T&F: Louisiana Sending 17 to NCAA East Regional

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Louisiana Track & Field team will have plenty of representation at the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Florida as 17 athletes were announced as part of the field on Thursday.

The 17 athletes will compete in 14 events after a historic 2025 outdoor season that saw Louisiana set six school records and have 44 total entries into the record book.

Five women and 12 men will take the trip to Jacksonville for the Cajuns. Individual Sun Belt Conference champions: Kimola Hines (discus), Lawson Jacobs (400m), Joe Patterson (800m), and Jeremy Nelson (triple jump) are slated to compete. Louisiana also qualified in the men's 4x100m relay with Mark Daley, Jacobs, Caemon Scott, Chris Gravois, and Camren Hardy representing the Cajuns, as well as the men's 4x400m relay with Jacobs, Scott, Hardy, Jonathan Gamarra, and Hunter Ullrich qualifying after winning an SBC championship.

In track events, Louisiana will also have Amairi Ashford (100m), Daley (200m), and Kobe Mendez (110m hurdles) competing. Alaysha Veal (high jump), Lily Murray (hammer), Marin Barras (javelin), Teodor Borgius (pole vault), and Will Howard (javelin) will compete in field events.

The 14 total events matches last year's total, with only six athletes from last year's qualifiers qualifying again: Veal, Hines, Murray, Baras, Nelson, and Gravois.

Women
Amairi Ashford - 100
Alaysha Veal - High Jump
Kimola Hines - Discus
Lily Murray - Hammer
Marin Barras - Javelin

Men
Mark Daley - 200, 4x100m
Lawson Jacobs - 400, 4x100m, 4x400m
Joe Patterson - 800
Kobe Mendez - 110H
Jeremy Nelson - Triple Jump
Teodor Borgius - Pole Vault
Will Howard - Javelin
Chris Gravois - 4x100m
Caemon Scott - 4x100m, 4x400x
Camren Hardy - 4x400m, 4x100m
Jonathan Gamarra - 4x400m
Hunter Ullrich - 4x400m

The regional in Jacksonville begins Wednesday, May 28 and runs through Saturday, May 31.

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[Turbine]

Same number of events, with eleven new faces at T&F Regionals is impressive for program stability.

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Louisiana Track & Field team will have plenty of representation at the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Florida as 17 athletes were announced as part of the field on Thursday.

The 17 athletes will compete in 14 events after a historic 2025 outdoor season that saw Louisiana set six school records and have 44 total entries into the record book.

Five women and 12 men will take the trip to Jacksonville for the Cajuns. Individual Sun Belt Conference champions: Kimola Hines (discus), Lawson Jacobs (400m), Joe Patterson (800m), and Jeremy Nelson (triple jump) are slated to compete. Louisiana also qualified in the men's 4x100m relay with Mark Daley, Jacobs, Caemon Scott, Chris Gravois, and Camren Hardy representing the Cajuns, as well as the men's 4x400m relay with Jacobs, Scott, Hardy, Jonathan Gamarra, and Hunter Ullrich qualifying after winning an SBC championship.

In track events, Louisiana will also have Amairi Ashford (100m), Daley (200m), and Kobe Mendez (110m hurdles) competing. Alaysha Veal (high jump), Lily Murray (hammer), Marin Barras (javelin), Teodor Borgius (pole vault), and Will Howard (javelin) will compete in field events.

The 14 total events matches last year's total, with only six athletes from last year's qualifiers qualifying again: Veal, Hines, Murray, Baras, Nelson, and Gravois.

Women
Amairi Ashford - 100
Alaysha Veal - High Jump
Kimola Hines - Discus
Lily Murray - Hammer
Marin Barras - Javelin

Men
Mark Daley - 200, 4x100m
Lawson Jacobs - 400, 4x100m, 4x400m
Joe Patterson - 800
Kobe Mendez - 110H
Jeremy Nelson - Triple Jump
Teodor Borgius - Pole Vault
Will Howard - Javelin
Chris Gravois - 4x100m
Caemon Scott - 4x100m, 4x400x
Camren Hardy - 4x400m, 4x100m
Jonathan Gamarra - 4x400m
Hunter Ullrich - 4x400m

The regional in Jacksonville begins Wednesday, May 28 and runs through Saturday, May 31.

Louisiana Athletics
RaginCajuns.com
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Please note that one of them was UL's honor graduate.

[RaginDave]

Is this the most we have sent in some time?

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The postseason begins this week for the Louisiana track and field team heads to the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Florida. The Cajuns will have 17 athletes represent them across 14 events beginning Wednesday.

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Pardon UL track and field coach Tommy Badon if he’s a bit giddy these days.

After all, having his Ragin’ Cajuns participating in this week’s NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Florida, is what he’s been waiting for.

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