NATCHITOCHES—After leading the Northwestern State women's track and field team to another Southland Conference indoor/outdoor championship sweep, Mike Heimerman was named the All-Louisiana Co-Women's Coach of the Year to highlight NSU on the All-Louisiana teams, announced Wednesday.

Heimerman led the NSU women to its second straight sweep of the indoor and outdoor SLC championships, including a 63-point dominating victory at the outdoor meet in May.

His teams have won five of the six conference championships in the last three seasons, the first five in the NSU women's program's history.

Heimerman shared the honor with LSU's Dennis Shaver, whose team recorded a total of 25 All-American honors with two Tigers on the Bowerman Watch List in 2025 and two SEC champions.

While Heimerman was a sensational leader of the Lady Demons, he needed a strong team—and it showed, as his women earned nine All-Louisiana spots of the 12 earned by NSU, including a pair of first teamers.

Shakera Williams (shot put) and Raven-Symone Jarrett (heptathlon) each stand atop the state in those events.

Jarrett posted a score of 5414, which not only was a personal best for her, but also smashed the school record to win the gold at the SLC Championships.

Williams also earned her first team spot at the SLC outdoor meet, tossing a 51-2.75 to claim the gold. She was joined on the podium at the conference meet and joined on the Louisiana All-Conference Team by Shanice Hutson, who took second team honors after throwing a 149-6 in front of the home crowd at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational.

Jarrett is the lone NSU athlete to earn All-Louisiana in multiple open events, also doing so in the 100-meter hurdles.

The senior ran a 13.49 to earn a spot on the second team.

Rounding out the individual winners is Second Team All-American Maygan Shaw, who broke the school and the Southland Conference record in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 51.19 at the LSU Alumni Gold.

As well as making All-Louisiana as an individual, Shaw also made it as a part of both relay teams.

In the 4x400 relay, the quartet of Shaw, Tranasia Jones, Samari Finney and Margaret Conteh ran a 3:31.79 at the NCAA East Regional, narrowly missing out on nationals by one spot, but earned Second Team All-Louisiana.

Shaw and Finney were joined by Dynia Lewis and Sileena Farrell in the 4x100 that earned Third Team All-Louisiana after a 44.88 to win the gold at the SLC Championships.

Rounding out the women's All-Louisiana selections are a pair of jumpers who made it to the NCAA East First Round, Finney (long jump) and Jaslyn Smith (triple jump).

In addition to making it as a member of both relay teams, Finney earned second team honors in the long jump after recording a jump of 20-9.25 to claim gold at the SLC Championships.

Just a day apart from Finney's gold, Smith did the same in the triple jump, as her jump of 42-0.5 earned her a Third Team All-Louisiana selection.

Shaw wasn't the only All-American on this list from NSU, as freshman Roy Morris earned second team honors after posting a 24-11.25 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational.

He ended the season becoming the second NSU freshman in three years to reach nationals and first to be an All-American since 2011.

Morris wasn't the only freshman making headlines, as Bruce Boon earned third team honors in the decathlon with his gutsy effort at the SLC Championships, scoring a 6645, claiming the bronze by one point.

The men's 4x100 relay also made the third team, as Galen Loyd, Mikkel Johansson, Elijah Rowe and Tavis Wilson) clocked a 39.45 at the LSU Alumni Gold.

LSU dominated the superlatives, winning eight of the 10 awards, if you include Shaver tying the women's coach of the year with Heimerman.
 
All-LOUISIANA TRACK AND FIELD SPECIAL AWARDS NOMINEES
MEN'S
Track Athlete of the Year – Jaiden Reid, LSU – Sophomore, Cayman Islands
Field Athlete of the Year – Kuda Chadenga, LSU – Senior, Harare, Zimbabwe
Freshman of the Year – Jelani Watkins, LSU – Freshman, LaPlace, Louisiana
Newcomer of the Year – Oscar Smith, LA Tech – Senior, Nassau, Bahamas
Coach of the Year – Tommy Badon, Louisiana
 
