RUSTON – Jamara Patterson was named Conference USA Women's Track Performer of the Meet, the league announced on Friday afternoon, the first female athlete for Louisiana Tech in the Conference USA era, with the Bulldogs being named to 12 total All-CUSA teams.
 
Patterson has been one of the best 400m runners in the country this season, plain and simple.
 
At the Conference USA Outdoor Championships, Patterson ran a 51.43 in the 400m to take home gold, her third career medal in the event. Her time broke a 19-year-old record set by Houston's Ebonie Floyd by 0.34, setting a new Conference USA meet record. This not only broke that but also set a new Louisiana Tech outdoor program record. It is the fourth time Patterson has broken the 20-year-old record this season.
 
The junior from Grenada owns the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth fastest times in LA Tech history.
 
Patterson also won gold in the 4x400m relay, alongside Tyhra Charles, Nia Wiley, and Jaitlyn Ware. The team ran a 3:34.62 in the event, giving Patterson her fourth medal in the event, her third gold. Patterson was a part of the team that set the CUSA Outdoor Championships record last season with a 3:33.60 mark.
 
With the honor, Patterson becomes the first female athlete in Louisiana Tech's Conference USA era to be named Performer of the Meet. Patterson was also named First Team All-Conference USA in the 400m and 4x400m with her performances at the meet.
 
The Bulldogs were named to 12 All-CUSA teams in total:

First Team
Cobe Johnson: Long Jump
Men's 4x100 Relay
Jamara Patterson: 400m
Women's 4x400 Relay
 
Second Team
Oscar Smith: 110m Hurdles
Men's 4x400m Relay
Kaitlyn Washington: Discus
Women's 4x100m Relay
 
Third Team
Lukundo Kapambalala: 100m
Cullen Hronek: 400m Hurdles
Jaitlyn Ware: 200m
A'reil Williams: High Jump

Johnson won gold in the long jump with a 7.85m leap on his final attempt. It set a new personal best and the 12^th longest jump in DI this season.
 
The men's 4x100 relay team of Carl Murray IV, Abdulraof Rashid, Kapambalala and Karo Oghomi won gold with a 39.26 time, the 27^th best time in DI this season.
 
Smith won silver in the 110m hurdles with a 13.60 mark, his fifth top three finish of the season.
 
The men's 4x400 relay team of Rickey Williams III, Sabastian Bradley-Reed, Hronek, and John Brown won silver with a 3:06.71 mark, a season best for the squad.
 
Washington threw a personal best 54.33m discus for silver in Murfreesboro, the fourth best toss in program history.
 
The women's 4x100 relay team of Praise Ofoku, Tyrica Sterrett, Ware and Shayann Demeritte ran a 44.98, a top 100 time in DI this season.
 
Kapambalala won bronze with a 10.21 in the 100m sprint, a personal best.
 
Hronek ran a season best 52.82 in the 400m hurdles, winning bronze in Tennesseee.
 
Ware won bronze with a 23.52 time in the 200m sprint, her third medal of the event.
 
Williams leaped 1.70m in the high jump to win bronze, her fifth podium finish of the season.
 
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