011) with a time of At the NCAA East Prelims (5/2426), finished 31st in the opening round of the 110m hurdles with a time of :Opened his collegiate career at the Leonard Hilton Invitational (1/14), running 8.24 in the 60m hurdles prelims before advancing to the finals to finish eighth overall with a time of At the Arkansas State Invitational (1/22), finished second in the 55m hurdles with a finals time of 7.69 after running 7.71 in the prelims while also finishing 14th in the 200m with a time of Ran 8.22 in the 60m hurdles finals at the WAC Championships (2/2426) to finish fourth and garner second team allwac honors... Finished 23rd in the 110m hurdles at the Texas Relays (4/69) with a time of Finished second to teammate Billy Ray Walker in the 110m hurdles at the Northwestern State Invitational (4/16) with a time of while running in the 200m to finish 34th... Ran in the 110m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) to finish fifth... At the WAC Championships (5/1013), claimed second team all

5 WAC honors by running in the 110m hurdles to finish fifth. High School: Lettered in football at Lancaster High School for Andrew Jackson... Named first team alldistrict his junior year... Recorded 80 tackles, four interceptions, two kick returns for a touchdown and one interception return for a touchdown his senior year... Also a lettered in track, where he was a USA Today AllAmerican in the 110 hurdles his junior season with a time of Personal: Kendall Hayes... Son of Darryl and Veronica Hayes... Brother, Darryl Hayes II, ran track for Sam Houston State... Chose Louisiana Tech over offers from Kansas, LouisianaMonroe, Ole Miss and Missouri... Born March 24, 1992 in Lancaster, Texas. a mark of 219 (6.63m)... At the WAC Championships (5/811), placed seventh in the triple jump with a mark of (12.93m) and jumped (6.69m) in the long jump to finish sixth and secure second team AllWAC honors. High School: Graduated from Conroe High School in Lettered in football and track and field... Was an alldistrict corner back... His 4x200m relay team was ranked 30th in the nation with a time of 1:26.80 in Coached by Charles Woods and Bill Baggett. Personal: Devin Travon Henderson... Son of Oscar and Kim Henderson... Has two older siblings, Jermond and Kimmeishia... Chose Louisiana Tech over UTEP, North Texas, UTSA, Texas State, Northwestern State and LouisianaMonroe. DEVIN HENDERSON Jumps 58 Jr./Jr. 2L/2L Conroe, Texas (Conroe HS) 2012 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (Long Jump) 2013 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (Long Jump) 2013 Outdoor NCAA Qualifier (Triple Jump) 60m 200m 7.27 (1/12/2012, Birmingham, Ala.) Long Jump 233.5/7.10m (1/27/2012) Triple Jump (4/14/2012, Oxford, Miss.) /7.31m (4/27/2013, San Marcos, 502.5/15.30m (5/11/2013, Arlington, 2013: Jumped (7.11m) in the long jump at the Blazer Invite (1/11) to finish 11th to open the indoor season... Placed sixth in the long jump at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) with a mark of (6.89m)... Finished 14th in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational (2/89)... At the WAC Indoor Championships, jumped (6.89m) in the long jump to finish ninth... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) where he finished second in the long jump with a mark of (7.22m) and jumped 478 (14.53m) to place third in the triple jump while also running the third leg of the 4x100m relay that finished fourth with a time of Won the long jump at the SECBig Ten Challenge with a mark of 2310 (7.26m)... Finished third in the long jump at the SFA Invite (4/6) with a mark of (7.20m)... Jumped (6.94m) in thel ong jump to place sixth at the Southeastern Invitational (4/19)... Placed 11th in the triple jump at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) with a mark of (13.93m)... Set a new personal record in the long jump with a mark of (7.31m) to finish fifth while placing 11th in the triple jump with a mark of (13.93m) at the Bobcat Classic (4/27)... At the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/811) finished second in the triple jump with a personal record mark of (15.30m)... Finished 43rd in the triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2325) with a mark of 4610 (14.27m)... Ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay at the NCAA Championships (6/58) that finished 12th with a time of JEREMY HICKS 59 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Villa, La. (Edna Karr HS) High School: Graduated from Edna Karr High School in 2013 Led Edna Karr to a national championship in the 4x100 Named 5A state MVP in 2012 Led Edna Karr to a first place team finish at the 4A state championships Coached by Patrick Hubbins and Emerson Remero. Personal: Born on August 1, 1994 in New Orleans, La. Son of Terrie Hicks Has two siblings, Jarvis and Jordan Hicks. ANDREW HUNT /Hurdles 61 Jr./Jr. JC/JC Ypsilanti, Mich. (South Plains CC) Previous School: Attended South Plains College Two time national champion Coached by Blaine Wiley. High School: Graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 