BATON ROUGE – Southland Conference women's pole vault champion Nicole Casper and men's javelin silver medalist Donovan Banks are two of 12 McNeese selections on the 2016 LSWA All-Louisiana Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Team, the Louisiana Sports Writers Association announced on Friday.
 
Casper, the McNeese record holder in the event, earned second team honors after her clearing of 13-feet, 10-inches was the second-best mark of all pole vaulters in the state.
 
Banks, a freshman, garnered first team honors with a best throw of 219-2 that he marked at the SLC championships in early May. Fellow thrower Kyle Zenon, a bronze medalist in the event at the league championships, earned third team honors with a throw of 211-8.
 
Cowgirls' distance runner Gemma Bridge earned two first team all-state awards –the 10,000 meters (35:55.93) and 5,000 meters (17:10.28).
 
Running teammate Katja Woelfl garnered second team honors in the 5,000 meters (17:18.31) and third team in the 10,0000 (36:44.19) while Alison Smegal was named to the third team in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:08.72.
 
In the field events, thrower RaKira Turner earned third team honors in the discus with a mark of 157-0.
 
Other Cowboys to earn all-Louisiana honors include Oliver James third team in the 1,500 meters (3:46.81), Enrique Soto second team in the 10,000 meters (30:10.43), Nathan Jones third team in the 10,000 meters (30:24.36), and Enock Bor third team in the 3,000 steeplechase (9:23.71)
 
 
2016 All-Louisiana Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Teams
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, UL-Lafayette/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, UL-Lafayette/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, UL-Lafayette/So./218-9/Miss. State Invitational/May 6, 2016
Kyle Zenon, McNeese/So./211-8/Louisiana Classic/March 25, 2016
 
DECATHLON
Franz Beyer, UL-Lafayette/So./6830/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016
Angus Sinclair, UL-Lafayette/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
 
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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, UL-Lafayette/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, UL-Lafayette/Sr./ 5-7.25/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016
 
POLE VAULT
Morgann Leleux, UL-Lafayette/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, UL-Lafayette/Sr./4986/SBC Championships/May 13, 2016
Kaitlyn Moreau, UL-Lafayette/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, UL-Lafayette
WOMEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – Kortnei Johnson, LSU
WOMEN'S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR – Morgann Leleux, UL-Lafayette
WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR – (tie) Mike Heimerman, Northwestern State; Dennis Shaver, LSU