University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2020 Track and Field Roster
Williams, Dominique
Dominique Williams
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, La.
- High School:
- Lafayette
Bio
• 2020 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Weight Throw)
• Sun Belt Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 29, 2020)
• 2020 Second-Team All-Louisiana (Weight Throw)
• 2019 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Weight Throw)
• 2019 Third-Team All-Louisiana (Hammer Throw)
• Sun Belt Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13, 2019)
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
2019-20: Indoor - Claimed the men's weight throw crown for Louisiana for the second consecutive year after posting a school-record mark of (70-0¼) to win the title by more than seven feet ... had four first-place finishes on the season which included the Ted Nelson Invitational (64-8), FasTrak Collegiate Invitational (67-51/2) and Samford Bulldog Invitational (65-101/2) ... placed second overall at the Houston G5/Super 22 Invitational (64-6) and LSU Purple Tiger (64-5).
2018-19: Outdoor - Set a personal-best and recorded the second-best mark in the hammer throw (195-2) after claiming first-place honors at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge ... had third-place performances in the hammer throw at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (187-4) and Louisiana Classics (184-5) ... earned a sixth-place finish at the Pepsi Florida Relays after posting a throw of 193-8 to set a then PR ... finished third in the shot put at the LSU Invitational after recording a season-best mark of 48-91/2 ... threw a season-best 133-4 in the discus at the McNeese Cowboy Relays. Indoor - Capped off an impressive season in the weight throw after posting a first-place throw of 65-6 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... joined former Ragin' Cajuns Parker Alleman (1997), James Boyd (1998), Garrett Harkless (2011) and Justin Victor (2014) as SBC champions in the weight throw ... traded the lead with Texas State's Brandon Busby through the first two attempts before posting his personal-best mark on his third attempt to take the lead for good ... was named the SBC Male Field Athlete of the Week after recording a then personal-best in the weight throw at the Samford Bulldog Invitational, posting a mark of 62-01/4 to eclipse his previous best (61-93/4) set at the LSU Bayou Bengal.
2017-18: Outdoor - Set a personal-best in the hammer throw, posting a mark of 168-11 at the Southern Miss Open ... finished fifth in the hammer after a throw of 164-8 at the Louisiana Classics ... had a throw of 162-4 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships and 161-0 at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... set top mark in the shot put (49-53/4) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... threw the discus at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays, posting a season-best mark of 135-1. Indoor - Posted a personal-best in the weight throw (59-81/2) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... placed second overall in the weight throw (58-8) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational ... set personal-best in the shot put (51-23/4) at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2016-17: Outdoor - Competed at the Louisiana Classics, posting marks in both the shot put (41-73/4) and discus (116-6). Indoor - Top mark in the shot put (46-113/4) came at the LSU Bayou Bengal ... posted mark of 44-93/4 in the shot put at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.
High School: Claimed the state title in the shot put at the 2016 LHSAA 5A State Championships with a throw of 54-4 ... placed first overall in the shot put (52-6) at the LHSAA District 3-5A Championships ... was fifth overall (50-21/2) in the shot put at the LHSAA Division I Indoor State Championships ... an all-district selection as an offensive linemen at Lafayette High School ... finished third in the 285-pound weight class at the Division I state wrestling meet ... posted a 49-9 record in wrestling.
Personal: Born September 26, 1997 in Lafayette ... the son of Bonita and Chris Williams ... has two brothers and one sister ... served as president and vice-president of the Ragin' Cajuns Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... reigned as king of the 2018 UL Homecoming Court ... a business management and marketing major.
• Sun Belt Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 29, 2020)
• 2020 Second-Team All-Louisiana (Weight Throw)
• 2019 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Weight Throw)
• 2019 Third-Team All-Louisiana (Hammer Throw)
• Sun Belt Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13, 2019)
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
2019-20: Indoor - Claimed the men's weight throw crown for Louisiana for the second consecutive year after posting a school-record mark of (70-0¼) to win the title by more than seven feet ... had four first-place finishes on the season which included the Ted Nelson Invitational (64-8), FasTrak Collegiate Invitational (67-51/2) and Samford Bulldog Invitational (65-101/2) ... placed second overall at the Houston G5/Super 22 Invitational (64-6) and LSU Purple Tiger (64-5).
2018-19: Outdoor - Set a personal-best and recorded the second-best mark in the hammer throw (195-2) after claiming first-place honors at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge ... had third-place performances in the hammer throw at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (187-4) and Louisiana Classics (184-5) ... earned a sixth-place finish at the Pepsi Florida Relays after posting a throw of 193-8 to set a then PR ... finished third in the shot put at the LSU Invitational after recording a season-best mark of 48-91/2 ... threw a season-best 133-4 in the discus at the McNeese Cowboy Relays. Indoor - Capped off an impressive season in the weight throw after posting a first-place throw of 65-6 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... joined former Ragin' Cajuns Parker Alleman (1997), James Boyd (1998), Garrett Harkless (2011) and Justin Victor (2014) as SBC champions in the weight throw ... traded the lead with Texas State's Brandon Busby through the first two attempts before posting his personal-best mark on his third attempt to take the lead for good ... was named the SBC Male Field Athlete of the Week after recording a then personal-best in the weight throw at the Samford Bulldog Invitational, posting a mark of 62-01/4 to eclipse his previous best (61-93/4) set at the LSU Bayou Bengal.
2017-18: Outdoor - Set a personal-best in the hammer throw, posting a mark of 168-11 at the Southern Miss Open ... finished fifth in the hammer after a throw of 164-8 at the Louisiana Classics ... had a throw of 162-4 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships and 161-0 at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... set top mark in the shot put (49-53/4) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... threw the discus at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays, posting a season-best mark of 135-1. Indoor - Posted a personal-best in the weight throw (59-81/2) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... placed second overall in the weight throw (58-8) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational ... set personal-best in the shot put (51-23/4) at the Ted Nelson Invitational.
2016-17: Outdoor - Competed at the Louisiana Classics, posting marks in both the shot put (41-73/4) and discus (116-6). Indoor - Top mark in the shot put (46-113/4) came at the LSU Bayou Bengal ... posted mark of 44-93/4 in the shot put at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.
High School: Claimed the state title in the shot put at the 2016 LHSAA 5A State Championships with a throw of 54-4 ... placed first overall in the shot put (52-6) at the LHSAA District 3-5A Championships ... was fifth overall (50-21/2) in the shot put at the LHSAA Division I Indoor State Championships ... an all-district selection as an offensive linemen at Lafayette High School ... finished third in the 285-pound weight class at the Division I state wrestling meet ... posted a 49-9 record in wrestling.
Personal: Born September 26, 1997 in Lafayette ... the son of Bonita and Chris Williams ... has two brothers and one sister ... served as president and vice-president of the Ragin' Cajuns Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... reigned as king of the 2018 UL Homecoming Court ... a business management and marketing major.
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