The Book: TrackFieldXC 2005-06

[CajunNation]

Veazey gives a bunch of excuses like NCAA rule changes affecting athletes from out of Country, construction of the track, etc, but most of what he said if not all affects ALL university track programs. UNO is rated above UL and they certainly suffered more during this past year '05 hurricanes.

I do not see Veazey as the type to go out and hustle up funds/support. I went early last year prior to their season and asked about some things to be done in specific, pressure washing the facility. I then spoke with the good people that went out of their way to help me pressure wash the Baseball stadium. We took this to Gerald Hebert, found more help and more things to do at the soccer/track complex. Veazey was appreciative but just has not formed the network of support that Robe, Bustle, Steph, etc have.

DaddyCajun

Our track program is simply flat-out embarrassing.

[NewsCopy]

The University of Louisiana stands 10th in both the men's and women's team competitions, the women picking up eight points Saturday and the men not scoring on Saturday after getting five points in Friday's 10,000-meter. The rest of the story

[Xlettrman]

Doesn't that just say it all. We need a real coach.

I laughed when I read the paper today...I saw the picture of the shotputter and looked at the results and saw that he threw 43 feet; How can a track program in south LA not have one guy that can throw 50 ft.?

[NewsCopy]

Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships results

[NewsCopy]

Andree Bonvillain entered the University of Louisiana track and field season expecting to do well in her senior year. Quenton Jones, fresh out of Berwick High School, didn't have such expectations for his freshman season. When the two finished their competition Sunday at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, each had earned all-conference honors. Bonvillain finished tied for second in the women's pole vault with an 11-9 3/4 clearance in earning her second all-league honor in her final collegiate competition. Jones, meanwhile, finished a surprising third in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a 53.68 clocking. The two provided the high points for the hosts in the league meet that wrapped up Sunday at the Cajun Track Complex with UL finishing 10th out of 10 teams in both the men's and women's competition. That's where the Cajuns had been predicted in the pre-meet coaches' poll. Also as predicted, Middle Tennessee ran away with the men's team title with a total of 163 points, almost 60 ahead of runner-up Troy (104 1/2). Not as predicted, Western Kentucky rallied on the final day to claim its first-ever women's outdoor crown with 141 1/2 points, just ahead of Florida International (131 1/2). The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[king kickz]

I'd be willing to bet that those point totals from this year's conference meet are an all-time record for lowest amount scored. And this coming from the team that once owned everybody in the conference. Is the UL administration blind?

[haha300]

Well excuses, excuses. Worst men's and womens cross country teams, worst men's and women's indoor track and field teams, and Worst men's and womens outdoor track and field teams. And to think they won CC conference and the men's team was runner up just two seasons ago. Excuses mean nothing. The proof is in the pudding. Something must be done. Lets face it. There is no team in this conference that is just that good that ULL can't compete with them. To put on this type of performance in front of a home crowd is just down right ridiculous. This is nothing against the kids who have worked their butts off all year. The problem lies much higher. You obviously have people who could care less about what happens to this program in the drivers seat. This includes coaches and administrators . They lack guidance, preparation, and motivation. Now some might see most of us "naysayers" as just people wanting to relive the glory days. The fact of the matter is that the glory days should have been this weekend. Losing is not an option.

[cajun nation]

Well excuses, excuses. Worst men's and womens cross country teams, worst men's and women's indoor track and field teams, and Worst men's and womens outdoor track and field teams. And to think they won CC conference and the men's team was runner up just two seasons ago. Excuses mean nothing. The proof is in the pudding. Something must be done. Lets face it. There is no team in this conference that is just that good that ULL can't compete with them. To put on this type of performance in front of a home crowd is just down right ridiculous. This is nothing against the kids who have worked their butts off all year. The problem lies much higher. You obviously have people who could care less about what happens to this program in the drivers seat. This includes coaches and administrators . They lack guidance, preparation, and motivation. Now some might see most of us "naysayers" as just people wanting to relive the glory days. The fact of the matter is that the glory days should have been this weekend. Losing is not an option.

Ok. You guys keep bagging on Coach but do any of you realise that there is no support from the university for the mens or womens program. No finacial or moral support at all. Lancon had been a fixture in the track community here for a very long time. Half of the budget he generated came from his salary. You guys want to change the track program start by donating large sums of money for recruiting, hell for that matter fund a scholarship because the university will not fund all of the ncaa allowed scholarships. You think there are great track athletes in this state you are sadly mistaken. The program will turn around due to the new track. We will hot the conference meet again next year also. Why don't you guys help out instead of _____ing about it, donate time, money, equipment ect.

I can promise you the results this year will not be duplicated next year.

[Carmon]

The program will turn around due to the new track.

The time to recruit to a new track is before it is built.

[DaddyCajun]

I'd be willing to bet that those point totals from this year's conference meet are an all-time record for lowest amount scored. And this coming from the team that once owned everybody in the conference. Is the UL administration blind?

What I want to know is why in the heck are we SPENDING all this money to HOST the conference meet when our program is such an imbarrassment?:confused: Our head track coach in a few years has taken a once dominant program and tanked it right into "DEAD LAST"!! Something must change! I know track and field is not a big money maker but some of our other programs are not either and they(golf, tennis, volleyball, etc) compete still near the top year in and out as of late and some have even won championships. Coaching change? I do not know, but something drastic has to happen, yesterday!

DaddyCajun