2011 Lettered in track and football Two time track most valuable player Coached by Rad Greaves, Bruce Jackson, and Derek Hunt. Personal: Born on December 30, 1992 in Detroit, Mich. Son of Derek and Kristine Hunt One sister, Lauryn Hunt Chose Louisiana Tech over Texas, North Texas, Middle Tennessee State, and Boise State : Jumped (6.47m) in the long jump to finish 14th at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) while also running 7.62 in the 60m dash... Finished third in the long jump at the AState Invitational (1/27) with a mark of (7.10m)... Finished eighth in the long jump at the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2425) with a mark of (6.39m)... Opened the outdoor season at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23) where finished 16th in the long jump with a mark of (6.87m)... At the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7), placed third in the long jump with a mark 324 (7.11m) and ran in the 200m to finish 12th... Ran in the 200m to finish 32nd and jumped (6.84m) in the long jump to finish 16th at the Mississippi Open (4/14)... Placed seventh in the long jump at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a mark of 225 (6.83m)... Finished 16th at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21) with a long jump mark of 212 (6.45m)... Recorded a ninth place finish in the long jump at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28) with #WeAreLATech

6 ED IVORY 61 Jr./RSo. 2L/1L Orange, Texas (West Orange Stark HS) TAMARIO LATTIN Jumps 511 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Gloster, La. (North Desoto HS) 55m 60m 100m 200m 6.64 (1/27/2012, Jonesboro, 6.93 (1/11/2013, Birmingham, Ala.) (1/27/2012, Jonesboro, (4/14/2012, Oxford, Miss.) 2013: Opened the year with an 11th place finish in the 60m dash at the Blazer Invite (1/11), running 6.93 after running 6.95 in the prelims... Finished seventh in the 60m at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) with a time fo 6.95 after running 6.93 in the semifinals and 6.96 in the prelims and ran in the 200m to place 23rd... Finished 27th in the 60m dash at the Tyson Invitational (2/89) with a time of At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2123), ran an altitude adjusted 60m dash time fo 6.97 to place 13th and finished 21st in the 200m with an altitude adjusted time of Redshirted the outdoor season, did not compete. 2012: Opened the year at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/12) where he placed 31st in the 60m dash with a time of 7.03 and 41st in the 200m with a time of Ran 6.64 in the 55m dash to place 10th and in the 200m to finish seventh at the AState Invitational (1/27/2012)... At the Tyson Invitational (2/1011), finished 32nd in the 60m with a time of 6.95 and placed 52nd in the 200m, running At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2425), finished sixth in the 200m dash with a finals time of after running in the prelims and placed fourth in the 60m dash with a time of 6.99 to garner a pair of allwac second team honors... Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) where he placed 17th in the 200m dash with a time of Finished 18th in the 100m dash at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23) with a time of while also placing 29th in the 200m with a time fo At the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7), finished fifth in the 100m dash with a time of and placed eighth in the 200m with a time of while also running the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of Ran in the 100m dash at the Mississippi Open (4/14) to place 16th... At the WAC Championships (5/1011), finished seventh in the 100m dash with a time fo after running in the prelims and placed eighth in the 200m dash with a time fo after running in the prelims... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay at the NCAA East Prelims (5/2426) that placed 21st with a time of High School: Lettered all four years in track at West Orange High School... Was a high school allamerican his senior year (2011)... Helped his team win three consecutive Texas state championships ( )... Ran on the 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams that set the Texas state record... Won three state titles in the 4x100m relay and two state titles in the 4x200m relay... Coached by Toby Foreman. Personal: Edward Ivory... Son of Edward and Patrice Ivory... Born on Jan. 5, 1993 in Frankfurt, Germany... Has one older sister, Latreace, and one younger brother, Paul... Mother, Patrice, ran track at Prairie View A&M while his sister, Latreace, ran track at McNeese State... Chose Louisiana Tech over Houston and UTSA. High School: Graduated from North DeSoto High School in 2013 Lettered in football, basketball, and track A first team allstate in football A first team allstate in track 2012 second team alldistrict in basketball Led North Desoto to their first quarterfinals appearance in school history Coached by Robert Madison, Michael Green, Robert Bender, and Scott Abernathy. Personal: Tamario Lattin Born on September 4, 1995 in