2026 Demon Track and Field Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Courtesy of Southland Conference

Kalen Beavers

Kalen Beavers

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-5 /
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Carencro, La.
  • Highschool:
    Carencro HS
  • Prev School:
    McNeese

Summary

Biography

2026 Outdoor Season: 
2026 Indoor Season: Won the gold medal in both the 60-meter dash (6.71) and 200-meter dash (21.05) ... ran a season-best 6.69 in the 60-meter dash semifinals at the Jarvis Scott Invitational after posting a 6.70 in the first round ... also clocked a 6.70 in the prelims in the 60 at the Pittsburg State Invitational before winning the finals with a 6.71 ... ran a 6.71 in the semifinals of the 60-meter dash at the Corky Classic after running a 6.73 in the first round, both placing 11th ... also finished 11th in the 200-meter dash, clocking a 21.22 ... clocked a season-best 20.93 in the 200 at the Jarvis Scott Invitational ... ran a 3:15.96 as part of the 4x400 relay at the Pittsburg State Invitational.

Prior to NSU: Competed for two years at McNeese, where he took home the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships (21.32) before finishing fifth in the outdoor season’s conference meet (21.13) … in the prelims, he clocked a 20.96, which is one of the best times in school history … part of a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 relay at the outdoor meet (40.56) … a part of the school-record 4x100 relay team that ran a 39.98 in 2025 at the LSU Alumni Gold … was a part of seven first-place finishes in various events/meets … finished second at the 2025 Leon Johnson Invitational in the 200-meter dash, running a 20.99.
 
High School: Twin brother Koen and him were recognized as the fastest twins in the state and country … district champion, regional champion and most outstanding performer as a senior at Carencro High … had personal bests of 10.58 (100) 21.4 (200) 6.79 (60, 25th in the country) as a senior … third place at the LHSAA state championships, ranked 25th in the country and was a 4-event state qualifier … state qualifier as a junior and was a part of the state champion 4x200 relay team as a sophomore … also played football and baseball.
 
Personal: Son of Jessica and Derrick Beavers … has a twin brother, Koen, who is also a Demon sprinter … has three sisters (Kolbi, Alisa, Kairo) … father played football for LSU and his cousin played for the New England Patriots … health and human performance major who would like to go pro before starting and opening his own sports medicine clinic.

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