University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Track and Field Roster
Delphin, Richard
Richard Delphin
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Roswell, Ga.
- High School:
- Roswell
Bio
• 2018 Third-team All-Sun Belt Conference (Indoor weight throw)
• 2017 Third-team All-Louisiana (Hammer throw)
• 2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2017-18: Outdoor - Set personal-best and posted the third-best mark in the hammer throw in school history (183-7) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... recorded season-best throw (157-11) in the discus at the Tiger Track Classic. Indoor - Placed third overall in the weight throw at the SBC Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark (62-01/4) ... the throw was nearly three feet farther than his previous best (59-21/4) set at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2016-17: Outdoor - Set personal-bests in both the discus (164-5) and hammer throw (181-8) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... his PR mark in hammer throw was the third-best performance among athletes from in-state schools ... had top mark in the hammer throw (178-1) at the McNeese Spring Time Classic. Indoor - Finished fourth overall in the weight throw (58-11/4) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships ... opened the season with a third-place finish in the weight throw (54-6) at the LSU Purple Tiger.
2015-16: Outdoor - Recorded top mark in the shot put (46-111/2) at the Southeastern Lions Invitational ... finished eighth overall in the hammer throw (178-6) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... posted season-best mark in the discus (158-4) at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor - Best performance in the weight throw came at the USA Jaguar Invitational (56-71/2) ... top mark in the shot put (46-11/4) was at the ASU Invitational.
2014-15: Outdoor - Did not compete. Indoor - Recorded a personal-best in the shot put (46-51/2) at the McNeese State Indoor Invitational ... season-best in the weight throw (54-51/2) was at the Samford Invitational.
High School: School-record holder in the discus (182-2) at Roswell High School ... a four-year letterwinner in track ... finished as the state runner-up in the discus (169-0) and third in the shot put (55-8) ... finished seventh at the Indoor Nationals in the weight throw (68-11) ... personal-bests of 189-7 in the discus, 209-3 in the hammer throw, 73-0 in the weight throw and 55-8 in the shot put.
Personal: Born November 19, 1995 in Memphis, Tenn. ... the son of Vincent and Chanda Delphin ... has one sister, Oran ... serves as the 2017-18 President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... majoring in nursing.
• 2017 Third-team All-Louisiana (Hammer throw)
• 2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2017-18: Outdoor - Set personal-best and posted the third-best mark in the hammer throw in school history (183-7) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... recorded season-best throw (157-11) in the discus at the Tiger Track Classic. Indoor - Placed third overall in the weight throw at the SBC Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark (62-01/4) ... the throw was nearly three feet farther than his previous best (59-21/4) set at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2016-17: Outdoor - Set personal-bests in both the discus (164-5) and hammer throw (181-8) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... his PR mark in hammer throw was the third-best performance among athletes from in-state schools ... had top mark in the hammer throw (178-1) at the McNeese Spring Time Classic. Indoor - Finished fourth overall in the weight throw (58-11/4) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships ... opened the season with a third-place finish in the weight throw (54-6) at the LSU Purple Tiger.
2015-16: Outdoor - Recorded top mark in the shot put (46-111/2) at the Southeastern Lions Invitational ... finished eighth overall in the hammer throw (178-6) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... posted season-best mark in the discus (158-4) at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor - Best performance in the weight throw came at the USA Jaguar Invitational (56-71/2) ... top mark in the shot put (46-11/4) was at the ASU Invitational.
2014-15: Outdoor - Did not compete. Indoor - Recorded a personal-best in the shot put (46-51/2) at the McNeese State Indoor Invitational ... season-best in the weight throw (54-51/2) was at the Samford Invitational.
High School: School-record holder in the discus (182-2) at Roswell High School ... a four-year letterwinner in track ... finished as the state runner-up in the discus (169-0) and third in the shot put (55-8) ... finished seventh at the Indoor Nationals in the weight throw (68-11) ... personal-bests of 189-7 in the discus, 209-3 in the hammer throw, 73-0 in the weight throw and 55-8 in the shot put.
Personal: Born November 19, 1995 in Memphis, Tenn. ... the son of Vincent and Chanda Delphin ... has one sister, Oran ... serves as the 2017-18 President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... majoring in nursing.
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