University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Track and Field Roster
Nelvin Appiah
- Position:
- Multi Events
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Longford, Ireland
- Prev School:
- Tarleton State
TFRRS Profile
Personal Bests
60 – 7.10
100 – 10.91
400 – 51.03
1000 – 3:06.75
1500 – 5:11.27
60H – 8.36
110H – 14.93
High Jump – 6-6.25/1.99
Pole Vault – 13-4.5/4.08
Long Jump – 21-7.25/6.58
Shot Put – 40-10.25/12.45
Discus – 126-2/38.47
Javelin – 134-10/41.10
Heptathlon – 4802
Decathlon – 6695
2024-25
Outdoor: Placed third in the pole vault (12-11.5/3.95) and set a personal-best in the javelin (134-10/41.10) in the Louisiana Classics … Won the decathlon with a career-high score of 6695, posting personal-bests in the shot put (40-10.25/12.45), 400 (51.03), and discus (126-2/38.47) at the Troy Doc Anderson Invitational … Finished fifth at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the decathlon with a score of 6597.
Indoor: Recorded a personal-best in the 60H (8.36) at the LSU Purple Tiger … Posted personal-bests in the high jump (6-6.25/1.99) and 60 (7.10) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Finished fifth in the heptathlon with a score of 4802 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Personal Bests
60 – 7.10
100 – 10.91
400 – 51.03
1000 – 3:06.75
1500 – 5:11.27
60H – 8.36
110H – 14.93
High Jump – 6-6.25/1.99
Pole Vault – 13-4.5/4.08
Long Jump – 21-7.25/6.58
Shot Put – 40-10.25/12.45
Discus – 126-2/38.47
Javelin – 134-10/41.10
Heptathlon – 4802
Decathlon – 6695
2024-25
Outdoor: Placed third in the pole vault (12-11.5/3.95) and set a personal-best in the javelin (134-10/41.10) in the Louisiana Classics … Won the decathlon with a career-high score of 6695, posting personal-bests in the shot put (40-10.25/12.45), 400 (51.03), and discus (126-2/38.47) at the Troy Doc Anderson Invitational … Finished fifth at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the decathlon with a score of 6597.
Indoor: Recorded a personal-best in the 60H (8.36) at the LSU Purple Tiger … Posted personal-bests in the high jump (6-6.25/1.99) and 60 (7.10) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Finished fifth in the heptathlon with a score of 4802 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
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Wednesday, April 22
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Monday, April 20
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