Haynesville ATH helps highlight 1A outdoor state track performers

A familiar face, but notable spring riser headlined a long list of multisport standouts who helped kick off the LHSAA's 2025 outdoor track and field state championships Thursday in Class 1A action.   Rising senior athlete [player_tooltip player_id='1237635' first='Isaiah' last='Washington'], a quarterback and defensive back who has led his Haynesville squad to back-to-back Superdome appearances, placed highly in four events.   And he was far from alone in the football flavor at LSU's Bernie Moore Stadium on the first day of the three-day event.     [player_tooltip player_id='1237635' first='Isaiah' last='Washington'] — 6-1, 170 ATH — Haynesville (2026)   The Haynesville quarterback and defensive back continued a strong spring on both the track and the recruiting trail. Washington had one of the best showings during the three days among football/multisport athletes with his first-place triple jump (45-09.75) and 110-meter hurdles (a personal-record 14.77 seconds), his leg of his Golden Tornado's fourth-place 4x200-meter relay (1:30.61) and a third-place 300-meter hurdles (39.55 seconds) in which he ran well overall and still landed a podium finish despite running out of gas late. Houston and Louisiana Tech recently extended his first offers, and several other programs have started to checking in about potentially visiting during Haynesville's spring this week and having Washington come work out during June camps.     Kaleb Bigwood — 6-1, 160 WR — Hamilton Christian (2026)   The Warriors' track standout, who also plays some wide receiver at the Class 1A school, made his way to the podium four times Thursday, going first, second and third in the 400-meter (48.82 seconds), 200-meter (a personal-record 21.19) and 100-meter (11.00 seconds), respectively and anchoring his school's season-best 4x400-meter performance (3:27.79). Bigwood was one of the weekend's best stories as he overcame on-track stumbles and off-track tragedy, losing his mother, to have one of the best performances of the state championships.     [player_tooltip player_id='912293' first='Jermaine' last='Brown'] — 5-9, 170 DB/WR — Kentwood (2025)   The Kangaroos' dynamic two-way playmaker put his speed on display for college coaches in both sports over and over again Thursday with his first-place 200-meter (a personal-record 21.13 seconds), second-place 100-meter (10.87 seconds) and legs of the second-place 4x400-meter (a season-best 3:32.44) and sixth-place 4x200-meter (1:32.26) relays. Brown said a couple FCS-level schools have offered him to run track at the next level, but he is also hoping to still find some way to play football as well.     [player_tooltip player_id='1255219' first='Javonte' last='Williams'] — 6-2, 240 LB — Jeanerette (2026)   The big football prospect showed up Thursday morning, led his shot put event almost from start to finish with his best throw (47-07.75) for last to hold off a strong final throw his closest competitor on the day and win gold.     Justin Suire — OL — Highland Baptist (2026)   The Highland Baptist standout, who has some football background as an underclassman for the Bears, notched first- and second-place finishes in the discus (153-07) and shot put (47-00.25), respectively, for second straight year — and giving Williams a late run for his money in the shot put.     [player_tooltip player_id='1336908' first='Brooks' last='Capps'] — 6-0, 175 WR/DB — Catholic (Pointe Coupee) (2025)   The speedy two-way playmaker for the Hornets notched a pair of podium finishes in his final high school competition with a winning 100-meter dash (10.87 seconds) and third-place 200-meter dash (21.90 seconds).     Justin Labove Jr. — 6-2, 185 ATH — Grand Lake (2026)   The multisport standout from southwest Louisiana won his lone event, the javelin (184-07), with a mark less than a foot shy of his previous season-best.     [player_tooltip player_id='1851177' first='Mason' last='Boyd'] — 5-10, 140 DB — Southern Lab (2028)   The freshman cornerback may be an interesting young prospect to keep an eye on moving forward, considering the speed, stamina and competitive mentality he put on display Thursday at LSU. The young athlete claimed three second-place finishes in the 110-meter hurdles (14.97 seconds), 400-meter run (51.02 seconds) and 4x200-meter relay (1:29.92), which he led off, and then anchored a third-place 4x400-meter relay (a season-best 3:32.70) that helped the Kittens close out their team state title.     [player_tooltip player_id='1380168' first='Bra'jon' last='Melancon'] — 6-2, 160 WR/DB — North Iberville (2027)   Another young prospect who helped raise his profile with a strong showing on the track, the Bears' sophomore wrapped up his school year with second-place finishes in the high jump (6-06.00) and triple jump (45-03.50), a fifth-place finish in the long jump (21-00.00) and the anchor leg of a fourth-place 4x100-meter relay (43.57 seconds). Melancon's football profile lists good size at his age, as well as a 4.42-second 40-yard dash.     Dekai Butler — 5-7, 150 ATH — North Iberville (2027)   Melancon's fellow sophomore on the Bears' football and track rosters, Butler finished second in the 300-meter hurdles (39.42 seconds), fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.30 seconds) and ran a leg of the aforementioned fourth-place 4x100-meter relay (43.57 seconds).     Anthony Weatherspoon — 5-11, 155 WR/DB — Southern Lab (2026)   The rising senior wide receiver anchored the Kittens' second-place 4x200-meter relay (1:29.92), earned fourth-place with a personal-record 200-meter dash (22.23 seconds) and finished seventh in the 100-meter dash (11.39 seconds) to help provide 12 points to the team's title-winning total.     LaDaunte McCoy — 5-11, 160 ATH — Ringgold (2025)   The multisport standout from Ringgold wrapped up his high school career with a win in the long jump (22-06.25), an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter dash (11.41 seconds) and a leg of the seventh-place 4x200-meter relay (1:33.44).     Ahmade Bickham — 6-3, 165 QB/ATH — Kentwood (2027)   The Kangaroos' standout finished fifth in the triple jump (43-02.50) and led off the second-place 4x400-meter (a season-best 3:32.44), sixth-place 4x200-meter (1:32.26) and seventh-place 4x100-meter (43.96 seconds) relays.     Chalin Gandy — ATH — St. Mary's (2026)   The Tigers' multisport athlete won the Class 1A pole vault (10-11.50).     [player_tooltip player_id='291145' first='William' last='Patrick'] — 6-2, 190 DB/ATH — St. Frederick (2025)   The LSU baseball signee, and one-time football target of Louisiana Tech and others, finished second in the long jump (22-03.00) and ninth in the 100-meter dash (11.44 seconds) on his soon-to-be home campus.     Branon Mitchell — 6-2 175 ATH — Ascension Episcopal (2026)   The multisport star for the Blue Gators finished second in the javelin (179-06) and sixth in the long jump (20-10.50).     Henry Summerlin — 5-11, 180 RB — St. Edmund (2025)   The Blue Jays' running back finished second in the pole vault (10-11.50).     Hayes Trotter — 5-11, 145 DB/WR — Ascension Episcopal (2026)   Another Blue Gators standout with a second-place finish at state, Trotter wrapped up his junior year with a silver in the 800-meter run (2:00.48).     Michael Cunningham — 6-0, 190 RB/LB — Westminster Christian (2025)   Cunningham took second-place to repeat champion Suire in the discus with his 148-06 throw.     [player_tooltip player_id='1596587' first='Zykerius' last='Fielding'] — 6-2, 170 DB — Haynesville (2025)   The long, rangy cornerback wrapped his high school career with a third-place 400-meter run (51.08 seconds).     Jayden Domineck — DB — Southern Lab (2028)   Another young Kittens defensive back showing some early mettle on the track, the freshman safety took third-place in the 800-meter run (2:06.71) and ran a leg of the aforementioned season-best 4x400-meter relay (3:32.70) that helped clinch the team championship.     [player_tooltip player_id='1616436' first='Austin' last='Simon'] — LB/RB — J.S. Clark (2027)   The sophomore ran a leg of the third-place 4x200-meter relay (1:30.32) and tied for fifth in the high jump (5-10.00).     Antravion Kinsey — 6-1, 140 WR/DB — Ringgold (2027)   The Tigers' sophomore notched a third-place leg jump (21-11.50) and ran a leg of the seventh-place 4x200-meter relay (1:33.44).     Zion Hogan — 6-7, 240 OL/DL — Delhi (2026)   The Bears' big two-way lineman finished third in the shot put (45-07.25).     Edward Baines — OL/DL — Montgomery (2025)   Baines finished third in the discus (146-11).     Noah Menard — 5-9, 150 RB/DB — Hamilton Christian (2026)   The versatile Warriors athlete finished third in the javelin (152-08) and led off the winning, season-best 4x400-meter relay (3:27.79).     Devin Miles — 6-2, 175 WR/DB — Delhi (2026)   The Bears' standout finished third in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-record time of 15.20 seconds and ran legs of the winning 4x200-meter relay (1:29.10) and third-place 4x100-meter relay (43.39 seconds).     [player_tooltip player_id='912278' first='Shadrack' last='Allen'] — 5-9, 150 WR — White Castle (2025)   The quick, speedy Bulldogs athlete finished fourth in the long jump (21-07.25).     Jaidon Ward — 5-10, 175 DB — Jeanerette (2026)   The Tigers' safety finished fourth in the 400-meter (51.54 seconds).     Camryn Green — 6-0, 210 EDGE — Riverside Academy (2027)   The rising junior finished fourth in the discus (132-03) with his best throw for last to up his standing in the field.     Christian McGuire — 5-9, 160 WR/DB — Jonesboro-Hodge (2025)   The senior scored in three events with a fourth-place 100-meter dash (11.14 seconds), fifth-place and personal-record 200-meter dash (22.39 seconds) and the anchor leg of a fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:34.79). McGuire also ran a seventh-place 400-meter (52.92 seconds).     Andre Abshire — RB/ATH — Ascension Episcopal (2026)   Abshire finished fourth in both hurdles events with times of 15.25 seconds in the 110-meter and 40.15 seconds in the 300-meter.     Jace Trosclair — DB — Riverside Academy (2026)   The rising senior finished fifth in the 300-meter hurdles (42.16 seconds) and seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (16.09 seconds).     LonTre'vious Burns — 6-1, 175 ATH — Jonesboro-Hodge (2027)   Burns tied for fifth in the high jump (5-10.00).     Grant Menard — 5-9, 165 OL/DL — Hamilton Christian (2027)   The Warriors' two-way lineman finished fifth in the shot put (44-01.50).     Parker Campo — 5-11, 170 WR/DB — Westminster (2026)   Campo finished fifth in the pole vault (10-05.50).     Ty Brasseaux — OL — Hanson Memorial (2027)   Brasseaux finished fifth in the discus (127-07).     A'Javeon Butler — 6-1, 205 QB/EDGE — Northwood (Lena) (2026)   The Gators' standout finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a personal-record 22.61-second time and anchored the team's sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (44.58 seconds).     [player_tooltip player_id='710089' first='LaMikal' last='Callahan'] — 6-0, 240 EDGE — Kentwood (2025)   Callahan finished sixth in the shotput (43-08.50) and ninth in the discus (119-04).     Noah Dunn — 5-9, 165 RB/LB — St. Martin's Episcopal (2026)   The Saints' rising senior finished sixth in the javelin (136-11).     Kevin Brown — WR/DB — JS Clark (2026)   Brown finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.39).     Karson Folse — 5-6, 140 DB/WR — Ascension Catholic (2027)   Folse just narrowly missed his personal-record and finished sixth in the pole vault (9-11.75).     Austin Jones — 5-9, 150 WR/DB — Ascension Christian (2025)   The Lions' two-way standout finished sixth in the 100-meter dash (11.30 seconds).

A familiar face, but notable spring riser headlined a long list of multisport standouts who helped kick off the LHSAA's 2025 outdoor track and field state championships Thursday in Class 1A action.