BATON ROUGE – Ten McNeese Track and Field athletes recorded 11 total honors for the 2023 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Track and Field teams which were released on Friday by the organization.
 
A voting panel of 12 track and field communications specialists selected the teams that were based on the top three times or distances in outdoor season events as determined by the official Track and Field Results Reporting Service.
 
Cowgirl distance runner Sorcha Moloney picked up two awards in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs while Southland Conference hammer throw champion Mariah Lee was the only McNeese athlete to garner a first team selection.
 
Others to pick up awards were Cowgirl throwers Chloe Hernandez (hammer) and Ashari Jones (shot put), Cowgirl discus thrower Reese Grossie, Cowboy runners Gilbert Kimutai and Jacob Kipkogei (10,000-meters), shot putter Marcus Francis, and decathlete Logan Broussard.
 
Lee was the only first team selection for McNeese as she topped the women's hammer event with a state-best mark of 196-8. Hernandez followed with second-team honors with a season-best mark of 177-3.
 
Moloney picked up two awards after being named to the second team in the women's 5,000-meters with a season-best time of 17:09.34. She earned third team honors in the 10,000-meters with a time of 37:44.95.
 
Kimutai and Kipkogei were named to the second and third teams respectively in the men's 10,000-meters – Kimutai with a time of 30:44.53 while Kipkogei clocked a 31:07.44.
 
Francis was named to the third team in the shot put at 58-1.0 while Jones threw a 47-11.25 for the third-best mark in the state in the same event.
 
Grossie collected third team honors in the women's discus with a throw of 155-5; Challis with third team honors in the men's hammer throw at 187-2; and Broussard was awarded with a third team award in the decathlon with 6,062 points.
 
Complete honors list for the LSWA All-Louisiana Track and Field Team:
 
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – GODSON OGHENEBRUME, LSU
Voting – Oghenebrume 10, Cody Branch (Dillard) 1, Rodney Heath Jr (LA Tech) 1
 
MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – TZURIEL PEDIGO, LSU
Voting – Pedigo 8, Seth Alexander (Xavier) 2, Jeremy Nelson (Louisiana) 1, Ali Eren Unlu (ULM) 1
 
MEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – MATTHEW SOPHIA, LSU
Voting – Sophia 5, Coulaj Eans (Xavier) 3, Jeremy Nelson (Louisiana) 3, Jamie Sancho (LA Tech) 1
 
MEN'S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR – BRANDON HICKLIN, LSU
Voting – Hicklin 11, Jayden Sloan (UNO) 1
 
MEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR – DENNIS SHAVER, LSU
Voting – Shaver 8, Nile Legania (Dillard) 3, Lon Badeaux (Louisiana) 1
 
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – MICHAELA ROSE, LSU
Voting – Rose 10, Sanaria Butler (Northwestern State) 1, Kevell Byrd (Dillard) 1
 
WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (TIE) – KRISTEN O'HANDLEY, TULANE; MORGAN SMALLS, LSU
Voting – O'Handley 5, Smalls 5, Eunice Ilunga Mbuyi (ULM) 2
 
WOMEN'S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (TIE) – SANARIA BUTLER, NORTHWESTERN STATE; BRIANNA LYSTON, LSU
Voting – Butler 5, Lyston 5, Maria Bienvenu (Louisiana) 2
 
WOMEN'S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR –SHANI'A BELLAMY, LSU
Voting – Bellamy 7, Jacqueline Pokuaah (Louisiana) 3, Rebecca DeKay (UNO) 1, Claudine Raud-Gumiel (ULM) 1
 
WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR –YHANN PLUMMER, XAVIER
Voting – Plummer 4, Mike Heimerman (Northwestern State) 3, Dennis Shaver (LSU) 3, Nile Legania (Dillard) 1, Adrian Myers (Tulane 1)
 
The complete list of Best Times for the 2023 outdoor track season by Louisiana schools:
 
ALL-LOUISIANA TRACK AND FIELD BEST TIMES
 
100 Meters (Men)
Godson Oghenebrume, LSU – June 9, 2023 – 9.90
Da'Marcus Fleming, LSU – June 9, 2023 – 9.97
Brandon Hicklin, LSU – June 7, 2023 – 10.12
Rodney Heath Jr., Louisiana Tech – May 14, 2023 – 10.12
 
100 Meters (Women)
Favour Ofili, LSU – May 11, 2023 -- 11.17
Thelma Davies, LSU – March 29, 2023 – 11.19
Tionna Brown, LSU – March 17, 2023 – 11.33
 
200 Meters (Men)
Da'Marcus Fleming, LSU – April 22, 2023 – 20.22
Dorian Camel, LSU – May 26, 2023 – 20.23
Jamie Sancho, Louisiana Tech – April 28, 2023 – 20.64
 
200 Meters (Women)
Favor Ofili, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 22.58
Thelma Davies, LSU – April 14, 2023 – 22.64
Brianna Lyston, LSU – May 25, 2023 – 22.75
 
