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Campus Life Why LSU? LSU Track & Field: An Era of Excellence All-Time Results Dominance on the Track The Winning Streak History of the 4x100-Meter Relay The X-Man The Bowerman Award Games of the XXX Olympiad Games of the XXIX Olympiad LSU Olympic Medalists Wall of Champions LSU Athletics Hall of Fame Track Stars on the Gridiron 2014 LSU Track & Field Banquet History of the LSU Track & Field Banquet LSU Track & Field Office LSU Track & Field Officials Association Community Outreach Academic Success Champions Day at the White House Strength & Conditioning Bernie Moore Track Stadium Academic Center for Student-Athletes Athletic Training LSU Administration Director of Athletics
2015 Men’s Season Preview 2015 Women’s Season Preview 2015 Men’s Track & Field Roster 2015 Women’s Track & Field Roster
Coaches 58 61 62 63 64 65 66
Dennis Shaver, Head Coach Debbie Parris-Thymes, Assistant Coach Todd Lane, Assistant Coach Derek Yush, Assistant Coach Bennie Brazell, Assistant Coach Khadevis Robinson, Assistant Coach Support Staff
Athletes 67 Tiger All-Americans 75 Tigers 88 Lady Tiger All-Americans 91 Lady Tigers
2014 Season Review 2014 Men’s Indoor Performance List 2014 Women’s Indoor Performance List 2014 Men’s Outdoor Performance List 2014 Women’s Outdoor Performance List 2014 Cross Country Rosters 2014 Cross Country Results 2014 Accolades
History 117 118 120 125 134 135 139 143 144 145
LSU Olympians World-Class Tigers NCAA Champions SEC Champions SEC Commissioner’s Trophy Men’s All-Americans Women’s All-Americans Career All-America Honors LSU at the Texas Relays LSU at the Penn Relays
Records 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 160
Men’s All-Time Indoor Records Women’s All-Time Indoor Records Men’s All-Time Outdoor Records Women’s All-Time Outdoor Records Men’s All-Time Relay Records Women’s All-Time Relay Records Men’s Indoor Record Book Women’s Indoor Record Book Men’s Outdoor Record Book Women’s Outdoor Record Book Multi-Event Record Book Cross Country Record Book Tiger Letterwinners Lady Tiger Letterwinners
UNIVERSITY
ATHLETICS PHONE DIRECTORY
SPORTS INFORMATION
Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 29,865 Nickname: Tigers or Fighting Tigers Colors: Purple (PMS 268) and Gold (PMS 123) Mascot: Mike VI (Live Bengal Tiger) Facilities (Capacity): Indoor – Carl Maddox Field House (3,000); Outdoor – Bernie Moore Track Stadium (5,680) Conference: Southeastern President: Dr. F. King Alexander Faculty Representative: Dr. Bill DeMastes
LSU Athletics Department: Sports Information Department: Sports Information Fax:
Sr. Associate AD/SID: Michael Bonnette Sr. Associate SID: Kent Lowe Sr. Associate SID: Bill Franques Associate SID: Matt Dunaway Associate SID: Will Stafford Associate SID: Jake Terry Associate SID: Clyde Verdin Director of Publications: Krystal Bennett Faircloth Graphic Design Coordinator: Hannah Brinks Graphic Design Coordinator: Stephanie Lyles Publications Student Assistants: Mallory Bourgeois Lizzie McCulla Photographer: Steve Franz Administrative Specialist: Pam LeBlanc Student Assistants: Brandon Berrio Taylor Brown Alissa Cavaretta Brent Chapuis James Donohue Sara Ducote Ellen Farmer Preston Guy Peyton Klemm Nik Kragthorpe Steven Oubre Dimitri Skoumpourdis
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT Vice Chancellor/Athletics Director: Joe Alleva Sr. Associate AD: Verge Ausberry Sr. Associate AD/Business Operations: Mark Ewing Sr. Associate AD/Student Services & SWA: Miriam Segar Sr. Associate AD/Compliance & Planning: Bo Bahnsen Sr. Associate AD/Facilities & Grounds: Ronnie Haliburton Sr. Associate AD/Internal Affairs: Eddie Nunez Associate AD/Ticket Manager: Brian Broussard Associate AD/Facilities & Projects: Emmitt David Assistant AD/Marketing: Matt Shanklin Assistant AD/Fiscal Operations: Neal Lamonica
(225) 578-8001 (225) 578-8226 (225) 578-1861
TRACK & FIELD STAFF Head Coach: Dennis Shaver (UT-Arlington, 1979) 20th season at LSU 11th season as Head Coach Assistant Coaches: Bennie Brazell (LSU, 2011), 4th season Todd Lane (Luther College, 1995), 8th season Debbie Parris-Thymes (LSU, 1995), 10th season Khadevis Robinson (TCU, 1998), 2nd season Derek Yush (Connecticut, 1997), 8th season Managers: Buck Baker, Ashlie Dubuy, Sami Falgoust, Tyler LeBouef, Wayne Scalisi, Trey Talley Athletic Trainers: Derek Calvert (Associate AT) Sam Baker (Grad. Asst. AT) Mark McCracken (Grad. Asst. AT)
Credits Editor: Will Stafford Graphic Design: Mallory Bourgeois Graphic Design Assistance: Lizzie McCulla Photography: Errol Anderson, Robert Black, Steve Franz, Wesley Hitt, Brad Messina, Bryan Wayne
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SEC Quick Facts
LSU ALABAMA
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Enrollment: 33,602 Nickname: Crimson Tide Colors: Crimson and White Athletics Director: Bill Battle Track Information Head Coach: Dan Waters (4th season) Facility: Sam Bailey Track Stadium Sports Information Track Contact: Doug Walker SID Phone: (205) 348-6084 SID E-mail: dwalker@ia.ua.edu Website: www.rolltide.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 4th/10th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): T-6th/T-19th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 9th/8th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-15th/18th
ARKANSAS
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Enrollment: 23,199 Nickname: Razorbacks Colors: Cardinal and White Athletics Director: Jeff Long Track Information Men’s Head Coach: Chris Bucknam (7th season) Women’s Head Coach: Lance Harter (25th season) Indoor Facility: Randal Tyson Track Center Outdoor Facility: John McDonnell Field Sports Information Track Contact: Michael Hill SID Phone: (479) 575-6926 SID E-mail: hillm@uark.edu Website: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 1st/3rd 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): 2nd/6th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 2nd/1st 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-9th/9th
AUBURN
Location: Auburn, Alabama Enrollment: 25,469 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Track Information Head Coach: Ralph Spry (17th season) Facility: Hutsell-Rosen Track Sports Information Track Contact: Evan Roberts SID Phone: (334) 844-9806 SID E-mail: evan.roberts@auburn.edu Website: www.auburntigers.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 8th/11th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): DNS/T-12th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 7th/9th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-24th/DNS
FLORIDA
Location: Gainesville, Florida Enrollment: 49,785 Nickname: Gators Colors: Orange and Blue Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley Track Information Head Coach: Mike Holloway (13th season) Indoor Facility: Stephen C. O’Connell Center Outdoor Facility: James G. Pressly Stadium Sports Information Track Contact: Kelly Reynolds SID Phone: (352) 375-4683 ext. 6128 SID E-mail: kellyr@gators.ufl.edu Website: www.gatorzone.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 2nd/1st 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): 3rd/T-3rd 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 3rd/2nd 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): 2nd/4th
GEORGIA
Location: Athens, Georgia Enrollment: 34,536 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red and Black Athletics Director: Greg McGarity
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Track Information Head Coach: Wayne Norton (16th season) Facility: Spec Towns Track Sports Information Track Contact: Leland Barrow SID Phone: (706) 542-6544 SID E-mail: leland@sports.uga.edu Website: www.georgiadogs.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 6th/5th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): T-26th/T-3rd 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 4th/5th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): 6th/5th
KENTUCKY
Location: Lexington, Kentucky Enrollment: 29,410 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue and White Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Track Information Head Coach: Edrick Floreal (3rd season) Indoor Facility: Nutter Field House Outdoor Facility: Shively Outdoor Track Sports Information Track Contact: Jake Most SID Phone: (859) 257-3838 SID E-mail: jake.most@uky.edu Website: www.ukathletics.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 5th/4th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): T-45th/9th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 6th/4th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-15th/7th
MISSISSIPPI STATE
Location: Starkville, Mississippi Enrollment: 20,365 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon and White Athletics Director: Scott Stricklin Track Information Director of Track & Field: Al Schmidt (26th season) Facility: Spencer Stadium Sports Information Track Contact: Emily McConnell SID Phone: (662) 325-5865 SID E-mail: emcconnell@athletics.msstate.edu Website: www.hailstate.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): DNC/8th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): T-12th/T-10th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 10th/11th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-24th/DNS
MISSOURI
Location: Columbia, Missouri Enrollment: 34,658 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Gold and Black Athletics Director: Mike Alden Track Information Head Coach: Brett Halter (5th season) Facility: Audrey J. Walton Stadium Sports Information Track Contact: Samantha Rinkus SID Phone: (573) 882-3809 SID E-mail: rinkuss@missouri.edu Website: www.mutigers.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 11th/9th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): DNS/T-16th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 13th/7th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-73rd/30th
OLE MISS
Location: Oxford, Mississippi Enrollment: 20,824 Nickname: Rebels Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Athletics Director: Ross Bjork Track Information Head Coach: Brian O’Neal (3rd season) Facility: Ole Miss Track & Field Complex Sports Information Track Contact: Joey Jones SID Phone: (662) 915-7526 SID E-mail: joeyj@olemiss.edu Website: www.olemisssports.com
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Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 7th/14th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): T-24th/DNS 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 5th/14th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-24th/DNS
SOUTH CAROLINA
Location: Columbia, South Carolina Enrollment: 31,964 Nickname: Gamecocks Colors: Garnet and Black Athletics Director: Ray Tanner Track Information Head Coach: Curtis Frye (19th season) Facility: Weems Baskin Track Sports Information Track Contact: Joe Kepler SID Phone: (803) 777-5204 SID E-mail: keplerj@mailbox.sc.edu Website: www.gamecocksonline.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 12th/12th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): DNS/T-19th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 12th/12th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): DNS/DNS
TENNESSEE
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Enrollment: 27,171 Nickname: Volunteers/Lady Volunteers Colors: Orange and White Athletics Director: Dave Hart Track Information Director of Track & Field: Beth Alford-Sullivan (1st season) Facility: Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium Sports Information Track Contact: Kellen Hiser SID Phone: (865) 974-1131 SID E-mail: kellenhiser@tennessee.edu Website: www.utsports.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 9th/7th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): DNS/DNS 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 11th/10th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): T-18th/T-59th
TEXAS A&M
Location: College Station, Texas Enrollment: 58,809 Nickname: Aggies Colors: Maroon and White Athletics Director: Eric Hyman Track Information Head Coach: Pat Henry (11th season) Indoor Facility: Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium Outdoor Facility: Anderson Track & Field Complex Sports Information Track Contact: Shawn Price SID Phone: (979) 845-9534 SID E-mail: sprice@athletics.tamu.edu Website: www.aggieathletics.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish (M/W): 3rd/2nd 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish (M/W): T-8th/5th 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish (M/W): 1st/3rd 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish (M/W): 3rd/1st
VANDERBILT
Location: Nashville, Tennessee Enrollment: 6,879 Nickname: Commodores Colors: Black and Gold Vice Chancellor for Athletics: David Williams Track Information Head Coach: Steve Keith (3rd season) Indoor Facility: Vanderbilt Recreation Center Outdoor Facility: Vanderbilt Track Sports Information Track Contact: David Dawson SID Phone: (615) 343-5823 SID E-mail: david.dawson@vanderbilt.edu Website: www.vucommodores.com Team Information 2014 SEC Indoor Finish: 13th 2014 NCAA Indoor Finish: DNS 2014 SEC Outdoor Finish: 13th 2014 NCAA Outdoor Finish: DNS
Meet Information 2015 INDOOR MEETS
2015 OUTDOOR MEETS
LSU Invitational
Louisiana Classics
Jan. 9 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 21 • Lafayette, Louisiana
Facility: Carl Maddox Field House Media Contact: Will Stafford wstaff2@lsu.edu, (225) 578-7947 Website: www.LSUsports.net
Facility: Ragin’ Cajuns Track Stadium Media Contact: Matt Sullivan matt.sullivan@louisiana.edu, (337) 482-6331 Website: www.ragincajuns.com
Auburn Indoor Invitational
Texas Relays
Jan. 17 • Birmingham, Alabama Facility: Birmingham Crossplex Media Contact: Evan Roberts evan.roberts@auburn.edu, (334) 844-9806 Website: www.auburntigers.com
Rod McCravy Invitational Jan. 23-24 • Lexington, Kentucky Facility: Nutter Field House Media Contact: Jake Most jake.most@uky.edu, (859) 257-3838 Website: www.ukathletics.com
Razorback Invitational Jan. 30-31 • Fayetteville, Arkansas Facility: Randal Tyson Track Center Media Contact: Michael Hill hillm@uark.edu, (479-575-6926) Website: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com
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March 26-28 • Austin, Texas Facility: Mike A. Myers Stadium Media Contact: Shawn Nestor shawn.nestor@athletics.utexas.edu, (512) 471-9161 Website: www.texassports.com
Battle on the Bayou April 4 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana Facility: Bernie Moore Track Stadium Media Contact: Will Stafford wstaff2@lsu.edu, (225) 578-7947 Website: www.LSUsports.net
Jim Click Shootout April 11 • Tucson, Arizona Facility: Roy P. Drachman Stadium Media Contact: Molly O’Mara momara@arizona.edu, (520) 621-4283 Website: www.arizonawildcats.com
LSU Alumni Gold New Mexico Collegiate Classic
April 18 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb. 6-7 • Albuquerque, New Mexico
Facility: Bernie Moore Track Stadium Media Contact: Will Stafford wstaff2@lsu.edu, (225) 578-7947 Website: www.LSUsports.net
Facility: Albuquerque Convention Center Media Contact: Mike Mulcahy mmulcahy@unm.edu, (505) 925-5520 Website: www.golobos.com
Tyson Invitational Feb. 13-14 • Fayetteville, Arkansas Facility: Randal Tyson Track Center Media Contact: Michael Hill hillm@uark.edu, (479) 575-6926 Website: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com
LSU Twilight Feb. 20 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana Facility: Carl Maddox Field House Media Contact: Will Stafford wstaff2@lsu.edu, (225) 578-7947 Website: www.LSUsports.net
SEC Indoor Championships Feb. 27-28 • Lexington, Kentucky Facility: Nutter Field House Media Contact: Jake Most jake.most@uky.edu, (859) 257-3838 Website: www.ukathletics.com
NCAA Indoor Championships March 13-14 • Fayetteville, Arkansas Facility: Randal Tyson Track Center Media Contact: Michael Hill hillm@uark.edu, (479) 575-6926 Website: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com
Penn Relays April 23-25 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Facility: Franklin Field Media Contact: Chas Dorman dorman@upenn.edu, (215) 573-4125 Website: www.thepennrelays.com
LSU Invitational May 2 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana Facility: Bernie Moore Track Stadium Media Contact: Will Stafford wstaff2@lsu.edu, (225) 578-7947 Website: www.LSUsports.net
SEC Outdoor Championships May 14-16 • Starkville, Mississippi Facility: Spencer Stadium/Maddox Track Media Contact: Emily McConnell emcconnell@athletics.msstate.edu, (662) 325-5865 Website: www.hailstate.com
NCAA East Preliminary Rounds May 28-30 • Jacksonville, Florida Facility: Hodges Stadium Media Contact: Brian Morgan b.morgan@unf.edu, (904) 620-4027 Website: www.unfospreys.com
NCAA Outdoor Championships June 10-13 • Eugene, Oregon Facility: Hayward Field Media Contact: Casey Johnson cjohn17@uoregon.edu, (541) 346-5532 Website: www.goducks.com
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Campus LIFE LSU’s Memorial Tower (top main photo) was one of the first structures completed on the present campus and sits east of the quadrangle (above, left). It represents the University as a memorial to those who gave their lives during World War I. Although it currently houses the LSU AngloAmerican Art Museum, plans are in process to return Memorial Tower to a military museum as originally intended. The University lakes (above, right) on the LSU campus give various recreational options.
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Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: January 2, 1860 Enrollment: 29,865 Major Fields for Bachelor’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Master’s Degrees: 76 Major Fields for Doctoral Degrees: 54
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has, throughout its 148year history, served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation and the world. LSU is creating a revolution, one of pervasive change and advancement. The focus of the LSU community has been an increased commitment to excellence. Our progress has been dramatic and shows no sign of stopping. Having witnessed many of yesterday’s possibilities become today’s tangible realities, the LSU community set forth to capitalize on its success. The goal was to improve our standing as a nationally competitive flagship university. Following intense discussions among the LSU Board of Supervisors, campus administrators, faculty and student leaders, the objectives required to reach this status crystallized, providing the impetus for LSU’s National Flagship Agenda.
Why LSU?
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Walter Davis 2-time World Champion 6-time NCAA Champion 9-time NCAA All-American
“When anyone thinks of collegiate track and field, they think of LSU. The tradition here in this sport is unbelievable, and that’s one of the main reasons I chose to come to LSU. I knew that I would have the opportunity to win a national championship during my career. I was fortunate enough to do that my senior year. Our team was really close, and it was even like that with athletes of different sports. We were like one big family on campus. It’s a great honor for me to say that I’m from LSU.” “Being a professional athlete, it’s easy for people in my profession to assume that’s what they will be doing for the rest of their life. The reality is that I will have a second dream job. As I continue to train and hurdle at LSU with Coach Shaver, he has continued to help me work on my resume and prepare for the day after my track career is over. He truly is a great mentor and coach, but to this day he is also a great friend. I will always be grateful to him and LSU for the many opportunities I’ve been given in my life.”
“I chose LSU because of its outstanding history in sprinting, great coaches and top-notch facilities. With Coach Shaver’s coaching expertise and patience with me to develop, I have been able to achieve greatness at the collegiate level and internationally. He’s like a father to us and stresses the importance of not only excelling on the track, but also in the classroom towards obtaining our degree. I’m definitely a true Tiger at heart, on and off the track.”
“My experience at LSU will forever be etched in my mind. Those have been the best years of my life. The coaching staff was instrumental in my development as an athlete by providing me with the proper environment for growth and maturity. Coach Shaver cared about my teammates and I, not just as athletes, but he also cared about our well being and made sure we stayed on track to graduate. I’m very fortunate to have had the chance to attend LSU, and I’m proud to call myself an LSU graduate.”
Lolo Jones
Richard Thompson
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
3-time Olympian 2-time World Indoor Champion American Record Holder (60 Hurdles)
3-time Olympic Medalist 4-time NCAA Champion 8-time NCAA All-American
2000 Olympian 3-time NCAA Champion 19-time NCAA All-American
Did You KNOW? • I n four-straight editions of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges from 2009-12, LSU was ranked in the first tier for “Best National Universities.” • L SU is the only public university in Louisiana designated as having very high research activity (RU/VH) by the prestigious Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the highest ranking awarded to doctorate-granting institutions. • L SU was named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement, by the Corporation for National and Community Service. • L SU earned the prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement and Outreach classification in 2008, one of 68 public institutions nationally with this elective classification based on community engagement. • L SU is one of only a handful of universities in the nation having land-grant, sea-grant and spacegrant status.
• L SU currently ranks among the Top 30 public universities in total research awards. The University’s total federal funding -- from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Homeland Security -- has increased 86 percent, or more than $90 million over the last five years. •N ewsweek magazine named LSU the “Most Diverse” school in the nation in the Sept. 3, 2003, issue. The enrollment consists of 24 percent minority students.
• I n 2009, the LSU Robert S. Reich School of Landscape Architecture was ranked among the Top 5 schools in the nation by DesignIntelligence, the leading journal of the design professions. According to the results of the 2009 survey, LSU has the No. 2-ranked landscape architecture school in the United States. • The E. J. Ourso College of Business was ranked in the Top 50 of the internationally known “Top Business Schools” in 2009 by Eduniversal and was recognized during the inaugural Eduniversal World Convention.
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An Era
OF EXCELLENCE
2008 Women’s NCAA Outdoor National Champions Since 1897, LSU Track & Field has built an illustrious history filled with some of the most memorable performers and achievements in the school’s colorful athletic heritage. From its quiet birth at the Tulane Spring Games to its seat atop collegiate track prominence, there are two factors that have remained consistent in the 115-year history of the program -- success through hard work and an unmatched will to win. H. Warren Taylor, Jr., LSU Track & Field historian, wrote it best when he said, “Tom Sherburne and Devall drew the distinction of being the first men of the Old War Skule to carry the purple and gold on the cinder path. That they failed to win in their events does not distract from their envious place in Tiger track history; for they were the forerunners of a host of sterling athletes that have established a record of consistent winning unsurpassed in the southland.” The rest is history.
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After winning five Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference championships between 1913-1922 and capturing three consecutive SIC titles, LSU Track & Field burst onto the national scene with an improbable upset of heavilyfavored Southern California to win the 1933 national championship at Soldier Field in Chicago. The LSU track team was led by the speed of Glenn “Slats” Hardin and the strength of Jack Torrance. Hardin set new world records in the 440-yard dash (47.1) and 220 low hurdles (22.9), while Torrance did the same in the shot put (52-10). Despite their record-breaking performances, the national title did not rest in the Tigers’ hands until the final event when Matt Gordy cleared 14 feet in the pole vault for the first time in his career to secure LSU’s first ever national championship in any sport. With the men already firmly
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established among the nation’s elite, the Lady Tigers captured their first national championship in 1987 in the program’s sixth season of existence. Led by NCAA individual champions Schowonda Williams, Sylvia Brydson and Sheila Echols, the LSU women swept both the indoor and outdoor national titles that season. They went on to repeat their outdoor success in 1988. The LSU Track & Field program then reached a pinnacle in 1989 and 1990 as the teams brought a combined five national championships to Baton Rouge. The Tigers and Lady Tigers each won back-to-back NCAA Outdoor titles, while the women added an indoor title during the 1989 season. LSU’s success during the two-year span marked the first time in NCAA history that the same school won both the men’s and women’s crowns at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Lady Tigers pulled off another sweep in 1991, again claiming NCAA team titles at both the indoor and
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outdoor national meets. One of the most memorable moments in LSU track lore came at the 1992 national championships in Austin, Texas. Trailing Florida entering the final day of competition, the Lady Tigers used a team effort to rally and defeat the Lady Gators, 87-81, for an unprecedented sixth-consecutive national crown. The Lady Tigers showed their dominance once again by winning two more national titles in 1993. They captured their fourth indoor national championship in seven years by winning the last event of the meet - the 4x400-meter relay - in a then school-record time of 3 minutes, 33.63 seconds. LSU dominated the competition to win its seventh-consecutive NCAA Outdoor championship. The Lady Tigers did so in record-breaking fashion, scoring a school record 93 points to outscore their nearest competitor by a remarkable 49 points. They made history again in 1996 by winning their 10th-straight outdoor national championship. Never before had a women’s team won at least 10-straight titles in any NCAA sport. Led by seniors D’Andre Hill, Kim Carson and Zundra Feagin, the Lady Tigers stormed into historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and took their place in history. While an outsider might see an 11th-straight NCAA Outdoor title in 1997 as just another day at the office, it was far from it. A heavy underdog, the LSU women exploded for 43 points on the meet’s final day to capture the outdoor crown once again in Bloomington, Indiana. The competition came down to a single event between LSU and Texas - the 200-meter final. LSU qualified Astia Walker and Peta-Gaye Dowdie, while Texas countered with two runners as well. The Lady Tigers knew they had to outscore Texas by a single point in the event to win the title. Walker finished second and Dowdie placed fifth, while Nanceen Perry and Angie Vaughan of Texas placed third and fourth, respectively. When the points were tallied, LSU outscored Texas, 12-11, in the most crucial race of the meet to give the
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Lady Tigers the one-point advantage they needed to clinch the overall title by the score of 63-62. The Lady Tigers also claimed a fifth-straight NCAA Indoor crown in 1997 for their eighth in an 11-year span. Remarkably, the LSU women took home 19 of a possible 22 NCAA team championships between the 1987-97 seasons, creating a dynasty unmatched by any other in the history of women’s athletics. Despite a three-year hiatus, the Lady Tigers regained the title they last held in 1997 by winning their 12th title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2000. The Lady Tigers scored 46 points on the final day of competition to edge USC, 58-54. LSU picked up yet another national title in 2001, but this time, it was the men’s team stealing the spotlight. Needing a miracle in the final event of the NCAA Indoor Championships, the Tigers’ prayers were answered when the foursome of Robert Parham, Lueroy Colquhoun, Pedro Tunon and Alleyne Francique won the 4x400-meter relay and TCU failed to score, giving the Tigers a 34-33 edge over the Horned Frogs in one of the most exciting finishes in NCAA history. Walter Davis scored 18 of LSU’s 34 points in the meet, winning the triple jump and finishing second in the long jump. Both teams added championships to their already impressive resumes in 2002 with the women winning the team title at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the men capturing the crown at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in front of a home crowd at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge. The Lady Tigers would go on to sweep NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles in 2003 while being led by individual champions Muna Lee and Lolo Jones, as well as a 4x100-meter relay team that set the low-altitude collegiate record of 42.55 at the NCAA Outdoor meet that stood for six seasons. LSU made history once again in 2004 as it became the first school in NCAA history to claim both the
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men’s and women’s titles at the indoor national championships. Spearheaded by Lee’s national title in the 60-meter dash and runner-up performances by Jones in the 60-meter hurdles and Neisha Bernard-Thomas in the 800 meters, the Lady Tigers squeaked out a 52-51 win over UCLA. It was LSU’s jumps corps that proved to be the difference in the Tigers’ victory as the team was led by the likes of John Moffitt, LeJuan Simon and Willie Bradley to its first indoor crown since 2001. Moffitt won the long jump title and was then part of the Tigers’ unprecedented 1-2-3 sweep in the triple jump. Simon won the individual title with Moffitt finishing second and Bradley coming in third. Since the Lady Tigers won their first national championship in 1987, no four-year senior class had ever left Baton Rouge without winning at least one team title at the NCAA Championships until 2012. It’s a remarkable streak that spanned 23 seasons and a legacy that is with the squad each time it steps onto the track. But in 2008, it appeared the streak might come to an end at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. After joining the program as freshmen in 2005, members of the Class of 2008 had finished runnerup at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships three times, but without a title to show for their efforts. That would all change in dramatic fashion at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University. LSU and defending NCAA Outdoor champion Arizona State entered the final event of the track meet - the 4x400-meter relay - tied with 59 points apiece and a foursome on the track. The team that crossed the finish line first would walk away as national champions of the 2008 outdoor season. On this day, it was LSU winning the team title behind the efforts of senior Brooklynn Morris, senior Kelly Baptiste, sophomore LaTavia Thomas and senior Deonna Lawrence, who finished the relay in second place
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Kelly Willie was a 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4x400 ahead of the fifth-place finish by the Sun Devils. And for eight Lady Tiger seniors who made the trip to Des Moines, it was their first time to lift the national championship trophy in celebration of their accomplishment. Baptiste was the star for the Lady Tigers, scoring 19 of LSU’s 67 points for the meet with an NCAA title in the 100-meter dash, along with All-America performances in the 200 meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay.
Olympics and World Championships
The LSU Track & Field program is recognized worldwide for its contribution to the sport, and the purple and gold is certainly on display every four years as the Tigers and Lady Tigers are among the elite performers at the Olympic Games. That was certainly the case in London in 2012 as 10 members of the program representing four countries from around the world competed on the world’s grandest stage. LSU emerged from the Games of the XXX Olympiad with 16 Olympic medals won all-time as former LSU stars Richard Thompson and Samantha Henry and Tiger senior Ade Alleyne-Forte earned medals for their efforts in London. Thompson became the most decorated Olympian in the history of LSU athletics while anchoring Trinidad & Tobago to the silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay. He is the only LSU athlete regardless of sport to win three Olympic
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medals all-time as he also won a pair of silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing. Alleyne-Forte joined Thompson as a medalist for Trinidad & Tobago as he ran the third leg on the team that took home the bronze in the 4x400 relay. Henry also claimed a silver medal in her Olympics debut as she ran on Jamaica’s 4x100-meter relay team in the prelim. With their performance, the Tigers and Lady Tigers have now won a total of six gold medals, six silver medals and four bronze medals all-time at the Olympic Games. LSU’s participation in major international competition can be traced back to 1928 in Amsterdam when Sid Bowman became the first Tiger to compete at the Olympic Games, finishing sixth in the triple jump. Bowman and LSU legend Glenn “Slats” Hardin later placed at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles as Hardin became LSU’s first medal winner by taking the silver in the 400 hurdles. At the 1936 Berlin Games, Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany watched as LSU’s Hardin, Jack Torrance and Billy Brown competed for the United States. Hardin made history in the 400 hurdles, becoming the first and only LSU track athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal. LSU’s next Olympic Games participant came in 1964 as Billy Hardin ran the 400 hurdles for the United States in Tokyo, Japan. It
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would then be 24 years before LSU had another athlete perform in this international arena once again. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, Sheila Echols of the United States became the first Lady Tiger to win a gold medal as she earned distinction as a member of the United States’ gold-medalwinning 4x100-meter relay team. She competed in Seoul alongside LSU greats Schowonda Williams (United States), Robin van Helden (Holland), Mikael Olander (Sweden), Laverne Eve (Bahamas) and Angela Phipps (Canada). The LSU contingent at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was led by 21-time All-American Esther Jones of the United States, who won a gold medal as a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay. It marked the second-straight Olympics that a Lady Tiger led the United States to gold in the event as she followed in the footsteps of Echols in 1988. LSU Track & Field was wellrepresented once again at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta as a former athlete won Olympic gold for the third-straight games. Glenroy Gilbert ran the second leg on Canada’s 4x100-meter relay that shocked the United States to win gold. The only American collegiate woman to compete in a track event in Atlanta, D’Andre Hill advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter dash. While representing Jamaica, Debbie Parris just missed the medal stand by placing fourth in the 400-meter hurdles, while David Kiptoo finished sixth in the men’s 800 meters while running for Kenya. During the 1999 indoor season, former Tiger All-American Rohsaan Griffin made a splash in the 200meter dash by smashing the American indoor record in the event with a time of 20.32. His blistering mark won him the American title that year and qualified him into the finals at World Indoor Championships. Just a year later, LSU once again had its share of representatives at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Eight athletes with LSU ties made the trek halfway across the
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world to compete for their respective countries. Claston Bernard and Walter Davis made the trip down under representing Jamaica and the United States, respectively, while 2000 NCAA champions Dowdie and Keisha Spencer each represented Jamaica. LSU’s success on the world stage continued in the summer of 2003 as five former athletes all placed at the World Championships in Paris. Both Brew and Ronetta Smith medaled as Brew won gold as part of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay team and Smith secured bronze as a member of Jamaica’s 4x400 relay. Also securing top-10 finishes were Walter Davis in the long jump (seventh), Laverne Eve in the javelin (eighth) and Claston Bernard in the decathlon (ninth). At the 2004 World Indoor Championships, former Tigers Alleyne Francique and Lueroy Colquhoun won gold for their native countries of Grenada and Jamaica, respectively. Francique won the individual crown in the 400 meters, while Colquhoun helped Jamaica to a first-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay. The 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, was a showcase for LSU talent as 15 athletes with ties to the program made the trip overseas and brought home a total of six Olympic medals. Brew, Kelly Willie and John Moffitt each medaled for the United States. Brew won bronze in the 400 meters before joining forces with Willie to win gold in the 4x400-meter relay. Moffitt was part of a 1-2 American finish in the long jump, finishing second in his first major international competition. On the women’s side, Nadia Davy and Ronetta Smith helped lead their native Jamaica to a bronze medal in the 4x400 relay. The 2005 World Championships were once again peppered with current and former LSU athletes as 13 Tigers and Lady Tigers made the trip to Helsinki, Finland. Four former standouts turned in stellar performances while bringing home medals from the championship meet. Davis won individual gold for the United States, taking home the men’s triple jump title. Lee and Brew also
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helped the United States to goldmedal winning performances in the women’s 4x100 relay and the men’s 4x400 relay, respectively. In addition, Smith helped Jamaica to a silver medal in the women’s 4x400-meter relay. Davis added another individual gold medal in the triple jump to his resume at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships when he posted a personal best and meetwinning leap of 58-2 for the United States. Francique added the second world championship of his stellar career at the indoor meet as he won gold in the 400 meters while competing for Grenada. Davis took his place on the medal stand once again as he won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan. The Baton Rouge native was one of 10 current and former LSU athletes to compete in the prestigious event and the only one to bring home a medal. Lady Tiger great Lolo Jones then added her name to LSU’s list of athletes to be crowned World Champion with her win in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain. In 2010, Jones made history yet again by becoming the first athlete in meet history to defend her World Indoor gold medal in the 60-meter hurdles. And she did so in stunning fashion by smashing Gail Devers’ 7-year-old American record in the event with a winning time of 7.72. Devers set the previous record of 7.74 back in 2003. LSU athletes then added a pair of bronze medals at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, as Trinidadian Kelly Baptiste (100 meters) and Jamaican Riker Hylton (4x400) placed for their countries.
The Coaches
LSU Track & Field has been blessed with exceptional coaching talent, but during its first 18 years, LSU did not have a coach whose tenure lasted more than three seasons. The program’s first full-time coach was Tad Gormley, who arrived
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on the Baton Rouge campus in 1916. During his 12-year stint, LSU won three SIAA titles. After Gormley’s departure, the legendary Bernie Moore took over the program in 1930. Moore molded the the Tigers into a national power, and in 1933, guided the team to its first national championship, as well as a win at the inaugural SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Tigers reigned over the young Southeastern Conference by capturing 12 championships in the next 18 seasons under Moore. Former Tiger great Al Moreau then took over the program in 1949, and LSU Track & Field never broke stride. Under Moreau, LSU captured six SEC Outdoor titles and two SEC Indoor crowns. LSU Track & Field then reached its zenith under the direction of head coach Pat Henry, and what he accomplished in 17 seasons was nothing short of remarkable. The most successful coach in school history in any sport, Henry became only the second coach in NCAA history to win 20 NCAA titles as the Lady Tigers came away victorious at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Durham, North Carolina. Henry then added seven additional NCAA team titles to his resume before his departure in 2004. In his 17 years in Baton Rouge, Henry guided the Lady Tigers to 12 outdoor and 10 indoor titles, while leading the Tigers to three outdoor crowns and two indoor titles. Dennis Shaver has added his name alongside the likes of Moore, Henry and Sam Seemes as coaches to lead LSU to a national championship as head coach. Shaver guided the Lady Tigers to their 25th national championship and the 31st team title in the history of LSU Track & Field with a win at the NCAA Outdoor meet in 2008. The Lady Tigers have also won seven SEC team championships under Shaver, including five outdoor and two indoor championships since 2005.
All-Time Results Men’s Team Finishes (NCAA and SEC, 1933-2012) YEAR SEC NCAA SEC NCAA INDOOR INDOOR OUTDOOR OUTDOOR
1933 - - 1st 1934 - - 1st 1935 - - 1st 1936 - - 1st 1937 - - 2nd 1938 - - 1st 1939 - - 1st 1940 - - 1st 1941 - - 1st 1942 - - 1st 1943 - - 1st 1944 - - 2nd 1945 - - 2nd 1946 - - 1st 1947 - - 1st 1948 - - 1st 1949 - - 2nd 1950 - - 2nd 1951 - - 1st 1952 - - 5th 1953 - - 6th 1954 - - 2nd 1955 - - 5th 1956 - - 3rd 1957 1st - 1st 1958 dnc - 1st 1959 dnc - 1st 1960 dnc - 1st 1961 5th - 2nd 1962 dnc - 2nd 1963 1st - 1st 1964 3rd - 3rd 1965 2nd T13th 3rd 1966 3rd dnc 3rd 1967 4th dnc 3rd 1968 7th dnc 5th 1969 3rd dnc 3rd 1970 5th dnc 2nd 1971 4th dnc 4th 1972 4th dnc 3rd 1973 5th dnc 3rd 1974 4th T43rd 3rd 1975 2nd T21st 3rd 1976 6th T14th 8th 1977 8th dnc 7th 1978 4th T32rd 6th 1979 4th dnc 4th 1980 2nd 11th 4th 1981 3rd dnc 5th 1982 6th T31st 6th 1983 8th dnc 8th 1984 3rd T39th 7th 1985 4th dnc 4th 1986 2nd T13th 2nd 1987 4th 11th 3rd 1988 2nd 4th 1st 1989 1st T6th 1st 1990 1st T5th 1st 1991 2nd T39th 2nd 1992 4th T5th 3rd 1993 3rd 12th 2nd 1994 4th T53rd 3rd 1995 4th T14th 3rd 1996 6th T9th 3rd 1997 5th T10th 3rd 1998 2nd T19th 2nd 1999 6th T7th 5th 2000 2nd T7th 2nd 2001 2nd 1st 6th
1st 3rd T7th dnc dnc dnc T17th 5th 5th T20th dnc dnc 19th 15th dnc T52rd dnc dnc dnc T17th dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc T41st dnc T18th 53rd T39th T19th dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc dnc T21st T21st dnc dnc dnc T8th T13th 16th T40th dnc dnc T50th 13th 5th T5th 1st 1st 6th 7th 2nd T6th 3rd 7th T27th T4th T9th 5th 5th
2002 4th 3rd 4th 2003 6th 3rd 6th 2004 4th 1st 5th 2005 6th T20th 5th 2006 4th 2nd 4th 2007 4th T10th 2nd 2008 2nd 4th 2nd 2009 6th 4th 3rd 2010 3rd 4th 2nd 2011 3rd 4th 4th 2012 4th 5th 2nd 2013 5th 15th 4th 2014 10th T8th 8th
1st 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd T2nd 5th 6th 4th 2nd 7th T4th
Women’s Team Finishes (NCAA and SEC, 1981-2012) YEAR SEC NCAA SEC NCAA INDOOR INDOOR OUTDOOR OUTDOOR
1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 6th 1985 1st 1986 2nd 1987 1st 1988 1st 1989 1st 1990 2nd 1991 1st 1992 2nd 1993 1st 1994 2nd 1995 1st 1996 1st 1997 2nd 1998 1st 1999 1st 2000 4th 2001 4th 2002 3rd 2003 4th 2004 3rd 2005 3rd 2006 7th 2007 3rd 2008 1st 2009 2nd 2010 3rd 2011 1st 2012 2nd 2013 2nd 2014 6th
- 7th - 7th dnc 6th dnc 5th 3rd 1st 5th 2nd 1st 1st 6th 1st 1st 1st 11th 1st 1st 1st T4th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 14th 4th 1st 4th 1st 3rd 1st 2nd T6th 6th 7th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 6th 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd T12th 6th
dnc 22rd T24th 68th T2nd 12th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st T22nd 5th 1st 6th 4th 1st 2nd T24th T7th 2nd 1st 6th 6th 3rd 1st* 4th 6th
* - NCAA Championship later vacated in accordance with NCAA Bylaws 19.5.2.2 (e), 31.2.2 and 31.2.2.3 (a) and (b).
COACHING HISTORY LSU Head Coaches (1905-present) 1905-06 D. A. Killian 1907-09 E. R. Wingard 1910-11 J. W. Mayhew 1912 F. Long 1913-15 F. C. Beckler 1916-27 F. Tad Gormley 1928 F. C. Frey 1929 Ridge Edwards 1930-47 Bernie Moore 1948 Jules Roux 1949-63 Al Moreau 1964-76 Joe May 1977-81 Bill McClure 1982 Murrell “Boots” Garland 1983-86 Billy Maxwell 1987 Sam Seemes 1988-2004 Pat Henry 2004-present Dennis Shaver
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Coaches of LSU’s Men’s NCAA Indoor Championship Teams 2001 Pat Henry 2004 Pat Henry Coaches of LSU’s Men’s NCAA Outdoor Championship Teams 1933 Bernie Moore 1989 Pat Henry 1990 Pat Henry 2002 Pat Henry Coaches of LSU’s Women’s NCAA Indoor Championship Teams 1987 Sam Seemes 1989 Pat Henry 1991 Pat Henry 1993 Pat Henry 1994 Pat Henry 1995 Pat Henry 1996 Pat Henry 1997 Pat Henry 2002 Pat Henry 2003 Pat Henry 2004 Pat Henry Coaches of LSU’s Women’s NCAA Outdoor Championship Teams 1987 Sam Seemes 1988 Pat Henry 1989 Pat Henry 1990 Pat Henry 1991 Pat Henry 1992 Pat Henry 1993 Pat Henry 1994 Pat Henry 1995 Pat Henry 1996 Pat Henry 1997 Pat Henry 2000 Pat Henry 2003 Pat Henry 2008 Dennis Shaver Coaches of LSU’s Men’s SEC Indoor Championship Teams 1957 Al Moreau 1963 Al Moreau 1989 Pat Henry 1990 Pat Henry Coaches of LSU’s Women’s SEC Indoor Championship Teams 1985 Billy Maxwell 1987 Sam Seemes 1988 Pat Henry 1989 Pat Henry 1991 Pat Henry 1993 Pat Henry 1995 Pat Henry 1996 Pat Henry 1998 Pat Henry 1999 Pat Henry 2008 Dennis Shaver 2011 Dennis Shaver Coaches of LSU’s Men’s SEC Outdoor Championships Teams 1933 Bernie Moore 1934 Bernie Moore 1935 Bernie Moore 1936 Bernie Moore 1938 Bernie Moore 1939 Bernie Moore 1940 Bernie Moore 1941 Bernie Moore 1942 Bernie Moore 1943 Bernie Moore 1946 Bernie Moore 1947 Bernie Moore 1948 Jules Roux 1951 Al Moreau 1957 Al Moreau 1958 Al Moreau 1959 Al Moreau 1960 Al Moreau 1963 Al Moreau 1988 Pat Henry 1989 Pat Henry 1990 Pat Henry Coaches of LSU’s Women’s SEC Outdoor Championship Teams 1985 Billy Maxwell 1987 Sam Seemes 1988 Pat Henry 1989 Pat Henry 1990 Pat Henry 1991 Pat Henry 1993 Pat Henry 1996 Pat Henry 2007 Dennis Shaver 2008 Dennis Shaver 2010 Dennis Shaver 2011 Dennis Shaver 2012 Dennis Shaver
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At the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the men’s 4x400-meter relay team of Reggie Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie Brazell and Xavier Carter set a new collegiate record of 2 minutes, 59.59 seconds to win its third outdoor national title in the event. Their collegiate record stands to this day.
Dominance ON THE TRACK
With 31 national championships in the record books, LSU has created the most balanced track and field program in the nation. The Lady Tigers have set a standard in women’s sports that may never be matched. Between 1987 and 1997, the Lady Tigers won an unprecedented 11 consecutive outdoor national championships, a streak that stands as the benchmark of excellence in women’s collegiate athletics to this day.
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NCAA Champions The Lady Tigers returned to their rightful place atop the awards stand after winning the national title at the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The LSU women have set a standard of excellence for all programs to follow by winning a total of 25 NCAA team championships in their storied history.
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Their streak is impressive even when considering men’s sports. The lone streak that betters the LSU women is the 12-straight indoor championships won by the Arkansas men’s track and field team from 1984-95. However, when considering the dominance of the Lady Tiger track program in just the parameters of women’s track and field, there is no other team in the history of the sport that can compare. Since the inception of the women’s NCAA Track & Field Championships in 1982, the Lady Tigers have won 14 (1987-97, 2000, 2003, 2008) of the 32 outdoor championships contested, and have finished second at three additional contests (1985, 2004, 2007). The Lady Tigers scored an average of 74.7 points a year during their run of 11-straight titles and dominated
the field in 1993 and 1994, doubling the team points scored by the respective second-place finishers in both seasons. Not to be overshadowed by the accomplishments of the Lady Tigers, LSU’s total track and field program has made NCAA history several times as well. In 1989, both the men’s and women’s programs won NCAA Outdoor titles, marking the first time in history that one school claimed both the men’s and women’s outdoor national championships during the same season. It went on to repeat the feat in 1990, again rewriting NCAA track and field history. In 2004, LSU once again became the first school to ever sweep both the men’s and women’s national crowns at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In addition to the program’s team success, former LSU great
Xavier Carter made history at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships by becoming the first collegiate athlete since Ohio State’s Jesse Owens in 1936 to win four individual titles at a single NCAA meet. Carter won titles in the 100 meters, 400 meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay. As the 2015 season approaches, the Tigers and Lady Tigers are poised to challenge for SEC and NCAA titles once again during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Head coach Dennis Shaver will lead two of the nation’s more talented squads as they look to carry the torch for this storied LSU program.
Relay Legacy (Above) Hazelann Regis, Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Nadia Davy and Monique Hall pose after winning the national title in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships. (Above, Right) The Lady Tigers wrapped up the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a bang by successfully defending their national title in the 4x400-meter relay. Nickiesha Wilson, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas and Deonna Lawrence crossed the finish line with a seasonal-best time of 3 minutes, 28.07 seconds. LSU has won a total of 41 NCAA relay titles in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays between the men’s and women’s teams.
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The Winning Streak
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T he Lady Tigers’ string of 11 consecutive NCAA Outdoor titles from 1987-97 is an astounding accomplishment unmatched at the Division I level in any women’s collegiate sport. From its beginning in Baton Rouge in 1987 to its conclusion in 1997 at Indiana University, the streak was filled with some of the most incredible performances and amazing athletes in Lady Tiger track history. It was a streak with everything: down-to-the-wire finishes, blowouts, gut-wrenching drama, all the moments in which legends are made. While the names and faces responsible for the 11 titles changed, the level of consistency and drive to ascend to the pinnacle of the sport remained throughout the streak’s entirety. The following is a look back at the Lady Tigers’ remarkable streak.
Year-by-Year History of the Lady Tigers’ Winning Streak YEAR 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
LSU POINTS 62 61.5 86.5 53.5 78.5 87.5 93 86 69 81 63
RUNNER-UP (POINTS) Alabama (53) UCLA (58) UCLA (47) UCLA (46) Texas (67) Florida (81) Wisconsin (44.5) Texas (43) UCLA (58) Texas (52) Texas (62)
SITE Baton Rouge, La. Eugene, Ore. Provo, Utah Durham, N.C. Eugene, Ore. Austin, Texas New Orleans, La. Boise, Idaho Knoxville, Tenn. Eugene, Ore. Bloomington, Ind.
National Champions By Year 1987 Sheila Echols Laverne Eve
Long Jump Javelin
1988 Schowonda Williams
400 Hurdles
1989 Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Dawn Sowell Tananjalyn Stanley
4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay 100 Hurdles, 4x100 Relay
1990 Dawn Bowles Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Tananjalyn Stanley
4x100 Relay 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay
1991 Dawn Bowles Sharon Jaklofsky
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1992 Dawn Bowles Dahlia Duhaney Cinnamon Sheffield Cheryl Taplin
100 Hurdles 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay
1993 Indira Hamilton Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Daphne Saunders Cheryl Taplin Heather Van Norman Youlanda Warren
4x400 Relay Discus 400 Hurdles, 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay Long Jump 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
1994 Zundra Feagin Gai Kapernick D’Andre Hill Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Cheryl Taplin
4x100 Relay High Jump 4x100 Relay Discus 400 Hurdles, 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay
1995 Kwajalein Butler Zundra Feagin D’Andre Hill Marita Hunt Charlene Maulseed Sheila Powell LaTarsha Stroman Youlanda Warren
4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 100 Meters, 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay
1996 Kwajalein Butler Kim Carson Zundra Feagin D’Andre Hill Suzette Lee Astia Walker
4x100 Relay 100 Hurdles 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay 100 Meters, 4x100 Relay Triple Jump 4x100 Relay
1997 Kwajalein Butler Peta-Gaye Dowdie Suzette Lee LaTarsha Stroman Sa’Donna Thornton Astia Walker
4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Triple Jump 400 Meters 4x100 Relay 100 Hurdles, 4x100 Relay
History of the 4x100-Meter Relay
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For more than 20 years, LSU’s men’s and women’s relay teams have been a hallmark of its track and field program at the NCAA Championships. LSU is the only school to ever win both the men’s and women’s 4x100-meter relays in the same year as it has done so four times, winning consecutive championships between 1992-94 and again in 2003. From the Penn Relays and the Texas Relays to the NCAA Championships, LSU’s relay teams are one of the biggest attractions in NCAA track and field. The following is a look at LSU’s year-by-year finishes in the 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Championships.
Women YEAR
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1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
1st DQ 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd DNF 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd DNF 2nd 1st 1st* 6th DNF
Morris, Echols, King, Phipps Not available Echols, Age, Morris, Wofford Stanley, Age, Wofford, Jones Stanley, Sowell, Sheffield, Jones Jones, Sheffield, Stanley, Bowles Taplin, Duhaney, Bowles, Jones Duhaney, Bowles, Sheffield, Taplin Parris, Van Norman, Warren, Taplin Parris, Feagin, Hill, Taplin Hunt, Butler, Feagin, Hill Walker, Butler, Feagin, Hill Walker, Butler, Thornton, Dowdie Thornton, Butler, Combs, Dowdie Bates, Marshall, Combs, Dowdie Bates, Bass, Combs, Dowdie Thornton, Durst, Combs, Lee Rockett, Jones, Durst, Lee Durst, Hall, Jones, Lee Jones, Hall, Durst, Lee Owens, Lawrence, Ohanaja, Baptiste Fletcher, Morris, Broaddus, Baptiste Ohanaja, Henry, Morris, Fletcher Wilson, Henry, Morris, Baptiste Cabral, Henry, Davis, Wilson Henry, Duncan, Pinckney, Wilson Wilson, Hackett, Alexander, Duncan Pinckney, Hackett, Alexander, Duncan McDermott, Duncan, Pinckney, Sylvester Stowers, Harvey, Martin, Friar
43.82 False Start 43.54 43.83 42.50 43.99 42.96 43.03 43.39 43.26 43.10 43.03 43.17 43.03 Did Not Finish 43.16 43.35 43.28 42.55 42.61 43.67 42.94 43.14 42.85 Missed Handoff 43.72 42.64 42.75 44.21 Did Not Finish
* - NCAA relay title later vacated in accordance with NCAA Bylaws 19.5.2.2 (e), 31.2.2 and 31.2.2.3 (a) and (b).
Men YEAR
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1989 4th 1990 DNF 1991 DNC 1992 1st 1993 1st 1994 1st 1995 2nd 1996 DQ 1997 3rd 1998 2nd 1999 DNC 2000 3rd 2001 DNF 2002 1st 2003 1st 2004 DNF 2005 4th 2006 1st 2007 2nd 2008 1st 2009 2nd 2010 3rd 2011 4th 2012 1st 2013 4th 2014 3rd
RELAY MEMBERS
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Napier, Watkins, Starks, Rose Bernard, Starks, King, Brown
38.97 Dropped Stick
Jones, Williams, King, Sanders Jones, Gilbert, King, Muyaba Kennison, Muyaba, Thymes, Williams Grant, Cummings, Kennison, Griffin Cummings, Cummins, Logan, Griffin Buller, Alridge, Grant, Cummings Grant, Alridge, Logan, Perry
38.70 38.70 38.91 38.64 (SR) Zone Violation 39.01 38.24 (SR)
Buller, Brew, Patterson, Barrett Henderson, Parham, Coley, Barrett Davis, Parham, Coley, Brazell Willie, Parham, Coley, Brazell Willie, Stevenson, Parham, Brazell Thompson, Carter, Willie, Brazell Thompson, Carter, Stevenson, Willie Hicks, Thompson, Stevenson, Holliday Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday Nugent, Coppage, Hayes, Holliday Nugent, Coppage, Hayes, Mvumvure Nugent, H. Williams, Talley, Mvumvure Nugent, Ernest, Talley, Allsop Forbes, Ernest, Mitchell-Blake, Allsop Mitchell-Blake, Ernest, Acy, Allsop
39.07 Dropped Stick 38.48 38.65 Missed Handoff 38.86 38.44 38.85 38.42 38.67 39.27 39.20 38.38 38.78 38.85
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The Tigers school-record-breaking time of 38.24 at the 1998 NCAA Outdoor Championships went down as the third-fastest 4x100-meter relay time in NCAA history. The Lady Tigers have left their mark in the NCAA record books as well, dominating the NCAA’s all-time 4x100-meter relay list over the years. In fact, the Lady Tigers have run five of the 10 fastest times in NCAA history, which is tied for the most than any other program in the history of collegiate track and field.
Top 10 Women’s Collegiate 4x100-Meter Relay Times 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10.
42.36 Texas A&M 42.50 LSU 42.55 LSU 42.56 Texas A&M 42.56 Texas A&M 42.59 LSU 42.59 Texas A&M 42.61 LSU 42.64 LSU 42.69 Texas A&M
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SHADES OF JESSE OWENS LSU’s Carter Makes History at NCAA Championships
Jesse Owens Prior to Carter’s performance, Jesse Owens of Ohio State was the only collegiate athlete to win four individual national titles at a single NCAA meet as he earned four gold medals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 1935 and 1936.
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June 10, 2006, is a date that is sure live forever in the proud and storied history of the LSU Track & Field program. On a warm afternoon at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of Sacramento State University in Sacramento, California, LSU great Xavier Carter stepped into history while matching a feat only accomplished by one other man in the history of collegiate track and field – the legendary Jesse Owens. Not since Owens competed for Ohio State in 1935 and 1936 had a collegiate athlete won four NCAA gold medals at a single national championship meet. That’s until Carter snapped the 70year drought and added his name alongside one of the true icons of the sport by capturing NCAA championships in the 100-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay. In fact, Carter became the first athlete in meet history to double with NCAA wins in the 100 meters and 400 meters in the same season. And Carter did so in record-setting fashion while becoming the fastest man in LSU Track & Field history in one of the most exciting NCAA Championships of all-time. It is a performance that will likely never be equaled by another athlete as long as the NCAA Championships are contested and one that should always be celebrated as one of the greatest individual feats in college sports.
4x100-Meter Relay Carter struck gold for the first time at the national meet in on June 9, 2006, by running the second leg on LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that wrapped up an undefeated season with a comfortable win in the finals while running what was then the sixth-fastest time in NCAA history at 38.44. LSU featured a star-studded lineup as Carter teamed with the likes of future Olympic silver medalist Richard Thompson on the first leg, Marvin Stevenson on the third leg and Olympic gold medalist and seven-time NCAA champion Kelly Willie on the anchor leg to defeat Tennessee (38.86) by more than four-tenths of a second. UTEP finished well back in third place with a time of 38.99. Pictured (from left to right) is the team of Carter, Thompson, Willie and Stevenson following its win at the 2006 Penn Relays.
4x400-Meter Relay With three NCAA gold medals already in the bag, Carter returned to the track for the third time on the meet’s final day to run the anchor leg of LSU’s fearsome 4x400-meter relay team. Just one season after it smashed the collegiate record with an NCAA-title-winning time of 2:59.59 at the national meet, the squad defended its crown and put an exclamation point onto the end of an undefeated 2006 season with a win in Sacramento. Carter joined Reggie Dardar on the first leg, Kelly Willie on the second leg and Melville Rogers on the third leg to run 3:01.58 and finish more than a half second ahead of TCU (3:02.12) for the title. Baylor finished more than one second behind in third place at 3:02.93. LSU’s victory in the mile relay led to a second-place finish in the final team standings with 51 points for the meet.
400-Meter Dash Perhaps Carter’s most impressive feat of the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships came in the 400-meter final when he had only 40 minutes to rest following his win in the 100 meters. After allowing the field to go out fast while holding his ground through the first 300 meters, Carter turned on the jets around the last turn to cross the finish line with another personal-best time of 44.53 that remains as the second-fastest run in the history of the LSU Track & Field program. While crossing his arms in the form of an “X” as he ran through the finish line, Carter took the title ahead of Ricardo Chambers of Florida State (44.71) and future Olympic 400-meter bronze medalist David Neville of Indiana (44.94). In a grueling performance that may never be duplicated, Carter remains the only sprinter in meet history to successfully complete the 100/400 double at the NCAA Championships.
100-Meter Dash In one of the deepest fields ever assembled for the 100-meter final at the NCAA Championships, Carter outlasted them all to win his second event title of the meet. With defending champion and future Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix playing the role of favorite, Carter was seen as an All-America contender, but someone who would have to pull out an upset to take the title. That’s exactly what Carter did to dethrone Dix (10.18) as the NCAA champion as he took home the gold with a then school-record time of 10.09 run into a strong headwind. The national final also featured the likes of future collegiate record holder Travis Padgett of Clemson (10.24), future Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles of Texas (10.27) and Churandy Martina of Texas-El Paso (10.29). 2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
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The Bowerman Trophy In its first iteration, weighing over 35 pounds and standing at 20 inches tall and 20 inches wide, the body of the trophy is milled from a solid block of aluminum and plated with 18-karat gold. An acrylic fin is attached at the top portion of the trophy embossed with a three-dimensional image of Bowerman. One of the most unique, and telling, characteristics of the trophy is its use of a rubber, waffle-shaped outsole for its bottom layer, a tribute to Bowerman’s invention of the waffleshaped shoe sole.
The Bowerman trophy is a stunning, one-of-a-kind figure that embodies the spirit of Bill Bowerman, combining aspects of speed, shape and asymmetry to forge a symbol of excellence in track and field.
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of several predecessor organizations that now form the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Bowerman also served as the head track and field coach for the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team and played a leading role in Eugene’s successful bids to host the 1972, 1976 and 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials. Although Bowerman’s tenure at Oregon is long over, his impact on the University, on track and field and on the global sports arena continues to be felt. For his numerous contributions to the sport of track and field and to the coaching profession, Bowerman was an inaugural inductee into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame in 1995.
What is The Bowerman?
Who is Bill Bowerman?
Now in its sixth year of existence, The Bowerman is collegiate track and field’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in college football and is presented annually by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association to the top athlete at the collegiate level on the men’s and women’s sides. It is presented annually as part of the USTFCCCA National Convention. The USTFCCCA publishes a “watch list” of 10 men and 10 women under consideration for The Bowerman during the collegiate season each year. The Bowerman Advisory Board then finalizes a list of 10 semifinalists for both genders following the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships before announcing three finalists during the summer. The Bowerman voters consist of national and regional media personnel, track and field statisticians, NCAA collegiate administrators and presidents of affiliated organizations. In addition, USTFCCCA members collectively receive one (1) vote and fans collectively receive one (1) vote in voting for The Bowerman each year.
Bill Bowerman’s legacy in track and field is undeniable. He served as the University of Oregon’s head track and field coach from 1949-72 and remained active at the University and in the coaching world even as the shoe company he founded, Nike, grew into a global sports giant. A University of Oregon graduate, Bowerman returned to his alma mater as its head track and field and cross country coach in 1948. Over the next 23 years, the Ducks experienced new levels of success, winning four national championships and twice finishing as the national runnerup. Bowerman’s athletes were equally as successful as he coached 24 NCAA individual champions, 33 Olympians and 64 All-Americans, and athletes who have achieved 13 world records and 23 American records. Bowerman’s contributions extend far beyond the University of Oregon. Bowerman served as the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association’s (NCTCA) vice president in 1958-59 and took the helm as its president in 1959-60. The NCTCA is one
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Note: This information has been compiled from the official website of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association at www.ustfccca.org.
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LSU’s Kimberlyn Duncan (third from left) took home The Bowerman as the nation’s premier women’s track and field athlete of 2012. Southern Utah’s Cam Levins (third from right) was honored as the men’s recipient in the same season. Other 2012 finalists included (from left to right) Oregon’s Brianne Theisen, Arizona’s Brigetta Barrett, Florida’s Tony McQuay and Illinois’ Andrew Riley.
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Semifinalists 2010 Walter Henning 2013 Kimberlyn Duncan
Finalists 2011 2012
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LSU’s Kimberlyn Duncan made history in 2012 as she became the first SEC athlete in the The Bowerman’s existence to win the award honoring the premier athlete in collegiate track and field. She also made history as the first two-time finalist in the history of the award after being honored among the nation’s elite for the first time in 2011. Duncan was announced as the women’s recipient of The Bowerman following the 2012 season as she was joined by two other finalists in Arizona high jumper Brigetta Barrett and Oregon heptathlete Brianne Theisen. Distance runner Cam Levins of Southern Utah was honored as the men’s recipient of The Bowerman as a highlight of the 2012 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Convention held at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. It marked the second year in a row in which Duncan was honored as a finalist for the NCAA’s top individual award in track and field. She was recognized as a finalist following her sophomore season in 2011 along with Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard and Arkansas’ Tina Sutej. “I’m in total shock right now, I don’t even know what to say,” Duncan said following her announcement as The Bowerman recipient in 2012. “When I heard them call my name, I had to take a moment just to make sure I heard them right. It’s so surreal. To know that those voting for this award see me as the best athlete at this level is very humbling to me. We have some amazing athletes from some great programs here tonight. Any one of them is deserving of this award. Of course, I’m very excited to win it this year while representing my school and my team at LSU. “This only pushes me and motivates me to reach my full potential in this sport. I’m very honored to receive this award, and
will work even harder.” Winners of The Bowerman also include Oregon’s Galen Rupp (2009) and Ashton Eaton (2010), Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha (2011), Levins (2012), Indiana’s Derek Drouin (2013) and Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore (2014) on the men’s side; and Colorado’s Jenny Barringer (2009), Virginia Tech’s Queen Harrison (2010), Beard (2011), Clemson’s Brianna Rollins (2013) and Oregon’s Laura Roesler (2014) on the women’s side.
Duncan was joined on stage by LSU head coach Dennis Shaver following The Bowerman Ceremony at the 2012 USTFCCCA National Convention.
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Ten current and former members of the LSU Track & Field program representing four countries from around the world made the trip to London, England, to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in the most prestigious competition the sport has to offer. They certainly made their school proud with their performance in London once again as LSU’s 10 athletes ranked No. 5 for Olympic representation among all programs in collegiate track and field.
