Dionte Heath

Photo by: Gary Hardamon, NSU Athletics

Photo by: Sun Belt Conference

Position:
High Jump
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
DeRidder, La.
High School:
DeRidder HS

• 2014 All-Louisiana (High jump)
• 2014 NCAA Regional qualifier (High jump)

2014: Outdoor - Named to the All-Louisiana track and field team after posting the best mark in the high jump (6-9 3/4) among state athletes at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational ... placed fourth at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships, clearing the bar at 6-9 1/2 ... Indoor - Posted the fourth-best mark among Sun Belt Conference athletes in the high jump (6-11 3/4) at the ASU Invitational ... finished second overall in the triple jump (45-8) at the McNeese State Cowboy Invitational.

High School: Ranked as the No. 2 high jumper in the state of Louisiana as a senior at DeRidder High School ... finished fourth in the high jump and fifth in the triple jump at the 2012 Class 4A state meet ... earned District 4-4A title in high jump and finished as Region 2-4A runner-up ... also lettered in football.

Personal: Born May 16, 1995 in DeRidder ... the son of Destiny Heath ... majoring in sports management.