2020 Demon Track and Field Roster

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Jalen Hewitt

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 168
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Shreveport, LA
  • Highschool:
    Calvary Baptist Academy

Summary

Biography

Career Bests:
    400 Meter Dash
            Indoor              51.46, Ted Nelson Invitational, 1/11/19
            Outdoor           49.33, Southland Conference Championship, 5/3/19
    4x400 Meter Relay
            Indoor              3:19.07, Southland Conference Championship, 2/24/19
    Distance Medley Relay
            Indoor             10:24.14, Southland Conference Championship, 2/24/19

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor Season: Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 400 meters as well as the 4x400 meter relay… placed sixth in the 400 meters at the TCU Invitational (49.53) and 9th at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (50.15)… part of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed second at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (3:19.26), fourth at the TCU Invitational (3:20.51), and eighth at the Southland Conference Championship (3:16.47).
2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400 meters as well as the 4x400 and distance medley relay… part of the distance medley relay team that placed first at the LSU Twilight (10:36.43) and eighth at the Southland Conference Championship (10:24.14)… part of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed eighth at the Southland Conference Championship (3:19,07).
2018 Outdoor Season: Participated in four meets and had one top-10 finish…ran the 400 in three events…ran a career best time of 50.19 in the SLC Outdoor Championship, where he placed 23rd…placed 15th at LSU Alumni Gold (50.89)…finished sixth in the 4x200 at McNeese Cowboy Relays (1:30.51).
 
2018 Indoor Season: Did not compete due to injury
 
2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 200 and 400 meter dash...had one top-five finish…finished fifth in the 400 in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (52.55).
 
2017 Indoor Season: Participated in the 400 dash and 4x400 in three meets...best finish was in the UAB Vulcan Invite, where he finished 14th (3:27.32).
 
High School: A 2016 graduate of Calvary Baptist Academy … participated in BETA Club, FCA and Youth Group … lettered in football and track … three-time all-state selection in track … 2A 4x400 state champion and finished 10th in the nation in 400 meter at the Junior Olympics his sophomore year …  won a state championship in track and also in football.
 
Personal: Son of Tamara and Rodney Hewitt … born on July 7, 1998 … has three siblings … two brothers DaMichael Boykins, Rodney Hewitt Jr … and one sister LaChandra Sanders … plans to attend medical school to become a physical therapist … dream is to participate in the 2020 Olympics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Sprints
    6'1" 168 lbs
  • 2018Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'1" 168 lbs
  • 2019Junior

    Sprints
    6'0" 168 lbs
  • 2020Senior

    Sprints
    6'0" 168 lbs