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Led by the performance of medalists Ade Alleyne-Forte and Richard Thompson of Trinidad & Tobago and Samantha Henry of Jamaica, the Tigers and Lady Tigers were well-represented with 10 athletes competing at the Games of the XXX Olympiad held in London, England, in the summer of 2012. Following his Olympics debut in 2008 in which he captured a pair of silver medals for his nation in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay, Thompson became the most decorated Olympian in the history of LSU athletics when he
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anchored his country to the silver medal in the 4x100 relay to claim a third Olympic medal as one of the world’s bright young sprint stars. In what proved to be the fastest relay race in history, Thompson anchored a Trinidad & Tobago team that also featured Keston Bledman, Marc Burns and Emmanuel Callender to a second-place finish with a run of 38.12 seconds in the final in London. Jamaica became the first relay team in history to break 37 seconds in breaking its own world record with a gold-medal-winning run of 36.84. The United States finished second in the race, but was later stripped of its silver medal by the International Olympic Committee. That performance earned Thompson the distinction of being LSU’s first athlete regardless of sport to win three Olympic medals in a career as he now owns three silver medals from the Olympic Games. Not only that, but Thompson also lined up in the 100-meter final for the second-straight time as he crossed the finish line in seventh place with a 9.98 clocking after taking the silver medal with a run of 9.89 in 2008. Jamaica’s Usain Bolt defended his Olympic gold medal with an Olympic record of 9.63, and Jamaican Yohan Blake struck silver in 9.75 with American Justin Gatlin taking the bronze in 9.79. Like Thompson, Alleyne-Forte helped Trinidad & Tobago capture a bronze medal while running the third leg for his country in the 4x400-meter relay final. While making his Olympics debut following an All-American senior season with the Tigers, Alleyne-Forte split 45.44 as he joined with Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Solomon and Deon Lendore in setting a national record of 2 minutes, 59.40 seconds to finish behind only the Bahamas (2:56.72) and United States
Neisha Bernard-Thomas
Samantha Henry
Richard Thompson
Ade Alleyne-Forte (second from left)
DID YOU KNOW? Former Tiger sprinter Richard Thompson is the most decorated Olympian in the history of LSU athletics, regardless of sport. Thompson’s three Olympic medals won in 2008 and 2012 are more than any other athlete in the school’s history. (2:57.05) on the medal podium. Also claiming a medal in her Olympics debut was former Lady Tiger standout Samantha Henry as she ran the leadoff leg for the Jamaicans in the qualifying round of the 4x100-meter relay. Jamaica had a silver-medalwinning second-place finish in the Olympic final. With its athletes winning three medals during the competition in London, members of the LSU Track & Field program have now won 16 medals all-time with their performance at the Olympic Games. Since 400-meter hurdler Glenn “Slats” Hardin won a silver medal in Los Angeles, California, in 1932 and a gold medal in Berlin, Germany, in 1936, the Tigers and Lady Tigers have won six gold medals, six silver medals and four bronze medals all-time at the Olympic Games. Three other Lady Tigers also lined up in Olympic finals during the competition in London in 2012 as hurdler Lolo Jones of the United States and sprinters Kelly Baptiste and Semoy Hackett of Trinidad & Tobago proved themselves among the world’s premier performers in their events. Jones nearly earned her place on the medal podium in her second Olympics appearance after earning a fourth-place finish in the final of the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Baptiste, the reigning World Championships bronze medalist in the women’s 100-meter dash, took sixth place in the deepest 100-meter field of the 2012 campaign, while Hackett crossed the finish line in eighth place in the 200-meter final in her Olympics debut in London.
Also making their second career appearance at the Olympic Games were former Lady Tigers Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Grenada) in the 800 meters and Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica) in the 400 hurdles, while Tiger seniors Damar Forbes (long jump) and Riker Hylton (4x400 relay) made their Olympic debuts for Team Jamaica.
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Auburn 12 Florida State 12 Arkansas 11 Southern California 11 LSU 10 Florida 10 Oregon 10 Texas 10
Ade Alleyne-Forte (Trinidad & Tobago) Kelly Baptiste (Trinidad & Tobago) Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Grenada) Damar Forbes (Jamaica) Semoy Hackett (Trinidad & Tobago) Samantha Henry (Jamaica) Riker Hylton (Jamaica) Lolo Jones (United States) Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica)
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The LSU Track & Field program certainly made its presence felt at the 2008 Olympic Games as 12 Tigers and Lady Tigers past and present made the trip to Beijing, China, to compete against the world’s best athletes in the sport’s most prestigious competition. In fact, LSU had more track and field athletes qualify for the Beijing Games than any other collegiate program with seven countries represented in all, including the United States, Bahamas, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Liberia and Trinidad & Tobago.
Richard Thompson following the medal ceremony for the 100-meter dash.
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XXIX Olympiad Senior Richard Thompson of Trinidad & Tobago carried the torch for the LSU program by winning a pair of silver medals in his Olympics debut. With the spotlight shining brightly on American Tyson Gay and Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell entering the first round of 100-meter qualifying, the only question was where they would place on the medal podium after racing in the final. Thompson was an afterthought, despite lining up with the fifth-fastest time in the world of all the 100-meter sprinters in Beijing. After cruising through three rounds of qualifying while matching his personal best with a time of 9.93 seconds in the semifinals, Thompson returned to the track two hours later and took his mark in lane five with Bolt to his left and American Walter Dix to his right. The stage was set for
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a dramatic conclusion to perhaps the most anticipated 100-meter final in the history of the Olympic Games, and Thompson did not disappoint. Thompson was the first in the eightman field to fire out of the blocks with a 0.133 reaction time and raced to the finish line with a new personal best of 9.89 to win the silver medal for both his country and LSU in his debut. He is LSU’s first-ever medalist in the 100meter dash and is the school’s second individual Olympic medalist in the sprint events all-time after former Tiger standout Derrick Brew won a bronze medal in the 400-meter dash in Athens, Greece, in 2004. But Thompson didn’t stop there as he went on to anchor his country’s 4x100-meter relay team to a silver medal to put an exclamation point on a truly unforgettable season.
Richard Thompson
Nickiesha Wilson
Kelly Baptiste (left) and Muna Lee (right)
DID YOU KNOW? LSU was represented by more track and field athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games than any other collegiate program as 12 Tigers and Lady Tigers made the trip to Beijing. The 2008 season also saw the emergence of former Lady Tiger star Lolo Jones as the world’s premier sprint hurdler with her dominating victory in the 100 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Jones carried the title of gold-medal favorite into the finals of her first career Olympic Games after setting a world-leading and personal-best time of 12.43 in the semifinals in Beijing. And Jones could already see the gold medal being placed around her neck after racing out to a commanding lead over the rest of the field through eight hurdles in the final. But dreams of Olympic gold were dashed in a split second as she failed to clear the ninth hurdle of the race with the same ease that she has shown throughout her career. With a comfortable twometer lead on the rest of the field, Jones raised her right leg to clear the hurdle, but sent it crashing to the track in an instant. She struggled to keep her balance over the last hurdle and
finished in seventh place. Despite her misfortune in Beijing, Jones showed the grace and class that has endeared her to fans of American track and field throughout her career. An editorial printed in the Aug. 20, 2008, edition of the Los Angeles Times said it best that “A champion is the class of the field. No one in these Olympics has shown any more class than Lolo Jones.” While Thompson and Jones were the most recognizable LSU stars to compete in Beijing, they were not alone as former Lady Tiger Muna Lee represented the United States well after earning a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters and a fifth-place finish in the 100 meters. For Lee, it was her second career appearance in the Olympic Games after competing in Athens in 2004. One Tiger also received the honor of carrying his nation’s flag during the opening ceremonies as former LSU star Alleyne Francique led the
Grenada contingent around the track and onto the infield of the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium on opening night. Francique competed in the 400 meters at the Olympics for the second time in his career. Like Francique, former Lady Tiger halfmiler Marian Burnett of Guyana made her second appearance, while Laverne Eve of the Bahamas threw the javelin for a school-record fifth time at the Olympic Games. Also making their Olympics debut in Beijing were Kelly Baptiste (Trinidad & Tobago), Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Grenada), Sherry Fletcher (Grenada), Isa Phillips (Jamaica), Siraj Williams (Liberia) and Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica).
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LSU OLYMPIC MEDALISTS Glenn “Slats” Hardin
Esther Jones
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United States
Glenn “Slats” Hardin holds the distinction as being the only LSU Track & Field athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Games. The most dominant 400-meter hurdler in the first half of the 20th century, Hardin won a silver medal in Los Angeles in 1932 and a gold medal in Berlin in 1936. He wrapped up a brilliant career at LSU in 1935 as a four-time NCAA champion, six-time SEC champion and six-time All-American.
Arguably the most dominant sprinter to ever wear the Lady Tiger uniform, Esther Jones became the third Olympic gold medalist in the history of the track and field program with her win in the 4x100-meter relay for the United States in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. She earned a school record 21 All-America honors for the Lady Tigers from 1988-91 and swept NCAA titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters during her junior season in 1990.
Sheila Echols
Glenroy Gilbert
United States
Canada
Sheila Echols became the first Lady Tiger to win an Olympic medal as she struck gold as a member of the United States’ 4x100-meter relay team at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. Despite her Olympic glory in the sprint relay, Echols actually made a name for herself at LSU as the nation’s premier long jumper as she won an NCAA title in the event in 1987. Echols was a two-time NCAA champion and seven-time All-American during her LSU career.
The LSU Track & Field program was represented by nine athletes at the centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, and none shined brighter than Glenroy Gilbert as he guided Canada’s 4x100-meter relay to an improbable gold medal over the favored foursome from the United States. During his brief two-year career with the Tigers, Gilbert earned three All-America honors and ran on LSU’s NCAA champion relay team during the 1993 season.
WORLD-CLASS TIGERS
Ade Alleyne-Forte • Trinidad
Walter Davis • United States
Nadia Davy • Jamaica
Peta-Gaye Dowdie • Jamaica
Dahlia Duhaney • Jamaica
• 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay)
• 2005 World Outdoor Champion (Triple Jump) • 2006 World Indoor Champion (Triple Jump) • 2-time Olympian
• 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) • 2004 Olympian
• 1999 World Outdoor Bronze Medalist (4x100 Relay) • 2000 Olympian
• 1991 World Outdoor Champion (4x100 Relay) • 1992 Olympian
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The following eight individuals are members of the LSU Track & Field program who have won gold and silver medals in the 114-year history of the modern Olympic Games. LSU athletes have won a total of 16 medals all-time at the Olympic Games, including 11 for the Tigers and five for the Lady Tigers. LSU is well-represented each year as at least one athlete has competed in 11 different Olympic Games all-time.
Derrick Brew
Kelly Willie
United States
United States
The Tigers have produced many of the world’s premier quartermilers over the years, and Derrick Brew certainly ranks among the all-time greats at LSU following his effort at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Brew became the first LSU sprinter to medal in an individual event as he won bronze in the 400-meter dash, while he also struck gold as a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay at the site of the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896.
Derrick Brew was not the only Tiger to win a gold medal as a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens as fellow LSU star Kelly Willie also took his place on top of the medal podium as a gold medalist in the event. Willie became the youngest gold medalist in the history of the LSU program with his performance as a sophomore in 2004. Willie won seven NCAA titles and 19 All-America honors with the Tigers from 2003-06.
John Moffitt
Richard Thompson
United States
Trinidad & Tobago
After being crowned NCAA champion in the long jump during his senior season in 2004, John Moffitt made a splash in his Olympics debut with Team USA as he soared to a silver medal in the event in Athens, Greece. Moffitt, who earned six All-America honors during a two-year career with the Tigers in 2003-04, quickly earned a reputation as one of the world’s preeminent talents with his performance. Moffitt swept NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles as a senior in 2004.
Former LSU star Richard Thompson solidified his reputation as the most decorated Olympian in the history of LSU athletics as he claimed his third Olympic medal in London in 2012 as he anchored Trinidad & Tobago to a silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay. His effort in London followed his Olympic debut in Beijing, China, in 2008 when he captured a pair of silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay.
Samantha Henry • Jamaica
Lolo Jones • United States
Muna Lee • United States
Debbie Parris • Jamaica
Ronetta Smith • Jamaica
• 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist (4x100 Relay)
• 2008 World Indoor Champion (60 Hurdles) • 2010 World Indoor Champion (60 Hurdles) • 2-time Olympic finalist
• 2005 World Outdoor Champion (4x100 Relay) • 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion (100 Meters) • 2-time Olympian
• 2001 World Outdoor Champion (4x400 Relay) • 2-time Olympian
• 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x400 Relay) • 2005 World Outdoor Silver Medalist (4x400 Relay)
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Wall OF CHAMPIONS In 2005, LSU Track & Field established its Wall of Champions in the Tiger track and field offices. A total of 32 Tigers and Lady Tigers have earned their spot on this honorary wall. Induction occurs when student-athletes excel at the highest level. All members have won SEC and NCAA titles and have competed for their native countries at the Olympic Games. A complete list of LSU athletes achieving these three exceptional accomplishments are listed on the following page. 24 LSU
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Kelly Baptiste Claston Bernard Neisha Bernard-Thomas Sid Bowman Billy Brown Marian Burnett Walter Davis Peta-Gaye Dowdie Dahlia Duhaney Sheila Echols Laverne Eve Alleyne Francique Billy Hardin Glenn Hardin D’Andre Hill Sharon Jaklofsky
Kelly Baptiste • Class of 2008 YEARS LETTERED AT LSU
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Richard Thompson • Class of 2008
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LSU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION In order for an athlete to join the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame, he or she must have earned a baccalaureate, professional or graduate degree from LSU or by some other regionally accredited institution of higher learning, have earned one or more letters in a varsity sport at LSU, have gained national distinction through superlative performance as an athlete and have established a personal reputation for character and
citizenship which reflects favorably on the University. Former LSU athletes are eligible only after three or more years have elapsed since the conferring of his or her degree. In order for a coach or administrator to join the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame, the individual must have made significant contributions to LSU Athletics in a capacity other than as an athlete, have gained national distinction through exceptional
accomplishments in his or her field of expertise and established a personal reputation of character for citizenship which reflects favorably on the University. Former LSU coaches and administrators are eligible for nomination only after five years or more have elapsed since retiring from the profession for which the individual is nominated.
1933 NCAA Champions Pictured is the five-man team (from left to right) of Nathan “Buddy” Blair, Glenn “Slats” Hardin, Jack Torrance, Al Moreau and Matt Gordy, which captured LSU’s first of 31 NCAA track championships way back in 1933 with a 58-54 victory over the heavily-favored Trojans of Southern California. As LSU’s first national championship team in any sport, these men were inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class of 1937, cementing their place among the legends of the sport.
Sidney Bowman
Billy Hardin
Harry Carpenter
Class of 1937
Class of 1970
Class of 1986
A three-year letterwinner at LSU from 1930-32, Sidney Bowman owns the distinction of being the first in a proud and storied tradition of LSU Olympians as he competed as part of the U.S. Olympic Team in Amsterdam in 1928 and Los Angeles in 1932. In fact, Bowman made his Olympics debut in 1928 following his high school graduation in Hammond, Louisiana, before even setting foot on LSU’s campus for his freshman season. Bowman was also inducted as part of the 1937 class.
With his induction in 1970, Billy Hardin joined his father, Glenn “Slats” Hardin, as a member of the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame following a distinguished collegiate career. Billy Hardin, who represented the United States at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, matched his father’s achievement by winning the NCAA championship in the 400-meter hurdles during his senior season in 1964. A three-time AllAmerican and seven-time SEC champion, the younger Hardin is perhaps the greatest LSU Track & Field athlete of his era.
The most accomplished LSU Track & Field athlete of the 1950s, Harry Carpenter racked up an incredible eight SEC event titles during a brief two-year collegiate career from 1956-57, while also leading the Tigers to an SEC team championship during the 1957 season. Most notably, Carpenter captured back-to-back league titles in both the 220-yard dash and 220-yard hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships as one of the SEC’s most dominant sprinters and hurdlers of the decade. He was honored with induction into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Billy Brown - Inducted in 1941 - Lettered in 1938-41 - 1936 U.S. Olympian - 1941 NCAA Long Jump Champion
Oris “Arky” Erwin - Inducted in 1947 - Lettered in 1941-42 - 4-time SEC Champion - 1942 NCAA All-American
Robert Lowther - Inducted in 1978 - Lettered in 1946-48 - 2-time NCAA All-American - 4-time SEC Champion
Delmon McNabb D’Andre Hill Class of 2006 Lady Tiger great D’Andre Hill owns the distinction of being the only LSU sprinter on either the men’s or women’s teams to win back-to-back NCAA 100-meter titles with her victories at the NCAA Championships in 1995 and 1996. The 2006 LSU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee won six NCAA titles, six SEC titles and 15 All-America honors during an LSU career spanning five seasons from 1992-96. Hill also competed for Team USA at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Bernie Moore Class of 2008 Bernie Moore’s accomplishments as LSU’s head track and field coach speak for themselves. In 18 seasons from 1930-47, the Tigers captured 12 Southeastern Conference championships during a stretch of 15 years following the league’s creation in 1933, as well as the school’s first of 31 NCAA team titles during the 1933 season. Moore, who also compiled an 83-39-6 overall record with two SEC crowns in 13 seasons as LSU’s head football coach, went on to serve as the SEC commissioner for 18 years from 1948-66.
- Inducted in 1978 - Lettered in 1965-67 - 1967 NCAA Javelin Champion - 2-time SEC Champion
Joseph T. Butler, Sr. - Inducted in 1982
Eric Reid - Inducted in 2005 - Lettered in 1984-87 - 1987 NCAA 110 Hurdles Champion - 3-time NCAA All-American
Bob Smith - Inducted in 2005 - Lettered in 1972-75 - 1974 NCAA All-American - 8-time SEC Champion
Lurline Struppeck - Inducted in 1991
Schowonda Williams Cheryl Taplin Class of 2006 Cheryl Taplin joined D’Andre Hill as an inductee into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame during the summer of 2006 in honor of her career as one of the NCAA’s leading sprinters during the 1990s. Taplin, who won three-straight NCAA crowns as a member of LSU’s prolific 4x100-meter relay team in 1992, 1993 and 1994, competed for the Lady Tiger program for four seasons while leading the team to seven NCAA team titles from 1991-94. She racked up 16 All-America honors during that time, which ranks fourth on LSU’s all-time list for career All-America accolades.
Esther Jones Class of 2008 No athlete in the combined history of the LSU Track & Field program has been named an AllAmerican more times than the great Esther Jones. With 21 All-America selections during her prolific collegiate career from 1988-91, Jones helped lead the Lady Tigers to six NCAA championships with two indoor and four outdoor crowns during that span. The 1990 NCAA 100-meter and 200-meter champion brought home a gold medal from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where she ran on the title-winning 4x100-meter relay team for the United States.
- Inducted in 1998 - Lettered in 1985-88 - 1988 NCAA 400 Hurdles Champion - 1988 U.S. Olympian
Suzette Lee - Inducted in 2011 - Lettered in 1996-97 - 3-time NCAA Triple Jump Champion - NCAA Indoor Record Holder - 1996 Olympian
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WORLD’S FASTEST FOOTBALL PLAYER
TRINDON HOLLIDAY
After recording a personal-best time of 10.00 seconds in the NCAA final en route to winning the NCAA 100-meter title in 2009, the case can be made that Trindon Holliday is the fastest football player in the history of the sport at any level. There have been a total of 95 men in history who have run a faster time in the 100-meter dash than Holliday’s personal-best wind-legal time of 10.00. It is known who they are, where they are from and when their times were recorded ... and none played the game of football at the time of their achievement. There have been 14 collegiate athletes who have recorded a faster time in the 100 meters than Holliday, but none played college football when they set their wind-legal PRs. The bottom line is that no high school, college or professional football player has ever run faster than Holliday during their football career. With this in mind, it is only fitting that Holliday be referred to as the fastest football player in the history of the sport.
World’s Fastest Football Players ATHLETE
TOP TIME
Trindon Holliday Jeff Demps Jacoby Ford “Bullet” Bob Hayes Willie Gault Johnny “Lam” Jones Herschel Walker Jamaal Charles Marvin Bracy Deion Sanders C.J. Spiller Raghib “Rocket” Ismail Bo Jackson Renaldo Nehemiah
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2009 2008 2009 1964 1982 1977 1982 2006 2012 1988 2008 1991 1983 1978
This information was gathered from www.iaaf.org, www. alltime-athletics.com and www.trackandfieldnews.com, as well as media guides from various colleges and universities across the country.
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ON THE GRIDIRON
Holliday cetainly proved to be one of the nation’s most electrifying two-sport athletes with his performance on the football field and the track during his collegiate career at LSU. A seven-time All-American on the track, Holliday cemented his position among the elite sprinters in collegiate track and field in 2009 as he was crowned NCAA champion in the 100-meter dash after crossing the finish line in 10.00 seconds in the event final at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He also finished second and third in the 100-meter final at the NCAA Championships during his career. Not only that, but Holliday anchored the Tigers’ 4x100-meter relay to an NCAA championship at the outdoor national meet in 2008 with what was the sixthfastest time in collegiate history at 38.42. The Zachary native has also competed in the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials and USA Outdoor Championships during his career.
Holliday’s success is not limited to the track as he was one of the nation’s elite return specialists on the football field while returning four kicks for touchdowns during his brilliant LSU career from 2006-09. Among his highlights is a 92-yard punt return for a touchdown in a 41-3 win over North Texas on Sept. 13, 2008, before finishing the game with 163 punt return yards, which is the second-most in a single game in the history of the Southeastern Conference. He also returned two kicks for touchdowns against Arkansas, including a 92-yard kickoff return in 2006 and an 87-yard punt return in 2009. In all, Holliday racked up 3,297 all-purpose yards and scored eight touchdowns in four seasons as a member of the LSU football team. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his five seasons, even returning four kicks for touchdowns for Denver in 2012 and 2013.
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Track Stars
ON THE GRIDIRON
LSU boasts one of the proudest traditions in all of collegiate athletics with many of its studentathletes enjoying great success competing in both track and field and on the gridiron. In fact, 13 football standouts have earned All-America honors in track and field during their careers at LSU.
Bennie Brazell
Chris Cummings
Brazell finished his career as the first athlete in the school’s storied history to compete on national championship teams in two different sports. He led the men’s track team to an outdoor national title in 2002 and an indoor national title in 2004, while also playing wide receiver on LSU’s national championship football team in 2003.
A four-time letterwinner as a starting cornerback for then head coach Gerry DiNardo, Cummings also enjoyed a stellar career on the oval with five career AllAmerica honors and a trio of SEC titles from 1995-98. He doubled as the 100meter and 200-meter champion at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 1997.
Shawn Burks
Ricky Jean-Francois
An All-American performer in the javelin during his four-year career in Baton Rouge, Burks was a dominating middle linebacker for the Tigers under former head coach Bill Arnsarger as he earned a pair of All-SEC selections in 1984 and 1985.
An All-SEC shot putter, Jean-Francois proved to be one of the more dominant defensive linemen in all of college football during his career at LSU from 2006-08. He helped lead the Tigers to a national championship with a 38-24 win over Ohio State in the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans on Jan. 7, 2008, while being named the game’s Defensive MVP with six tackles, one sack and a blocked field goal.
Billy Cannon
Eddie Kennison
Billy Cannon cemented his place in LSU lore as the 1959 Heisman Trophy winner after leading the Tigers to a national championship in 1958. Cannon’s most memorable performance came in 1959 against Ole Miss when No. 1 LSU trailed No. 3 Ole Miss, 3-0, in the fourth quarter. He fielded a punt, broke seven tackles and returned it 89 yards for the 7-3 victory. A two-sport star during his career at LSU, Cannon also won an SEC title in the 100-meter dash as a member of the track and field team in 1958.
Xavier Carter Carter, who came to LSU in 2004 as arguably the No. 1-ranked wide receiver recruit in the country, enjoyed the most prolific two-year career in the history of the men’s track and field program with a school-record-tying seven individual national titles and a total of 10 AllAmerica honors.
A former first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in the 1996 NFL Draft, Kennison was a six-time All-American and four-time SEC champion on the track as a member of LSU’s prolific 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams. In fact, he anchored the 4x100 squad to a national title at NCAA Outdoor Championships in 1994.
Jack Torrance A former world-record holder in the shot put, Torrance was an All-SEC offensive lineman with the Tigers from 1931-33. He earned three All-America honors in the shot put at LSU before representing his country at the infamous 1936 Olympic Games held in Nazi-controlled Berlin, Germany.
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The 2014 season marked the anniversaries of LSU’s two historic national championship sweeps outdoors in 1989 and indoors in 2004. Members of those teams were honored at the 2014 team banquet.
TEAM AWARDS & Alumni Recognition Banquet
The LSU Track & Field program held its fifthannual Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet on the night of Oct. 24 at the Carl Maddox Field House in which 18 student-athletes received awards for their performance in competition, in the classroom and in the community during the 2013-14 athletic season. . The LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet has been established to not only recognize the current members of the program for their performance in the past year, but also honor the alumni who have laid the foundation of success still enjoyed by the program today. Athletes, coaches, administrators, family and alumni were in attendance in celebration of the history and tradition of the premier combined program in all of collegiate track and field. Awards were presented to current and former members of the men’s and women’s teams for their outstanding performance during the 2013 outdoor, 2013 cross country, 2014 indoor and 2014 outdoor seasons while leading the Tigers and Lady Tigers in all aspects of the program. Highlighting the event was a celebration of LSU’s historic national title sweeps during the 1989 outdoor and 2004 indoor seasons as they became the first program to sweep NCAA team titles in those seasons.
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Lady Tiger hurdle great Jasmin Stowers (left) and LSU’s All-American 400-meter runner Vernon Norwood (right) were honored at the 2014 team banquet as the team’s Most Outstanding Performers of 2013-14. Norwood took home The Glenn “Slats” Hardin Award, which is the Most Outstanding Performer award on the men’s side, named in honor of the arguably the greatest track and field athlete in team history.
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Awards were presented to current members of the team for their outstanding performance during the 2013 outdoor, 2013 cross country, 2014 indoor and 2014 outdoor seasons.
Award Winners at LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet Note: awards listed in order received
Newcomer of the Year
Community Service Award
Eye of the Tiger Award
Criteria: NCAA and/or SEC scorer, Individual who made great impact on team performance, Demonstrated performance improvement throughout the year particularly the championship meets. Male – Vernon Norwood Female – Nataliyah Friar
Criteria: Individual is active in community service activities, Logged most community service hours through the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, Demonstrated dedication to athletic improvement. Male (The Kirt Bennett Award) – David Collins Female – Tori Bliss
Criteria: Demonstrated a fierce competitive attitude, Displayed an attitude which positively affects teammates, Possessed a relentless desire to improve their performance. Male – Quincy Downing Female – Nikita Tracey
Cross Country Runner of the Year
Most Outstanding Field Athlete Award
LeJuan Simon Perseverance Award
Criteria: NCAA and/or SEC scorer, Exhibited event group leadership qualities, Demonstrated excellent work habits and motivation to improve. Male – Rodney Brown Female – Denise Hinton
Criteria: Displayed a work ethic that resulted in consistent performance improvements; Overcame obstacles to achieve goals; Contributed positively to the team. Denise Hinton
Most Outstanding Track Athlete Award
Criteria: Senior who was an NCAA participant, Demonstrated team leadership characteristics, Strived for excellence athletically, academically and in community service. Male – Jaora Johnson Female – Lynnika Pitts/Jasmin Stowers
Criteria: Reported to fall camp in excellent fitness from summer training program, Was consistently a top performing runner during the regular season and championship meets, Participated in the SEC and Regional Cross Country Championship meets. Male – Philip Primeaux Female – Morgan Schuetz
Academic/Athletic Accomplishment Award Criteria: Combined both high academic and high athletic performance, Utilized the many athletic and academic resources provided by the LSU Athletic Department, NCAA and/or SEC competitor. Male (The Kenner Day Award) – Joseph Caraway Female – Denise Hinton/Jasmin Stowers
Most Improved Athlete Award Criteria: Individual elevated their daily training efforts, Competition performance showed consistent improvement, Demonstrated dedication to athletic improvement. Male – Quincy Downing Female – Tori Bliss/Chanice Chase
Criteria: NCAA and/or SEC scorer, Exhibited event group leadership qualities, Demonstrated excellent work habits and motivation to improve. Male – Vernon Norwood Female – Jasmin Stowers
Academic Achievement Award Criteria: Achieved the highest GPA during the previous two semesters, Completed a minimum of 24 degree credit hours, Participated in a minimum of six competitions during the year. Male – Philip Dempsey Female – Therese Jernbeck/Chaiss Matthews
L Club Captain Award
Most Outstanding Female Performer Award Criteria: NCAA scorer, Performed consistently throughout the season(s), Displayed a positive attitude and team leadership behavior. Jasmin Stowers
The Glenn “Slats” Hardin Award Criteria: NCAA scorer, Performed consistently throughout the season(s), Displayed a positive attitude and team leadership behavior. Vernon Norwood
Denise Hinton (right) received three awards, including the Academic/Athletic Accomplishment, Most Outstanding Field Athlete and LeJuan Simon Perseverance awards.
Rodney Brown (middle) broke John Nichols’ (left) 25-year-old discus school record during the 2014 outdoor season with his top mark of 212-2. Nichols’ previous mark of 209-1 had stood since the 1989 season.
Quincy Downing (left) received two awards with his performance in 2013-14, including the Most Improved Athlete and Eye of the Tiger awards on the men’s sides.
Tori Bliss (left) also earned two awards as one of the team’s leading performers in 2013-14, including the Most Improved Athlete and Community Service awards on the women’s side.
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History of the
More than 100 LSU Track & Field alumni representing six decades of excellence were on hand for the inaugural LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet held April 16, 2010.
LSU TRACK & FIELD BANQUET LSU Track & Field has set aside one weekend to serve as a true celebration of the rich history and tradition of the NCAA’s most storied track and field program as the Tigers and Lady Tigers have welcomed alumni back to Baton Rouge as part of the LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet. The event has been held in each of the past five years. The program enjoyed a historic evening on the night of April 16, 2010, when it hosted the inaugural LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet with a crowd of more than 500 athletes, coaches, family and alumni in attendance at the Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge. In attendance at the inaugural banquet were more than 100 LSU Track & Field alums representing six decades of the most recognized combined program in all of collegiate track and field. The event was established to recognize the current members of the LSU Track & Field program for their outstanding performance in competition, in the classroom and in the community, as well as honor the alumni who have laid the foundation of success enjoyed by the program today. The second-annual team banquet was held on Easter weekend in 2011 as the event again saw a strong alumni
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representation on a glorious Good Friday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. ESPN’s Emmy award-winning track and field commentator Larry Rawson was on hand to serve as the Master of Ceremonies of the event that year. The event returned to the PMAC for two more years in 2012 and 2013 before moving over to the Carl Maddox Field House in 2014 as the event has now established a tradition all its own.
All-Time Awards at the LSU Outlook LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet MEN’S AWARDS
WOMEN’S AWARDS
Newcomer of the Year Award 2010 – Caleb Williams 2011 – Horatio Williams 2012 – Riker Hylton 2013 – Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 2014 – Vernon Norwood
Newcomer of the Year Award 2010 – Takeia Pinckney 2011 – Jasmin Stowers 2012 – Semoy Hackett 2013 – Natoya Goule 2014 – Nataliyah Friar
Cross Country Runner of the Year Award 2010 – Cullen Doody 2011 – Richard Chautin 2012 – Cullen Doody 2013 – Roger Cooke 2014 – Philip Primeaux
Cross Country Runner of the Year Award 2010 – Jenna Henssler 2011 – Laura Carleton 2012 – Leigh-Ann Naccari 2013 – Laura Carleton 2014 – Morgan Schuetz
The Kenner Day Award 2010 – Barrett Nugent 2011 – Barrett Nugent 2012 – Michael Lauro 2013 – Damar Forbes 2014 – Joseph Caraway
Academic/Athletic Accomplishment 2010 – Samantha Henry 2011 – Melissa Ogbourne 2012 – Laura Carleton 2013 – Laura Carleton 2014 – Denise Hinton/Jasmin Stowers
Most Improved Athlete Award 2010 – Zedric Thomas 2011 – Michael Lauro 2012 – Damar Forbes, Caleb Williams 2013 – Rodney Brown 2014 – Quincy Downing
Most Improved Athlete Award 2010 – Brittany Hall 2011 – Kimberlyn Duncan 2012 – Denise Hinton 2013 – Laura Carleton 2014 – Tori Bliss/Chanice Chase
The Kirt Bennett Award 2010 – Kyle Rose 2011 – Brandon Gordon 2012 – Brandon Gordon 2013 – Joseph Caraway 2014 – David Collins
Community Service Award 2010 – Lauren Saucier 2011 – Lauren Saucier 2012 – Katie Carroll 2013 – Laura Carleton 2014 – Tori Bliss
Most Outstanding Field Athlete Award 2010 – Walter Henning 2011 – Walter Henning 2012 – Damar Forbes 2013 – Damar Forbes 2014 – Rodney Brown
Most Outstanding Field Athlete Award 2010 – Brittani Carter 2011 – Brittani Carter 2012 – Brittani Carter 2013 – Denise Hinton 2014 – Denise Hinton
Most Outstanding Track Athlete Award 2010 – Trindon Holliday 2011 – Barrett Nugent 2012 – Barrett Nugent 2013 – Aaron Ernest 2014 – Vernon Norwood
Most Outstanding Track Athlete Award 2010 – LaTavia Thomas 2011 – Kimberlyn Duncan 2012 – Kimberlyn Duncan 2013 – Kimberlyn Duncan, Natoya Goule 2014 – Jasmin Stowers
Academic Achievement Award 2010 – Rabun Fox 2011 – Kyle Rose 2012 – Cullen Doody 2013 – Philip Dempsey 2014 – Philip Dempsey
Academic Achievement Award 2010 – Anna Lyons 2011 – Laura Carleton 2012 – Laura Carleton 2013 – Andria Aguilar 2014 – Therese Jernbeck/Chaiss Matthews
Eye of the Tiger Award 2010 – Richard Jones 2011 – Walter Henning 2012 – Barrett Nugent 2013 – Rodney Brown 2014 – Quincy Downing
Eye of the Tiger Award 2010 – LaTavia Thomas 2011 – LaTavia Thomas 2012 – Charlene Lipsey 2013 – Natoya Goule 2014 – Nikita Tracey LeJuan Simon Perseverance Award 2014 – Denise Hinton
L Club Captain Award 2010 – Jeremy Hicks 2011 – Walter Henning 2012 – Michael Lauro 2013 – Barrett Nugent 2014 – Jaora Johnson The Glenn “Slats” Hardin Award 2010 – Walter Henning 2011 – Walter Henning 2012 – Barrett Nugent 2013 – Damar Forbes 2014 – Vernon Norwood
L Club Captain Award 2010 – Katelyn Rodrigue 2011 – LaTavia Thomas 2012 – Melissa Ogbourne 2013 – Rebecca Alexander 2014 – Lynnika Pitts/Jasmin Stowers Most Outstanding Female Performer 2010 – LaTavia Thomas 2011 – Kimberlyn Duncan 2012 – Kimberlyn Duncan 2013 – Kimberlyn Duncan 2014 – Jasmin Stowers
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Office Lobby
Track & Field OFFICE
When visiting members of the LSU coaching staff on the third floor of the LSU Athletic Administration Building, guests are sure to be impressed by a new-look office complex following a series of renovations completed during the summer of 2010. With a new receptionist desk in place to greet those visiting the third floor, guests are sure to be amazed by a lavished foyer, hallway and conference room that have been redesigned to serve as a showcase of the championship tradition established by LSU as one of the leading combined athletics programs in the NCAA. One cannot help but be amazed by the illustrative history that has been created to serve as a living testament to a program that has captured 31 NCAA and 51 SEC championships in its more than 100 years of existence. The LSU Track & Field offices have also been designed in such a way as to immortalize the many athletes and achievements that have helped the program flourish into what it is today.
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The newly-designed lobby in the LSU Track & Field office has been refurbished with custom furniture to provide a comfortable environment in which visitors can lounge while awaiting appointments with members of the LSU coaching staff. The room is complete with a newlyinstalled high definition TV along the far wall, as well as unique graphic designs illustrating the program’s championship tradition.
Championship Tradition When entering the lobby of the LSU Track & Field office, a visitor’s attention will immediately turn toward the dozens of championship trophies encased in protective glass that have been brought home by the Tigers and Lady Tigers from the NCAA Championships over the decades. Guests have the chance to experience LSU’s championship tradition first hand in viewing the trophies awarded to the team while winning its 31 national championships all-time.
The Penn Relays Not only does the waiting room house many of the national championship trophies won by the Tigers and Lady Tigers over the years, but the south wall also features a graphic illustration of LSU’s participation in the Penn Relays over the past century. It documents each of LSU’s 66 individual and 68 relay winners all-time at the Penn Relays along with their winning performances.
The Timeline Before walking into the offices of any one of the six coaches currently on staff at LSU, a visitor is sure to be impressed with the timeline that has been designed in the hallway to serve as an illustrative narrative of the proud and storied history of the LSU Track & Field program. From the birth of the program in 1897, to the early exploits of Glenn “Slats” Hardin and the 1933 national championship team, to the improbable streak of 11-straight NCAA Outdoor titles won by the Lady Tigers from 1987-97, to the recent success of such greats as Xavier Carter, Richard Thompson, Trindon Holliday and Kimberlyn Duncan, the most notable accomplishments from each era of the program are documented to serve as a small tribute to the countless athletes and teams that have helped build LSU Track & Field into what it is today.
Wall of Champions And finally, as guests venture into the conference room within the LSU Track & Field office, they notice a redesigned Wall of Champions along the far wall that recognizes the best of the best to ever wear the LSU uniform. In order for an athlete to be included on LSU’s Wall of Champions, he or she must have won at least one SEC title in an individual event and one NCAA title in a relay or individual event during their collegiate career, while also representing their country in competition at the Olympic Games. A total of 32 athletes have earned a spot on LSU’s Wall of Champions to date. Included are action photos of each inductee, along with their event participation from the SEC and NCAA Championships and Olympic Games.
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OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION
The mission of the LSU Track & Field Officials’ Association is to provide track and field officiating expertise for all meets sanctioned by the LSU Track & Field Office. It seeks to provide all manner of support to the LSU Track & Field teams, coaches and staff to achieve and maintain excellence in the sport, and provide financial support to the LSU Track & Field program, provided all expenditures meet LSU and NCAA guidelines. In addition, the LSU Track & Field Officials’ Association seeks to promote the sport of track and field within the state of Louisiana and to encourage participation therein by the youth in the state.
2015 Officers
2015 Board of Directors
Jeff Hoffman President
Marijane Archibald Larry Broussard Helen Coklin John Desselles E.L. Gueho John Hayes Donald Heltz Shirley Hicks Jeff Hoffman Donald Mills Delores Murray Keary Ragusa Charlie Roberts Paul Stelly Ray Taylor
Larry Broussard Vice President Marijane Archibald Secretary Paul Stelly Treasurer
Past Presidents 1981 Goober Morse
1986 Gene Hermesch
1993-95 Jimmy Gilbert
2001-02 John Hayes
2009 E.L. Gueho
1982-83 Malcolm Bollinger
1987-89 Dean Landry
1996-97 L.J. Raymond
2003-04 Dwight Woosley
2010-11 Dwight Woosley
1984 Jimmy Gilbert
1990 Francis Furrate
1998 Dora Gilbert
2005-06 E.L. Gueho
2012-13 Francis Becnel
1985 Brad Myers
1991-93 Lew Carter
1999-2000 L.J. Raymond
2007-08 Dwight Woosley
2014-Present Jeff Hoffman
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An official will be considered an “active” official during any track season in which that official works three or more days at track meets hosted by LSU, including all high school and college meets normally hosted by LSU, as well as irregular meets such as the SEC and NCAA Championships. Anyone working two days or less will be considered “inactive” for a given year. Service awards are presented based on “active” years as a member of the LSU Track & Field Officials’ Association and include 5-year and 10-year pins, 15-year and 20-year plaques and a 30-year watch. Hall of Fame eligibility is granted following 10 years of service as an “active” official.
25 Year Service Awards 1994 Paul Adams Malcolm Bollinger
1998 Mike Boyer Vernon Dugas
1995 Pete Boudreaux Simon Chaisson Jimmy Gilbert
1999 Warren Byrd Allen Conque Carol Conque
1996 Walter Banks J.C. Matthews
2001 John Desselles
1997 L.J. Matthews
2002 E.L. Gueho Bob Lewis
2003 Brad Myers
2008 Harold Newman
2004 Stewart Blue William “Chip” Sterling
2009 Ray Taylor Frank Wolfsheimer
2006 John Hayes Tony Leger William “Bill” Morris
2010 Lew Carter Lynn Roberts
2007 Byron Goodwin
2013 Karen Hayes 2014 Mary Dunbar
LSU Track & Field Officials’ Association Hall of Fame Paul Adams Walter Banks* Francis Becnel Jim “Biggie” Bickford Malcolm Bollinger* Pat Boudreaux Pete Boudreaux Mike Boyer Carol Broussard Jean Broussard Johnnie Broussard “Big Fuzz” Brown* Kirk Brown “Little Fuzz” Brown Warren Byrd Lew Carter Simon Chiasson Helen Coklin Allen Conque Kenner Day* John Desselles
Vernon Dugas Donald Dunbar Mary Dunbar Bruce Edwards Benny Falcon Linda Falcon Russell Faust Wilbert Floyd Carl T. Ford Jr. J.B. Francioni* Francis Furrate Dora Gilbert* Jimmy Gilbert Byron Goodwin “Bat” Gourrier* E.L. Gueho Sherry Gueho John A. Hayes, Jr. Karen Hayes Tom Hickcox Shirley Hicks
Jeffrey Hoffman Morty Hurston* T. Willie Hutchins* George Jones Jiji Jones Darwin Klar Dean Landry* Leo LeBlanc* Nolan LeBlanc, Jr. Tony Leger Bob Lewis Sam Losavio Mike Lyons J.C. Matthews* Terry McClure Ralph McDade* Donald Mills William “Bill” Morris “Goober” Morse* “Legs” Murphy* Brad Myers
Harold Newman* Keary Ragusa L.J. Raymond* Charles J. Roberts Clabo Roberts* Lynn Roberts Irving “Boo” Schexnayder Myrna Schexnayder Lynn Sherrill* John Stelly Paul Stelly Chip Sterling Ray Taylor Pat Thomas Frank Wolfsheimer Dwight Woosley* * - Denotes deceased member
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LSU “It’s so fulfilling and Outlook humbling to be able to serve our community. I love spending time giving back because of the many people in my past that have volunteered their time to help coach, teach or help me out in any way. It’s such a great opportunity to connect with a community that supports LSU so much.” - Tori Bliss LSU All-American
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital Members of the LSU Track & Field program are frequent visitors to Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital throughout the year as they spend time with the kids, playing games and putting smiles on their faces through their treatments. The Tiger and Lady Tiger throws groups were among the program’s most recent visitors in the fall of 2014.
Community OUTREACH
LSU student-athletes participate in a variety of community service projects including reading in schools, nursing home visits, hospital pediatric ward visits and speaking engagements.
LSU’s Read Across America Standout hurdler Joshua Thompson (pictured) is among those LSU studentathletes who have served as part of the annual “Read Across America” event held during the indoor track season. LSU’s studentathletes read to students attending the annual event held in conjunction with the Louisiana Association of Education at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge early in 2014.
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Helping the Homeless The Tigers and Lady Tigers volunteer their time to help feed the homeless at an area St. Vincent de Paul homeless shelter near the LSU campus. Not only do team members help prepare the food, but they also assist the shelter in serving meals to those in need. Former NCAA champion athletes Damar Forbes and Kimberlyn Duncan (pictured above) are two of many athletes who enjoy serving the shelter in recent years.
Halloween BOOzar The annual Halloween BOOzar is among the signature community service events hosted by LSU’s student-athletes each year. The track and field teams participate in the event each year to provide kids with an opportunity to spend their Halloween with their favorite teams and athletes. As part of the event, team members play games, hand out candy and sign autographs to the kids in attendance.
LSU Track & Field, Habitat for Humanity are a Winning Team The LSU Track & Field program has teamed with the Baton Rouge chapter of Habitat for Humanity on multiple building projects in North Baton Rouge and the nearby community of St. Gabriel in recent years. It is a partnership that has helped transform the lives of many families within the Baton Rouge community and is sure to continue as the teams prepare for the start of the 2014 season. Members of the track and field team have joined the gymnastics, soccer and swimming and diving programs in building projects throuhgout the year, including a recent build on Chinn Street in North Baton Rouge, working for seven hours on such tasks as caulking, priming, painting and other interior and exterior work to prepare a site for more extensive building. The jumps group has traveled to St. Gabriel to assist Habitat for Humanity in turning a bare slab into a fully-framed home for one local resident. Members of the middle distance and distance groups also returned to North Baton Rouge a year ago to assist in the building of a home for the Pooler family, including much needed caulking and painting of interior and exterior walls of the home.
LSU Athletes Talk Habitat for Humanity “Habitat for Humanity is really doing great “Not only do these projects offer a way for things in the community here in Baton the LSU student-athletes to give back (to Rouge, and I think it is great to be a part the community), but they also help to enof the volunteer labor force that makes hance the relationship between the Baton building these houses possible. We are all Rouge community and LSU.” honored to work with Habitat.” Kyle Rose Former LSU Pole Vaulter Lauren Saucier Former LSU Pole Vaulter
“This year, we have really embraced community service as a team. These building projects are definitely my favorite. Habitat for Humanity is a great organization that we are proud to work with.” Tim Landry Former LSU Distance Runner
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University Medal
Academic SUCCESS
Three members of the LSU Track & Field program have received the University Medal as part of commencement ceremonies since 2008, recognizing students with the highest grade-point average in their graduating class. Lady Tiger distance standout Laura Carleton (pictured) is the latest to receive the University Medal after graduating with her degree in management with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA. Carleton, the 2013 SEC Indoor 5k champion, also graduated in May 2013 with her Master of Business Administration while posting a 3.96 GPA in two years of graduate work.
CRITICAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STUDENT-ATHLETE IS AN ADEQUATE ACADEMIC FACILITY AND CAPABLE STAFF TO FURTHER THE ATHLETE’S PROGRESS. The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is responsible for overseeing the educational development and progress toward graduation for all student-athletes. The staff acts as a liaison between the student-athlete and the academic communities and insures that student-athletes comply with academic rules established by the University, Southeastern Conference and NCAA. The staff also coordinates academic programs designed to assist student-athletes in acquiring a quality education. “There is no better environment for a student-athlete to compete at the highest level of our sport while receiving a world-class education than we have here at LSU. We provide our young men and women with the support they need to work toward their degree Anna Lyons enjoyed an outstanding four-year career with the Lady and the tools to then go out and flourish in the career path they Tigers as one of the elite javelin throwers in the Southeastern choose.” Conference. On Aug. 7, 2009, Lyons was honored as a University - LSU head coach Dennis Shaver Medal recipient during commencement exercises after maintaining GO ONLINE:
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a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA and graduating from LSU with a degree in kinesiology.
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The LSU Track & Field team led all campus sports in 2014 by having 30 of its student-athletes named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for their outstanding work in the classroom. In 10 seasons under Dennis Shaver, LSU Track & Field has had 310 selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. To earn SEC Academic Honor Roll honors, a student-athlete must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or above for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above for their collegiate career.
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Roger Cooke Philip Dempsey Andreas Duplantis Blair Henderson Kevin Kirchner Aaron Koenck Bryan Mutell Travis Pope Philip Primeaux Trevor Sansone
Andria Aguilar Danielle Avery Meghan Charbonnet Nataliyah Friar Mariah Georgetown Shanice Hall Karen Henning Denise Hinton Hailey Huewitt Jalea Jackson
Therese Jernbeck Chaiss Matthews Michelle Mobley Lynnika Pitts Bryiana Richardson Morgan Schuetz Jasmin Stowers Toshika Sylvester Rebekah Wales Ashley Welborn
2014 LSU Track & Field Graduates Michelle Mobley Lynnika Pitts Annie Simoneaux Jasmin Stowers Toshika Sylvester Nikita Tracey William Wiesler Kelly Willie
Shermund Allsop Keri Emanuel Tiffany George Karen Henning Denise Hinton Jaora Johnson Muna Lee Charlene Lipsey
Like Lyons, former Lady Tiger middle distance runner Lindsay Day was also a recipient of the University Medal during commencement exercises in December of 2008 when she graduated with her degree in kinesiology. Day, who was also named the LSU Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Tiger Athletic Foundation, graduated with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.
Academic Center & Student Affairs Staff
Kenneth Miles
Louise Bodack
Walt Holliday
Ericka Lavender
Executive Director
Director of Student Affairs
Director of Academic Affairs
Associate Director/Track & Field Academic Advisor
Jade Bryan
Marisa Blackledge
Earnie Fingers
Dorthy Kemp
Associate Director/Interim Track & Field Academic Advisor
Learning Specialist
Learning Specialist
Tutorial Coordinator/Learning Specialist
Jasmin Stowers
CoSIDA Academic All-District Selections 2006 Megan Akre First Team
2007 Ryan Fontenot First Team
Anna Lyons Second Team
2009 Rabun Fox First Team
Samantha Henry
Katelyn Rodrigue
Alan Sticker
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Anna Lyons Second Team
2010 Rachel Laurent
Academic All-Americans 2014 Andria Aguilar First Team
2011 Laura Carleton
2012 Laura Carleton
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Joseph Caraway
Rachel Laurent
Cullen Doody
Therese Jernbeck
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Jenna Henssler
Aaron Moore
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2013 Laura Carleton
Melissa Ogbourne Melissa Ogbourne Second Team
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2013 Laura Carleton First Team
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2009 Rabun Fox
2014 Joseph Caraway First Team
Therese Jernbeck First Team
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Champions Day AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President Bush congratulates LaTavia Thomas and Kelly Baptiste on the stage following his address to the team.
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President George W. Bush welcomed the national champion LSU women’s track and field team to the White House for Champions Day on Nov. 12, 2008, in honor of its victory at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The trip marked the first time since 2002 that LSU Track & Field made the distinguished trip to the nation’s capital after winning its 25th NCAA title in the program’s storied history. The teams have now combined for a total of 31 team titles at the NCAA Championships as the Tigers have won six of their own. “It’s a tremendous honor for our team to have been invited to the White House, and this is a time that I’m sure our athletes will always remember,” said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver. “I’m proud of both of our teams for what they were able to accomplish. To be honored by the President with his hospitality is a great reward for their hard work.” Among the Lady Tigers who made the trip to the White House were those who represented LSU at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, which included 15 student-athletes in all. Those being honored by President Bush during the festivities were Kelly Baptiste, Angel Boyd, Juanita Broaddus, Nedra Gross, Brittany Hall, Samantha Henry, Deonna Lawrence, Andrea Linton, Brooklynn Morris,
Jessica Ohanaja, Katelyn Rodrigue, LaTavia Thomas, Kayann Thompson, Kenyanna Wilson and Nickiesha Wilson. During the ceremony, Baptiste and Thomas presented President Bush with a wooden box that had the LSU logo and the phrase “NCAA Track & Field National Champions 2008” laser inscribed on the front, as well as “George W. Bush” and “President of the United States of America” on the inside of the top. The box contained a leather jacket specific to the LSU Track & Field team. President Bush was also presented with a purple and gold national championship baton signed by each member of the team who made the trip to the White House. Not only was the Lady Tigers’ victory at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships the 25th team title in program history, but it was also the first national championship for eight seniors who were wearing the LSU uniform for the last time. LSU ended a five-year drought with its first title since winning the team championship at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships. The 25 national championships won by the LSU women’s track and field team is more than any other women’s program in the history of collegiate athletics.
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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Opened in January of 2003, the LSU Track & Field weight room is a 2,000-square-foot facility designed for the team’s Olympic style lifting program. Just 10 short feet from Bernie Moore Track Stadium, the air conditioned facility combines function and convenience for the national champion Tigers and Lady Tigers.
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“We are excited about the opportunity to compete at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. With the installation of a Mondo FTX surface, the same surface used during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and complete renovation of the jumps and throws areas, our athletes now have one of the premier venues in the NCAA in which to compete.” - Dennis Shaver, Head Coach
Bernie Moore Track Stadium Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Built - 1969 • Renovated - 2010 • Capacity - 5,680 Largest Crowd - 3,947 on June 1, 2002 (NCAA Championships)
Home OF THE CHAMPIONS The heart of any track and field program lies in its facility. LSU is fortunate enough to own one of the finest track facilities in America and the world in the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
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The Tigers and Lady Tigers hosted the 2012 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The stadium was named in 1971 after legendary head coach Bernie Moore, who guided the LSU Track & Field program for 18 years (1930-47) and led the Tigers to their first NCAA Championship in 1933, as well as 12 SEC crowns during his tenure. The Bernie Moore Track Stadium underwent an extensive $5 million renovation in 2010 and 2011, which included a complete resurfacing of the track, restructuring of the infield and redesign of the throws field to give the LSU teams one of the finest facilities in the country in which to compete. The track was resurfaced with Mondo FTX, which is the same surface used in the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China. In addition to the 400-meter oval, the infield also features a sprints and hurdles straightaway, each with nine lanes with 48 inches in width. The field event areas include two dual directional horizontal jump runways, four dual directional pole vault runways, two shot put areas with a total of six throws circles and one multi-purpose high jump area capable of having three high jump competitions at once.
In addition, located at the South end of the stadium are two javelin runways and two hammer and discus cages worthy of hosting competition for the nation’s premier throwers. In 1969, prior to its naming after Moore, the stadium was laid with a tartan surface making it one of a select few all-weather tracks in the United States and a perfect host site for many of the track world’s elite events. A sampling of these prestigious competitions include the NCAA Championships in 1973 and 1981, the 1982 TAC National Decathlon Championships, the 1982 Decathlon Dual Meet with West Germany, the 1984 SEC Championships and the 1984 TAC National Junior Olympics. Further renovations were completed at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium in 1987, as $1.3 million was spent to lay the nine-lane, 400meter oval track with Rekotran in time for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In addition, the nine-lane infield straightaway -- the first of its kind in the world -- was installed. The facility’s improvements and new benefits were seen immediately as 12 NCAA meet records and three collegiate records were set at the
national meet that year. With the reputation as one of the finest track facilities in the country firmly intact, the Bernie Moore Track Stadium went on to serve as host for several more prestigious track and field events, including the 1993 National Senior Olympics and the 1993 USATF National Junior Olympics. In order to keep up with the advancements of the sport, the Bernie Moore Track Stadium once again underwent massive renovations in 1999. That year, a brand new nine-lane 400meter oval track was laid by Martin Surfacing, the makers of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic track. In addition, the stadium’s signature nine-lane infield sprint straightaway was also resurfaced. And with its latest round of renovations completed in early 2011, the Bernie Moore Track Stadium has continued in its tradition of excellence as a perfect site for competition. Most recently, LSU played host to the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 2004 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships.
Carl Maddox Field House The Carl Maddox Field House underwent an extensive renovation project that was completed in February 2014, transforming the indoor home of the Tigers and Lady Tigers. The newly-renovated facility features brand new locker rooms for both teams and a team meeting room featuring multimedia capabilities. The competition area features the same Mondo track surface as the Bernie Moore Track Stadium outdoors, as well as two long jump/triple jump runways, a new pole vault runway and new throwing cirlces. Fans also enjoy the inclusion of permanent bleacher seating and new concession stands now in the Carl Maddox Field House for a comfortable viewing experience.
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Beau Campbell Auditorium The 1,000-seat auditorium is used through the year as a classroom and lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space for a laptop and a modem hookup, providing each student unlimited learning opportunities. The auditorium also contains a movie theatre size screen to aid professors with lectures and classroom activities.
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Academic Center FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
Amenities Included in the 54,000 square feet of the Academic Center are individual study areas, as well as 12 private computer rooms for student-athletes to work one-on-one with tutors or by themselves.
4 54,000 square feet of working space 4 136 computer workstations & 30 laptops 4 12 private computer rooms in a state-of-the-art computer lab 4 Additional study rooms and classrooms for private or group study 4 Electronic scheduling of tutoring sessions 4 A 1,000-seat auditorium for classes and lectures
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Computer Stations The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is at the forefront of today’s educational technology. Since the spring of 2009, the academic center has upgraded to more than 170 computers stations, including both PC and Mac.
Media Training
The Library The library provides a perfect setting for individual study, or with a tutor as a group.
LSU is one of the few schools where student-athletes go through media training to enhance their communication skills. Dr. Tommy Karam and Dr. Melissa Thompson are two experts in the field who give training sessions to student-athletes here on campus. The Academic Center features a mock press conference setting to get student-athletes acclimated to giving interviews in front of both print and electronic media. Karam and Thompson record the mock interviews on camera and then provide feedback, allowing student-athletes to become more comfortable and confident when doing actual interviews.
Academic Center A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory in 2002 not only made it among the nation’s premier academic centers, but put it at the forefront. Improvements to the existing center give LSU student-athletes the best opportunity for success by providing access to the latest technology, as well as an array of expanded services.
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TRAINING
LSU boasts the largest and most complete athletic training facilities in all of collegiate athletics with both the Football Operations Center and the Broussard Center for Athletic Training in Tiger Stadium. Both are furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. The Operations Center training room features a full view of the practice fields, two hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill. The Broussard Center includes an on-site x-ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as well as the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training centers with a full-service pharmacy and a full-service vision center.
Broussard Athletic
TRAINING CENTER The two-story, 22,000-square-foot facility contains 20 treatment tables with the newest forms of modalities available, 14 taping stations, a 1,600-square-foot rehabilitation area which contains the latest rehabilitation equipment including the Cybex Norm, Woodway treadmills and Body Master select rise equipment. LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard (left), the legendary trainer whose career spanned over 40 years at LSU.
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Hydrotherapy Treatment An integral part of rehabbing and developing LSU student-athletes is the operations center’s hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill in a fully equipped Hydrotherapy room. The Broussard training center boasts the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports.
Road To Recovery
LSU is one of the top schools in the nation in getting its student-athletes back on the track in a timely manner following an injury. The training staff takes a progressive approach to injury identification and thinks “out of the box.” LSU consults with allied health professionals and uses state-of-the-art surgical procedures that give an athlete a quicker recovery time while looking out for his or her future.
Rehabilitation LSU’s Broussard Center for Athletic Training boasts some of the most technologically advanced equipment to aid the recuperation and rehabilitation of LSU’s student-athletes.
Real-Time X-Rays A new state-of-the-art fluoroscope was added in the summer of 2008 that will provide LSU trainers the opportunity to take x-rays on site in the Operations Center. The machine can provide real-time images of the internal structures of a patient. “The training staff at LSU does an outstanding job of getting the athletes ready to compete at the highest level of collegiate track and field. I was able to compete at the NCAA Championships each year I was here, and I owe it all to the work of our training staff in keeping me in top shape throughout my career. The relationship I shared with our trainers was an important part of my success at LSU.”
Lolo Jones 2-time World Indoor Champion 3-time NCAA Champion 11-time NCAA All-American
Vision Center Dr. Don Peavy conducts eye exams for LSU’s student-athletes in a convenient location in the Broussard Center for Athletic Training.
Dental Center A fully-functional dental center, staffed by Dr. John Vance, is located inside the Broussard Center for Athletic Training.
Pharmacy The LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy is the only one of its kind in college athletics. The LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy provides the Tigers with first-class service in a convenient location.
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LSU President/Chancellor
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Dr. F. King Alexander President/Chancellor, LSU
Dr. F. King Alexander was named the incoming president and chancellor of Louisiana State University, which has an annual budget of $3.4 billion and more than 54,000 students. He was appointed to the position by the LSU Board of Supervisors in March 2013 and assumed the position on July 1, 2013. Prior to being named the incoming president, Dr. Alexander was president of California State University, Long Beach (2006-2013), one of the nation’s largest public universities located in Southern California. During his more than seven-year tenure at California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Alexander was twice named the California State University Student Association (CSSA) “President of the Year,” which represents all 23 California State Universities and its more than 440,000 students. Prior to becoming president of California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Alexander was president of Murray State University in Kentucky (2001-2005) and was a faculty member at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where he was the director of the graduate higher education program. A Kentucky native who grew up in North Florida, Dr. Alexander received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in higher education administration with a focus on finance and educational policy analysis, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Oxford, Oxford, England in comparative educational studies. As a teacher and administrator, Dr. Alexander has received many honors, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Alumni Achievement Award (2002) and has research
university faculty affiliations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for the Study of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) and Cornell University Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI). Alexander is an internationally-respected expert in higher education finance and public policy and frequently publishes in national journals and for organizations in this field. He has served as a reviewer, an editorial board member and a university instructor and faculty member, teaching courses in higher education finance, law, history and current events. Dr. Alexander also has been asked to represent public higher education colleges and universities on numerous occasions to the United States Congress on issues of college affordability, student indebtedness and institutional efficiency and effectiveness in efforts to address many of the growing challenges facing American higher education. Due to his national recognition and involvement on higher education issues, Dr. Alexander has served on numerous U.S. higher education and statewide organizational leadership boards where he remains very active. Dr. Alexander and his wife, Shenette, have three children: Kylie, Savannah and Madison.
Dr. Bill Demastes Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Bill Demastes, a professor of English at LSU, is in his third year as Faculty Athletics Representative. Dr. Demastes earned his Ph.D. in English in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Field of Study of Drama as Genre and a speciailization in 20th-Century American and British Drama. He earned his masters in English in June 1979 from the Univeristy of Georgia in Athens, where he specialized in 19th-Century American Literature. At LSU, he served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and
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Sciences from 2001-2004 and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of English from 1999-2001 and 2010-11. He has also served as Associate Chair of the Department of English (1998-99), Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts Program (1996-2004) and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English (1992-94; 2006-06). He was honored with the LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award in 2000 and in 2002 won the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award. He was named in 2009 an LSU Rainmaker which is given to the top 100 LSU Faculty. In 2010 and 2013, he received the Tiger Athletic Association Undergraduate Teaching Award University College, and in the summer of 2011, he was named the Harry Ransom Summer Fellowship recipient by the University of Texas.
