2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Devon Breaux
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Donaldsonville, La.
- High School:
- Donaldsonville
| Breaux's Career Best Performances | |
| Event | Mark (Date) |
| Outdoor | |
| High Jump | 2.04m (6-8.25) (4/13/13) |
| Long Jump | 7.59m (24-11) (4/18/15) |
As a senior (2015-16)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Did not compete in the outdoor season
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in six regular-season meets and three in the postseason, including the American Athletic Outdoor Championships, the NCAA East Regionals and the NCAA Outdoor National Championships
- Competed in the high jump, long jump and 4x100m relay
- Named USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All-American
- 19th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/10) in the long jump (7.44m/24-5)
- Gold-medal finish in the long jump at the American Outdoor Championships (7.45m/24-5.5, 5/16)
- Personal-best 7.59m (24-11) and fourth-highest mark in school history in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18)
- 1st in the long jump at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (7.38m/24-2.5, 4/4)
- Four additional top-five finishes on the year
- Competed alongside Teddy Veal, Dontrell Hilliard and Donnie Lewis in the 4x100m relay at the American Outdoor Championships (5/17)
- American Athletic Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week on two occasions, 4/7 and 4/21
As a sophomore (2013-14)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in six regular-season meets as well as the C-USA Outdoor Championships and the NCAA East Regionals
- Posted results in the long jump and the 4 x 100 meter relay
- First Tulane male T&F athlete to compete in back-to-back NCAA East Regionals
- 33rd in the long jump at the NCAA East Regionals (7.08m/23-2.75, 3/29)
- Season-high 7.45m (24-5.5) and sixth-place finish in the long jump at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/17)
- 4th in the long jump at the Stanford Invitational (7.27m/23-10.25, 4/4)
- 3rd at the South Alabama Invitational (7.25m/23-9.5, 4/12)
- 2nd at the Black and Gold Invitational (6.88m/22-7, 5/3)
- Member of three 4 x 100 meter relay teams, recording the fifth-fastest time in school history at the Southeastern Louisiana Invitational (41.02)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Posted results in five regular-season meets as well as the Conference USA Outdoor Championships and the NCAA East Regionals
- Competed in the high jump, long jump and the 4 x 100 meter relay
- First male athlete to qualify for a regional in Tulane T&F history, alongside Thomas Lynch
- Recorded a long jump of 7.14m (23’ 5.25”) at the NCAA East Regional
- Freshman of the Meet at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/12), with a silver medal in the long jump (7.55m/24’9.25”) and a bronze in the high jump (2.04m/6’8.25”)
- Season-best fourth-place finish in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the conference meet (5/12, 41.82)
- Jumped 2.04m (6’ 8.25”) at the South Alabama Invitational (4/13)
About Devon Breaux
Prep: Six time letterman in track and field at Donaldsonville High School...earned all-district honors in track and field in high school...four-year letterman in football at Donaldsonville High for coach Terence Williams...rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com while garnering two-star status from Rivals.com...tabbed No. 23 recruit in Louisiana by ESPN.com and No. 28 recruit in the state by 247Sports.com...listed as No. 55 athlete in the nation by 247Sports.com, No. 62 athlete nationally by ESPN.com and No. 149 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com...received an 86 Sports Rating from 247Sports.com and a 78 Scout Grade from ESPN.com...helped lead the Tigers to a combined 32-12 record with four straight playoff appearances and one district title...as a senior, named first-team all-state and All-District 7-3A while claiming District Offensive Player of the Year honors after completed 173-of-259 passes (.668) for a state-leading 2,873 yards and 24 touchdowns while running 174 times for 921 yards (5.3 avg.) and 13 scores...as a junior, completed 116-of-188 passes (.617) for 1,684 yards, 20 touchdowns while adding 956 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 157 carries...passes for 852 yards and seven scores while completing 56-of-96 passes (.583) and ran 140 times for 789 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore...also lettered four years in baseball...off the field, was a member of the Beta Club and was named to the Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Born in River West, La. Has one brother, and one sister...third cousin of NBA star Jason Kidd and 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III of Baylor...proposed major is mechanical engineering...chose Tulane over Arkansas State, Baylor, Indiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Minnesota and UNLV.
