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2016 Track & Field Roster

Joseph Edwards

Joseph Edwards

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • Hometown:
    Monroe, La.
  • Prev School:
    St. Frederick HS
  • Highschool:
    St. Frederick HS

Summary

Biography

2015 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2014 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2014 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2013 Southland Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll
2013 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2012 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll

2016 Outdoor: Finished 37th in 4:35.79 in the 1,500 at the Lion Invitational… Was seventh in the 1,500 in 4:23.73 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic… Placed 10th in the 1,500 in 4:24.56 at the Tulane Twilight.
 
2015 Cross Country: Placed 81st at the Southland Championships (29:36.6)… Came in 16th in 28:21.8 at the Mississippi College Choctaw Open… Ran a 22:54.5 for 26th at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede… Finished 33rd at the 3.1-mile LSU Invitational in 18:31.8.
 
2015 Outdoor: Set a career-best 10:38.59 in finishing 21st in the 3,000 steeplechase at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight… Also had a personal-best 4:08.74 in the 1,500 at the LSU Battle of the Bayou to come in seventh… Was 21st in the 3,000 in a career-best 9:38.61 and 27th in the 1,500 (4:26.48) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays… Finished a season-best third in 4:12.84 in the 1,500 at the Jaguar Opener.
 
2015 Indoor: Took 11th in the 3,000 (9:47.56) at the McNeese Indoor Invite.
 
2014 Cross Country: Was 94th at the Southland Championships in 31:57.9… Placed 171st (28:57.2) at the 8.085K Alabama Crimson Tide Classic… Had season-best eighth-place finish at the Mississippi College Watson Ford (28:27.1)… Took 37th (21:28.0) at the 4-mile McNeese Cowboy Stampede… Was 24th in 17:00.2 at the LSU Cross Country Invitational… Placed 13th (17:06.0) at the Loyola Wolf Pack Invite… Opened season with 14th-place finish in 13:31.4 at the UNO Relays.
 
2014 Outdoor: Finished 11th in the 3,000 (9:51.23) and 15th in the 1,500 (4:21.31) at the Southeastern Lion Invitational… Was 35th in the 1,500 (4:24.70) at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational… Placed 11th in the 800 (2:10.03) and 14th in the 1,500 (4:26.57) at the Tulane Team Challenge… Came in third in 4:10.90 in the 1,500 at the Jaguar Opener.
 
2014 Indoor: Helped the distance medley relay take sixth in 10:18.96 at the Southland Championships… Helped the distance medley relay finish sixth (10:36.89) while placing 42nd in the mile (4:42.35) at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic… Set a PR in the mile (4:40.68) in taking seventh at the McNeese Cowboy Invite #1… Was also seventh in the 800 (2:04.70).
 
2013 Cross Country: Placed 149th (38:03.8) at the NCAA Division I South Central Regional… Was 77th (29:23.7) at the Southland Championships… Came in 46th (22:22.5) at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede… Finished 24th (26:40.5) at the Azalea City Classic.

2013 Outdoor:  Finished seventh in the men's 1,500-meter run (4:23.68) and 16th in the men's 800-meter run (2:05.59) at the Samford Open… Took eighth in the 1,500 (4:18.25) and 12th in the 800 (2:05.90) at the Southeastern Lion Invite… Placed seventh in the 800 (2:05.64) at the Jaguar Invitational… Set a PR in placing 24th in the 800 (2:03.12) at the LSU Relays… Was 23rd in the mile (4:55.11) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays.

2012 Cross Country: Combined with Joseph Legrange for a 12th-place finish and a time of 20:53 at the MSU Cross Country 6K Relay...Placed 45th (28:25.9) at South Alabama's Azalea City Cross Country Classic...Placed 38th with a time of 31:56.1 at LSU Invitational... Was 47th (28:58.5) at the Choctaw Open… Finished 61st (28:24.7) at the Southland Championships.

High School: Earned a combined eight letters in cross country and track as well as four letters in basketball at St. Frederick … two-time All-District player in basketball and senior MVP … Academic All-State in basketball, cross country and track … top times include 800-meter run (2:02), 1,600-meter run (4:36), 3,200-meter run (10:25) and three-mile run (16:31) … student council executive secretary … member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America.

Personal: Born in West Monroe, La. … son of Jimmy and Judy Edwards … has a pair of sisters, Jand and Julie, and a pair of brothers, Jordy and John … father ran track at the former Louisiana-Monroe (formerly Northeast Louisiana) … enjoys baseball, basketball and tennis … majoring in business administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Distance
    6'1" 168 lbs
  • 2014Sophomore

    Distance
    6'1" 168 lbs
  • 2015Junior

    Distance
    6'1" 168 lbs
  • 2016Senior

    Distance
    6'1" 0 lbs