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Joe Alleva LSU Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Joe Alleva continues to bring unprecedented national recognition to LSU as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics. Under Alleva’s leadership, LSU enjoys one of the country’s premier athletics programs with success on and off the field of competition. Now in his seventh year at LSU, Alleva is dedicated to athletic and academic excellence, and he is committed to providing the opportunities and the resources necessary for student-athletes to excel in competition, in the classroom and in the community. Alleva joined the LSU family on April 4, 2008, after a highly successful tenure as director of athletics at Duke University for 10 years. Alleva’s role at LSU was further expanded in August 2009 when vice chancellor was added to his title by the LSU Board of Supervisors. It is the first time in school history that the director of athletics has also held a vice chancellor position. Alleva is currently serving a five-year term on the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, enhancing his reputation as one of the most respected athletic administrators in the country. Alleva has been appointed to numerous national committees throughout his career, including the Football Bowl Certification Committee, the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and several Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference committees. Upon his arrival at LSU, Alleva unveiled a strategic master plan for the LSU athletics program -- “LSU: Thru and True” -- to ensure the advancement and future of LSU Athletics as an exemplary enterprise. The central mission of the plan is to create an environment for studentathletes to reach their ultimate potential, prepare them to be champions in life and to set out goals and values for the entire athletics program. Living up to Alleva’s mantra of “competition, classroom, community,” LSU student-athletes in 2013-14 logged more than 4,732 hours in community service work across 21 sports through LSU’s “Geaux Givers” program. And a total of 88 proud Tigers received their degrees from the university during LSU commencement ceremonies in December and May. LSU’s overall graduation success rate for all student-athletes has grown from 69 percent in 2008 to 81 percent in 2013. With a strong commitment to academics, Alleva ensures that the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is a first-class facility that provides student-athletes the resources necessary for success in the classroom and personal development. And with an emphasis on community service and outreach programs, the implementation under Alleva’s direction of the “Geaux Givers” fosters a relationship between the local community and LSU studentathletes, who regularly participate in philanthropic events. Alleva has bolstered the athletic department’s L-Club program to reach out and connect with former student-athletes, and he has supervised the thriving “Project Graduation” program in which many former student-athletes have returned to LSU to earn their degrees. Alleva’s tenure has been distinguished by a number of significant athletic achievements, including four straight 10-win seasons by the football team, a
baseball national championship and two College World Series berths, two consecutive women’s basketball Sweet 16 appearances, three gymnastics Super Six berths, a softball College World Series appearance and 15 NCAA Top 5 finishes indoors and outdoors by the men’s and women’s track and field teams. LSU under Alleva’s leadership claimed the 2009 baseball College World Series title, and the Tigers have earned 30 individual NCAA championships in the sports of men and women’s track and field, gymnastics, men’s golf and women’s golf. LSU has captured 12 Southeastern Conference team championships, including the 2011 football crown, and the Tigers have won 80 individual SEC titles during Alleva’s term. The Tigers in 2011-12 finished fourth in both the men’s and women’s Capital One Cup competition that identifies athletic excellence. LSU was one of only two schools in the country – and the only one in the SEC -- to rank in the top four in both categories. LSU’s prominence was evident again in the final 2013-14 Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings that recognize the nation’s best athletic programs, as the Tigers finished in the Top 25 for the ninth-consecutive year. LSU was the only school in the SEC to post a 10 win-season (10-3) in football, a 20-win season (20-14) in men’s basketball and a 40-win season (46-16-1) in baseball. The 2013 LSU football team recorded its seventh 10-win season in nine years and defeated Iowa in the Outback Bowl, the men’s basketball team earned 20 victories for the first time since 2009 and the baseball team won its fifth SEC Tournament title in seven years and was an NCAA Tournament National Seed for the third-straight season. The Lady Tiger basketball team earned his secondconsecutive Sweet 16 berth, and LSU gymnastics, led by National Coach of the Year D-D Breaux, enjoyed the finest season in its illustrious history,
finishing No. 3 in the nation. The LSU men’s golf team recorded its highest national finish since 1967 as the Tigers placed third at the NCAA Championships. The men’s track and field team placed fourth and the women’s team sixth at the NCAA Outdoor meet. The softball, volleyball, swimming and diving, women’s tennis and women’s golf teams each participated in NCAA postseason competition. The year was also highlighted by the inaugural season of the sand volleyball program, which gives more LSU female studentathletes the opportunity to compete at the intercollegiate level. Alleva’s vision will keep LSU among the nation’s leaders in athletic facilities. In the fall of 2014, LSU opens the expansion of the South End Zone of Tiger Stadium -- a project that adds premium seating, general public seating and two state-of-theart video boards -- continuing an effort to augment one of the most iconic venues in all of college sports. Since 2010, Alleva has directed an aggressive campaign to preserve and enhance the appearance of Tiger Stadium that has included the installation new windows, lighting systems, gating systems and championship plazas. Under Alleva’s direction, LSU’s world-renowned track and field program in 2010 received a new running surface in Bernie Moore Stadium, and extensive renovations to the Maddox Field House in the spring of 2014 give the Tigers a firstclass indoor track and field venue. Alleva directed a major renovation to the University Club golf course that was completed in September 2010 and allows the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams to compete on one of the most challenging courses in the country. An overhaul of the LSU soccer facility was completed in the fall of 2011, converting the venue into fan-friendly venue that has attracted record-breaking crowds. Future plans include a new gymnastics practice facility, a new tennis complex featuring indoor
and outdoor courts and a modern Nutrition Center for Student-Athletes, a facility that will house full-time chefs and nutritionists and provide the best dietary selections for all Fighting Tiger competitors. Alleva is an innovator with bold ideas that benefit not only LSU but all of Greater Baton Rouge. He has been instrumental in the planning of the Bayou Country Superfest, a three-day country music concert and festival held in Tiger Stadium each spring. The event attracts more than 100,000 visitors to the LSU campus and makes a tremendous economic impact upon the local community. Alleva became director of athletics at Duke in 1998 and his impressive tenure there propelled the university into the ranks of America’s top all-around collegiate programs. Among his outstanding list of accomplishments includes the greatest 10-year period in Duke Athletics, winning more ACC and NCAA championships than in any other decade in school history. Alleva, whose hometown is Suffern, New York, majored in Finance at Lehigh University and received his bachelor’s degree in 1975. While at Lehigh, Alleva was the quarterback of the football team and team captain in 1974. Alleva also played on the Lehigh baseball team. He served as a graduate assistant football coach and earned an MBA in 1976. While at Duke, Alleva played a key role in Durham’s community sports scene. He started Little League Baseball in Durham more than 20 years ago, and also began the American Legion baseball program. He is a member of the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame, Suffern High School Hall of Fame and the Rockland County Hall of Fame. Alleva and his wife, Annie, have three children, J.D., Jeff, and Jenny, and one granddaughter.
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2015 Men’s Season Preview
Returning Firepower TIGERS RETURN ONE OF NATION’S TOP TEAMS IN 2015 The Tigers featured a balanced attack while taking home the fourth-place team trophy from the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships a season ago after also earning a top-10 team finish with a tie for eighth place nationally during the 2014 indoor season. Leading the way were nine All-Americans as the Tigers again cemented their position as one of the top teams in collegiate track and field. They will follow that formula for success again in 2014 as they return seven of their nine All-Americans from last year to help fuel a national championship run during the 2015 campaign. Led by the likes of seniors Aaron Ernest, Vernon Norwood, Quincy Downing, Rodney Brown and their powerful relay teams as NCAA title contenders, the pieces are in place for the Tigers to contend for their first national championship since the 2004 season. Sprints/Relays The foundation of the LSU Track & Field program has been built on its success in the sprints and relays as the Tigers feature one of the more talented squads each year in their quest for a national championship. This year’s squad will be no different as LSU’s sprint group is poised to score points at the NCAA Championships in each event ranging from the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters to both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays. And the Tigers feature a seniorladen squad in 2015 as national title contenders Aaron Ernest and Vernon Norwood return for their final season in the purple and gold in the wake of an outstanding 2014 campaign while leading the squad to a pair of top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Ernest is the most decorated Tiger returning to the squad this season as an eight-time All-American and six-
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time All-SEC performer in his three previous seasons in Baton Rouge. He will line up as a national championship contender in both the 100 meters and 200 meters while he will also lead LSU’s title-contending 4x100-meter relay team during the 2015 season. A former World Junior Championships silver medalist in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, Ernest returns for his senior season after earning a pair of All-America honors last season when he earned a fourth-place finish nationally in the 200-meter final and ran the second leg in an NCAA bronze-medal-winning sprint relay team a year ago. Not only that, but Ernest just missed qualifying for the 100-meter final at the NCAA meet for the third-straight season as the ninth-place finisher in the national semifinal to highlight his junior season. He has captured a career-best seventhplace finish nationally in the 100-meter dash during his sophomore season with the Tigers in 2013. Ernest lines up during the 2015 season with personal bests of 10.04 wind-aided and 10.17 wind-legal in the 100 meters and 20.53 indoors and 20.14 outdoors in the 200 meters. Also returning with Ernest from the Tigers’ All-American sprint relay team is sophomore Tremayne Acy, who ran the third leg on the team that raced to the NCAA bronze medal last year. The duo also helped the Tigers take home All-SEC honors as the SEC Outdoor silver medalists in the event while clocking a 2014 seasonal best of 38.68 in the conference final. The Tigers’ 2014 season was certainly highlighted by winning the national championship indoors in the 4x400meter relay, and they will line up as title contenders again this spring as they return all four legs from the squad that won the fourth NCAA Indoor crown in program history.
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Norwood was a revelation in his debut season with the Tigers as he solidified his status as one of the elite 400-meter runners in the NCAA ranks in 2014, earning four All-America and four All-SEC honors with his performance a year ago. Norwood anchored the Tigers to their NCAA Indoor title with a 45.16-second split on the anchor leg as he teamed with fellow senior Quincy Downing and returning juniors Darrell Bush and Cyril Grayson in a gold-medal-winning performance at the NCAA Championships. They also climbed the podium in the 2014 outdoor season as the NCAA Outdoor bronze medalists in the mile relay. Norwood was nearly crowned the national champion in the 400-meter dash as the NCAA Indoor silver medalist and NCAA Outdoor bronze medalist in the event a year ago, finishing with personal bests of 45.39 indoors and 45.02 outdoors as one of the NCAA’s topranked sprinters. Bush and Grayson have each earned four All-America honors as members of LSU’s mile relay team in their first two seasons with the program in 2013 and 2014, and they will again team with Norwood and Downing in forming one of the NCAA’s top teams this spring. Bush boasts an impressive personal best of 46.15 in the open 400 meters, while Grayson will line up in his junior season with a lifetime best of 46.45 in his collegiate career. Each qualified for an SEC final in the 400-meter dash for the first time in their collegiate career a year ago with Bush earning a seventh-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships and Grayson capturing an eighth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 2014. Hurdles Not only do the Tigers return a stable of All-Americans in the sprints from a season ago, but they also feature a national championship contender in the
hurdles as Downing returns for his senior season as one of the NCAA’s elite talents in the 400-meter hurdles in the wake of an outstanding 2014 season. A converted 400-meter runner, Downing shifted his focus to the 400 hurdles full-time for the first time a year ago while emerging as one of the NCAA’s top performers in the event. After earning an eighth-place finish in the final of the 400 hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships last spring, Downing took his performance to another level in NCAA competition with back-to-back personal bests of 50.54 in the first round of qualifying and 50.49 in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds. That effort took him to the national semifinals in the event for the first time in his career at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held last June in Eugene, Oregon. Downing smashed his lifetime best by clocking of 49.97 in the national final to emerge as the NCAA Outdoor bronze medalist for the 2014 season, becoming the first LSU Tiger to capture All-America honors in the event since Isa Phillips was crowned NCAA Champion in 2007. Downing will look to carry that momentum into his senior season in 2015 as he eyes All-America honors once again while challenging the nation’s elite as an NCAA title contender. The Tigers will also feature depth in the sprint hurdles this season as they welcome senior Joshua Thompson and junior Joshua Lamers back to the team in the wake of their most successful season with the program in 2014. Thompson was an NCAA semifinalist in the 110-meter hurdles a year ago as he will look to contend for All-America accolades in his final season with the Tigers in 2015. He clocked a PR of 13.77 in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to earn his
Joshua Thompson spot in the semifinal round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene. An NCAA quarterfinalist in the event for the first time in his career, Lamers proved to be one of the SEC’s top 110 hurdlers as a sophomore last spring when he advanced to the conference final and took seventh place overall in his debut at the SEC Outdoor Championships. He wrapped up the 2014 season with a wind-legal personal best of 13.95 in the event. Middle Distance/Distance The Tigers have built a strong tradition in the middle distance events over the years, and they will compete during the 2015 season with a pair of 800-meter runners who will look to make their mark on the program in senior Julian Parker and sophomore Blair Henderson. Henderson signed with the Tigers as one of the top 800-meter recruits nationally a season ago, and delivered on that promise as an NCAA Championship qualifier in the event in his debut season with the Tigers in 2014. After wrapping up the indoor season as the ninth-place finisher in 800-meter qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships and with an indoor personal best of 1 minute, 49.37 seconds, Henderson followed by running a lifetime PR of 1:49.18 outdoors at the LSU Alumni Gold while qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to cap his rookie campaign. The Lake Charles, Louisiana, native broke 1:50 in the event in seven races a year ago and slashed nearly a second and a half off of his high school personal best of 1:50.47 that was run as a senior at St. Louis Catholic High School prior to his arrival in Baton Rouge. A two-year letterwinner in his time with the Tigers, Parker is coming off a 2014 season in which he clocked personal bests of 1:49.92 indoors and 1:49.72 outdoors while breaking the 1:50 barrier for the first time in his collegiate career. He enters his senior season with a best SEC finish of 12th place in the 800 meters from the SEC Indoor Championships a year ago. Headlining LSU’s distance crew is senior standout Philip Primeaux, who returns as a former point scorer at the SEC Outdoor Championships as the eighth-place finisher in the final of the 1,500 meters at the conference meet in 2013. The Baton Rouge native followed with another strong season in 2014 in which he smashed personal bests with career-best times of 3:50.76 in the 1,500 meters and 4:09.25 in the mile. A specialist in the mile indoors and
1,500 meters outdoors, Primeaux is also one of the team’s leading performers in the longer distances in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during his collegiate career. Jumps The Tigers will join the national championship chase with a senior-laden squad during the 2015 collegiate track and field season, and among LSU’s AllAmerica contenders that look to score the points at the NCAA Championships is pole vaulter Andreas Duplantis as he will put on the purple and gold for the final time this spring. A three-time NCAA Championship qualifier outdoors in the pole vault during his college career, Duplantis looks to take his performance to new heights as he enters the 2015 season with a personal best of 17 feet, 9 ¼ inches indoors and 17-7 outdoors as one of the top returning vaulters to the collegiate ranks. The son of former Tiger All-American Greg Duplantis, Andreas ranks among the squad’s all-time great pole vaulters as the No. 4-ranked performer indoors and No. 7-ranked performer outdoors in the history of the LSU program. After advancing to the NCAA semifinals at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships during his freshman season in 2012, Duplantis advanced to the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in each of the last two seasons as one of the Tigers’ best in the event. He owns a career-best 19th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in his career as he competes for his first All-America honor in the event in 2015. Duplantis is also a four-time SEC Championships scorer in his time with the Tigers and a former SEC Indoor bronze medalist in the event. Joining Duplantis in the pole vault during the 2015 season will be fellow Louisiana native Cameron Robichaux, who returns to the squad following his freshman season last spring in which he set a lifetime best of 16-6 ¾ during the 2014 indoor season. Returning to lead the Tigers in the horizontal jumps is New Jersey native Jonathan Pitt as he steps onto the runway for his sophomore season. After signing with the Tigers from South Brunswick High School, Pitt qualified for the NCAA Championships in his first outdoor campaign at LSU while competing at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds. He also scored for the team with an eighth-place finish in the triple jump final in his SEC Indoor Championships debut in 2014.
Blair Henderson Following a strong fall training regimen, Pitt is poised to build on his freshman successes and improve his personal bests of 50-2 ½ indoors and 49-9 ¼ outdoors set a year ago. While Pitt is the team’s top returning performer in the horizontal jumps, the Tigers are set to welcome Opelousas (La.) High School product Da’Quan Bellard into the program for the 2015 spring semester as the in-state standout enrolls at LSU in January. A four-time Louisiana Class 4A state champion in the long jump and triple jump during a heralded high school career, Bellard was honored as the Most Outstanding Performer in Class 4A in leading Opelousas High School to the state crown at the 2014 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships last spring. He swept Class 4A titles for the long jump (23-8 ½w) and triple jump (496) to cap his senior season, emerging from the event as the No. 10-ranked high school triple jumper in the United States for the 2014 season. While setting a lifetime best of 49-6 in the triple jump in his final state meet at Opelousas High School, Bellard also set a personal best of 24-3 in the long jump during his senior season. Throws The LSU Tigers will feature a wealth of talent and depth across all of the event areas in 2015, and that is certainly evident in the throws as they look to pile up the points in the championship meets this spring. Rodney Brown followed an All-America sophomore season in 2013 with a recordsetting junior season in 2014 as he became the most prolific discus thrower in the program’s history, and he returns for his senior season as a national championship contender in his specialty. Brown had flirted with breaking John Nichols’ school record of 209-1 throughout his collegiate career, even raising his personal best to 206-5 at the Texas Relays a year ago at the onset of the 2014 outdoor campaign. He then blew the former NCAA Champion’s 25-year-old mark out of the water with a new Penn Relays record throw of 210-10 to become the top Tiger in the event in program history. But Brown didn’t stop there as he again raised his own school record by more than a foot during the summer with a personal-best throw of 212-2 in taking the title at USA Track & Field’s Throws Initiative Test Meet held ahead of the USA Outdoor Championships in August. It was a 2014 season in which Brown earned All-SEC honors as the
Jeremy Tuttle SEC Outdoor bronze medalist before advancing to the NCAA semifinals in the men’s discus throw for a second year in a row as one of the nation’s premier performers in the event. He was crowned the SEC Champion and earned All-America honors in the discus for the first time in his career while earning a fourth-place finish nationally at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. A native of Chappell Hill, Texas, Brown is also one of the SEC’s top shot putters with his efforts as a three-time SEC Championship scorer in the event while posting personal bests of 58-9 ¼ indoors and 57-10 ½ outdoors during his collegiate career. Joining Brown as a leader of LSU’s throws group during the 2015 season is fellow senior Jeremy Tuttle, who also enters his final season in Baton Rouge with All-America aspirations after advancing to the NCAA semifinals in the hammer throw for the first time a year ago. Tuttle was a 16th-place finisher at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to cap his junior season, and will look to go out as an NCAA finalist and All-American in his final season with the Tigers this spring. A native of Sierra Vista, Arizona, Tuttle is a versatile athlete as he boasts a best of 216-8 in the hammer throw, as well as PRs of 227-6 in the javelin and 165-10 in the discus outdoors and 63-9 in the weight throw indoors during his collegiate career. Two Tigers looking to join their teammates as championship scorers in such events as the discus and hammer throws during the 2015 season are junior standouts David Collins and Jeremy Octeau. Collins has thrown a best of 186-9 in the hammer throw, while Octeau has posted a PR of 168-1 in the discus throw in their respective careers. The Tigers feature a trio of junior javelin throwers who will challenge for one of the eight scoring positions at the SEC Championships in the 2015 season with Philip Moody (204-2), Terry Hughes (203-6) and Garret LeBouef (197-11) returning to the squad in 2015. Joining the program for the first time is junior college transfer Patrick Geers of Mission Viejo, California. Geers signed with the Tigers as a two-time California Community College Athletic Association champion during his two-year stint at Saddleback College where he posted a personal best of 167-3 in the discus and 202-0 in the hammer prior to his arrival at LSU. He is set to compete in both events in his debut season with the Tigers.
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Young Guns YOUTHFUL LADY TIGERS TO COMPETE IN 2015 SEASON Much will be written about which Lady Tigers will step up to fill the void left behind by the departures of such AllAmericans as Denise Hinton, Lynnika Pitts, Jasmin Stowers and Nikita Tracey from last year’s squad. After all, they formed a senior class that accounted for 16 AllAmerica selections during their respective careers in Baton Rouge that was capped with a sixth-place team finish during the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships to end the 2014 season. But the Lady Tigers return the likes of NCAA Outdoor shot put silver medalist Tori Bliss and All-American hurdler Chanice Chase along with national hopefuls Nataliyah Friar, Jada Martin, Rebekah Wales and one of the nation’s top recruiting classes to reload for another NCAA run in 2015.
Sprints/Relays The Lady Tigers have built the success of their program on developing the nation’s premier sprinters at the collegiate level year in and year out, and they will line up in 2015 with a developing team that features some of the NCAA’s top young talent returning from a season ago and a heralded class of recruits joining the program for the first time this spring. Despite battling through an injuryplagued outdoor season in her debut with the Lady Tigers last spring, Jada Martin returns for her sophomore campaign with All-America aspirations as one of the nations’ top returning performers in both the 100 meters and 200 meters. The Lithonia, Georgia, native was an NCAA quarterfinalist in the 100-meter dash while clocking a personal best of 11.35 seconds in the event in her debut season at the collegiate level. She was also an NCAA qualifier in the 200 meters during the 2014 season, clocking a wind-legal PR of 23.02 in the event along with a wind-aided best of 22.96 during the outdoor season. Martin was also a leader of LSU’s relay teams throughout her freshman season while lining up as the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay and providing depth in the 4x400-meter relay on the campaign.
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Joining Martin in guiding the Lady Tigers into the NCAA final of the 4x100-meter relay was NCAA 100-meter semifinalist Rushell Harvey. Like Martin, the Houston native also returns for her sophomore season in the wake of a rookie campaign in which she advanced to the semifinal round of the 100-meter dash in her debut at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Harvey, who lined up as the second leg of LSU’s sprint relay squad in the championship season a year ago, ran seasonal-best wind-aided times of 11.46 in the 100 meters and 23.58 in the 200 meters in her first season in the purple and gold in 2014. Also returning to the squad to provide depth in the sprints and relays in 2015 is NCAA 200-meter quarterfinalist Kiersten Duncan. The younger sister of Lady Tiger great Kimberlyn Duncan, Kiersten was a national qualifier in the 200-meter sprint in her first season with the Lady Tigers a year ago while posting seasonal bests of 11.70w and 23.40w as one of the team’s top performers in both sprint events. Despite relying on youth to fill out its sprint relay pool this season, the Lady Tigers could be even stronger in the 4x100meter relay than a year ago after recruiting two of the top sprint talents nationally in Louisiana natives Mikiah Brisco (Baton Rouge) and Aleia Hobbs (New Orleans). Brisco is one of the most decorated track and field athletes in the history of Louisiana high school athletics as a 26-time state champion during her prep career at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. She signed with the Lady Tigers with PRs of 7.26 in the 60 meters, 11.55 in the 100 meters and 23.85w in the 200 meters as one of the top sprinters at the high school level in the United States. Hobbs is one of the state’s most decorated high school sprinters of alltime in her own right with 13 Louisiana state titles to her credit during her career at Eleanor McMain High School in New Orleans. Hobbs capped her prep career as the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympics Champion in the 100-meter dash to finish
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off a 2014 season in which she also raced to personal records of 7.49 in the 60 meters, 11.49 in the 100 meters and 23.80 in the 200 meters with her performance. She wrapped up the season ranked among the nation’s Top 10 sprinters in both the 60 and 100 meters in 2014. Like the short sprints, the Lady Tigers will also benefit this season from recruiting one of the elite prep talents nationally in the 400 meters to strengthen its sprint squad in 2015. Dayton, Ohio, native Oksana Lawrence joins the program as a six-time Ohio state champion with her efforts at Meadowdale High School during her high school career. This former USATF National Junior Olympics silver medalist will not only line up in the 400-meter dash in her debut season at LSU, but she’ll provide a strong leg in the 4x400-meter relay with a personal best of 53.61 to her credit. Joining Martin, Duncan and Lawrence in filling out the Lady Tigers’ 4x400-meter relay pool in the coming season will be a trio of 400-meter hurdlers as All-American Chanice Chase, NCAA quarterfinalist Bryiana Richardson and recruit Daeshon Gordon will lead the squad back into the nation’s elite in 2015.
Hurdles The 2014 season closed the book on the careers of two of the NCAA’s elite hurdlers with seniors Jasmin Stowers and Nikita Tracey each earning All-America honors while leading the Lady Tigers to a Top 10 team finish in sixth place at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships last June. Stowers was crowned the NCAA Indoor bronze medalist and school-record holder in the 60-meter hurdles indoors and the NCAA Outdoor silver medalist in the 100-meter hurdles outdoors to claim an impressive eight All-America honors during her fouryear career as a Lady Tiger. Tracey went out with a fourth-place finish nationally in the 400-meter hurdles to earn her third career All-America accolade as one of the NCAA’s top performers in the event. While the Lady Tigers will surely miss
their firepower in the lineup when they line up at the NCAA Championships this spring, Chase returns for her junior season as she guides a talented stable of hurdlers returning to the squad for the 2015 season. Chase enjoyed a breakout sophomore season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 while capturing a first career All-America honor in the 400 hurdles as one of the nation’s leading performers in the event. The Canadian international lined up alongside Tracey in the national final and followed her teammate with a fifth-place finish nationally in her debut at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Also the fifth-place finisher at the SEC Outdoor Championships, Chase ended her sophomore campaign by setting a personal best of 56.27 in the event and will again line up as an All-America candidate in 2015. Not only that, but Chase is also an NCAA hopeful in the 100-meter hurdles after setting her PR of 13.20 in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds a year ago to advance to the national quarterfinals of the event for the first time in her collegiate career. Joining Chase in the NCAA quarterfinals a year ago was Richardson, who qualified to run the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014. Richardson followed the collegiate season by clocking a personal best of 58.61 in the event to earn a fifth-place finish in the final of the 400 hurdles at the USA Junior Championships. Also returning to the squad as an NCAA Championship qualifier a year ago is senior Mariah Georgetown, who is coming off a junior season in which she set personal bests of 8.29 in the 60 hurdles indoors and 13.39 in the 100 hurdles outdoors. Georgetown was an SEC finalist in both hurdle events in 2014 before qualifying for the first round of the 100 hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds. Solidifying LSU’s strength in the hurdles this spring is an outstanding class of recruits that boasts the likes of Brisco, Gordon (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Kymber Payne (Compton, Calif.).
Chanice Chase Middle Distance/Distance The Lady Tigers have produced some of the nation’s leading performers in the middle distance events in recent years, and Morgan Schuetz looks to be the next in line as she returns to the program for her sophomore season in the wake of an outstanding redshirt freshman campaign in 2014. A local product from Parkview Baptist High School in Baton Rouge, Schuetz redshirted in her first season with the Lady Tigers after signing her National Letter of Intent as a part of LSU’s recruiting Class of 2012. It was a decision that proved beneficial for the emerging middle distance standout as she raised her performance to that of an SEC scorer and NCAA qualifier in her debut season a year ago. After ending the 2014 indoor season with an indoor personal best of 2 minutes, 8.86 seconds in the 800 meters, Schuetz was nearly two seconds faster outdoors as she ran a lifetime best of 2:07.02 for a sixth-place finish in her first SEC final at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Lexington, Kentucky. That performance earned her a trip to the NCAA Championships for the first time as she raced in the first round of the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to cap her 2014 campaign. Under the guidance of two-time U.S. Olympian and second-year LSU assistant coach Khadevis Robinson, Schuetz has an eye on the SEC and NCAA Championships yet again as she has already cut over 12 seconds off of her 800-meter PR from the day she arrived on campus. The Lady Tigers return two NCAA Championship qualifiers to their middle distance squad in the 2015 season as Schuetz is once again joined by junior Andria Aguilar in leading the group this spring. A native of Metairie, Louisiana, Aguilar qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career in 2014 when she lined up in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to end a sophomore season in which she clocked a personal best of 4:24.86 in the event. A former SEC scorer in the distance medley relay indoors, she also owns a lifetime best of 2:09.33 in the 800 meters. Sophomore Chaiss Matthews also proved to be one of the team’s top performers in the distance events in her debut season with the Lady Tigers a year ago as she raced to new personal bests of 4:42.81 in the 1,500 meters, 4:57.44 in the mile and 18:26.08 in the 5,000 meters in
2014. Among LSU’s heralded class of recruits who will look to make their mark as freshmen in 2015 are former Louisiana state champions Carley Boyce of Covington’s St. Scholastica Academy and Keterra Harris of Marrero’s St. Mary’s Academy. Boyce joins the LSU program as the Class 4A state cross country champion from a year ago. Harris captured five Class 2A state titles during her prep career, including the 400-meter and 800-meter state titles in her senior season a year ago.
Jumps/Multis The Lady Tigers have built a strong tradition in the jumps featuring some of the nation’s premier performers at the collegiate level year in and year out, and rising sophomore Nataliyah Friar is looking to step up and fill the shoes left by departing All-Americans Lynnika Pitts and Keri Emanuel in the wake of a tremendous debut season in 2014. Friar will look to carry the torch left by Pitts and Emanuel as she enters her second season in the program as a star on the rise for the Lady Tigers in 2015. In her debut season in 2014, Friar was an NCAA Indoor finalist and NCAA Outdoor semifinalist in the long jump as one of the nation’s top young talents in the event. After qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships with a lifetime best of 20-8 during the regular season, Friar earned a ninth-place finish in her first career national final to highlight a strong first season at the collegiate level. Friar also proved to be one of the SEC’s top performers in the long jump during the 2014 season as she totaled seven points for the Lady Tigers with her efforts at the SEC Championships. She followed a fifthplace finish at the SEC Indoor meet with a sixth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor meet in the event. A heralded prospect from Holt High School in Wentzville, Missouri, Friar also jumped a personal best of 41-3 ¾ in the triple jump in her first season with the Lady Tigers a season ago. Shanice Hall also returns to the squad for her junior season as a former NCAA qualifier in the high jump during her collegiate career when she competed in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds as a freshman in 2013. She owns a personal best of 6-0 ¾ in the event that she set in her prep career at Wolmer’s Girls in her native Jamaica. The Lady Tigers are also a scoring threat in the multi-events as Therese Jernbeck makes a return as one of the
Morgan Schuetz SEC’s top performers in the pentathlon and heptathlon during her collegiate career. A product of Stockholm, Sweden, Jernbeck returns for her junior season as a former SEC scorer in the pentathlon in her debut appearance at the SEC Indoor Championships in 2013 when she scored an indoor personal best of 3,864 points to rank No. 8 in school history in the event. Jernbeck also owns a PR of 5,324 points in the heptathlon that was set at the 2011 European Junior Athletics Championships. Joining the Lady Tiger program for the first time in 2015 are two elite jumps prospects as rookies Bria Druilhet (Sugar Land, Texas) and Danielle Phillips (Cocoa, Florida) helped form one of the top classes in the country last spring. Druilhet is a former Texas Class 5A state triple jump champion during her prep career at Stephen F. Austin High School where she set PRs of 41-1 wind-aided and 40-5 ¾ wind-legal in the event. Likewise, Phillips is a former Florida Class 2A state champion in both the long jump and triple jump during her four seasons at Rockledge Senior High School where she jumped bests of 20-5 ½w and 38-3 in the events.
Throws One round of throws is all that separated Tori Bliss from making history as the first Lady Tiger in the program’s storied history to be crowned the NCAA’s shot put champion. Already the school-record holder after breaking her own outdoor mark with a winning toss of 56-9 ¼ at the LSU Invitational in her 2014 regular-season finale, Bliss stepped into the shot put circle at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the first time in her career and put another record mark of 57-4 ¼ in the second round to take the lead in the NCAA semifinals. After taking the top spot into her first career NCAA final, Bliss held her advantage through five rounds with only the final round of throws to come. That’s when Iowa State’s Christina Hillman eclipsed the Lady Tiger standout with a winning mark of 58-2 in an exciting finish to the competition. Bliss still made history by not only smashing her own school-record mark, but she also secured a school-record finish of second place in the shot put final at the NCAA Championships with her efforts. Also an NCAA quarterfinalist in the discus throw during her junior season a year ago, Bliss ended the 2014 campaign with a personal best of 171-1 in the event as she returns for her senior season as one of the NCAA’s top dual throwers in
Rebekah Wales 2015. She will look to step up and lead a strong group of throwers for the Lady Tigers following the departure of weight and hammer throw All-American Denise Hinton. Another NCAA Championship qualifier also returns to the group in the form of rising sophomore Rebekah Wales as one of the nation’s top javelin throwers during her rookie season. After joining the program as one of the top prep javelin throwers nationally in the Class of 2013, Wales posted a personal best of 166-11 in her collegiate debut at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational to rank among the NCAA’s Top 20 performers for the 2014 season. Wales scored four points for the Lady Tigers with a fifth-place finish in her debut at the 2014 SEC Outdoor Championships before taking home a 19th-place finish at the NCAA meet. She ended her season by representing the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships last summer. The Lady Tigers will also feature three other former NCAA qualifiers in the javelin as Wales is set to be joined once again by senior Annie Simoneaux and juniors Mayme Cook and Doren Welch. Like Wales, each is also a former scorer for the Lady Tigers at the SEC Outdoor Championships as Simoneaux (157-11) was the 2012 SEC Outdoor silver medalist and Cook (158-8) and Welch (154-9) are a sixthplace finisher in the event in each of the past two seasons. LSU’s strength in the throws for the 2015 season has been solidified after recruiting two premier prep prospects in freshmen Gabby Figueroa (Austintown, Ohio) and Sidnie Wilder (Cameron, Wisconsin). A product of Austintown-Fitch High School, Figueroa is the No. 2-ranked prep performer all-time in the United States in the indoor weight throw with a personal best of 64-11, while she also owns a best of 180-1 in the hammer throw outdoors. Her senior season was highlighted by being crowned the New Balance Indoor Nationals champion in the weight and a New Balance Outdoor Nationals bronze medalist in the hammer throw for the 2014 season. Hailing from Cameron High School, Wilder is a former Track & Field News High School All-American in the hammer throw as she competes with a personal best of 181-8. Wilder was the country’s No. 5-ranked hammer thrower nationally at the prep level during the 2014 outdoor season.
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2015 Men’s Track & Field Roster
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EVENT
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HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
Tremayne Acy Da’Quan Bellard Tommy Brocato Rodney Brown Darrell Bush David Collins Philip Dempsey Quincy Downing Fitzroy Dunkley Andreas Duplantis Aaron Ernest Patrick Geers Cyril Grayson Blair Henderson Terry Hughes Joshua Lamers Garret LeBouef DC Lipani Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Philip Moody Jordan Moore Bryan Mutell Jonathan Nelsen Vernon Norwood Jeremy Octeau Julian Parker Jonathan Pitt Travis Pope Philip Primeaux Ross Quinlan Matthew Rhorer Cameron Robichaux Joseph St. Cyr Bryan Stamey Daniel Tanner Joshua Thompson Marcus Tiner Jeremy Tuttle Morgan Wells Evan Wesslund Jack Wilkes
Sprints Jumps Middle Distance Throws Sprints Throws Distance Sprints/Hurdles Sprints Pole Vault Sprints Throws Sprints Middle Distance Throws Hurdles Javelin Distance Sprints Javelin Hurdles Distance Pole Vault Sprints Throws Middle Distance Jumps Distance Distance Throws Distance Pole Vault Distance Distance Distance Hurdles Middle Distance Throws Sprints Distance Middle Distance
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Dallas, Texas (DeSoto HS) Opelousas, La. (Opelousas HS) Hammond, La. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Chappell Hill, Texas (Navasota HS) Woodbury, N.J. (Woodbury HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Broadmoor HS) Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen Catholic HS) Dayton, Ohio (Glenville HS) Trelawny, Jamaica (Jamaica College) Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) New Orleans, La. (Homewood HS) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS/Saddleback) Kenner, La. (Rummel HS) Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS) Prairieville, La. (Dutchtown HS) Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) Bourg, La. (South Terrebonne HS) Mandeville, La. (St. Paul’s School) Mandeville, Jamaica (Jamaica College) Baton Rouge, La. (Dunham HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr. HS/TCU) Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) Morgan City, La. (Morgan City HS/South Plains College) Westerly, R.I. (Westerly HS/Northeastern) Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS/South Plains College) South Brunswick Township, N.J. (South Brunswick HS) Canton, Ga. (Cherokee HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) Prairieville, La. (Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) Mandeville, La. (St. Paul’s HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal HS) Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd HS) Steubenville, Ohio (Steubenville HS/Pittsburgh) Baton Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge Magnet HS) Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena HS) Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve HS/McNeese State) O’Fallon, Ill. (Fallon Township HS) Bossier City, La. (Airline HS)
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Andria Aguilar Danielle Avery Mallory Bartow Tori Bliss Carley Boyce Alli Brasuell Mikiah Brisco McLain Broussard Meghan Charbonnet Chanice Chase Mayme Cook Madison Danna Hannah Deworth Bria Druilhet Kiersten Duncan Elizabeth Dunning Gabby Figueroa Nataliyah Friar Tiffany George Mariah Georgetown Daeshon Gordon Monica Guillot Shanice Hall Keterra Harris Rushell Harvey Aleia Hobbs Shanice Holmes Jalea Jackson Therese Jernbeck Travia Jones Ka’Lynn Jupiter Briana Kelly Oksana Lawrence Laura Lewing Rebecca Little Jada Martin Chaiss Matthews Andrea Maxwell Danielle Mitchell Savanah Norman Kymber Payne Danielle Phillips Bryiana Richardson Morgan Schuetz Annie Simoneaux Katie Stevenson Marvalyn Vernon Rebekah Wales Jenna Walker Ashley Welborn Doren Welch Sidnie Wilder
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Metairie, La. (Mount Carmel Academy) Naples, Fla. (Naples HS) Woodworth, La. (Holy Savior Menard Central HS) Portage, Ind. (Portage HS) Covington, La. (St. Scholastica Academy) Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge Magnet HS) Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier HS) New Orleans, La. (Dominican HS) Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Notre Dame Catholic SS) Rayne, La. (Notre Dame HS/UL-Lafayette) Baton Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge Magnet HS) Alexandria, La. (Holy Savior Menard Central HS) Sugar Land, Texas (Stephen F. Austin HS) Katy, Texas (Cypress Springs HS/Texas) Zachary, La. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) Austintown, Ohio (Austintown-Fitch HS) Wentzville, Mo. (Wentzville Holt HS) Zachary, La. (Zachary HS/Southern) Baker, La. (Bethany Christian School/McNeese State) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast HS) Covington, La. (St. Scholastica Academy) Portmore, St. Catherine, Jamaica (Wolmer’s Trust HS for Girls) Marrero, La. (St. Mary’s Academy) Houston, Texas (Fort Bend Bush HS) New Orleans, La. (McMain HS) Oakdale, La. (Oakdale HS) Milan, Ill. (Rock Island HS) Stockholm, Sweden (Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium) Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) Donaldsonville, La. (Donaldsonville HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast HS/Austin Peay) Dayton, Ohio (Meadowdale HS) Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS) Austin, Texas (Westlake HS) Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr. HS) College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) Gaithersburg, Md. (Thomas S. Wootton HS/Saint Leo) Natick, Mass. (Natick HS) River Ridge, La. (Dominican HS) Compton, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) Cocoa, Fla. (Rockledge Senior HS) New Orleans, La. (Helen Cox HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) Rayne, La. (Rayne HS) St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana HS) Hammond, La. (Ponchatoula HS) West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS) Oscar, La. (False River Academy/LSU-Eunice) Cameron, Wisc. (Cameron HS)
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WOMEN’S PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Andria Aguilar Alli Brasuell Mikiah Brisco Meghan Charbonnet Mayme Cook Bria Druilhet Kiersten Duncan Gabby Figueroa Nataliyah Friar
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Daeshon Gordon Monica Guillot Shanice Hall Therese Jernbeck Ka’Lynn Jupiter Jada Martin Kymber Payne Morgan Schuetz Annie Simoneaux
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Dennis Shaver Head Coach • 11th Season • 20th Season at LSU • Texas-Arlington, 1979
LSU Track & Field ushered in a new era on July 22, 2004, with the announcement of Dennis Shaver as the program’s 18th head coach. Shaver, who spent nine seasons as an assistant on the LSU staff, oversees the direction of both the men’s and women’s programs, while concentrating his work with the Tiger and Lady Tiger sprinters and hurdlers. When Dennis Shaver ascended to the rank of head coach of the LSU Track & Field program in July 2004, he was given the reigns of a national power recognized worldwide for its dominance at the collegiate level while racking up a total of 30 NCAA team championships in its history. Expectations were high, but Shaver had experienced LSU’s success first-hand as he helped coach the Tigers and Lady Tigers to a combined 12 national championships while serving as an assistant coach for nine seasons from 1996-2004. It came as no surprise when he was asked to continue LSU’s championship tradition when the position opened in the wake of the 2004 season. Shaver knew the challenge that lay in front of him when he accepted the job. At his opening press conference, Shaver promised fans, coaches, officials and his student-athletes that “we are going to do everything we can to keep this kind of championship program going here at LSU.” He has certainly delivered on that promise as the program has showed no signs of slowing down under his guidance. The Lady Tigers were crowned national champions during the 2008 outdoor season and have won a total of seven Southeastern Conference championships during his tenure. The women have taken the SEC Outdoor title in five seasons in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 along with the pair of SEC Indoor titles with conference sweeps in 2008 and 2011. The Lady Tigers have also added 10 trophy performances with top-four finishes at the NCAA Championships in 10 previous seasons under Shaver’s guidance, including three second-place finishes, five third-place finishes and one fourth-place finish along with their national championship in 2008. The Tigers have added to their trophy case as well while racking up 12 team trophies with a top-four finish at the NCAA Championships as they have earned five second-place finishes,
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one third-place finish and six fourthplace finishes between the indoor and outdoor seasons. In addition, the Tigers also scored five second-place finishes and three third-place finishes at the conference level under Shaver. In all, Shaver’s teams have combined for 23 top-three finishes at the SEC Championships and 22 top-four finishes at the NCAA Championships between the indoor and outdoor seasons since 2005. Shaver has coached 43 athletes to 52 NCAA event titles in a celebrated career that spans 19 seasons at LSU. His athletes have also captured 133 SEC event titles and 478 All-America honors all-time. The Tigers added to their national championship pedigree a season ago as they stormed to their fourth NCAA Indoor title all-time in the 4x400meter relay when the foursome of Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing, Cyril Grayson and Vernon Norwood struck gold ahead of the likes of Florida and Texas A&M at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Individually, Norwood and Downing were instrumental in leading the Tigers to a fourth-place team trophy at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships while sweeping a pair of bronze medals in the 400 meters and 400 hurdles at the national meet. Norwood followed his silvermedal-winning performance in the 400-meter final at the NCAA Indoor Championships by claiming the NCAA bronze medal during the outdoor season while finishing the 2014 campaign with a lifetime personal best of 45.02 seconds. Downing emerged as one of the nation’s best in his first full season running the 400-meter hurdles as the NCAA Outdoor bronze medalist with a personal best of 49.97. LSU’s hurdle great Jasmin Stowers also enjoyed a record-breaking senior season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 as she wrapped up her collegiate career as a five-time SEC Champion and
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seven-time All-American as one of the most decorated sprint hurdlers in the program’s history. Stowers put an exclamation point onto the end of a storied collegiate career as she captured the NCAA Outdoor silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles, clocking a career-best windaided time of 12.54 in the national final. She followed the 2014 collegiate season by racing to a new wind-legal best of 12.71 at the USA Outdoor Championships, finishing her collegiate career only one one-hundredth of a second shy of matching Tananjalyn Stanley’s school-record time of 12.70 set in 1989. Stowers did wrap up the 2014 indoor season as LSU’s school-record holder in the 60-meter hurdles when she crossed the finish line with an altitude-adjusted 7.96 to defend her NCAA Indoor bronze medal in the event. That performance smashed Joyce Bates’ 14-year-old school record of 7.99 in the event that was previously set during the 2000 season. The curtain closed on one of the storied careers in the history of collegiate track and field in 2013 when Kimberlyn Duncan stepped onto the track for a final time as a Lady Tiger at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Duncan cemented her legacy as one of the all-time great collegiate sprinters when she tied the fastest all conditions 200 meters in collegiate history by running a wind-aided 22.04 to win a sixth national championship in the 200-meter dash in her career. Duncan’s performance tied the 23-year-old collegiate record of 22.04 set by LSU’s Dawn Sowell at the 1989
NCAA Outdoor meet in Provo, Utah. The Katy, Texas, product stepped into history as she swept NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor gold medals for the third-straight season to become the first sprinter in collegiate history to claim six national titles in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA level. Duncan matched that output at the conference level with a sweep of SEC Indoor and SEC Outdoor titles in the 200 meters for the third year in a row, even running an SEC Outdoor Championships meet record of 22.35 in her senior season in 2013. Not only did Duncan match the fastest all conditions 200 meters in collegiate history as a senior, but she set the low-altitude collegiate record of 22.19 as a junior in 2012. Duncan earned the right to represent the United States on the international stage for the first time in her career in 2013 when she dropped her personal best of 21.80 in capturing her first career U.S. Outdoor title in the 200 meters to qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Duncan also earned a reputation as one of the world’s emerging talents in the 100-meter dash during her Lady Tiger career when she became just the fifth collegiate sprinter to break 11 seconds after setting the SEC Championships meet record of 10.96 in the 2012 conference final. Duncan defended her SEC 100-meter title as a senior in 2013 before winning the NCAA Outdoor bronze medal in the event that season. She also scored back-to-back NCAA silver medalist in the 100 meters in 2011 and 2012. Winner of The Bowerman in 2012 as the top athlete in collegiate track
“We are fortunate to have one of the finest coaches in the country leading our track and field program at LSU. LSU’s track teams have a record of great accomplishment under Dennis Shaver’s leadership the last seven years. He has not only helped establish LSU as a leader in competition, but also in the community and classroom as well. It is a testament to the kind of student-athletes we want representing this University.”
– JOE ALLEVA, LSU DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS and field, Duncan tied the school record with seven NCAA event titles and 12 SEC events titles in four seasons from 201013. Like Duncan, former Lady Tiger standout Cassandra Tate wrapped up the 2012 campaign as a national champion as she recorded a career best of 55.22 to claim the NCAA crown in the 400-meter hurdles, becoming the fourth Lady Tiger all-time to accomplish the feat. Tate also helped lead the Lady Tigers to the national title in the 4x400-meter relay during the indoor season as she ran the second leg on a team that featured Alexander, Siedda Herbert and Jonique Day as they won LSU’s 13th NCAA crown in the event all-time with their victory. Alexander, Tate and Day also joined leadoff leg Latoya McDermott on the team that set a new school record of 3 minutes, 24.59 seconds to finish as the national runners-up during the NCAA Outdoor Championships, marking the third-fastest 4x400-meter relay performance in NCAA history. The Tigers won an NCAA relay title of their own in record-setting fashion at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2012 when Barrett Nugent, Aaron Ernest, Keyth Talley and Shermund Allsop dominated the 4x100-meter relay final in 38.38 to tie the Drake Stadium record with the seventh-fastest time in collegiate history. The Tigers claimed their eighth NCAA title in the event in program history. It was a 2012 season in which Shaver was honored as both the NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Coach of the year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and the SEC Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year in a vote of the league’s head coaches. Shaver has now twice been recognized as the National Coach of the Year and seven times named the SEC Coach of the Year. LSU had been on the cusp of adding to its national championship collection in Shaver’s first four seasons as head coach as the teams combined for seven
second-place team finishes at the NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor Championships, including four runner-up finishes for the Tigers and three runner-up finishes for the Lady Tigers during that span. But with his top team making the trip to Des Moines for the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Shaver knew LSU was a championship contender on both sides. The meet unfolded just the way he had anticipated with the women’s race for the team title going down to the very last event. The Lady Tigers were tied with defending champion Arizona State at 59 points with both teams advancing a team into the final of the 4x400 relay. The stage was set for a dramatic conclusion with the team crossing the finish line first taking the title. The Lady Tigers carried the stick around the track in 3:28.33 to score eight points with a second-place finish in the race, while the Sun Devils were unable to keep pace with a fifth-place finish. The final score of the meet after 21 events read LSU 67, Arizona State 63. Not only did the Lady Tigers capture their first national championship under Shaver, but the team won the 31st NCAA title in the history of the LSU Track & Field program nearly 75 years to the day that the Tigers won their first national championship way back on June 17, 1933. It proved to be a fitting end to a season that also saw the Lady Tigers dominate the Southeastern Conference by sweeping SEC Indoor and SEC Outdoor championships for the first time under Shaver’s direction. Considered one of the leading sprints and hurdles coaches in the sport, LSU’s athletes flourished under Shaver’s guidance once again as the Tigers and Lady Tigers made their presence felt throughout the 2008 season. Shaver coached the likes of Lady Tiger greats Kelly Baptiste and Nickiesha Wilson to NCAA event titles during their final season in the purple and gold, while he
also coached Tiger sprint star Richard Thompson to one of the most prolific seasons in collegiate history. Baptiste was the catalyst in LSU’s national-title run as she accounted for a team high 19 points at the NCAA Championships while becoming the fifth Lady Tiger in program history to be crowned NCAA Champion in the 100-meter dash. Wilson was equally as impressive at the NCAA Outdoor meet as she added 18 points with an NCAA crown in the 400meter hurdles and a runner-up finish in the final of the 100-meter hurdles. In four years with Shaver’s coaching, Baptiste amassed a resume to rival the best sprinters to ever wear the LSU uniform. She is the only Lady Tiger to sweep NCAA titles in the 60 meters and 100 meters in the same season, while she also ranks eighth in team history with an impressive 14 career All-America honors. She is also the school-record holder with a top 60-meter time of 7.13. But no athlete dominated collegiate track and field in 2008 quite like Thompson. Arguably the greatest sprinter to ever wear the LSU uniform, Thompson also became the first Tiger to sweep NCAA titles in the 60 meters and 100 meters in the same season, while he also ran the second leg on LSU’s national champion 4x100-meter relay team. In addition, Thompson won AllAmerica honors in the 200 meters with a runner-up finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships en route to being named the NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. He became the first sprinter coached by Shaver to crack the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter dash with his victory at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Auburn, Alabama. Thompson’s 9.93 in the conference final set an SEC record and was the second-fastest time ever recorded at the collegiate level. Thompson, who came to LSU from the country of Trinidad & Tobago with a personal record of 10.65 in the 100
meters, wrapped up his career in Baton Rouge as a four-time NCAA Champion, five-time SEC Champion and eight-time All-American under Shaver’s guidance. While Shaver helped Thompson become one of the more dominant sprinters in collegiate history during his career at LSU, he coached his pupil to worldwide stardom at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. In his Olympics debut, Thompson shocked the world by winning a silver medal in the finals of the 100meter dash while setting a new collegiate record with a time of 9.89. He finished second only to Jamaican world-record holder and gold medalist Usain Bolt. After anchoring Trinidad’s 4x100-meter relay to a silver medal, Thompson’s unforgettable season was complete. While continuing to train in Baton Rouge following his collegiate career, Thompson dropped his 100-meter personal best with a Trinidad & Tobago national record of 9.82 that he set in winning the title at the 2014 Sagicor National Open Championships in Port-ofSpain last summer. While Thompson grabbed the headlines, he was not the only athlete coached by Shaver to line up at the Olympic Games in 2008. Former Lady Tiger hurdler and two-time World Indoor champion Lolo Jones made her Olympics debut with a seventh-place finish after winning the 100-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials, while Baptiste (Trinidad and Tobago) and Sherry Fletcher (Grenada) ran the 100 meters and Wilson (Jamaica) and Isa Phillips (Jamaica) competed in the 400-meter hurdles. Jones, who continues to train with Shaver in Baton Rouge, has become one of the recognizable faces in track and field as the world’s leading sprint hurdler. In becoming the first hurdler in meet history to win back-to-back World Indoor gold medals in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Jones became the new American record holder after setting a
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new personal best with a winning time of 7.72. Shaver has also coached Jones to a PR of 12.43 in the 100-meter hurdles she set in the semifinal round at the 2008 Olympic Games. Jones made her return to the Olympic Games in London in 2012 as she just missed earning a spot on the medal podium with a fourth-place finish in her second-straight Olympic final. LSU carried its momentum into the 2009 season as Shaver again proved why he is one of the more respected coaches in the business while coaching two-sport star Trindon Holliday to his first career NCAA championship in the 100meter dash. After finishing as the national runner-up in 2007 and earning a third-place finish in 2008, Holliday enjoyed a season to remember as he became the third different Tiger in four years to be crowned the NCAA 100-meter champion. He sprinted to the finish line with a PR of 10.00 to continue LSU’s domination in the event. His victory in the NCAA 100-meter final followed a 2009 indoor season in which he earned his second national runner-up finish in the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor meet. But no athlete has dominated the sport with Shaver’s coaching quite like LSU great Xavier Carter as the Tiger sophomore captured four NCAA event titles at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Sacramento, California. Carter became the first collegiate athlete since Ohio State’s Jesse Owens in 1935 and 1936 to win four NCAA titles at a single national meet, claiming championships in the 100 meters, 400 meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay. In his brief two-year career at LSU, Carter won an impressive seven individual national championships and 10 All-America honors as the only collegiate athlete in history to double with national titles in the 100 meters and 400 meters in the same year at the NCAA Championships. Sprint sensation Kelly Willie also capped a stellar career in 2006 by leading the Tigers to three relay national titles while earning a total of five All-America honors. With Shaver’s coaching, Willie finished his four-year career in Baton Rouge as the most decorated athlete in the history of LSU men’s track and field, tying Carter with a school record seven NCAA individual championships and a LSU record 19 career AllAmerica honors. LSU’s men’s and women’s relay teams proved to be an unbeatable force throughout the 2006 season, sweeping 4x400 titles at the NCAA Championships during the indoor and outdoor seasons and the men claiming a national championship in the 4x100 relay. In Shaver’s first season as head coach in 2005, Carter and Willie provided the foundation for one of the elite mile relay teams in NCAA history by setting a new collegiate record en route to a national championship. LSU’s foursome of Reggie Dardar (46.4), Willie (44.4), Bennie Brazell (44.8) and Carter (44.0) clocked 2:59.59 in shattering the 17-yearold record of 2:59.91 set by UCLA in 1988. That
Coach Shaver and his wife, Connie, at the White House for Champions Day in November 2008 national crown catapulted the Tigers to a thirdplace finish in the final team standings, an effort that was assisted by the national runner-up efforts by Carter in the 200-meter dash and Brazell in the 400-meter hurdles. Shaver is regarded as one of the premier coaches in the sport of track and field, and he has earned national recognition for his many accomplishments throughout his coaching career. Not only was he named the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA in 2008 and 2012, but he has also been named a seven-time SEC Women’s Coach of the Year during his tenure. In 2003, he was recognized by his peers as the first USTCA Assistant Coach of the Year for Women’s Sprints and Hurdles. In addition, Shaver has received nine National Coach of the Year awards, six Kansas Collegiate Coach of the Year honors and 16 Regional Coach of the Year awards in his 32-year coaching career. A native of Salina, Kansas, Shaver received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1979. In 1981, he added his master’s degree in education with an emphasis on administration from Stephen F. Austin State University. Shaver and his wife, Connie, have two children. Their son, Dale, is a service advisor for Richard’s Honda in Baton Rouge and enjoys his hobbies of cars and photography. Their daughter, Lindsay, graduated summa cum laude in 2012 from the University of South Alabama with her Master of Science in nursing with a focus on pediatric primary care. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Longhorn Pediatrics in Austin, Texas, where she resides with her husband, Alex Ramirez, a landscape architect with Design Workshop, and their daughter, Ella Darlene Ramirez.
THE SHAVER FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE LSU 2004-Present • Head Coach 1995-2004 • Assistant Coach
Auburn 1992-95 • Assistant Coach
Barton (Kan.) County CC 1985-91 • Head Coach
Hutchinson (Kan.) CC 1982-85 • Head Track & Field Coach 1981-85 • Assistant Football Coach 1981-82 • Assistant Track & Field Coach
RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AT LSU
• 22 Olympians • 6 Olympic Medalists • 43 NCAA Champion athletes winning 52 NCAA event titles • 20 NCAA Champion Relay Teams • Athletes have earned 478 All-America honors in 32 years of coaching • 65 SEC Champion athletes winning 133 SEC event titles • 32 SEC Champion Relay Teams • 303 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in 10 seasons as LSU’s head coach • 2008 & 2012 NCAA Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year • 7-time SEC Women’s Coach of the Year • 4-time USTFCCCA Women’s South Central Region Coach of the Year • 2007 USTFCCCA Women’s Mideast Region Coach of the Year • 2003 USTCA Assistant Coach of the Year • Coached Kimberlyn Duncan to the low-altitude collegiate record of 22.19 in the 200-meter dash to win the title at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships and a PR of 21.80 to win the event at the 2013 USA Outdoor Championships. • Coached Richard Thompson to a Collegiate Record of 9.89 in the 100- meter final to win a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. • Coached Xavier Carter to four individual NCAA titles at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships, joining the legendary Jesse Owens of Ohio State in 1935 and 1936 as the only athletes in history to accomplish the feat. • Coached LSU to five Collegiate Relay Records all-time, including the women’s 4x100 (42.55), women’s 4x200 (1:29.78), men’s 4x400 (2:59.59) and women’s shuttle hurdle relay (52.77). He also coached the women’s 4x400 to the former NCAA Championships meet record of 3:25.26.
ACHIEVEMENTS PRIOR TO LSU
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• 8 NJCAA National Championships • Coached Barton County CC to first NJCAA “Triple Crown” in history, winning the cross country, indoor and outdoor national titles during the 1990-91 season • 12 Jayhawk Community College Conference Championships • 7 National Coach of the Year Awards • 12 Regional Coach of the Year Awards • 6 Kansas Collegiate Coach of the Year Awards
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Parris-Thymes Assistant Coach • 10th Season • LSU, 1995 Former Lady Tiger standout Debbie Parris-Thymes enters her 10th season working as an assistant to head coach Dennis Shaver as she seeks to mold the women’s sprinters and hurdlers into one of the elite groups in the nation once again during the 2015 season. Parris-Thymes has brought a wealth of competitive experience and knowledge to the Lady Tiger program as she wrapped up an illustrious 11-year professional career at the IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2005. She turned that experience into immediate success as an assistant coach at LSU as she has helped coach the Lady Tigers to eight team championships during her tenure, including an NCAA Outdoor title in 2008 and five SEC Outdoor and two SEC Indoor titles since 2005. The Lady Tiger great has helped coach 16 Lady Tigers to individual NCAA titles, 21 Lady Tigers to individual SEC titles and 26 Lady Tigers to All-America honors over the past nine seasons. In all, 26 Lady Tiger sprinters and hurdlers have accounted for 152 All-America selections as NCAA Championship scorers since Parris-Thymes joined Shaver’s staff in 2005. That includes a quartet of All-America selections a season ago as hurdle standouts Jasmin Stowers, Nikita Tracey and Chanice Chase helped guide the program to a sixth-place team finish at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field last June. Stowers put an exclamation point onto the end of a storied collegiate career as she captured the NCAA Outdoor silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles, clocking a careerbest wind-aided time of 12.54 seconds in the national final. She followed the 2014 collegiate season by racing to a new wind-legal best of 12.71 at the USA Outdoor Championships, finishing her collegiate career only one one-hundredth of a second shy of matching Tananjalyn Stanley’s school-record time of 12.70 set in 1989. Stowers did wrap up the 2014 indoor season as LSU’s school-record holder in the 60-meter hurdles when she crossed the finish line with an altitude-adjusted time of 7.96 to defend her NCAA Indoor bronze medal in the event. That performance smashed Joyce Bates’ 14-year-old school record of 7.99 in the event that was previously set during the 2000 season. The curtain closed on one of the storied careers in the history of collegiate track and field in 2013 when Kimberlyn Duncan stepped onto the track for the final time as an LSU Lady Tiger at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships that season. Duncan cemented her legacy as one of the all-time great sprinters when she tied the fastest all conditions 200 meters in collegiate history by running a wind-aided 22.04 to win a sixth national championship in the 200meter dash in her career. Duncan’s performance tied the 23-year-old collegiate record of 22.04 set by LSU’s Dawn Sowell at the 1989 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Provo, Utah. The Katy, Texas, product stepped into history as she swept NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor gold medals for the third-straight season to become the first sprinter in collegiate history to claim six national titles in the 200meter dash at the NCAA level. Duncan matched that output at the conference level with a sweep of SEC Indoor and SEC Outdoor titles in the 200 meters for the third year in a row, even running an SEC Outdoor Championships meet record of 22.35 in her senior season in 2013.
Not only did Duncan match the fastest all conditions 200 meters in collegiate history as a senior, but she set the low-altitude collegiate record of 22.19 as a junior in 2012 in the NCAA semifinals. Duncan earned the right to represent the United States on the international stage for the first time in her career in 2013 when she dropped her personal best of 21.80 in capturing her first career U.S. Outdoor title in the 200 meters to qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Duncan also earned a reputation as one of the world’s emerging talents in the 100-meter dash during her Lady Tiger career when she became just the fifth collegiate sprinter to break 11 seconds after setting the SEC Championships meet record of 10.96 in the 2012 conference final. Duncan defended her SEC 100-meter title as a senior in 2013 before winning the NCAA Outdoor bronze medal in the event for 2013. She also scored back-to-back NCAA silver medals in the 100 meters in 2011 and 2012. Winner of The Bowerman in 2012 as the top athlete in collegiate track and field, Duncan tied the school record with seven NCAA event titles and 12 SEC events titles in four seasons from 2010-13. Like Duncan, former Lady Tiger standout Cassandra Tate wrapped up the 2012 campaign as a national champion as she recorded a career-best of 55.22 to claim the NCAA crown in the 400-meter hurdles. Tate also helped lead the Lady Tigers to the national title in the 4x400meter relay during the indoor season as they earned the 13th NCAA crown for the program in the event all-time with their victory. It was a team that set a new school record of 3 minutes, 24.59 seconds to finish as the national runners-up during the NCAA Outdoor Championships, marking the thirdfastest 4x400-meter relay performance in NCAA history. Parris-Thymes’ athletes were the catalyst in the Lady Tigers winning their 25th national championship in 2008 with a victory at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines. LSU’s sprinters and hurdlers accounted for 59 of 67 points in the team standings as the Lady Tigers won their first NCAA Outdoor crown since 2003. In 2008, ParrisThymes also helped guide the LSU women to their first sweep of SEC Indoor and SEC Outdoor titles since 1996. Kelly Baptiste became the first Lady Tiger in program history to sweep NCAA titles in the 60-meter dash and 100meter dash in the same season, following in the footsteps of LSU greats Dawn Sowell (1989), Esther Jones (1990), D’Andre Hill (1994, 1995) and Sherry Fletcher (2007) as an NCAA 100-meter champion. Baptiste also earned outdoor All-America honors in the 200 meters, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay to finish as the Lady Tigers’ top point scorer at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Using her expertise as a 400-meter hurdler, ParrisThymes also helped coach former Lady Tiger star Nickiesha Wilson to an NCAA title in the event in LSU’s 2008 championship season. In 2007, Parris-Thymes helped guide the Lady Tigers to a pair of NCAA runner-up finishes during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, while the team added yet another SEC Outdoor title to its resume. Fletcher was among the athletes to win a national title with the help of Parris-Thymes that season with her improbable victory in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA Championships, her first event title in an LSU uniform. The Lady Tigers also won an NCAA championship in the 4x400-
meter relay during the 2007 outdoor season to put an exclamation point onto the end of a tremendous season. Having competed extensively at the highest level of international track and field for more than a decade, ParrisThymes turned in numerous outstanding performances while under Shaver’s guidance. Her professional career included appearances in two Olympic Games, six World Championships, two Commonwealth Games and two Goodwill Games, among many other elite international competitions. A specialist in the 400-meter hurdles, Parris-Thymes’ resume boasts three Jamaican national titles, one Central American & Caribbean Championships title, two Commonwealth Games silver medals, a pair of Goodwill Games silver medals, three World Championships finals appearances and two top-10 finishes at the Olympic Games. Her success was nurtured at the collegiate level while spending two highly-successful seasons as a member of the Lady Tigers’ national championship squad. An eight-time All-American, Parris-Thymes won a total of five NCAA titles, five SEC titles and was awarded the SEC Commissioner’s Trophy in 1994 for her efforts. She currently ranks No. 3 on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the 400 hurdles as she posted a top time of 55.17 during her collegiate career. A native of Trelawny, Jamaica, Parris-Thymes graduated with a bachelor’s degree from LSU in 1995 after earning an associate of arts degree from San Jacinto College in 1992. She is married to Derrick Thymes, a former member of the football and track teams at LSU, and they have a daughter named Jana Marie Thymes.
THE PARRIS-THYMES FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE LSU 2005-Present • Assistant Coach
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
• 2-time Olympian • 6 World Championships appearances • 2-time Goodwill Games silver medalist • 2-time Commonwealth Games silver medalist • 3 Jamaican National Titles • 1 Central American and Caribbean Title • 5-time NCAA Champion • 8-time NCAA All-American • 5 SEC Titles • 1994 Recipient of the SEC Commissioner’s Trophy • 2-year letterwinner at LSU
RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AT LSU
• 4 Olympians • 16 NCAA Champion athletes winning 17 NCAA event titles • 6 NCAA Champion Relay Teams • 26 All-American athletes earning 152 All- America honors • 21 SEC Champion athletes winning 39 SEC event titles • 27 All-SEC athletes earning 112 All-SEC honors
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Todd Lane Assistant Coach • Eighth Season • Luther College, 1995 The LSU jumps program boasts one of the proudest traditions in the history of collegiate track and field in the United States, and assistant coach Todd Lane looks to continue that tradition as he enters his eighth season as a member of LSU’s coaching staff in 2015. The Tigers and Lady Tigers have flourished in seven seasons under Lane’s direction as he has coached 11 NCAA scorers to 33 scoring All-America honors in four different jumping events since joining the LSU coaching staff prior to the 2008 season. His studentathletes have also captured six SEC championships and 34 All-SEC honors over the last seven seasons. The 2013 season proved to be one for the record books for Lane’s athletes when Damar Forbes wrapped up one of the most prolific careers for a long jumper in the history of the LSU Track & Field program as a national champion to finish off a dominant outdoor season. After earning SEC and NCAA silver medals during the 2013 indoor season, Forbes followed outdoors by sweeping SEC Outdoor and NCAA Outdoor titles as the nation’s most prolific long jumper at the collegiate level. Forbes posted the two best windaided jumps of his collegiate career in sweeping long jump championships with marks of 27-4 ½w at the SEC Championships and 27-4 ¾w at the NCAA Championships that spring. He became just the third LSU Tiger all-time to sweep SEC and NCAA championships in the long jump outdoors by joining the great Billy Brown (1941) and Walter Davis (2002). Forbes also jumped a wind-legal personal best of 27-0 ¾ to win his second-straight Jamaican long jump title and qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics for the second time for his career as the 10th-ranked long jumper worldwide for 2013. He finished in eighth place in his first international final at the World Championships held in Moscow, Russia, in the summer of 2013. A native of Decatur, Georgia, Forbes also made his Olympics debut in the summer of 2012 while representing Jamaica at the London Games. He ended his season with an 18th-place finish while competing at the highest level of the sport for the first time. Forbes went out as one of the most decorated long jumpers in the program’s history as an NCAA Champion, two-time SEC Champion and six-time All-American with the Tigers. He is the No. 2-ranked long jumper in school history as his PR of 27-0 ¾ trails only the school-record mark of 27-9 ¾ by 2004 Olympic silver medalist John Moffitt. The 2013 indoor season also saw the emergence of two of the nation’s top triple jumpers on the women’s side as Keri Emanuel and Lynnika Pitts earned All-America honors after wrapping up their indoor campaign at the NCAA Championships. Emanuel took sixth place while Pitts followed in seventh place in the triple jump final at the NCAA Indoor meet. Pitts followed with a brilliant senior season in 2014 in which she added two more All-SEC and All-America honors as one of the nation’s elite triple jumpers once again. The Prairieville, Louisiana, native eclipsed the 44-foot mark for the first time in her career in a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish at the 2014 SEC Indoor Championships while jumping 44-0 ¾ for the No. 7-ranked mark indoors in school history. She then ended the indoor season as the NCAA bronze medalist with a third-place finish at the national meet.
