2011-12 Track & Field Roster

Luther Ambrose

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. James, La.
  • Highschool St. James HS

Biography

2010 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Football)
2010 All-Louisiana Second Team (Football)
2010 NCAA Track & Field All-American (100-meter dash)
2010 Sun Belt Outdoor Champion (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash)
2010 Sun Belt Most Oustanding Male Track Athlete
2010 Sun Belt Men's Top Meet Scorer
2010 All-Louisiana Men's Track & Field (100-meter dash)
2009 Sun Belt Indoor Runner-Up (55-meter dash)
2009 Sun Belt Outdoor Runner-Up (100-meter dash, Long Jump)
2009 All-Louisiana Men's Track & Field (100-meter dash, Long Jump)
2009 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention (Football)

2010 (Junior)
Named second-team All-Louisiana and All-Sun Belt...led the Sun Belt with 6.6 receptions per game and ranked second with five touchdown receptions in league games...ranked 42nd in the NCAA averaging 5.4 catches per game and 73rd averaging 62.7 receiving yards per game...caught 65 passes for 752 yards and six touchdowns...his reception total ranked fourth on the ULM single-season list...just missed out on the top 10 in single-season receiving yards by 32 yards...finished 97th in the NCAA averaging 96.7 all-purpose yards per game...36 of his 65 catches (55%) resulted in a first down...had 12 catches on third down that resulted in a first down; 60th best in the NCAA...had 14 catches of 15 or more yards and six of 25 or more yards...caught seven passes for a career-high 140 yards and two touchdowns against North Texas...caught a career-high nine catches for 66 yards and a score at Middle Tennessee...caught seven passes for 56 yards at Auburn...had at least one catch in every game of the season and five or more catches in eight games...returned 20 kicks for 395 yards (19.8 ypr)...had touchdown catches against Arkansas, Arkansas State, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and North Texas

Track & Field (Junior)
INDOOR - Ran 6.36 to win 55-meter dash at the Sun Belt Championships ... broke the school record in the 60-meter dash (6.80) at the LSU Twilight ... broke the school record in the 200-meter dash (21.78) at the Sun Belt Championships. OUTDOOR - Qualified for the East Preliminary Round in the 100-meter dash ... won the Sun Belt title in 100-meter dash (10.47) and anchored the 4x100-meter relay team to a Sun Belt championship ... finished second in the long jump (7.11 meters) and fifth in the 200-meter dash (22.43) at the Sun Belt Championships

2009 (Sophomore)
Continued to make his mark at ULM and in the Sun Belt Conference as he was named to the All-Sun Belt Team (honorable mention)...led the Warhawks, finished fourth in the Sun Belt and ranked 39th in the NCAA with 137.2 all-purpose yards per contest -- averaged 25.9 rushing yards, 37.9 receiving yards (both third on team), and a team-leading 21.9 kick return yards per game...opened the season with a 75-yard touchdown reception at No. 2 Texas -- it ranks as the 27th longest reception in ULM history and the longest offensive play by the Warhawks since 2004 and the longest against the Longhorns since 2003...averaged 5.8 offensive touches per game (2.92 rushes, 2.83 receptions)...totaled 832 kick return yards -- the third most in the Sun Belt in 2009 and the third most in ULM history...needs just 705 yards to set the all-time ULM record with 2,059 kick return yards...season-long kick return was a 63-yard gallop at North Texas...also had a 54-yard return against FIU...had a season-high seven receptions, 107 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the season finale against Middle Tennessee...best game on the ground came against UL-Lafayette as he finished with 55 yards on three carries...season-high six carries against FIU for 46 yards...had a 33-yard punt return against WKU...pulled down four passes for 50 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky...rushed for his lone touchdown of the season against Texas Southern...had a reception in 11-of-12 games (UL-Lafayette)

Track & Field (Sophomore)
INDOOR - Finished second in the Sun Belt in the 55-meter dash (6.24) ... placed fifth in the long jump at the Sun Belt Championships (7.20 meters) ... ran the 60 in 6.82 at the LSU Twilight Invitational. OUTDOOR - Finished third at the NCAA Championships in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.12 to earn All-America honors (not a school record due to wind speed) ... won the Sun Belt Championship in both the 100 and 200 ... named the Outstanding Men's Track Performer and top scorer at the Sun Belt Championships ... qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump ... ran a school-record time of 10.19 in the 100 during the preliminary round of the NCAA Regionals ... placed seventh in the 100-meter dash at the NCAC Under-23 Championships (10.40) ... ran the second-fastest time in the prelims (10.36)

2008 (Freshman)
One of just four true freshman to play on the season and the only to contribute significant playing time...returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown at Arkansas State -- it was the seventh-longest kickoff return in school history and the first for a touchdown since Charles Estes in 2003...Ambrose finished the game against the Red Wolves averaging a school record 42.7 yards per return...caught a 69-yard touchdown pass against North Texas...averaged 18.1 yards every time he touched the football...finished 80th in the NCAA and fourth in the Sun Belt in kickoff returns (22.7)

Track & Field (Freshman)
INDOOR - Ran the 60-meter dash in 6.79 at the LSU Twilight, finishing in first place. OUTDOOR -- Ran the 100 in 10.34 at the NCAA Mideast Regional to finish in seventh place ... finished second in the 100 at the Sun Belt Championship ... part of the Sun Belt Conference championship 4x100 relay team ... finished in second place in the long jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a jump of 7.69 meters and qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional

Prep
Rated as the #17 running back in the nation by ESPN...rushed for 1,360 yards and 20 touchdowns despite missing ­several games his senior year...named all-state in 2A...finished his ­career with 3,654 yards and 48 touchdowns...averaged 10.5 yards per carry during his career...caught 19 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns as a senior...his junior and senior years he totaled 1,043 yards on punt and kickoff returns with six touchdowns...electronically timed at 4.29 in the 40-yard dash...2007 Louisiana Class 2A 100-meter dash state champion defeating former USC and New York Jet running back Joe McKnight with a time of 10.59...ranked as the 36th best all-purpose back by Rivals and 31st in the Louisiana Top 40 by PelicanPreps

Personal
Full name is Luther Byron Ambrose...born Oct. 6, 1988, in Van Nyes, Calif...son of Luther Byron and Rosalind Ambrose...majoring in marketing

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10"

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10"

  • 2010-11Junior

    Sprints
    5'10"

  • 2011-12Senior

    Sprints
    5'10"