University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2026 Track and Field Roster

Descant, Justin  Headshots

Justin Descant

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Pineville, La.
  • High School:
    Pineville
TFRRS Profile

Personal Bests
600 – 1:26.71
800 – 1:55.45
1000 – 2:38.55
1500 – 4:11.27
5K (XC) – 17:03.0
8K (XC) – 27:42.1
4 Mile (XC) – 21:49.4
 
2024-25
Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 4x400 (3:23.56) and was fifth in the 800 (1:55.69) at the Louisiana Classics … Ran a personal-best in the 1500 (4:11.27) at the 42nd Victor Lopez Classic … Placed 26th in the 800 (2:00.99) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
 
Indoor: Ran a personal-best in the 600 (1:26.71) at the LSU Purple Tiger … Recorded a personal-best in the 1000 (2:38.55) at the Robert Platt Invitational … His time of 1:55.45 in the 800 was a personal-best at the Music City Challenge …. Was 15th in the 800 (1:57.44) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
 
Cross Country: Was 43rd in the 5K (17:03.0) at the Battle for New Orleans … Ran a personal-best in the 8K with a time of 27:42.1 at the Texas A&M Invitational … Was 35th in the 4M (21:49.4) at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede.
Dr Maggard Giving Tuesday Video
Tuesday, November 25
Inside Louisiana Athletics Recap for Nov 19, 2025 to Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday, November 25
Alyson Habetz Media Availability (Nov 24, 2025)
Monday, November 24
Michael Desormeaux Media Availability (Nov 24, 2025)
Monday, November 24