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Outdoors, Pitts again took her place among the nation’s elite as an NCAA Championship qualifier in both the high jump and triple jump. She jumped a wind-legal personal best of 44-1 ¼ to earn All-America honors in the event outdoors for the first time in her career with a fourth-place finish nationally after equaling her indoor effort as the SEC Outdoor bronze medalist in the event. Pitts later jumped a careerbest wind-aided 44-6 ¼ to be crowned the USA Outdoor bronze medalist at the 2014 USA Outdoor Championships with her final meet in an LSU uniform. The 2012 season was highlighted by Trinidad & Tobago international Kyron Blaise wrapping up his collegiate career as one of the top scoring Tigers at the NCAA Championships by earning a trio of AllAmerica honors in his final season in Baton Rouge. After setting a wind-legal PR of 54-1 ¼ in an AllSEC runner-up finish in the triple jump at the 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships, Blaise scored the NCAA Outdoor bronze medal with a third-place finish at the national meet in his final competition in an LSU uniform. Blaise totaled a team-leading nine points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships that season as he also reached All-America status in the long jump with a sixth-place finish nationally. Blaise proved himself as one of the NCAA’s leading dual jumpers in his final season at LSU, earning his first career All-America honor in the long jump with a sixthplace finish indoors before setting a lifetime PR of 25-11 ½ in a third-place finish at the SEC Outdoor meet. The 2012 season also witnessed the final season in the career of the most decorated pole vaulter in the storied history of the LSU women’s program as Rachel Laurent hung up her spikes as a four-time All-American and five-time All-SEC performer. The 2011 season saw the end of two storied careers as Brittani Carter and Zedric Thomas also finished their eligibility among the all-time greats to wear the purple and gold. Carter is the most decorated high jumper in the history of the Lady Tiger program after winning two SEC titles and five All-America honors in four seasons at LSU. As a senior in 2011, Carter set a lifetime PR indoors at 6-1 ¼ and defended her SEC Indoor crown before earning All-America honors in national competition with a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships and seventhplace finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Like Carter, Thomas wrapped up his collegiate career in 2011 as a five-time All-America selection in four seasons with the Tigers while shattering personal bests in both the long jump and triple jump. Thomas had top wind-legal marks of 26-6 ¼ in the long jump and 54-5 ½ in the triple jump in his final collegiate season with Lane’s coaching. Lane joined the LSU coaching staff after spending one season at the University of Miami, where he was voted the top women’s jumps and combined events assistant in the East Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in 2007. The Hurricanes enjoyed great success under Lane’s tutelage as he coached his athletes to a total of three All-America honors, eight All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors, four ACC titles and one current school record. In addition, Hurricane standouts Brenda Faluade and Amy Seward swept postseason awards in 2007 while being named the ACC Indoor Field Performer of the Year and ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year,
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respectively. Prior to joining the staff at Miami, Lane served as an assistant coach at Ball State University of the MidAmerican Conference. In 2006, he helped guide BSU to a runner-up finish at the MAC Indoor Championships and a third-place showing at the MAC Outdoor Championships before being named interim head coach following the season. Lane is not without head coaching experience as he was the head track and field coach at Georgia Southern University for five years where he oversaw the program from its inception in 1999. He was named the SoCon Outdoor Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004 after leading Georgia Southern to backto-back runner-up finishes at the SoCon Outdoor Championships. Off the track, Lane has been involved as an instructor for USA Track & Field and currently with USTFCCCA in coaching education programs. He also lectures nationally on training and technique. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, the 42-year-old Lane graduated from Luther College (Iowa) in May 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He has also received two master’s degrees from Georgia Southern University, including one in sport management in May 1997 and a second in exercise science in December 2005. Lane and his wife of 17 years, Turena Johnson Lane, are the proud parents of three children – their daughter, Taylor Grace Lane, born on May 6, 2011; and their sons, Miles William Lane, born on Aug. 30, 2012; and Mason James Lane, born on Jan. 27, 2014.
THE LANE FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE LSU 2007 - Present • Assistant Coach
MIAMI (OHIO) UNIVERSITY 2006-07 – Assistant Coach
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY 2004-06 – Assistant Coach
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1999-2004 – Head Women’s Track & Field Coach 1997-2004 – Head Cross Country Coach 1995-96 – Graduate Assistant Cross Country Coach
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 1996-97 – Head Cross Country Coach; Assistant Track & Field Coach
RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AT LSU
• 1 Olympian • 1 U.S. Indoor Champion • 1 NCAA Champion • 7 NCAA Silver Medalists • 11 NCAA Scorers earning 33 All-America honors • 5 SEC Champion athletes winning 6 SEC Championships • 12 All-SEC athletes earning 32 All-SEC honors
LANE’S NCAA SCORERS AT LSU High Jump (5) Pole Vault (5) Long Jump (12) Triple Jump (11)
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Derek Yush Assistant Coach • Eighth Season • Connecticut, 1997 The LSU throws group has flourished in seven seasons under the direction of assistant coach Derek Yush, and the Tigers and Lady Tigers are sure to shine among the nation’s elite once again in 2015 while featuring some of the top talent in the NCAA ranks. The squad looks to carry its momentum into a new season in the wake of a record-breaking campaign in 2014 in which LSU’s throwers smashed four school records and took home a trio of All-SEC and All-America honors with their performance in the championship season. Denise Hinton ended her collegiate career as one of the most decorated throwers in the history of the Lady Tiger program with another record-setting season in leading the team in the SEC and NCAA Championships. Not only did Hinton defend her SEC Indoor crown in the weight throw, but she also collected her second career All-SEC honor with the SEC Outdoor silver medal in the hammer throw as one of the top performers in the Southeastern Conference. But Hinton’s senior season in 2014 was highlighted by earning her first and second career All-America honors as she earned fifth-place finishes in both the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors at the NCAA Championships. Hinton went out with a bang as LSU’s school-record holder in both events as she crushed her own indoor mark with a winning mark of 73 feet, 11 inches at the SEC Indoor Championships and an outdoor school record of 218-0 in capturing the hammer throw title at the LSU Invitational to wrap up the 2014 regular season. Tori Bliss joined Hinton in earning All-America honors for the first time in her collegiate career during the 2014 season as she capped her junior campaign with a recordsetting performance in the shot put final at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. After already breaking her own outdoor school record in the event with a mark of 56-9 ¼ at the LSU Invitational, Bliss unleashed a career-best of 57-4 ¼ while scoring the NCAA Outdoor silver medal to earn her first career AllAmerica honor with a second-place finish nationally. That effort was less than one foot shy of winning a national championship as Bliss finished second to a winning mark of 58-2 by Iowa State’s Christina Hillman. Not only did Bliss make history by breaking her own outdoor school record in the event, but she also earned the highest NCAA finish by a Lady Tiger in the shot put at the NCAA meet in either the indoor or outdoor season. LSU’s All-American discus thrower Rodney Brown even set a school record of his own a year ago when he became the most prolific discus thrower in the history of the Tiger program. After capturing the SEC Outdoor crown and claiming All-America honors with a fourth-place finish nationally at the NCAA Championships to cap his sophomore season in 2013, Brown captured All-SEC honors once again with a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the discus final at the SEC Outdoor Championships before again qualifying for the NCAA Championships a season ago to wrap up his junior campaign. One of the NCAA’s top-ranked discus throwers throughout his collegiate career, Brown broke John Nichols’ 25-year-old school record of 209-1 in the event with a meet-record throw of 210-10 at the 2014 Penn Relays. He then raised his own school-record mark again to 212-2 with a win at the USA Track & Field Throws Initiative meet held in Chula Vista, California, ahead of an appearance at the USA Outdoor Championships last summer. In 2013, Brown became the first LSU Tiger in 20 years to be crowned the SEC Outdoor Champion in the discus and the first LSU Tiger in 15 years to pick up All-American honors in the event with his fourth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Michael Lauro wrapped up an All-American career with the Tigers in 2012 after claiming five All-America honors in his four seasons at LSU. Lauro saved his best for last at the NCAA Championships while earning career-best finishes of eighth place in the weight throw indoors and fourth place in the hammer throw outdoors at the national meets as a senior in 2012. The Lady Tigers said goodbye to a pair of All-SEC throwers of their own in 2012 with an outstanding senior season from both Brieanna Kennedy and Samia Stokes. Kennedy, a two-time NCAA Championships semifinalist, earned All-SEC honors for the first time in her collegiate career as the SEC silver medalist in the hammer throw in 2012. Her top mark of 205-3 on the season is the No. 3-ranked mark on LSU’s all-time list in the event. Stokes, who won the SEC Outdoor bronze medal in the discus as a senior in 2012, became the first Lady Tiger in 16 years to be crowned the SEC Outdoor Champion in the event in 2010 by throwing a winning 168-5 at the conference meet. Stokes raised her personal best to 181-0 during her senior season to also rank No. 2 on LSU’s alltime list in the discus throw. The LSU throws group enjoyed its most successful season at the SEC Championships with Yush’s guidance in 2012 as his athletes scored a total of 82 points in conference action. Yush was also honored following the 2012 season as he had the privilege of serving as the men’s throws coach for Team USA at the North American, Central American & Caribbean Under-23 Championships held in Guanajuato, Mexico. The 2011 campaign witnessed the end of an era as Tiger great Walter Henning wrapped up an outstanding collegiate career as arguably the premier thrower in program history. Henning put an exclamation point onto the end of an undefeated 2011 indoor season with a national championship in the 35-pound weight throw while defending his title at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships. Henning posted a series-best mark of 72-8 ½ to take the national title by nearly three feet. After claiming his third career NCAA crown during the 2011 indoor season, Henning extended his winning streak against collegiate competition to 18-straight events in his outdoor season opener at the LSU Invitational with a victory in the hammer throw. Despite seeing his winning streak come to an end in his next appearance at the Texas Relays, Henning proved to be the NCAA’s most dominant thrower as an upperclassman with an unbeaten mark during the 2010 indoor, 2010 outdoor and 2011 indoor campaigns. The Kings Park, New York, native then took home a bronze medal in the hammer throw during his last event as an LSU Tiger at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In arguably the most prolific career by a thrower in the program’s history, Henning won a total of three NCAA championships in his three seasons in Baton Rouge. That dominance was also felt by his rivals in the Southeastern Conference with his sweep of SEC championships in the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors in consecutive seasons from 2009-11. Henning, a seven-time All-American and two-time Bowerman Award candidate during his collegiate career, became the first LSU Tiger in program history to capture NCAA titles in the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors with his championship sweep in 2010. After taking the weight throw crown at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships, Henning completed the sweep with a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to wrap up his junior season. While Henning trailed Virginia Tech’s Alexander Ziegler with a top mark of 235-6 through five rounds, he took the crown on his sixth and final throw of
the competition after posting a mark of 238-10 on his last attempt to wrap up the title more than one foot ahead of Ziegler’s 237-7 effort. Henning shattered his own school records during his junior season in posting his personal records of 78-1 in the weight throw and 239-5 in the hammer throw during the campaign. With an effort of 78-1 in winning the weight throw at the 2010 SEC Indoor Championships, he established a new meet record while shattering the previous mark of 76-5 by Auburn’s Cory Martin in 2007. Since Yush joined the LSU coaching staff in 2008, the Lady Tigers have now taken home six SEC championships and one NCAA championship as they continue to add to trophy case as the premier women’s program in collegiate track and field. In fact, the Tigers and Lady Tigers have now combined for 19 top-five finishes at the NCAA Championships between the indoor and outdoor seasons since 2008. Yush came to LSU in 2007 after spending eight seasons at the University of Rhode Island, where he coached the men’s throws, jumps and multi-events while also acting as an assistant with the cross country team. Rhode Island enjoyed tremendous success under Yush’s guidance as he helped lead the squad to 11 Atlantic-10 Conference titles from 2001-07, including five indoor and six outdoor crowns during his tenure. In addition to his experience at Rhode Island, Yush brings head coaching experience to the position as he served as the head men’s and women’s coach at Eastern Connecticut State University from 1998-99. He actually got his start in the coaching profession at ECSU as he was named the assistant sprints, jumps and throws coach in 1997. Yush has earned a USA Track and Field Level II Coaching Certificate as he is fully certified to coach sprints, hurdles, relays, jumps, throws and multi-events. He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist after joining the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 1997. He earned a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Connecticut in May 1997.
THE YUSH FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE LSU 2007-Present – Assistant Coach
RHODE ISLAND 1999-2007 – Assistant Coach
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE 1998-99 – Head Coach 1997-98 – Assistant Coach
RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AT LSU • 2010 USTFCCCA Men’s South Central Region Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year • 1 NCAA Champion winning 3 NCAA Championships • 6 All-American athletes earning 16 All-America honors • 4 SEC Champion athletes winning 10 SEC Championships • 10 All-SEC athletes earning 20 All-SEC honors • 6 LSU School Records • Served as the men’s throws coach for Team USA at the 2012 North American, Central American & Caribbean Under-23 Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico.
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Bennie Brazell Assistant Coach • Fourth Season • LSU, 2012 The LSU Track & Field program was proud to welcome back one of its all-time greats as an assistant coach as former Tiger two-sport national champion Bennie Brazell joined the coaching staff as LSU’s top men’s sprints and hurdles assistant prior to the start of the 2012 season. Brazell now enters his fourth season coaching at his alma mater as his addition to the staff has paid immediate dividends for the Tigers with their performance at the SEC and NCAA Championships. Brazell was himself part of five NCAA Champion relay teams during his collegiate career with the Tigers from 2002-05, and in 2014, he helped coach the Tigers to the NCAA Indoor crown in the 4x400-meter relay when Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing, Cyril Grayson and Vernon Norwood stormed to victory at the Albuquerque Convention Center a season ago. After nearly setting the indoor school record with a seasonal-best run of 3 minutes, 4.04 seconds in an All-SEC bronze-medal-winning finish at the SEC Indoor Championships, the Tigers were crowned national champions with their winning time of 3:04.54 to take the title ahead of Florida and Texas A&M at the NCAA Championships to wrap up the 2014 indoor season. Individually, Norwood and Downing were instrumental in leading the Tigers to a fourth-place team trophy at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships while sweeping a pair of bronze medals in the 400 meters and 400 hurdles at the national meet. Norwood followed his silver-medal-winning performance in the 400-meter final at the NCAA Indoor Championships by claiming the NCAA bronze medal in the event during the outdoor season while finishing the 2014 campaign with a lifetime personal best of 45.02. Downing emerged as one of the nation’s best in his first full season running the 400-meter hurdles, wrapping up the season as the NCAA Outdoor bronze medalist with a personal best of 49.97. In Brazell’s first season in 2012, the Tigers followed a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships with an impressive second-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as they were just two points shy of winning a national championship in his inaugural campaign. They followed in 2013 with another top-10 team finish nationally by taking seventh place at the NCAA Outdoor meet. In three seasons, the Tigers competing in the sprints, hurdles and relays have accounted for 108 of the team’s 164 points scored at the NCAA Championships between the indoor and outdoor seasons. The Tigers have also enjoyed great success at the SEC Championships since Brazell’s arrival with a strong secondplace finish at the 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships held on their home track at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge. Their 2012 season was highlighted by claiming their eighth national championship all-time in the 4x100-meter relay. While running with a team of Barrett Nugent, Aaron Ernest, Keyth Talley and Shermund Allsop, the Tigers matched the seventh-fastest relay performance in collegiate history with a winning run of 38.38 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Nugent wrapped up his collegiate career in 2012 as the most decorated hurdler in the history of the LSU men’s program with a pair of NCAA titles and four SEC titles to go along with 10 All-America honors in his four seasons in Baton Rouge. After breaking his own indoor school record in the 60 hurdles with a run of 7.55 to claim the NCAA Indoor bronze medal, Nugent captured his third-straight SEC crown in the 110 hurdles and ended his career with All-America honors during the outdoor season. Nugent owns the distinction of being the only LSU Tiger to win three-straight SEC Outdoor titles in the 110-meter hurdles in the history of the SEC Outdoor Championships. It was an NCAA Championship that also saw the emergence of Ernest as a rising star in the NCAA ranks
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as he claimed three All-America honors as a freshman, including a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters and eighthplace finish in the 100 meters in his NCAA Championships debut. Ernest added three more All-America honors during his sophomore season in 2013 with a sixth-place finish in the 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships before finishing in seventh place in the 100 meters and leading the Tigers to fourth place in the 4x100-meter relay in defense of their title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships that year. He also became an SEC Champion for the first time in his Tiger career as the SEC Indoor 200-meter champion and SEC Outdoor sprint relay champion in 2013. One of the top young sprint stars in the United States, Ernest added a fourth-place finish nationally in the 200meter final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships a year ago to secure an eighth All-American selection as an LSU Tiger. He has clocked personal bests of 6.69 in the 60 meters, 10.17 in the 100 meters and 20.53 indoors and 20.14 outdoors in the 200 meters during his collegiate career. LSU’s 4x400-meter relay has also proven itself as an NCAA title contender in Brazell’s three years as an assistant coach after the Tigers swept bronze medals in the event with their performance at the NCAA Championships in his first season on head coach Dennis Shaver’s staff in 2012. After capturing the SEC Indoor title and taking home All-America honors with a third-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, LSU’s mile relay team added a bronze medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships while running the third-fastest time in school history in the final. That’s where the squad of Robert Simmons, Quincy Downing, Ade Alleyne-Forte and Riker Hylton ran 3:01.21 to earn third place in the event and lead the Tigers to second place in the final team standings. Both Alleyne-Forte (Trinidad & Tobago) and Hylton (Jamaica) followed the collegiate season by making their Olympics debut in London while running in the mile relay. Alleyne-Forte certainly made the most of his first Olympic Games as he led Trinidad & Tobago to a bronze medal in the relay as a third leg on the team that set a national record of 2:59.40 in the Olympic final. LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team added a fifth-place finish indoors and fourth-place finish outdoors at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors once again in 2013. A member of the program from 2002-05, Brazell helped the Tigers claim five NCAA relay titles while earning 14 AllAmerica honors as one of the NCAA’s leading 400-meter hurdlers during his four seasons in Baton Rouge. By earning 14 All-America accolades for his career, Brazell is the No. 2-ranked Tiger all-time behind only the 19 All-America honors won by Kelly Willie from 2003-06. Brazell actually owns the unique distinction of being the university’s first student-athlete to win national championships with two different sports teams during his LSU career. In four seasons as a member of national championship football and track programs at LSU, Brazell became one of the school’s most recognizable two-sport stars during his career that featured national titles in track and field outdoors in 2002 and indoors in 2004 and on the football field in 2003. Brazell even represented the United States on an international stage during his junior season at LSU as he advanced to the Olympic final in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. In his Olympics debut, he finished in eighth place in the final at the centennial games. During his freshman season, Brazell scored eight points as the NCAA Outdoor runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles while breaking the school record in the event with a time of 48.80. He also anchored LSU to a national title in the 4x100meter relay that ran the fourth-fastest time in NCAA history
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at 38.32, while also running the third leg on the Tigers’ bronze-medal-winning 4x400-meter relay team. Brazell’s 14 points helped led LSU to a national championship in its own backyard with the 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. Brazell helped guide LSU to a second NCAA team title at the onset of his junior season in 2004 with their victory at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Brazell certainly went out with a bang as a senior in 2005 at the NCAA Championships as he enjoyed performances in both the 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay that eclipsed previous collegiate records. In the most exciting NCAA final in the 400-meter hurdles in NCAA Championships history, Brazell and Florida’s Kerron Clement each shattered the collegiate record as Clement struck gold in 47.56 and Brazell took home the silver in 47.67, a time that remains LSU’s school record in the event. While Brazell came up just short of owning the collegiate record in the 400-meter hurdles with his second place to Clement in the national final, he would not be denied in the final of the 4x400-meter relay. That’s where he ran a 44.8-second split on the third leg to set the collegiate record at 2:59.59 with Reggie Dardar (46.4), Kelly Willie (44.4) and Xavier Carter (44.0) in winning the NCAA crown. The Houston native also enjoyed a successful career on the football field while appearing in 43 contests in his four seasons as a wide receiver and special teams standout. Brazell appeared in 11 games for the Tigers during their national championship season in 2003, including the 2004 Sugar Bowl. Brazell concluded his football career at LSU with 17 catches for 341 yards and three touchdowns before being picked in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft as the 231st overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals.
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• 2004 Olympian • 5-time NCAA Champion • 14-time NCAA All-American • Collegiate Record Holder (4x400 Relay) • LSU School Record Holder (400 Hurdles, 4x400 Relay) • 231st overall pick (7th Round) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals • Member of LSU’s 2002 NCAA Outdoor and 2004 NCAA Indoor championship teams on the track. • Member of LSU’s 2003 national championship team on the football field.
COACHING RECORDS AT LSU
• 2 Olympians • 1 Olympic Medalist • 2 World Junior Championships Medalists • 8 NCAA Champion athletes winning 2 NCAA event title • 8 SEC Champion athletes winning 4 SEC event titles • 13 All-American athletes winning 40 All- America honors • 15 All-SEC athletes winning 30 All-SEC honors
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Khadevis Robinson Assistant Coach • Second Season • TCU, 1998 The LSU Track & Field program welcomed one of the nation’s rising stars in the coaching ranks on Aug. 13, 2013, when head coach Dennis Shaver announced that two-time Olympian Khadevis Robinson was appointed an assistant coach to lead the men’s and women’s middle distance and distance groups and cross country teams. Robinson joined Shaver’s staff following an impressive 2013 season at Ohio State University where he also served as head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach. Robinson boasts a distinguished pedigree as one of the all-time great middle distance runners in the history of USA Track & Field as a two-time Olympian and eight-time U.S. Champion in the 800-meter run before joining the coaching ranks with stints as a head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach at UNLV in 2012 and Ohio State in 2013. “LSU has always been one of the premier programs in the nation, both on the men’s and women’s sides. Having the opportunity to work with Coach Shaver and his staff is exciting for me because I know it will help me develop into a better coach and learn what it takes to be a part of a championship program,” Robinson said. “We all strive to reach our full potential, no matter your profession. Becoming a part of the LSU tradition will give me the opportunity to work harder and pursue my full potential while working with coaches and athletes who have been at this level for a very long time. “It’s hard for a program to do what LSU has done on both the men’s and women’s sides for so long. To learn from Coach Shaver is a great opportunity for me and something I’m looking forward to.” Shaver believes Robinson has the talent and experience to lead one of the nation’s premier middle distance groups in Baton Rouge. “Khadevis Robinson is the perfect fit for our program here at LSU. We’re very excited that he will be leading an event area that’s really been instrumental in our pursuit of SEC and NCAA championships over the years,” Shaver said. “Khadevis is a rising star in our (coaching) ranks. It’s special any time you can welcome someone with his experience and pedigree into your program. “He’s a world-class athlete in his own right, which gives him immediate credibility to the athletes already in the program and the future stars we will recruit well into the future across all event areas.” Robinson’s debut season at LSU produced a trio of NCAA Championship qualifiers during the 2014 outdoor season as Lady Tiger standouts Andria Aguilar and Morgan Schuetz and Tiger rookie Blair Henderson each lined up in the first round of their respective events at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. After advancing to her first career conference final while running a personal best of 2 minutes, 7.02 seconds in a sixth-place finish in the women’s 800 meters at the 2014 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Schuetz made her NCAA Championship debut in the preliminary rounds a year ago. Henderson also lined up in the 800 meters, while Aguilar qualified in the 1,500 meters
in Robinson’s first season leading LSU’s middle distance and distance groups. In his one season at Ohio State, Robinson coached sophomore Katie Borchers to All-America honors in the 800 meters while setting school records with personal records of 2:06.95 indoors and 2:05.56 outdoors to claim a spot in the national semifinals at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He also coached a young Buckeye squad to great success during the 2012 cross country season as Ohio State claimed a pair of sixth-place team finishes at the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. That included junior Meredith Wagner and sophomore Michelle Thomas earning all-region honors and Wagner adding a Second-Team All-Big Ten selection for her performance. The Ohio State women’s cross country team earned a 2012 NCAA Division I All-Academic Team honor by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association with a cumulative team gradepoint average of 3.31 through the 2012 fall semester. Prior to joining the Buckeye staff, Robinson guided the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels to a successful 2012 campaign in which standout Kelsey Williams swept Mountain West Conference championships in the women’s 800 meters during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Brett Zorich, the 2012 Mountain West Indoor bronze medalist, also qualified for the 800-meter semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships while earning a 13th-place finish nationally with a personal record of 2:04.54 in the event. UNLV’s relay teams were also impressive under Robinson’s direction as the Rebels earned AllMountain West honors with a silver-medal-winning second-place finish in the women’s distance medley relay (11:52.41) at the 2012 MWC Indoor Championships and won the 4x800-meter relay (8:39.22) at the 85th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays during the 2012 outdoor season. “One of the things I’ve enjoyed most in watching Khadevis mature as a coach is how he motivates his athletes and gets the most out of their talent. He is also a great recruiter who has shown the ability to connect with young men and women across all event areas,” Shaver said. “It’s easy to say given his athletic background, but he has a bright future as a coach in our sport.” A native of Fort Worth, Texas, and 1998 graduate of TCU, Robinson was crowned the NCAA Outdoor Champion in the men’s 800 meters during his senior season with the Horned Frogs in 1998. He would go on to a distinguished professional career as one of the world’s premier 800-meter runners in which he represented the United States at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and London in 2012. Robinson also earned his spot on Team USA at the IAAF World Championships a total of seven times while setting a lifetime personal best of 1:43.68 in his specialty event. Robinson is one of the most accomplished middle distance runners in USA Track & Field history while winning four U.S. Indoor titles in 1999, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and four U.S. Outdoor titles in 1999,
2006, 2008 and 2009. He is also a six-time silver medalist in the 800 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships, including a pair of runner-up finishes at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in 2004 and 2012. He has also helped foster the careers of some of USA Track & Field’s rising stars while coaching the likes of 2012 U.S. Olympian Duane Solomon early in his professional career. Robinson graduated from TCU in 1998 with an undergraduate degree in social work before earning his master’s degree in public administration from Cal State Los Angeles in 2004. Robinson has spent the past decade training and competing as one of the world’s top runners while coaching athletes from all age groups. He’s also served as a public speaker and as an educator in the Santa Monica Unified School District. He also co-founded a 501c3 called The Youth Track & Running Club of which he remains an active board member.
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• 2-time U.S. Olympian (2004, 2012) • 7-time IAAF World Championships Qualifier • 4-time USA Indoor Champion (800 Meters) • 4-time USA Outdoor Champion (800 Meters) • 2-time U.S. Olympic Trials Silver Medalist (800 Meters) • 1998 NCAA Outdoor Champion (800 Meters) • 4-time NCAA All-American
COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORDS
• 1 All-American • 10 NCAA Championships Qualifiers • 2 Mountain West Conference Champions • 2 Ohio State School Records
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Tiger All-Americans Tremayne Acy So./So. – 5-7 – Dallas, Texas DeSoto HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 60M (6.75), 100M (10.20w/10.41), 200M (IN: 21.03; OUT: 20.90w/20.98)
All-American All-SEC 2014 Earned All-America honors in his debut season as a member of LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team … Ran the third leg on the foursome that raced to the NCAA bronze medal with a time of 38.85 seconds for third place in the relay final at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Teamed with Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Aaron Ernest and Shermund Allsop to earn his first career All-America honor as an LSU Tiger … Also ran the third leg on the team that earned All-SEC honors with a silver-medal-winning runner-up finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, with a seasonal-best time of 38.68 in the conference final … Seasonal best of 38.68 was the eighth-fastest time in program history in the 4x100-meter relay … Also ran a blistering third leg on LSU’s sprint relay team that clocked 39.04 for third place in the quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds en route to a berth in the NCAA semifinals at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Helped lead the Tigers to 4x100-meter relay titles at the LSU Alumni Gold (38.90) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (40.21) during the outdoor season … Ran the third leg for the team that finished runner-up at the Penn Relays (38.83) and Battle on the Bayou (39.94) … Limited in his performance in the 100 meters and 200 meters while nursing an injury for much of the outdoor season … Opened with a victory in his collegiate debut in the 100-meter dash at the Battle on the Bayou, clocking a personal-best wind-aided time of 10.20 (+3.0) in the final … Clocked a seasonal-best wind-legal time of 10.45 (+1.6) for 11th place in the 100-meter final at the LSU Alumni Gold … Raced to a personal-best wind-aided time of 20.90 (+2.1) in a sixth-place finish in his only 200-meter race of the outdoor season … Won one 200-meter title indoors with a victory at the New Mexico Team Invitational where he ran an altitude-adjusted 21.08 at the Albuquerque Convention Center … Ran an indoor personal best of 21.03 with his first 200-meter race as an LSU Tiger in a third-place finish at the Texas A&M Triangular, tying for the No. 10 spot on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the event … Clocked 21.09 for fifth place at the Tyson Invitational … Set a personal best of 6.75 in the preliminary round of the 60-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational … Finished in 16th place overall in the qualifying round of the 60 meters at the SEC Indoor Championship with a time of 6.81 … Did not finish his qualifying race in the 200 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships while suffering a hamstring injury … Also raced the 60 meters indoors at the Texas A&M Triangular (6.80), Aggie Invitational (6.84), Auburn Indoor Invitational (6.88) and New Mexico Team Invitational (6.93) and during his freshman season.
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top 4x200-meter relay team in the country as he ran the third leg for De Soto High School in winning the Division II crown during the 2012 Texas Relays with the nation’s fastest time at 1:24.04 … Time of 1:24.04 set a Mike A. Myers Stadium record and Texas Relays record for a high school relay team … Ran for DeSoto in sweeping District 11-5A and Region 2-5A titles in both the 4x100 and 4x200 relays during the 2012 season … Proved to be a growing talent as a high school sophomore with an appearance at the 2011 USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships held in Wichita, Kansas, following the prep season … A gold medalist in the intermediate boy’s 4x100 relay while leading off DeSoto’s winning team at the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympics … Was also a finalist in both the 100 meters and 200 meters in the intermediate boy’s division during the meet.
PERSONAL Full name is Tremayne Donyell Acy … Born on Jan. 21, 1995 … Parents are Tremayne, Sr. and Tomekia Acy … Has one brother, Ladarrion, and one sister, Janiya … Cousin, Quincy Acy, is a member of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association and a former college star at Baylor University … Maintained a 3.0 grade-point average during his prep career at DeSoto High School … Majoring in sport administration.
PRIOR TO LSU One of the elite high school sprinters in the United States for the Class of 2013 … Signed with the Tigers with wind-legal personal records of 10.41 in the 100-meter dash and 20.98 in the 200-meter dash set during his junior season at De Soto High School in 2012 … Also posted a career-best wind-aided time of 10.26 in the 100 meters … Clocked his PR of 10.41 in a bronzemedal-winning third-place finish in the 100-meter final at the 2012 University Interscholastic League Class 5A State Championships held at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin to wrap up his junior season … Was the nation’s No. 11-ranked sprinter among all high school classifications and No. 5-ranked performer among members of the Class of 2013 in the final 100-meter rankings for the 2012 outdoor season … Was the No. 4-ranked 100-meter sprinter worldwide under the age of 18 while running his best of 10.41 as a 17-year-old … Ran his fastest windaided time of the 2012 season at 10.26 (+2.4) in a runner-up finish in the 100-meter final at the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Also ran the leadoff leg on a high school all-star 4x100-meter relay that won the event title at the Great Southwest Classic as he teamed with Trae Armstrong, Arman Hall and Abraham Hall to run 39.39 … Raced to a wind-legal PR of 20.98 (-0.9) in the 200 meters to win the event title at the Arizona Sprint Showcase at Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, following the high school season in 2012 … Was the nation’s No. 17-ranked sprinter among all high school classes and No. 8-ranked performer among members of the Class of 2013 in the final 200-meter rankings for the 2012 outdoor season by running a PR of 20.98 … Also took second place in the boy’s 100-meter final at the 2012 Arizona Sprint Showcase with a run of 10.59 into a very strong headwind of -1.7 meters per second … Crowned the District 11-5A (10.35, NWI) and Region 2-5A (10.55w) champion in the 100 meters en route to winning a Class 5A bronze medal in his first state championship appearance for DeSoto High School … Posted a wind-legal 10.42 (+1.9) in the qualifying round at the regional meet in 2012 … Invited to race against the nation’s top high school sprinters in the boy’s Dream 100 at the 2012 adidas Grand Prix in New York as part of the IAAF Diamond League series … Ran on the fastest high school relay teams in the United States during his prep career … Led DeSoto High School to the UIL Class 5A state championship in the 4x100 relay and state silver medal in the 4x200 relay in 2012 as the third leg on both state finalists … Helped his team capture the state crown in the 4x100 relay with the fastest time in the country by a high school team at 40.09 … Was also a member of the
Rodney Brown Sr./Sr. – 6-0 – Chappell Hill, Texas Navasota HS Major: Sport Administration Events: Shot Put (IN: 58-9 ¼; OUT: 57-10 ½), Weight Throw (61-5 ½), Discus (212-2)
All-American SEC Champion 2-time All-SEC 2014 Capped a historic junior season by earning a 10th-place finish nationally in the men’s discus throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Threw a series-best of 191 feet, 10 inches in qualifying to just miss earning a spot in the national final of the event … Advanced to the NCAA semifinals as the top performer at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Florida, throwing the top mark in the field at 207-10 at North Florida’s Hodges Stadium … An All-SEC performer in the discus for the second-straight season as he threw a series-best of 200-4 for a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in defense of his SEC crown at the SEC Outdoor Championships held in Lexington, Kentucky … Smashed LSU’s 25-year-old school record in the men’s discus with his seasonal-best throw of 210-10 in winning the event title at the 120th Penn Relays … Broke the
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previous school record of 209-1 set by former NCAA Champion John Nichols during the 1989 season … Also broke the 18-year-old Penn Relays meet record of 210-0 set by Wake Forest’s Andy Bloom during the 1996 season … Was honored as the Penn Relays’ College Men’s Athlete of the Meet for Individual Events following his record-setting victory at the Penn Relays … Ended the 2014 collegiate season as the NCAA’s No. 4-ranked performer in the discus with his school record of 210-10 … Also won discus titles during the outdoor season at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (203-0), LSU Alumni Gold (191-10) and LSU Invitational (207-10) … First set his personal best during the 2014 outdoor season with a throw of 206-5 in a fourth-place finish at the Texas Relays … Was named the SEC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Texas Relays … Finished runner-up in the event at the Jim Mize Invitational (191-0) and Battle on the Bayou (200-5) … Threw the shot put just twice during the outdoor season, earning third-place finishes at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (55-6 ¼) and LSU Invitational (52-6) … Competed primarily in the shot put during the indoor season … Earned a 16th-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships with a put of 52-0 ¾ … Threw a lifetime personal best of 58-9 ¼ in a runner-up finish in the event at the Texas A&M Triangular … Also finished runner-up in the event at the Auburn Indoor Invitational with a season-opening mark of 57-4 ¼ … Finished in fifth place at the Aggie Invitational (57-2 ¾), sixth place at the New Mexico Team Invitational (56-3) and 11th place at the Tyson Invitational (54-8 ¼) while throwing the shot … Threw a seasonal best of 59-10 ½ for fourth place in the weight throw at the Auburn Indoor Invitational in LSU’s season opener … Followed the collegiate season by earning a ninth-place finish in the discus at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Sacramento, California … Threw 192-6 in the second round en route to a ninth-place finish at the USA Outdoor Championships … Raised his own school record in the discus throw during the summer by winning the event title at 212-2 at the USATF Throws Initiative Test Meet held in Chula Vista, California, prior to the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2013 Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season while earning All-America honors in the discus for the first time in his collegiate career … Opened his series at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a throw of 199-4 to win the first flight of the discus … Earned a fourth-place finish in his first NCAA final in the discus with his opening throw of 199-4 at the national meet held in Eugene, Oregon … Snapped a 15-year drought as LSU’s first All-American in the discus since Alex Forst in 1998 … Also became just the fifth All-American in the discus in program history, also joining the likes of Jack Torrance (1933), John Nichols (1988-90, 1992) and Simon Williams (1990, 1992) … Advanced to his first national final after taking second place overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Greensboro, North Carolina, with a qualifying mark of 192-5 … Crowned the SEC Champion in the discus throw with his winning mark of 203-1 at the SEC Outdoor Championships held in Columbia, Missouri … Became the 13th LSU Tiger to be crowned the SEC discus champion in the program’s history … Scored a total of 12 points for the Tigers at the SEC Outdoor Championships as he also threw a series-best of 57-8 ½ for a seventh-place finish in the shot put final … Won the shot put title in the college division at the 119th Penn Relays while throwing a lifetime PR of 57-10 ½ in the competition … Unleashed a personal best of 206-3 in the discus in a second-place finish at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, moving into the No. 2 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the event … Finished the season within three feet of John Nichols’ school record of 209-1 set during the 1989 season … Won discus titles at the Louisiana Classics (197-1), Battle on the Bayou (196-3) and LSU Relays (186-2) during the outdoor season … Also earned runner-up finishes with marks of 199-6 at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational and 191-2 at the Penn Relays … Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season … Scored one point for the Tigers with an eighth-place finish in the shot put final at the SEC Indoor Championships after throwing a series-best of 56-5 ¼ … Threw 57-2 ¾ to finish in 16th place in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships … Eclipsed the 60-foot mark in the weight throw for the first time in his career with a PR of 61-5 ½ in a second-place finish at the Texas A&M Triangular … Moved into the No. 9 spot on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the weight throw with his personal best of 61-5 ½ … Also won the shot put crown at the Texas A&M Triangular meet with a series-best mark of 54-9 ¼ … Threw an indoor PR of 57-5 in the shot put in a third-place finish at the LSU Twilight … Opened the indoor season with a fourth-place finish in the weight throw (59-11 ¼) and sixth-place finish in the shot put (55-0 ¾) at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener … Also eclipsed 59 feet in the weight throw for third place at the LSU Twilight (59-9 ½) and fifth place at the Razorback Invitational (59-2) … Followed the collegiate season by competing in the discus throw at the 2013 USA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa … Threw a series-best of 195-1 to take seventh place in his first USA Championships.
2012 A welcomed addition to the LSU throws group as one of the elite freshmen in the NCAA throughout the 2012 season … An NCAA Championships qualifier in the discus as one of the nation’s premier performers in the event … Was the No. 13-ranked discus thrower nationally at the start of the NCAA Championships with a personal record of 190-8 set in a runner-up finish at the Louisiana Classics in his outdoor debut … Was the No. 5-ranked mark on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the event … Honored as the SEC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week following his season-opening performance at the Louisiana Classics … Also eclipsed the 190-foot mark in the discus with a throw of 190-3 for a fifth-place finish at the Texas Relays … Fouled out of the event in his first career appearance at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Earned runner-up finishes in the discus in consecutive appearances at the Battle on the Bayou (177-4), Arizona State Tri-Meet (183-4) and LSU Alumni Gold (181-8) during the outdoor
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season … Finished in third place overall in his debut at the Penn Relays (184-1) … Scored a total of five points for the Tigers with his performance in the shot put and discus at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Earned a sixth-place finish in the discus with a mark of 173-9 at the SEC Outdoor meet … Added two points with a seventh-place finish in the shot put after throwing an outdoor personal record of 54-7 ½ … Also scored two points with a seventh-place finish in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships with a previous indoor PR of 55-1 ½ … Wrapped up the indoor season by setting a lifetime PR of 56-3 in the shot put in a third-place finish at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier … Won the shot put title during the Texas A&M Dual Meet (51-1 ½) during the indoor season … Took ninth place at the Tyson Invitational (53-3) … Followed the collegiate season with a record-setting performance in the discus at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Bloomington, Indiana … Set a USA Junior Championships meet record in winning the gold medal in the 6-kg. discus with a mark of 206-9 … Shattered the previous USA Junior Championships record of 204-3 set by Mason Finley in 2009 … Represented the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships held in Barcelona, Spain … Finished in 18th place at the World Junior Championships.
PRIOR TO LSU One of the premier discus prospects in the country for the Class of 2011 … Was the nation’s No. 2-ranked discus thrower for his classification during the 2010 outdoor season … Set an impressive personal best of 198-7 in winning the discus title at the 2010 Willis Wildkat Relays during his junior season at Navasota High School … That mark was also the No. 9-ranked performance in the country among prep discus throwers in all classifications during the 2010 outdoor season … A two-time University Interscholastic League Class 3A state champion in the discus in 2010 and 2011 … Captured back-to-back state titles with winning throws of 174-8 in 2010 and 187-2 in 2011 at the UIL Texas Class 3A State Track & Field Championships … Also a back-to-back Texas Region 3-3A champion in both the shot put and discus during his junior and senior seasons … Won regional titles in his junior season with throws of 53-1 ¼ in the shot put and 171-5 in the discus … Defended both regional titles as a senior with throws of 58-3 ½ in the shot put and 172-3 in the discus … Won a silver medal in the young men’s division of the discus throw at the 2010 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships held in Sacramento, California … Threw 185-5 on his sixth and final throw of the competition to move from third place to second place at the 2010 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships … Also competed in the shot put at the Junior Olympics during the 2010 season … Was the 2010 USATF Region 12 Junior Olympic Championships gold medalist in the shot put (48-9) and silver medalist in the discus (170-10) in qualifying for the national meet … Threw an impressive 191-7 to win the discus title at the Brenham Regional Qualifiers during his junior campaign … In addition to competing in track and field at Navasota High School, also starred on the football field and in the weight room during his prep career … Played defensive end on the football team that advanced to the state quarterfinals in the fall of 2010 … An accomplished weight lifter who earned consecutive fourth-place finishes in the 220-pound weight class at the Texas state powerlifting meet in 2010 and 2011 … Lifted a total of 1,530 pounds at the Division 2 state meet in 2010, which is a sum of 570 pounds in the squat, 380 pounds in the bench press and 580 pounds in the dead lift … Improved while lifting 1,580 pounds during his senior season in 2011.
PERSONAL Full name is Rodney Andrey Brown … Born on May 21, 1993 … Parents are Rodell and Jacqueline Brown … Comes from a large family with three brothers and three sisters … Majoring in sport administration.
Tiger All-Americans Darrell Bush Jr./Jr. – 5-9 – Woodbury, N.J. Woodbury HS Major: Interdisciplinary Studies Events: 200M (IN: 21.27; OUT: 21.01w/21.56), 400M (IN: 46.28; OUT: 46.15)
NCAA Champion 4-time All-American All-SEC 2014 Crowned an NCAA Champion for the first time in his collegiate career as the leadoff leg of LSU’s national champion 4x400-meter relay team during the 2014 indoor season … Led off the squad with a 46.57-second split as the Tigers captured their first NCAA Indoor title in the 4x400-meter relay since the 2006 season … Teamed with Quincy Downing, Cyril Grayson and Vernon Norwood for a NCAA-title-clinching time of 3 minutes, 4.54 seconds in the final at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … LSU’s 3:04.54 to win the 2014 NCAA Indoor crown was the fourth-fastest indoor relay in school history … Also qualified to run the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the first time in his collegiate career … Earned a 12th-place finish nationally with a run of 46.75 in the qualifying round of the 400 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Scored two points for the Tigers with a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter final at the SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas, clocking back-to-back indoor personal bests of 46.29 in the qualifying round and 46.28 in the conference final … Earned All-SEC honors for the first time in his career while leading off the Tigers with a 47.05-second split in the 4x400-meter relay as they bagged the SEC Indoor bronze medal with a time of 3:04.04 for the second-fastest indoor relay in school history … Also led off LSU’s mile relay team that won the event title at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (3:09.17), New Mexico Team Invitational (3:08.29) and Tyson Invitational (3:04.60) … LSU’s winning time of 3:04.60 at the Tyson Invitational was the fifth-fastest indoor relay in school history … Earned back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the 400 meters at the Texas A&M Triangular (47.28) and New Mexico Team Invitational (47.20) during the indoor season … Placed fifth in the event at the Aggie Invitational with a time of 47.13 … Clocked 47.25 for ninth place at the Tyson Invitational … Also ran an indoor personal best of 21.27 in a 14th-place finish in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational … Followed the indoor season by capturing All-America honors in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second-straight season … Ran the second leg on LSU’s team that earned a third-place finish nationally in the relay with a seasonal-best time of 3:01.60 in the national final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Split 46.10 on the second leg that was second place overall in the national semifinal en route to a berth in the national final … Split 45.83 on the second leg of the foursome that clocked the fastest qualifying time of 3:02.64 in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Was also an NCAA qualifier in the 400 meters outdoors while lining up in the event at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Ran 46.93 for 25th place overall in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Prelims … Ran on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that earned runner-up finishes in four meets during the outdoor season, including the Texas Relays (3:02.81), Battle on the Bayou (3:09.77), Hurricane Alumni Invitational (3:09.74) and LSU Alumni Gold (3:03.24) … Limited in his performance in the open 400 meters during the outdoor season while battling a hamstring injury … Ran only three 400-meter races outdoors in 2014 … Won the 400-meter title at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou with a seasonal-best time of 46.40 … Also earned a fourth-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 46.99 … Ran a career-best wind-aided time of 21.01 (+4.4) in his only 200-meter race of the outdoor season in an eighth-place finish at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational.
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Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (46.37) and fourth-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold (46.71) … Ran 47.51 for 10th place in the preliminary round at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Made three appearances as the third leg of LSU’s 4x100-meter relay during the outdoor season … Ran the third leg for the team that won the sprint relay at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 39.61 … Also ran the third leg for the team that took fourth place at the Texas Relays (39.56) and third place at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie-Joyner Kersee Invitational (39.72) … Earned his first career All-America honor during the indoor season while anchoring the Tigers to a fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay final at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Split 46.33 on the anchor leg for the Tiger foursome en route to an All-American fifth-place finish … Anchored LSU’s mile relay team to a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:07.89 … Also anchored the team to an indoor seasonal best of 3:07.41 in a runner-up finish at Notre Dame’s Alex Wilson Invitational … Ran an indoor PR of 47.16 in an 11th-place finish in the qualifying round of the 400-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships … Set an indoor PR in four-straight races during the 2013 season with times of 47.37 in the qualifying round and 47.26 in the final for a fifth-place finish at the Armory Collegiate Invitational, 47.21 for fourth place at the Tyson Invitational and 47.16 for 11th place in qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships … Ran a lifetime personal best of 21.43 in the 200 meters to claim a 12th-place finish in the event at the Tyson Invitational.
PRIOR TO LSU Signed with the Tigers as one of the nation’s leading prep 400-meter prospects for the Class of 2012 … Posted a lifetime personal best of 46.95 that was set during his junior season at Woodbury High School in a silver-medal-winning second-place finish in the 400-meter dash final at the 2011 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Outdoor Meet of Champions … Finished the 2011 outdoor season as the nation’s No. 12-ranked prep 400-meter runner among all classifications … Was also the No. 6-ranked quartermiler nationally among members of the Class of 2012 … Added a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash final at the 2011 NJSIAA Outdoor Meet of Champions after running a wind-legal personal record of 21.56 in the state final … Named the 2011 Gloucester County Times Boys Track Athlete of the Year for his performance at the Meet of Champions … Wrapped up the 2012 indoor season for Woodbury High School by winning his first career NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions state title in the 400-meter dash with an indoor PR of 49.11 … Ranked among the Top 25 prep quartermilers in the country for the 2012 indoor season … Captured back-to-back 400-meter dash titles at the NJSIAA Group 1 Indoor Championships as a junior in 2011 and as a senior in 2012 … Clocked 49.13 in the Group 1 final to take the crown in 2012 … Earned the NJSIAA Group 1 indoor title in the 55-meter dash during the 2011 season with a seasonal-best time of 6.59 … Followed by winning the NJSIAA Group 1 silver medal in the 55 meters in 2012 while matching his PR with a time of 6.53 in the final … Swept sprint titles in the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash at both the NJSIAA Group 1 Championships and NJSIAA Group 1 South Section Championships outdoors in 2011 … Clocked times of 47.41 at the NJSIAA Group 1 South Section meet and 47.46 at the NJSIAA Group 1 meet as a junior … His time of 47.46 is a Group 1 meet record … Competed in the 400-meter dash at the 2011 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, where he earned an 11th-place finish with a time of 47.87 in the preliminary round.
PERSONAL Full name is Darrell Kymani Bush … Born on May 13, 1993 … Parents are Darryl and Kimberly Harvey … Has three younger siblings, Shatirah, Dara and Kendall … Was a member of the STOP Club at Woodbury High School … Honored as AP Psychology and AP Zoology during his prep career … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
2013 One of the top 400-meter runners to join the NCAA Division I ranks for the 2013 season … Was an NCAA semifinalist in the 400-meter dash during his rookie season while competing for the Tigers at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Finished in 20th place in his debut at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after running 47.15 seconds in the semifinal round … Advanced to the national semifinal in the 400 meters for the first time in his career after running 46.54 for 12th place in the first round and 46.62 for eighth place in the quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Earned a pair of All-America honors in 2013 as a member of LSU’s vaunted 4x400-meter relay team … Ran a 45.76-second split on the second leg of the team that earned a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:04.62 in the national final … Anchored the Tigers to a seasonal best of 3:04.08 in the semifinals by running a seasonal-best split of 45.26 on the anchor leg … Split 45.85 on the anchor for the team that ran 3:06.29 for fourth place in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Also anchored the Tigers to a fifth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:05.96 … Ran his second-fastest relay split of the season with a 45.57 second leg on the team that took fourth place at the Texas Relays with a time of 3:05.27 … Set a lifetime personal best of 46.15 in winning the 400-meter title at the Battle on the Bayou held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Also broke 47 seconds in a runner-up finish at UCLA’s
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Quincy Downing Sr./Sr. – 6-1 – Dayton, Ohio Glenville HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 400M (IN: 46.21; OUT: 45.87), 400H (49.97), 800M (IN: 1:49.70; OUT: 1:50.68)
NCAA Champion 6-time All-American 3-time All-SEC 2012 World Junior Gold Medalist (4x400 Relay) 2014 Emerged as one of the leading 400-meter hurdlers in the NCAA and a key member of LSU’s national champion 4x400-meter relay team during his junior season in 2014 … Crowned a national champion for the first time in his collegiate career as the second leg of LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that took the title at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Split 46.14 seconds on the second leg as he teamed with Darrell Bush, Cyril Grayson and Vernon Norwood to run 3 minutes, 4.54 seconds in winning LSU’s first NCAA Indoor crown in the 4x400-meter relay since the 2006 season … LSU’s NCAA-title-clinching time of 3:04.54 was the fourth-fastest relay time indoors in program history … Was also an NCAA Championships qualifier in the 400-meter dash during the 2014 indoor season for the first time in his career, earning a 10th-place finish nationally with a time of 46.36 in the qualifying round … Earned a pair of All-America honors during the outdoor season as an NCAA bronze medalist in both the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Smashed his personal best by nearly a half second with a run of 49.97 in a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the national final of the 400 hurdles at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Became the No. 7-ranked 400-meter hurdler in school history with his run of 49.97 in the national final … Earned a spot in his first career NCAA final in an individual event after running 50.55 to win his semifinal heat at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Led off the Tigers to a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA Championships as he again teamed with Bush, Grayson and Norwood to run a seasonal-best time of 3:01.60 for the sixth-fastest time outdoors in school history … Helped the Tigers advance to the NCAA semifinals in the 4x400 relay by running the second leg of the team that clocked 3:02.64 for the fastest time in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Ran back-to-back personal bests of 50.54 in the first round of qualifying and 50.49 in the quarterfinal round of the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Earned All-SEC honors as a member of the relay team during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Ran the second leg indoors and leadoff leg outdoors on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that won a pair of bronze medals with third-place finishes at the SEC Championships … Split 45.72 on the second leg of the team that ran the second-fastest indoor time in school history at 3:04.04 to win the SEC Indoor bronze medal … Led off the team that won the SEC Outdoor bronze medal with a time of 3:04.33 … Was an SEC finalist in the 400 meters indoors and both the 400 meters and 400 hurdles outdoors at the SEC Championships … Scored three points with a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter final at the SEC Indoor Championships after running back-to-back indoor personal bests of 46.49 in the preliminary round and 46.21 in the final … Scored two points with a seventh-place finish in the 400 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships after running times of 46.65 in the prelims and a seasonal best of 46.45 in the final … Added one more point for the Tigers with an eighth-place finish in the final of the 400-meter hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a run of 52.97 after qualifying with a time of 52.39 in the preliminary round … Earned a pair of runner-up finishes in the 400 hurdles at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (52.18) and LSU Invitational (51.85) … Also placed third in the 400 hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 51.07 … Placed third in the 400 meters at the Battle on the Bayou with a season-opening time of 46.83 … Running the 400 meters indoors, earned back-to-back third-place finishes at the Texas A&M Triangular (46.96) and Aggie Invitational (46.61) and a fourth-place finish at the Tyson Invitational (46.49) … Split 46.41 on the second leg of LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that clocked the fifth-fastest time indoors in school history at 3:04.60 to take home the title at the Tyson Invitational … Also ran the second leg on winning relay teams at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (3:09.17) and New Mexico Team Invitational (3:08.29) … Led off LSU’s relay team that won a pair of relay titles outdoors at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (3:09.74) and LSU Invitational (3:07.08) … Followed the collegiate season by earning a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in his first career final at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Sacramento, California … Clocked times of 50.49 in the prelims, 50.93 in the semifinals and 53.00 in the final en route to a seventh-place finish at the USA Championships.
2013 One of the NCAA’s elite 400-meter runners during his sophomore season in 2013 … Earned a pair of All-America honors as the leadoff leg of LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team … Split 45.99 in leading off the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Helped the Tigers clocked 3:04.62 in the national final for an All-American fourth-place finish in their final relay race of the 2013 season … Led off a
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team that also featured Caleb Williams, Grayson and Bush to a seasonal-best time of 3:04.08 for the second-fastest time of the semifinal round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Also an NCAA Outdoor semifinalist in the 400-meter dash for the second-straight season … Nearly earned a spot in the 400-meter final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time in his career after running a lifetime personal record of 45.87 for 10th place in the semifinal round … Clocked lifetime personal records in back-to-back 400-meter races after advancing to the semifinal round with a time of 46.08 for the fastest time in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Opened the NCAA Championships by running 46.19 in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to earn a spot in the national quarterfinals … Led off the Tigers with a 46.96-second split in the 4x400-meter relay that clocked the fourth-fastest time at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to advance to the semifinal round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Scored six points for the Tigers with his effort at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Columbia, Missouri … Clocked 46.67 for a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Added two points with a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles after running 54.14 in his first career SEC final in the event … Raced to a seasonal best of 52.77 for the seventh-fastest time during the qualifying round of the 400 hurdles at the conference meet … Also led off LSU’s mile relay team that took fifth place at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:05.96 in the conference final … Clocked 52.99 for sixth place in his collegiate debut in the 400 hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold … Won back-to-back 400-meter titles in the outdoor season at the LSU Relays (46.94) and UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (46.27) … Led off the Tigers to an All-American fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay final at the NCAA Indoor Championships held in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Split 47.99 on the leadoff leg of LSU’s mile relay team that clocked the time of 3:07.31 for fifth place at the NCAA Indoor meet … Led off the team that ran an indoor seasonal best of 3:07.41 in a runner-up finish at Notre Dame’s Alex Wilson Invitational while earning a qualifying time for the NCAA Indoor Championships … Ran an indoor seasonal-best and team-leading split of 46.50 on the second leg of the 4x400 relay that ran 3:07.89 to take the bronze medal with a third-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships … Competed primarily in the 800 meters during the indoor season … Lined up in the 800 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships … Ran a lifetime PR of 1:49.70 in the 800 meters to finish in 13th place at Notre Dame’s Alex Wilson Invitational … Clocked 1:50.96 for fourth place at the Armory Collegiate Invitational … Opened the indoor season by winning the 400-meter title at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener with a season-opening time of 47.72 … A seventh-place finisher in the 400 meters at the Razorback Invitation with an indoor PR of 47.38.
2012 Emerged as a reliable member of LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team during the 2012 outdoor season … Earned his first career All-America and All-SEC honors while running on LSU’s mile relay … Ran the second leg of the foursome that clocked the third-fastest time in school history at 3:01.21 to finish as the NCAA Outdoor bronze medalists at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Teamed with Robert Simmons, Ade Alleyne-Forte and Riker Hylton to take third place in the 4x400-meter relay final at the national meet … Led off the team that clocked 3:01.97 for second place in the semifinal round … An NCAA semifinalist in the 400-meter dash in his rookie season with the Tigers in 2012 … Finished in 21st place in the semifinal round after crossing the finish line in 46.80 in his debut at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Advanced to the semifinal after clocking a lifetime personal record of 46.18 for ninth place in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Clocked 46.38 for seventh place in the first round at the NCAA East Prelims … Broke 47 seconds for the first time in his track career with a runner-up finish at the Arizona State Tri-Meet after running 46.88 … Scored three points for the Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Clocked a lifetime PR of 1:05.68 for sixth place in the event held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Earned his first career All-SEC honor while leading off LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team at the SEC Outdoor meet … Led off a team that clocked 3:03.80 for a runner-up finish in the conference final … Was also the leadoff leg on LSU’s relay team that won its fourth “Championship of America” title in the 4x400 relay at the Penn Relays with a run of 3:04.47 … Competed primarily in the 800 meters during the indoor season … Finished in 11th place in the 800-meter semifinal at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 1:52.66 … Opened the season by setting an indoor PR of 1:51.20 for third place at the Texas A&M Dual Meet … Represented the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain, following the collegiate season … Won a World Junior Championships gold medal in the 4x400-meter relay as the leadoff leg for Team USA in the final … Earned his spot on Team USA by capturing fourth place in the 400-meter final at the USA Junior Championships while running 46.68 in the final … Clocked 46.71 in the preliminary round at the USA Junior Championships.
PRIOR TO LSU Signed with LSU as an elite middle distance prospect with a lifetime personal best of 1:51.99 in the 800 meters … Established his prep personal record of 1:51.99 in winning the 800-meter title at the 2009 USATF World Youth Track & Field Trials held in Ypsilanti, Michigan … That victory earned Downing the right to represent the United States as part of Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships held in Sudtirol, Italy … Also clocked 47.77 in the 400-meter dash that was set in a seventh-place finish at the 2010 New Balance Outdoor Nationals held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina … Ran the 400-meter dash just four times in his last two outdoor seasons as a high school athlete … Was the 400-meter silver medalist in the young men’s division at the 2010 USATF Youth
Tiger All-Americans Outdoor National Championships held in Lisle, Illinois, after running a time of 48.11 in the national final … Also competed in the 800 meters at the USATF Youth Outdoor National Championships and USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships during his junior season in 2010 … Ended his prep career at Glenville High School as an double Ohio state champion in the 400 meters (47.46) and 4x400-meter relay (3:14.87) at the 2011 OHSAA Division I Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Clocked a qualifying time of 47.78 before running a prep personal best of 47.46 in the state final in the 400 meters in 2011 … A member of the OHSAA Division I state champion 4x200-meter relay team in 2010 … Also ran with the silver-medal-winning 4x400-meter relay and bronze-medal-winning 4x100-meter relay teams at the state meet during his junior season in 2010 … A member of three indoor state champion relay teams during his prep tenure … A four-time regional champion and five-time district champion during his prep career at Glenville High School.
PERSONAL Full name is Quincy Timothy Downing … Born on Jan. 16, 1993 … Parents are Ernest Jr. and Pamela Downing … Has two brothers named Ernest III and Denzel … Comes from an extensive athletics pedigree … Related to brothers Jannero Pargo, who played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls, and Jeremy Pargo, who played college basketball at Gonzaga … Related to four-year NBA veteran Dwayne “Pearl” Washington … Also a relative of Major League Baseball veteran Al Downing, who played eight seasons with the New York Yankees and six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport leadership.
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Aaron Ernest Sr./Sr. – 6-0 – New Orleans, La. Homewood HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 60M (6.69), 100M (10.04w/10.17), 200M (IN: 20.53; OUT: 20.36w/20.38)
NCAA Champion 8-time All-American 2-time SEC Champion 6-time All-SEC 2012 World Junior Champion (4x100 Relay) 2012 World Junior Silver Medalist (100M, 200M) 2014 Recovered from a hamstring injury that plagued him throughout the indoor season to enjoy an outstanding outdoor season as one of the NCAA’s elite sprinters once again in 2014 … Earned a pair of All-America honors with his performance in the 200-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Ran the second leg on LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that won the NCAA Outdoor bronze medal with back-to-back times of 38.85 seconds in the semifinal and final rounds at the national meet … Also earned a career-best fourth-place finish nationally in the 200-meter final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships while clocking a wind-aided 20.31 (+2.1) on the final day of the competition … Advanced to the NCAA 200-meter final with a 20.55 (-0.6) clocking for second place in the semifinal round … Was also an NCAA semifinalist in the 100-meter dash for the third-straight season, earning a ninth-place finish nationally with a seasonal-best wind-aided time of 10.13 (+2.3) in the semifinal round … Earned a spot in the national semifinals of the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay with an outstanding performance at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Clocked 10.43 (-0.3) for eighth place in the first round and a seasonal-best wind-legal time of 10.19 (+1.5) for third place in the quarterfinal round of the 100-meter dash at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Posted times of 20.74 (+0.4) for ninth place in the first round and 20.38 (+0.5) for second place in the quarterfinal round of the 200-meter dash at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Also ran the second leg for the Tigers’ sprint relay team that clocked 39.04 for the third-fastest time in the national quarterfinals to earn a spot in the semifinals in Eugene, Oregon … Earned All-SEC honors as the second leg of LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that raced to a seasonal-best time of 38.68 in a runner-up finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Lexington, Kentucky … Scored six points for the Tigers with a pair of sixth-place finishes in the 100 meters (10.48) and 200 meters (20.83) at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Advanced to the SEC finals with qualifying times of 10.17w in the 100 meters and 20.80 in the 200 meters … Sprinted to a wind-legal personal best of 20.14 (+1.7) in his 200-meter debut outdoors in 2014 to take the event title at the LSU Invitational in LSU’s regular-season finale … Ended the season as the NCAA’s No. 2-ranked 200-meter sprinter and the No. 2-ranked performer in school history in the event outdoors with his personal best of 20.14 … Named the SEC Men’s Runner of the Week with his performance in winning the 200-meter title in 20.14 at the LSU Invitational … Clocked 10.28 (+1.6) for fourth place in his first 100-meter race of the outdoor season at the LSU Alumni Gold … Ran the second leg on LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that took the title at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 38.90 … Also ran the second leg on the team that finished runner-up at the Penn Relays with a time of 38.83 … Competed in just four meets during the indoor season while recovering from a hamstring injury suffered during preseason training … Finished in 11th place in the qualifying round of the 200-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships while clocking an indoor seasonal-best time of 21.21 … Followed the collegiate season by earning a 12th-place finish overall in the semifinal round of the 200 meters at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Sacramento, California.
