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2017 Track and Field Roster

Damon Guidry
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Damon Guidry

Damon Guidry

  • Position:
    High Jump
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Crowley, La.
  • High School:
    Crowley
• 2019 Second-Team All-Louisiana (High jump)
• 2017 Second-Team All-Louisiana (High jump)
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

2019-20: Indoor - Posted season-best mark in the high jump (6-63/4) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships ... placed second overall in the high jump at the Ted Nelson Invitational (6-61/4) and McNeese Indoor II (6-23/4).

2018-19: Outdoor - Eclipsed the 7-foot mark in a pair of meets during the season, posting personal-best (7-01/2) at the McNeese Spring Time Classic ... first cleared the seven-foot mark at the Florida Relays after finishing first overall at 7-01/4 ... finished fourth overall at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (6-93/4). Indoor - Claimed first-place honors at the McNeese Indoor II with an indoor personal-best mark (6-101/4) ... cleared 6-63/4 at both the Samford Open and Samford Bulldog Invitational.

2017-18: Outdoor - Cleared a season-best 6-71/2 in the high jump at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor - Posted season-best marks in the high jump (6-7) at the ASU Invitational and South Alabama Jaguar Invitational.

2016-17: Outdoor - Jumped 7-01/4 in the high jump at the McNeese Spring Time Classic ... placed fourth overall at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships with a mark of 6-101/4. Indoor - Recorded a season-high jump (6-101/2) at the Samford Friday Invite ... finished fourth in the high jump (6-8) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.

High School: A two-time state champion in the high jump at Crowley High School ... cleared 6 feet, 8 inches in the high jump to claim top honors at the 2016 LHSAA Division I Indoor State Championships ... cleared 6-4 in the high jump to finish as the state champion at the 2015 LHSAA Indoor State Championships ... set a personal-best mark (6-10) at the District 4-4A Championships ... cleared 6-6 to finish second overall at the 2015 LHSAA Class 3A-4A-5A State Outdoor meet ... finished second in the 300-meter hurdles (39.75) at the 2016 LHSAA 4A State Championships.

Personal: Born September 21, 1997 in Crowley ... the son of Naomi Robinson and Wade Guidry ... has one brother ... career ambition is to become a collegiate track and field coach ... majoring in general studies.
 
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