BATON ROUGE Fifteen members of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns track and field team were recognized after posting some of the top marks among state athletes as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Track and Field College Team was announced this weekend by the organization.

The Ragin' Cajuns had four student-athletes William LeBlanc (men's high jump), Ashley Irwin (women's 10,000 meters), Claire Hodges (women's 3,000-meter steeplechase) and Madalyn Trisler (women's high jump) earn first-team All-Louisiana honors after posting the top mark in their respective events.

Irwin, one of two Ragin' Cajuns to claim All-Louisiana honors in the 10,000-meters, posted the fastest time in the event among state athletes when she posted a time of 36 minutes, 36.11 seconds at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in May. Teammate Courtney Musgrove earned third-place honors in the event after she recorded a time of 38:55.06 at the SBC Championships.

Hodges posted the top time in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase after she finished in 11:06.37 at the SBC Championships. Trisler, who qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary last month, posted the top mark among state athletes in the women's high jump after she cleared the bar at 5-9 at the Northwestern State Invitational.

In the women's heptathlon, Jasmin Fusilier earned second-team All-Louisiana honors after scoring 5,137 points at the SBC Championships. Teammate Kelci Lyons earned third-team honors in the women's 800-meters after posting a time of 2:09.57 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with Stacy Imagbe earning third-team honors in the women's long jump after a mark of 20-6 at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays.

On the men's side, LeBlanc and Dionte Heath posted the top two marks in the high jump for the Ragin' Cajuns as LeBlanc cleared the bar at 6-11 at the Texas Relays with Heath clearing 6-9 at the Northwestern State Invitational. Justin Victor earned second-team All-Louisiana notice in the hammer throw after posting a mark of 219-8 at the McNeese State Relays.

Hanoj Carter posted the third-best time among state sprinters in both the men's 100-meters (10.20) and 200-meters (20.66) while running the second leg of the Ragin' Cajuns 4x100-meter relay team that posted the second-fastest time (39.89) among state schools. Carter, a transfer from Northwestern State, was joined on the 4x100-meter relay team by freshman Tyler Hughes, senior Devin Davis and junior Jeryl Brazil.

In the men's 110-meter hurdles, junior Morgan Cormier posted the third-fastest time in the state after posting a time of 14.42 seconds at the Louisiana Classics. Freshman Beau Robinson earned third-team All-Louisiana honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after clocking a time of 9:26.97 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 400 meter champion Vernon Norwood of LSU led the special award winners on the Louisiana Sports Writers Track and Field College Team announced this weekend by the organization.

Vernon Norwood of LSU, who claimed national championships in both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 400-meters, was named the men's track athlete of the year while teammate Rodney Brown was named the field athlete of the year. Southeastern Louisiana had two athletes chosen: men's freshman (Devin King) and newcomer of the year (Alex Young), with LSU's Dennis Shaver chosen as the men's coach of the year.

On the women's side, Aleia Hobbs of LSU was named the track and freshman athlete of the year, while teammate Tori Bliss of LSU was the field athlete of the year. Katerina Vodova of Tulane was the women's newcomer of the year and Joseph Moses of Xavier was the women's coach of the year.

Here is the list of state's best times for men and women based on information from the Top 500 national times and provided by the school track and field SIDs:

2015 LSWA COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD BEST MARKS
(BASED ON TOP TIMES LISTED BY NCAA/NAIA & CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS)

MEN

100 Meters
Athlete, School/CL/Time/Meet
Aaron Ernest, LSU/Sr./10.09/SEC Championships
Tremayne Acy, LSU/So./10.12/Texas Relays
Hanoj Carter, Louisiana/So./10.20/LSU Alumni Gold

200 Meters
Tremayne Acy, LSU/So./20.04/NCAA Finals
Aaron Ernest, LSU/Sr./20.11/NCAA Finals
Hanoj Carter, Louisiana/So./20.66/SBC Championships

400 Meters
Vernon Norwood, LSU/Sr./44.44/LSU Alumni Gold
Darrell Bush, LSU/Jr./45.49/Jim Click Shootout
Quincy Downing, LSU/Sr./45.70/LSU Invitational

800 Meters
Julian Parker, LSU/Sr./1:46.17/SEC Championships
Blair Henderson, LSU/So./1:47.03/LSU Invitational
Michael Batson, UNO/So./1:49.66/Battle on Bayou

1500 Meters
Blair Henderson, LSU/So./3:46.52/Alumni Gold
Oliver James, McNeese/So./3:52.40/Bryan Clay Inv.
Vinnie Van Puyvelde, ULM/So./3:57.89/Texas Relays

5000 Meters
Nathan Jones, McNeese/Fr./14:36.51/Texas Relays
Moses Aloiloi, Tulane/Fr./14:43.70/Alabama Relays
Anthony Plourde, Louisiana Tech/Sr./15:10.71/Jace LaCoste Inv.

