2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jerek Wolcott
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Jerek Wolcott

Martina Latting

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • High School Westminster Christian Academy
  • Hometown Opelousas, La.
  • Major Biology / Pre-Medical

Biography

Honors
•  All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in 2016 and 2017

Briefly
•  Third year at XULA
•  2-year letterwinner

2018 (Junior)
•  Ran leadoff segment on 400-meter relay team that set school record and produced NAIA A-qualifying mark of 46.66 seconds at Louisiana Classics meet in Lafayette, La. . . . Also ran XULA PRs of 12.11 — an NAIA B-qualifying mark — in the 100 and 26.08 in the 200

2017 (Sophomore)
•  Helped Gold Nuggets win 400 relay at GCAC Championships for the first time in program history
•  Helped XULA win GCAC team title
•  Competed in the preliminaries of the 400 relay at NAIA nationals

2016 (Freshman)
•  Ninth place in 100 at GCAC Championships

High School
•  State champion in 400 relay at 2015 and 2014 LHSAA Class 2A outdoor state meets . . . Also in 2015: second place in 800 relay, third in 100 (12.57) and fifth in 200 (26.77) . . . Helped Westminster finish third in team standings
•  Fourth place in 100 at Class 2A state meet in 2014
•  Worked 15 hours of community service as a senior

Personal
•  Career goal is to become a physical therapist
•  Previously known as Martina Wright, she married Xaiver Latting — a former XULA men's track and cross country competitor — March 2, 2018
•  Born in Albuquerque, N.M., and moved to Louisiana in 2000

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'3"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
    5'3"