NATCHITOCHES – One of the Northwestern State track and field program's most accomplished throwers is the first Exchange Bank and Trust Demon Great of the Game for the 2019 season.
 
Latrell Frederick, a three-time All-American javelin thrower, will be recognized as the Demon Great of the Game during the first quarter of Saturday's 6 p.m. home opener against Midwestern State at Turpin Stadium.
 
Frederick, a Benton native, was a three-time Southland Conference champion in the javelin and the 1999 USA Junior National champion. He produced consecutive fifth-place finishes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2000 and 2001. He established the school record in the "modern javelin" with a throw of 261-3 in 2001.
 
After suffering a serious elbow injury at the 2002 USA Outdoor Championships – while throwing 255-7 at that meet – Frederick returned at the 2003 Southland Outdoor Championships to capture his third consecutive conference title. He followed that by winning the 2003 Mideast Regional championship before securing his third All-American honor by finishing 12^th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
A Demon Great of the Game is spotlighted at each home football game. In its first six seasons, the Great of the Game presented by Exchange Bank and Trust has honored 29 outstanding figures in the 111-year history of NSU athletics.
 
Exchange Bank and Trust has been a key supporter of NSU Athletics throughout its long history as the oldest financial institution in Louisiana.