10,000 Meters
Travis Pope, LSU/Jr./30:33.11/SEC Championships
Moses Aloiloi, Tulane/Fr./30:45.16/Drake Relays
Nathan Jones, McNeese/Fr./31:42.61/SLC Championships

110 Meter Hurdles
Joshua Thompson, LSU/Sr./13.34/NCAA Finals
Jordan Moore, LSU/So./13.47/SEC Championships
Morgan Cormier, Louisiana/Jr./14.42/Louisiana Classic

400 Meter Hurdles
Quincy Downing, LSU/Sr./49.63/SEC Championships
Constant Pretorius, UNO/Jr./51.54/SLC Championships
Jamel Sams, ULM/Sr./51.71/NCAA Regionals

3000 Meter Steeplechase
Brock Moreaux, McNeese/Sr./9:09.52/SLC Championships
Christian Johnson, LSU/Fr./9:20.38/Alumni Gold
Beau Robinson, Louisiana/Fr./9:26.97/SBC Championships

4 X 100 Meter Relay
LSU/Thompson, Norwood, Acy, Ernest/38.62/NCAA Finals
Louisiana/Hughes, Carter, Davis, Brazil/39.89/NCAA Regional
Louisiana Tech/Gotch, Hicks, Henderson, Statham/39.94/Texas Relays

4 X 400 Meter Relay
LSU/Downing, Grayson, Dunkley, Norwood/3:01.63/SEC Championships
Northwestern State/Jackson, White, James, Taylor/3:07.91/SLC Championships
ULM/Cribbs, Sams, Demus, Tate/3:09.47/SBC Championships

High Jump
William LeBlanc, Louisiana/Jr./6-11/Texas Relays
Dionte Heath, Louisiana/So./6-9.75/Northwestern St. Inv.
Clarence Robinson, Southeastern Louisiana/Jr./6-9/Rice Twilight
Kadarius Williams, Southeastern Louisiana/Jr./6-9/Rice Twilight

Pole Vault
Devin King, Southeastern Louisiana/Fr/17-7/Alumni Gold
Andreas Duplantis, LSU/Sr./17-3/Alumni Gold
Isaac Grieder, ULM/Sr./16-7.5/SBC Championships

Long Jump
Emmanuel Williams, Northwestern State/Jr./25-6.75/Alumni Gold
Jarrett Samuels, Louisiana Tech/Jr./25-2.5/C-USA Championships
Corey Wesley, ULM/Jr./25-1.25/Northwestern St. Invitational

Triple Jump
Emmanuel Williams, Northwestern State/Jr./50-11/SLC Championships
Jonathan Pitt, LSU/So./50-10/Alumni Gold
John Lemke, McNeese/So./50-7.25/SLC Championships

Shot Put
Alexander Young, Southeastern Louisiana/Jr./58-10/SLC Championships
Brett Olsen, Southeastern Louisiana/Sr./54-4/SLC Championships
Cedric Paul, Northwestern State/Fr./53-10.25/Northwestern State Inv.

Discus
Rodney Brown, LSU/Sr./213-5/Penn Relays
Brett Olsen, Southeastern Louisiana/Sr./184-9/Bobcat invitational
Jevaughn Shaw, ULM/So./183-7/SBC Championships

Hammer
Jonathan Kinchen, Southeastern Louisiana/Sr./222-2/SLC Championships
Justin Victor, Louisiana/Sr./219-8/McNeese Relays
Alexander Young, Southeastern Louisiana/Jr./218-2/NCAA Finals

Javelin
Derek Hampton, Southeastern Louisiana/Sr./228-6/SLC Championships
Joey Womack, ULM/Jr./219-9/Texas Relays
Collin Rowland, Southeastern Louisiana/Jr./212-5/NCAA Regionals

Decathlon
Isaac Grieder, ULM/Sr./7301/SBC Championships
Tanner Owens, Northwestern State/Fr./6249/SLC Championships
Jacob Pruitt, McNeese/Fr./5991/SLC Championships

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WOMEN

100 Meters
Aleia Hobbs, LSU/Fr./11.13/NCAA Semifinals
Mikiah Brisco, LSU/Fr./11.24/NCAA Semifinals
Jada Martin, LSU/So./11.34/Alumni Gold

200 Meters
Jada Martin, LSU/So./22.76/NCAA Semifinals
Charla Craddock, Louisiana Tech/Sr./23.27/NCAA Semifinals
Lilla McMillan, Tulane/Jr./23.50/NCAA Preliminaries

400 Meters
Lilla McMillan, Tulane/Jr./51.86/American Championships
Travia Jones, LSU/So./54.10/SEC Championships
Creshonda Carter, Grambling/So./54.59/SWAC Championships

800 Meters
Morgan Schuetz, LSU/So./2:03.12/LSU Invitational
Michelle Kreutzberg, Tulane/Sr./2:08.71/Alumni Gold
Kelci Lyons, Louisiana/Jr./2:09.57/Alumni Gold

