The 14 members of the 2023 LSU Homecoming Court were announced Friday evening.
Additionally, voting for homecoming royalty– king and queen– opened Monday evening. Three of the six seniors selected for court compete for king and the other three compete for queen through an election held via TigerLink.
Of the 14 members of the homecoming court, six are seniors, four are juniors, two are sophomores and two are either graduate students, students with the LSU Law Center or students with the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.
Selections for the court are based on grade point average requirements, disciplinary checks and official academic classification, according to LSU’s website. This process began roughly a month ago. Candidates are interviewed by a panel of judges who ultimately select the 14 members of court.
Voting for Homecoming king and queen will remain open until midnight on October 19 for all students attending LSU’s Baton Rouge campus. Click here to vote for king and queen.
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For the Homecoming game, LSU football will play against Army with a kickoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The court is traditionally presented on the field during halftime.
Homecoming King Candidates
Brooks Belanger is an economics senior. He is currently the president of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and previously served as the president of the Interfraternity Council. He’s vice president of DebateLSU, justice of the University Court with Student Government and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society and Order of the Omega Honor Society.
“I am running for homecoming king to represent the LSU community and give back to the university that has given me so much in my time,” Belanger said.
Colin Raby is a mechanical engineering senior minoring in aerospace engineering and economics. He’s served on the student senate for three years, been a president of Silver Wings, hosts the Campus Connections radio show and has been a residential assistant for three years.
“I aspire to become Homecoming king to show that one’s origin or background should never limit their potential,” Raby said. “Our Tiger community, at its best, can empower each of us to achieve our highest aspirations.”
John Micheal Sweat is in his third year pursuing a triple degree in political science, psychology and sociology. He’s the president of the Resident Hall Association, the Director of Academic Affairs with Student Government and is a Louisiana Service and Leadership Scholar.
Sweat said he’s not that interested in being elected king.
“I think it would be weird to run for king as a junior, but I had too many credit hours to classify as a non-senior,” Sweat said.
Homecoming Queen Candidates
Juliette LeRay is a mass communication senior minoring in business administration. LeRay has served as the president of the LSU chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America, an outreach coordinator of Student Philanthropy Council and in the student senate. She’s a member of Delta Gamma Sorority, where she’s held a few leadership positions and has been an ambassador to the university, her senior college and Greek life.
“I have always strived to positively represent LSU through academic excellence, involvement and, most importantly, community service.” LeRay said. “It would be a dream come true to represent the university I love as Homecoming queen.”
Alyson Rivers is a psychology senior; she said she plans to earn a doctorate upon graduation. She said she’s dedicated years of research and volunteer work toward suicide prevention, which is the subject of her honors thesis. Rivers has served as a supplemental instructor for statistics and also holds a leadership position in her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha.
“I feel like I’ve lived a thousand lives at this beautiful university,” Rivers said. “It is with great gratitude that I reflect on all of the blessings LSU has poured me; I cannot think of a better way to celebrate than to represent LSU as its Homecoming queen.”
Elena Templet is majoring in agriculture and extension education and is minoring in agricultural communication. She’s been a peer-mentor for the College of Agriculture and has held leadership positions for the agriculture sorority Sigma Alpha, Ducks Unlimited, Louisiana 4-H Youth Wetlands, LSU’s Student Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists and Omicron Delta Kappa and Companion Animal Alliance. Templet also said she’s represented her senior college abroad in the Czech Republic.
“I am a first generation college student, and attending LSU has been a childhood dream come true. Being a forefront figure and representative of this university is an absolute honor,” Templet said.
Here are the rest of the members of the 2023 Homecoming Court:
Sophomores
Anna Kate Jackson of the E.J. Ourso College of Business
Jayden Bates of the of the College of Science
Juniors
Malynn Cooper of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Lailah Williams of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mason Pfeffer of the E.J. Ourso College of Business
Landon Zeringue of the Manship School of Mass Communication
Graduate Students
Samantha Jacobsen of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Md Tanvir Ahmed Sarkar of the College of Engineering
