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2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

Lezyon Lagarde

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 179
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  • Highschool Central HS

Biography

2015: Outdoor — Won the long jump and the triple jump at the Battle of I-65, recording a season-best 6.64m jump in the former ... Had a mark of 14.54m — his best of the year — to come in third in the triple jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech ... Earned top-10 finishes in the event at Auburn's Tiger Track Classic and the John Mitchell Alabama Relays ... Indoor — Came in eighth place at the Sun Belt Conference Championship in the triple jump with a 14.43m mark ... Had 6.66m effort in the long jump at the UAB Vulcan Invite ... Finished second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump at the BSC Panther Indoor Invitational.

2014: Outdoor — Claimed the triple jump with a career-best 15.45m mark at the South Alabama Invitational, also finishing sixth in the long jump with a 6.98m effort ... Recorded career-best 7.12m long jump at the league championship ... Placed third in the triple jump at the Alabama Relays after posting a mark of 15.02m, and had a 6.93m distance in the long jump at the meet ... Won the long jump (6.74m) and was third in the triple jump at the Battle of I-65 ... Had 6.76m to finish second in the long jump at the Jaguar Opener ... Participated with the 4x100-meter relay team at four meets ... Indoor — Finished eighth in the long jump with a career-best 6.97m mark as well as the high jump, and was 10th in the triple jump with a 14.16m leap at the Sun Belt Championship ... Posted career-best 14.60m triple jump at the Southern Miss Invitational en route to a sixth-place finish, also tying for fifth after clearing 1.95m in the high jump ... Was fourth in the long jump (6.76m) and fifth in the high jump (1.98m) at the Arkansas State Invitational ... Tied for first with a career-best 2.00m high jump and had a 14.44m triple jump to come in fourth at the Panther Icebreaker.

High School: Lettered four years in track & field…Finished runner-up in the triple jump at the 5A outdoor state championships…Holds school records in both the triple jump and the 110m hurdles.

Personal: Son of Lezyon Lagarde and Daphne Jones…Has one older sister, Destin…Favorite movie is Mama…Favorite book is Of Mice and Men…Favorite athlete is Will Claye…Favorite musical artist is J. Cole…Enjoys anything with chicken.

Major: Health Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Jumps
    5'9" 0 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    Jumps
    5'10" 180 lbs
  • 2017Senior

    Jumps
    5'10" 179 lbs