University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2017 Track and Field Roster
Brazil, Jeryl
Jeryl Brazil
- Position:
- Sprints/Relays
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Loranger, La.
- High School:
- Loranger
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC / LSU
Bio
• 2018 NCAA Second-Team All-American (Indoor 60-meter dash)
• 2016 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Indoor 60-meter dash)
2016-17 - Outdoor: Posted a time of 10.53 in the 100-meter dash to finish fourth overall at the LSU Alumni Gold ... helped Ragin' Cajuns to fourth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay posting a time of 40.47. Indoor: Posted a season-best time (6.91) in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash at the Aggie Team Invitational ... finished second overall in the 55-meters (6.39) at the ASU Invitational.
2015-16 - Outdoor: Clocked a time of 10.47 in the preliminaries of the 100-meter dash to finish fifth overall ... member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fourth overall at the SBC Outdoor Championships (40.38). Indoor: Finished second overall in the 60-meter dash at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships, setting an indoor school record in 6.70 seconds ... claimed the 55-meter dash title at the ASU Invitational with a personal-best time of 6.23.
2014-15 - Outdoor: Enrolled at UL for the spring semester ... ran track during the spring semester for the Ragin' Cajuns, competing in the 100-meters, the 200-meters and the 4x100-meter relay team ... ran anchor leg of Ragin' Cajuns 4x100 squad at the NCAA East Preliminary Round that posted a time of 39.89 and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... clocked a time of 10.52 in the 100-meter dash and 21.51 in the 200 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
2014 (Sophomore - East Mississippi CC): Recorded two tackles in the Lions' 51-14 season-opening win over Southwest Mississippi Community College before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with an injury.
2013 (Freshman - LSU): Played in one game as a true freshman … Saw action in win over UAB … Rushed for 10 yards on two carries in the 56-17 win over UAB.
High School: An impact player on either side of the ball and anywhere on the field … Possesses world-class speed and played quarterback, running back, and cornerback for Loranger High School as well as being one of the most decorated sprinters in Louisiana prep history … Participant of the Under Armour All-American Bowl Game (Black Team) … Named to the Class 3A All-State Team as an athlete … Accounted for 300 all-purpose yards in 26-21 win over University Lab on Sept. 7, 2012 … Rated No. 60 in the 2013 ESPNU 150 … A four-star prospect according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247sports.com … Rated as Louisiana’s No. 3 best overall prospect by ESPN, No. 8 by Rivals, and No. 6 by 247sports … Nationally, rated as the No. 8 best cornerback by ESPN, No. 12 by 247sports, No. 17 by Rivals, and No. 22 by Scout … Named a PrepStar Top 300 All-American … A member of the Advocate Super Dozen … Claimed a total of seven state titles (5 outdoor, 2 indoor) during his track and field prep career … Won the 55-meter dash indoors in 2012 and 2013 ... Outdoors, claimed three state titles in the 100-meter dash in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Won the 200-meter title in 2011 and 2012 … Finished sixth in the state as a freshman in both the 100 and 200-meter dash in 2010 … As a junior in 2012, he broke the Louisiana state record in 55 meters with a 6.25 seconds time … Claimed the 2013 Louisiana state indoor title with the nation’s fastest time of 6.27 … Followed up his state indoor title by winning the 2013 New Balance indoor national title in the 60-meter dash in New York … Coached in football at Loranger by Sammy Messina.
Personal: Born March 28, 1994 in Covington, La. ... the son of Pamela and Jeryl Brazil, Sr. ... has two sisters ... majoring in sports management.
• 2016 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Indoor 60-meter dash)
2016-17 - Outdoor: Posted a time of 10.53 in the 100-meter dash to finish fourth overall at the LSU Alumni Gold ... helped Ragin' Cajuns to fourth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay posting a time of 40.47. Indoor: Posted a season-best time (6.91) in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash at the Aggie Team Invitational ... finished second overall in the 55-meters (6.39) at the ASU Invitational.
2015-16 - Outdoor: Clocked a time of 10.47 in the preliminaries of the 100-meter dash to finish fifth overall ... member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fourth overall at the SBC Outdoor Championships (40.38). Indoor: Finished second overall in the 60-meter dash at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships, setting an indoor school record in 6.70 seconds ... claimed the 55-meter dash title at the ASU Invitational with a personal-best time of 6.23.
2014-15 - Outdoor: Enrolled at UL for the spring semester ... ran track during the spring semester for the Ragin' Cajuns, competing in the 100-meters, the 200-meters and the 4x100-meter relay team ... ran anchor leg of Ragin' Cajuns 4x100 squad at the NCAA East Preliminary Round that posted a time of 39.89 and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... clocked a time of 10.52 in the 100-meter dash and 21.51 in the 200 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
2014 (Sophomore - East Mississippi CC): Recorded two tackles in the Lions' 51-14 season-opening win over Southwest Mississippi Community College before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with an injury.
2013 (Freshman - LSU): Played in one game as a true freshman … Saw action in win over UAB … Rushed for 10 yards on two carries in the 56-17 win over UAB.
High School: An impact player on either side of the ball and anywhere on the field … Possesses world-class speed and played quarterback, running back, and cornerback for Loranger High School as well as being one of the most decorated sprinters in Louisiana prep history … Participant of the Under Armour All-American Bowl Game (Black Team) … Named to the Class 3A All-State Team as an athlete … Accounted for 300 all-purpose yards in 26-21 win over University Lab on Sept. 7, 2012 … Rated No. 60 in the 2013 ESPNU 150 … A four-star prospect according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247sports.com … Rated as Louisiana’s No. 3 best overall prospect by ESPN, No. 8 by Rivals, and No. 6 by 247sports … Nationally, rated as the No. 8 best cornerback by ESPN, No. 12 by 247sports, No. 17 by Rivals, and No. 22 by Scout … Named a PrepStar Top 300 All-American … A member of the Advocate Super Dozen … Claimed a total of seven state titles (5 outdoor, 2 indoor) during his track and field prep career … Won the 55-meter dash indoors in 2012 and 2013 ... Outdoors, claimed three state titles in the 100-meter dash in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Won the 200-meter title in 2011 and 2012 … Finished sixth in the state as a freshman in both the 100 and 200-meter dash in 2010 … As a junior in 2012, he broke the Louisiana state record in 55 meters with a 6.25 seconds time … Claimed the 2013 Louisiana state indoor title with the nation’s fastest time of 6.27 … Followed up his state indoor title by winning the 2013 New Balance indoor national title in the 60-meter dash in New York … Coached in football at Loranger by Sammy Messina.
Personal: Born March 28, 1994 in Covington, La. ... the son of Pamela and Jeryl Brazil, Sr. ... has two sisters ... majoring in sports management.
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