2013 Continued his development as one of the NCAA’s top sprinters during his sophomore season in 2013 … Won a pair of SEC titles and earned three All-America honors as a leader of LSU’s sprints and relays group … Earned his first career All-America honor indoors while taking sixth place in the 200-meter final at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Clocked 20.72 in the national final for a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Qualified for his first career NCAA Indoor final after running 20.84 for the fifth-fastest time of the qualifying round at the national meet … Crowned the SEC Indoor Champion in the 200-meter dash after running an indoor personal record of 20.53 in the conference final … Ran back-to-back indoor PRs of 20.59 in the qualifying round and 20.53 in the final en route to winning the SEC Indoor title … Scored three points for the Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter final at the SEC Indoor Championships as he raced to the finish line in 6.71 in the conference final … Clocked 6.70 in the preliminary round to nab the eighth and final qualifying spot in the SEC Indoor final … Posted a PR of 6.69 for third place in the 60-meter final at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York … Won four-straight 200-meter titles during the indoor season through his win at the SEC Indoor Championships … Also won 200-meter titles at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener (20.80), Texas A&M Triangular
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(20.79) and Armory Collegiate Invitational (20.83) … Earned All-America honors in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Advanced to the national final in the 100-meter dash for the second-straight season, finishing in seventh place nationally with a wind-aided run of 10.17 (+3.2) … Clocked a wind-aided 10.08 (+2.7) in the NCAA semifinal to grab the eighth and final qualifying spot in the 100-meter final … Ran the second leg on LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that took fourth place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a seasonal-best time of 38.78 in the national final … Teamed with Damar Forbes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Shermund Allsop to run a seasonal best of 38.78 in the NCAA final after running 38.94 in the semifinal round … Finished in 20th place in the semifinal round of the 200-meter dash after running a windy 20.73 (+3.2) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … One of the team’s leading scorers at the SEC Outdoor Championships held at the University of Missouri in Columbia … Ran the second leg of LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that won the SEC crown in a time of 38.98 in the conference final … Also earned fourthplace finishes in both the 100-meter and 200-meter finals at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Clocked a wind-legal 10.20 (+1.6) in the SEC 100-meter final after running a career-best wind-aided time of 10.04 (+3.6) in the preliminary round … Earned a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter final with a wind-legal run of 20.88 (+0.9) in the conference final during the outdoor season … Sprinted to a wind-legal PR of 20.38 (+1.2) in the quarterfinal round of the 200 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Advanced to the NCAA semifinals in the event with the third-fastest time of the NCAA quarterfinals in Greensboro … Posted a time of 20.76 (+1.4) in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Was the seventh-fastest qualifier in the 100-meter dash after clocking 10.20 (+1.6) in the national quarterfinal in Greensboro … Helped lead the Tigers into the NCAA semifinal of the sprint relay with the second-fastest time in the field at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Ran the second leg of the team that clocked 39.19 to win its heat in the NCAA quarterfinals … Won the 200-meter crown at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a time of 20.78 (+1.4) in his first 200-meter race outdoors … Also a winner of the 100-meter title at the Battle on the Bayou with his wind-legal effort of 10.32 (+1.1) … Placed second in the men’s university final in the 100-meter dash at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays after posting a seasonal best wind-legal time of 10.18 (+1.6) … Followed the collegiate season by competing in the 100 meters and 200 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa … Finished in 14th place in the semifinals of the 200-meter dash after posting a career-best wind-aided time of 20.36 in the qualifying round.
2012 Was the top freshman sprinter to join the NCAA Division I ranks for the 2012 season … Captured three All-America honors and three All-SEC honors while leading the LSU sprint group … Was named the SEC Men’s Runner of the Week on March 20 … Earned three selections as the SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week on March 20, March 27 and May 1 during the outdoor season … Joined Barrett Nugent, Keyth Talley and Shermund Allsop in winning a national championship in the 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa … Ran the second leg on the team that tied the Drake Stadium record and clocked the third-fastest time in school history at 38.38 … Also tied for the No. 7-ranked performance in collegiate history at the time of the race … Broke 39 seconds for the first time in the NCAA semifinal after running 38.77 for the second-fastest time of the qualifying round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Also earned All-America honors in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints with his performance at the NCAA Championships … Crossed the finish line in 21.00 (-4.3) for fifth place in the 200-meter final at Drake Stadium … Advanced to the national final with a wind-aided run of 20.54 in the semifinal round … Added an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter final with a time of 10.45 (-2.3) … Set a personal record of 10.17 (+1.2) in the semifinal round to qualify for his first NCAA final in the 100-meter dash … Tied for the No. 8 performance in school history … Scored 7.5 points for the Tigers in his debut at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Advanced to the NCAA semifinals with strong performances in the quarterfinal round of the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Florida … Clocked 20.54 (+0.5) for eighth place in the quarterfinal round of the 200-meter dash … Crossed the finish line in 10.29 (+1.2) for 10th place in the 100 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Ran the second leg on LSU’s sprint relay team that advanced to the national semifinal with a time of 39.61 for fourth place in the quarterfinal round … Also ran the second leg on the team that finished in third place at the Penn Relays (39.49) … Claimed a pair of All-SEC honors as the SEC Outdoor silver medalist in both the 100 meters and 200 meters while scoring a team-leading 16 points at the SEC Outdoor Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Was the SEC Outdoor runner-up in the 100 meters (10.23) and 200 meters (20.39w) on his home track … Finished runner-up in the 100-meter dash at both the Texas Relays (10.15w) and Penn Relays (10.47) during the outdoor season … Swept titles in the 100 meters (10.31) and 200 meters (21.29) in his outdoor debut at the Louisiana Classics … Also won the 100-meter title at the LSU Relays with a wind-aided run of 10.27 … Earned All-SEC honors during the indoor season as the SEC Indoor silver medalist in the 200-meter dash … Set an indoor PR of 21.13 for second place in the conference final at the SEC Indoor Championships … Also finished in 15th place in the 60 meters (6.86) and 16th place in the long jump (22-7) at the SEC Indoor meet … Time of 6.86 in the preliminary round at the SEC Championships set a personal best in the 60-meter dash … Set a lifetime PR of 23 feet, 11 ½ inches in a fifth-place finish in the long jump indoors at the LSU Twilight … Posted his mark of 23-4 for 11th place in the long jump at the Razorback Invitational … Emerged as one of the top sprint talents in the United States following the collegiate season while representing his country at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain … Anchored the United States to a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay as he teamed with
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Tyreek Hill, Aldrich Bailey and Arthur Delaney to set a world junior record of 38.67 to beat the Jamaican’s at 38.97 for the gold medal … Also swept silver medals in the short sprints at the IAAF World Junior Championships … Tied his wind-legal PR of 10.17 (+0.1) for second place in the 100 meters and set his wind-legal PR of 20.53 (-0.4) for second place in the 200 meters at the World Junior meet … Also captured silver medals in both the 100 meters (10.46) and 200 meters (20.88) at the USA Junior Championships in Bloomington, Indiana.
PRIOR TO LSU One of the top sprint recruits in the United States for the Class of 2011 … Finished the 2011 outdoor season as the nation’s No. 3-ranked prep performer in both the 100-meter dash (10.17w) and 200-meter dash (20.72) in races run under all conditions … Wrapped up his prep career at Homewood High School by winning three Alabama Class 6A state titles at the 2011 AHAA State Championships held in Gulf Shores … Set a wind-legal personal record in the state final of the 100-meter dash with a meet-record time of 10.33 … Took home the state title in the 200-meter dash with a wind-aided time of 20.99 in the final after running a wind-legal 20.91 in the preliminary round … Also took home a Class 6A state title in the long jump with a winning mark of 23-5 ¾ … Kicked off his 2011 summer schedule by winning a pair of silver medals at the 2011 New Balance Outdoor Nationals held at North Carolina A&T’s Aggie Stadium in Greensboro … Nearly matched his 100-meter PR by taking second place in the final with a time of 10.34 … Followed by running 20.99 in the 200-meter final to complete a sweep of sprint silvers at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Set a personal best of 20.72 in winning the 200-meter dash title at the AAU Southeastern Qualifier in Montgomery, Alabama, on June 4, 2011 … Went on to sweep 100-meter and 200-meter silver medals at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympic Games held at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans … Captured the AAU Junior Olympics title in the young men’s long jump with a top wind-aided mark of 24-6 ¾ … Emerged as one of the nation’s top talents with his sweep of 100-meter and 200-meter titles at the 2011 Mobile Challenge of Champions, where he posted a seasonal best wind-aided time of 10.17 (+2.4) in the 100-meter final and a wind-legal time of 20.86 (+0.2) in the 200-meter final … Took down the previous Mobile Challenge of Champions meet record of 20.89 in the 200 meters that was set in 2009 by former Mississippi prep star Tavaris Tate … Also jumped a wind-legal 23-2 to win the boy’s long jump title en route to receiving MVP honors at the 2011 Mobile Challenge of Champions … Followed his performance in Mobile by sweeping both the 100 meters (10.41) and 200 meters (20.93) at the 2011 Spain Park Classic … Added a sweep of 100-meter (10.22w) and 200-meter (20.93) titles at the Volunteer Outdoor Track Classic in Knoxville, Tennessee … Also broke 21 seconds in the 200-meter dash with a win at the Golden South Classic in Orlando, Florida, with a time of 20.89 … Broke 21 seconds in the 200 meters a total of eight times during his senior season in 2011 … Was the 2010 Alabama Class 6A state runner-up in the 100-meter dash after running a wind-aided time of 10.47 in the state finals during his junior season … Won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 AAU Junior Olympic Games … Also saw action in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa … Set a personal best of 23-7 in the long jump during his high school career … Also a standout football player during his prep career at Homewood High School … Received scholarship offers from such Division I football programs as Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, UAB and Wake Forest … A wide receiver who received an honorable mention selection to the 2010 Birmingham News AllSouth Team following an outstanding senior season … Also selected to the 2010 All-Over the Mountain team in a vote of eight Class 5A and Class 6A head coaches in his region.
PERSONAL Full name is Aaron Troy Ernest … Mother is Dawnelle Ernest … Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana … Transferred to Homewood High School in Homewood, Alabama, following Hurricane Katrina … Majoring in sport administration.
Tiger All-Americans Cyril Grayson Jr./Jr. – 5-11 – Kenner, La. Rummel HS Major: Kinesiology Events: 200M (21.33), 400M (IN: 47.30; OUT: 46.45)
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational … Also ran the 400 meters outdoors in home meets at the Battle on the Bayou (48.46) and LSU Relays (48.61) … Raced to a wind-legal personal best of 21.33 (+1.4) for fifth place in the 200 meters at UCLA’s Drake Stadium … Ran 49.06 for 28th place in the qualifying round of the 400 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships … Set an indoor PR of 47.89 in a seventh-place finish at Texas A&M Triangular meet in College Station … Clocked an indoor seasonal best of 21.89 in the 200 meters to take 31st place at the Tyson Invitational.
PRIOR TO LSU NCAA Champion 4-time All-American 2-time All-SEC 2014 A key member of LSU’s national champion 4x400-meter relay team during his sophomore season in 2014 … Split 46.68 seconds on the third leg of the team that captured the national title in the 4x400-meter relay as he teamed with Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing and Vernon Norwood for a winning time of 3 minutes, 4.54 seconds at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … NCAA-title-clinching time of 3:04.54 was the fourth-fastest relay time indoors in program history and won LSU’s first NCAA Indoor title in the 4x400-meter relay since 2006 … Also earned All-America honors outdoors as the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked a seasonal-best time of 3:01.60 for a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the national final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Split an impressive 45.14 on the third leg as he again teamed with Downing, Bush and Norwood to run 3:01.60 for the sixth-fastest relay time outdoors in the history of the LSU program … Helped the Tigers run the second-fastest time of the NCAA semifinal at 3:03.43 en route to a berth in the national final … Ran the third leg on LSU’s mile relay team that clocked the fastest time in the national quarterfinal of 3:02.64 at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … An NCAA quarterfinalist in the 400-meter dash for the first time in his collegiate career … Clocked 46.47 for 14th place in the first round of qualifying before running 47.01 for 21st place in the national quarterfinal of the 400 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … An SEC finalist in the 400-meter dash for the first time in his career … Scored one point for the Tigers with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, where he ran a lifetime personal best of 46.45 … Clocked back-to-back lifetime personal bests with times of 46.49 in the qualifying round and 46.45 in the final at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Earned All-SEC honors while running the second leg of LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that clocked 3:04.33 for a third-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Helped the Tigers sweep SEC bronze medals in the 4x400 relay during the 2014 season as he split 46.29 on the third leg of the team that ran an indoor seasonal best of 3:04.04 for third-place at the SEC Indoor Championships … Bronze-medal-winning time of 3:04.04 at the SEC Indoor meet was the second-fastest relay time indoors in program history … Winning time of 3:04.60 at the Tyson Invitational was LSU’s fifth-fastest relay time indoors in team history … Anchored LSU’s winning relay teams with a 45.84-second split at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational (3:08.91) and a 45.86-second split at the LSU Invitational (3:07.08) … Finished runner-up in his outdoor debut in the 400 meters at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a season-opening run of 47.35 … Followed by finishing in fifth place at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 47.00 and fourth place at the LSU Invitational with a time of 47.16 … Clocked an indoor best of 47.30 in a 15th-place finish in qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships … Clocked 47.31 for fifth place in the 400-meter final at the Texas A&M Triangular in his indoor season opener in the event … Earned back-to-back seventh-place finishes in the 400 meters at the New Mexico Team Invitational (47.68) and Aggie Invitational (47.58) during the indoor season.
One of the top 400-meter talents in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2012 … Opened the 2012 outdoor season by shattering his previous lifetime personal record in the 400 meters with a winning time of 47.16 at the Archbishop Rummel Track Meet held at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans … Broke the Sugar Bowl Track Classic meet record with a time of 47.56 to take the boy’s 400-meter dash title in 2012 … Wrapped up his prep career by winning Class 5A state titles in both the 400 meters (47.68) and 800 meters (1:53.53) … Clocked a lifetime personal best of 1:53.53 in the 800-meter final at the 2012 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Clocked an indoor PR of 48.73 in his only 400-meter race during the 2012 indoor season at the LSU Last Chance Qualifier held at the Carl Maddox Field House … Was the nation’s No. 8-ranked prep quartermiler for the 2012 indoor season when he signed with the Tigers … Was also the No. 1-ranked 400-meter runner indoors in the state of Louisiana for his senior season in 2012 … An accomplished 800-meter runner who set the LHSAA Division I Indoor State Championships meet record at 1:55.33 in winning the state title as a senior in 2012 … Indoor PR of 1:55.33 in the 800 meters was the No. 23-ranked performance nationally in 2012 … Captured his first career state championship for Archbishop Rummel High School with a win in the 800-meter run at the 2011 LHSAA Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships during his junior season … Clocked a seasonal best of 1:55.28 in winning the Class 5A state title in 2011 … Won the Class 5A state silver medal in the 400-meter dash after clocking his seasonal best of 48.23 for second place in 2011 … Swept District 9-5A and Region 3-5A titles in the 100 meters, 400 meters and 800 meters as a senior in 2012 … Crowned the District 10-5A and Region 3-5A champion in the 400 meters during his junior season … Won 400-meter bronze medals at the Sugar Bowl Classic and Mobile Challenge of Champions in 2011 … Was the Class 5A state bronze medalist in the 400-meter dash as a sophomore in 2010.
PERSONAL Full name is Cyril Ross Grayson, Jr. … Born on Dec. 5, 1993 … Parents are Cyril Grayson, Sr. and Tanya Grayson … Has three sisters, Brianna, Ciara and Jayla … An honor student at Rummel High School who was a member of the Beta Honor Roll and the National Society of High School Scholars during his prep career… Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
2013 A two-time All-American as a member of LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team during his true freshman season with the Tigers in 2013 … Ran the third leg on the mile relay team that finished in fourth place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and fifth place at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Split a strong 45.99 on the third leg for the Tigers as the team clocked 3:04.62 for a fourth-place finish in the final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in their final race of the 2013 season … Split 46.27 on the third leg of the team that ran a seasonal best of 3:04.08 for the second-fastest time of the national semifinal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Raced to a 46.77-second split on the third leg of the team that clocked 3:06.29 in the national quarterfinals for the fourth-fastest time at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Ran a 46.79-second split on the third leg in an All-American performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships as the Tigers ran 3:07.31 for fifth place in the national final … Ran on LSU’s winning relay team that clocked 3:06.16 at the Battle on the Bayou … Anchored the Tigers to a winning time of 3:08.06 in the college final of the 4x400-meter relay at the 119th Penn Relays … Split 46.13 on the third leg of the team that took fourth place at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in 3:05.27 … Helped the Tigers score four points in the 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Outdoor Championships while running the third leg of the team that clocked 3:05.96 in the conference final … Also competed in the 400-meter dash at the SEC Championships during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2013 … Finished in 18th place in qualifying at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 48.22 in the preliminary round … Clocked an outdoor seasonal best of 47.85 for sixth place in the 400-meter dash at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/
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Vernon Norwood Sr./Sr. – 6-2 – New Orleans, La. Morgan City HS/South Plains College Major: Interdisciplinary Studies Events: 200M (20.82), 400M (IN: 45.39; OUT: 45.02)
NCAA Champion 4-time All-American 4-time All-SEC 2014 One of the elite sprinters to join the NCAA Division I ranks for the first time during the 2014 season … Anchored the Tigers to a national championship in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Split a team-best 45.16 seconds on the anchor leg as he teamed with Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing and Cyril Grayson for a time of 3 minutes, 4.54 seconds to win LSU’s first NCAA Indoor crown in the 4x400 relay since the 2006 season … LSU’s winning time of 3:04.54 in the NCAA final was the fourth-fastest relay time indoors in school history … Anchored the Tigers to the NCAA Outdoor bronze medal in the 4x400-meter relay with a blistering 44.52-second split … Joined Downing, Bush and Grayson once again in running an outdoor seasonal-best time of 3:01.60 for an All-American third-place finish in the national final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Seasonal-best time of 3:01.60 in the national final was the sixth-fastest relay time outdoors in school history … Earned All-America honors as the NCAA Indoor Silver Medalist and NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist in the 400-meter dash as one of the nation’s premier quartermilers … Clocked 45.57 for a silver-medal-winning runner-up finish in the national final after qualifying with a time of 46.29 in the preliminary round at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Bagged the NCAA Outdoor bronze medal in the 400-meter dash with a run of 45.45 in the national final following a qualifying run of 45.52 in the semifinal round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Matched his lifetime personal best with a time of 45.17 for a runner-up finish in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida, to advance to the NCAA semifinals at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Clocked 45.88 for the fifth-fastest time of the first round of 400-meter qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Split an impressive 44.70 on the anchor leg of LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that advanced to the national semifinals with the fastest time of the quarterfinal round at 3:02.64 at the NCAA East Prelims … First ran his lifetime personal best of 45.17 in a silver-medal-winning runner-up finish in the 400-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Lexington, Kentucky … Ended the 2014 season as the No. 6-ranked 400-meter runner outdoors in the history of the LSU program … Advanced to the SEC Outdoor final after running 45.99 for the second-fastest time of the qualifying round … Also earned AllSEC honors in the 400 meters during the indoor season as the SEC Indoor Bronze Medalist in the event, clocking an indoor personal best of 45.39 for a third-place finish in the conference final … Ended the 2014 indoor season as the No. 4-ranked 400-meter runner on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the event … Crossed the finish line in 45.54 in the preliminary round at the SEC Indoor Championships to earn a spot in the SEC Indoor final … Anchored the Tigers to a pair of bronze-medal-winning third-place finishes in the SEC final of the 4x400-meter relay during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Split 45.00 on the anchor leg of the team that clocked an indoor seasonal best of 3:04.04 in a third-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships … Seasonal best of 3:04.04 was the second-fastest relay time indoors in school history … Also anchored the squad to the SEC Outdoor bronze medal in the mile relay with a time of 3:04.33 … Anchored LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team to victories at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (3:09.17), New Mexico Team Invitational (3:08.29) and Tyson Invitational (3:04.60) during the indoor season … Won the 400-meter title at the Tyson Invitational during the indoor season with a time of 45.81 … Clocked 46.31 in his first 400-meter race of the 2014 indoor season in a runner-up finish at the Aggie Invitational … Also finished runner-up in his first 400-meter race of the outdoor season with a season-opening time of 45.64 at the the LSU Alumni Gold … Raced to a wind-legal personal best of 20.82 (+1.2) in a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Clocked 20.92 (-0.8) in a runner-up finish in the 200 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Ran on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that earned second-place finishes at the Texas Relays (3:02.81), Battle on the Bayou (3:09.77), Hurricane Alumni Invitational (3:09.74), and the LSU Alumni Gold (45.41) during the outdoor season … Anchored the Tigers to a time of 1:22.87 for a third place in the 4x200 relay at the Texas Relays during the outdoor season … Followed the collegiate season by earning a fourth-place finish in the men’s 400-meter final at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Sacramento, California … Dropped his personal best to 45.02 in the USA Outdoor final en route to a fourth-place finish … Clocked 45.39 in the first round and 45.21 in the semifinal en route to a berth in his first career USA final in the 400 meters … Earned a spot on Team USA’s squad for the 2014 North American, Central American & Caribbean (NACAC) Championships with his performance at the USA Outdoor Championships ... Brought home a pair of medals at the 2014 North American, Central American & Caribbean Championships as a gold medalist in the 4x400 relay and bronze medalist in the 400 meters.
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PRIOR TO LSU One of the elite sprint talents in the junior college ranks to sign a National Letter of Intent as part of the Class of 2013 … Signed with the Tigers with impressive personal records of 20.93 in the 200-meter dash and 45.72 in the 400-meter dash set during his freshman season at South Plains College in 2012 … Lowered his outdoor PR to 45.56 in winning the 400-meter title at the UTEP Invitational to open his sophomore season outdoors in 2013 … Also set an indoor 400-meter PR of 46.02 in winning the men’s invitational event at the 2013 Tyson Invitational during his sophomore season … The junior college national leader at 400 meters during the 2013 indoor season … Earned All-America honors as the back-to-back silver medalist in the 400-meter dash in 2012 (46.42) and 2013 (45.75) at the National Junior College Athletics Association Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Ran on back-to-back national championship 4x400-meter relay teams for South Plains College while leading the team to winning times of 3:05.99 in 2012 and 3:05.93 in 2013 in the national final at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships … Anchored South Plains to the NJCAA national record with a winning time of 3:01.32 at the 2012 Red Raider Invitational at Texas Tech, breaking the 18-year-old record of 3:01.89 set by Blinn College in 1994 … Also ran a wind-legal PR of 20.93 (+1.1) for second place in the 200 meters while running in the “C” race at the Red Raider Invitational during his freshman season … Earned a reputation as one of the nation’s emerging 400-meter talents during the outdoor season in 2012 after running a seasonal best of 45.72 for the victory at the UTEP Springtime Invitational in El Paso, Texas … Also broke 46 seconds while running 45.98 for fourth place in the 400-meter final at the Michael Johnson Invitational held at Baylor University during the 2012 outdoor season … Followed his freshman season in 2012 by winning a pair of NJCAA Indoor championships in the 600 meters (1:17.04) and 4x400 relay (3:06.68) at the 2013 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships held at Texas Tech’s Athletic Training Center … Set NJCAA Indoor Championships meet records with his performance … Won a pair of 600-yard run titles during the 2013 indoor season at Texas Tech’s Red Raider Invitational with winning times of 1:10.58 in 2012 and 1:09.86 in 2013 … Was the South Plains College school-record holder in the 600-yard run after winning the event in 1:08.80 at the 2013 Texas Tech Red Raider Open … Helped lead South Plains to a runner-up finish in the 4x400-meter relay final at the 2012 Tyson Invitational while splitting 46.45 on the third leg of the foursome that ran the second-fastest indoor time in NJCAA history at 3:05.16 … Attended South Plains College following his high school career at Morgan City High School in Morgan City, Louisiana … Was a four-year varsity letterman on the basketball court while also running track at Morgan City High School … Was his basketball team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player as a sophomore before being named their team captain during his senior season.
PERSONAL Full name is Vernon Larnard Norwood … Born on April 10, 1992 … Parents are Curtis Norwood and Charliette Ray … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Tigers Tommy Brocato Fr./Fr. – 6-0 – Hammond, La. St. Thomas Aquinas HS Major: Electrical Engineering Events: 800M (1:57.28), 1,600M (4:29.73) PRIOR TO LSU One of the most accomplished middle distance runners in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2014 … A three-time Louisiana Division II indoor state champion during his prep career at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … Won back-to-back Louisiana Division II state titles in the 800 meters with winning times of 2:00.47 as a sophomore in 2012 and 2:01.82 as a junior in 2013 … Followed with a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters at the Division II state meet as a senior in 2014 … Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas High School to a pair of Division II state titles in the relays with wins in the 4x800-meter relay in 2012 and 4x400-meter relay in 2014 … Also a three-time silver medalist and three-time bronze medalist at the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Division II Indoor State Championships during his prep career … Won a pair of Division II silver medals in 2012 with runner-up finishes in the 1,600 meters and 4x400 relay … Added a third state silver medal in 2014 with a runner-up finish in the 4x800 relay … Won back-to-back Louisiana Division II bronze medals in the 1,600 meters in 2013 and 2014, while also running on his team’s third-place 4x400-meter relay in 2013 … Capped his prep career by winning Louisiana Class 2A state bronze medals in the 800 meters (1:59.13) and 1,600 meters (4:48.76) in his final state meet outdoors in 2014 … Made his state championship debut as a freshman in 2011 during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Earned a fourth-place finish in both the Division II final indoors and Class 2A final outdoors in the 1,600 meters at the state meet in 2011 … Added a seventh-place finish in the Class 2A final of the 3,200 meters in his first appearance at the LHSAA Outdoor State Championships as a freshman in 2011 … Set a previous lifetime PR of 1:57.71 in the 800 meters in a fourth-place finish at the Sugar Bowl Classic during the 2013 outdoor season … Dropped his PR to 1:57.28 in a third-place finish at the 2014 Sugar Bowl Classic … A standout cross country runner at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … Wrapped up his senior cross country season as the Class 2A state silver medalist after taking second place with a three-mile time of 17:01.68 at the 2013 LHSAA State Cross Country Championships in Natchitoches, Louisiana … Also earned an eighth-place finish overall at the Class 2A state cross country meet as a junior in 2012 with a three-mile time of 16:23.94. PERSONAL Full name is Thomas Francis Brocato … Born on May 23, 1996 … Parents are Fran and Rickie Brocato … Has one older sister, Megan … An honor student during his prep career at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … Maintained a 3.95 cumulative grade-point average and was a member of the National Honor Society during his high school career … Was an Ambassador for St. Thomas, as well as a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Southeast Louisiana Roadrunners while attending St. Thomas Aquinas High School … Majoring in electrical engineering.
David Collins Jr./Jr. - 6-3 – Baton Rouge, La. Broadmoor HS Major: Marketing Events: Weight Throw (61-0 ¾), Hammer Throw (186-9) 2014 Lettered for the Tigers for the first time in his career during the indoor and outdoor seasons … Raised his personal best in the weight throw indoors by nearly 12 feet over the course of the season … Eclipsed the 60-foot mark for the first time in his career with a seasonal-best throw of 61 feet, 0 ¾ inches in a fifth-place finish in the weight throw at the LSU Twilight … Followed by finishing in 17th place in his debut at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships, throwing a series-best of 57-1 ½ … Set personal bests in four-straight meets to open the 2014 indoor season, including marks of 57-3 for sixth place at the Auburn Indoor Invitational, 57-8 ½ for fourth place at the Texas A&M Triangular, 58-1 ¼ for seventh place at the New Mexico Team Invitational and 59-2 ¼ for sixth place at the Aggie Invitational … Also threw the weight at the Tyson Invitational indoors, throwing 57-1 ½ for eighth place in the event … Raised his personal best in the hammer throw by more than
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24 feet over the course of the outdoor season … Threw a best of 186-9 in an eighth-place finish at the LSU Invitational in his regular-season finale outdoors … Followed by finishing in 16th place in his debut at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 180-6 … Set back-to-back personal bests to open the outdoor season with marks of 181-7 for third place at the Jim Mize Invitational and 181-11 for fourth place at the Battle on the Bayou … Took third place in the hammer with his top mark of 177-9 at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Also threw the hammer at the LSU Alumni Gold meet, throwing 172-5 for 12th place. 2013 Competed in the weight throw indoors and both the discus and hammer throw outdoors during his true freshman season for the Tigers in 2013 … Earned a seasonal-best fourth-place finish in the hammer throw at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational after throwing 154-6 in the event … Set a personal best of 162-1 in the hammer in a ninth-place finish at the LSU Relays … Finished in seventh place at the Battle on the Bayou (153-7) and 14th place at the LSU Alumni Gold (146-1) in the hammer throw … Threw a best of 126-2 in the discus in a 17th-place finish at the LSU Relays … Also threw the discus at the Louisiana Classics (120-2) and Battle on the Bayou (111-5) during the outdoor season … Posted a seasonal best of 49-1 ½ indoors in the 35-pound weight throw while claiming fifth place at the LSU Invitational … Earned back-to-back eighth-place finishes in the weight throw at the Texas A&M Triangular (46-2 ¾) and LSU Twilight (48-11 ½). PRIOR TO LSU Was a district champion in the discus during his prep career at Broadmoor High School … Was also a regional runner-up and fifth-place finisher at the state meet in the discus … Also finished as a district runner-up in the pole vault during his high school career … Helped lead his high school track team to a district championship … Was a three-year letterwinner in track and field under the direction of head coach Allan Brown … Also played football and soccer at Broadmoor High School … Was a first-team alldistrict midfielder on the soccer pitch … Was also a first-team all-district tight end and a second-team all-district defensive end on the football field. PERSONAL Full name is David Gerard Collins … Born on Sept. 21, 1994 … Parents are Loyetta Collins and David Phillips … Has four siblings: Loruhamah, Lahairoi, La’el and Leah … Brother, La’el, is a former All-American offensive lineman on the LSU football team … An honor roll student during his prep career at Broadmoor … Majoring in marketing.
Philip Dempsey Jr./Sr. – 5-9 – Mobile, Ala. McGill-Toolen Catholic HS Major: Interdisciplinary Studies Events: 800M (2:00.60), 1,500M (4:01.78), Mile (4:23.15), 3,000M (OUT: 9:22.69) 2014 Lined up in the 1,500 meters at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the first time in his collegiate career … Clocked 4 minutes, 33.90 seconds for 26th place in 1,500-meter qualifying at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Ran a personal best of 4:01.78 to win the B section of the men’s 1,500 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold … Finished in seventh place in the 1,500-meter final at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 4:04.72 … Also ran the 1,500 meters at the Tulane Team Challenge (4:21.03), LSU Invitational (4:21.90), Jim Mize Invitational (4:22.76) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4:26.79) during the outdoor season … Clocked a PR of 9:22.69 in a 16th-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Placed eighth in the 3k at the Tulane Team Challenge with a run of 9:31.40 … Did not compete during the indoor season. 2013 Ran personal bests in the mile indoors and 1,500 meters outdoors during the 2013 season … Clocked a PR of 4:23.15 for third place in the mile in his indoor finale at the LSU Invitational … Also ran 4:25.51 for sixth place in the event at the LSU Twilight … Competed in the 1,500 meters in four meets during the outdoor season … Posted a best of 4:02.05 in his final 1,500-meter race of the season for fourth place in the B section at the LSU Alumni Gold … Took 10th place in the event at the LSU Relays with a run of 4:02.27 … Also placed 12th at the Battle on the Bayou (4:11.02) and 13th
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at the Louisiana Classics (4:12.96) in the 1,500 meters … Ran the second leg for the Tigers in the 4x1,500-meter relay at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays as he teamed with Philip Primeaux, Barrett Miller and William Wiesler to run 16:17.45 for seventh place … Earned a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for his outstanding performance in the classroom. 2012 Competed in four home meets during the 2012 outdoor season … Set a pair of personal records with his performance at the Battle on the Bayou … Took 23rd place in the 1,500 meters at the Battle on the Bayou with a run of 4:04.92 … Finished in 31st place in the 800 meters with a top time of 2:00.60 … Opened the season by running the 800 meters (2:01.45) and 1,500 meters (4:20.75) at the Louisiana Classics … Also competed in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Relays (4:07.10) and LSU Alumni Gold (4:12.05) during the outdoor season … Did not compete for the Tigers during the indoor season … Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll based on his outstanding performance in the classroom. PRIOR TO LSU A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field at McGillToolen Catholic High School under head coach Drew Bentley … Served as captain of his cross country and track and field teams as a senior in 2011 … Was a member of three Alabama 6A regional championship teams … Twice named the Mobile Optimist Club Class 6A Cross Country Runner of the Year … Selected for the Mobile Press-Register Super Seven in cross country on three occasions … Recorded top times of 1:59.74 in the 800 meters, 4:25.99 in the 1,600 meters, 9:46 in the 3,200 meters and 16:33.88 in the 5,000 meters during his prep career. PERSONAL Full name is Philip Laine Dempsey … Born on July 13, 1992 … Parents are Ken and Jean Dempsey … Has two older brothers, Connor and Peter … Graduated with honors as the salutatorian from McGill-Toolen High School … Was a National Merit Scholarship finalist … Also an AP Scholar with Distinction … A member of the Principal’s List for eight semesters … Recipient of the Bill McAfee Distinguished Service Award … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Fitzroy Dunkley Jr./Jr. – 6-4 – Trelawny, Jamaica Jamaica College Major: Marketing Events: High Jump (IN: 6-10 ¾; OUT: 6-10 ¾), Triple Jump (IN: 51-5; OUT: 51-6 ½) All-SEC 2014 Set personal bests in the triple jump during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2014 … Jumped a lifetime best of 51 feet, 6 ½ inches with a +0.7 tailwind in a runner-up finish at the LSU Invitational in his regularseason finale … Qualified for the national quarterfinals in the triple jump as he jumped 50-9 ¼ (+1.2) for 14th place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Just missed earning a return trip to the NCAA semifinals for the second year in a row by just two spots at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Finished in 13th place in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 48-10 … Won the triple jump title at the Battle on the Bayou with a wind-legal jump of 50-11 ½ (+0.9) … Finished in sixth place in the B section at the Texas Relays with a mark of 49-7 ¾ (+0.0) and seventh place at the Penn Relays with a jump of 49-2 ¼ (-1.0) … Saw action in LSU’s relay pool in the 4x400-meter relay during the outdoor season … Ran the third leg on the squad that took home All-SEC honors with the SEC Outdoor bronze medal with a run of 3:04.33 at the conference meet … Split 46.55 on the third leg of the team that won the 4x400-meter relay at the LSU Invitational with a time of 3:07.08 … Helped the Tigers earn a spot in the final at the Penn Relays by running the second leg on the team that clocked 3:05.64 for the second-fastest time in qualifying … Scored four points for the Tigers with an indoor personal best of 51-5 to finish in fifth place in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships … Won three triple jump titles during the indoor season at the New Mexico Team Invitational (50-5 ½), LSU Twilight (49-11 ¼) and Texas A&M Triangular (49-9 ¾) … Placed fourth in the college triple jump at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 49-4 ¼ … Also competed in the high jump during the indoor season … Cleared 6-9 for 11th place at the SEC Indoor Championships … Finished in second
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place in the high jump with a seasonal-best clearance of 6-9 ¾ at the Aggie Invitational … Jumped 6-8 ¼ in a fourth-place finish at the Texas A&M Triangular. 2013 An NCAA Championships qualifier in the triple jump after joining the Tigers in January at the start of the spring semester … Earned a 23rd-place finish in the triple jump in his debut at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Jumped a wind-aided seriesbest of 50-3 ½ on his third attempt to finish in 23rd place at the NCAA Outdoor meet … Eclipsed the 50-foot mark for the second-straight meet after he jumped a wind-legal lifetime personal record of 51-5 on his third attempt at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Earned his spot in the national semifinals with a third-place finish overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds after entering the meet as the No. 47 seed … Also competed in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for the first time in his career … Scored a total of seven points for the Tigers with his effort at the SEC Championships during both the indoor and outdoor season … Cleared an outdoor PR of 6-10 ¾ for a fourth-place finish in the high jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Columbia, Missouri … Also jumped a wind-legal 49-8 ¼ to claim 10th place in his triple jump debut at the SEC Outdoor meet while putting himself in position to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Missed qualifying for the triple jump finals at the SEC Outdoor Championships by just one spot … Won the high jump title at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a clearance of 6-9 … Also jumped 49 feet in the triple jump outdoors with a mark of 49-4 ½ for seventh place at the LSU Alumni Gold and 49-1 ¾ for fifth place in the college division at the Penn Relays … Scored two points for the Tigers in his debut at the SEC Indoor Championships after clearing the bar at 6-7 ¾ for seventh place in the high jump … Also competed in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, while jumping a series-best of 49-1 ¾ for 15th place overall … Jumped an indoor PR of 49-5 in a third-place finish at the LSU Twilight held at the Carl Maddox Field House … Cleared 6-9 in the high jump for a seventh-place finish in the college division at the Tyson Invitational … Made his collegiate debut in both the high jump and triple jump with an appearance at the Texas A&M Triangular held in College Station, Texas, on Jan. 19. PRIOR TO LSU A talented jumps prospect from Jamaica College in Kingston … Joined the Tigers with personal records of 6-8 in the high jump and 49-5 ½ in the triple jump set during his final appearance for Jamaica College at the 2012 Jamaican Boys & Girls Championships … Captured the Class 1 boy’s triple jump bronze medal with a best of 49-5 ½ in the event at Champs in 2012 … Set his PR while jumping into a strong headwind of -1.1 meters per second … Took home a fourth-place finish in the 2012 Class 1 boy’s high jump final at Champs with his personal-best clearance of 6-8 … Won the high jump title at the 2012 University Tech Track & Field Classic with a clearance of 6-6 ¾ … Earned a fifth-place finish in the boy’s triple jump championship at the 118th Penn Relays during his senior season … Competed in the boy’s triple jump at the Penn Relays during both the 2011 and 2012 seasons … Was primarily a high jumper early in his prep career before adding the triple jump as a primary event during his senior season at Jamaica College. PERSONAL Full name is Fitzroy Junior Dunkley … Born on May 20, 1993 … Parents are Fitzroy Dunkley and Patlin Rattray … Has five siblings named Genel, Krishuan, Roman, Shantel and Anthony … Majoring in marketing.
Andreas Duplantis Sr./Sr. – 5-8 – Lafayette, La. Lafayette HS Major: Textile, Apparel & Merchandising Event: Pole Vault (IN: 17-9 ¼; OUT: 17-7) 2014 Qualified for the pole vault at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for the third-straight season … Ended his season by tying for 24th place in qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds with a clearance of 16 feet, 11 ½ inches … Tied for eighth place at the SEC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 16-4 and finished in ninth place at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a jump of 16-4 ¾ in the pole vault … Opened the
Tigers outdoor season by vaulting an outdoor seasonal best of 17-0 ¾ to tie for sixth place at the Texas Relays … Placed fourth at the LSU Invitational with a clearance of 16-8 … Earned back-to-back fifth-place finishes outdoors at the Battle on the Bayou (16-10) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (16-0 ¾) … Also finished in sixth place at the Penn Relays with a mark of 16-6 and in seventh place at the LSU Alumni Gold with a jump of 16-3 ¾ … Cleared an indoor seasonal best of 17-1 ¾ to win the pole vault title at the LSU Twilight … Cleared 16-6 ¾ for third place in LSU’s indoor opener at the Auburn Indoor Invitational … Also competed in the pole vault indoors at the Tyson Invitational (16-5 ¼), New Mexico Team Invitational (16-6 ¾), Aggie Invitational (16-8) and Texas A&M Triangular. 2013 Soared to new heights as one of the nation’s premier pole vaulters once again during his sophomore season in 2013 … Ended the season ranked No. 4 indoors (17-9 ¼) and No. 10 outdoors (17-7) on LSU’s all-time performance list in the men’s pole vault while setting new personal records in the event … Competed in the pole vault at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for the second-straight season … Missed advancing to the national semifinals by just one spot with a 13th-place finish in the preliminary rounds held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina … One of the nation’s Top 20 pole vaulters during the indoor season after clearing a lifetime personal best of 17-9 ¼ at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Scored the SEC Indoor bronze medal with the No. 16-ranked performance nationally during the 2013 indoor season … First set his indoor PR at the Razorback Invitational while clearing 17-5 for a runner-up finish … Also eclipsed the 17-foot mark indoors in a tie for fifth place at the Tyson Invitational (17-3) and a tie for eighth place at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (17-0 ¾) … Twice matched his outdoor personal best with clearances of 17-7 for second place at the LSU Alumni Gold and 10th place at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Was the NCAA’s No. 22-ranked pole vaulter during the outdoor season with his seasonal best of 17-7 … Finished runner-up for the Tigers at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a clearance of 16-10 ¾ … Scored 1.5 points for the Tigers at the SEC Outdoor Championships by tying for seventh place with his clearance of 16-9 ¼ … Also tied for seventh place in the men’s pole vault at the 119th Penn Relays with a mark of 16-0 ¾ … Saw his season come to an end with a 13th-place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds after clearing 17-0 ¾ during the meet … Earned a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for his outstanding performance in the classroom. 2012 An NCAA Championships qualifier in the pole vault as a freshman in 2012 … Finished in 19th place in the pole vault at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a clearance of 16-10 ¾ at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa … Cleared a lifetime personal record of 17-5 ½ to tie for eighth place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds and advance to the national semifinal … Cracked the Top 10 of LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list as the No. 9-ranked performer in school history with his seasonal-best effort of 17-5 ½ … Scored three points for the Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the event at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Went up and over the bar at 17-4 ½ at the SEC Outdoor meet held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Eclipsed the 17-foot mark for the first time during his freshman season at 17-0 ¼ for fourth place at the Battle on the Bayou … Finished in third place in the college pole vault at the Penn Relays (16-2 ¾) and tied for fourth place in the B pole vault at the Texas Relays (16-6 ¾) … Also took third place at the Arizona State Tri-Meet (16-3 ¼) and fourth place at the LSU Alumni Gold (16-8 ¼) during the outdoor season … Nearly scored for the Tigers with his performance at the SEC Indoor Championships while clearing 16-6 for ninth place … Set an indoor PR of 16-10 ¾ while tying for third place at the Razorback Invitational … Cleared 16-0 ¾ for ninth place at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener in his collegiate debut … Placed third in the pole vault at the Texas A&M Dual Meet (16-8) … Finished in fourth place at the Tyson Invitational (16-6) … Represented Sweden at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain, following the collegiate season … Earned a 10th-place finish at the IAAF World Junior Championships as he cleared 17-0 ¾ in his season finale … Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll following the season. PRIOR TO LSU One of the nation’s top-ranked pole vaulters at the prep level for the Class of 2011 … Tied as the nation’s No. 2-ranked high school performer with a seasonal-best and personal-best clearance of 17-2 in 2011 ... Set his high school personal record on April 9, 2011, in a second-place finish at the 84th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays held at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas … Marked the first time in his career at Lafayette High
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School to clear the 17-foot mark in the pole vault … Also set meet records at the Lafayette Oil City Relays (16-10) and Mobile Challenge of Champions (16-7) during the 2011 outdoor season … Finished the 2011 indoor season ranked No. 4 in the country among high school boys with a seasonal best and indoor personal-best clearance of 16-8 … Set his indoor PR in a runner-up finish at the National Pole Vault Summit held in Reno, Nevada, on Jan. 28, 2011 … Was one of the nation’s top 15 performers among all classifications during the 2010 season with a seasonal-best clearance of 16-6 … Sailed over the 16-6 mark in winning the boys pole vault crown at the 2010 Great Southwest Classic held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque … Ranked No. 5 nationally among prep pole vaulters for the Class of 2011 for the 2010 season … One of the most prolific high school pole vaulters in Louisiana history while winning a total of six individual state championships competing for Lafayette High School … Won threestraight Division I indoor state titles from 2009-11 and three-straight Class 5A outdoor state titles from 2008-10 … Cleared 16-1 to win each of his last two indoor state championships as a junior in 2010 and as a senior in 2011 … Also cleared 16-1 to capture his third-straight Class 5A outdoor state crown at the 2010 LHSAA Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Also competed in the high school boys division at the 2010 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, where he earned a fifth-place finish with a clearance at 16-0 … Was honored for his performance as a junior in 2010 while being named Louisiana Gatorade Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year … As a high school sophomore, competed for Sweden at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships held in Sudtirol, Italy, where he cleared a height of 15-5 in the qualifying round. PERSONAL Full name is Andreas Marcellin Duplantis … Born on May 2, 1993 … Parents are Greg and Helena Duplantis … Has three younger siblings: Antoine, Armand and Johanna … Father, Greg, was also a pole vaulter during his collegiate career at LSU, posting a career best of 18-5 ¼ during his senior season in 1986 … Father went on to a professional career, during which he posted a personal best of 19-0 ¼ during the 1993 outdoor season … Mother ran track and played volleyball during her collegiate career at LSU … An honor student at Lafayette High School with a 3.56 grade point average … Majoring in textile, apparel and merchandising.
Patrick Geers Jr./Jr. – 6-4 – Mission Viejo, Calif. Capistrano Valley HS/Saddleback College Major: General Business Events: Discus (167-3), Hammer (202-0) PRIOR TO LSU An emerging throws prospect in the discus and hammer throws during his two-year career at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California … Capped his freshman season outdoors in 2013 by sweeping the discus and hammer throw titles at the California Community College Athletic Association Southern Regional Championships held in Lancaster, California … Won the discus with a throw of 150 feet, 8 inches and the hammer with a throw of 181-9 at the 2013 CCCAA Southern Regional Championships … Followed by winning the hammer throw silver medal at the 2013 CCCAA State Track & Field Championships with a series-best throw of 182-5 to set a 2013 seasonal best in the event … Opened the 2014 outdoor season by raising his discus PR to 150-9 to win the event in Saddleback’s dual meet with Santiago Canyon College … Also won the hammer throw at the Santiago Canyon dual meet with a season-opening throw of 184-0 to raise his PR in the event … Raised his hammer PR by nearly 20 feet in back-toback dual meets with winning marks of 193-0 against Santa Ana College and 202-0 against Cuyamaca College … Also threw the hammer 200-8 to win the event title at the 2014 Ben Brown Invitational … Raised his discus PR again in a quadrangle meet held March 21, 2014, in Lancaster, California, with a winning throw of 157-4 and then with a throw of 167-3 for third place at the Mt. Sac Relays on April 12, 2014 … As a freshman in 2013, won hammer throw titles at the Golden West Invitational (173-8) and Santiago Canyon Dual Meet (170-2) … Also won discus titles at the Bakersfield Relays (148-5) and Golden West Invitational (145-11) during his freshman season outdoors in 2013 … A product of Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California, where he was a three-year letterwinner in both football and track and field during his prep career … Also served as the team captain for both programs during his prep career at Capistrano Valley High School.
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PERSONAL Full name is Patrick Andrew Geers … Born on March 24, 1994 … Parents are Larry and Susan Geers … Has two sisters, Jamie and Mary … Majoring in general business.
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PERSONAL Full name is Blair J’von Henderson … Born on Oct. 4, 1994 … Parents are Basil and Penny Henderson … Has three brothers named Blake, Brock and Brandt … Has one younger sister named Brooke … An honor student who has maintained a 3.46 cumulative grade-point average during his prep career at St. Louis Catholic High School … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
So./So. – 6-0 – Lake Charles, La. St. Louis Catholic HS Major: Kinesiology Event: 800M (IN: 1:49.37; OUT: 1:49.18) 2014 LSU’s leading middle distance runner during his true freshman season in 2014 … An NCAA qualifier in the 800 meters in his debut season, finishing in 38th place overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds while running 1 minute, 49.76 seconds in the first round of qualifying … Finished in 18th place overall at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships after clocking 1:51.80 in the preliminary round … Also lined up in the 1,500 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships, running 3:57.19 for 14th place in qualifying … Opened the outdoor season by winning back-to-back 800-meter titles at the Jim Mize Invitational (1:49.80) and Battle on the Bayou (1:49.60) … Raced to a lifetime personal best of 1:49.18 in a runner-up finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also earned a second-place finish at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a time of 1:49.69 … Ran a personal best of 3:48.89 in a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Invitational … Nearly earned a spot in the 800-meter final in his debut at the SEC Indoor Championships … Earned a ninth-place finish in qualifying at the SEC Indoor meet with a time of 1:50.13 … Won the 800 meters at Notre Dame’s Alex Wilson Invitational with an indoor personal-best time of 1:49.37 … Broke 1:50 for the first time in his collegiate career at the Tyson Invitational, clocking 1:49.70 to win the college division of the 800 meters … Placed second at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (1:50.82), third at the Texas A&M Triangular (1:52.74) and fourth at the Aggie Invitational (1:53.02) … Won the 600 meters at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a time of 1:18.75. PRIOR TO LSU One of the nation’s elite middle distance prospects for the Class of 2013 … Signed with the Tigers with personal bests of 1:51.16 outdoors and 1:52.22 indoors in the 800 meters … Dropped his lifetime PR in back-toback meets during the 2013 outdoor season with times of 1:50.90 at the B.S. Walker Relays and 1:50.47 at the Lagrange Toyota Gator Relays in a pair of wins during his senior season … Was the No. 8-ranked 800-meter runner nationally at the prep level during the 2013 outdoor season … Defended his Louisiana Class 4A state championship in the 800 meters with a winning run of 1:53.25 at the 2013 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Ended the 2013 indoor season as the No. 13-ranked 800-meter runner nationally in the high school ranks after opening his senior season with an indoor PR of 1:52.22 at the Indoor Alumni Age Group Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex in Alabama … Opened his senior season with a bang following a record-breaking junior season at St. Louis High School in 2012 … Followed the high school season in 2013 by finishing in sixth place overall in the 800 meters at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina … Clocked 1:51.18 for sixth place at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Set the Class 4A state meet record in the 800-meter final at the 2012 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 4A Outdoor State Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Ran a 2012 seasonal best of 1:51.16 to win the state championship as the leading 800-meter runner in the state of Louisiana … Broke the previous 24-year-old Class 4A state record of 1:51.58 set by Rocky Johnson of Parkway High School in 1988 … Ended the 2012 outdoor season as the No. 27-ranked 800-meter nationally regardless of class and the No. 7-ranked prep performer in the U.S. among members of the Class of 2013 … Swept District 4-4A (1:54.02) and Region 2-4A (1:52.07) titles in the 800 meters in the 2012 outdoor season en route to winning the Class 4A state championship in the event … Defended his Region 2-4A title as a senior in 2013 with a winning time of 1:51.60 at the regional meet … Claimed the silver medal in the 800-meter final as the state runner-up at the 2012 LHSAA Division II Indoor State Championships that were held at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Ran the previous Division II indoor state meet record of 1:57.11 in winning his first career state championship in the 800 meters as a sophomore in 2011.
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Terry Hughes Jr./Jr. – 6-1 – Prairieville, La. Dutchtown HS Major: Sport Administration Events: Weight Throw (47-0 ¼), Discus (156-10), Hammer (142-5), Javelin (203-6) 2014 Lettered for the Tigers for the first time in his collegiate career after throwing the javelin at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Lexington, Kentucky … Threw a series-best of 186 feet, 7 inches to finish in 16th place in the javelin field at the SEC Championships … Competed at the SEC Championships after throwing a personal best of 203-6 in a runner-up finish in the javelin at the LSU Invitational in his regular-season finale … Earned back-to-back fifthplace finishes in the javelin at the Battle on the Bayou (188-5) and LSU Alumni Gold (198-3) … Also threw the javelin at the Jim Mize Invitational (187-1) and Texas Relays (193-8) … Also threw the discus during the outdoor season, setting a personal best of 156-10 in a sixth-place finish at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Eclipsed the 150-foot mark in the discus for the first time in his career with a throw of 151-0 for 12th place at the Battle on the Bayou … Also threw the discus at the Jim Mize Invitational (149-4), LSU Invitational (148-7) and LSU Alumni Gold (146-11) … Competed sparingly during the indoor season … Threw a personal best of 47-0 ¼ in a seventh-place finish in the weight throw at the LSU Twilight … Competed in the shot put (47-6 ½) and weight throw (42-0) at the Texas A&M Triangular in College Station. 2013 A versatile prospect who competed in such throwing events as the weight
Tigers throw indoors and discus, hammer and javelin throws outdoors during the 2013 season … Earned a fifth-place finish in the javelin while throwing a personal best of 198-10 in his collegiate debut outdoors at the Louisiana Classics … Followed by throwing 184-10 for 11th place in the B section of the javelin at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Placed fifth in the javelin (174-1) and ninth in the discus (135-0) at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/ Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational … Also threw the javelin at the Battle on the Bayou (175-1) and LSU Alumni Gold (170-11) during the outdoor season … Threw a PR of 142-1 in the discus in a seasonal-best eighth-place finish at the Battle on the Bayou … Also threw the discus at the Louisiana Classics (134-4), LSU Relays (136-1) and LSU Alumni Gold in the outdoor season … Set a personal best of 142-5 in the hammer throw in a 14th-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Wrapped up the 2013 indoor season by throwing a PR of 42-11 ¾ for sixth place in the weight throw at the LSU Invitational … Also threw the weight at the Texas A&M Triangular (41-10 ½) and LSU Twilight (39-10 ½). PRIOR TO LSU Emerged as Louisiana’s most versatile throws prospect at the prep level for the Class of 2012 with his performance as a senior at Dutchtown High School … Signed with LSU with personal records of 54-0 ½ in the shot put, 161-7 in the discus and 182-8 in the javelin … Wrapped up his prep career by scoring 26 points in leading Dutchtown High School to the Class 5A state championship with 86 points in the final team standings at the 2012 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Captured the Class 5A state title in the discus throw with a top mark of 152-11 as a senior in 2012 … Claimed a pair of Class 5A silver medals with secondplace finishes in both the shot put (53-7 ¾) and javelin (182-0) at the 2012 state meet … Opened the 2012 outdoor season by shattering his PR in the discus with a top throw of 160-5 in winning the event title at the Episcopal 4-Way … Raised his PR to 161-7 in the discus with his win at the 2012 BRPT Physical Therapy Invitational … Won a pair of Region 2-5A titles in the shot put and discus as a senior in 2012 … Crowned the LHSAA Division I Indoor state champion in the shot put after throwing 53-6 ½ at the 2012 state meet held at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Qualified for the 2012 LHSAA Division I State Championships by setting a lifetime PR of 54-0 ½ in the shot put at the LSU Last Chance Meet … Set a PR of 182-8 in the javelin in a fourth-place finish at the 2011 LHSAA Region 2-5A Championships during his junior season … Won bronze medals in the shot put at both the LHSAA Region 2-5A Championships and LHSAA Class 5A Outdoor State Championships during the 2011 season … Posted a 2011 seasonal best of 52-7 in the shot put at the regional meet … Claimed the LHSAA Division I Indoor state silver medal in the shot put as a junior in 2011 with a mark of 49-9 ½ … Also an all-state performer as a member of the football team at Dutchtown High School … Recognized as a Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 5A Honorable Mention All-State performer as a punter following his senior season in 2011 … Was also a first-team District 5-5A selection and all-metro performer as a punter following the 2011 season. PERSONAL Full name is Terry Lee Hughes … Born on April 19, 1994 … Parents are Lance and Janice Hughes … Has two younger brothers named Tyler and Trent … Father was an all-conference punter and discus thrower during his collegiate career at Southern University … Majoring in sport administration.
Joshua Lamers Jr./Jr. – 6-3 – Shreveport, La. Calvary Baptist Academy Major: Psychology Events: 60 Hurdles (7.91), 110 Hurdles (13.85w/13.95) 2014 An SEC finalist and NCAA quarterfinalist in the 110-meter hurdles outdoors for the first time in his collegiate career … Matched his wind-legal personal best with a run of 13.95 seconds (+0.2) in a 19th-place finish in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Advanced to the national quarterfinal after running 14.03 (+0.2) in the first round of qualifying … Scored two points for the Tigers with a seventh-place finish in the final of the 110-meter hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Lexington, Kentucky … Set his personal best of 13.95 (+1.8) for the first time in the qualifying round before running 14.00 (+0.4) in the final for a seventh-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Raced to a career-best wind-aided time of 13.85 (+4.0)
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in a runner-up finish at the LSU Invitational in his regular-season finale … Also placed fifth at the Texas Relays (14.20) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (14.22w) before earning sixth place at the LSU Alumni Gold (14.13w) during the outdoor season … Ran the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season … Opened the indoor season by clocking a personal best of 7.91 in the preliminary round at the Auburn Indoor Invitational … Finished in eighth place at the Auburn Indoor Invitational after running 7.95 in the final … Finished in 11th place overall in qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.03 … Finished runner-up at the LSU Twilight (7.94) … Earned a third-place finish at the Aggie Invitational (8.00) … Claimed back-to-back fourth-place finishes at the Texas A&M Triangular (7.98) and New Mexico Team Invitational (7.94) … Also lined up in the 60 hurdles at the Tyson Invitational, clocking 8.00 for ninth place in the semifinal round. 2013 Lettered for the Tigers during the indoor season with an appearance in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2013 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Clocked a personal best of 8.08 in a ninth-place finish in the qualifying round of the 60 hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships … Nearly earned a spot in the eight-man final in his SEC debut … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener while running 8.32 in the final … Placed 27th in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.14 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational … Competed in just one meet outdoors while running the 100-meter dash at the Louisiana Classics. PRIOR TO LSU One of the most prolific prep hurdlers nationwide for the Class of 2012 … Wrapped up his prep career at Calvary Baptist Academy with personal records of 7.30 in the 55-meter hurdles and 13.86 in the 110-meter hurdles … Was a three-time Louisiana state champion in the sprint hurdles during a record-breaking high school career … Enjoyed a record-setting performance in claiming his first career Louisiana High School Athletics Association Division II indoor state title as a senior in 2012 … Clocked a PR and meet record of 7.30 in winning the 55-meter hurdles gold medal at the 2012 LHSAA Division II Indoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Broke the previous meet record of 7.32 set by LSU’s national champion hurdler Barrett Nugent during the state meet in 2008 … Qualified for the Division II state final after clocking a previous PR of 7.41 in the preliminary round at the state meet … Signed with LSU as the No. 7-ranked prep hurdler nationally in the 55-meter hurdles among all classifications … Defended his Class 2A state championship in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 13.86 in the final at the 2012 LHSAA Class 2A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Broke the previous 23-year-old Class 2A meet record of 13.87 set by Grady Labbe of Teurlings Catholic High School in 1989 … Cracked the Top 10 of the national rankings as his PR of 13.86 tied for the No. 8 ranking among prep hurdlers for the 2012 outdoor season … Ran the second leg for Calvary Baptist Academy on the 4x200-meter relay team that claimed the Class 2A state title in 2012 … Also took home the Class 2A bronze medal in the 300-meter hurdles after running a PR of 38.98 in the state final … Captured the high school boy’s Division I title in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2012 Texas Relays with a wind-aided time of 13.98 in the final … Emerged as one of the nation’s top young talents in the sprint hurdles with his performance at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics National Championships following his junior season … Clocked a wind-legal time of 14.28 in the 110-meter hurdles to capture the AAU Junior Olympics silver medal in the event held at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans … Won the 110 hurdles at the 2011 AAU Area 8 National Qualifier with a time of 14.17 en route to a spot in the field at the AAU Junior Olympics … Won his first LHSAA Class 2A state title in the 110 hurdles after running a wind-legal time of 14.38 at the 2011 LHSAA Class 2A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Ran a wind-legal time of 14.22 to win the bronze medal at the 2011 Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Claimed fourth place in the high school boy’s 110-meter hurdles at the 2011 Texas Relays … Won a pair of Louisiana state silver medals with runner-up finishes in both the 110-meter hurdles at the 2010 LHSAA Class 2A Outdoor State Championship as a sophomore and the 55-meter hurdles at the 2011 LHSAA Division II Indoor State Championship as a junior. PERSONAL Full name is Joshua Michael Lamers … Born on Feb. 4, 1994 … Parents are Jeff Lamers and Tressie Hegney … Has a younger brother named Daniel … Has maintained a sparkling 3.4 cumulative grade-point average during his tenure at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport … Majoring in psychology.
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So./Jr. – 6-4 – Bourg, La. South Terrebonne HS Major: Electrical Engineering Events: Hammer (153-1), Javelin (197-11)
So./Jr. – 6-1 – Baton Rouge, La. Dunham HS Major: Accounting Event: Javelin (204-2)
2014 Competed in both the hammer and javelin throws during the outdoor season … Lettered for the first time in his collegiate career after throwing the javelin at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Lexington, Kentucky … Ended his season by throwing a personal best of 197 feet, 11 inches in a 14th-place finish in qualifying at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Placed fourth in the event at the LSU Invitational with a throw of 190-10 … Finished in sixth place at the Battle on the Bayou (181-0), ninth place at the LSU Alumni Gold (177-10) and 10th place at the Jim Mize Invitational (169-5) while throwing the javelin … Threw a personal best and seasonal best of 153-1 in a ninth-place finish in the hammer at the LSU Invitational in his regular-season finale … Posted a mark of 145-4 for a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw at the Battle on the Bayou … Also threw the hammer at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational and the LSU Alumni Gold during the outdoor season … Did not compete in the indoor season in 2014. 2013 Threw the javelin in three home meets during the 2013 season … Set a seasonal best in his collegiate debut by throwing 178-3 in a ninth-place finish in the javelin at the LSU Relays … Followed with a ninth-place finish at the Battle on the Bayou while throwing a series-best of 174-10 … Placed 12th at the LSU Alumni Gold with a top throw of 168-3. PRIOR TO LSU Threw the javelin during his prep career at South Terrebonne High School … Posted a personal record of 184-8 during his senior season in 2012 … Was the district runner-up in 2011 and state runner-up in 2012 with his performance … Was also a standout on the football field as a defensive end during his high school career … Earned second-team all-district honors on the gridiron in 2011 … Helped lead his high school football team to backto-back runner-up finishes in their district in 2009 and 2010. PERSONAL Full name is Garret Anthony LeBouef … Born on Dec. 23, 1993 … Parents are Gerald and Michele LeBouef … Has one younger sister, Sarah … An honor roll student during his prep career at South Terrebonne High School … Graduated as the valedictorian of his senior class … Served as class secretary of his senior class … Member of the National Honor Society and Key Club … Majoring in electrical engineering.