400 Meters (Men)
Eugene Omalla, Southeastern – May 4, 2023 – 46.06
Ashton Hicks, LSU – April 14, 2023 – 46.24
Sean Burrell, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 46.38
 
400 Meters (Women)
Ella Onojuvwevwo, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 51.85
Sanaria Butler, Northwestern State – April 21, 2023 – 52.19
Maygan Shaw, Northwestern State – April 21, 2023 – 52.73
 
800 Meters (Men)
Alex Selles, LSU – April 13, 2023 – 1:47.68
Javon-Taye Williams, Southeastern – April 8, 2023 -- 1:48.64
Nicholas Scott, Southern – April 22, 2023 – 1:48.84
 
800 Meters (Women)
Michaela Rose, LSU – April 13, 2023 – 1:59.08
Cindy Bourdier, LSU – May 25, 2023 – 2:03.09
Lorena Rangel Batres, LSU – April 8, 2023 – 2:03.53
 
1500 Meters (Men)
David Bove, LSU – April 13, 2023 – 3:39.42
Alex Selles, LSU – April 13, 2023 – 3:42.82
Aaron Gilliam, Tulane – May 14, 2023 -- 3:45.27
 
1500 Meters (Women)
Lorena Rangel Batres, LSU – April 13, 2023 – 4:11.61
Michaela Rose, LSU – April 13, 2023 – 4:11.98
Cindy Bourdier, LSU – April 13, 2023 – 4:20.90
 
5000 Meters (Men)
Bradley Makuvire, Tulane – March 23, 2023 – 13:57.67
Aaron Gilliam, Tulane – March 23, 2023 – 14:27.84
Louden Boudreaux, Louisiana – April 18, 2023 – 14:31.42
 
5000 Meters (Women)
Rebecca DeKay, UNO – April 14, 2023 – 16:58.31
Sorcha Moloney, McNeese – April 22, 2023 – 17:09.34
Haley Salsbury, Louisiana – April 15, 2023 – 17:19.29
 
10000 Meters (Men)
Bradley Makuvire, Tulane – April 13, 2023 – 28:50.61
Gilbert Kimutai, McNeese – May 4, 2023 – 30:44.53
Jacob Kipkogei, McNeese – March 29, 2023 -- 31:07.44
 
10000 Meters (Women)
Sophie Daigle, Louisiana – April 13, 2023 – 34:19.08
Rebecca Dekay, UNO – May 4, 2023 – 37:31.24
Sorcha Moloney, McNeese – May 4, 2023 -- 37:44.95
 
100 Meter Hurdles (Women)
Alia Armstrong, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 12.31
Leah Phillips, LSU – May 27, 2023 – 12.86
Shani'a Bellamy, LSU – May 25, 2023 – 12.98
 
110 Meter Hurdles (Men)
Matthew Sophia, LSU – May 24, 2023 – 13.53
Jorim Bangue, UNO – May 4, 2023 – 13.87
Loubert Dagrin, Louisiana – April 28, 2023 – 13.89
Jordan Thompson, Southern – May 6, 2023 – 13.89
 
400 Hurdles (Men)
Sean Burrell, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 49.32
Omri Shiff, Southeastern – March 25, 2023 – 50.81
Javed Jones, Louisiana – May 11, 2023 – 50.96
 
400 Hurdles (Women)
Shani'a Bellamy, LSU – June 10, 2023 – 55.58
Leah Phillips, LSU – April 14, 2023 – 56.56
Garriel White, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 58.01
 
3000 Steeplechase (Men)
Kolyn Saltzman, UNO – April 13, 2023 – 9:01.55
Arturs Lapins, Tulane – April 13, 2023 – 9:02.64
Rojs Puks, ULM – April 22, 2023 – 9:38.83
 
3000 Steeplechase (Women)
MacKenzie Callahan, Tulane – April 26, 2023 – 10:24.50
Ariana Jimenez, UNO – April 13, 2023 – 10:31.11
Ella Chesnut, LSU – March 29, 2023 – 10:34.02
 
4x100 Relay (Men)
LSU (Hicklin, Camel, Fleming, Oghenebrume) – May 11, 2023 – 37.90
Louisiana (Jones, Crockett, Appiah, Booth) – June 7, 2023 – 39.38
Northwestern State (SImoneaux, Scott, Jacobs, Wulff) – March 25, 2023 – 39.51
 
4x100 Relay (Women)
LSU (Armstrong, Ofili, Lyston, Davies) – May 11, 2023 – 42.92
Northwestern State (Byrd, Washington, Balde, Shaw) – March 25, 2023 – 44.91
Louisiana (London, Bridgen, Robinson, Spates) – April 22, 2023 – 45.13
 
