Tate Hamby, Harlem Berry among notable 1A track champs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A Ouachita Christian program loaded with multisport standouts won the Class 1A title Thursday at the LHSAA's outdoor track and field state championships.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The meet results featured several potential college football prospects near the top for the Eagles and other top programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='678294' first='Tate' last='Hamby'] — 6-1 ATH — Ouachita Christian (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles' three-phase standout, who also plays for school's basketball program, helped lead Thursday's state championship with his victory in the long jump (22-09.75), second-place finish in the high jump (6-02.00) and eighth-place finish in the triple jump (personal-record: 40-04.25).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291097' first='Harlem' last='Berry'] — 5-11, 165 RB — St. Martin's (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Highly regard 2025 running back [player_tooltip player_id='291097' first='Harlem' last='Berry'], the top-ranked prospect in his class by Prep Redzone Louisiana, finished with personal records and podium finishes in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes: a winning 10.57 seconds and second-place 21.43 seconds, respectively. He also finished eighth in the long jump (20-09.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jer'Michael Carter — 6-4, 200 WR — Kentwood (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The McNeese State-bound wide receiver won the triple jump with a season-best 44-04.75 mark and added another trio of personal bests with a 22-03.75 long jump for third place, 6-00.00 high jump for fourth place and 141-07 javelin throw for seventh.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='912293' first='Jermaine' last='Brown'] — 5-9, 170 ATH — Kentwood (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rising junior defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='912293' first='Jermaine' last='Brown'] highlighted his day with a pair of personal bests in the sprints — a 21.24-second 200-meter victory and 10.62-second 100-meter second-place finish — and an anchor leg to cap the Kangaroos' season-best and meet-winning 4x200-meter relay (1:29.43). He also finished fifth in the long jump (22-02.50).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283985' first='Montrell' last='Conner Jr.'] — 5-10, 150 ATH — St. Frederick (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 standout headlined his Warriors' efforts with a victory in the 110-meter hurdles (14.97 seconds). He also finished sixth in the 300-meter hurdles (43.06) and seventh in the 100-meter dash (11.07) and participated in the ninth-place 4x100-meter relay (57.16).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401952' first='Denim' last='Hunt'] — 5-8 WR — Southern Lab (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 wide receiver won the 400-meter run with a personal-record 49.73-second time and participated in the Kittens' winning 4x400-meter relay (3:26.30).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285209' first='Marquette' last='Duncan'] — 5-10, 180 DB — Southern Lab (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rising senior athlete won the 300-meter hurdles with a personal-record 40.98-second time. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='639475' first='Broc' last='Hogan'] — 6-2 ATH — Ouachita Christian (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another of the title-winning Eagles' versatile football prospects, Hogan, finished third in the 300-meter hurdles (42.00), fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.23) and ran legs of a pair of second-place finishing relays in the 4x200- and 4x400-meters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='675891' first='Dylan' last='Day'] — 6-0, 170 DB — Southern Lab (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The recent Miami defensive back commitment finished third in the 200-meter with a personal-record 21.63-second time, anchored a pair of winning relays in the 4x100-meter (43.11) and 4x400-meter (3:26.30) and led off a third-place 4x200-meter relay (1:29.96).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ben Devall — 6-3, 245 DL — Ouachita Christian (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The all-state defensive lineman helped his Eagles push out to the big team victory with his second-place mark in the discus throw (135-04), a personal record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='675897' first='Ryder' last='Bentley'] — 6-6, 270 OL — Ouachita Christian (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rising senior offensive lineman who has garnered some notable recruiting traction this spring finished third in the shot put with a personal-record 49-01.00 and also threw the discus 112-10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='285626' first='Noah' last='Lovelady'] — 6-1, 205 LB — Ouachita Christian (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The rising senior standout linebacker added to his Eagles' total with a third-place finish in the javelin (161-00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='291145' first='William' last='Patrick'] — 6-2, 170 DB — St. Frederick (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The notable 2025 prospect on the rise, including a Louisiana Tech offer, recorded a personal-record 22-09.25 long jump to finish second in the event and joined Conner in the ninth-place 4x100-meter relay.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>McKennis Savoie — 6-2 WR — North Central (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The multisport standout, fresh off another basketball state championship, finished fourth in the long jump with a season-best 22-03.00 and fifth in the triple jump with a personal-record 42-06.00, as well as anchoring the Hurricanes' season-best 4x100-meter (45.16), which finished eighth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Toby Franklin — 6-1, 215 LB — Haynesville (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The graduating linebacker and fullback finished fifth in the shot put with a 43-10.50.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->