DC Lipani Fr./Fr. – 6-1 – Mandeville, La. St. Paul’s School Major: General Business Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU Joined the Tigers after breaking the Louisiana Class 5A state meet record in the 3,200 meters with a gold-medal-winning time of 9 minutes, 20.50 seconds at the 2014 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A State Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Was back-to-back state Class 5A champion in the 3,200 meters as a junior in 2013 and as a senior in 2014 … Helped lead St. Paul’s School to the 2013 Class 5A state cross country championship in his final cross country season at the high school level … Competed at the New Balance Nationals during his junior season. PERSONAL Full name is Don Charles Lipani … Born on March 11, 1996 … Parents are Stephen and Lauren Lipani … Majoring in general business.
2014 Lettered for the first time in his collegiate career after throwing the javelin at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Lexington, Kentucky … Ended his season by unleashing a personal best of 204 feet, 2 inches in a 12thplace finish in javelin qualifying at the SEC Championships … Also eclipsed the 200-foot mark for the first time in his career at the LSU Alumni Gold, throwing 200-9 for fourth place … Opened the outdoor season by taking sixth place at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational while throwing a series-best of 193-8 during the meet … Followed with a top throw of 198-1 for fourth place at the Battle on the Bayou … Finished runner-up in the javelin at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a throw of 189-8 … Also threw the javelin at the LSU Invitational, throwing 195-1 for third place in his regular-season finale. 2013 Threw the javelin in four meets during the outdoor season in 2013 … Posted a seasonal-best mark of 176-4 in a 10th-place finish at the LSU Relays … Followed with a seventh-place finish at the Battle on the Bayou while throwing a series-best of 175-5 … Finished in 15th place at the Louisiana Classics while throwing 165-9 in his collegiate debut … Finished in 13th place at the LSU Alumni Gold with a top throw of 167-6. PRIOR TO LSU School-record holder in the javelin during his prep career at Dunham High School … Threw a personal record of 183-11 during his senior season in 2012 … Finished as the state runner-up in the javelin and 4x200-meter relay during his senior season … Also captured district and regional titles in the javelin in 2012 … Honored as an all-metro selection for his performance … Helped lead his high school team to a runner-up finish in the team race at the regional meet in 2012 … Placed second in the district and fifth in the region in the javelin as a junior in 2011. PERSONAL Full name is Philip John Moody II … Born on Dec. 9, 1993 … Parents are Phil and Cindy Moody … Has two younger sisters, Anna and Amelia … Father threw the javelin as a member of the LSU Track & Field program during his collegiate career … Mother also attended LSU … Majoring in accounting.
Bryan Mutell Sr./Sr. – 5-10 – Mandeville, La. Mandeville HS Major: Economics Events: 1,500M (4:09.11), Mile (4:39.14), 3,000M (IN: 8:47.23; OUT: 9:02.86), 5,000M (IN: 16:07.75; OUT: 15:48.81) 2014 Raced to an indoor personal best of 8 minutes, 47.23 seconds in an 11th-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Texas A&M Triangular … Placed 16th in the 3k with a time of 8:59.25 in his indoor opener at the Auburn Invitational … Did not compete during the 2014 outdoor season. 2013 Competed in five meets for the Tigers during the outdoor season … Set personal bests of 4:09.11 in the 1,500 meters, 9:02.86 in the 3,000 meters and 15:48.81 in the 5,000 meters during his sophomore season outdoors … Opened the season by running a PR of 4:09.11 for 10th place in the 1,500 meters at the Louisiana Classics … Finished in 14th place in the 1,500 meters (4:09.32) and 11th place in the 3,000 meters (9:18.33) at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational … Clocked a lifetime PR of 9:02.86 for eighth place in the 3,000 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Raced to a personal best of 15:48.81 in an eighth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold … Did not compete for the Tigers during the indoor season … Earned a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight season. 2012 Saw action in seven meets in 2012 … Broke 16 minutes in the 5,000 meters
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Tigers for the first time in his collegiate career at the LSU Alumni Gold during the outdoor season … Set a personal record of 15:52.70 for fifth place in the 5k at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also set an indoor PR in the event with a run of 16:07.75 for eighth place at the Texas A&M Dual Meet … Ran the mile at the LSU Twilight (4:39.14) and the 3,000 meters at the Tyson Invitational (9:13.19) during the indoor season … Opened the outdoor season by setting a personal best of 4:13.85 in the 1,500 meters in a 28th-place finish at the Louisiana Classics … Ran the 1,500 meters (4:23.54) and 5,000 meters (16:41.81) at the LSU Relays … Honored for his academic performance as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the first time in his career. 2011 Competed in three meets during the 2011 indoor season … Opened the season with a 10th-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Purple Tiger Invitational with a time of 9:27.54 … Set a personal record in the event at 9:07.63 in a fourth-place finish at the LSU Twilight … Also ran the mile at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier, taking third place with a time of 4:33.10 … Did not compete during the outdoor season. PRIOR TO LSU A member of the cross country and track and field teams at Mandeville High School for four years under head coach Gerald Singer … Led his high school team to the metro cross country championship in 2009 … Also guided the team to a third-place finish at the Class 5A state cross country championships in 2009 … Was the District 7-5A runner-up in cross country and 3,200 meters during the 2009 season … Was also the Class 5A bronze medalist at the state cross country championships in 2009 … Finished his high school career as the school-record holder in the indoor 3,200 meters with a best time of 10:04 … Also recorded personal-best times of 4:35 in the 1,600 meters, 9:57 in the 3,000 meters and 15:43 in the three mile during his career at Mandeville High School. PERSONAL Full name is Bryan Matthew Mutell … Born on April 9, 1992 … Parents are Dennis and Karen Mutell … Has one younger brother named Nicholas … An honor student at Mandeville High School … Graduated in the top 5 percent of his senior class while maintaining a weighted 4.6 grade-point average … A member of the honor roll for a total of eight semesters during his prep career … Majoring in economics.
Jonathan Nelsen RS-Fr./RS-Fr. – 5-11 – Mandeville, La. Mandeville HS Major: Electrical Engineering Event: Pole Vault (15-6) 2014 Received a redshirt during his true freshman season with the Tigers in 2014. PRIOR TO LSU Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field at Mandeville High School under the direction of coach Gerald Singer … Cleared a personal record and school record of 15 feet, 6 inches during his senior season in 2013 … Earned first-team all-district honors in the pole vault during his senior season. PERSONAL Full name is Jonathan Evan Nelsen … Born on April 7, 1995 … Parents are John and Tammy Nelsen … Has an older sister named Kristen … Was an honor student during his prep career at Mandeville High School … Graduated with a weighted grade-point average of 4.37 … Member of the National Honor Society in high school … Was also a member of the honor roll at his high school … Majoring in electrical engineering.
Jeremy Octeau Jr./So. – 6-3 – Westerly, R.I. Westerly HS/Northeastern Major: Communication Studies Events: Shot Put (IN: 51-9 ¼; OUT: 53-1 ½), Discus (168-1) 2014 Made his debut in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in his first season
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with the Tigers in 2014 … Threw a seasonal best and personal best of 168 feet, 1 inches in a 14th-place finish in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships held in Lexington, Kentucky … Ended his 2014 season by throwing back-to-back personal bests in the discus as he also threw 167-1 for fifth place in the event at the LSU Invitational in his regular-season finale … Opened the outdoor season with back-to-back eighth-place finishes in the discus at the Jim Mize Invitational (150-2) and Battle on the Bayou (161-3) … Placed fifth in the event at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a throw of 158-2 … Also threw the discus at the LSU Alumni Gold (146-11) and Penn Relays (148-11) … Made five appearances in the shot put during the outdoor season … Threw a lifetime personal best of 53-1 ½ in a fifth-place finish in the shot put at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Followed by throwing 52-10 ¾ for ninth place at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also threw the shot outdoors at the Battle on the Bayou (492 ½), LSU Invitational (47-8) and Penn Relays (46-7 ¼) … Competed in the shot put in six meets during the indoor season … Threw an indoor seasonal best of 51-8 ½ in a 15th-place finish at the Tyson Invitational … Threw 51-1 ½ in a ninth-place finish at the Aggie Invitational … Eclipsed the 50-foot mark at the LSU Twilight (50-10 ¾) and New Mexico Team Invitational (50-5 ½) … Also threw the shot indoors at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (48-7 ½) and Texas A&M Triangular (49-1). PRIOR TO LSU Attended Northeastern University in Boston during his freshman season in 2013 … Qualified for the IC4A Indoor Championships and New England Championships in the shot put during the 2013 indoor season… Threw an indoor personal best of 51-9 ¼ in the shot put for second place at the Boston University Fast Meet … Took fifth place in the shot put at both the Dartmouth Relays and Jay Carisella Invitational during his freshman season indoors … Did not compete for Northeastern during the 2013 outdoor season … Was a four-year letterwinner in football and track and field during his prep career at Westerly High School in Westerly, Rhode Island … Was a three-time Rhode Island state champion in the discus during his prep career … Also won a state title in the shot put … Earned AllNew England honors in both events … Threw Westerly High School records of 187-10 in the discus and 57-10 in the shot put during his prep career … Named the team’s MVP during his senior season in 2012. PERSONAL Full name is Jeremy Tyler Octeau … Born on June 14, 1994 … Father, Jay, was a two-time All-American ice hockey player at Boston University and played professionally for the New Jersey Devils … Has an older brother, Chris, and a younger sister, Jillian … Majoring in communication studies.
Julian Parker Sr./Sr. – 5-10 – Baton Rouge, La. Catholic HS/South Plains College Major: Sport Administration Events: 800M (IN: 1:49.92; OUT: 1:49.72), Mile (4:18.72) 2014 Won the 800-meter title in his indoor season debut in the event at the New Mexico Team Invitational, clocking an altitude-adjusted indoor personal record of 1:49.92 at the Albuquerque Convention Center … Clocked 1:50.95 in a 12th-place finish in 800-meter qualifying at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships held at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium … Also led off the Tigers by running the 1,200-meter leg on the distance medley relay team that took 10th place at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 9:54.00 … Crossed the finish line in 1:50.90 in an eighth-place finish in the 800-meter final at the Tyson Invitational … Also ran the 800 meters indoors at Notre Dame’s Alex Wilson Invitational (1:51.08) for fifth place and Texas A&M’s Aggie Invitational (1:56.36) for 16th place … Raced to a PR of 4:18.72 in a seventh-place finish in the mile at the Texas A&M Triangular … Opened the 2014 indoor season by clocking 4:20.49 for a 17th-place finish in the mile at the Auburn Indoor Invitational … Led off LSU’s DMR that ran a seasonalbest time of 9:48.01 in a runner-up finish at the Aggie Invitational … Redshirted during the 2014 outdoor season to preserve his senior season of eligibility … Competed unattached at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou, clocking a lifetime PR of 1:49.72 in a runner-up finish in the 800 meters. 2013 LSU’s top 800-meter runner in his first season with the program in 2013 … Ran a seasonal best of 1:50.98 in his first 800-meter race with the
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Tigers at the LSU Relays … Placed third in the event in his debut at the LSU Relays … Followed with a third-place finish in the 800 meters at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a time of 1:51.96 … Competed in the event at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, running 1:52.45 for 19th place in the qualifying round … Also ran the 800 meters at the Battle on the Bayou (1:52.56) and LSU Alumni Gold (1:53.51) held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Ran 50.81 for 19th place in his only 400-meter race of the season at the Louisiana Classics … An alternate on LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team throughout the outdoor season … Ran the third leg on the foursome that clocked 3:08.06 for the win in the college section at the 119th Penn Relays … Also ran the third leg on the team that posted a time of 3:07.04 for third place at the LSU Alumni Gold … Did not compete during the indoor season. PRIOR TO LSU A two-time junior college All-American while competing for South Plains College in the National Junior College Athletics Association … Claimed a pair of All-America honors in the 4x800-meter relay in 2011 and 2012 … Helped the Texans earn a third-place finish in 2011 and a second-place finish in 2012 at the NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Set a lifetime personal record of 1:50.32 in a runner-up finish in the 800-meter final at the 2012 Red Raider Invitational at Texas Tech University … A product of the powerhouse prep program at Catholic High School under the direction of LSU Track & Field alum Pete Boudreaux … Helped guide Catholic High School to four-straight indoor state championships from 2007-10 … Also a member of three-straight outdoor state championship teams from 2008-10 … Claimed a trio of individual state titles in the 800 meters during his prep career … Won a pair of outdoor state titles in 2008 and 2010 and an indoor title in 2009. PERSONAL Full name is Julian Demond Parker … Born on July 27, 1991 … Parents are John and Renee Parker … Has an older brother, Jeffrey, and a younger sister, Janelle … Brother also attended LSU … Majoring in sport administration.
Jonathan Pitt So./So. – 6-5 – South Brunswick Township, N.J. South Brunswick HS Major: Sport Administration Events: Long Jump (23-3), Triple Jump (IN: 50-2 ½; OUT: 49-9 ¼) 2014 Competed in the triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida, during his rookie season with the Tigers in 2014 … Also competed in the event at the SEC Championships during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Scored one point for the Tigers with an eighth-place finish in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Jumped a lifetime personal best of 50 feet, 2 ½ inches at the SEC Indoor meet, marking the first time in his career to eclipse the 50-foot mark in the event … Also competed in the long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, finishing in 14th place with a jump of 21-9 … Earned a pair of secondplace finishes in the triple jump indoors at the Aggie Invitational (49-0 ¾) and LSU Twilight (49-11) … Also competed in the triple jump at the New Mexico Team Invitational (48-7 ½) and Tyson Invitational (48-5 ½) during the indoor season … Finished in 12th place in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a series-best mark of 48-10 ¼ … Jumped an outdoor personal best of 49-9 ¼ (+0.1) in a third-place finish at the LSU Invitational in his regular-season finale … Also finished in third place at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a mark of 48-4 ¾ (+2.6) … Placed fourth in the event at the Battle on the Bayou (47-6 ¼) and LSU Alumni Gold (47-7w) … Finished eighth in the college division at the Penn Relays with a jump of 48-10 ¼ (+1.6) … Jumped a wind-legal 23-1 ¼ (+1.6) with his only appearance in the long jump as he finished in 15th place at the SEC Outdoor Championships. PRIOR TO LSU Emerged as one of the nation’s leading triple jump prospects during a breakout senior season indoors at South Brunswick High School in 2013 … Jumped a lifetime personal record of 49-7 ½ in the triple jump in his victory at The Varsity Classic held at The Armory Track & Field Center in New York City … Set the New Jersey indoor state high school record with his PR of 49-7 ½, breaking the previous 24-year-old indoor state
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record of 49-6 ½ set in 1989 by Craig Halyard of Ridgewood High School … Wrapped up the 2013 indoor season as the nation’s No. 2-ranked triple jumper at the prep level by jumping a PR of 49-7 ½ … Claimed the triple jump silver medal with a mark of 49-7 ¼ to earn All-America honors at the 2013 New Balance Indoor Nationals also held at The Armory in New York in March 2013 … Recorded a personal-best mark of 23-3 in the long jump during the 2013 indoor season in a meet held at Princeton University … Jumped 22-7 ½ in the long jump for a third-place finish at the Eastern States Championships that was also held at The Armory in New York on Feb. 25 in the 2013 indoor season … Also won the triple jump at the 2013 Eastern States Championships with a top jump of 47-10 ½ in his series … Honored as the Home News Tribune Boys Indoor Track Athlete of the Year following the 2013 indoor season … Overcame an injury-plagued senior season outdoors in 2013 to win the triple jump gold medal at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Section 4 Championships with a new outdoor PR of 49-5 … Outdoor PR of 49-5 was the No. 8-ranked performance nationally among members of the Class of 2013 during his senior season … Followed the high school season in 2013 by competing in the triple jump at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina … Emerged as one of the top triple jumpers in the Class of 2013 following his junior season at South Brunswick High School as he competed in the event at the 2012 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships in Baltimore, Maryland … Jumped his 2012 wind-legal seasonal best of 47-3 (+0.2) en route to a fourth-place finish in the young men’s triple jump in his first appearance at the USATF Junior Olympic Championships … Also earned a 10th-place finish in the young men’s triple jump at the 2012 AAU National Junior Olympic Championships in the final competition of his junior season … Junior season was highlighted by a win in the triple jump at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Central Jersey Group IV Championships before a runner-up finish at the NJSIAA Group IV Championships … Earned the right to compete in the triple jump at the 2012 NJSIAA Meet of Championships with his silver-medal-winning finish at the NJSIAA Group IV Championships … Ended his junior season with South Brunswick High School with a 12th-place finish at the 2012 NJSIAA Meet of Champions … Also anchored South Brunswick High School to school records in both the 4x400-meter relay and 220-meter shuttle hurdle relays during his career. PERSONAL Full name is Jonathan Andrew Pitt II … Born on Jan. 7, 1995 … Parents are Jonathan and Patricia Pitt … Has two older sisters, Jennifer and Juliette Pitt … Majoring in sport administration.
Travis Pope Jr./Jr. – 5-10 – Canton, Ga. Cherokee HS Major: History Events: 1,500M (4:04.87), Mile (4:26.54), 3,000M (IN: 8:46.66; OUT: 8:48.15), 5,000M (IN: 15:10.85; OUT: 15:12.52) 2014 Lettered for the first time in his collegiate career after running the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Lexington, Kentucky … Clocked an outdoor personal best of 15 minutes, 12.52 seconds in a 32nd-place finish in the 5k at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Did not finish the 10k at the conference meet … Ran a pair of outdoor personal bests at the Battle on the Bayou, clocking 4:04.87 for eighth place in the 1,500 meters and 8:48.15 for 12th place in the 3,000 meters … Followed with a pair of thirdplace finishes in the 1,500 meters (4:09.56) and 3,000 meters (8:48.81) at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Opened the outdoor season by running 8:55.66 for fourth place in the 3,000 meters at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational … Also ran the 1,500 meters (4:13.76) and 3,000 meters (9:06.15) at the Tulane Team Challenge … Competed in three meets during the 2014 indoor season … Ran lifetime personal bests of 8:46.66 for 14th place in the 3k and 15:10.85 for fourth place in the 5k while running in the college division at the Tyson Invitational … Ran a personal best of 4:26.54 converted to a banked track in a third-place finish in the mile at the LSU Twilight. 2013 Competed in six meets for the Tigers during the 2013 season … Won the 3,000 meters in his first indoor race of the season with a winning time of
Tigers 8:58.58 … Placed sixth in the mile at the LSU Invitational during the indoor season with a time of 4:39.25 … Opened the outdoor season by running the 800 meters (2:11.66) and 1,500 meters (4:20.35) at the Louisiana Classics … Finished in seventh place in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Relays with a time of 15:49.73 … Also claimed a seventh-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Battle on the Bayou with a lifetime PR of 8:52.15 … Ended his 2013 season by running a personal record of 15:37.96 for sixth place at the LSU Alumni Gold held at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Earned a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for his outstanding performance in the classroom. 2012 Did not compete for the Tigers in his true freshman season in 2012. PRIOR TO LSU Set personal bests of 9:54 in the 3,200 meters and 16:25 in the 5,000 meters during his prep career at Cherokee High School … Was a threetime all-county performer in cross country … Finished in fifth place at his regional meet in 2009 … Earned a personal-best finish of 31st place in the Georgia state cross country championships during his junior season of high school … Was the third-place finisher at his county meet as a sophomore and junior. PERSONAL Full name is Travis Robert Pope … Born on April 18, 1993 … Parents are Robert and Beth Pope … Has three sisters, Amy, Emily and April … A member of the National Honor Society during his prep career at Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia … Majoring in history.
Philip Primeaux Sr./Sr. – 5-8 – Baton Rouge, La. Catholic HS Major: Mechanical Engineering Events: 800M (IN: 1:54.40; OUT: 1:55.09), 1,500M (3:50.76), Mile (4:09.25), 3,000M (IN: 8:20.99; OUT: 8:22.27), 5,000M (OUT: 14:45.05) 2014 Set personal bests in each of his five events as a letterwinner during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Ended his season with a 19th-place finish in 1,500-meter qualifying at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships after running 4 minutes, 1.44 seconds in the preliminary round … Set two personal bests in the 1,500 meters during the 2014 outdoor season, clocking 3:51.16 in a runner-up finish in his season opener at the Jim Mize Invitational and 3:50.76 in a sixth-place finish in his regular-season finale at the LSU Invitational … Also ran the 1,500 meters at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 3:51.49 for second place and Texas Relays with a time of 3:54.43 for fifth place in the A section … Won a pair of 3k titles outdoors at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational (8:43.17) and Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational (8:27.59) … Ran an outdoor PR of 8:22.27 in a runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Won his only 5,000-meter race of the outdoor season at the LSU Alumni Gold with a lifetime personal best of 14:45.05 … Ran 1:55.09 in his only 800-meter race outdoors in an eighth-place finish at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Earned back-to-back second-place finishes in the 3,000 meters at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (8:28.87) and Texas A&M Triangular (8:20.99) to open up the indoor season … Smashed his PR in the mile with a run of 4:09.25 for fourth place in the college division at the Tyson Invitational … Finished in 13th place in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships with a run of 4:12.04 in qualifying … Anchored the Tigers to a 10th-place finish in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:54.00 at the SEC Indoor Championships, splitting 4:11.50 on the mile leg … Anchored the Tigers to a runner-up finish at the Aggie Invitational with their seasonal-best time of 9:48.01 … Ran 4:14.60 for eighth place in his first mile race of the season at the Aggie Invitational … Clocked an indoor personal best of 1:54.40 converted to a banked track in the 800 meters for his third-place finish at the LSU Twilight. 2013 An SEC finalist in the 1,500 meters during the outdoor season … Scored one point for the Tigers with an eighth-place finish in his first SEC final at the 2013 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Clocked 3:54.08 in the SEC final after running a personal best of 3:52.87 as the seventh-fastest qualifier in the preliminary round … Broke four minutes in six-straight 1,500-meter races to end the season … Opened the outdoor
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season with back-to-back wins in the 1,500 meters at the Louisiana Classics (4:00.50) and LSU Relays (3:56.27) … Placed fourth in the event at the Battle on the Bayou (3:53.85) … Earned back-to-back ninth-place finishes at the LSU Alumni Gold (3:57.48) and Rafer Johnson/Jackie JoynerKersee Invitational (3:59.55) … Also ran the 3,000 meters at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, clocking 8:37.19 for fifth place … Competed mostly in the mile during the indoor season … Finished in 17th place in the event at the SEC Indoor Championships with a personal best of 4:14.09 in the qualifying round … Won the mile at the LSU Twilight with a time of 4:16.46 … Ran 4:16.78 for 30th place in the college division at the Tyson Invitational … Raced to a lifetime PR of 8:36.11 in the 3k at the Tyson Invitational while taking 16th place in the college section …Led off LSU’s 4x1,500-meter relay team that took seventh place with a time of 16:17.45 at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays during the outdoor season … Earned a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight season. 2012 One of LSU’s leading distance runners as a freshman in 2012 … Lettered during the indoor season while running the mile and 3,000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships … Clocked a personal best of 4:18.80 for 17th place in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships … Finished in 23rd place in the 3,000 meters after running 9:06.36 in qualifying at the SEC Indoor meet … Posted an indoor PR of 8:42.23 for 28th place in the college section of the 3k at the Tyson Invitational … Competed in the mile at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, finishing in 48th place in the college division with a run of 4:23.22 … Followed by running 4:24.08 for third place in the mile at the LSU Twilight … Also ran the mile at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener (4:30.62) and Texas A&M Dual Meet (4:34.03) … Broke four minutes in the 1,500 meters outdoors at the LSU Relays with a personal record of 3:59.37 for third place … Also ran the 1,500 meters outdoors at the Louisiana Classics (4:03.82), Battle on the Bayou (4:02.91) and LSU Alumni Gold (4:03.02) … Ran a seasonal-best of 2:01.07 in the 800 meters for 32nd place at the Battle on the Bayou … Honored for his academic performance with a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the first time in his career. PRIOR TO LSU A standout distance runner for the powerhouse track and field and cross country programs at Catholic High School during his prep career … Coached in high school by former LSU Track & Field pole vaulter and Louisiana coaching legend Pete Boudreaux. PERSONAL Full name is Philip Alan Primeaux … Born on Dec. 18, 1991 … Parents are Russell and Valerie Primeaux … Has three brothers, Brian, Mark and Steven … Brothers Mark and Steven attended LSU … Majoring in mechanical engineering.
Ross Quinlan Fr./Fr. – 6-2 – Prairieville, La. Catholic HS Major: General Business Events: Shot Put, Discus PRIOR TO LSU A standout performer in the shot put and discus during his prep career at Catholic High School … A three-year letterwinner at Catholic High School under the direction of coaches Pete Boudreaux and Don Hood … Set the school record in the discus with a prep personal-best throw of 178 feet, 10 inches during his high school career … Back-to-back Louisiana Class 5A state champion in the discus as a junior in 2013 and as a senior in 2014 … Threw a winning 177-9 to defend his discus crown at the 2014 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Crowned the Class 5A state champion for the first time in his career in 2013 with a winning mark of 157-4 … Was the Class 5A state bronze medalist in the event as a sophomore in 2012 … Ended his prep career as the Class 5A state silver medalist in the shot put with a throw of 53-2 ¾ at the state meet in 2014 … Helped lead Catholic High School to three Class 5A state championships in his four-year prep career in 2011, 2013 and 2014. PERSONAL Full name is Ross Matthew Quinlan … Born on July 11, 1996 … Parents are
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Matthew Rhorer So./RS-Fr. – 5-11 – Baton Rouge, La. Catholic HS Major: General Business Events: 400M (IN: 51.03; OUT: 50.28), 800M (IN: 1:53.91; OUT: 1:55.37) 2014 An 800-meter specialist during his true freshman season indoors with the Tigers in 2014 … Clocked a lifetime personal best of 1 minute, 53.91 seconds in a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters at the Texas A&M Triangular … Ran a banked-track converted time of 1:53.94 in a runner-up finish at the LSU Twilight … Placed 26th in 800-meter qualifying in his debut at the SEC Indoor Championships, clocking 1:55.60 in the preliminary round … Split 49.73 seconds on the 400-meter leg of LSU’s distance medley relay team that took 10th place at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 9:54.00 … Also ran the 800 meters at the Aggie Invitational (1:54.74), Auburn Indoor Invitational (1:55.77) and Tyson Invitational (1:57.40) during the indoor season … Received a redshirt during the outdoor season … Ran outdoor seasonal bests of 50.28 in the 400 meters at the Battle on the Bayou and 1:55.39 in the 800 meters at the LSU Invitational while competing unattached. PRIOR TO LSU A four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country during his prep career at Catholic High School under the direction of head coach Pete Boudreaux … A member of seven state championship teams on the track at Catholic High School … Helped guide Catholic High School to four-straight indoor state championships from 2010-13 and three outdoor state championships in four years in 2010, 2011 and 2013 … An 800-meter specialist who set a personal best of 1:55.37 in the event … Was the indoor and outdoor state runner-up in the 800 meters during his prep career … Helped Catholic High School set the indoor state record in the 4x800meter relay during the 2013 indoor season as a state champion in the event … Also a member of indoor and outdoor state champion 4x400meter relay teams during his senior season in 2013 … Was a six-time indoor state champion during his prep career. PERSONAL Full name is Matthew Patrick Rhorer … Born on Dec. 7, 1994 … Parents are Paul and Christine Rhorer … Has an older brother, Michael … Majoring in general business.
Cameron Robichaux So./So. – 6-0 – Mandeville, La. St. Paul’s HS Major: Psychology Event: Pole Vault (IN: 16-6 ¾; OUT: 16-3 ¼) 2014 Competed in the pole vault at the SEC Championships during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in his true freshman season in 2014 … Cleared a lifetime personal record of 16 feet, 6 ¾ inches in a ninth-place finish at the New Mexico Team Invitational during the indoor season … Earned an indoor seasonal-best finish of third place at the LSU Twilight with a clearance of 15-8 ¼ … Also competed in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational (15-11 ¼), Aggie Invitational (15-10), Auburn Indoor Invitational (15-7) and Texas A&M Triangular (15-5 ¾) during the indoor season … Cleared 16 feet three times during the outdoor season … Set an outdoor personal best with a mark of 16-3 ¼ to tie for fourth place at the LSU Alumni Gold … Cleared 16-0 ¾ to finish in third place at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational and to tie for 12th place in the B section at the Texas Relays … Also competed outdoors at the Battle on the Bayou (15-8 ¼), Penn Relays (15-7) and LSU Invitational (15-6 ¼) to wrap up a debut season at LSU. PRIOR TO LSU One of Louisiana’s elite pole vaulters in the Class of 2013 … Crowned the Louisiana Class 5A state champion for the first time in his prep career
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at St. Paul’s High School with a winning clearance of 15-6 at the 2013 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Won the Region 2-5A crown in 2013 with a matching clearance of 15-6 at the regional meet … Cleared an indoor PR of 15-6 in a third-place finish at the LSU High School Qualifier during his senior season in 2013 … Opened the 2013 indoor season with an appearance at the prestigious National Pole Vault Summit held in Reno, Nevada … Cleared a season-opening height of 15-4 to tie for ninth place in the high school first division at the 2013 National Pole Vault Summit … Followed the high school season by competing at the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina … Cleared a lifetime personal record of 16-0 at a meet hosted by the Mardi Gras Track Club during the summer of 2012 … Competed with Team New Orleans at the 2012 North American Pole Vault Association Championship, placing third in the event with a clearance of 15-6 while helping New Orleans win the team title … Captured the Class 5A silver medal with a runner-up finish in the pole vault at the 2012 LHSAA Class 5A Outdoor State Championships … Won a bronze medal at the 2012 LHSAA Division II Indoor State Championships to wrap up his junior season indoors at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Crowned the Region 2-5A pole vault champion at the regional meet in 2012 en route to a berth at the state meet during the outdoor season … Set a 2012 seasonal-best of 15-5 in a seventh-place finish at the Texas Relays … Won pole vault titles at the Mandeville Skipper Relays (15-0), Christian Brothers Relays (15-1) and Covington Allie Smith Classic (15-2) as a junior in 2012 … Wrapped up his junior season in 2012 with a fifth-place finish in his age group at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Proved himself as an emerging talent with his silver-medal-winning runner-up finishes at the District 7-5A and Region 2-5A meets as a sophomore in 2011. PERSONAL Full name is Cameron Dain Robichaux … Born on May 9, 1995 … Parents are Craig and Leanne Robichaux … Has two older brothers, Jared and Spencer … An honor student at St. Paul’s High School while maintaining a 3.97 gradepoint average in his prep career … A member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta … Majoring in psychology.
Joseph St. Cyr So./RS-Fr. – 5-9 – Baton Rouge, La. Catholic HS Major: English Events: 800M (IN: 1:54.35), 1,500M (3:58.51), Mile (4:16.28), 3,000M (IN: 8:46.19), 5,000M (OUT: 15:56.94) 2014 Lettered for the Tigers during his true freshman season indoors in 2014 while making his debut at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Earned a 22nd-place finish in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships, clocking 4 minutes, 19.54 seconds in qualifying at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium … Ran a personal best of 4:16.28 in a 12th-place finish in the mile at the Aggie Invitational … Clocked 4:16.48 in a 10th-place finish in the college mile at the Tyson Invitational … Also ran the mile at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (4:17.77), Texas A&M Triangular (4:17.99) and LSU Twilight during the indoor season … Clocked an altitude-adjusted personal best of 1:54.35 in a 10th-place finish in the 800 meters at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Posted a lifetime PR of 8:46.19 in a 13th place finish in the college 3k at the Tyson Invitational … Received a redshirt while not competing for the Tigers outdoors in 2014 … Ran personal bests of 3:58.51 in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Invitational and 15:56.94 in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold while competing unattached during the outdoor season. PRIOR TO LSU Was a three-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Catholic High School under the direction of head coach Pete Boudreaux … A member of six state championship teams during his prep career … Helped guide Catholic High School to three-straight indoor state championships in track and field from 2011-13, two outdoor state championships in track and field in 2011 and 2013 and one state championship in cross country in 2011 … Honored as the Baton Rouge Metro Outstanding Runner during his senior season in 2013 … Swept state silver medals during the indoor and outdoor seasons in the 1,600 meters in 2013 … Crowned the indoor state champion in the 3,200 meters as a junior in 2012 … Won the state silver medal indoors and bronze medal outdoors in the 3,200 meters in his first
Tigers season with the team as a sophomore in 2011 … Was a three-time all-state selection in cross country during his prep career … Set personal bests of 1:56 in the 800 meters, 4:17 in the 1,600 meters and 9:29 in the 3,200 meters during his tenure at Catholic High School. PERSONAL Born on March 31, 1995 … Parents are Steve and Donna St. Cyr … Both parents attended LSU … Has an older brother, Stephen, and an older sister, Aimee … A four-year member of the honor roll at Catholic High School … An active member of the National Honor Society during his prep career … Also a member of Mu Alpha Theta … Majoring in English.
Bryan Stamey Fr./Fr. – 5-10 – Baton Rouge, La. Episcopal HS Major: Electrical Engineering Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU A three-time state champion runner and Class 2A allstate performer during his prep career at Episcopal High School … Set school records in both the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters during his senior season in 2014 … Helped lead Episcopal High School to four-straight Class 2A state cross country championships during his prep career. PERSONAL Full name is Bryan Taylor Stamey … Born on May 10, 1996 … Parents are Robert Stamey and LaVonne Martin … Both parents attended LSU … Has a younger sister, Alicia Stamey … An honor student during his prep career at Episcopal High School … Was a member of the National Honor Society during his high school tenure … Majoring in electrical engineering.
Daniel Tanner Fr./Fr. – 5-10 – Shreveport, La. C.E. Byrd HS Major: Petroleum Engineering Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU A product of C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana … Set school records in both the 3,200 meters and 5,000 meters during his career at C.E. Byrd High School … Clocked personal-best times of 9:42 in the 3,200 meters and 16:19 in the 5,000 meters during his high school career. PERSONAL Full name is Daniel David Tanner … Born on Jan. 16, 1996 … Parents are David and Mary Tanner … Was an honor student during his prep career at C.E. Byrd High School … Was an AP Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society in high school … Plans to major in petroleum engineering at LSU.
Joshua Thompson Sr./Sr. – 5-11 – Steubenville, Ohio Steubenville HS/Pittsburgh Major: Sociology Events: 100M (10.54w), 60H (7.79), 110H (13.77) 2014 An NCAA semifinalist in the 110-meter hurdles during the 2014 outdoor season … Earned a 21st place finish with a time of 14.22 (+0.0) in the national semifinal at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Also ran the leadoff leg for the Tigers in the national semifinals of the 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clocking 38.85 for the third-fastest time in qualifying to advance to the NCAA final in the event … Advanced to the NCAA semifinals in the 110 hurdles for the first time in his collegiate career after racing to a wind-legal personal best of 13.77 (+0.2) for ninth place overall in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Florida … Clocked a wind-legal 13.86 (+0.6) for 11th place in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for his second-fastest
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time of the outdoor season … Just missed earning a spot in the final of the 110 hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships after running 14.03 (+0.9) for ninth place in the preliminary round … Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 13.91 (+1.6) … Earned third-place finishes in the event at the LSU Alumni Gold (13.88w) and LSU Invitational (13.91w) during the outdoor season … Placed sixth in the 110 hurdles at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (14.42) and Penn Relays (14.03) … Opened his outdoor season by earning a 13th-place finish at the Texas Relays with a time of 14.19 (+0.5) in qualifying … Also just missed advancing to the SEC Indoor final in the 60-meter hurdles with a run of 7.99 for 10th place overall in qualifying … Clocked an indoor seasonal best of 7.84 in the final of the 60 hurdles for a runner-up finish at the Aggie Invitational after running 7.91 in the prelims … Seasonal best of 7.84 was the No. 6-ranked time on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the event … Won the 60-meter hurdles at the LSU Twilight with times of 7.94 in qualifying and 7.87 in the final … Opened the indoor season by running 7.86 for fourth place at the Auburn Indoor Invitational … Followed with a runner-up finish at the Texas A&M Triangular with a time of 8.10 … Clocked an altitudeadjusted 7.88 in qualifying and 7.89 in the final in a third-place finish at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Earned sixth place at the Tyson Invitational with runs of 7.95 in the first round, 7.98 in the semifinals and 8.00 in the final. 2013 One of the SEC’s premier sprint hurdlers during the 2013 season … A finalist in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2013 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Scored three points for the Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the 60 hurdles at the SEC Indoor meet while running 8.01 in the final … Matched his seasonal best of 7.89 for the fifth-fastest time in the qualifying round at the SEC Indoor Championships … First ran his seasonal best of 7.89 in a fourth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational to rank No. 7 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the event … Opened the 2013 season with a runner-up finish in the 60 hurdles at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener, running 8.04 in the prelims and 8.02 in the final … Followed with a runner-up finish at the Texas A&M Triangular with a time of 7.95 … Raced to a time of 7.92 for a seventh-place finish at the Tyson Invitational … Also placed seventh in the consolation final at the Armory College Invitational with a run of 8.11 … Took second place in his first outdoor race of 2013 with a top wind-aided time of 14.23 (+2.9) at the LSU Relays … Ran a seasonal-best wind-legal time of 14.29 (+2.0) in a 17th-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays during the outdoor season … Was the top collegian in the 110 hurdles at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie JoynerKersee Invitational (14.32) … Earned a 10th-place finish in the event at the SEC Outdoor Championships with his qualifying run of 14.46 (+1.3) … Placed fifth in the 110 hurdles (14.48) and eighth in the 200 meters (21.60) at the Battle on the Bayou. PRIOR TO LSU Transferred to LSU for the 2013 spring semester following his freshman season at the University of Pittsburgh in 2012 … A talented hurdler who emerged as one of the world’s leading junior prospects with his performance at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships held in Barcelona, Spain … Earned a ninth-place finish in the men’s junior 110-meter hurdles at the IAAF World Junior Championships after running 13.71 for a fourth-place finish in the third semifinal heat … Captured the USA Junior Championships silver medal in the event after running a personal best of 13.59 (-1.8) in the national final … Earned the right to represent the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships with his runner-up finish at the USA Junior Championships held in Bloomington, Indiana … An NCAA Championships semifinalist in the 110-meter hurdles as a freshman at Pittsburgh … Finished in 22nd place nationally in the semifinal round at the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Qualified for the national semifinals with a 12th-place finish in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Set a windlegal PR of 13.80 (+2.0) in the senior hurdles in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Prelims … Advanced to the NCAA semifinals after running a wind-legal 13.87 (+0.8) in the quarterfinal round … Was also the seventhplace finisher in the event at the 2012 Big East Outdoor Championships during his freshman season … Helped lead Pittsburgh to a Big East title in the 4x100-meter relay while leading off the club that ran a winning time of 40.42 … Set a career-best wind-aided time of 10.54 (+2.5) in the 100-meter dash in the qualifying round at the Big East Championships … Also ran the 110 hurdles in such meets as the Texas Relays and Sea Ray Relays during the 2012 outdoor season … Was the Big East Bronze Medalist in the 60-meter hurdles during the 2012 indoor season … Clocked a personal best of 7.79 in the hurdle final at the 2012 Big East Indoor Championships
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… Added a third-place finish in the 60 hurdles with a run of 7.85 at the Spire Invitational during the 2012 indoor season … Earned two 60-meter hurdle titles at the Alabama High Tide Qualifier (7.88) and Penn State Nittany Lion Challenge (8.01) as a freshman … A standout at Steubenville High School in Steubenville, Ohio, in his prep career … Crowned the Ohio state champion in the boy’s 110 hurdles during his senior season. PERSONAL Full name is Joshua Glenn Thompson … Born on Jan. 16, 1993 … Son of Chris and Tammy Thompson … Has two brothers, Brenton and Justin, and one sister, Shayla … Majoring in sociology.
Marcus Tiner Fr./Fr. – 6-0 – Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge Magnet HS Major: Mass Communication Events: Middle Distance PRIOR TO LSU A standout middle distance runner during his prep career at Baton Rouge Magnet High School … Clocked a PR of 1:55.9 while in high school … Member of the bronze-medal-winning 4x800-meter relay team at the Louisiana state meet during his junior season in 2013. PERSONAL Full name is Marcus Eric Tiner … Born on March 19, 1995 … Parents are Loston and Renee Tiner … Has three younger siblings, Loston, Jr., Evaoni and Bethany … An honor roll student during his prep career at Baton Rouge Magnet High School … Also a member of Beta Club and the Louisiana Youth Orchestra in high school … Majoring in mass communication with a concentration in public relations.
Jeremy Tuttle Sr./Sr. – 6-3 – Sierra Vista, Ariz. Buena HS Major: Sport Administration Events: Weight Throw (63-9), Discus (165-10), Hammer (216-8), Javelin (227-6) 2014 Qualified for the NCAA semifinals in the hammer throw for the first time in his collegiate career … Threw an impressive 213 feet, 10 inches for a ninth place finish in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Florida … Followed by throwing a series-best of 206-4 for a 16th-place finish nationally at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Was also an NCAA qualifier in the javelin for the third-straight season, finishing in 25th place overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds with a throw of 204-3 during the competition … Raised his personal best in hammer throw by more than 15 feet over the course of the outdoor season … Opened the outdoor season with a personal best of 209-7 in winning the hammer throw at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational … Raised his personal best again with a throw 215-8 in a third-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Posted a personal best again with a seasonal-best mark of 216-8 for a third-place finish at the LSU Invitational in the team’s regular-season finale … PR of 216-8 moved him into the No. 4 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the hammer throw … Won two other hammer titles during the outdoor season at the Battle on the Bayou (204-10) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (209-3) … Earned a third-place finish in the hammer final at the Texas Relays with a series-best throw of 212-0 … Also placed fifth in the event at the Penn Relays with a mark of 208-10 … Just missed earning a spot in the javelin final at the SEC Outdoor Championships after throwing 213-9 for 10th place in qualifying … Earned a 17th-place finish in the discus throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a series-best of 163-5 … Also threw the hammer at the SEC Championships … Threw a seasonal best of 217-3 to win the javelin title at the LSU Invitational … Earned back-to-back runner-up finishes in the javelin at the Jim Mize Invitational (208-1) and Battle on the Bayou (215-2) … Placed seventh in the college javelin at the Penn Relays with a mark of 210-0 … Competed in the weight throw during the indoor season … Scored two points for the Tigers with a seventh-place finish in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships with a personal best of 63-9 … Moved into the No. 8 spot on LSU’s alltime indoor performance list in the weight throw with his career best of
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63-9 … Threw 63-1 ½ in a runner-up finish at the LSU Twilight … Back-toback fourth place finishes in the weight throw at the New Mexico Team Invitational (60-8) and Aggie Invitational (60-1 ¼) … Placed sixth in the weight throw at the Texas A&M Triangular (56-9 ½) and Tyson Invitational (61-0). 2013 Competed in both the hammer and javelin throws at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds as a national qualifier in both events during his sophomore season in 2013 … Was just one spot short of advancing to the hammer quarterfinal at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds while taking 17th place in the event with a series-best throw of 193-2 … Matched his seasonal best with a throw of 209-4 to take 24th place in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Competed in the discus, hammer and javelin throws at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships while scoring three points for the Tigers with his performance … Scored two points with his seventh-place finish in the javelin final at the SEC Outdoor Championships while throwing a seasonal best of 209-4 … Added one point with an eighth-place finish in the hammer final with a mark of 195-5 at the conference meet … Eclipsed the 200foot mark in the hammer for the first time in his collegiate career with a personal-best throw of 201-0 for fifth place at the Texas Relays … Moved into the No. 8 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the men’s hammer throw with his PR of 201-0 … Threw a personal best of 165-10 in a fifth-place finish in the discus at the Battle on the Bayou ... Raised his personal bests by 12 feet in the hammer and 15 feet in the discus over the course of the 2013 outdoor season … Competed in all three throwing events at the LSU Relays, Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational and Battle on the Bayou meets during the outdoor season … Placed seventh in the discus (161-6), competed in the hammer (foul) and took third in the javelin (205-8) at the LSU Relays … Placed eighth in the discus (158-7), second in the hammer (189-10) and third in the javelin (207-8) at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational … Placed fifth in the discus (165-10) with a personal best, third in the hammer (198-0) and fifth in the javelin (201-8) at the Battle on the Bayou … Also competed in the javelin at the Texas Relays (200-6) and Penn Relays (198-7) during the outdoor season … Competed in the 35-pound weight throw during the indoor season … Opened the season by throwing a personal best of 58-8 ½ for sixth place at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener … Followed with a third-place finish in the weight throw at the Texas A&M Triangular meet by throwing 57-1 ½ … Also threw 57-1 for 13th place at the Tyson Invitational … Was 18th place at the SEC Indoor Championships with his series-best of 56-7 ½. 2012 Emerged as one of the leading freshman throwers in the SEC with his performance in 2012 … Scored nine points for the Tigers in his debut at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Captured a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw with a series-best mark of 186-3 … Threw a personal record of 227-6 on his first throw to claim fifth place in the javelin competition at the SEC Outdoor meet with the No. 9-ranked performance in school history … Also threw the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships … An NCAA Championships qualifier in the javelin with his performance at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Advanced to the national semifinal with a 12th-place finish in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds after throwing 218-7 in the meet held in Jacksonville, Florida … Wrapped up his freshman season by finishing in 21st place at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 212-10 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa … Opened the outdoor season by setting back-to-back javelin PRs of 212-11 for fourth place at the Louisiana Classics and 215-1 for second place in the B section at the Texas Relays … Also set a PR of 216-0 for eighth place in the event at the Penn Relays before finishing with a seasonal-best of 227-6 … Added a personal best of 150-11 in the discus at the Penn Relays while finishing in 25th place in the college section … Won the javelin title at the Arizona State Tri-Meet … Set a personal best of 188-9 in the hammer throw for third place in the event at the LSU Alumni Gold … Threw 181-1 for sixth place in the hammer throw at the LSU Relays … Competed in the shot put and 35-pound weight throw during the indoor season … Finished in 12th place in the shot put (47-1 ¾) and 14th place in the weight throw (51-5) at the SEC Indoor Championships … Set a personal best of 54-4 ¾ for 10th place in the weight throw at the Razorback Invitational … Wrapped up the indoor season by throwing a lifetime PR of 49-7 ¾ for fifth place in the shot put at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier … Followed the collegiate season by competing in the hammer and javelin throws at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bloomington, Indiana … Nearly earned a spot on the medal podium as he threw 211-10 for fourth place in the javelin at the USA Junior meet.
Tigers PRIOR TO LSU One of the elite throws prospects in the United States for the Class of 2011 … A versatile athlete with the ability to compete in the discus, javelin and hammer throws at the collegiate level … Enjoyed a tremendous individual performance while setting three personal bests at the 36thannual Great Southwest Track & Field Classic held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque during the 2011 season … Captured the meet’s hammer throw title with a winning throw of 198-6 … Also finished as the meet runner-up in both the discus (186-10) and javelin (201-4) with personal bests … Returned to Albuquerque in July for the 2011 Region 10 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships, where he shattered the meet record in the hammer throw by 21 feet with a winning mark of 193-4 … Took home the silver medal in the young men’s hammer throw at the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships held in Wichita, Kansas, where he threw a series-best of 179-10 … Also placed fourth in the young men’s discus at the USATF Junior Olympics with a throw of 179-11 … Wrapped up a brilliant prep career as a two-time Arizona Interscholastic Association Division 1 state champion in the discus in 2010 and 2011 … Named the 2011 Tucson Citizen Boys Arizona Athlete of the Year … Signed with the Tigers with former PRs of 186-7 in the high school discus and 200-4 in the javelin set during the 2010 outdoor season … Threw 186-7 in the discus at the 2010 Casa Grande Al Van Hazel Invitational … Finished runner-up in the javelin (200-4) at the 2010 Great Southwest Classic … Crowned the intermediate boys discus champion at the 2009 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan … A two-time Arizona state runner-up in the shot put in 2009 and 2010 … Was also the Arizona state runner-up in the discus as a sophomore in 2009 … A three-time USATF Regional and National Championships qualifier in the discus and javelin … Remains Arizona’s all-time class record holder in the boys discus as both a freshman (148-4) and sophomore (172-6) set during the 2008 and 2009 seasons … Named the 2009 Male Athlete of the Year by the Sierra Vista Herald newspaper … Also served as the starting quarterback for the football team at Buena High School during his prep career. PERSONAL Born on April 13, 1993 … Parents are Steve Howard and Cindy Pring … Majoring in sport administration.
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Evan Wesslund Fr./Fr. – 6-0 – O’Fallon, Ill. Fallon Township HS Major: Sociology Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU Was a three-time letterwinner in cross country during his prep career at Fallon Township High School … An all-region and all-sectional selection in cross country during his senior season in 2013 … Set a personal-best 5k time of 15:10 during his high school career … Helped lead Fallon Township High School to a second-place team finish in 2012 and a third-place team finish in 2013 at the state cross country championships in Illinois. PERSONAL Full name is Evan Jordan Wesslund … Born on March 30, 1996 … Parents are James and Rebecca Wesslund … Has an older sister, Molly … An honor student and member of the National Honor Society during his tenure at Fallon Township High School … Plans to major in sociology with a concentration in criminology at LSU.
Jack Wilkes Fr./Fr. – 6-0 – Bossier City, La. Airline HS Major: Political Science Events: 800M (1:52.15), 1,600M (4:18.98) PRIOR TO LSU The top-ranked 800-meter prospect in the state of Louisiana in the Class of 2014 … Raced to a personal best of 1 minute, 52.15 seconds in a runner-up finish in the invitational 800 meters at the 2014 Mobile Challenge of Champions to highlight his senior season ... Ranked among the nation’s Top 30 high school 800-meter runners for the 2014 outdoor season … A three-time Louisiana state champion in the 800 meters during his prep career at Shreveport’s Airline High School … Wrapped up his high school career as the Class 5A state champion in the 800 meters after running a winning time of 1:55.01 in the final at the 2014 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Swept state titles in the 800 meters during his senior season as he also claimed the Division I indoor crown with a winning time of 1:56.13 at the 2014 LHSAA Division I Indoor State Championships … Won back-to-back indoor state championships in the event as he claimed the Division I title for the first time as a junior in 2013 with a winning run of 1:57.37 … Placed fifth in the Class 5A state final in the 800 meters during his junior season outdoors in 2013 … Captured the Class 5A state silver medal in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.64 and earned a fifth-place finish in the state final of the 1,600 meters as a sophomore during the 2012 LHSAA Outdoor State Championships … Scored the Class 5A state bronze medal in the 1,600 meters as a junior in 2013 … Set his 1,600-meter personal best of 4:18.98 in a sixth-place finish in the high school event at the 2014 Texas Relays early in his senior season … Also a standout cross country runner during his prep career at Airline High School … Took home 12th place with a time of 16:14.99 running the three-mile course at the 2013 LHSAA Class 5A State Cross Country Championships during his senior season … Cracked the Top 20 at the 2012 LHSAA Class 5A State Cross Country Championships by running 16:06.17 for three miles to end the meet in 20th place overall. PERSONAL Full name is Jack William Wilkes … Born on June 11, 1995 … Parents are Gregg and Peggy Wilkes … Has an older brother, David, and a younger sister, Ellie … Father graduated from LSU Law School in 1990 … An honor student during his prep career at Airline High School … Served as the vice president of his school’s chapter of the National Honor Society … Also recognized as an academic all-state performer by the Louisiana High School Athletics Association … Plans to major in political science at LSU while pursuing pre-law.
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Lady Tiger All-Americans Tori Bliss Sr./Sr. – 6-0 – Portage, Ind. Portage HS Major: Sport Administration Events: Shot Put (IN: 53-1; OUT: 57-4 ¼), Weight Throw (53-4 ¾), Discus (171-1) All-American
2014 A revelation for the Lady Tigers with her performance outdoors in 2014 … The NCAA Silver Medalist in the women’s shot put when she broke her own outdoor school record with a mark of 57 feet, 4 ¼ inches on her second throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Led the NCAA shot put into the final round of throws before finishing in second place nationally to earn her first career All-America honor … Became just the fourth Lady Tiger in program history to earn All-America honors in the shot put with the highest NCAA finish by a Lady Tiger all-time … Scored eight points to help the Lady Tigers earn a sixth-place team finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Advanced to the national semifinals in the shot put outdoors after throwing 54-6 for a sixth-place finish in the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Was also an NCAA Championships qualifier in the discus during the outdoor season, throwing a personal best of 171-1 in a 16th-place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Ended the outdoor season as the No. 6-ranked discus thrower in school history with her personal best of 171-1 in the NCAA quarterfinals … Earned a pair of fifth-place finishes at the SEC Outdoor Championships when she threw 53-1 in the shot put and 164-10 in the discus for eight combined points in the meet … Entered the 2014 outdoor season as LSU’s school-record holder in the women’s shot put with her 2013 seasonal best of 55-11 … Broke her school record for the first time with a throw of 56-9 ¼ for the win at the LSU Invitational in LSU’s regular-season finale … Also won the shot put title at the Battle on the Bayou with a mark of 54-7 ½ … Also threw the shot outdoors at the Texas Relays (53-6 ½), LSU Alumni Gold (50-6) and Penn Relays (49-7 ¾) … Earned a runner-up finish in the discus throw at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a mark of 168-6 … Placed third in the discus at the Battle on the Bayou (155-6) and LSU Invitational (157-3) … Also threw the discus at the Texas Relays (163-2) and Penn Relays (162-8) … Ended her indoor season by throwing a seasonal best of 53-1 in a fourth-place finish in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships … Won a trio of shot put titles indoors at the Texas A&M Triangular (51-1 ¾), Aggie Invitational (51-3 ¾) and LSU Twilight (51-1) … Threw 49-10 for second place in her indoor opener at the Auburn Indoor Invitational … Placed third in the event at the New Mexico Team Invitational (52-1 ¼) and sixth in the event at the Tyson Invitational (51-2 ¾) … Competed sparingly in the weight throw, throwing a seasonal best of 50-10 in a fifth-place finish at the Texas A&M Triangular … Followed the collegiate season by earning a 12th-place finish in the women’s shot put at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Sacramento, California … Threw 55-2 ¼ for 10th place in the qualifying round and 52-7 ½ for 12th place in the final at the USA Outdoor Championships. 2013 Wrote her name in the LSU record books with a historic sophomore season in 2013 … Won the shot put title at the Battle on the Bayou by setting a new lifetime personal best and LSU school record of 55-11 for the No. 12-ranked performance in the NCAA for the 2013 outdoor season … Smashed her previous outdoor PR by more than four feet after throwing 51-7 ¼ during her freshman season … Broke the 19-year-old school record of 54-6 ½ set by Lady Tiger great Danyel Mitchell during the 1994 season … Was an NCAA Championships qualifier in the shot put for the second-straight season with her appearance in both the shot put and discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Greensboro, North Carolina … Wrapped up her sophomore season by finishing in 18th place in the shot put (50-5 ½) and 25th place in the discus (152-5) at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Scored six points for the Lady Tigers with her performance at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Columbia, Missouri … Threw a personal best of 162-10 for fifth place in the discus final at the SEC Championships … Also took seventh place in the shot put final at the SEC Outdoor meet with a top throw of 51-10 … Opened the outdoor season by throwing her first PR in the discus at 157-2 to win the event title at the Louisiana Classics … Raised her discus PR to 161-10 in a fifth-place finish at the Penn Relays before throwing 162-10 at the SEC Championships for the No. 7-ranked mark on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the event … Claimed fourth-place finishes in the discus at the LSU Relays (146-11) and UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (136-3) … Competed in her first shot put outdoors at UCLA after switching to the spin technique … Threw 51-3 ¾ for a second-place finish at UCLA … Threw an indoor personal
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record of 52-11 for a fifth-place finish in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships held in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Indoor PR ranked No. 3 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list at the end of the 2013 season … Won three shot put titles during the indoor season at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener (51-9 ¾), Texas A&M Triangular (51-7) and LSU Twilight (51-10 ½) … Threw 51-2 ¼ for seventh place at the Armory Collegiate Invitational and 51-1 ½ for seventh place at the Tyson Invitational … Wrapped up her indoor season by throwing 52-1 for fourth at the LSU Invitational … Set an indoor personal best of 53-4 ¾ in the weight throw while taking eighth place at the LSU Twilight meet. 2012 One of the top freshman shot putters in the NCAA during the 2012 season … Wrapped up the indoor season as the No. 2-ranked freshman shot putter in the country with an indoor personal best of 51-7 … Posted her indoor personal record in a fourth-place finish at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational … Also finished as the No. 8-ranked freshman in the country during the outdoor season after setting a lifetime PR of 51-7 ¼ in a 13th-place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Missed qualifying for the NCAA semifinals by one spot with her 13th-place finish in the preliminary rounds … Won the SEC bronze medal in the shot put with a third-place finish at the 2012 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held on LSU’s home track at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge … Threw 51-7 in the shot put final at the SEC Outdoor meet to help lead the Lady Tigers to their fifth conference championship in six seasons … Also finished in 11th place in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a top throw of 145-2 … Scored a total of 11 points in SEC competition as a freshman as she also scored a fourth-place finish in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships with her top mark of 51-0 ¾ during the meet … Was named the SEC All-Freshman Team selection in the shot put as the league’s top performer at the SEC Championships during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Won five shot put titles during her rookie campaign … Earned top honors indoors at the Texas A&M Dual Meet (50-11 ½), LSU Twilight (51-4 ¼) and LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier (50-0 ¾) … Honored as the SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week on Jan. 24 following her victory at the Texas A&M Dual Meet … Added two wins outdoors at the LSU Relays (49-5) and LSU Alumni Gold (49-6 ¼) … Claimed third place in her collegiate debut at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener with a top throw of 49-2 ½ … Also earned a fourth-place finish indoors at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 51-1 … Added appearances in the shot put at the Texas Relays (49-7 ¼), Arizona State Tri-Meet (49-0 ¼), Penn Relays (48-8 ¾) and Battle on the Bayou (47-10) during the outdoor season … Set a PR of 149-6 in the discus in an eighth-place finish at the Arizona State Tri-Meet … Finished her freshman season ranked No. 4 outdoors and No. 5 indoors on LSU’s all-time performance list in the women’s shot put. PRIOR TO LSU One of the elite throws prospects in the United States for the Class of 2011 … Set personal bests in both the shot put and discus during her senior season at Portage High School … Named the Indiana Gatorade Girl’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year for 2010-11 … Defended her New Balance Outdoor Nationals gold medal in the shot put in 2011 with a lifetime personal best of 50-9 ½ set on her final throw of the competition held at North Carolina A&T’s Aggie Stadium in Greensboro … Was the No. 1-ranked prep performance in the shot put nationwide for the 2011 outdoor season … Wrapped up a breakout junior season by being crowned the national champion in the shot put with her victory at the 2010 New Balance Outdoor Nationals with a winning throw of 48-0 ¾ … Eclipsed 50 feet in the shot put for the first time at the Indiana Girls State Track & Field Championships held at Billy Hayes Track in Bloomington … Won her third-straight state title in the event with a top mark of 50-9 during the competition … Also posted 50-foot throws of 50-8, 50-3 ¼ and 50-2 ½ in her series at the state meet in her final appearance for Portage High School … Her winning mark of 50-9 established a new Indiana state record in the shot put … Won the shot put title at the 2011 Duneland Athletic Conference Championships with a meet record throw of 49-8 ¾ … Also set a DAC Championships meet record of 146-1 to take the girls’ discus title … Won the discus title at the DAC girl’s triple dual meet between Portage, Chesterton and Merrillville high schools with a PR of 148-2 … Also set her indoor PR of 46-7 during her senior season in 2011 … Was the No. 2-ranked shot putter in the country in her classification during the 2010 outdoor season with a seasonal best of 48-8 … Signed with LSU in February 2011 with personal bests of 48-8 in the shot put and 144-2 in the discus that were set in sweeping Indiana state titles in both events during her junior season at Portage High School … Entered her senior season as the two-time defending Indiana state champion in the shot put after winning her first state crown during a sophomore season in 2009 with a winning mark of 46-11 ¾ … Was the No. 1-ranked shot putter in the Class of 2011 during her sophomore year in 2009 as she posted an outdoor seasonal best of 48-2 in winning the regional shot put title for Portage High School … Her mark of 48-2 was actually the No. 9-ranked performance nationally among all classifications in 2009 … Honored as the Northwest
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Indiana Times Female Athlete of the Year in back-to-back years in 2010 and 2011 as she was also a standout basketball and soccer player at Portage High School … A two-time all-area performer on the hardwood while averaging 16 points and nine rebounds per game during her junior and senior seasons … Earned Indiana Top 60 Girls Basketball honors as a junior … Broke Portage High School’s 33-year-old single-game scoring record during her senior season with 43 points against the state runner-up … Led her high school soccer squad to a sectional championship in 2010 as the team’s starting goalkeeper … Led the Duneland Athletic Conference with her 128 saves as a senior. PERSONAL Full name is Tori Lynn Bliss … Born on Dec. 1, 1992 … Mother is Debra Bliss … An honor student at Portage High School … A member of the National Honor Society … Recipient of the Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award as a senior at the 2011 Indiana Girls State Track & Field Championships … The award is presented each season to the senior who excels mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability … Majoring in sport administration.
Chanice Chase Jr./Jr. – 5-8 – Ajax, Ontario, Canada Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School Major: Sport Administration Events: 400M (IN: 54.37; OUT: 53.52), 60H (8.33), 100H (13.20), 400H (56.27) All-American
2014 Emerged as one of the NCAA leading performers in the 400-meter hurdles while earning All-America honors in the event for the first time in her collegiate career … Scored four points for the Lady Tigers with a fifth-place finish in the final of the 400 hurdles after running 56.51 seconds at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Advanced to the national final with a qualifying run of 57.14 for sixth place in the semifinal round at the NCAA Championships … Fourth place overall in both the first round (56.93) and quarterfinal round (56.40) of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida, en route to the national final … Was also an NCAA semifinalist in the 100-meter hurdles for the first time in her collegiate career … Finished in 24th place overall in
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the NCAA semifinals with a run of 13.84 (-1.6) … Clocked a wind-legal personal best of 13.20 (+1.6) in the first round of qualifying before running 13.27 (+0.6) in the quarterfinals to advance from the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in 11th place in the event … Split a career-best 51.16 while running the anchor leg for the Lady Tigers in the NCAA quarterfinals of the 4x400-meter relay … The team missed out on the semifinals with a time of 3 minutes, 35.79 seconds for 15th place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Clocked her personal record of 56.27 in the final of the 400-meter hurdles in a fifth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Moved into the No. 6 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list with her personal best of 56.27 … Qualified for the conference final with a run of 58.07 in the preliminary round … Also scored one point with an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships, clocking 13.37 (+2.0) in the prelims and 13.77 (-0.4) in the final … Anchored the Lady Tigers to a seventh-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:37.59 … Also anchored the Lady Tigers to their seasonal-best time of 3:35.59 in a runner-up finish in the college 4x400-meter relay at the Penn Relays … Won two titles in the 400 hurdles during the 2014 outdoor season at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (57.31) and LSU Invitational (57.23) … Placed third in the event at the Texas Relays with a time of 57.67 … Finished runner-up in the 400-meter dash at the Battle on the Bayou with a run of 53.95 in her only 400-meter race of the outdoor season … Anchored the Lady Tigers with a 53.73-second last leg in a 10th-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Competed primarily in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season … Finished in 10th place in qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.43 … Also finished in 14th place in the qualifying round of the 400 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships with an indoor personal best of 54.37 … Split 54.16 on the anchor leg of LSU’s mile relay team that placed fifth at the SEC Indoor Championships … Ran a personal best of 8.33 in a fourth-place finish in the 60 hurdles at the LSU Twilight … Also ran the 60 hurdles at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (8.45) , New Mexico Team Invitational (8.52), Aggie Invitational (8.71) and Tyson Invitational (8.41) during the indoor season … Ran an indoor seasonal best of 24.42 for fourth place in the 200 meters at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Anchored the Lady Tigers to an indoor seasonal best of 3:34.89 in their sixth-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the Tyson Invitational … Followed the collegiate season by running the 400-meter hurdles for Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland … Was Canada’s No. 1-ranked 400-meter hurdler during the 2014 outdoor season.