WOMEN'S
Track Athlete of the Year – Michaela Rose, LSU – Senior, Suffolk, Virginia
Field Athlete, Newcomer of the Year – Machaeda Linton, LSU – Junior, Kingston, Jamaica
Freshman of the Year – Edna Chepkemoi, LSU – Freshman, Nakaru, Kenya
Co-Coach of the Year – Mike Heimerman, Northwestern State
Co-Coach of the Year – Dennis Shaver, LSU
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BEST TIMES FOR ALL-LOUISIANA TRACK AND FIELD
100 Meters (Men)
Jelani Watkins, LSU/Fr./10.01/LSU Battle on the Bayou
Jaiden Reid, LSU/So./10.03/NCAA Championships
Myles Thomas, LSU/Jr./10.13/Tom Jones Invitational
 
100 Meters (Women)
Tima Godbless, LSU/So./10.91/NCAA Division I East Regional
Amairi Ashford, Louisiana/So./11.31/Sun Belt Track Championships
Aniyah Bigam, LSU/So./11.35/LSU Invitational
 
200 Meters (Men)
Jaiden Reid, LSU/So./19.97/NCAA Division I East Regional
Jelani Watkins, LSU/Fr./20.24/NCAA Division I East Regional
Mark Daley, Louisiana/Jr./20.76/Sun Belt Track Championships
 
200 Meters (Women)
Tima Godbless, LSU/So./22.55/Tom Jones Invitational
Aniyah Bigam, LSU/So./22.95/SEC Track Championships
Ella Onojuvwevwo, LSU/Jr./22.97/Battle on the Beach
 
400 Meters (Men)
Lawson Jacobs, Louisiana/Fr./45.57/Sun Belt Track Championships
Amal Glasgow, LSU/Fr./45.85/SEC Track Championships
Sabatian Bradley-Reed, LA Tech/Jr./45.88/CUSA Track Championship
 
400 Meters (Women)
Ella Onojuvwevwo, LSU/Jr./50.31/NCAA Championships
Maygan Shaw, Northwestern State/Sr./51.19/LSU Alumni Gold
Onyah Onyinye Favour, Southeastern/So./51.93/NCAA Division I East Regional
 
800 Meters (Men)
Joseph Patterson, Louisiana/Sr./1:47.79/NCAA Division I East Regional
Emedy Kiplimo, LSU/Fr./1:48.35/LSU Alumni Gold
Zander Dunbar, Tulane/Jr./1:48.70/LSU Invitational
 
800 Meters (Women)
Michaela Rose, LSU/Sr./1:58.12/LSU Invitational
Janae Dean, Tulane/Sr./2:03.73/Bryan Clay Invitational
Alexandra Johnson, Louisiana/Sr./2:06.44/LSU Alumni Gold
 
1500 Meters (Men)
Emedy Kiplimo, LSU/Fr./3:39.88/LSU Invitational
Illia Kunin, Tulane/Jr./3:40.25/LSU Invitational
Rhen Langley, LSU/So./3:40.55/LSU Invitational
 
1500 Meters (Women)
Michaela Rose, LSU/Sr./4:10.38/Bryan Clay Invitational
Yuva Sawada, LSU/Fr./4:20.34/LSU Invitational
Dorcas, Naibei, Tulane/4:20.81/LSU Invitational
 
5000 Meters (Men)
Bernard Cheruiyot, Tulane/Fr./13:36.23/Bryan Clay Invitational
Silas Kiptanui, Tulane/So./13:49.44/Raleigh Relays
Illia Kunin, Tulane/Jr./13:50.60/Bryan Clay Invitational
 
5000 Meters (Women)
Blezzin Kimutai, Tulane/Fr./15:54.12/Raleigh Relays
Edna Chepkemoi, LSU//Fr./16:18.55/Bryan Clay Invitational
Dorcas Naibei, Tulane/Fr./16:22.57/Drake Relays
 
10000 Meters (Men)
Benard Cheruiyot, Tulane/Fr./28:31.83/Raleigh Relays
Jack Jennings, Tulane/Sr./28:35.10/Raleigh Relays
Ryan Adkins, Tulane/Sr./30:13.22/Raleigh Relays
 