Shreveport, La. Son of Santa Lattin Has on brother, David Lattin who runs track at Northwestern State. YUSUF MUHAMMAD Hurdles 510 Sr./Sr. 2L/2L Phoenix, Ariz. (New Mexico) 2012 Indoor Second Team AllWAC (4x400m Relay) 2012 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (400m Hurdles) 2012 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (4x400m Relay) 2013 Outdoor WAC 400m Hurdles Champion (50.75) 2013 Otudoor WAC 4x400m Relay Champion (3:10.64) 2013 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay) 2013 Outdoor NCAA Semifinalist (400m Hurdles) 200m 400m 60m Hurdles 110m Hurdles 400m Hurdles (2/25/2012, Boise, Idaho) 8.64 (1/12/2012, Birmingham, Ala.) (4/6/2013, Nacogdoches, (4/27/2013, San Marcos, (4/27/2013, San Marcos, (5/11/2013, Arlington, 2013: Opened the year at the Blazer Invite (1/11), finishing 14th in the 400m with a time of and running the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that won with a time of 3:17.47, the 10th fastest time in school history... Finished 30th in the 60m hurdles at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) with a time of 9.11 and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that finished third with a time of 3: Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that finished ninth with a time of 3:14.88 and placed 45th in the 400m with a time of at the Tyson Invitational (2/89)... Ran an altitude adjusted time of 8.49 in the 60m hurdles as he finished 11th while also running the second leg of the distance medley relay that finished seventh with an altitude adjusted time of 10:26.42 at the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2123)... Won the 400m hurdles with a time of and finished second in the 110m hurdles with a time of at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) in the first outdoor meet of the season... Finished eighth in the 400m hurdles at the Texas Relays (3/2830) with a time of after running in the prelims and ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that placed 12th with a time of 3: Ran in

7 the 200m to finish ninth and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fifth with a time of 3:18.40 at the SFA Invite (4/6)... Finished 10th in the 110m hurdles at the Southeastern Invitational (4/19) with a time of Ran a personal best 400m hurdles time of a time ranking fourth in school history as he finished second at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20)... Set a pair of personal record times at the Bobcat Classic (4/27), running in the 110m hurdles to place 17th and running in the 400m to finish seventh... Won gold in the 400m hurdles at the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/811) with a school record time of after running in the prelims and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that won gold with a time of 3: At the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2325), finished first overall in the quarterfinal round of the 400m hurdles with a time of after running in the opening round to advance to the NCAA Championships... Finished 18th in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships (6/58) with a time of : Ran 8.64 in the 60m hurdles at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) to finish 24th... Placed 59th in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational (2/10 11), running At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2425), finished fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.50 after running 8.55 in the prelims and placed seventh in the 400m with a time of after running in the prelims while garnering a second team allconference honor as he ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished second with a time of 3: Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) where he finished 11th in the 110m hurdles with a time of 16.68, ran in the 400m hurdles to finish seventh and ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that placed ninth with a time of 3: Ran in the 400m hurdles to finish fourth and ran in the 400m to place 23rd at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23)... Ran in the 400m hurdles to place 41st at the Texas Relays (3/29)... Finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of and ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fourth with a time of 3:19.77 at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7)... Ran in the 400m to place 15th at the Mississippi Open (4/14)... Ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that placed seventh at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a time of 3: Finished seventh in the 400m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21) with a time of Won the 400m at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28) with a time of At the WAC Championships (5/811), finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay that placed second with a time of 3: (New Mexico): Ran track for the Lobos at New Mexico during the 2011 season... Finished third in the 400m hurdles at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of Ran on the 4x400m relay team that placed fifth at the MWC Championships. High School: Graduated from Chandler High School in Lettered in track and field and football... Team captain of the 2010 Arizona 5A Division I state championship team... Ran on the school record 4x400m relay team (3:18.87) and is also the school record holder in the 300m hurdles (37.48)... Was the state runnerup in the 110m hurdles... Coached by Steve Carson. Personal: Yusuf Muhammad: Yusuf Ali Muhammad... Son of Guy and Dovie Muhammad... Is one of seven children... Has a sister that runs track at Missouri Baptist University. BRETT OLIVIER 63 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Mandeville, La. (Fountainebleau HS) AARON ORDUNO Throws 60 Jr./Jr. JC/JC Mesia, Ariz. (Pima CC) Previous School: Pima Community College 2012 Regional Hammer Champion Ninth place nationally in shot put at NJCAAA Indoor Nationals. High School: Graduated from Dobson High School in 2011 Lettered in wrestling, football, and track. Personal: Saul Aaron Orduno Born on December 26, 1992 Son of Ezaul Orduno and Elia Cuervo Chose Louisiana Tech over Northern Arizona, Arkansas, Boise State, Colorado, and New Mexico. JOSH PEARCE Middle 58 Jr./Jr. HS/HS West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) High School: Graduated from West Monroe High School in 2010 Lettered in cross country and track Ran a 4:45 mile Coached by Dwaine McDuffie. Personal: Josh Colby Pearce Son of Corey and Lori Pearce Born on Dec. 12, 1991 in West Monroe, La. Has three younger siblings: Logan, Parker and Luke Brother, Logan, runs cross country and track at LouisianaLafayette. ERIK PETERSSON 62 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Frisco, Texas (Centennial HS) High School: Graduated from Centennial High School in 2013 Lettered in basketball, cross country, and track Named second team alldistrict in basketball District champion in 800 meter... Coached by Julie Martin. High School: Graduated from Fontainebleau High School... Lettered in Track and Cross Country... Most outstanding STEM student and perfect attendance senior year... Was award Cross Country MVP freshman, junior, and senior season... Was awarded Track MVP junior and senior season... Coached by Leonard Tridice and Terry Theil. Personal: Brett Thomas Olivier... Born on April 4, Son of Mark and Shannon Olivier... Has one brother, Tyler Olivier... Chose Louisiana Tech over Northwestern State, Tulane, and LSU. Personal: Erik Wilhelm Petersson Born on December 6, 1994 in Dallas, Texas Son of Stefan and Stephanie Petersson Has three siblings, Alexander, William and Sarah Petersson. 16 #WeAreLATech

8 ANTHONY PLOUDE 58 Jr./Jr. JC/JC Dade City, Fla. (Iowa Central CC) Junior College: Attended Iowa Central Community College and 2012 Half Marathon National Champions... 3 time AllAmerican... Ran a 26:34 8K... Coached by Dee Brown and Denny Meyers. High School: Graduated from Pasco High School in Lettered in Track and Cross Country... Coached by Barry Grayling. Personal: Anthony Michael Plourde... Son of Peg and Mike Plourde... Born on April 4, 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida... Has two siblings a brother named Matt and a sister named Maggie... Matt is a baseball player at Dayton State. DENNIS RICHARDSON 57 Sr./Sr. 3L/3L Pride, La. (Northeast HS) 2011 Indoor First Team AllWAC (60m) 2011 Outdoor WAC 100m Champion (10.44) 2011 Outdoor WAC 4x100m Relay Champion (40.13) 2011 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (100m, 4x100m Relay) 2011 Outdoor Second Team Allwacw (200m) 2011 NCAA Qualifier (100m) 2011 NCAA Quarterfinalist (4x100m Relay) 2012 Indoor WAC 60m Champion (6.79) 2012 Indoor First Team AllWAC (60m, 200m) 2012 Outdoor WAC 100m Champion (10.43) 2012 Outdoor WAC 200m Champion (21.01) 2012 Otudoor WAC 4x100m Relay Champion (40.82) 2012 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay) 2013 Indoor First Team AllWAC (60m) 2013 Outdoor First Team AllWAC (100m) 2013 Outdoor NCAA Qualifier (100m, 4x100m Relay) 2013 Outdoor NCAA Semifinalist (4x100m Relay) 55m 60m 100m 200m 6.47 (2x, Last: 1/27/2012, Jonesboro, 6.69 (2x, Last: 2/22/2013, Albuquerque, N.M.) (2/9/2013, Fayetteville, (3/16/2013, Ruston, La.) (5/11/2012, Moscow, Idaho) 2013: Opened the year at the Blazer Invite (1/11) where he finished third in the 60m dash with a time of 6.72 after running 6.80 in the prelims... Won the elite 60m dash race at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) with a time of 6.69, only 0.01 away from tying a school record, after runing 6.74 in the prelims and placed second in the 200m dash with a time of Ran a personal record time and the eighthfastest 200m time in school history as he finished eighth at the Tyson Invitational (2/89) with a time of and finished 13th in the 60m dash with a time fo 6.74 after running 6.75 in the prelims... At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/21 23), finished third in the 60m dash with an altitude adjusted time of 6.74 after running an altitude adjusted time of 6.69 in the prelims and finished seventh in the 200m with an altitude adjusted time of after running an altitude adjusted time of in the prelims... Opening the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16), set a new Jim Mize Track & Field Facility record in the 100m dash, winning with a time of while also running the opening leg of the 4x100m relay team that won with a time of At the SECBig Ten Challenge, ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that finished second with a time of and placed 12th in the 200m with a time of Finished seventh in the 100m dash at the Texas Relays (3/2830) with a time of after running in the prelims and ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that placed seventh with a time of after running in the prelims... Ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of at the Bobcat Classic (4/27)... Finished third in the 100m dash at the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/811) with a time of after running in the prelims... At the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2325), ran on the 4x100m relay team that advanced to the NCAA Championships with a time of the 10th fastest time in school history as the team finished eighth and ran in the quarterfinal round of the 100m dash after running in the opening round... Ran on the 4x100m relay at the NCAA Championship (6/58) that finished 12th with a time of : Opened the year at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/12) where he placed 31st in the 60m dash with a time of 7.03 and 41st in the 200m with a time of Ran 6.64 in the 55m dash to place 10th and in the 200m to finish seventh at the AState Invitational (1/27/2012)... At the Tyson Invitational (2/1011), finished 32nd in the 60m with a time of 6.95 and placed 52nd in the 200m, running At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2425), finished sixth in the 200m dash with a finals time of after running in the prelims and placed fourth in the 60m dash with a time of 6.99 to garner a pair of allwac second team honors... Opened the outdoor season at the Louisiana Classics (3/17), placing 16th in the 200m dash with a time of Followed that with a time in the 200m at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23)... Ran in the 100m dash to finish 11th at the Texas Relays (3/29) while also running the opening leg of the sprint medley relay that ran 3:23.00 to finish seventh, a time ranked seventh in school history... At the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7), won the 100m with a time of and finished fourth in the 200m with a time of while running the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of Ran in the 200m to finish 14th at the Mississippi Open (4/14)... Placed fifth in the 100m at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a time of and followed that the next day with a time of to finish 14th at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21)... At the WAC Championships (5/1011), was named the WAC Male Track Athlete of the Year after winning three gold medlas as he won the 100m with a time of after running in the prelims and won the 200m with a time of after running in the prelims while also running the second leg of the 4x100m relay that won the gold medal with a time of At the NCAA East Prelims (5/2426), finished 36th in the opening round of the 100m dash with a time of 10.68, placed 37th in the opening round of the 200m with a time of and ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay that finished 21st with a time of : Opened his collegiate career at the Leonard Hilton Invitational with a 6.97 mark in the prelims of the 60m dash before running 6.92 in the finals to finish seventh while also running in the 200m to finish fifth... Finished fourth in the 55m dash at the Arkansas State Invitational (1/22) with a time of 6.47 while also placing sixth in the 200m with a time of At the Tyson Invitational (2/1112), ran 6.84 in the 60m dash prelims then ran the same time in the semifinals, placing 19th while also running the 200m with a time of and finishign 43rd... Garnered first team allwac honors as he finished second in the 60m dash with a personalbest time of 6.79 while finishing seventh in the 200m with a time of at the WAC Championships (2/2426)... Opened the outdoor season at the LSU Relays (3/2526) where he finished fourth in the 100m dash finals with a time of 10.51, improving upon his prelim time, while running the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that finished third with a time of Garnered WAC Men s Track Athlete of the Week honors for his performance at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/12) where he ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that won with a time of and won the 100m dash with a time of that ranked 15th in the nation that week... Ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay at the Texas Relays (4/69) that finished 18th with a time of and finished 19th in the 100m dash with a time of At the Northwestern State Invitational (4/16), finished fifth in the 200m with a time of and ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that finished second with a time of Finished 10th in the 100m with a time of at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23)... At the 102nd Drake Relays (4/2930), ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that ran the ninthfastest time in school history with a mark of that placed them sixth in the finals after running in the prelims while also running the third leg of the 4x200m relay that finished third with a time fo 1:24.37, the fourthfastest time in school history and also finished 20th in the 100m dash with a time of At the WAC Championships (5/1013), won a pair of gold medals as he ran in the 100m dash and ran the first leg of the 4x100m relay that won

