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Class of 2000

General Jul 02
Class of 2000


Teddy Garcia
This outstanding place kicker became ULM's all-time scoring leader with 246 points while making 56 of 88 field goals and 78 of 81 extra points. He established numerous school records including the single season scoring record with 94 points. He was second in the nation in field goals during the 1987 national championship season and hit numerous crucial kicks on the road to the title. He made seven career field goals of 50 yards or more. Was the South's MVP in the 1987 Blue-Gray game and played with New England and Houston in the NFL.


Jerry Harris
Was a three-time All-American thanks to three top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships in the long jump.  Harris placed sixth at the 1990 outdoor meet with a leap of 26-0 1/4. As a senior in 1991 he was second in the NCAA Indoor meet at 26-2 1/4 and was third at the outdoor championships with a jump of 26-6 1/2. He was the indoor and outdoor Southland Conference long jump champ in 1991 and was also Outstanding Field Performer at the league indoor meet in 1990. Best all-time distance was 26-9 3/4 in 1991. Married to Pam Smith, who is also in the ULM Sports Hall of Fame.


Kenny Roussel
Was one of  ULM's top pitchers during a golden era of baseball for the Indians. His name still appears throughout the ULM record book. He has the third most career wins (23); fourth best ERA (1.94, allowing 47 earned runs in 218 innings); third most strikeouts (220); and eighth best winning percentage (.639 on 23-13 record). He pitched a no-hitter in 1970 when the Warhawks won a third straight conference title and went on to become NAIA national runners-up. He made first team all-conference 1968, 1969 and 1970.


Lou St. Amant
Guided the Warhawks baseball team for 18 seasons and became the all-time winningest baseball coach in school history with 414 victories. His teams won the Atlantic Sun Conference title in 1982 and the Southland Conference crown in 1983 when he was named “Coach of the Year.” He also served as assistant coach for ULM teams that won conference titles in 1968, 1969 and 1970. The 1970 team went on to the finals of the NAIA national championship tournament.  After retiring, St. Amant has worked as the radio color commentor for ULM football, basketball and baseball games.


Pam Smith Harris
This talented Warhawk earned All-America honors three times in the long jump. She was second at the 1989 NCAA outdoors meet; third in the 1990 NCAA outdoors meet; and fifth in the 1990 indoors affair. She also qualified for the 1988 Olympic Trials and that same year was named the Southland Conference's Outstanding Field Performer. She was later named “Female Athlete of the Year” in the SLC for 1988. She set conference and ULM records in the 55-meter hurdles (7.97) and long jump (21-3 3/4)  indoors and long jump (21-8) and triple jump (41-3) outdoors. Married to Jerry Harris, who is also in the ULM Sports Hall of Fame.

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