University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Track and Field Roster
Unger, Justin
Justin Unger
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- John Curtis
Bio
2023-24
Indoor: Ran a 2:09.42 in the 800 at the McNeese Indoor #2.
2022-23
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 25:02.0 in the 7k at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Sept. 17).
2021-22
Outdoor: Finished 8th in the 3000S at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a time of 10:25.20 (Apr. 2) … Recorded a personal-best 16:42.00 and finished 4th in the 5000 at the Maroon and White Invite … Placed 17th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 3000S with a time of 10:26.35.
Indoor: Ran a personal-best 4:38.50 in the Mile at the McNeese Indoor and Multi Invite … Finished 3rd in the 3000 with a personal-best 9:13.20 at the LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational (Feb. 4).
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 27:26.1 in the 8k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 16) … Ran a 28:44.2 in the 8k at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Oct. 16).
2020-21
Outdoor: Finished 9th in the 4x400 relay (3:43.47) at the Louisiana Classics … Ran a 2:06.56 to place 13th at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Apr. 3).
Indoor: Finished 5th at the LSU Louisiana Invite in the 3000 with a time of 10:05.91 (Jan. 29).
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 17:25.4 in the 5k at the Azalea City Classic (Sept. 11) … Placed 48th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 28:05.0 in the 8k.
High School
Finished eighth in the 1,600-meters at the 2020 LHSAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships ... named to the Academic All-State team in both football and cross country ... posted the second-best mark in school history in the three-mile run (15:36.88) ... claimed first-place honors in the three-mile run at the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival ... was sixth overall at the 2018 LHSAA State Cross Country meet.
Personal
Born January 8, 2002 in New Orleans ... the son of Danielle and Carl Unger ... has two sisters and one brother ... a mechanical engineering major.
Indoor: Ran a 2:09.42 in the 800 at the McNeese Indoor #2.
2022-23
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 25:02.0 in the 7k at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Sept. 17).
2021-22
Outdoor: Finished 8th in the 3000S at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a time of 10:25.20 (Apr. 2) … Recorded a personal-best 16:42.00 and finished 4th in the 5000 at the Maroon and White Invite … Placed 17th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 3000S with a time of 10:26.35.
Indoor: Ran a personal-best 4:38.50 in the Mile at the McNeese Indoor and Multi Invite … Finished 3rd in the 3000 with a personal-best 9:13.20 at the LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational (Feb. 4).
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 27:26.1 in the 8k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 16) … Ran a 28:44.2 in the 8k at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Oct. 16).
2020-21
Outdoor: Finished 9th in the 4x400 relay (3:43.47) at the Louisiana Classics … Ran a 2:06.56 to place 13th at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Apr. 3).
Indoor: Finished 5th at the LSU Louisiana Invite in the 3000 with a time of 10:05.91 (Jan. 29).
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 17:25.4 in the 5k at the Azalea City Classic (Sept. 11) … Placed 48th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 28:05.0 in the 8k.
High School
Finished eighth in the 1,600-meters at the 2020 LHSAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships ... named to the Academic All-State team in both football and cross country ... posted the second-best mark in school history in the three-mile run (15:36.88) ... claimed first-place honors in the three-mile run at the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl Cross Country Festival ... was sixth overall at the 2018 LHSAA State Cross Country meet.
Personal
Born January 8, 2002 in New Orleans ... the son of Danielle and Carl Unger ... has two sisters and one brother ... a mechanical engineering major.
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