9 with a time of while also placing fourth in the 200m with a time of At the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/2729), ran to finish 41st in the 100m and ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that placed 17th with a time of High School: Graduated from Northeast High School in Lettered in track and field... Was a fourtime state champion, winning the 100m dash title in 2007 and 2010, the 200m title in 2010 and the 60m title in His three outdoor state titles in 2010 helped lead his team to the team state championship... Coached by Darrin Wicker and Darren Taylor. Personal: Dennis Lamon Richardson... Son of Gwendolyn Richardson... Born on Nov. 30, 1991 in Zachary, La.... Has three siblings: Trindon Holliday and Treavion and Damonte Richardson... Brother, Trindon Holliday, was a sprinter and football player that won a BCS championship at LSU and plays for the Houston Texans... Majoring in finance. PAUL SAKIT 59 RJr./Sr. 1L/1L Kitale, Kenya (Central Arizona CC) 2013 Indoor Second Team AllWAC (Mile, 3,000m) 2013 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (1,500m) NOAH RICHE Throws 58 Jr./Jr. 1L/1L Madisonville, La. (Mandeville HS) 2013: Did not compete indoors Threw the javelin 1756 (53.50m) at the WAC Championships (5/1011). 2012: Opened the year at the Louisiana Classics (3/17) where he finished 21st in the javelin with a throw of (46.60m)... Finished 11th in the javelin at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23) with a throw of 1505 (45.86m)... Placed fourth in the javelin at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/7) with a mark of 1586 (48.31m)... Threw the javelin 1501 (45.76m) to finish 14th at the Mississippi Open (4/14)... Placed third in the javelin at the Southeastern Invitational (4/20) with a seasonbest throw of 1765 (53.77m)... Also finished third in the javelin at the Golden Eagle Classic (4/28), throwing 1602 (48.81m). High School: Graduated from Mandeville High School in Lettered in track and field, baseball and swimming... Threw 1870 in the javelin and 457 in the shot put... Was a fouryear member of the honor roll... Coached by Gerald Singer... At the AAU level, threw the javelin 1840 and threw the shot put 440. Personal: Noah James Riche... Son of Elliot and Susan Riche... Born on April 4, 1993 in New Orleans, La.... Has one older brother, Kyle, and one younger brother, Adam... Chose Louisiana Tech over Mississippi State, LSU and North Carolina. 800m Mile 1,500m 3,000m 5,000m 4:12.34 (2/8/2013, Fayetteville, 8:25.45 (2/9/2013, Fayetteville, 1:53.76 (4/6/2013, Nacogdoches, 3:47.36 (4/26/2013, San Marcos, 14:18.75 (3/29/2013, San Francisco, Calif.) 2013: Finished third in the mile at the Blazer Invite (1/11) with a time of 4: Ran 4:12.34 in the mile at the Tyson Invitational (2/89) to finish 19th while also placing 11th in the 3,000m run with a time of 8: At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2123), finished fourth in the 3k with an altitude adjusted time of 8:36.34 and placed sixth in the mile with an altitude adjusted time of 4:15.49 after running an altitude adjusted time of 4:17.11 in the prelims... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) winning the 800m with a time of 1:56.46 and winning the 1,500m with a time of 4: Ran 3:50.16 as he finished seventh in the 1,500m at the Victor Lopez Invitational (3/23)... Ran 14:18.75 in the 5k at the San Francisco State Carnival (3/29) to set a thennew personal record... Finished third in the 800m with a time of 1:53.76 and ran 3:53.96 to place third in the 1,500m at the SFA Invitational (4/6)... Ran 3:49.79 in the 1,500m at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20), finishing third... Ran a pair of personal top times at the Bobcat Classic (4/27) as he finished third in the 1,500m with a time of 3:47.36 and ran 1:52.98 to place 11th in the 800m... Earned second team AllWAC honors as he finished sixth in the 1,500m wtih a time of 3:57.82 after running 4:02.90 in the prelims and placed seventh in the 5k with a time of 15:08.88 at the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/8111). Junior College: Attended Central Arizona where he won the 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship... Regional runner up in Conference Champion 5,000 meter in NJCAA National All American in Led Central Arizona to a 2011 Region 1 Championship and Conference Championship... Regional Champion in 5K in Conference Runner Up in 5,000 meter in Named a third team AllAmerican in 2012 when he finished 14th at the NJCAA National Championships with a time of 26:36... Sakit s best times at Central Arizona were 3:55.46 in the 1,500 meter, 14:57.63 in the 5,000 meter, and a 1:55.54 in the 800 meter. High School: Graduated from Phinehas High School in Personal: Paul Sakit Son of Edith Masai... Born in Kenya... Enrolled at Louisiana Tech in #WeAreLATech

