Ava Olivia Welborn and Sean Philip Myers will reign as queen and king of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s 2025 Homecoming.
Wellborn, Myers and the eight other members of the Homecoming Court will be presented during halftime of the Homecoming game. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will face the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium.
Any registered student organization or athletic team could submit nominations for the court. A panel of alumni volunteers and student leaders interviewed applicants and assigned scores to each.
The 10 nominees with the highest scores became members of the court. The highest-scoring female and male applicants were Wellborn and Myers.
Ava Olivia Welborn is a senior from Baton Rouge, La., majoring in hospitality management. She was nominated by Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.
She has been director of member development for Tri Sigma Sorority. Welborn was twice named Outstanding Panhellenic Member. She received the Four Councils, One Community Award. Welborn has been a student ambassador for undergraduate recruitment and a Presidential Student Ambassador.
She is the daughter of Cheryl Welborn and Tim Welborn.
Sean Philip Myers is a senior from Church Point, La., majoring in strategic communication. He was nominated by Tri Sigma Sorority.
Myers has been a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, the Student Orientation Staff and the Student Government Association. He served on the University Program Center’s student activities board. Myers was the Interfraternity Council’s member of the year. He earned Outstanding Freshman and Outstanding Junior awards.
His parents are Jill McBride Myers and Philip Myers.
Here’s a look at the remaining 2025 Homecoming Court members.
Camille Elizabeth Brown is a senior from Lafayette, La., majoring in human development and family science. She was nominated by Order of Omega and is the Greek honor society’s president.
Brown was chair for the Presidential Student Ambassadors program. She is a Kappa Delta Sorority alum. Brown served as vice president of membership recruitment for the Panhellenic Council and was its executive of the year.
She is the daughter of Mark Brown and Stacy Fisher Brown.
Brenden Cole Daigle is a junior from Lafayette, La., majoring in computer science. He was nominated by Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
Daigle was student body vice president for the Student Government Association. He was an executive officer for Phi Kappa Psi and vice president of development for the Interfraternity Council. Daigle served as secretary / treasurer for Order of Omega. He was a President’s Top Scholar.
His parents are Weylin Daigle and Shannon Daigle.
Tabitha Ann Detillier is a senior from Gramercy, La., majoring in management. She was nominated by the UL Society for Human Resource Management and has served as the society’s public relations chair.
Detillier has been director of finances for Tri Sigma and vice president and event coordinator for Order of Omega. She coordinated Tri Sigma's award-winning Chili Cook Off into a record-breaking year as its philanthropic initiatives manager.
Her parents are Rachael Lear and David E. Detillier.
Avery-Grace Marie Hebert is a junior from Youngsville, La., majoring in nursing. She was nominated by the Student Government Association.
Hebert represented the College of Nursing & Health Sciences as a Student Government Association senator and is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. She has been a Ragin’ Jazz Dance Team member and a Sigma Chi Sweetheart.
Hebert is the daughter of Sean Hebert and Hope Stoute Hebert.
Eliana Jude Manuel is a junior from Eunice, La., majoring in elementary education. She was nominated by Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship and serves as a women’s life group leader for the fellowship.
As a Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Track and Field Team member, Manuel has twice competed at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the javelin. She has a 4.0 GPA.
She is the daughter of Barry Manuel and Cindy and Will Millsaps.
Zackari Rodgers is a senior from Baton Rouge, La., majoring in economics and accounting. He was nominated by SOUL Camp, where his several leadership roles have included Lead Staff Mentor.
Rodgers has been Student Government Association treasurer. He has also been vice president and treasurer of the Black Student Union. Rodgers belongs to the National Society of Leadership and Success.
His parents are Valarie Rodgers and Derek George.
Christian Steward is a junior from Shreveport, La., majoring in kinesiology. He was nominated by the Student Orientation Staff.
Steward has been active in a range of campus activities and organizations, including the University Program Center and a member of the Student Orientation Staff’s leadership team. He was also selected for the University of Louisiana System’s Reginald F. Lewis Scholar’s Program.
His parents are Tremelon Steward and Cortez Steward.
Avery Scott Toups is a senior from Erath, La., majoring in kinesiology. He was nominated by Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Toups was philanthropy week chairman for Derby Days, Sigma Chi Fraternity’s fundraiser for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He also served as the fraternity’s recruitment chair. Toups represented the College of Education and Human Development as a Student Government Association senator.
He is the son of Mica Toups and Carl Toups.
Photo caption: Members of the 2025 Homecoming Court at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are, from left, Tabitha Ann Detillier, Avery-Grace Marie Hebert, Eliana Jude Manuel, Camille Elizabeth Brown, Ava Olivia Welborn, Sean Philip Myers, Brenden Cole Daigle, Zackari Rodgers, Avery Scott Toups and Christian Steward. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will face the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium. Photo credit: Paul Kieu / University of Louisiana at Lafayette