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2017 Track & Field Roster

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Gennard Paul

Gennard Paul

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 215
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    St. Patrick, Grenada
  • Prev School:
    Colby CC

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
2017 LSWA All-Louisiana (Javelin)
2017 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017 Southland Conference Men’s Outstanding Field Performer
2017 All-Southland Conference (1st Team, Outdoor, Javelin)
2016 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015 Southland Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015 All-Southland Conference (3rd Team, Triple Jump)
2015 All-Southland Conference (2nd Team, Indoor, Triple Jump)
 
2017 Outdoor: Recorded the top javelin throw in the state in earning LSWA All-Louisiana honors … Finished 28th in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminaries with a throw of 193-5 … Named the Southland Conference Men’s Outstanding Field Performer and first-team All-Conference after shattering the school record with a winning throw of 255-04 at the conference championships … Beat his previous best by nearly 55 feet and the Lion record of 238-02, set by Chris Carter at the 2006 Southland Championships … Currently the top throw in both the Southland and East region in 2017 and ranks second nationally … Placed fourth in the javelin at 170-8 at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational … Threw 200-7 for fifth at the Louisiana Classic … Came in second at 197-8 in his first meet throwing the javelin at the Tulane Early Bird Twilight.

2015 Outdoor: Claimed second in the high jump with a career-best 6-6.75 at the Bobcat Invitational … Had a pair of thirds in the long jump (22-7) and triple jump (6-4.75) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Placed 13th in the long jump (21-2) at the LSU Alumni Gold … Captured third in the triple jump (48-11.75) at the Southland Championships while also placing 13th in the long jump (22-9.75).
 
2015 Indoor: Jumped career bests 49-10 to take second and earn All-SLC honors in the triple jump and 23-11.5 for fourth at the Southland Championships … Was also seventh in the high jump (6-5) … Was fifth in the long jump (22-10.5) at the UAB Vulcan Invite … Brought home third in the triple jump (48-4), fourth in the long jump (22-5.75) and sixth in the high jump (6-4.75) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial … Finished fourth in both the high jump (6-6) and triple jump (48-4) and fifth in the long jump (22-1.75) at the LSU Invitational.
 
Junior College: Attended Colby Community College in Kansas where he holds the indoor triple jump, outdoor long jump and javelin school record…
 
Personal: Son of Clifton and Agnis Paul…Enjoys listening to music and playing soccer…Majoring in Kinesiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Senior

    Jumps
    6'1" 215 lbs
  • 2017Graduate Student

    Jumps
    6'1" 215 lbs