10 CHRISTOPHER SAMPRACT 510 So./So. 1L/1L Zachary, La. (Zachary HS) Indoor Outdoor 400m (2/22/2013, Albuquerque, N.M.) (5/10/2013, Arlington, 56 So./So. 1L/1L Garland, Texas (Garland HS) Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve HS) High School: Graduated from Captain Shreve High School in 2013 Lettered in football and track and field Led Captain Shreve to the 4x400 5A State Championship Coached by Keith Bilbo, Marrita Hunt, and Lamark Carter. Personal: Jared Deandre Shepherd Born on January 18, 1995 in Shreveport, La. Son of Monica and Collier Mickle Has two siblings, Johnathan and Deidre Shepherd Chose Louisiana Tech over Ole Miss and LouisianaLafayette. DARIUS STATHAM 60 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Atlanta, Ga. (Benjamin E. Mays HS) Top Marks Indoor Outdoor 60m 6.94 (1/25/2013, Houston, 100m (3/16/2013, Ruston, La.) 200m (1/11/2013, Birmingham, Ala.) (3/16/2013, Ruston, La.) High School: Graduated from Benjamin E. Mays High School in 2013 Lettered in track and field 2013 Georgia 400 meter state champion 2013 Most Outstanding Runner 2013 Most Valuable Player Placed #31 in the nation in the 400 meter with a time of Coached by Eric Bowens and Eric Merriweather. Personal: Born on July 2, 1995 in Atlanta Ga. Son of Deborah Statham and Gerald Wlliamson Has one brother, Ronald Cuffy Chose Louisiana Tech over Georgia Tech and Drake University. 2013: Opened his career at the Blazer Invite (1/11) where he ran in the 200m to finish ninth and placed 27th in the 60m with a time of Finished 10th in the 100m dash at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) with a semifinals time of 6.96 after running 6.94 in the prelims... Finished 45th in the 60m dash at the Tyson Invitational (2/89) with a time of At the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2123), ran an altitude F I E L D SHEFFIELD /Hurdles 59 Fr./Fr. HS/HS & KAMERON SHEPHERD T R A C K Personal: Christopher Sampract... Son of Louis and Gail Sampract... Born Jan. 19, 1994 in Pisa, Italy... Has two older brothers: Corey and Eric... Chose Louisiana Tech over Georgia Tech. JARED High School: Graduated from Zachary High School in Lettered in track and field all four years... Ran a personal best 400m time in Led his team to a district championship and was on the district and regional champion 4x400m relay... Coached by Chris Cauvier and Kelvin Kelley. Personal: Kameron Sheffield... Son of Lucretia Pipkins... Born on July 24, 1994 in Dallas, Texas... Has four siblings: Kabrina, Maurice, Steven and Joseph... Related to Eric Thomas who won the bronze medal for Team USA in the 2004 Olympic Games in the 110m hurdles... Chose Louisiana Tech over Stephen F. Austin. T E C H 2013: Ran in the 400m to place 22nd at the Blazer Invite (1/11) to open his collegiate career... Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1/2526) that finished third with a time of 3:21.07 and placed 16th in the 400m dash with a time of Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay at the Tyson Invitational (2/89) that finished ninth with a time of 3: Ran an altitude adjusted 400m time of at the WAC Indoor Championships (2/2123), finishing 13th... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) where he finished second in the 400m with a time of and ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished second with a time of 3: Ran to finish eighth in the 400m at the SECBig Ten Challenge (3/23)... Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that finished 12th at the Texas Relays (3/2830) with a time of 3: Finished seventh in the 400m at the SFA Invite (4/6) with a time of while running the second leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fifth with a time of 3: Placed eighth in the 400m at the Southeastern Invitational (4/19), running Finished 13th in the 400m at the Bobcat Classic (4/27) with a personal record time of At the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/811), finished ninth in the 400m after running High School: Graduated from Garland High School in Lettered for three years in track and field and for two years in football... Ran personal record times of in the 100m dash... Was a state qualifier in 2012 and a threetime regional qualifier in the sprints... Was the 2012 summer track 100m champion in the T.A.A.F. league... Coached by Johnny McCoy, Jeff Jordan and Michael Hubbard. L O U I S I A N A Top Marks justed time of 6.96 in the 60m to finish 11th and placed 18th in the 200m with an altitude adjusted time of Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16), finishing sixth in the 100m with a time of and sixth in the 200m with a time fo while running the opening leg of the 4x100m relay that finished fourth with a time of At the SECBig Ten Challenge (3/23), finished 12th in the 100m dash with a time of and finished 14th in the 200m with a time of Finished 59th in the 100m dash at the Texas Relays (3/2830) with a time of Ran in the 100m to place 10th at the SFA Invite (4/6)... Finished eighth in the 200m at the Southeastern Invitational (4/19) with a time of At the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20), ran in the 100m to finish 11th and place fifth in the 200m with a time of At the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/811), finished 10th in the 100m with a time of and ran in the 200m to finish 14th. 19