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2013 Qualified to run both the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for the first time in her collegiate career … An NCAA quarterfinalist in the 400 hurdles after running 58.97 for 18th place in the opening round in the meet held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Finished in 24th place overall in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds with a time of 1:03.19 … Came up short of advancement in the first round of the 100 hurdles after running a wind-aided 13.93 for 44th place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Scored one point for the Lady Tigers with an eighth-place finish in the final of the 100-meter hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Clocked 14.03 for eighth place in the SEC final after running her fastest time of the year under all conditions with a windy 13.39 (+3.2) in the preliminary round … Took 12th place in the qualifying round of the 400 hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a qualifying time of 1:00.33 … Ran a wind-legal PR of 13.60 in the 100 hurdles in a fifth-place finish at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational … Also ran a wind-legal 13.67 for ninth place at the LSU Alumni Gold … Placed sixth at the Battle on the Bayou (13.86), 15th at the Penn Relays (13.97) and 29th at the Texas Relays (13.91) … Raced to a PR of 58.72 for fourth place in the 400 hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold … Broke one minute for the first time in her collegiate career at the Battle on the Bayou, running 59.71 for fifth place in the final of the 400-meter hurdles … Opened the outdoor season by running her fastest 400 meters of the year at 55.41 for second place at the Louisiana Classics … Competed in the 60-meter hurdles and 400-meter dash during the indoor season … Placed 31st in the 400 meters at the SEC Indoor Championship with a run of 57.23 in the preliminary round … Ran a personal best of 8.77 in the 60 hurdles to take sixth during the Texas A&M Triangular meet. 2012 Competed in one meet in her rookie season with the Lady Tigers in 2012 … Ran the second leg on one of LSU’s 4x200-meter relay teams that took third place at the LSU Relays … Teamed with Toshika Sylvester, Montenae RoyeSpeight and Kendra White to run 1 minute, 38.23 seconds for third place in the race … Also ran the 400-meter leg on the distance medley relay that took third place at the LSU Relays in 12:27.97 … Was only able to compete in one meet outdoors after suffering a season-ending injury … Did not compete during the indoor season. PRIOR TO LSU Emerged as one of Canada’s top up-and-coming sprint talents with her performance during the 2010 season … Honored with the Myrtle Cook Trophy by Athletics Canada in 2010, recognizing Canada’s Youth Athlete of the Year
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in the sport of track and field … Captured her country’s silver medal in the 400-meter dash with a personal record of 53.52 at the 2010 Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships … Earned the right to represent Canada in the 400 meters at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada … Clocked 53.72 in the 400-meter semifinal en route to a ninth-place finish overall at the World Junior Championships … Advanced to the World Junior semifinals after running a qualifying time of 53.61 in the heats … Also anchored Canada to a fifth-place finish in 4x400-meter relay at the World Junior Championships as she led the team to a time of 3:35.08 in the final … Followed her performance at the World Junior Championships with a bronze-medal-winning performance in the 400 meters at the 2010 Canadian Senior Track & Field Championships in Toronto … After qualifying for the 400-meter final at the Canadian Championships with a time of 53.92 in the preliminary round, clocked 53.96 in the final en route to the bronze medal … Set a personal best of 14.08 in the 100-meter hurdles with her performance at the 2010 Canadian Junior Championships … Competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy … Finished in 10th place in the 100 hurdles at the World Youth Championships after clocking a youth PR of 13.62 in the semifinal round … Also recorded a personal best of 24.44 in the 200-meter dash during the 2009 season … Was a five-time gold medalist at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Track & Field Championships while competing for Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School … Won OFSAA gold medals in the 100 hurdles and long jump in 2009 … Defended OFSAA gold medals in the 100 hurdles and long jump in 2010, while adding titles in the 200 meters and 4x400 relay during her junior season with Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. PERSONAL Full name is Chanice Nicole Chase … Born on Aug. 6, 1993 … Parents are Robert Taylor and Sharon Chase … Has an older sister, Tynelle Taylor-Chase, who was a member of the track team at the University of Albany … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport leadership.
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Andria Aguilar
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Jr./Jr. – 5-3 – Metairie, La. Mount Carmel Academy Major: International Studies Events: 800M (IN: 2:12.65; OUT: 2:09.33), 1,500M (4:24.86), Mile (4:56.83), 3,000M (OUT: 10:05.26), 5,000M (OUT: 18:09.48)
So./RS-Fr. – 5-2 – Naples, Fla. Naples HS Major: General Business Events: 800M (IN: 2:13.70; OUT: 2:12.84), 1,500M (4:58.12)
2014 An NCAA Championships qualifier for the first time in her collegiate career while running the 1,500 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Finished in 48th place overall in the first round of NCAA qualifying with a run of 4 minutes, 39.33 seconds in her preliminary heat … Ran the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Lexington, Kentucky … Placed 32nd in the 1,500 meters after running 4:49.97 in qualifying at the conference meet … Won the 1,500-meter title at the LSU Invitational with a run of 4:34.81 in LSU’s regular-season finale … Clocked a personal best of 4:24.86 in a runner-up finish at the Battle on the Bayou that earned her the No. 47 seed at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Moved into the No. 8 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list with her PR of 4:24.86 in the 1,500 meters … Earned a pair of third-place finishes in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold (4:27.69) and Jim Mize Invitational (4:40.99) … Won a pair of 3,000-meter titles outdoors at the Jim Mize Invitational (10:27.20) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (10:05.26) … Personal best of 10:05.26 in the 3k moved her to No. 10 in the school’s all-time Top 10 rankings in the event … Won the 5,000 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a run of 18:09.48 … Competed primarily in the mile indoors in 2014 … Opened the season by running a personal best of 4:56.83 in a 10th-place finish at the Auburn Indoor Invitational … Broke five minutes at the Texas A&M Triangular, running 4:58.95 for fifth place in the mile … Finished in 22nd place in the mile at the SEC Championships after running 5:05.06 in qualifying … Also ran the mile indoors at the Tyson Invitational (5:03.30), Aggie Invitational (5:10.35) and LSU Twilight. 2013 One of the team’s top middle distance runners as a redshirt freshman in 2013 … Competed in the mile indoors and both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters outdoors as the SEC Championships … Won an SEC Indoor bronze medal while running the 1,200-meter leadoff leg for the Lady Tigers in their distance medley relay team that took third place with the third-fastest time in school history at 11:23.01 … Also ran the mile in her debut at the SEC Indoor Championships, taking 27th place with a time of 5:03.99 … Nearly earned a spot in the 800-meter final in her first SEC Outdoor Championships while running 2:09.84 for 10th place in the qualifying round … Finished in 28th place in 1,500-meter qualifying at the SEC Outdoor meet with a prelim time of 4:46.38 … Ran the 1,200-meter leadoff leg on LSU’s distance medley relay team that defended its title at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, winning the university relay title with the fourth-fastest time outdoors in school history at 11:23.55 … Won the 800-meter title at the Battle on the Bayou during the outdoor season with a lifetime personal best of 2:09.33 … Opened the outdoor season by winning the 800 meters in 2:13.18 at the Louisiana Classics … Took seventh place at the LSU Relays (2:14.34) and 11th place at the LSU Alumni Gold (2:16.24) while running the 800 meters at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Clocked a PR of 4:30.89 in a runner-up finish in the 1,500 meters at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie-Joyner Kersee Invitational … Also ran the 800 meters at UCLA in a time of 2:15.43 for eighth place … Won the B section of the 1,500 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold in 4:37.82 … Set indoor PRs of 2:12.65 in the 800 and 4:57.91 in the mile during the 2013 season … Won the 800-meter title at the LSU Invitational by running her indoor best of 2:12.65 … Broke five minutes in the mile for the first time in her collegiate career with a run of 4:57.91 for seventh place in the invitational race at the Tyson Invitational … Made her collegiate debut at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener, running the mile in 5:09.57 for 16th place … Placed 22nd in the college mile with her run of 5:02.56 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational … Earned her first career selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for her outstanding effort in the classroom during the 2012-13 academic year. 2012 Did not compete for the Lady Tigers as a true freshman in 2012 … Received a redshirt during the indoor and outdoor seasons. PRIOR TO LSU A former Louisiana state champion in cross country during her prep career at Mount Carmel Academy … Crowned state champion with her performance in 2010 … Helped her cross country team win a state team title in 2007 and back-to-back district championships in 2007 and 2008 … Earned four all-state selections in cross country at Mount Carmel Academy … Set a school record in the 800-meter run at 2:17 during her senior season on the track in 2011 … Also a member of the school-record-setting 4x400-meter relay team during her senior season … Was her school’s nomination for the Wendy’s High School Heisman. PERSONAL Full name is Andria Maria Aguilar … Born on Jan. 17, 1993 … Mother is Athena Aguilar … Graduated with honors from Mount Carmel Academy … A member of the National Honor Society … Majoring in international studies.
2014 An 800-meter specialist for the Lady Tigers while competing indoors as a true freshman in 2014 … Made her debut at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing in 26th place in qualifying with a time of 2 minutes, 15.33 seconds in the preliminary round … Split 2:16.04 on the 800-meter leg for the Lady Tigers on the distance medley relay team that finished in 11th place at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 11:44.78 … Also ran the 800-meter leg on distance medley relay teams that won back-to-back event titles at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (11:58.73) and Texas A&M Triangular (11:53.18) … Clocked an indoor personal best of 2:13.70 in the 800 meters in a fourth-place finish at the Texas A&M Triangular … Also ran the 800 meters indoors at the Aggie Invitational (2:14.16), LSU Twilight (2:16.23), Auburn Indoor Invitational (2:16.43) and Tyson Invitational (2:17.67) … Received a redshirt during the outdoor season … Ran outdoor seasonal bests of 2:28.01 in the 800 meters and 4:58.12 in the 1,500 meters with her unattached appearance at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou. PRIOR TO LSU One of the top middle distance runners in the state of Florida for the Class of 2013 … Lifetime personal record of 2:12.84 in the 800-meter run that was set in a third-place finish in the high school final at the 2013 Florida Relays during her senior season … Slashed more than two seconds off of her previous PR of 2:14.94 as she set her 2012 seasonal best in a second-place finish at the 2012 Golden South Classic held in Orlando, Florida … Wrapped up her prep career at Naples High School by winning the Florida Class 3A silver medal in the 800-meter final with a run of 2:17.79 … Was the Naples High School record holder in the 800 meters … Ranked among the top 800-meter runners in the state of Florida for the 2012 outdoor season … Wrapped up her junior season at Naples High School by capturing the Florida Class 3A bronze medal in the 800 meters after running 2:15.09 for third place in the event final at the 2012 Florida Class 3A Outdoor State Championships … Crowned the District 12-3A 800-meter champion as a junior in 2012 after running 2:19.59 in the district final … Claimed three-straight Region 3-3A silver medals in the 800 meters while running 2:18.62 in 2011, 2:15.48 in 2012 and 2:14.49 in 2013 at the regional meet … Won back-to-back Collier County Athletic Conference championships in the 800 meters in 2011 and 2012 … Followed her junior season on the track with an outstanding senior season in cross country in the fall of 2012 … Qualified for the FHSAA Cross Country State Championships for the first time during her senior season in 2012 while earning a 64th-place finish after running 20:13.42 for the state finals … Finished in fifth place at the District 12-3A meet and 27th place at the Region 3-3A meet en route to a berth in the state cross country finals … Ran a 5k cross country personal best of 19:47.70 at the 2012 FLRunners.com Invitational as a high school senior … Earned her first career top-10 finish in the 800 meters at the FHSAA Class 3A Outdoor State Championships with a ninth-place finish as a sophomore in 2011 … A two-time District 12-3A champion in the 4x800-meter relay and a two-time District 12-3A bronze medalist in the 4x400-meter relay in 2011 and 2012 … Helped lead her high school team to back-to-back eighth-place finishes in the 4x800 relay at the FHSAA Class 3A Outdoor State Championship in 2011 and 2012 … Set a personal best of 59.78 in the 400-meter dash in her victory at the Wally Keller Invitational held at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda, Florida, during her sophomore season in 2011 … A standout in the classroom who won the prestigious 24th-annual Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award in 2013 over 11 other finalists from Collier County … Awarded a $10,000 college scholarship as the recipient of the Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award following her senior season on the track. PERSONAL Full name is Danielle Avery … Born on April 12, 1995 … Parents are Matthew and Maureen Avery … Has one younger brother named William … Father was an NCAA qualifier on the wrestling team at Lockhaven University during his collegiate career … An honor student who maintained a weighted 4.7 grade-point average during her prep career at Naples High School to rank among the top 10 percent of her graduating class … A member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … A recipient of the Student-Athlete Award and Academic Letter at her high school … Majoring in general business.
Mallory Bartow Fr./Fr. – 5-6 – Woodworth, La. Holy Savior Menard Central HS Major: Biology Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU A six-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field during her prep career at Holy Savior Menard Central High School … Helped guide her high school cross country team to a pair of state championships in 2011 and 2013 … Also helped her team finish as the state runner-up in 2010 … Catalyst in her high school team winning a state championship in track and field during her junior season in 2013 … Also competed in
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the pole vault during her high school career, finishing as the state silver medalist in 2013 and state bronze medalist in 2014 … Was a finalist for the Wendy’s high School Heisman in 2013-14. PERSONAL Full name is Mallory Elaine Bartow … Born on May 13, 1996 … Parents are Edward and Stephanie Bartow … Has a younger sister, Macy … An honor roll student during her prep career at Holy Savior Menard Central High School … Served as Student Council Treasurer in high school … Was also a member of Spanish Club, Key Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Plans to major in biology at LSU.
Carley Boyce Fr./Fr. – 5-7 – Covington, La. St. Scholastica Academy Major: Biology Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU One of the top distance runners in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2014 … Crowned Louisiana’s Class 4A state cross country champion during her senior season at St. Scholastica Academy in the fall of 2013 … Won the Class 4A crown with her winning run of 18 minutes, 54.88 seconds over the three-mile course in Natchitoches, Louisiana … Followed during her senior season indoors in 2014 by winning the Louisiana Division I bronze medal in the 3,200 meters (12:15.08) and taking fourth place in the 800 meters (2:24.46) at the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Indoor State Championships held at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Also helped St. Scholastica Academy win the Division I bronze medal with a third-place finish in the 4x800meter relay at the state meet in 2014 … Capped her high school career by winning the Louisiana Class 4A state title in the 1,600 meters with a winning time of 5:19.43 at the 2014 LHSAA Outdoor State Championships … Also won the Class 4A state bronze medal in the 3,200 meters to highlight her senior season outdoors … A fivetime state championship qualifier in cross country during her prep career, including a sixth-place finish with a time of 20:07.4 while running as an eighth-grader in 2009 … Helped lead St. Scholastica Academy to the Class 5A team state championship during the 2009 season … Followed with a fifth-place finish as a freshman in 2010 (19:27.62), a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish as a sophomore in 2011 (18:51.81) and an eighth-place finish as a junior in 2012 (18:43.92) while competing at the Class 5A level with St. Scholastica Academy … School was reclassified to Class 4A for her senior season … Finished fourth place in 2011 (5:22.12) and third place in 2013 (5:15.95) in the 1,600-meter final at the LHSAA Class 5A Outdoor State Championships at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Also took home the Class 5A bronze medal in the 3,200 meters (11:38.85) at the state meet in 2013 to cap her junior season outdoors … Finished in fifth place in 2012 (12:24.47) before scoring the silver medal with a second-place finish in 2013 (12:07.07) in the 3,200 meters at the LHSAA Division I Indoor State Championships … Made her state championship debut indoors as a freshman in 2011 while finishing in sixth place in the 1,600 meters and helping St. Scholastica Academy take second place in the 4x800-meter relay during the LHSAA Division I Indoor State Championships … Named her team’s Most Valuable Player for four years in both track and field and cross country … Was also a varsity swimmer at St. Scholastica Academy for five years … Named Louisiana’s Wendy’s High School Heisman winner in 2014. PERSONAL Full name is Carley Elizabeth Boyce … Born on Dec. 15, 1995 … Parents are Graham and Leslie Boyce … Has one younger brother, Garrett … Father, mother and grandparents all attended LSU … An honor student during her prep career at St. Scholastica Academy, where she was the No. 1-ranked student in her graduating class with a 4.0 unweighted grade-point average … Was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Science Honor Society, English Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, Key Club, Foreign Language Club, Science Club and Student Council during her high school career … Served as Senior Class President and an officer of Mu Alpha Theta at St. Scholastica Academy … Was the 2013 Homecoming Queen at St. Scholastica Academy … Plans to major in biology at LSU.
Alli Brasuell RS-Fr./So. – 5-6 – Ruston, La. Ruston HS Major: Child & Family Studies Event: Javelin (142-6) 2014 Kicked off her collegiate career by throwing a personal best of 142 feet, 6 inches in a fourth-place finish in the javelin at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational … Debuted at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships by finishing in 15th place, throwing a seriesbest of 134-6 in her first conference meet … Finished in 19th place in the college javelin at the Penn Relays with a throw of 128-0 … Placed third at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (130-0) and fifth at the Battle on the Bayou (134-3) … Also threw the javelin at the LSU Alumni Gold (132-10) and LSU Invitational (136-6) during the 2014 outdoor season … Did not compete during the indoor season.
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PRIOR TO LSU Emerged as one of Louisiana’s top javelin recruits for the Class of 2013 following her silver-medal-winning performance at the 2012 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Scored the Class 5A state silver medal for Ruston High School by throwing a personal best of 137-7 in the state final … Qualified for the Class 5A state meet during her junior season after claiming the bronze medal with a third-place finish in the javelin with a throw of 126-10 at the 2012 LHSAA Region 1-5A Championships … Won the young women’s javelin title at the 2012 USA Track & Field Southern Association Junior Olympics held at Natchez High School in Natchez, Mississippi, following the end of her junior season at Ruston High School … Followed with a win in the young women’s javelin at the USATF Region 6 Championships to wrap up the 2012 outdoor season … Opened her senior season in 2013 by throwing 131-2 for third place at West Monroe’s Van Leigh Relays … Competed in Class 4A with Ruston High School during her sophomore season in 2011 … Earned a fifth-place finish in the javelin final at the 2011 LHSAA Class 4A Outdoor State Championships with a top throw of 116-7 at the state meet … Threw 129-1 to win the silver medal at the 2011 LHSAA Region 1-4A Championships during her sophomore season … Ended her sophomore season at Ruston high School with a seasonal-best mark of 133-0 to rank among the nation’s top javelin throwers in her classification. PERSONAL Full name is Allison Faye Brasuell … Born on Nov. 13, 1994 … Parents are Scott and Bonnie Brasuell … Has one older sister, Jordyn, and two younger brothers, Christopher and Steven … Maintained a 3.4 cumulative grade-point average during an outstanding prep career at Ruston High School … Majoring in child and family studies.
Mikiah Brisco Fr./Fr. – 5-5 – Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge Magnet HS Major: Mass Communication Events: 60M (7.26), 60H (8.45), 100M (11.55), 100H (13.87), 200M (23.85w) PRIOR TO LSU One of the most decorated track and field athletes in the history of Louisiana high school athletics … Signed with the Lady Tigers with personal bests of 7.26 in the 60 meters, 11.55 in the 100 meters, 23.85w in the 200 meters, 8.45 in the 60 hurdles and 13.87 in the 100 hurdles … Capped a record-breaking senior season indoors in 2014 by being crowned the New Balance Indoor Nationals Champion in the 60-meter dash after running a meet-record personal best of 7.26 seconds in the national final held at The Armory Track & Field Center in New York … Brisco broke the 15-year-old New Balance Indoor Nationals meet record of 7.29 previously set by Alexis Joyce in 1999 … Also tied the 8-year-old high school record at The Armory of 7.26 previously set by U.S. Olympian Bianca Knight back in 2006 … Ended the 2014 indoor season as the No. 1-ranked high school sprinter in the United States in the 60-meter dash with her performance … Crowned a USA Track & Field Junior Olympics Champion in the 4x100-meter relay as the third leg for New Era Track Club’s winning team at the 2014 USATF National Junior Olympics held in Humble, Texas … Also the fourth-place finisher in the 100-meter hurdles final at the USATF National Junior Olympics in her final prep season … Honored as a member of the American Family Insurance All-USA Girls Track & Field Team and the Gatorade Louisiana Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year following her junior season in 2013 … Stepped onto the international stage during the summer of 2013 while representing the United States at the IAAF World Youth Championships held in Donetsk, Ukraine … Brought home the IAAF World Youth bronze medal as the third-place finisher in the 100-meter hurdles while running a blistering 13.29 (+0.0) over the youth hurdles at 76.2 centimeters … Advanced to the World Youth final after running 13.73 (-0.8) in qualifying and 13.47 (+0.1) in the semifinal round … The catalyst in Baton Rouge Magnet High School winning six team state championships in four seasons during her prep career from 2011-14 … Helped guide the team to Division I indoor state championships in 2011, 2012 and 2014 and Class 5A outdoor state championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Was a 26-time state champion in her events between the indoor and outdoor seasons while competing for Baton Rouge Magnet High School … Raced to personal bests of 7.31 in the 60-meter dash and 8.45 in the 60-meter hurdles in sweeping Division I state titles at the 2014 LHSAA Indoor State Championships to highlight her senior season indoors … Winning times ranked No. 1 nationally in the 60 meters and No. 7 nationally in the 60 hurdles among all classifications for the 2014 indoor season … They also set high school facility records at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Brisco later dropped her PR in the 60 meters with her winning time of 7.26 at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Swept Class 5A state titles with personal bests in the 100 meters (11.55), 200 meters (23.85w) and 100 hurdles (13.87) en route to receiving Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet honors at the 2013 LHSAA Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Winning time of 11.55 (+1.2) was the No. 10-ranked time nationally among all classifications and the No. 3-ranked time in the Class of 2014 during the 2013 outdoor season … Winning time of 13.87 in the state final of the 100 hurdles set a new Class 5A state record in the state of Louisiana and ranked No. 11 nationally among hurdlers in the Class of 2014 … In all, swept Class 5A state championships in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 100
Lady Tigers hurdles and 4x100-meter relay in four-straight years from 2011-14 … Won Division I indoor state titles in the 55 meters and 4x200 relay in 2011; the 55 meters, 55 hurdles, long jump and 4x200 relay in 2012; the 55 meters in 2013; and the 60 meters, 60 hurdles and long jump in 2014 … Earned her spot on Team USA for the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships by finishing runner-up in the final of the 100 hurdles at the USA Track & Field World Youth Trials held in Edwardsville, Illinois … Clocked 13.76 into a strong headwind of -2.2 meters per second while running over the youth hurdles … A veteran of the USATF National Junior Olympics Championships … Won the bronze medal in the 100 meters and finished in eighth place in the 200 meters in the intermediate girls division at the 2012 USATF National Junior Olympics … Also placed fifth in the 200 meters and eighth in the 100 meters in the intermediate girls division at the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympics … Placed fifth in the 100 meters and ninth in the 100 hurdles in the young women’s division at the 2013 USATF National Junior Olympics … Clocked an impressive wind-aided time of 11.59 (+4.0) to win the invitational 100-meter title at the 2013 Mobile Challenge of Champions during her junior year … Also finished runner-up in the invitational 200-meter dash at the Mobile Challenge of Champions during her junior season … Won the 100-meter title at the 2013 Golden West Invitational with a strong run of 11.69 (+0.0) … Invited to race in the girls 100-meter dash at the 2013 adidas Grand Prix held at Icahn Stadium in New York, where she finished in ninth place … Named to the All-Louisiana high school track and field team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 2011, 2012 and 2013. PERSONAL Full name is Mikiah Janee Brisco … Born on July 14, 1996 … Parents are Leroy and Pennie Brisco … Has an older sister, Dominique, who is on the track and field team at the University of Houston … An honor student who was a member of BETA Club and the National Honor Society during her time at Baton Rouge Magnet High School … Majoring in mass communication.
McLain Broussard Fr./Fr. – 5-4 – Evans, Ga. Greenbrier HS Major: Undecided Event: Pole Vault PRIOR TO LSU A three-year letterwinner in the pole vault during her career at Greenbrier High School … Won regional and sectional titles in the event as a junior in 2013 and as a senior in 2014 … A threeyear member of the state team from 2012-14 … Helped her high school team win a regional championship during the 2013 season. PERSONAL Full name is McLain Elizabeth Broussard … Born on Oct. 29, 1995 … Parents are Jason and Stephanie Broussard … Has three younger sisters, Madeleine, Ella and Evangeline … An honor roll student during her prep career at Greenbrier High School … Was a competitive cheerleader during her high school career … Currently undecided on a major.
Meghan Charbonnet So./So. – 5-3 – Metairie, La. Dominican HS Major: Psychology Events: 1,500M (4:59.20), Mile (5:26.34), 3,000M (IN: 10:58.02) 2014 Competed in two meets during her redshirt freshman season in 2014 … Ran a personal best of 10 minutes, 58.02 seconds in a runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters at the LSU Twilight during the indoor season … Also clocked a PR of 5:26.34 in a fifth-place finish in the mile at the LSU Twilight … Lined up in the 1,500 meters at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational during the outdoor season, taking sixth place with a personal best of 4:59.20 … Recognized for her community service efforts by being named to the 2014 SEC Community Service Team for women’s track and field. 2013 Did not compete for the Lady Tigers during the 2013 season. PRIOR TO LSU A four-time all-state cross country runner during her prep career at St. Mary’s Dominican High School in Metairie, Louisiana … Led her high school team to threestraight district championships in cross country from 2010-12 … Also guided her team to a state championship as a senior in 2011 and a state runner-up finish as a junior in 2010 … Claimed five all-metro honors during her prep running career from 2008-12 ... Coached in high school by Sherri Thompson in cross country and Paul Garvey in track. PERSONAL Full name is Meghan Elizabeth Charbonnet … Born on Dec. 25, 1993 … Parents are Robert Charbonnet and Toye Brumfield … Has two younger siblings, Caroline and
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Jackson … An honor roll student during her prep career at Dominican High School … Graduated magna cum laude before attending college at LSU … Majoring in psychology.
Mayme Cook Jr./Jr. – 5-7 – Rayne, La. Notre Dame HS/UL-Lafayette Major: Nutrition Studies Event: Javelin (158-8) 2014 Threw the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … Finished in 23rd place in the first round of NCAA qualifying in Jacksonville, Florida, with a series-best throw of 152 feet, 7 inches during the competition … Scored three points for the Lady Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the javelin final at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Lexington, Kentucky … Posted a top throw of 156-5 to claim sixth place at the SEC Championships … Threw a seasonal best and personal best of 158-8 in a runner-up finish at the LSU Alumni Gold to move her into the No. 7 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the women’s javelin … Opened the outdoor season by throwing 152-9 for second place at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational and 153-10 for third place in the B section at the Texas Relays … Won the javelin title at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou with a throw of 148-0 … Also threw the javelin at the Penn Relays (134-8) and LSU Invitational (149-3) … Did not compete indoors in her first season with the program in 2014. PRIOR TO LSU Competed in track and field and volleyball during her freshman year at LouisianaLafayette before transferring to LSU in the fall of 2013 … Was the Sun Belt Conference silver medalist in the javelin throw during the 2013 outdoor season … Crowned a state champion in the javelin during her prep career at Notre Dame High School during the 2010 season … Honored as the district MVP during the 2010 season … Was also the state runner-up in the javelin during the 2009 season … A three-time all-state performer in the javelin from 2008-10 … Helped lead her high school team to a pair of state championships in track and field in 2007 and 2010 … Set a personal record of 155-8 in the javelin throw during her senior year at Notre Dame High School. PERSONAL Full name is Mayme Elizabeth Cook … Born on June 6, 1993 … Parents are Robert and Karon Cook … Has two older sisters, Mary Katherine and Rosemary … Majoring in nutrition studies with a concentration in dietetics.
Madison Danna Fr./Fr. – 5-7 – Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge Magnet HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Shot Put, Discus, Javelin PRIOR TO LSU A three-year letterwinner during her prep career at Baton Rouge Magnet High School … Threw the shot put, discus and javelin during her high school career … A member of threestraight outdoor state championship teams at Baton Rouge Magnet High School from 2011-13. PERSONAL Full name is Madison Suzanne Danna … Born on June 24, 1996 … Parents are Daniel and Patty Danna … Has two older siblings, Taylor and Nicholas … Father attended LSU … Plans to pursue a degree in kinesiology at LSU.
Hannah Deworth Fr./Fr. – 5-3 – Alexandria, La. Holy Savior Menard Central HS Major: Pre-Pharmacy Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU A two-time Louisiana Class 2A state champion in the 800 meters in 2011 and 2013 … A two-time Class 2A silver medalist in the 1,600 meters in 2012 and 2013 … Helped lead her high school team to the Class 2A team championship at the 2013 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 2A State Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Set personal bests of 2:19 in the 800 meters and 5:25 in the 1,600 meters during her prep career. PERSONAL Full name is Hannah Katherine Deworth … Born on Dec. 25, 1994 … Parents are Jay and Jackie Deworth … Has two older sisters, Rebecca and Rachel, who both attended LSU … An honor student and member of the National Honor Society during her prep career at Holy Savior Menard Central High School … Plans to major in pre-pharmacy.
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Lady Tigers Bria Druilhet Fr./Fr. – 5-7 – Sugar Land, Texas Stephen F. Austin HS Major: Undecided Events: Long Jump (19-0 ¾w/19-0), Triple Jump (41-1w/405 ¾)
PRIOR TO LSU One of the top triple jump prospects in the United States for the Class of 2014 … Wrapped up her prep career at Stephen F. Austin High School by winning the Texas Class 5A bronze medal in the triple jump while jumping a wind-legal personal best of 40 feet, 5 ¾ inches in the state final at the 2014 University Interscholastic League Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas … … Soared to a wind-aided mark of 40-11 ½ to win the Class 5A state championship in the triple jump to highlight her junior season in 2013 … Jumped a winning wind-aided mark of 40-11 ½ (+2.3) in the fifth round after also jumping a wind-aided 40-8 ¼ (+2.7) in the second round at the 2013 state meet … Also earned fifth place in the long jump at the Class 5A state meet in 2013 with a career-best wind-aided mark of 19-0 ¾ … Recorded a personal-best wind-aided mark of 41-1 in winning the triple jump title in a regular-season meet hosted by Cypress Springs High School during the 2013 season … Ended the 2013 outdoor season as the No. 10-ranked prep triple jumper nationally under all conditions and No. 5-ranked member of the Class of 2014 with her wind-aided best of 41-1 … Also captured the girls’ triple jump title at the 2013 Texas Relays with a winning wind-aided mark of 40-7 ¾ (+2.8) during the competition … Set her wind-legal PR of 40-5 ½ in her series at the 2013 Texas Relays for the No. 17-ranked performance at the high school level in the United States during her junior season … Was also the nation’s No. 7-ranked triple jumper with a wind-legal mark at the prep level among the Class of 2014 … Finished runner-up in her title defense at the Texas Relays as a senior in 2014 when she posted a series-best wind-aided mark of 40-11 ¾ on her sixth and final attempt of the competition … Also posted a seasonal-best wind-legal mark of 40-4 ¾ in the fifth round at the 2014 Texas Relays … Swept District 23-5A (38-10) and Region 3-5A (40-0 ¾w) in the triple jump during her junior season in 2013 … Also won the District 23-5A (18-3) and Region 3-5A (19-0) silver medals during the 2013 season … Mark of 19-0 at the 2013 regional meet set a wind-legal PR in the long jump … Crowned the young women’s gold medalist in the triple jump with a winning seasonal-best mark of 39-1 ¾ (+1.1) at the 2012 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships to highlight her sophomore season … The 2012 USA Youth Outdoor Championships was held in Arlington, Texas … Earned backto-back sixth-place finishes in the triple jump at the UIL Class 5A Outdoor State Championships as a freshman in 2011 and as a sophomore in 2012 … Also swept triple jump titles at the District 23-5A and Region 3-5A meets in the state of Texas during her freshman season in 2011. PERSONAL Full name is Bria Nachell Druilhet … Born on Nov. 11, 1995 … Parents are Anthony Druilhet, Sr., and Rachella Ozan Druilhet … Stepmother is Toni Druilhet … Has four older brothers, Anthony Druilhet, Jr., Michael Frank, Jr., Jarayle Williams and Jamayle Williams … Father was a three-year letterwinner as a member of the LSU Track & Field program from 1985-87 … An honor student during her prep career at Stephen F. Austin High School while maintaining a 3.5 grade-point average … Currently undecided on a major.
Kiersten Duncan Jr./Jr. – 5-5 – Katy, Texas Cypress Springs HS/Texas Major: Psychology Events: 60M (7.57), 100M (11.70w/11.72), 200M (IN: 24.02; OUT: 23.40w/23.52) 2014 Lettered during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … An NCAA quarterfinalist in the 200-meter dash during the outdoor season … Finished in 17th place overall in the 200 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida, clocking 23.76 seconds in her quarterfinal heat … Qualified for the national quarterfinals with a run of 23.66 (+0.6) in the first round … Also ran the third leg for the Lady Tigers in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, helping the team to a 15th-place finish in the quarterfinals with its secondfastest time of the season at 3 minutes, 35.79 seconds … Also ran the third leg on LSU’s mile relay team that set a 2014 seasonal best of 3:35.59 in a runner-up finish in the college section at the Penn Relays … Finished in 25th place in the 100 meters (11.93) and 22nd place in the 200 meters (24.52) in the qualifying round at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Clocked personal bests of 11.72 (+1.5) in a sixth-place finish in the 100 meters and 23.60 (+0.2) in a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters at the Battle on the Bayou in her first open races of the 2014 season … Won the B section of the 100 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold with a run of 11.82 (+1.7) … Placed seventh at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (11.87) and eighth at the LSU Invitational (11.89) in the 100 meters … Raced to a career-best wind-aided time of 23.40 (+2.4) in a third-place finish in the 200 meters at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Dropped her wind-legal PR to 23.52 (+1.4) in a fourth-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Finished in eighth place in the 200-meter final at the LSU Invitational with a time of 24.00 (-0.3) … Opened the outdoor season by running
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the second leg on LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that finish in fifth place at the Texas Relays with times of 44.17 in the qualifying round and 44.41 in the final … Ran the second leg on LSU’s foursome that earned three-straight runner-up finishes at the Battle on the Bayou (44.18), Hurricane Alumni Invitational (44.28) and LSU Alumni Gold (43.72) … Ran the second leg on LSU’s 4x200-meter relay teams that took third place at the Texas Relays (1:34.23) and 10th place at the Penn Relays (1:35.43) … Competed in both the 60 meters and 200 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships, running 7.67 for 32nd place and 24.13 for 19th place, respectively … Won the 200-meter title with a banked-track-converted time of 24.06 at the LSU Twilight … Ran an indoor PR of 24.02 in a 16th-place finish in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational … Clocked a time of 24.16 in a runner-up finish in the 200 meters at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Also lined up in the 200 meters at the Aggie Invitational (24.19), Texas A&M Triangular (24.20) and Auburn Indoor Invitational (24.42) during the indoor season … Clocked a personal best of 7.57 in a 10th-place finish in her first 60-meter race of the year at the Texas A&M Triangular … Also ran the 60 meters at the LSU Twilight (7.64), New Mexico Team Invitational (7.69), Tyson Invitational (7.69) and Aggie Invitational (7.83). PRIOR TO LSU Competed at the University of Texas during her freshman season in 2013 … Ran the leadoff leg for the Longhorns in winning the 4x200-meter relay at the 2013 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in a time of 1:32.37 … Also sprinted to a wind-legal personal best of 11.77 in the qualifying round of the 100-meter dash at the Texas Relays in 2013 … Sprinted to a 2013 wind-aided seasonal best of 11.70 in a fifth-place finish in the 100 meters at the Longhorn Invitational … Also ran 24.18 for seventh place in the 200 meters at the Longhorn Invitational … Clocked a seasonal-best time of 23.96 in the 200 meters in a sixth-place finish at the Aztec Invitational … Led off the Texas foursome that finished in fourth place in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2013 Florida Relays with a time of 44.25 … Competed in the 60 meters and 200 meters during the 2013 indoor season … Ran 2013 seasonal bests of 7.61 in the 60 meters and 24.68 in the 200 meters in the qualifying round at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … Was a four-year letterwinner on the track during her prep career at Cypress Springs High School under the direction of coach Ruqayya Gibson … Served as her high school team captain in 2011 and 2012 … Set a wind-legal PR of 23.89 in the 200 meters to win the Class 5A bronze medal at the Texas state meet in 2011 … Also ran an indoor PR of 24.24 in the 200 meters at the 2011 New Balance Indoor Nationals held at The Armory in New York. PERSONAL Full name is Kiersten Antoinet Duncan … Born on March 7, 1993 … Parents are Antonne and Schrylean Duncan … Younger sister of former LSU sprint star Kimberlyn Duncan … Majoring in psychology.
Elizabeth Dunning So./So. – 5-4 – Zachary, La. Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Major: Elementary Education Events: 1,500M (5:09.83), Mile (5:40.32), 3,000M (IN: 11:22.31; OUT: 11:03.97), 5,000M (OUT: 19:00.02) 2014 Competed unattached in her first season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … Lined up in four meets between the indoor and outdoor seasons … Ran banked-track-converted times of 5:40.32 in a 10th-place finish in the mile and 11:22.31 in a fifth-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the LSU Twilight in her only indoor appearance … Ran outdoor seasonal bests of 5:09.83 in the 1,500 meters and 11:03.97 in the 3,000 meters at the Battle on the Bayou and 19:00.02 in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold while she competed unattached in 2014. PRIOR TO LSU A varsity letterwinner in track and field and cross country during her prep career … Was a member of three regional championship teams during her high school career from 2010-12. PERSONAL Full name is Elizabeth Lee Dunning … Born on July 5, 1993 … Father is Don Dunning … Has two sisters, Ana and Natalee … Sister, Ana, currently attends LSU … Majoring in elementary education.
Gabby Figueroa Fr./Fr. – 5-10 – Austintown, Ohio Austintown-Fitch HS Major: English Events: Weight Throw (64-11), Hammer Throw (180-1) PRIOR TO LSU One of the top throws prospects at the high school level in the United States for the Class of 2014 … The nation’s No. 1-ranked performer in the weight throw at the prep level regardless of class as a junior in 2013 (58-11) and as a senior in 2014 (64-11) while competing for Austintown-Fitch High School … Threw her personal best of 64-11 in winning the weight throw title at the Kent State University High School Open on
Lady Tigers March 2, 2014, to become the nation’s No. 2-ranked performer in the weight throw all-time at the high school level … Trails only Class of 2011 standout Shelby Ashe (68-2 ¾) on the all-time high school weight throw list in the United States … Crowned the weight throw champion at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals held at The Armory Track & Field Center in New York, where she unleashed a winning throw of 62-1 ¾ on her fourth throw of the competition … Also eclipsed the 60-foot mark with winning throws of 62-8 and 61-9 on back-to-back weekends in meets held at Youngstown State University in February 2014 … Won the Ohio Division I Indoor state title in the weight throw as a senior in 2014 with a winning throw of 59-6 ½ … Also eclipsed her 2013 seasonal best as a senior in 2014 with a winning throw of 59-11 at the Akron Rubber City Meet held in late February … Followed her performance indoors with a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the hammer throw final at the 2014 New Balance Outdoor Nationals where she threw a personal best of 180-1 in the event held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Ended her senior season outdoors as the No. 6-ranked hammer thrower at the prep level in the United States regardless of classification … Was also the No. 4-ranked hammer thrower among members of the Class of 2014 … Ended the 2013 indoor season as the nation’s No. 1-ranked prep performer in the weight throw after setting her seasonal best of 58-11 at a high school meet held at Youngstown State University … Threw 56-5 ¼ in the weight throw to win the bronze medal in the event at the 2013 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Also finished in fifth place in the weight throw with a mark of 53-4 ¼ in her debut at the New Balance Indoor Nationals as a sophomore in 2012 … Also won Ohio Division I Indoor state championships in the weight throw with title-clinching marks of 55-5 in 2012 and 56-0 in 2013 … Mark of 55-5 to win her first career state title ranked No. 4 nationally regardless of class and No. 1 in the Class of 2014 for the 2012 indoor season … Emerged as an elite hammer throw prospect during the 2013 outdoor season after throwing a personal best of 168-9 to finish runner-up at the Ohio MileSplit State Hammer Championship … PR of 168-9 was the No. 9-ranked mark nationally regardless of class and the No. 5-ranked mark among members of the Class of 2014 for the 2013 outdoor season … Followed by throwing 166-4 to win the silver medal in the hammer throw at the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Swept Ohio Division I district (123-7) and regional (135-0) titles in the discus throw en route to qualifying for the state meet in the event … Winning throw of 135-0 at the regional meet set a personal best in the discus. PERSONAL Full name is Gabrielle Francine Figueroa … Born on Feb. 20, 1996 … Parents are Carlos and Cheryl Figueroa … Has two older sisters, Juliana Figueroa and Katherine Polchies ... A member of the marching and symphonic band during her prep career at Austintown-Fitch High School … Majoring in English.
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Nataliyah Friar So./So. – 5-8 – Wentzville, Mo. Wentzville Holt HS Major: Psychology Events: Long Jump (IN: 20-8; OUT: 20-5 ¾), Triple Jump (IN: 41-3 ¾; OUT: 40-11 ½) 2014 An NCAA finalist in the long jump in her first indoor season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … Finished in ninth place nationally while jumping a series-best of 20 feet, 1 ¾ inches at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Was also an NCAA semifinalist in the long jump during the outdoor season when she jumped a wind-aided 20-2 ¼ (+2.1) for 13th place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Jumped an outdoor personal best of 20-5 ¾ (+1.0) in an eighth-place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to advance to the national semifinals during the outdoor season … Earned a sixth-place finish in the long jump final at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a wind-aided jump of 20-3 ¼ (+4.1) … Competed in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships, jumping an outdoor personal best of 40-11 ½ (+1.7) for 12th place overall … Was the anchor leg for the Lady Tigers in the 4x100-meter relay late in the outdoor season … Anchored the team to a berth in the national final after clocking 43.95 for seventh place in the semifinal round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Also anchored the team to a qualifying time of 43.94 for third place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Debuted as LSU’s anchor leg in the sprint relay at the Penn Relays, taking fifth place with a time of 44.41 … Opened the outdoor season by jumping wind-legal marks of 20-3 (+2.0) for fifth place in the long jump at the Texas Relays and 40-6 ¾ (+1.9) for second place in the triple jump at the Battle on the Bayou … Jumped a wind-legal 40-9 ½ (+0.0) in a third-place finish in the triple jump at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Also competed in the triple jump outdoors at the Penn Relays (39-7 ¾) and LSU Invitational (39-10 ½) … Competed in the long jump outdoors at the Battle on the Bayou (19-4 ¼w), LSU Alumni Gold (19-8 ¼), Penn Relays (19-5 ¼) and LSU Invitational (19-8 ¼) … Scored four points with a fifth-place finish in the long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, jumping a series-best of 20-3 ½ in her first conference meet … Also competed in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor meet, finishing in 15th place overall with a jump of 40-4 ¼ … Jumped a lifetime personal best of 41-3 ¾ for a third-place finish in the triple jump at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Also posted a mark of 41-1 ½ in a fourth-place finish in the college section at the Tyson Invitational … Won the long jump title at the Tyson Invitational with a lifetime best of 20-8 … Won three other long jump titles during the indoor season at the Texas A&M Triangular (20-3), Aggie Invitational (20-1 ¾) and LSU Twilight (19-9 ¾) … Finished a runner-up in her collegiate debut in the long jump at the Auburn Indoor Invitational with a season-opening mark of 20-2 ¼ … Followed the collegiate season by competing in the long jump at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Jumped a series-best windaided mark of 20-5 (+3.3) for a fifth-place finish in the long jump final at the USA Junior Championships. PRIOR TO LSU An elite jumps prospect as a three-time national champion triple jumper during her prep career … Followed an injury-plagued senior season at Wentzville (Mo.) Holt High School by being crowned the young women’s triple jump champion at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships held near her hometown in St. Louis, Missouri … Jumped an outdoor seasonal best of 40-4 (+0.8) in the final to claim the triple jump gold medal at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Championships … Seasonal best of 40-4 was the No. 14-ranked prep performance nationally by a member of the Class of 2013 during the 2013 outdoor season … Also placed fifth in the 100-meter final at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Championships … Scored the bronze medal in the young women’s long jump at the 2013 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina, in her final meet before joining the Lady Tigers … Also placed eighth in the triple jump field at the USATF Junior Olympics during the summer of 2013 … Jumped a wind-legal personal record of 40-9 ¾ (+0.6) to win the triple jump gold medal in the young women’s division at the 2012 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships held in Baltimore, Maryland … Wrapped up her junior season in 2012 ranked among the nation’s Top 10 triple jumpers at the prep level as her PR of 40-9 ¾ ranked No. 10 among all high school classifications and No. 5 among members of the Class of 2013 … Also one of the nation’s leading triple jumpers during the 2013 indoor season after setting an indoor PR of 40-4 in her victory at the Big River Running Indoor High School Series Championship held at the University of Missouri in Columbia … Was the nation’s No. 7-ranked indoor performer in the triple jump among all high school classifications and the No. 6-ranked performer in the Class of 2013 as a senior … Won her first career national championship by taking the triple jump title in the intermediate girl’s division at the 2011 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships held in Wichita, Kansas, while jumping 39-11 ¼ in the event final … Also competed in the long jump at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 2011 and 2012 seasons … Set a career-best wind-aided long-jump mark of 19-9 ½ in a seventh-place finish for Team Missouri at the 2012 Great Southwest Classic held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque … Also finished runner-up in the triple jump at the Great Southwest Classic after jumping 39-10 into a strong headwind of -2.4 meters per second … Had an eighth-place finish in the long jump at the 2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships while jumping a wind-legal PR of 19-4 ¾ (-0.5) in the event held at the University of Indiana in Bloomington … A four-time Class 4A state champion in
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the state of Missouri during her prep career at Holt High School … Swept Class 4A long jump (18-11 ½) and triple jump (39-11 ¼) titles as a sophomore in 2011 before defending her state crown in the triple jump as a junior in 2012 with a jump of 39-0 ¾ and as a senior in 2013 with a jump of 39-1 ½ … Overcame an injury-plagued senior season outdoors to win her third-straight Class 4A state championship in the triple jump with a wind-legal seasonal best of 39-1 ½ (+1.8) … Won a pair of Class 4A silver medals with runner-up finishes in the triple jump in 2010 and long jump in 2012 at the state meet … A seven-time District 4-4A champion and four-time Section 2-4A champion in the state of Missouri during her prep career … Jumped an impressive 40-1 to win the District 4-4A triple jump crown as a junior in 2012 … Posted a 2011 seasonal-best jump of 40-2 ¼ in winning the triple jump title at the Warrenton Invitational to highlight her sophomore season … Also a standout sprinter at the prep level while setting personal bests of 11.93 in the 100 meters and 25.10 in the 200 meters … Ran both PRs in a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Section 2-4A Championships as a junior in 2012. PERSONAL Full name is Nataliyah Donyelle Friar … Born on April 3, 1995 … Mother is Danita Evans … Has a young brother named Terryll Collins … Mother played college basketball at Lindenwood University … An honor roll student at Wentzville Holt High School with a 3.54 grade-point average during her prep career … Majoring in psychology.
Tiffany George Jr./Jr. – 5-2 – Zachary, La. Zachary HS/Southern Major: Sociology Events: 60M (7.47), 100M (11.55w/11.61), 200M (23.83w/23.88) 2014 Did not compete for the Lady Tigers in 2014 after suffering a torn Achilles tendon during fall training before the start of the season. PRIOR TO LSU Competed for Southern and Tulane prior to transferring to LSU for the 2013 fall semester … Competed in the 100-meter dash at the 2012 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Jacksonville, Florida, while competing for Southern University … Qualified for the 2012 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds after running a career-best wind-aided time of 11.55 (+2.3) in winning the 100-meter title at the South Alabama Invitational during the regular season … Sprinted to the 100-meter silver medal at the 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships … Also ran a 2012 seasonal best of 24.42 (+2.0) in the qualifying round of the 200 meters at the SWAC Outdoor Championships … Clocked an indoor PR of 7.47 in the 60-meter dash at the 2012 LSU Twilight for fourth place in the event held at the Carl Maddox Field House … Competed in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 2011 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Bloomington, Indiana, in her freshman season at Tulane … Ran wind-legal personal bests of 11.61 (+1.6) in the 100 meters and 23.88 (+1.9) in the 200 meters in the qualifying rounds at the 2011 Conference USA Outdoor Championships in Houston, Texas … Earned an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter final at the conference meet in 2011 … Sprinted to a 2011 seasonal best wind-aided time of 23.83 (+3.0) in the 200-meter dash for her freshman season at Tulane … Ran a 2011 indoor best of 7.48 in the 60 meters. PERSONAL Full name is Tiffany Rachel George … Born on Aug. 13, 1992 … Parents are Leroy George, Jr., and Gwen Thompson … Stepfather is Charles Thompson … Has two older sisters, Karen Golphin and Krystal George … Has an older brother, David Thompson … Majoring in sociology.
Mariah Georgetown Sr./Sr. – 5-9 – Baker, La. Bethany Christian School/McNeese State Major: Sport Administration Events: 60H (8.29), 100H (13.39), 200M (OUT: 23.98) 2014 One of the leading sprint hurdlers in the Southeastern Conference in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … An SEC finalist in both the 60-meter hurdles indoors and 100-meter hurdles outdoors during her junior season … Scored three points for the Lady Tigers with a sixth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships after clocking a personal best of 8.29 seconds in the conference final … Advanced to the 60-meter hurdles final in her SEC Championships debut after running 8.31 in the preliminary round … Also placed third in the event with a run of 8.31 at the LSU Twilight … Recorded two other third-place finishes in the 60-meter hurdles at the Texas A&M Triangular (8.42) and Aggie Invitational (8.41) in a pair of meets held at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium … Also placed fifth at the New Mexico Team Invitational (8.48) and 12th at the Tyson Invitational (8.39) … Advanced to the final of the 100-meter hurdles in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Earned a ninth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor meet with a run of 14.24 (-0.4) in the final … Qualified for the final at the SEC Outdoor Championships by running 13.40 (+2.0) in the qualifying round … Opened the outdoor season by clocking a
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wind-legal personal best of 13.39 (+1.1) in the qualifying round of the 100 hurdles at the Texas Relays … Later earned a ninth-place finish at the Texas Relays with a wind-aided run of 13.46 (+2.1) in the final … Lined up in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, clocking 13.70 (+0.6) for 31st place in the first round of qualifying … Clocked 13.41 (+1.9) for sixth place at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also ran the 100-meter hurdles at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (13.87) and Battle on the Bayou (15.29) during the outdoor season … Cracked 24 seconds in the 200-meter dash for the first time in her collegiate career at the Battle on the Bayou while running 23.98 (+1.1) for 10th place in the event. 2013 Did not compete for the Lady Tigers in her first season with the program in 2013 … Received a redshirt in the indoor and outdoor seasons following her transfer from McNeese State. PRIOR TO LSU One of the premier athletes in the Southland Conference during her two seasons at McNeese State in 2011 and 2012 … Honored as the 2012 Southland Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Crowned the SLC champion in the heptathlon with her school-record performance at the 2012 SLC Outdoor Championships … Became the first Cowgirl to win the SLC heptathlon title when she scored a school record and personal record of 5,265 points at the 2012 SLC Outdoor Championships … Won the SLC Outdoor silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles in 2012 with a run of 13.61 in the conference final … Was an NCAA Championships qualifier in the 100 hurdles in back-to-back seasons as a freshman in 2011 and as a sophomore in 2012 … Advanced to the national quarterfinal at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in 2012 with a career-best wind-aided time of 13.34 in the first round and a wind-legal PR of 13.50 (+1.3) in the quarterfinal round … Also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals as a freshman in 2011 … Honored as a USA Track & Field Junior All-American in the 100 hurdles in 2011 … Set five McNeese State school records during her two-year tenure in the 55 hurdles (7.31), 60 hurdles (8.59), 100 hurdles (13.34w), pentathlon (3,617) and heptathlon (5,265) … Recorded personal bests in the heptathlon events at 13.50 in the 100 hurdles, 24.80 in the 200 meters, 2:23.09 in the 800 meters, 5-5 in the high jump, 17-4 in the long jump, 37-4 ½ in the shot put and 115-11 in the javelin … Was a seven-time Class B state champion during her prep career at Bethany Christian School … Won back-to-back Class B crowns in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2009 and 2010 … Captured the Class B state title in the high jump and 4x200-meter relay in 2009 while leading Bethany to the team title … Set a Class B state meet record with a personal-best clearance at 5-5 in the high jump … Added a state championship in the 100 hurdles as a high school senior in 2010 … Twice honored as the Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet for Class B in 2009 and 2010 … A two-time finalist for The Advocate Athlete of the Year. PERSONAL Full name is Mariah Janee Georgetown … Born on March 14, 1992 … Parents are David and Amelia Georgetown … Has two siblings, Miranda and Morgan … Sister, Miranda, attended LSU … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport commerce.
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Fr./Fr. – 5-6 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Northeast HS Major: Undecided Events: 100H (13.46w/13.61), 300H (41.45), 400H (58.70)
Fr./Fr. – 5-3 – Covington, La. St. Scholastica Academy Major: Undecided Events: Distance
PRIOR TO LSU One of the premier dual hurdlers nationally and the top-ranked hurdler in the state of Florida at the prep level in the Class of 2014 … Joined the Lady Tigers with impressive personal bests of 13.61 in the 100 hurdles, 41.45 in the 300 hurdles and 58.70 in the 400 hurdles … Set personal bests in each event during her senior season at Northeast High School in 2014 … Raced to a personal best of 58.70 seconds in a silver-medalwinning second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2014 Jamaican Junior Championships … Emerged from the Jamaican Junior Championships as the No. 1-ranked 400-meter hurdler at the prep level in the United States for the Class of 2014 … Also the No. 2-ranked performer nationally at the high school level regardless of class with her personal record of 58.70 … Broke her previous PR of 58.92 she set in winning the Jamaican Junior title in the event as a high school junior in 2013 … Was also the No. 1-ranked 400-meter hurdler nationally among members of the Class of 2014 during the 2013 outdoor season with her seasonal best of 58.92 … Also crowned the 2014 Jamaican Junior Champion in the 100-meter hurdles after clocking a winning time of 14.06 into a staggering headwind of -6.1 meters per second … Competed for Jamaica at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Was a semifinalist in the 100 hurdles at the IAAF World Junior Championships in her final prep season … Set her PR in the 300 hurdles in her 2014 season debut with back-to-back runs of 41.85 in the prelims and 41.45 in the final to take the event title at the Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational in Miami … Was the No. 9-ranked prep performer in the 300 hurdles in the United States among all classifications and the No. 5-ranked performer among her graduating class in 2014 … Followed the high school season by clocking a wind-legal PR of 13.61 (+0.4) in winning the 100 hurdles at the Golden South Classic held in Orlando, Florida … PR of 13.61 earned her a No. 9 national ranking among all classes and a No. 5 national ranking among the Class of 2014 for the 2014 outdoor season … Clocked a previous wind-legal PR of 13.77 in winning the 100-meter hurdles at the 2014 Broward County Athletics Association Track & Field Championships early in her senior season … Defended both of her BCAA titles in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles as a senior in 2014 while leading Northeast High School to a runner-up team finish for their best county finish in school history … Clocked a career-best wind-aided time of 13.46 (+2.5) in winning the 2014 Region 4-4A crown to qualify for the state meet … Swept Florida Class 4A state titles in the 100 hurdles (13.88) and 300 hurdles (42.15) to cap her senior season outdoors in 2014 … Honored as the Sun Sentinel’s Florida Class 4A-3A Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year with her performance as a senior in 2014 … Earned a fourth-place finish in the U-18 final of the 100-meter hurdles at the 2013 Jamaican National Championships while running 13.70 (+1.0) over the youth hurdles at 76.2 centimeters to finish up her junior season in 2013 … Ended the 2013 outdoor season ranked No. 12 nationally and No. 6 among the Class of 2014 in the 100 hurdles (13.77) and ranked No. 14 nationally and No. 6 among the Class of 2014 in the 300 hurdles (42.15) at the high school level … Was crowned the Florida Class 4A state champion in the 300-meter hurdles during her junior season at Boyd Anderson High School in 2013 while running 42.16 in the state final … Also helped lead Boyd Anderson High School to the Class 4A state title in the 4x100-meter relay and captured the Florida Class 4A state silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles with a runner-up time of 13.99 in the state final in 2013 … Dropped her seasonal best in the 300 hurdles to 42.15 while finishing second at the 2013 Great Southwest Classic held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Clocked her 2013 seasonal best of 13.77 (+1.4) in winning the 100 hurdles at the 2013 Golden South Classic in Orlando … Completed the hurdle sweep at the 2013 Golden South Classic with a win in the 400-meter hurdles in running 1:00.92 in her first ever appearance in the event … Swept event titles in the 100 hurdles (13.89) and 300 hurdles (42.84) at the BCAA Track & Field Championships during her junior season at Boyd Anderson High School … Helped lead Boyd Anderson High School to the Class 4A team state championship during the 2012 outdoor season … Was crowned the Class 4A state champion in the 100-meter hurdles with her winning time of 14.37 (-1.7) in the state final at the 2012 FHSAA Class 4A State Outdoor Championships to highlight her sophomore season … Took home the Class 4A bronze medal in the 300 hurdles while running 43.85 in her first state championship during the 2012 season … Swept District 11-4A and Region 3-4A titles in both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles in back-to-back seasons at Boyd Anderson High School in 2012 and 2013 … Transferred to Northeast High 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PERSONAL Born on Aug. 20, 1996 … Parents are Deron and Miranda Gordon … Has a twin brother, Deron, Jr. … Currently undecided on a major.
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PRIOR TO LSU A three-year letterwinner in track and field and one-year letterwinner in cross country during her prep career at St. Scholastica Academy … Set personal bests of 1:05.26 in the 400 meters on the track and 17:07.08 on the 4k course in cross country before her arrival at LSU … Helped lead St. Scholastica Academy to the Class 4A team title at the 2014 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 4A State Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Also helped guide her high school team to a runner-up team finish at the 2013 LHSAA Class 4A State Cross Country Championships during her senior season … Was an all-state performer in indoor track and field and an all-district performer in cross country in 2013. PERSONAL Full name is Monica Ann Guillot … Born on April 1, 1996 … Parents are Lloyd, Jr. and Lisa Guillot … Both parents attended LSU … Has one older sister, Mallory, and three younger brothers, Lloyd, Christopher and Nathan … An honor student who was covaledictorian of her graduating class at St. Scholastica Academy … An Alpha Honor Student, AP Scholar and member of the National Honor Society during her high school career … Undecided on a major.
Shanice Hall Jr./Jr. – 5-7 – St. Catherine, Jamaica Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls Major: Communication Studies Event: High Jump (IN: 5-9 ¾; OUT: 6-0 ¾) 2014 Cleared an indoor personal best of 5 feet, 9 ¾ inches in winning the college high jump at the Tyson Invitational … Also won the high jump title at the LSU Twilight during the indoor season with a clearance of 5-8 ½ … Finished in 16th place overall in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships with her clearance of 5-6 at the conference meet … Earned back-to-back third-place finishes in the high jump at the Texas A&M Triangular (5-6) and New Mexico Team Invitational (5-8) … Also competed in the high jump indoors at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (5-7 ¾) and Aggie Invitational (5-5 ¼) … Ended her outdoor season by taking 12th place overall at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 5-5 ¾ … Cleared an outdoor seasonal best of 5-7 ¼ in three-straight meets while taking third place at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational and tying for fourth place at the Battle on the Bayou and LSU Alumni Gold … Also competed in the high jump outdoors at the Texas Relays (5-7), Penn Relays (5-6) and LSU Invitational (5-5 ¼) … Stepped onto the long jump runway in two meets outdoors, jumping a seasonal best of 17-9 (-0.2) for 11th place at the LSU Invitational and 17-5 ¼w (+2.8) for eighth place at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational. 2013 Lettered for the Lady Tigers during both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a leading high jumper on the squad … An NCAA Championships qualifier in the high jump while competing at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Greensboro, North Carolina … Tied for 37th place in her final high jump competition of the season at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds while clearing the bar at 5-5 ¾ … Placed 15th in the event at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a clearance of 5-7 … Scored a runner-up finish in the event with a seasonal-best clearance of 5-8 ¾ at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational … Cleared 5-7 ¾ for fourth place in the college high jump at the 119th Penn Relays … Tied for third place at the LSU Alumni Gold and took fourth place at the Battle on the Bayou with heights of 5-7 ¼ … Placed seventh in the B section at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a mark of 5-7 … Tied for 16th place in the high jump in her SEC Championships debut during the indoor season … Cleared 5-7 at the SEC Indoor meet … Posted an indoor seasonal best of 5-8 for third place at the Texas A&M Triangular … Won her first collegiate high jump title at the LSU Twilight meet with a clearance of 5-7 … Finished in second place in the college division at the Tyson Invitational and eighth place at the Razorback Invitational with matching bars at 5-7 ¾ … Cleared 5-7 for ninth place at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener. PRIOR TO LSU One of Jamaica’s bright young stars who signed with the Lady Tigers with a personal record of 6-0 ¾ … Cleared her personal-best height of 6-0 ¾ to win the girl’s high jump title at the 2012 Gibson Relays held at the National Stadium in Kingston … A product of Wolmer’s Girls School who cleared the bar at 5-10 ¾ a total of five times in her youth career … Crowned the 2010 Carifta Games Under-20 gold medalist with her first career clearance at 5-10 ¾ … Opened the 2012 season by clearing 5-10 ¾ to win the Under-20 high jump title at the Forrest Invitational in Kingston … Also went up and over the bar at 5-10 ¾ to finish in third place at the 2012 Carifta Games Trials held in Kingston … Wrapped up the 2012 season by clearing 5-10 ¾ to claim the U-20 bronze medal at the Jamaican Junior Championships … Won the silver medal in the girl’s high jump at the 2012 Penn Relays … Won the silver medal in her age group at
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the Jamaican Boys & Girls Championships as a sophomore at Wolmer’s Girls School with her clearance at 5-8 ¾. PERSONAL Full name is Shanice Merlene Hall … Born on July 21, 1993 … Father is Derrick Hall and mother is Eileen Millen … Has an older brother, Derrick, and an older sister, Latecha … Majoring in communication studies.
