Corentin Louis

Photo by: Steve Austell

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fratin, Belgium
Prev School:
Central Arkansas

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015 ... Earned Dean’s List distinction for the 2014 fall and 2015 spring semesters.
Honors

2015 All-American Athletic Conference in the mile (indoor).

Cross Country

2014 (Junior): In his first season at Memphis, competed in five of six meets ... His finish counted in the team score (top-five runners) four times ... Highest finish was 23rd (21:13.33) at the season-opening Brooks Twilight Classic (4 mile) ... Ran a season-best 26:39 and placed 36th at the American Athletic Conference Championships (8k) ... Posted a 26:44.2 at the Pre-NCAA Championships (8k) ... Clocked a 33:08.2 at the NCAA South Regional (10k).

Indoor

2014-15 (Junior): Primarily ran the mile … Also competed in the 3000m and 4x400m and 4x800m relays … Had top-three finishes in all of his mile appearances … Won the mile at the LSU High Performance Meet (4:15.90) … Ran a mile season-best 4:08.85 and placed third at the American Athletic Conference Championships … Finished second at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Invitational (4:17.89) and third at the Missouri Tiger Invitational (4:16.24) in the mile … Member of 4x800m relay that placed third at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Invitational (7:54.33) … Also ran a leg on the fifth-place 4x400m relay at the Missouri Tiger Invitational (3:30.54).

Outdoor

2015 (Junior): Competed primarily in the 1500m … Also ran the 800m three times … Placed seventh in the 1500m at the American Athletic Conference Championships (3:55.37) … Prior to championships, had four top-six 1500m finishes, including a season-high, second-place showing at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (3:52.28) … Ran a season-best 3:50.99 and placed fifth at Arkansas’ John McDonnell Invitational … Also had three top-five 800m finishes … Best finish was third at the Rhodes College Invitational (1:53.75) … Top 800m time was 1:52.22 at Auburn’s War Eagle Invitational (4^th).

Central Arkansas (2012-14)

Competed two years for the Central Arkansas Bears cross country/track and field program ... Ran in 11 cross country meets in his two seasons (2012, 2013) ... As a freshman in 2012, competed in seven cross country meets ... Best finish was fifth place (26:35.2) at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash ... Team’s top finisher (25th; 21:48.43) at the Brooks Twilight Classic ... Placed 43rd at the Southland Conference Championships and 89th at the NCAA South Regional ... In 2013, ran in only four races ... Best finish his sophomore season was sixth (25:05.72) at the UALR Invitational ... Placed 67th at the NCAA South Regional ... Two-time All-Southland Conference (SLC) track and field performer ... Placed second in the mile run at the 2014 SLC Indoor Championships ... Earned All-SLC second team honors for his indoor performance ... At the 2014 SLC Outdoor Championships, finished second in the 1500m (3:53.57) and earned All-SLC second team recognition.

Prior To Central Arkansas

Attended Institut Cardijn Lorraine Arlon, but the school did not offer sports ... Competed for Athletic Club Dampicourt from 2003-12 ... Placed third at the 2012 U19 Belgium South Region Cross Country Championships ... Finished second in the 1500m at the 2011 U18 Belgium National Indoor Championships ... Placed third in the 3000m at the 2010 U17 Belgium National Outdoor Championships ... Finished second in the 1500m at the 2010 U17 Belgium South Region Indoor Championships.

Personal

Son of Eric Louis and Nadine Etienne ... Birthday is October 12 ... An international business major.