Top football qualifiers entering D-II indoor track championships

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louisiana's indoor track and field season will wrap up Saturday at LSU's Carl Maddox Field House.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And among the top athletes from around the state set to compete are a slew of notable football standouts, including top-ranked and LSU-signed 2026 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='212343' first='Lamar' last='Brown'] once again headlining the lists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at more than two dozen of the top contenders in the Division-II individual events, with several others also in the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For more on the Division-I group, <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/02/top-football-qualifiers-entering-d-i-indoor-track-championships/">click here</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.lhsaa.org/siteuploads/editorimg/file/Indoor%20Track/2026%20ITF/heat%20sheets%20all%20events.pdf">Check out complete heat sheets here</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THROWS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LSU-signed University Lab star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='212343' first='Lamar' last='Brown']</strong> and Highland Baptist junior OL <strong>Justin Suire</strong> lead the shot put list with qualifying distances of 52-02.00 and 51-06.50, respectively, with other familiar names filling the top five in graduating senior Lafayette Christian OL <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920611' first='Kaleb' last='Campbell']</strong> (47-09.25), graduating Isidore Newman senior <strong>Dylan Kolenovsky</strong> (46-00.50) and Millsaps-signed North Iberville trench standout <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='960002' first='Jordell' last='Baise']</strong> (44-06.00)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SPRINTS/RUNS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navy-signed University Lab cornerback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1197420' first='Erin' last='Moore']</strong> (6.85 seconds), graduating St. Martin's Episcopal DB/WR <strong>Corbin Nicoladis</strong> (7.03 seconds), Lake Charles College Prep junior DB <strong>Kai Fontenot </strong>(7.09 seconds), graduating senior Hamilton Christian WR <strong>Kaleb Bigwood</strong> (7.10 seconds) and Lake Charles College Prep junior WR/ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1611372' first='Ayden' last='Carter']</strong> (7.15 seconds) have the five best 60-meter dash qualifying times. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bigwood (49.19 seconds) also holds the top 400-meter run, followed by Kaplan junior WR/DB <strong>Kodi Clement</strong> (49.90 seconds) and graduating Port Allen senior <strong>Kaleb West</strong> (50.99) among other top multisport qualifiers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HURDLES</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Graduating senior Ascension Episcopal RB <strong>Andre Abshire</strong> (8.50 seconds), De La Salle junior WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1782761' first='Garen' last='Lewis']</strong> (8.59 seconds) and graduating senior Central Catholic LB <strong>Bryan Wiggins</strong> (8.69 seconds) have the third-, fourth- and fifth-fastest qualifying times in the 60-meter hurdles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>JUMPS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior East Feliciana WR/DB <strong>Keshaun Toney</strong> is one of the many football-familiar names with top qualifying marks in the jump events with the best high jump (6-04.75) and second-best long jump (21-09.50).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high jump field includes several multisport standouts with at least 6-foot marks, including graduating Ascension Episcopal senior QB/ATH <strong>Branon Mitchell</strong> (6-02.25), Houma Christian junior WR <strong>Rafael Cuartas</strong> (6-02.25), graduating Houma Christian ATH <strong>Carter Fitzgerald</strong> (6-00.00), Lake Charles College Prep junior safety <strong>David Thomas</strong> (6-00.0) and graduating Slaughter Community Charter QB/ATH <strong>Ty'Kimion Ford</strong> (6-00.00).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lake Charles College Prep sophomore WR/DB <strong>William Plaster</strong> (22-07.75) has the best qualifying long jump by more than 10 inches on a strong field that also features Toney (21-09.50), Delhi Charter junior running back <strong>Tayven Carter</strong> (21-08.25), Mansfield sophomore running back <strong>Jaydan Hamilton</strong> and Mitchell (21-07.25) among the top five contenders. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Iberville junior WR/DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1737490' first='Bra'jon' last='Melancon']</strong> (47-04.25) leads the triple jump group, followed most closely in qualifying distances by Carter (46-05.25), University Lab junior TE/S <strong>Granger Collins</strong> (44-07.50), Donaldsonville junior edge rusher <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='437905' first='DeCaleb' last='Green']</strong> (41-07.00) and Glen Oaks junior DB/WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237775' first='Jeremiah' last='Smith']</strong> (41-06.50).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->