Alumni Report
Published 5:52 pm Tuesday, February 6, 2018
NFL
ELANDON ROBERTS
Patriots linebacker
Memorial ‘12
Made four assisted tackles in a loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl 52.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
JOYCE KENNERSON
Texas Southern guard
Memorial ‘15
Scored 26 points in a win at Alabama State and was held to four points in a loss at Prairie View A&M. Now ranks fourth in NCAA Division I in scoring at 24.3 points per game (Jessica Kovatch of Saint Francis University of Pennsylvania, Megan Gustafson of Iowa and Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State each average 24.5 points per game).
COLTON WEISBROD
Lamar forward
Nederland ‘14/LSCPA ‘16
Held to four points in a loss at Abilene Christian and three points in a home win over Stephen F. Austin. Averages 16 points and 8.1 rebounds per game and shoots 47.7 percent from the floor.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
ALEXUS HENRY
UT Arlington high jumper/pentathlete
Bridge City ‘15
Is ranked second in NCAA Division I in the high jump after clearing 6 feet, 1 ¼ inches during the pentathlon of the Charlie Thomas Invitational at Texas A&M.
KARY VINCENT JR.
LSU sprinter
Memorial ‘17
Ran 6.74 seconds in the 60-yard dash at the Bayou Bengal Invitational, his debut race.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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