4x400 Relay (Men)
LSU (Camel, Burrell, McKay, Hicks) – May 11, 2023 – 3:03.16
Southeastern (Omalla, Omalla, Shiff, Jackson) – May 4, 2023 – 3:06.48
Louisiana (Hoyte-Small, Scott, Jones, Fergusson) – May 11, 2023 – 3:08.32
 
4x400 Relay (Women)
LSU (Onojuvwevweo, Rose, Phillips, Douglas) – May 27, 2023 – 3:31.51
Northwestern State (Weller, Shaw, Balde, Butler) – May 4, 2023 – 3:35.77
Louisiana (Spates, Bridgen, Noel, Johnson) – March 31, 2023 – 3:45.63
 
High Jump (Men)
Ali Eren Unlu, ULM – May 11, 2023 – 7.3.75
Slavko Stevic, Southeastern – April 15, 2023 – 7-3.25
Randy Kelly, Northwestern State – May 4, 2023 – 6-11.50
 
High Jump (Women)
Morgan Smalls, LSU – April 8, 2023 – 6-1.25
Katrine Olsen, Southeastern – May 4, 2023 – 5-9.75
Taylor Davis, Louisiana – April 15, 2023 – 5-9.25
 
Pole Vault (Men)
Beau Domingue, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 17-4.50
Nick Russell, Louisiana – April 22, 2023 – 16-7.25
Kameron Aime, LSU – March 17, 2023 – 16-6.75
 
Pole Vault (Women)
Emery Prentice, LSU – April 22, 2023 – 13-1
Jordan Brown, Louisiana – April 28, 2023 – 12-8.75
Madison Brown, Northwestern State – May 4, 2023 – 12.750
 
Long Jump (Men)
Brandon Hicklin, LSU – March 29, 2023 – 26-1
Ji'eem Bullock, LSU – April 14, 2023 – 25-2
Adam Lindo, Northwestern State – May 12, 2023 – 25-0
 
Long Jump (Women)
Morgan Smalls, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 21-1.50
Olaia Becerril Alvarez, ULM – March 30, 2023 – 20-9
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Louisiana – April 15, 2023 – 20-6.5
 
Triple Jump (Men)
Apalos Edwards, LSU – April 22, 2023 – 53-5
Jeremy Nelson, Louisiana – March 25, 2023 – 51-4.25
Seth Alexander, Xavier – May 26, 2023 – 50-6
 
Triple Jump (Women)
Eunice Illunga Mbuyi, ULM – March 29, 2023 – 44-7.50
Jacqueline Pokuaah, Louisiana – May 11, 2023 – 42-9.75
Taylor Davis, Louisiana – May 27, 2023 – 41-11.25
 
Shot Put (Men)
John Meyer, LSU – May 11, 2023 – 67-3.25
Djirmon Gumbs, Northwestern State – March 11, 2023 – 63-1.50
Marcus Francis, McNeese – May 4, 2023 – 58-1.0
 
Shot Put (Women)
Maren Butler, Tulane – May 12, 2023 – 51-4.25
Kristian Jackson, Southeastern – March 25, 2023 – 50-7.25
Ashari Jones, McNeese – McNeese – March 23, 2023 – 47-11.25
 
Discus (Men)
Djimon Gumbs, Northwestern State – March 11, 2023 – 205-11
Claudio Romero, LSU – March 25, 2023 – 201-1
Jaden James – LSU – March 17, 2023 – 184-4
 
Discus (Women)
Kristian Jackson, Southeastern – April 22, 2023 – 178-5
Maren Butler, Tulane – April 28, 2023 – 156-2
Reese Grossie, McNeese – May 4, 2023 – 155-5
 
Hammer (Men)
Terrell Webb, Southeastern – April 8, 2023 – 210-3
Jonathan Witte, LSU – April 22, 2023 – 197-0
Tyler Challis, McNeese – May 4, 2023 – 187-2
 
Hammer (Women)
Mariah Lee, McNeese – May 4, 2023 – 196-8
Chloe Hernandez, McNeese – April 15, 2023 – 177-3
Sydney Lake, ULM – April 15, 2023 – 168-9
 
Javelin (Men)
Tzuriel Pedigo, LSU – June 9, 2023 – 261-9
Callan Saldutto, ULM – May 11, 2023 – 241-8
Jackson Rimes, LSU – March 17, 2023 – 226-11
 
Javelin (Women)
Marin Bienvenu, Louisiana – May 25, 2023 – 169-11
Mann Barras, Louisiana – March 29, 2023 – 156-1
Emma Bacilla, Louisiana – April 28, 2023 – 153-6
 
Heptathlon (Women)
Kristen O'Handley, Tulane – April 20, 2023 – 5802
Margot Temines, Tulane – May 12, 2023 – 5515
Claudine Raud-Gumiel, ULM – May 11, 2023 – 5265
 
Decathlon (Men)
Bailey Couch, ULM – May 11, 2023 -- 6453
Luke Benoit, Louisiana – May 11, 2023 -- 6223
Logan Broussard, McNeese – May 4, 2023 – 6062