2009-10 Track & Field Roster

Andrew Opata

  • Position Middle Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Seeta-Kampala, Uganda
  • Highschool St. Leo's College - Kyegobe

Biography

2009-10 (Senior): CROSS COUNTRY - ran in two meets for the Warhawks...placed 170th (27:12.00) at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree...finished in the 38th spot (29:43.75) at the Sun Belt Championships

2008-09 (Junior): CROSS COUNTRY - competed in three of ULM's races...won the NSU Invitational with a time of 21:47.47...placed fifth at the Choctaw Open with a time of 21:08.37...finished in sixth at the ULM Warhawk Invitational with a time of 26:46.34. INDOOR -- Ran the 800m in 1:54.50 at the Texas Tech Classic, finishing in 3rd place, and 1:56.94 at the Sun Belt Championships, finishing in 2nd place … Ran the one-mile in 4:38.12 at the LSU Twilight … Participated in the 4x400 relay at the Texas Tech Classic with a time of 3:17.35 … Particpated in the distance medley relay with a time of 10:25.81. OUTDOOR -- Ran the 800m in 1:52.92 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing in 3rd … Ran the 800m in 1:55.19 at the Southern Miss Invitational and 1:55.31 at the Warhawk Classic, finishing in 1st place at both … Participated in the 4x400 relay at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 3:10.83, finishing in 2nd place, and 3:12.18 at the Warhawk Classic, finishing in 1st place.

2007-08 (Sophomore):  INDOOR - had the team's top-three times in the 800-meter run, including a second-place finish at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 1:53.52...finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Purple Tiger Classic with a time of 49.65 seconds...OUTDOOR - had the top two times on the team in the 800-meter run at 1:53.23 and 1:54.73...top time was at the LSU Alumni Gold event, second-best time was a third-place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championships...was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that ran a time of 3:10.48 at the conference championship meet

2006-07 (Freshman): NCAA Regional Qualifier...all-Louisiana honoree...INDOOR - All-Sun Belt in the 800m run..led the team with an 800m run of 1:54.88...member of the 4x400m relay team with the fastest time in 3:18.50 and the distance medley relay team that posted a 10:12.68 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships...OUTDOOR - Had the best 800m time with a 1:51.43 at the LSU Tiger Invitational...member of the NCAA regional qualifying 4x400m relay team with a run of 3:09.17 at the ULM Invitational

Prep: Team was East African champions in 2005...honors include national post-primary, district champion, and school champion...high school times of 21.9 in the 200, and 48.20 in the 400...voted Sportsman of the Year in 2003-04

Personal: Born September 12, 1986...hometown is Nagun-Kampala, Uganda...has six brothers, John, Steven, Emmanuel, Paul, Pete, and Moses...has two sisters, Rhouin and Mary...majoring in sociology

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Junior

    Middle Distance
    5'9"
  • 2008-09Senior

    Middle Distance
    5'9"
  • 2009-10Senior

    Middle Distance
    6'0"