10000 Meters (Women)
Edna Chepkemoi, LSU/Fr./32:10.75/NCAA Championships
Blezzin Kimutai, Tulane/Fr./34:06.66/Drake Relays
Gwyneth Hughes, LSU/Sr./34:57.06/Bryan Clay Invitational
 
100 Hurdles (Women)
Kimeone McLeod, LA Tech/Sr./13.35/Arkansas Spring invitational
Raven-Symone Jarrett, Northwestern St./Jr./13.49/TCU Horned Frog Invitational
Kay-Lagay Clarke, Louisiana/Jr./13.54/Sun Belt Track Championships
 
110 Hurdles (Men)
Jahiem Stern, LSU/Jr./13.29/NCAA Championships
Matthew Sophia, LSU/Jr./13.31/LSU Alumni Gold
Oscar Smith, LA Tech/Sr./13.42/NCAA Division I East Regional
 
400 Hurdles (Men)
Quincy Chery, Grambling/Jr./50.56/SWAC Track Championships
Jaden Powell, McNeese/Sr./50.71/Southland Track Championships
Matthew Malcolm, ULM/So./51.36/LSU Alumni Golf
 
400 Hurdles (Women)
Garriel White, LSU/Sr./57.35/Tom Jones Invitational
Esther Nwanze, Southeastern/Sr./57.35/NCAA Division I East Regional
Katerina Natsiopoulou, ULM/So./59.37/Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
 
3000 Steeplechase (Men)
Silas Kiptanui, Tulane/So./8:27.28/NCAA Division I East Regional
Mason Haley, Louisiana/Jr./9:20.23/Victor Lopez Classic
Chase Gunn, ULM/So./9:38.34/Leon Johnson NSU Invitational
 
3000 Steeplechase (Women)
Edna Chepkemoi, LSU/Fr./10:32.20/Bryan Clay Invitational
Lily Porth, Tulane/Sr./10:32.56/Drake Relays
Alex Sharp, Tulane/Jr./10:33.79/Drake Relays
 
4X100 Relay (Men)
LSU (Stern, Reid, Thomas, Watkins)/38.14/NCAA Championships
Louisiana (Gravois, Daley, Scott, Jacobs)/39.40/NCAA Division I East Regional
Northwestern State (Loyd, Johansson, Rowe, Wilson)/39.45/LSU Alumni Gold
 
4X100 Relay (Women)
LSU (Linton, Williams, Bigam, Godbless)/42.85/NCAA Division I East Regional
Louisiana (Thymes, Ashford, Simon, Tonge)/44.74/Louisiana Classic
Northwestern St. (Finney, Shaw, Lewis, Farrell)/44.88/Southland Track Championships
 
4X400 Relay (Men)
LSU (Walker, McKay, Prince, Glasgow)/3:03.73/SEC Track Championships
Louisiana (Hardy, Scott, Gamarra, Jacobs)/3:05.18/LSU Alumni Gold
Louisiana Tech (Rummelhagen, Bradley-Reed, Hronek, Rudolph)/3:05.77/CUSA Track Championships
 
4X400 Relay (Women)
LSU (Onojuvwevwo, Rose, Williams, White)/3:29.55/NCAA Division I East Regional
Northwestern State (Conteh, Shaw, Jones, Finney)/3:31.79/NCAA Division I East Regional
Louisiana Tech (Patterson, Usenbor, Wiley, Charles)/3:33.60/CUSA Track Championship
 
High Jump (Men)
Roman Smith, Southern/Sr./7-1.75/LSU Alumni Golf
Kuda Chadenga, LSU/Sr./7-1.75/NCAA Division I East Regional
Kam Franklin, LSU/Fr./7-1.5/LSU Battle on the Bayou
 
High Jump (Women)
Alaysha Veal, Louisiana/So./5-10.5/NCAA Division I East Regional
A'reil Williams, LA Tech/So./5-9.25/Florida Relays
Jolie Dormus-Bayer, LSU/Fr./5-8.5/LSU Alumni Gold
 
Pole Vault (Men)
Beau Domingue, LSU/Sr./17-4.5/SEC Track Championships
Teodor Borgius, Louisiana/17-3.75/Sun Belt Championships
Kameron Aime, LSU/Sr./16-10.75/LSU Battle of the Bayou
 
