NCAA Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Louisiana

Louisiana Tech track & field and cross country

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Type: Public
Undergraduates: 8,312
Admission rate: 86%
Graduation rate: 61% finish within 6 years
Average yearly cost after aid: $11,959
Tuition: $10,734 in state · $17,475 out of state

Women’s team

Head coach Brian Johnson (Director of Track And Field/Cross Country) · source

International athletes on the men’s and women’s roster: 10 of 55 (checked 2026-10-29).

Women’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-29 · TFRRS team page
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	10	11.51	11.71	11.97
200m	12	23.20	23.88	24.61
400m	9	50.98	53.30	54.85
800m	7	2:13.79	2:24.42	2:30.71
1500m	8	4:55.28	5:03.44	5:11.52
100m hurdles	2	13.35	—	—
400m hurdles	1	1:08.87	—	—
High jump	4	1.76m (5′ 9¼″)	1.65m (5′ 5″)	—
Long jump	2	5.80m (19′ 0¼″)	—	—
Triple jump	2	12.25m (40′ 2¼″)	—	—
Shot put	1	13.94m (45′ 8¾″)	—	—
Discus	1	54.33m (178′ 3″)	—	—
Hammer	1	49.38m (162′ 0″)	—	—
Javelin	3	46.43m (152′ 4″)	37.66m (123′ 6¾″)	—
Weight throw (indoor)	1	18.88m (61′ 11¼″)	—	—

Women’s recruiting standards published by Louisiana Tech (2023-03-22) · source · may be outdated
Event	Recruited walk-on	Scholarship consideration	Key target
100m	12.15	11.85	11.50
200m	24.90	24.30	23.80
400m	58.50	57.00	54.50
800m	2:22.00	2:15.00	2:10.00
1600m	5:29.00	5:15.00	4:55.00
3200m	12:00.00	11:30.00	10:55.00
100m hurdles	14.50	13.90	13.60
300m hurdles	43.50	42.20	41.70
400m hurdles	1:02.00	1:00.00	58.50
Long jump	5.49m (18′ 0¼″)	5.79m (19′ 0″)	6.10m (20′ 0¼″)
Triple jump	11.58m (38′ 0″)	11.89m (39′ 0″)	12.50m (41′ 0¼″)
High jump	1.65m (5′ 5″)	1.70m (5′ 7″)	1.78m (5′ 10″)
Pole vault	3.51m (11′ 6¼″)	3.66m (12′ 0″)	3.96m (13′ 0″)
Shot put	13.11m (43′ 0¼″)	14.33m (47′ 0¼″)	15.24m (50′ 0″)
Discus	42.67m (140′ 0″)	47.24m (154′ 11¾″)	50.29m (165′ 0″)
Hammer	45.72m (150′ 0″)	53.34m (175′ 0″)	59.44m (195′ 0¼″)
Javelin	36.58m (120′ 0¼″)	42.67m (140′ 0″)	48.77m (160′ 0″)

Recruited walk-on, scholarship and key target lines. Hurdles use the high school line.

Men’s team

Head coach Brian Johnson (Director of Track And Field/Cross Country) · source

International athletes on the men’s and women’s roster: 10 of 55 (checked 2026-10-29).

Men’s track and field: season-best marks of the team’s athletes on TFRRS, 2025 and 2026 seasons, read 2026-10-29 · TFRRS team page
Event	Athletes	Best	3rd best	Middle of the team
100m	13	10.15	10.23	10.36
200m	16	20.61	20.87	21.33
400m	10	45.88	47.21	48.08
800m	5	1:51.66	1:59.65	1:59.65
1500m	5	4:02.51	4:09.81	4:09.81
110m hurdles	3	13.42	14.38	—
400m hurdles	3	52.30	53.74	—
Long jump	4	7.85m (25′ 9″)	6.93m (22′ 8¾″)	—
Triple jump	2	15.28m (50′ 1½″)	—	—
Hammer	2	62.02m (203′ 5¾″)	—	—
Javelin	3	63.75m (209′ 1¾″)	57.59m (188′ 11¼″)	—
Weight throw (indoor)	2	19.13m (62′ 9¼″)	—	—

Men’s recruiting standards published by Louisiana Tech (2023-03-22) · source · may be outdated
Event	Recruited walk-on	Scholarship consideration	Key target
100m	10.80	10.60	10.40
200m	21.60	21.30	20.80
400m	49.00	47.50	46.80
800m	1:58.00	1:54.00	1:49.00
1600m	4:35.00	4:20.00	4:10.00
3200m	9:50.00	9:30.00	9:10.00
110m hurdles	14.20	13.90	13.60
300m hurdles	38.00	37.00	36.40
400m hurdles	55.00	53.00	51.00
Long jump	7.01m (23′ 0″)	7.32m (24′ 0¼″)	7.62m (25′ 0″)
Triple jump	14.33m (47′ 0¼″)	14.94m (49′ 0¼″)	15.54m (50′ 11¾″)
High jump	1.96m (6′ 5¼″)	2.06m (6′ 9″)	2.13m (6′ 11¾″)
Pole vault	4.72m (15′ 5¾″)	5.03m (16′ 6″)	5.33m (17′ 5¾″)
Javelin	51.82m (170′ 0¼″)	60.96m (200′ 0″)	70.10m (229′ 11¾″)

Recruited walk-on, scholarship and key target lines. Hurdles use the 39-inch line. Men's shot, discus and hammer are left out because the chart does not say which implement.

Athletics website: www.latechsports.com. Marks change every season: check the team’s own pages and talk to the coaches before deciding.