1500 Meters
Morgan Schuetz, LSU/So./4:22.83/Alumni Gold
Tessni Carruthers, Nicholls State/Sr./4:33.42/Battle on the Bayou
Catherine Fakler, Xavier/Sr./4:51.07/Miss. College Opener

5000 Meters
Andria Aguilar, LSU/Jr./17:15.54/Louisiana Classic
Katja Woelfl, McNeese/Fr./17:46.39/Victor Lopez Classic
Catherine Fakler, Xavier/Sr./18:54.34/Bobcat Invitational

10000 Meters
Ashley Irwin, Louisiana/Jr./36:36.11/SBC Championships
Gemma Bridge, McNeese/Jr./37:43.35/SLC Championships
Courtney Musgrove, Louisiana/So./38:55.06/SBC Championships

100 Meter Hurdles
Chanice Chase, LSU/Jr./12.95/NCAA Finals
Daeshon Gordon, LSU/Fr./13.04/NCAA Semifinals
Alexis Fortenberry, UNO/So./13.14/SLC Championships

400 Meter Hurdles
Chanice Chase, LSU/Jr./57.01/SEC Championships
Daeshon Gordon, LSU/Fr./57.24/NCAA Semifinals
Kymber Payne, LSU/Fr./58.14/NCAA East Rounds

3000 Meter Steeplechase
Claire Hodges, Louisiana/So./11:06.37/SBC Championships
Mikayla Sonneborn, Tulane/Jr./11:22.32/Alumni Gold
Danielle Jones, McNeese/Sr./11:28.21/Alumni Gold

4 X 100 Meter Relay
LSU/Harvey, Hobbs, Martin, Brisco/42.80/SEC Championships
Louisiana Tech/James, Wade, Adams, Craddock/44.76/Northwestern St. Inv.
McNeese State/Epps, Thompson, Johnson, Moore/45.04/SLC Championships

4 X 400 Meter Relay
LSU/Gordon, Martin, Jones, Chase/3:30.74/NCAA Championships
Louisiana Tech/Every, Craddock, Adams, Wade/3:37.09/C-USA Championships
Grambling/Pierce, Jones, Green, Carter/3:48.30/Texas Relays

High Jump
Madalyn Trisler, Louisiana/Sr./5-9.25/Northwestern State invitational
Shanice Hall, LSU/Jr./5-8.75/SEC Championships
Chloe Lautric, Louisiana Tech/So./5-8/Florida Relays

Pole Vault
Nicole Casper, McNeese/Jr./13-8.25/SLC Championships
Mary Carson Pitts, Tulane/13-3.75/Longhorn Invitational
Katerina Vodova, Tulane/13-1.5/USA Invitational

Long Jump
Nataliyah Friar, LSU/So./21-10.75/SEC Championships
Katerina Vodova, Tulane/Sr./20-7/Longhorn invitational
Stacy Imagbe, Louisiana/Sr./20-6.5/Cowboys Relays

Triple Jump
Nataliyah Friar, LSU/So./43-10/SEC Championships
Porsha Thomas, Northwestern St./Jr./42-6.25/Alumni Gold
Tamika Brazzel, Tulane/Jr./41-7.25/American Championships

Shot Put
Tori Bliss, LSU/Sr./60-8/LSU Invitational
Jermisha Frazier, Southeastern Louisiana/Jr./50-1.75/SLC Championships
Taylor Potts, Tulane/So./50-1.25/Battle of the Bayou

Discus
Tori Bliss, LSU/Sr./178-4/Texas Relays
Rechelle Bessard, Northwestern State/Jr./174-11/Demon Triangular
Alexis Gordon, ULM/So./167-5/SBC Championships

Hammer
Jermisha Frazier, Southeastern Louisiana/Jr./196-1/Cowboy Relays
Rechelle Bessard, Northwestern State/Jr./184-8/Cowboy Relays
Gabrielle Figueroa, LSU/Fr./184-1/Penn Relays

Javelin
Rebekah Wales, LSU/So./179-11/NCAA Championships
Mayme Cook, LSU/Jr./165-11/Texas Relays
Annie Simoneaux, LSU/Sr./165-6/NCAA Championships

Heptathlon
Farydah Inoussa, UNO/So./5248/Texas Relays
Jasmin Fusilier, Louisiana/Jr./5137/SBC Championships
Tiffany Kenney, Tulane/Jr./4871/American Championships

Special Awards Voting
Men's Track Athlete of the Year Vernon Norwood LSU
Men's Field Athlete of the Year Rodney Brown LSU
Men's Freshman of the Year Devin King, Southeastern Louisiana
Men's Newcomer of the Year Alex Young, Southeastern Louisiana
Men's Coach of the Year Dennis Shaver, LSU

Women's Track Athlete of the Year Aleia Hobbs, LSU
Women's Field Athlete of the Year Tori Bliss, LSU
Women's Freshman Athlete of the Year Aleia Hobbs, LSU
Women's Newcomer of the Year Katerina Vodova, Tulane
Women's Coach of the Year Joseph Moses, Xavier