Pole Vault (Women)
Johanna Duplantis, LSU/Sr./14-4.75/NCAA Championships
Emery Prentis, LSU/Jr./13-1.5/LSU Alumni Gold
Presley Wolfe, Tulane/Fr./13-0.25/East Coast Relays
 
Long Jump (Men)
Jordan Turner, LSU/Jr./25-9.5/SEC Track Championships
Algirdas Strelciunas, ULM/Sr./25-4.75/Bobcat Invitational
Roy Morris, Northwestern St./Fr./24-11.25/Leon Johnson NSU Invitational 
Long Jump (Women)
Shamaya Joiner, Grambling/So./21-10.75/Pelican Relays
Samari Finney, Northwestern St./Jr./20-9.25/Southland Track Championships
Machaeda Linton, LSU/Jr./20-9/Battle at the Bayou
 
Triple Jump (Men)
Stafon Roach, ULM/So./53-1.75/Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
Jeremy Nelson, Louisiana/Jr./52-6.5/Bobcat Invitational
Demarko Lawler Jr., LA Tech/Fr./50-1.75/CUSA Track Championships
 
Triple Jump (Women)
Machaeda Linton, LSU/Jr./43-5.75/NCAA Division I East Regional
Taylor Fingers, LSU/So./42-7/SEC Track Championships
Jaslyn Smith, Northwestern St./Sr./42-0.5/Southland Track Championships
 
Shot Put (Men)
Marcus Francis, McNeese/Sr./61-9.75/Southland Track Championships
Donroy Brown, Southeastern/Sr./51-4.25/Tucson Throws Elite Classic
Praiyer Jones, Louisiana/So./57-4.25/LSU Alumni Gold
 
Shot Put (Women)
Shakera Williams, Northwestern St./Jr./51-2.75/Southland Track Championships
Shanice Hutson, Northwestern St./Jr./49-5.5/Leon Johnson NSU Invitational
Ambria Langley, LSU/So./48-11.75/LSU Alumni Gold
 
Discus (Men)
Chad Hendricks, LSU/Fr./192-5/Battle at the Bayou
Jaden James, LSU/Jr./185-8/LSU Invitational
Jevan Parara, LSU/Sr./184-2/LSU Battle at the Bayou
 
Discus (Women)
Princesse Hyman, LSU/Fr./185-4/NCAA Championships
Kimola Hines, Louisiana/Sr./172-2/Pelican Relays
Leah Acosta, LSU/So./170-2/LSU Battle at the Bayou
 
Hammer (Men)
Donald Lamp, LA Tech/Jr./203-6/CUSA Track Championships
Benedikt Schweizer, ULM/Fr./195-0/Sun Belt Track Championships
Jevan Parara, LSU/Sr./191-6/LSU Alumni Gold
 
Hammer (Women)
Lily Murray, Louisiana/So./191-9/Louisiana Classic
Kimola Hines, Louisiana/Sr./180-1/Louisiana Classic
Ruth Nilsen, ULM/So./178-0/Leon Johnson NSU Invitational
 
Javelin (Men)
Paul Catalanatto, LSU/Jr./Fr./220-9/Battle on the Bayou
Gabriel Lim, Southeastern/So./212-9/Southland Track Championships
Zachary Drake, LA Tech/Fr./209-2/Clyde Hart Classic
 
Javelin (Women)
Trinity Spooner, LSU/So./175-1/LSU Invitational
Alexis Guillory, LSU/So./153-1/Battle at the Bayou
Maria Ferreiro Pena, LA Tech/Jr./152-4/Clyde Hart Classic
 
Hepthalon (Women)
Raven-Symone Jarrett, Northwestern St./Jr./5414/Southland Track Championships
Jada Johnson, Tulane/Sr./5264/American Track Championships
Sofie Groeninger, Tulane/So./5256/American Track Championships
 
Decathlon (Men)
Federico Bovo, Louisiana/So./6862/Sun Belt Track Championships
Nelvin Appiah, Louisiana/Sr./6595/Troy Doc Anderson Invitational
Bruce Boon, Northwestern St./Fr./6645/Southland Track Championships