11 TOM EVAN 57 RFr./So. RS/1L Hurdles 60 RFr./So. RS/1L STRINGER WARNICK L O U I S I A N A T E C H T R A C K & F I E L D Nelson, New Zealand (Waimea College) Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS) 2013 Outdoor Second Team AllWAC (110m Hurdles) Top Marks Indoor Outdoor 800m 1:57.95 (4/27/2013, San Marcos, Top Marks Indoor Outdoor 1,500m 4:02.38 (3/23/2013, San Francisco, Calif.) 110m (5/11/2013, Arlington, 400m (3/23/2013, Starkville, Miss.) 2013: Redshirted the indoor season, did not compete... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) where he finished eighth in the 800m with a time of 2: Ran 4:07.21 in the 1,500m as the finished 31st at the Victor Lopez Invitational (3/23)... Ran a new personal best time of 4:02.38 in the 1,500m as he placed 41st at the San Francisco State Carnival (3/29)... Ran 1:59.96 in the 800m at the SFA Invite (4/6), placing 22nd... Placed sixth in the 800m at the Southeastern Invitational (4/19) with a time of 1: Ran 4:02.20 in the 1,500m at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) to finish fifth... Finished 23rd in the 800m at the Bobcat Classic (4/27) as he ran a personal best time of 1: Placed 10th in the 1,500m at the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/811) after running 4: High School: Graduated from Waimea College in Lettered in cross country, rugby and track and field... Finished fifth in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country meet in Placed second in the 1,500m at the New Zealand National Championships... Finished first in the 1,500m and the 3,000m at the South Island Secondary School Championships... Recorded top times of 3:59 in the 1,500m and 8:50 in the 3,000m... Set three records at his high school... Coached by Greg Laughtenslager. Personal: Thomas Stringer... Son of Chris and Shireen Stringer... Born on Sept. 16, 1993 in Aukland, New Zealand... Has two younger siblings: Kaitlyn and Michael... Chose Louisiana Tech over Drake. ISAIAH UNDERWOOD 511 Jr./Jr. JC/JC Laveen, Ariz. (Glendale CC) Previous School: Attended Glendale Community College Recorded the fourth fastest 100 meter time in Glendale Community College history. High School: Graduated from Ironwood High School in 2011 Lettered in track Named most valuable sprinter all four years meter state champion 3x school record holder. Personal: Son of Patina Muhammed One sister, Vanteresa Underwood. 2013: Redshirted the indoor season, did not compete... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16), running in the 400m hurdles to finish fourth... Topped that with a 400m hurdles time of at the SECBig Ten Challenge (3/23), finishing ninth... Ran 1:00.20 in the 400m hurdles at the Texas Relays (3/2830), finishing 54th... At the SFA Invitational (4/6), ran in the 110m hurdles to finish third and placed seventh in the 400m hurdles with a time of At the Southeastern Invitational (4/19), recorded a pair of sixthplace finishes as he ran in the 110m hurdles and ran in the 400m hurdles... Ran a personal best time of in the 110m hurdles at the Bobcat Classic (4/27) as he finished ninth while running in the 400m hurdles and placed 11th... Garnered second team AllWAC honors as he finished fourth in the 110m hurdles with a seasonbest time of after running in the prelims. High School: Graduated from McNeil High School in Was a threeyear track letterwinner... Named team captain his junior and senior years... Was the team s top point scorer and hurdler and set school records in the 110m hurdles, 60m hurdles and the 4x110m hurdle relay... Top 110m hurdles time was and ran a 400m hurdles best time of Claimed individual district titles in the 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 4x100m relay while the team won a district title... Coached by Glenn Robets and Calvin Guillory. Personal: Evan Zachary Warnick... Son of Chris Warnick and Terry Moody... Has two siblings: Jason and Megan... Chose Louisiana Tech over Missouri, Brown and Sam Houston State. WILLIAM WASHINGTON Throws 510 Fr./Fr. HS/HS Fresno, Texas (Westbury Christian HS) High School: Graduated from Westbury Christian High School in 2013 Lettered in track, football, basketball, and swimming Awarded allstate in football for three years Shot put state champion Coached by Charlie Ward. Personal: Born on October 5, 1995 in Fresno, Texas Son of Novella and Dennis Washington Has one sister, Lauren Washington. 20 #WeAreLATech