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2024 Track and Field Roster

Lafayette Collins

Lafayette Collins

  • Position:
    Middle Distance
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Highschool:
    Scotlandville HS
  • Letters:
    3
  • Major:
    Psychology

Summary

Biography

2022 (JUNIOR)
Part of the Distance Medley Relay that finished fifth and finished sixth in the 5000 with a time of 16:59.24 at the Houston G5 & Super 22...Set a PR in the 3000 with a time of 9:23.35 to finish fifth and finished ninth in the mile with a time of 4:37.86 at the LSU Bayou Bengal...Set PRs in the 3000 (9:16.6), 5000 (16:44.83), and mile (4:37.45) and part of the DMR that finished sixth at the SWAC Indoor Championships

2021 (SOPHOMORE)
Finished second at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational in the 1500 with a time of 4:16.25...Set a PR in the 800 at the Strawberry Relays with a time of 2:04.16...Set PRs in the 1500 and 3000 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with times of 4:15.88 and 9:27.64 respectively...Finished 3rd in the Southeastern Triangular in the 1500 with a time of 4:24.44...Finished 4th at the LSU Purple Tiger in the mile with a time of 4:48.11

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Scotlandville High School…He was a three-time MVP in 2018 and a five-time MVP in 2019…He placed third in the 4x8 relay in the indoor state meet, placed third in the DMR TSU Relay in 2019, won the triple crown in 2019, and was the Scotlandville Team MVP in 2019. 
 
PERSONAL
The son of Gloria Richardson…A fun fact is that he is the biggest Godzilla fan, and Godzilla is his motivation...Writes scripts and music...Majoring in Psychology

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    800/1500/3000/5000/10000

  • 2021Sophomore

    Middle Distance
    6'2"

  • 2022Junior

    Middle Distance
    6'2"

  • 2023Senior

    Middle Distance
    6'2"

  • 2024Senior

    Middle Distance
    6'2"