University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Track and Field Roster
Isabelle Russell
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Benton, La.
- High School:
- Benton
TFRRS Profile
Personal Bests
800 – 2:16.19
1500 – 4:33.66 (5th in school history)
Mile – 5:04.86
3000 – 9:56.61 (3rd in school history)
5000 – 16:43.69 (School record holder, Louisiana facility record holder)
10000 – 35:08.62 (3rd in school history)
Career Accomplishments
2025 – Sun Belt Conference Champion (10,000)
2024-25
Outdoor: Won the 5000 (16:52.56) and the 4x800 (9:21.75) at the Louisiana Classics … Finished eighth in the 1500 at the 42nd Victor Lopez Classic (4:37.23) … Set a pair of personal-bests in the 5000 (16:43.69) and the 800 (2:16.19) at the Carl Kight Lumberjack Invitational … Claimed the Sun Belt Conference Championship in the 10000 (35:08.62) and placed sixth in the 5000 (17:03.41).
Indoor: Finished fifth in the 3000 (10:14.04) at the LSU Purple Tiger … Won the 5000 (17:21.65) and ran a personal-best in the mile (5:04.86) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Ran a personal-best in the 3000 (9:56.61) at the Music City Challenge … Placed fifth in the 5000 (17:05.77) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2023-24
Indoor: Finished 4th in the 3000 (10:41.16) at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite ... Helped Louisiana place 4th in the DMR (12:30.17) at the Robert Platt Invitational, also recorded a personal-best 5:09.41 in the Mile ... Finished 2nd in the 5000 (17:50.85) and was 4th in the 3000 (10:16.93) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) ... Ran a personal-best and finished 13th in the 3000 (10:01.39) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Finished 2nd in the 5000 (17:40.22) and 6th in the 1500 (4:49.11) at the Louisiana Classics ... Finished 3rd with a personal-best 38:07.38 in the 10,000 at the Victor Lopez Classic ... Recorded a personal-best 17:22.94 in the 5000 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Placed 6th with a personal-best 4:33.66 in the 1500 at the LSU Alumni Gold (Apr. 20) ... Finished 12th in the 10,000 (38:55.57) and 13th (17:57.72) in the 5000 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Personal Bests
800 – 2:16.19
1500 – 4:33.66 (5th in school history)
Mile – 5:04.86
3000 – 9:56.61 (3rd in school history)
5000 – 16:43.69 (School record holder, Louisiana facility record holder)
10000 – 35:08.62 (3rd in school history)
Career Accomplishments
2025 – Sun Belt Conference Champion (10,000)
2024-25
Outdoor: Won the 5000 (16:52.56) and the 4x800 (9:21.75) at the Louisiana Classics … Finished eighth in the 1500 at the 42nd Victor Lopez Classic (4:37.23) … Set a pair of personal-bests in the 5000 (16:43.69) and the 800 (2:16.19) at the Carl Kight Lumberjack Invitational … Claimed the Sun Belt Conference Championship in the 10000 (35:08.62) and placed sixth in the 5000 (17:03.41).
Indoor: Finished fifth in the 3000 (10:14.04) at the LSU Purple Tiger … Won the 5000 (17:21.65) and ran a personal-best in the mile (5:04.86) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Ran a personal-best in the 3000 (9:56.61) at the Music City Challenge … Placed fifth in the 5000 (17:05.77) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2023-24
Indoor: Finished 4th in the 3000 (10:41.16) at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite ... Helped Louisiana place 4th in the DMR (12:30.17) at the Robert Platt Invitational, also recorded a personal-best 5:09.41 in the Mile ... Finished 2nd in the 5000 (17:50.85) and was 4th in the 3000 (10:16.93) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) ... Ran a personal-best and finished 13th in the 3000 (10:01.39) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Finished 2nd in the 5000 (17:40.22) and 6th in the 1500 (4:49.11) at the Louisiana Classics ... Finished 3rd with a personal-best 38:07.38 in the 10,000 at the Victor Lopez Classic ... Recorded a personal-best 17:22.94 in the 5000 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Placed 6th with a personal-best 4:33.66 in the 1500 at the LSU Alumni Gold (Apr. 20) ... Finished 12th in the 10,000 (38:55.57) and 13th (17:57.72) in the 5000 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
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