Keterra Harris Fr./Fr. – 5-4 – Marrero, La. St. Mary’s Academy Major: Undecided Events: 200M (24.94w), 400M (55.88), 800M (2:16.23) PRIOR TO LSU Ended her prep career by being named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet at the 2014 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 2A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Crowned the Louisiana Class 2A state champion in the 400 meters and 800 meters and the Class 2A state silver medalist in the 200 meters as a senior in 2014 … Raced to a personal best of 2 minutes, 16.23 seconds to win her second career Class 2A outdoor crown in the 800 meters to cap her senior season … Also won the 800-meter state title outdoors as a sophomore in 2012 … Won back-to-back Class 2A state championships in the 400-meter dash as a junior in 2013 and as a senior in 2014 … Ran her second-fastest 400 meters as a prep with a winning run of 56.66 in the 2014 state final … Added a Class 2A silver medal in the 200-meter dash to wrap up her senior season at St. Mary’s Academy while running 25.20 (-2.3) during the state meet … Swept 800-meter state titles during the indoor and outdoor seasons of her senior year, winning the Division II indoor crown with a winning run of 2:22.04 in the state final at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Competed on a national level after her junior season in 2013 while running the 400 meters at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Clocked 56.20 in the first round of qualifying before running a personal best of 55.88 for her 13th-place finish in the semifinal round of the 400 meters at the 2013 USATF National Junior Olympics … Won the 400-meter title at the 2014 Sugar Bowl Track & Field Classic in New Orleans. PERSONAL Full name is Keterra Cord’e Harris … Born on June 11, 1996 … Parents are Terrance and Kiesha Harris … Has three siblings, Terraneka, Te’a and Kiley … Maintained a stellar 3.89 grade-point average during her prep career at St. Mary’s Academy … Member of the National Honor Society as a high school student … Uncle, Tory James, is a former member of the LSU football team from 1992-95 before his NFL career with the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals … Currently undecided on a major.
Rushell Harvey So./So. – 5-7 – Houston, Texas Fort Bend Bush HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 60M (7.48), 100M (11.46w/11.62), 200M (IN: 24.43; OUT: 23.58w/23.67) 2014 An NCAA finalist as a member of LSU’s 4x100-meter relay in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … Ran the second leg on the team that clocked 43.95 seconds in the semifinal round to advance to the national final in the sprint relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Also ran the second leg on the team that did not finish in the final at the NCAA Championships … Was an NCAA semifinalist in the 100-meter dash in her NCAA Championships debut during the outdoor season … Clocked her second-fastest time under all conditions with a windaided run of 11.49 (+2.3) for 20th place in the national semifinal of the 100 meters … Clocked a wind-legal 11.74 (-0.6) in the first round of qualifying and a career-best wind-aided time of 11.46 (+2.5) in the quarterfinal round for ninth place overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Helped lead the Lady Tigers into the national semifinals of the 4x100-meter relay as the third leg on the team that ran 43.94 for third place overall at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Finished in 17th place in the 100 meters (11.71) and 20th place in the 200 meters (24.11) in her first career appearance at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Clocked wind-legal personal bests of 11.62 (+0.9) in a third-place finish in the 100 meters at the Battle on the Bayou and 23.67 (+1.4) in an eighth-place finish in the 200 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold … Ran the 100 meters at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (11.79), LSU Alumni Gold (11.56w) and LSU Invitational (11.81) … Also ran the 200 meters at the Battle on the Bayou (23.78w), Hurricane Alumni Invitational (23.95w) and LSU Invitational (24.00) … Ran the anchor leg of LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that clocked a seasonal-best time of 43.72 in a runner-up finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Earned 26th-place finishes in both the 60 meters (7.60) and 200 meters (24.45) in the preliminary rounds at the SEC Indoor Championships … Raced to an indoor personal best of 24.43 for 30th place in the 200-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational … Won the 60-meter title at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a personal-best time of 7.48 in the final after tying her previous personal best with a run of 7.49 in the qualifying round … Captured a third-place finish in the 60-meter
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final in her collegiate debut at the Auburn Indoor Invitational with a time of 7.57 … Also ran the 60 meters at the Texas A&M Triangular (7.67), Tyson Invitational (7.61) and LSU Twilight (7.58) during the indoor season. PRIOR TO LSU One of the top sprint talents in the state of Texas to sign a National Letter of Intent in the Class of 2013 … Swept Texas Class 5A state championships in the 100 meters (11.57w) and 200 meters (23.58w) at the 2013 University Interscholastic League Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships during her senior season at Fort Bend Bush High School … Also claimed a pair of Region 3-5A titles in the 100 meters (11.55w) and 200 meters (24.03w) to qualify for the state meet … One of the nation’s top-ranked sprinters in both events in 2013 … Wind-aided seasonal best of 11.55 in the 100 meters was the No. 8-ranked performance nationally under all conditions in the Class of 2013 … Wind-aided seasonal best of 23.58 in the 200 meters was the No. 3-ranked performance nationally under all conditions in the Class of 2013 … Wrapped up her senior year indoors in 2013 as the nation’s No. 11-ranked sprinter in the 60-meter dash with a personal best of 7.49 set in a seventh-place finish at the Brooks PR Invitational held at the University of Washington in Seattle … PR of 7.49 also ranked No. 9 in the country among members of the Class of 2013 … Signed with the Lady Tigers with wind-legal personal bests of 11.72 in the 100-meter dash and 23.96 in the 200-meter dash … Raced to a windlegal PR of 23.96 (+1.8) in a runner-up finish in the 200-meter final at the AAU Area 19 National Qualifier held in Houston to earn her spot in the field at the 2012 AAU Junior Olympic Games … Was a two-time sprint finalist at the 2012 AAU Junior Olympic Games while ending the 2012 outdoor season with a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters and an eighth-place finish in the 100 meters in the event held in Humble, Texas … Wrapped up the high school season in 2012 by claiming the Texas Class 5A bronze medal in the 200 meters and earning a fourth-place finish in the 100 meters at the 2012 UIL Class 5A Outdoor State Championships … Posted wind-legal times of 11.77 (+1.0) in the 100-meter final and 24.30 (-1.7) in the 200-meter final at the Class 5A state meet during her junior season in 2012 … Kicked off her summer track slate in 2012 with a runner-up finish in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the Golden West Invitational held at Folsom High School in Folsom, California … Clocked a career-best wind-aided time of 11.51 in the 100-meter final at the 2012 Golden West Invitational … Clocked a wind-legal PR of 11.72 (+1.3) in the qualifying round of the 100-meter dash en route to a silver-medal-winning runner-up finish at the 2012 UIL Region 3-5A Championships … Made her debut at the UIL Class 5A Outdoor State Championships during her sophomore season in 2011, claiming a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter final with a time of 11.97. PERSONAL Full name is Rushell Jenee Harvey … Born on Sept. 9, 1995 … Mother is Sheila LaBome … Has one older sister named Jasmine LaBome … An honor student who maintained a 3.5 grade-point average during her prep career at Fort Bend Bush High School … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport leadership.
Aleia Hobbs Fr./Fr. – 5-8 – New Orleans, La. Eleanor McMain HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 60M (7.49), 100M (11.49), 200M (23.80) PRIOR TO LSU One of the dominant sprinters in the history of high school track and field in the state of Louisiana … Capped her prep career as the 100-meter champion at the 2014 USA Track & Field National Junior Olympics held in Humble, Texas … Clocked a time of 11.77 seconds into a very strong headwind of -1.8 meters per second to win the USATF Junior Olympics gold medal … Also led off New Era Track Club to a goldmedal-winning performance in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2014 USATF National Junior Olympics … A 13-time Louisiana state champion during her prep career at McMain High School … Sprinted to a personal best of 7.49 to win the Division II state title in the 60-meter dash at the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Indoor State Championships held at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House during her senior season in 2014 … Cracked the Top 10 of the national rankings in the 60 meters in 2014 as the nation’s No. 10-ranked sprinter among all classifications and No. 8-ranked performer in the Class of 2014 with her PR of 7.49 … Continued her momentum into her senior season outdoors in 2014 when she sprinted to a wind-legal personal best of 11.58 (+1.7) to win the 100-meter title at the Sugar Bowl Track & Field Classic at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans … Set the new Sugar Bowl Classic meet record and was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet after setting her PR of 11.58 … Then dropped her 100-meter PR to 11.49 (+1.2) in defending her Class 3A state title and breaking her own state record at the 2014 LHSAA Outdoor State Championships … Emerged from the state meet as the nation’s No. 5-ranked wind-legal 100-meter sprinter in the United States for the 2014 outdoor season … Also capped her prep career at Eleanor McMain High School by defending her Class 3A state title in the 200 meters (23.86w) and leading off her high school team to a state title in the 4x200-meter relay … Capped her junior season outdoors in 2013 by winning four Class 3A state titles with a sweep of the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay … Set a previous wind-legal PR and a Class 3A state record with a winning time of 11.68 (+1.8) in the state final in 2013 … Ended the 2013 outdoor season as the nation’s No. 15-ranked sprinter at 100 meters in her graduating class … Defended her Class 3A title in the 200 meters
Lady Tigers with a winning time of 23.99w in the state final … Followed the high school season in 2013 by competing with New Era Track Club at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Matched her wind-legal PR with a run of 11.68 (-0.3) to win the young women’s silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2013 USATF National Junior Olympics … Also set her wind-legal PR of 23.80 (+1.6) in the first round of qualifying before running 24.17 (-0.5) in the semifinals and 24.23 (-0.6) in the final for a fifth-place finish in the young women’s 200-meter dash … Ended the 2013 outdoor season as the nation’s No. 8-ranked sprinter at 200 meters among members of the Class of 2014 … Also won a silver medal with New Era Track Club in the young women’s 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.39 in the relay final at the 2013 USATF National Junior Olympics … Also earned a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter final at the 2013 USATF World Youth Track & Field Trials held in Edwardsville, Illinois … Won a silver medal in both the 100 meters (11.75) and 200 meters (24.44) at the 2013 Sugar Bowl Classic at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans … Took third place in the 100 meters (11.74) at the 2013 Golden West Invitational in Berkley, California … Emerged as one of the nation’s top short sprinters after sweeping 100-meter and 200-meter gold medals in the intermediate girls’ division at the 2012 USATF Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Arlington, Texas … Set 2012 seasonal bests of 11.77 (+1.5) in the 100 meters and 24.19 (+1.0) in the 200 meters at the 2012 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships … Anchored New Era Track Club to the intermediate girls’ silver medal in the 4x100meter relay … Also competed in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the AAU Junior Olympic National Championships and AAU Club Nationals during the 2011 and 2012 outdoor seasons … Won the bronze medal in the 100 meters (12.01) at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics … Set her 2011 seasonal best of 11.75 (+1.5) in the qualifying round of the 100 meters at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics … Also won the silver medal in the 100 meters (11.83) at the 2011 AAU Club Nationals … Won back-to-back Class 3A state titles in the 100 meters as a freshman in 2011 (11.84w) and as a sophomore in 2012 (11.85) while competing for McMain High School … Also won the Class 3A state crown in the 200 meters with a winning time of 24.75 as a sophomore in 2012 … Captured back-to-back LHSAA Division II state titles in the 55-meter dash with winning times of 6.96 in 2012 and 7.01 in 2013 … Winning time of 6.96 in the state final in 2012 was the No. 14-ranked time nationally among all classes and the No. 2-ranked time among members of the Class of 2014 … Also an all-district and allmetro performer on the basketball court while averaging 17 points per game. PERSONAL Full name is Aleia Jonquel Hobbs … Born on Feb. 24, 1996 … Parents are Margaret Hobbs and Arthur Mason … Has four sisters, Aireal, Artrevia, DaJasia and Mya, and one brother, AJ … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport leadership.
Shanice Holmes Jr./Jr. – 5-4 – Oakdale, La. Oakdale HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Long Jump (IN: 16-4 ½; OUT: 17-1 ½), Triple Jump (IN: 36-7; OUT: 36-9 ¾) 2014 Saw action in the long jump and triple jump in four home meets during the 2014 season … Jumped indoor personal bests of 16 feet, 4 ½ inches in an eighth-place finish in the long jump and 36-7 in a ninth-place finish in the triple jump at the LSU Twilight … Leaped to a wind-legal best of 17-1 ½ (+1.3) in an 18th-place finish in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also competed in the long jump outdoors at the LSU Invitational (15-7) and Battle on the Bayou … Set a wind-legal PR of 36-9 ¾ (-0.5) in a ninth-place finish in the triple jump at the LSU Invitational … Also leaped to a wind-aided 37-7 ¾ (+3.6) to take fourth place in the triple jump at the Battle on the Bayou. 2013 Competed in the long jump in six meets during the 2013 season … Jumped a lifetime personal best of 16-4 ½ to tie for 14th place at the LSU Twilight during the indoor season … Posted a top mark of 16-2 ¼ for seventh place at the LSU Invitational … Jumped a seasonal-best wind-aided mark of 15-10 ½ (+2.2) for 16th place at the LSU Alumni Gold during the outdoor season … Also competed in the long jump at the Louisiana Classics (14-4), LSU Relays (14-7 ¼) and Battle on the Bayou (15-4 ¾) outdoors. PRIOR TO LSU A standout long and triple jumper during her prep career at Oakdale High School … Swept district and regional titles in the long jump and triple jump during the 2011 season … Also claimed a regional crown in the triple jump in 2011 … Honored as her district’s Outstanding Female Field Athlete of the Year after the 2011 season while leading Oakdale High School’s track and field team to a district championship … Also a standout on the basketball court … Helped guide her basketball team to the state semifinals in 2009 … Was a two-time team defensive Most Valuable Player in 2010 and 2011 … Helped guide Oakdale High School to three-straight district championships on the hardwood from 2009-11. PERSONAL Full name is Shanice Shanae Holmes … Born on March 19, 1993 … Parents are Charles Allison and LaToya Holmes … Has one younger brother, James … Graduated from
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Jalea Jackson Jr./Jr. – 5-4 – Champaign, Ill. Rock Island HS Major: Theatre Events: 60M (7.75), 100M (12.13), 200M (25.45) 2014 Saw action in three meets during her sophomore season in 2014 … Opened her outdoor season by sprinting to a windlegal personal record of 25.45 (+1.1) in the 200 meters for 20th place in the event at the Battle on the Bayou … Also ran a wind-aided time of 12.20 (+2.4) for 16th place in the 100 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Clocked a wind-legal seasonal best of 12.16 (+1.4) for fifth place in the B section of the 100-meter dash at the LSU Alumni Gold … Placed 17th in the B section of the 200 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold with a career-best wind-aided time of 25.22 … Ran 7.83 in the preliminary round and 7.93 in the final to take seventh place in the B section of the 60-meter dash … Recipient of Jesse Owens Athletic Award in 2014 for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all minority student-athletes at LSU … The Jesse Owens Athletic Award is presented annually as part of the Black Scholars Award Program. 2013 Competed in four meets for the Lady Tigers as a true freshman in 2013 … Won the B section of the 100-meter dash at the LSU Alumni Gold with a wind-legal PR of 12.13 (+0.1) … Also ran a wind-legal best of 25.93 (+1.4) in the 200 meters for 22nd place in the B section at the LSU Alumni Gold … Ran 12.19 for fourth place in the 100 meters at the Battle on the Bayou and 12.26 for 12th place at the LSU Relays in the 100 meters … Clocked 26.37 (-1.0) for 15th place in the 200 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Ran a PR of 7.75 in her only 60-meter race of the indoor season for fifth place at the LSU Invitational. PRIOR TO LSU A standout sprinter during her prep career at Rock Island High School … Helped guide her team to an Illinois state championship during the 2009 season … A three-time all-conference selection in 2009, 2011 and 2012 … Was also an all-metro performer in high school … Member of the school-record-setting 4x100 relay at Rock Island High School with a time of 47.48 … Also competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x200-meter relay during her prep career. PERSONAL Full name is Jalea Elise Ruth Jackson … Born on March 22, 1994 … Mother is Kim Armstrong … Winner of the Wendy’s High School Heisman award at her high school … Named a Charles O. Austin Junior Scholar … Honored with a Community Hero Award in her hometown … Majoring in theatre with a focus on film and television.
Therese Jernbeck Jr./Jr. – 6-0 – Stockholm, Sweden Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium Major: International Trade & Finance Events: Pentathlon (3,864), Heptathlon (5,324) 2014 Lettered during both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a sophomore in 2014 … Nearly set a personal best with a season-opening score of 3,858 points in a runner-up finish in the pentathlon at the Aggie Invitational during the indoor season … Ran a personal best of 9.13 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles during the pentathlon at the Aggie Invitational … Won the pentathlon 800 meters at the Aggie Invitational with an indoor seasonal best of 2 minutes, 17.87 seconds … Cleared an indoor seasonal best of 5 feet, 3 ¾ inches in the high jump during the pentathlon at the Aggie Invitational … Jumped 17-6 ¼ in the long jump and threw 41-8 ¾ in the shot put during the pentathlon at the Aggie Invitational … Threw an indoor personal best of 42-8 in the shot put at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Also ran her second-fastest 60 hurdles during the indoor season with a time of 9.17 at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Did not finish the pentathlon competition at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships after opening with a run of 9.24 in the 60-meter hurdles in the first event … Also did not finish the heptathlon in her appearance at the SEC Outdoor Championships to wrap up her collegiate season in 2014 … Scored 4,140 points through six events before not running the 800 meters in the final event of the heptathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Scored 4,729 points in her first heptathlon of the season at the LSU Alumni Gold while not posting a mark in the long jump … Threw a lifetime personal best of 44-2 ¾ during the heptathlon competition at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also recorded 2014 seasonal bests of 15.04 (-0.6) in the 100-meter hurdles, 2:14.45 in the 800 meters and 5-3 ¾ in the high jump during the LSU Alumni Gold heptathlon … Also ran a seasonal-best time of 25.56 (+1.3) in the 200 meters during the heptathlon at the LSU Alumni Gold … Raced to a seasonal best wind-aided time of 14.98 (+3.8) in the 100 hurdles and jumped a seasonal
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best of 17-6 ¾ (+0.5) in the long jump at the LSU Invitational to wrap up the regular season … Posted a seasonal-best toss of 126-11 in the javelin at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational. 2013 One of the SEC’s top mutli-event athletes during her freshman season in 2013 … Was the No. 4-ranked freshman and No. 41-ranked performer in the NCAA rankings in the heptathlon during the outdoor season … Scored a seasonal-best of 5,261 points in her collegiate debut in the heptathlon in an eighth-place finish at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Nearly scored for the Lady Tigers in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships by totaling 5,136 points in the conference heptathlon … Won the 800 meters with a lifetime PR of 2:13.58 to wrap up her first career SEC Championships in the heptathlon … Also won the heptathlon 800 meters at the Texas Relays with a previous lifetime best of 2:14.67 … Raised her lifetime personal best in the high jump by more than two inches with a clearance of 5-7 ¾ at the Texas Relays … Matched her previous high jump PR at the LSU Alumni Gold with a clearance of 5-5 ¼ … Set outdoor seasonal bests of 15.21 in the 100-meter hurdles and 17-9 in the long jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Also set outdoor seasonal bests of 26.04 in the 200 meters, 40-0 ¾ in the shot put and 123-9 in the javelin … Cracked the Top 10 in the school’s all-time pentathlon rankings by scoring a personal best of 3,864 points in a sixth-place finish in her SEC Championships debut during the indoor season … Her PR of 3,864 points ranks No. 8 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list … Jumped a lifetime PR of 18-0 ½ in the heptathlon long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships … Marked the first time in her athletic career to eclipse 18 feet in the long jump … Won the pentathlon 800 meters at the SEC Championships with a run of 2:15.99 … Cleared an indoor PR of 5-4 ¼ in the high jump, threw an indoor seasonal best of 40-2 ¼ in the shot put and ran an indoor seasonal best of 9.36 in the 60-meter hurdles at the SEC Indoor meet … Scored 3,574 points in her collegiate debut in the pentathlon in a fifth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational … Ran an indoor personal best of 2:15.98 in winning the pentathlon 800 meters at the Razorback Invitational. PRIOR TO LSU One of Europe’s top young heptathletes as a member of the Swedish National Team … Scored a personal best with 5,324 points while earning a 12th-place finish in the women’s heptathlon at the 2011 European Junior Athletics Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia … Signed with the Lady Tigers with personal records of 14.88 in the 100-meter hurdles, 24.86 in the 200-meter dash, 2:19.65 in the 800-meter run, 5-5 ¼ in the high jump, 17-11 in the long jump, 42-0 in the shot put and 133-7 in the javelin … Also owned a career-best wind-aided jump of 18-0 ¼ in the long jump ... Set individual event PRs in the 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and javelin during the heptathlon competition at the 2011 European Junior Athletics Championships … Also recorded times of 25.42 (-1.1) in the 200 meters and 2:21.75 in the 800 meters en route to scoring her personal best of 5,324 points in the heptathlon at the 2011 European Junior Athletics Championships … Raised her PRs in both the 100 hurdles (14.88) at the Tabyvarspe 2012 and long jump (17-11) at the Satra Games during the 2012 season … Set her 800-meter PR of 2:19.65 at the 2011 Nordic Combined Championships held in Sipoo, Finland … Nearly took home a medal for Sweden in the Under-20 division of the women’s heptathlon after scoring 5,029 points for fourth place at the 2011 Nordic Combined Championships … Established a wind-legal personal best of 24.86 (+1.9) in the 200-meter dash at the Sayo 2011 competition held in Sollentuna, Sweden … Also threw 130-9 in a third-place finish in the javelin at the Sayo 2011 held in May of her junior season … Scored 5,096 points in winning the heptathlon title in a meet held May 14-15, 2011, in Taby, Sweden … Showed tremendous range while competing in other events such as the 100-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles during her prep career … Recorded PRs of 56.13 in the 400 meters and 1:00.81 in the 400 hurdles during her junior career … Participated in club track with IFK Lidingo under the direction of coach Marie Forsberg … Was a two-time Athlete of the Year at her high school at Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium. PERSONAL Full name is Therese Maria Jernbeck … Nickname is “Tessi” … Born on April 1, 1992 … Parents are Ulf and Christina Jernbeck … Has one older sister, Michaela, and one younger sister, Helene … Mother played for the Swedish National Team in volleyball and was a six-time Swedish champion during her athletics career … Majoring in international trade and finance.
Travia Jones So./So. – 5-9 – Rowlett, Texas Rowlett HS Major: Kinesiology Events: 200M (24.76), 400M (IN: 55.95; OUT: 54.40) 2014 Lettered during both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a true freshman in 2014 … Clocked a seasonal best and indoor personal best of 55.95 seconds in a 22nd-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Finished runner-up in the 400 meters at the LSU Twilight with a time of 56.91 converted to a banked track … Also ran the 400 meters indoors at the Aggie Invitational (56.72), Tyson Invitational (56.93), Texas A&M Triangular (57.07) and New Mexico Team Invitational (57.26) … Ran an indoor best split of 56.18 on the leadoff leg of LSU’s
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“B” 4x400-meter relay team that finished in 22nd place at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 3 minutes, 44.73 seconds … Ran the 400 meters in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Championships, clocking 56.96 for 22nd place in the qualifying round … Led off LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team to a seventh-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships while running 3:37.95 at the conference meet … Also led off the team to an outdoor seasonal-best time of 3:35.59 in a runner-up finish in the college relay at the Penn Relays … Anchored the Lady Tigers to a win at the Battle on the Bayou (3:40.71) and led off the team to a victory at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (3:37.99) … Also ran the 400 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold (56.14), LSU Invitational (56.21), Battle on the Bayou (56.21) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (56.45) during the outdoor season. PRIOR TO LSU Emerged as one of the leading 400-meter sprinters in the state of Texas during her junior season at Rowlett High School in 2012 … Wrapped up her junior campaign in 2012 with a silver-medal-winning second-place finish in the young women’s 400-meter dash at the USA Track & Field Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Arlington, Texas … Clocked 55.20 in the final to score the USATF Youth silver medal … Also advanced to the young women’s 200-meter final at the 2012 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships, earning a sixth-place finish while running a wind-legal personal record of 24.76 (+1.0) … Captured back-to-back Texas Class 5A bronze medals in the 400-meter dash as a junior in 2012 and as a senior in 2013 … Ran a previous personal record of 54.53 in the final round at the 2012 University Interscholastic League Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships to win her first career state bronze medal … Clocked 55.05 to defend her Class 5A bronze medal in the 400 meters … Dropped her personal best to 54.40 in a third-place finish at the Star Athletics Sprint Series meet in Montverde, Florida, on June 8, 2013 … Won back-to-back Region 2-5A championships in the 400 meters in 2012 and 2013 to earn a berth in the state meet … Ran a wind-legal 24.77 (+1.0) in the qualifying round of the 200-meter dash en route to a fourth-place finish overall at the Region 2-5A meet in 2012 … Earned a spot in the 400-meter final in the 17-18 age group at the 2013 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Finished in eighth place at the USATF Junior Olympics after running 54.93 in the semifinal and 55.60 in the final … First competed on a national stage following her freshman season in 2010 with an appearance for Dallas Gold Track Club at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships held in Sacramento, California … Led off the gold-medal-winning 4x400-meter relay for Dallas Gold Track Club that took the intermediate girl’s title in a time of 3:45.09 … Also led off the sixth-place team from Dallas Gold Track Club in the 4x100 relay and qualified for the intermediate girl’s 400-meter final while earning eighth-place in the event at the 2010 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships … Followed her appearance in 2010 by taking home a silver medal in the 4x400 relay (3:48.11) and a bronze medal in the 400 meters (55.87) for Dallas Gold Track Club at the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships held in Wichita, Kansas … Was also a USATF 4x100 relay finalist and 200-meter semifinalist in 2011 … Also played volleyball for Rowlett High School in 2012 and captured a first-team all-district selection with her performance. PERSONAL Full name is Travia Larren Jones … Born on July 12, 1995, in Saskatchewan, Canada … Parents are Warren and Teresa Jones … Has an older sister, Tenaya … Sister was a former All-SEC hurdler during her collegiate career at LSU … Father played professional football in Canada during his athletics career … An honor student with a 3.5 grade-point average during her prep career at Rowlett High School … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
Ka’Lynn Jupiter So./So. – 5-6 – Donaldsonville, La. Donaldsonville HS Major: Psychology Events: 60H (8.59), 100H (14.07), 400H (1:00.97) 2014 A letterwinner indoors and outdoors in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … Competed in the 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season … Earned a 14th-place finish with a time of 1 minute, 1.89 seconds in the qualifying round of the 400 hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Ran a seasonal-best time of 1:01.49 in a fourth-place finish in the 400 hurdles at the LSU Invitational … Earned back-toback sixth-place finishes in the 400 hurdles at the Battle on the Bayou (1:02.31) and Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational (1:02.84) … Also lined up in the event at the LSU Alumni Gold as she ran 1:02.03 for 10th place in the B section … Competed in both the 60 hurdles and 200 meters during the indoor season … Finished in 16th place in the qualifying round of the 60-meter hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.61 … Clocked an indoor personal best of 8.59 in a runner-up finish in the B section of the 60 hurdles at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Placed seventh in the 60 hurdles at the LSU Twilight (8.78) and Texas A&M Triangular (8.81) … Also ran the 60 hurdles at the Aggie Invitational (8.80) and Tyson Invitational (8.89) during the indoor season … Clocked a seasonal-best time of 25.36 in a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters at the LSU Twilight during the indoor season … Ran the 200 meters at five meets in her first indoor season as a Lady Tiger.
Lady Tigers PRIOR TO LSU Signed with the Lady Tigers as one of the nation’s premier intermediate hurdlers in the Class of 2013 … Was a finalist in both the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles in the 17-18 age group at the 2013 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Earned a sixth-place finish in the final of the 400 hurdles after running a personal record of 1:00.97 in the semifinal round … Set back-to-back PRs of 14.22 (+0.9) in the first round and 14.07 (-0.9) in the semifinal round before running 14.11 (+0.5) for seventh place in the final of the 100 hurdles … Ended her prep career as a 10-time Louisiana Class 2A and Class 3A state champion during her prep career at Donaldsonville High School … Ran high school seasonal bests of 14.43 in the 100-meter hurdles and 42.63 in the 300-meter hurdles during her senior season at Donaldsonville High School … PR of 42.63 in the 300 hurdles was the No. 16-ranked performance nationally by a member of the Class of 2013 … Also ran a wind-legal best of 14.13 in the 100 hurdles in the Class 3A state final at the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge … Led Donaldsonville High School to the Class 3A team championship in her final state meet appearance as a high school senior … Captured three individual state championships in the 100 hurdles (14.13w), 300 hurdles (42.63) and triple jump (36-4 ½) en route to claiming Class 3A Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet honors … Set a new Class 3A and composite state meet record in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2013 LHSAA Outdoor State Championships by running a personal best of 42.63 in the Class 3A state final … Anchored Donaldsonville High School to the Class 3A state silver medal in the 4x400-meter relay in 2013 … Followed her performance at the Class 3A state meet by being selected as the Baton Rouge Track & Field Athlete of the Year by NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune … Broke 43 seconds in the 300 hurdles for the first time in her prep career by earning a third-place finish at the prestigious Mobile Challenge of Champions with a run of 42.82 … Crowned the LHSAA Division 2 indoor state champion in the 55-meter hurdles during her senior season … Clocked a personal best of 8.31 in the preliminary round of the 55 hurdles at the 2013 LHSAA Division 2 Indoor State Championships … Also won a pair of LHSAA Division 2 indoor state silver medals in the 400 meters (59.02) and triple jump (35-11 ¼) in her final indoor state championship with the team at Donaldsonville High School … Swept Class 3A state titles in the 100 hurdles (14.73) and 300 hurdles (44.56) and won the Class 3A silver medal as the state runner-up in the triple jump (36-5) during her junior season outdoors in 2012 … Also won the Division 2 indoor state championship in the 55 hurdles (8.77) as a junior in 2012 … Won a trio of Class 2A outdoor state championships during her sophomore season in 2011 with wins in the 100 hurdles (15.27), 300 hurdles (44.93) and triple jump (36-6 ½) at the LHSAA Class 2A Outdoor State Championships … Was a five-time Region 3-3A and District 7-3A champion during her junior and senior seasons … Also won a pair of Region 2-2A titles during her sophomore season. PERSONAL Full name is Ka’Lynn Alexus Jupiter … Born on Jan. 12, 1995 … Parents are Natalie Williams and Donald Henry, Sr. … Has four younger siblings named Kiyah Delaney, Kyle Delaney, Taylor Henry and Donald Henry, Jr. … Also has a son named Khy … Graduated with honors from Donaldsonville High School as part of the Class of 2013 … Ranked No. 8 in her graduating class … Majoring in psychology.
Briana Kelly So./So. – 6-0 – Clarksville, Tenn. Northeast HS/Austin Peay Major: Biology Event: High Jump (IN: 5-7; OUT: 5-7 ¼) PRIOR TO LSU Transferred to LSU following her freshman season at Austin Peay State University … Set personal bests in the high jump of 5-7 indoors and 5-7 ¼ outdoors during her rookie season at Austin Peay … Crowned the 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Champion in the high jump … Won the high jump title at the 2014 OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a winning jump of 5-5 … Also won the women’s high jump crown at the Battle of the Cumberland during the 2014 outdoor season with a clearance of 5-7 … Had a lifetime PR of 5-7 ¼ in tying for fifth place at the 2014 Georgia Tech Invitational … Earned a fourth-place finish at the OVC Indoor Championships with an indoor PR of 5-7 … Coached by Christina Webb at Northeast High School … Was Tennessee’s Class 3A state high jump champion with a winning leap of 5-6 in her senior season in 2013 … Helped lead Northeast High School to the Class 3A state title in 2013 with a winning performance in the high jump. PERSONAL Full name is Briana Alexis Kelly … Born on Dec. 10, 1994, in Neuendettelsau, Germany … Parents are Thomas and Tammy Kelly … Has three younger sisters, Brittany, Bethany and Bryleigh … Sister, Brittany, is a member of the women’s track and field team at Ole Miss … Was an honor roll student during her prep career at Northeast High School … Served as President of the Health Occupational Students of America and editor of her high school yearbook … Majoring in biology.
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Oksana Lawrence Fr./Fr. – 5-10 – Dayton, Ohio Meadowdale HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 200M (24.76), 400M (53.61) PRIOR TO LSU One of the premier 400-meter recruits at the prep level in the United States for the Class of 2014 … Capped her junior season in 2013 by winning the young women’s silver medal in the 400-meter final at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympics Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Sprinted to a personal best of 53.61 seconds in the final to win the USATF National Junior Olympics silver medal … Clocked the fastest time of the preliminary round at 53.79 to advance to the national final … Ended the 2013 outdoor season as the No. 9-ranked 400-meter runner among all classifications and the No. 3-ranked member of the Class of 2014 at the prep level in the United States … Crowned the Ohio Division II outdoor state champion in the 400 meters during her junior season at Meadowdale High School in 2013 … Clocked a winning time of 54.04 in the state final to win her first career state championship in Ohio … Also anchored Meadowdale High School to the Division II outdoor state title in the 4x400-meter relay in 2013 … Defended her Ohio Division II outdoor state championships in the 400 meters (53.98) and 4x400-meter relay during her senior season in 2014, leading Meadowdale High School to the Ohio Division II team title … Anchored Meadowdale High School to a state championship in the 4x400 relay during the 2014 indoor season … Swept 400-meter titles at the district and regional meets en route to winning the state championship in 2013 … Won the Division 2-Region 8 crown in the state of Ohio with a time of 54.25 … Had a winning run of 56.05 at the 2013 district meet … Captured the Ohio Division II state silver medal in the 400 meters during her sophomore season in 2012 with a seasonal-best time of 55.77 in the state final … Took home the Region 5 title in the 400 meters in the qualifying process for the 2012 USATF National Junior Olympics in the summer of her sophomore season … Made her debut at the Ohio Division II Outdoor State Championships as a freshman in 2011 while winning the 400-meter bronze medal with a seasonal-best time of 55.32 in the state final … Won three-straight district titles in the 400 meters during her high school career from 2011-13 … Also won her first career district title as a freshman in 2011 … Set her wind-legal PR of 24.76 (+0.4) in the 200 meters in winning the event at the USATF Junior Olympics Region 5 meet in 2011. PERSONAL Full name is Oksana Estrianna Louriana Lawrence … Born on Feb. 7, 1996 … Parents are Sherdon Smith and Wayne Lawrence … Has two younger brothers, Wayne, Jr. and Fredireck, and two younger sisters, Casana and LeeAnna … Both parents ran track in college at Central State University in Ohio … An honor student during her prep career at Meadowdale High School … An international baccalaureate while maintaining a 3.86 cumulative grade-point average during her high school career … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport leadership.
Laura Lewing Fr./Fr. – 5-1 – Lake Charles, La. St. Louis Catholic HS Major: Undecided Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU Lettered in cross country and track and field during her prep career at St. Louis Catholic High School … A district champion in cross country during her time at St. Louis Catholic High School … Ran a personal-best three-mile time of 19:54 as a cross country runner prior to her arrival at LSU … Helped lead her high school team to the Class 3A team title at the 2014 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 3A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium. PERSONAL Full name is Laura Catherine Lewing … Born on May 11, 1996 … Parents are Ralph and Debbie Lewing … Has two brothers, Nick and Zach, and one sister, Meghan … Currently undecided on a major.
Rebecca Little Fr./Fr. – 5-9 – Austin, Texas Westlake HS Major: International Trade & Finance Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU A standout distance and cross country runner during her prep career at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas … Earned a 15th-place individual finish at the District 15-5A Championships during her senior cross country season in 2013 … Finished the 5,000-meter course in 21 minutes, 17.20 seconds to take home a 15th-place finish … Helped lead Westlake High School to the District 15-5A team title with her performance … Westlake High School earned a fifth-place team finish at the University Interscholastic League Region 2-5A Championships during the 2013
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season … Ran a 2013 seasonal-best 5k time of 20:48.55 for 21st place at the Seven Lakes Showcase … Also ran 21:34.80 at the 5,000-meter course at the Gerald Richey XC Invitational for 46th place in the event … Clocked a 2013 seasonal-best threemile time of 19:43.40 for 33rd place at the Austin Westlake Chaparral Invitational … Finished in 18th place at the 2013 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash Meet after finishing the three-mile course in 20:45.70 … Helped lead Westlake High School to three team titles during her senior campaign in 2013 at the AISD XC Invitational, Gerald Richey XC Invitational and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash Meet … Made her debut at the UIL Region 2-5A Championships as a freshman in 2010, finishing in 88th place overall with a two-mile time of 13:05.63 … Named to the Academic All-State Cross Country Team and Academic All-District 15-5A Cross Country Team in 2013. PERSONAL Full name is Rebecca Ann Little … Born on Jan. 16, 1996 … Parents are Lee and Carrie Little … Has an older sister, Katie, and an older brother, Scott … Mother, Carrie, attended LSU and brother, Scott, currently attends LSU … Uncle, Chris Little, ran track and cross country at Duke University … Was an active member of the student body at Westlake High School … Named to the NSPA Journalism Honor Roll from 2012-14 and the Quill & Scroll Honor Society for High School Journalists from 2013-14 … Served with the National Charity League for seven years … Recipient of the Presidential Service Award at the silver level … Was an active member of the Peer Assistances & Leadership Program for two years while serving as a mentor and group leader for elementary and middle school students … Was also a member of the French Club, Spanish Club and Journalism Club at Westlake High School … An active member of the youth group and member of the Student Leader Team at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church … Majoring in international trade and finance.
Jada Martin So./So. – 5-7 – Lithonia, Ga. Martin Luther King, Jr. HS Major: Sport Administration Events: 60M (7.36), 100M (11.35), 200M (IN: 23.85; OUT: 22.96w/23.02) 2014 World Junior Champion (4x100 Relay) 2014 One of the team’s leading sprinters during her true freshman season in 2014 … An NCAA quarterfinalist in the 100-meter dash during the outdoor season … Finished in 15th place overall in the national quarterfinals of the 100 meters with a run of 11.57 (+1.0) at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Advanced to the quarterfinal round after running 11.63 (-0.6) in the first round of qualifying … Also lined up in the first round of qualifying in the 200 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, clocking 23.82 (+1.1) for 28th place overall … Split 54.4 on the leadoff leg of LSU’s foursome that finished in 15th place overall with a time of 3 minutes, 35.79 seconds in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Helped lead the Lady Tigers into the NCAA final of the 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Ran the third leg on the foursome that clocked 43.95 for seventh place overall in the NCAA semifinals … Ran the third leg on the team that did not finish in the national final … Ran the third leg on LSU’s sprint relay team that clocked a seasonal-best time of 43.72 in a runner-up finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Won the 100-meter title at the Battle on the Bayou while running a wind-legal personal best of 11.35 (+1.5) … Also clocked a wind-legal time of 23.19 (+0.2) in a third-place finish in the 200 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Honored by the Southeastern Conference as the SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week with her performance at the Battle on the Bayou … Opened the outdoor season by clocking 11.58 (+0.0) for 10th place in the preliminary rounds of the 100 meters at the Texas Relays … Led off LSU’s 4x400-meter relay team that clocked 3:36.47 for a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Also led off LSU’s 4x400-meter relay that scored four points with a fifth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships, clocking 3:37.29 in the conference final … Ran the leadoff leg for the team that ran a seasonal-best time of 3:34.89 in a sixth-place finish at the Tyson Invitational … Split a seasonal-best time of 53.64 on the second leg of the foursome that finished runner-up at the Texas A&M Triangular with a time of 3:38.22 … Finished in 16th place in the 60 meters (7.47) and 22nd place in the 200 meters (24.17) at the SEC Indoor Championships … Clocked a personal best of 7.36 in a runner-up finish in the 60 meters at the LSU Twilight … Ran an indoor personal best of 23.85 in a fourth-place finish at the Aggie Invitational … Won the 200-meter title at the New Mexico Team Invitational with an altitude-adjusted run of 23.97 … Also lined up in the 200 meters at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (24.03), Texas A&M Triangular (23.90) and Tyson Invitational (23.87) during the indoor season … Also ran the 60 meters at the Texas A&M Triangular (7.57), New Mexico Team Invitational (7.55), Aggie Invitational (7.53) and Tyson Invitational (7.56) in her debut season … Followed the collegiate season by running the 200 meters for the United States at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Earned her spot on Team USA by winning the silver medal as the runner-up in the 200-meter final at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships also held in Eugene, Oregon … Clocked a wind-legal personal best of 23.02 (+1.3) for second place in the 200-meter final at the USA Junior Championships … Qualified for the USA Junior final with a qualifying run of 23.23 (+1.2) in the preliminary round … Also earned a fifthplace finish in the 100-meter dash at the USA Junior Championships, clocking 11.51
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(+0.8) in the preliminary round and 11.55 (+0.9) in the final … Helped lead the United States to a gold medal in the final of the 4x100-meter relay at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Ran the third leg of the team that clocked a world-junior-leading 43.46 in the championship final to win the gold medal … Also earned a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter final at the IAAF World Junior Championships with a wind-aided run of 23.35 (+2.4). PRIOR TO LSU Enjoyed an outstanding prep career at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School and Sprint Athletics Track Club … Signed with the Lady Tigers as the nation’s No. 2-ranked sprinter in the 55-meter dash for the 2012-13 indoor season with a personal record of 6.94 set in a victory at Chicago’s Ted Haydon Holiday Classic … Also set a personal best of 7.47 in the 60-meter dash in 2013 at the Brooks PR Invitational held at the University of Washington in Seattle … Tied as the No. 6-ranked performance nationally among all classes and No. 5-ranked in the Class of 2013 in the 60 meters … Also ended the 2013 indoor season as the nation’s No. 8-ranked senior in the United States in the 200-meter dash with an indoor seasonal best of 24.23 in a fifth-place finish at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York … Enjoyed a stellar senior season in 2013 while winning her second career Georgia Class 5A state title in the 200-meter dash with a winning time of 23.88 (+0.3) in the state final … Ran a wind-legal 11.76 (+1.1) to claim the Class 5A silver medal in the 100 meters in 2013 … Sprinted to a 2013 seasonal best of 23.75 (-0.4) to win the high school 200-meter title at the Atlanta Grand Prix with the No. 9-ranked performance nationally under all conditions in the Class of 2013 … Won a pair of Georgia Class 5A sectional silver medals in the 100 meters (11.76) and 200 meters (24.53) as a high school senior … One of the top sprinters at the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Won the bronze medal in the girl’s 200-meter final at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals with a time of 23.96 (-2.5) while running into a strong headwind … Finished in fifth place in the 100-meter final at the New Balance meet with a time of 11.86 (+0.4) … Emerged as one of the nation’s top young talents with a brilliant sophomore season as arguably the nation’s leading sprinter in the Class of 2013 … Crowned the USA Track & Field Junior Olympic 200-meter champion and 100-meter silver medalist in the intermediate girl’s division at the 2011 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships held at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium … Ran a career-best wind-aided time of 23.60 (+3.4) to win the 200-meter title at the 2011 USATF Junior Olympics … Clocked a wind-legal 11.79 (+0.8) to win the silver medal in the 100-meter final after running a best of 11.78 (+0.5) in the semifinal round at the 2011 USATF Junior Olympics … Was the nation’s No. 1-ranked 200-meter sprinter under all conditions among high school sophomores for the 2011 outdoor season … Wind-aided best of 23.60 also ranked No. 9 nationally under all conditions among all high school sprinters regardless of classification … Captured four Georgia High School Association Class 5A state titles as a sophomore in 2011 … Swept Class 5A state titles in the 100 meters (11.83) and 200 meters (24.09) and led Martin Luther King, Jr. High School to a sweep of state titles in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays during her sophomore season … Was the nation’s No. 1-ranked sprinter indoors in the 200-meter dash among the Class of 2013 as a junior in 2012 after setting an indoor PR of 23.97 at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals held at The Armory in New York … Indoor PR of 23.97 also ranked No. 6 nationally among all classifications for the 2012 indoor season … Ran 24.17 to claim a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter final at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Anchored Sprint Athletics Track Club to the silver medal in the 4x200-meter relay while earning All-America honors at the New Balance Indoor Nationals … Wrapped up the 2012 indoor season by winning the 55 meters and finishing runner-up in the 200 meters at the USA Track & Field South Zone Indoor Championships held at the Birmingham Crossplex in Alabama … Carried that momentum into the 2012 outdoor season as one of the nation’s leading 200-meter sprinters during her junior campaign … Set a wind-legal PR of 23.65 in winning the Region 2-5A silver medal in the 200 meters to rank No. 12 nationally and No. 4 for the Class of 2013 in the event … Also captured the Region 2-5A championship in the 100-meter dash along with a silver medal in the 200 meters in 2012 … Won the silver medal in the 200 meters and bronze medal in the 100 meters at the Class 5A sectionals in 2012 en route to a berth in the GHSA Class 5A Outdoor State Championships for the second-straight season … Ran the third leg for Martin Luther King, Jr. High School on two state champion relay teams as she helped the team defend its Class 5A crown in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays as a junior … Ran a 2012 seasonal best of 11.80 in winning the 100 meters at the McEachern Invitational held at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia … Earned a sixth-place finish in the 200-meter final at the 2012 New Balance Outdoor Nationals after running a wind-aided 24.34 in the national final held at North Carolina A&T’s Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, North 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PERSONAL Full name is Jada Mackenzie Martin … Born on June 8, 1995 … Parents are James Martin and Monique Atkins … Has two siblings, Justin and Jordan … Maintained a 3.0 grade-point average during her prep career at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport leadership.
Lady Tigers Chaiss Matthews So./So. – 5-3 – College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated HS Major: Biology Events: 1,500M (4:42.81), Mile (4:57.44), 3,000M (OUT: 10:23.46), 5,000M (18:26.08) 2014 A letterwinner in her debut season indoors while competing primarily in the mile … Finished in 21st place in mile qualifying at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships while running 5 minutes, 4.22 seconds in the preliminary round … Led off the Lady Tigers’ distance medley relay team with a 3:34.11 split on the 1,200-meter leg as the team finished in 11th place with a time of 11:44.78 at the SEC Indoor Championships … Also led off LSU’s distance medley relay team to wins at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (11:58.73) and Texas A&M Triangular (11:53.18) … Raced to a personal best of 4:57.44 in a fourthplace finish in the mile at the Texas A&M Triangular … Also broke five minutes in the mile with a time of 4:57.84 for fourth place at the Aggie Invitational also held at Texas A&M … Also ran the mile indoors at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (5:00.76) and Tyson Invitational (5:03.03) … Competed in the 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during the outdoor season … Opened the outdoor season with a personal-best run of 4:42.81 for third place in the 1,500 meters at the Tulane Team Invitational … Also won the 3k at the Tulane Team Invitational with a time of 10:36.26 … Raced to a personal best of 10:23.46 for 10th place in the 3k at the Battle on the Bayou … Ran her second-fastest 1,500 meters of the outdoor season with a time of 4:45.98 for 10th place at the Battle on the Bayou … Also ran the 1,500 meters at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4:48.72) and LSU Invitational (4:51.61) … Finished runner-up in the 3k at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a run of 10:33.94 … Set a personal best of 18:26.08 in the 5k with a third-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold. PRIOR TO LSU Was a varsity letterwinner in track and field, cross country and cheerleading during her prep career at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas … Set personal bests of 2:21 in the 800 meters and 5:12 in the 1,600 meters during her high school career … Crowned the district champion in the 800 meters in 2011 … Won a pair of district silver medals in the 3,200 meters in 2010 and 1,600 meters in 2011 … Showed great range as a middle distance and distance runner. PERSONAL Full name is Chaiss Elizabeth Matthews … Born on Aug. 12, 1994 … Parents are Todd and Sally Matthews … Has an older brother, Josh, and an older sister, Ashton, who both attend LSU … Majoring in biology.
Andrea Maxwell Sr./Gr. – 5-5 – Gaithersburg, Md. Thomas S. Wootton HS/Saint Leo Major: Public Administration Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU Transferred to LSU from Saint Leo University, where she was an All-Sunshine State Conference performer … Set school records at Saint Leo University in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19 minutes, 11.38 seconds … Also ran a best of 22:32.29 on the 6k cross country course during her time at Saint Leo University … Lettered in both cross country and track and field during her prep career at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland … Member of the Maryland state record 4x800-meter relay team that ran a time of 9:04 at the New Balance National Meet … Clocked bests of 5:09 in the 1,600 meters and 18:58 in the 5,000 meters during her high school career. PERSONAL Full name is Andrea Helen Maxwell … Born on March 4, 1992 … Parents are Charlie and Joan Maxwell … Has a younger brother, Chris … Plans to earn a master’s degree in Public Administration at LSU.
Danielle Mitchell So./So. – 5-7 – Natick, Mass. Natick HS Major: Kinesiology Events: 60M (7.73), 100M (12.13), 200M (IN: 26.20; OUT: 25.20) 2014 Competed in four meets in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … Finished in fifth place in the 60 meters (7.73) and eighth place in the 200 meters (26.20) in her only indoor appearance at the LSU Twilight … Clocked a wind-legal personal best of 12.13 (+1.4) in a fourth-place finish in the B section of the 100 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold … Placed 10th in the 100 meters at the LSU Invitational with a run of 12.14 (-0.7) and 15th in the event with a wind-aided run of 12.18 (+2.4) at the Battle on the Bayou … Set a wind-legal PR of
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25.20 (+1.6) for 15th place in the 200 meters at the LSU Invitational … Ran a windaided seasonal best of 25.19 (+2.2) for 15th place in the B section at the LSU Alumni Gold … Ran 25.45 (+1.1) for 21st place in the 200 meters at the Battle on the Bayou. PRIOR TO LSU A standout sprinter as a four-year letterwinner during her prep career at Natick High School in Natick, Massachusetts … Served as captain of her high school team … Helped lead her high school team to three state championships in the state of Massachusetts during her prep career, including back-to-back outdoor state titles in 2012 and 2013 and an indoor state title in 2012 … Also a member of three-straight conference championship teams from 2011-13 … Ran bests of 7.36 in the 55 meters and 12.13 in the 100 meters while at Natick High School. PERSONAL Full name is Danielle Alecia Mitchell … Born on Dec. 7, 1994 … Parents are Lloyd Mitchell and Sheron Coore … Has three younger siblings, Mikhal, Tyrique and Kayla … Graduated with high honors as an honor roll student during her tenure at Natick High School … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
Savanah Norman Fr./Fr. – 5-1 – River Ridge, La. St. Mary’s Dominican HS Major: Undecided Events: Distance PRIOR TO LSU A four-year letterwinner in cross country and one-year letterwinner in track and field during her prep career at St. Mary’s Dominican High School … Clocked a personal-best 5k time of 20 minutes, 33 seconds during her prep career … Helped Dominican High School win three-straight cross country state championships for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons … Also a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Dominican High School. PERSONAL Full name is Savanah Claire Norman … Born on Sept. 30, 1996 … Parents are David and Ainsley Norman … Has a younger brother, Austin … Currently undecided on a major.
Kymber Payne Fr./Fr. – 5-6 – Compton, Calif. Long Beach Poly HS Major: Sociology Events: 60H (8.63), 100H (13.74w/13.80), 300H (41.32) PRIOR TO LSU One of the elite dual hurdlers at the prep level to join the NCAA Division I ranks in the Class of 2014 … Named to the Track & Field News High School Girls All-American Team and American Family Insurance All-USA Girls Track & Field Team following her junior season in 2013 … A product of Long Beach Poly High School in Long Beach, California … Signed with the Lady Tigers with personal bests of 8.63 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, 13.80 in the 100-meter hurdles and 41.32 in the 300-meter hurdles … Set her PRs of 13.80 in the 100 hurdles and 41.32 in the 300 hurdles in a pair of silver-medal-winning second-place finishes in the high school hurdles at the 2013 Mt. Sac Relays … Ended her junior season as the No. 3-ranked 300-meter hurdler at the prep level in the United States among all classifications with her PR of 41.32 … Also ranked No. 2 nationally among the Class of 2014 … Was also the No. 15-ranked hurdler nationally and the No. 8-ranked member of the Class of 2014 at the prep level in the 100-meter hurdles during the 2013 outdoor season … Was the California state silver medalist in the 300-meter hurdles during her junior season at Long Beach Poly High School in 2013 … Raced to times of 41.96 in the prelims and 42.06 in the final to win the silver medal at the 2013 California CIF State Track & Field Championships held in Clovis, California … Broke 42 seconds with a second-place time of 41.82 at the CIF Southern Section Finals held in Walnut, California, to qualify for the 2013 state meet … Followed by scoring the silver medal in the 300 hurdles at the 2013 CIF Southern Sectionals Master’s Meet the following week … Bagged the California state bronze medal in the 300-meter hurdles during her senior season in 2014 with a time of 41.62 in the prelims and 42.01 in the final … Clocked a seasonal-best time of 41.35 in the 300 hurdles at the CIF Southern Section Masters meet to rank No. 5 nationally among all classifications and No. 2 nationally among members of the Class of 2014 for the 2014 outdoor season … Raced to a career-best wind-aided time of 13.74 (+2.5) in the preliminary rounds of the 100-meter hurdles at the CIF State Track & Field Championships before finishing in eighth place in the state final with a time of 14.03 (+2.4) as a senior in 2014 … Won the 300-meter hurdles with her run of 42.08 at the 2013 Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico … Ran a wind-aided 13.82 to take third place in the 100-meter hurdles at the Great Southwest Classic during her junior season … Was second in the 300 hurdles (42.47) and seventh in the 100 hurdles (14.19) in her opening meet of the 2013 outdoor season … Highlighted her 2013 indoor season by winning the gold medal in the emerging elite division of the 60-meter hurdles at the New Balance Indoor Nationals while running a personal best of 8.63 in the event held at The Armory Track & Field Center in New York City … Clocked a seasonal-best time of 42.60 in the 300 hurdles to qualify for her first
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career state final at the 2012 California CIF State Championships during her sophomore season … Finished eighth in the state final as a sophomore … Ran a 2012 seasonal-best time of 14.17 (+0.4) in the 100 hurdles to win the bronze medal in the divisional finals at the California CIF Southern Section Finals en route to a berth in the state championships in the event … Claimed a fifth-place finish statewide in the 55-meter hurdles at the 2012 California Indoor State Championships. PERSONAL Full name is Kymber Tiar Payne … Born on June 4, 1996 … Parents are Kenyan Payne, Sr., and Kimberly Ball … Has two siblings, Kenyan Payne, Jr., and Kenya Payne … Majoring in sociology.
Danielle Phillips Fr./Fr. – 5-7 – Cocoa, Fla. Rockledge Senior HS Major: Undecided Events: 100H (14.06w/14.10), Long Jump (20-5 ½w/20-0), Triple Jump (38-3) PRIOR TO LSU An outstanding prospect in the hurdles and jumps during her prep career at Rockledge Senior High School … Signed with the Lady Tigers with a wind-legal personal best of 14.10 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and a wind-aided personal best of 20 feet, 5 ½ inches in the long jump … Crowned the Class 2A state champion in the long jump in the state of Florida during her senior season after jumping a wind-legal seasonal best of 19-5 in the state final at the 2014 Florida High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Also capped her prep career by winning the Florida Class 2A state silver medal in the 100 hurdles as a senior in 2014 … Captured a pair of Florida Class 2A state silver medals in both the 100 hurdles (14.10) and long jump (19-2 ½) to wrap up her junior season for Rockledge Senior High School … Led Rockledge Senior High School to a runner-up finish for the Class 2A state championship in 2013 … Swept District 12-2A and Region 3-2A titles in the 100-meter hurdles to qualify for the Class 2A state meet in the event … Also followed a silver-medal-winning runner-up finish at the District 12-2A meet with a gold-medal-winning jump of 20-0 at the Region 3-2A meet en route to a berth in the state meet in 2013 … Jumped her wind-aided seasonal best and personal best of 20-5 ½ in winning the long jump title at the 2013 Cape Coast Conference Championships … Ended the 2013 outdoor season as the nation’s No. 5-ranked long jumper under all conditions at the prep level among all classifications and the No. 2-ranked member in the Class of 2014 with her best of 20-5 ½w … Ran a career-best wind-aided time of 14.06 (+2.7) in the 100 hurdles during 2014 outdoor season at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida … Emerged as one of Florida’s top young track and field prospects with an outstanding sophomore season outdoors in 2012 … Crowned the Florida Class 2A state champion in the triple jump with a personal best and seasonal best of 38-3 (+1.0) at the 2012 state meet … Also won a pair of Class 2A silver medals in the 100 hurdles and long jump during her sophomore season at Rockledge High School … Swept District 12-2A and Region 3-2A titles in each of the 100 hurdles, long jump and triple jump during the 2012 season en route to an appearance in each event at the 2012 FHSAA Class 2A Outdoor State Championships … Jumped a seasonal best of 19-11 ½ in winning the long jump during the 2012 Region 3-2A Championships. PERSONAL Full name is Danielle Linda Phillips … Born on July 18, 1995 … Parents are Willie Phillips and Shannon Floyd … Has two older siblings, Chad Kendall and Korey Kendall … An honor student during her prep career at Rockledge Senior High School while maintaining a grade-point average of 3.5 or better … Was also a member of the prestigious International Cambridge Program … Currently undecided on a major.
Bryiana Richardson So./So. – 5-3 – New Orleans, La. Helen Cox HS Major: Kinesiology Events: 60H (8.53), 100H (14.04), 400H (58.61) 2014 An NCAA quarterfinalist in the 400-meter hurdles in her debut season with the Lady Tigers as a true freshman in 2014 … Clocked her two fastest times of the collegiate season in the first round of qualifying and the quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Raced to a time of 58.63 in the first round before clocking 58.64 in the quarterfinal round to finish in 20th place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Nearly qualified for the conference final in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning an 11th-place finish with a run of 59.90 in the preliminary round … Opened the outdoor season by running 59.49 in her very first race in the 400-meter hurdles as a collegian at the Texas Relays … Finished in fifth place at the Texas Relays after running 1 minute, 0.61 seconds in the university final … Finished runner-up in the 400 hurdles at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 59.82 … Won the B section of the event at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 59.06 that earned her a spot in the field at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Even set a wind-legal PR of 14.04 (-0.6) in the 100-meter hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold … Competed in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season … Finished in 18th place overall in the qualifying
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round at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.63 … Clocked a personal best of 8.53 in the preliminary round at the Tyson Invitational before clocking 8.54 for a 17th-place finish in the semifinal round in the event held at the University of Arkansas … Also ran the 60 hurdles at the New Mexico Team Invitational (8.58), LSU Twilight (8.70), Texas A&M Triangular (8.77) and Auburn Indoor Invitational (9.73) … Followed the collegiate season by advancing to the final of the 400-meter hurdles at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Oregon’s Hayward Field … Raced to a personal best of 58.61 in a fifth-place finish in the championship final of the 400 hurdles at the USA Junior Championships … Advanced to the final with a qualifying run of 59.53 in the preliminary round at the USA Junior Championships. PRIOR TO LSU One of the top recruits in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2013 … Cracked the Top 10 of the high school national rankings in the 400-meter hurdles with a silver-medal-winning performance at the 2013 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Broke the one-minute mark in the 400 hurdles for the first time in her prep career with a personal record of 59.64 to claim the silver medal in the 17-18 age group … Emerged from the meet as the No. 9-ranked 400-meter hurdler nationally and No. 5-ranked member of the Class of 2013 in the event … Raced out to a fast start in her senior season outdoors in 2013 by setting back-to-back personal records in the 300-meter hurdles at the Sugar Bowl Track Classic (42.73) and Mobile Challenge of Champions (42.69) … Set her personal best of 42.69 in a runner-up finish at the Mobile Challenge of Champions for the No. 18-ranked performance nationally in the high school ranks by a member of the Class of 2013 … Slashed nearly two seconds from her PR in the 300 hurdles during the 2013 season … Named the 2013 Louisiana Region 3-4A Most Valuable Performer after sweeping regional titles in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles and finishing runner-up in the 100 meters at the regional meet … Set a wind-legal PR of 14.36 in the 100 hurdles at the 2013 Louisiana Region 3-4A Championships … Defended her Class 4A state championship in the 300-meter hurdles with a winning time of 43.21 at the 2013 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Also claimed the Class 4A silver medal in the 100 hurdles with an outstanding performance at the state meet in 2013 … Enjoyed a breakout junior season in 2012 as the young women’s silver medalist in the 400 hurdles the AAU Junior Olympic National Championships, AAU Club National Championships and USA Track & Field Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Raced to a seasonal best of 1:00.07 to claim the young women’s silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2012 AAU Junior Olympic National Championships held in Houston, Texas … Claimed the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles for New Era Track Club at the 2012 AAU Club Nationals held in Orlando, Florida, while running 1:00.44 … Clocked the fastest qualifying time of 1:01.65 in the preliminary round at the AAU Club Nationals … Took home the silver medal in the 400 hurdles after running 1:01.58 in the qualifying round and 1:02.04 in the championship final at the 2012 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships held in Arlington, Texas … Also earned a fifth-place finish in the young women’s division of the 100-meter hurdles at both the AAU Club Nationals (14.19w) and USATF Youth Outdoor Championships (14.52) to wrap up the 2012 outdoor season … Won three state titles in the hurdles during her sophomore and junior seasons as one of the premier performers in the state of Louisiana … Won the Class 4A state title in the 300-meter hurdles after running a seasonal best of 44.50 while competing for Helen Cox High School at the 2012 LHSAA Outdoor State Championships … Was also the 2012 Class 4A silver medalist in the 100 hurdles with her time of 14.63 (-0.3) in the state final … Captured back-to-back Class 3A state championships in the 300 hurdles while competing for Ben Franklin High School as a freshman in 2010 (44.75) and sophomore in 2011 (45.04) … Also scored two-straight Class 3A state silver medals in the 100 hurdles in 2010 and 2011 during her stint at Ben Franklin High School … An eight-time regional champion in the state of Louisiana during her prep career while capturing three-straight titles in both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles in a state championship run in 2010, 2011 and 2012. PERSONAL Full name is Bryiana Nychelle Richardson … Born on Jan. 26, 1995 … Father is Derek Richardson … Mother is Laquita Allen and stepfather is Dameyon Allen … Has two younger siblings, Dae’ja and Jasmine … An honor roll student who maintained a 3.89 grade-point average during her prep career at Helen Cox High School … Received Principal’s Honors and Superintendent’s Honors at her high school … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
Morgan Schuetz So./So. – 5-7 – Baton Rouge, La. Parkview Baptist HS Major: Kinesiology Events: 800M (IN: 2:08.86; OUT: 2:07.02), 1,500M (4:29.59), Mile (4:56.19) 2014 An NCAA Championships qualifier in the 800 meters in her debut season outdoors with the Lady Tigers … Ran 2 minutes, 8.03 seconds to finish in 38th place in the first round of qualifying at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Scored three points for the Lady Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Raced to a lifetime personal best of 2:07.02 in the SEC final after qualifying with a time of 2:08.79 in the preliminary round … Also lined up
Lady Tigers in the 1,500 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships, finishing in 21st place in qualifying with a run of 4:34.67 … Won the 1,500-meter title at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a personal best of 4:29.59, moving her into the No. 10 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the event … Finished runner-up in the B section of the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays with a time of 4:32.50 … Opened the outdoor season with back-to-back runner-up finishes in the 800 meters at the Jim Mize Invitational (2:08.67) and Battle on the Bayou (2:09.18) … Also earned backto-back fifth-place finishes in the 800 meters at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (2:09.82) and LSU Alumni Gold (2:08.02) … Competed primarily in the 800 meters during the indoor season … Earned a 13th-place finish in the event at the SEC Indoor Championships with a run of 2:10.12 in qualifying … Anchored the Lady Tigers to an 11th-place finish in the distance medley relay at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 4:56.81 split on the mile leg … Ran the 400-meter leg on LSU’s DMR that won back-to-back titles at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (11:58.73) and Texas A&M Triangular (11:53.18) … Clocked an indoor PR of 2:08.86 in a third-place finish in the college section at the Tyson Invitational … Placed second at the Auburn Indoor Invitational (2:11.33), third at the Texas A&M Triangular (2:10.59) and sixth at the Aggie Invitational (2:10.39) … Ran a personal best of 4:56.19 converted to a banked track in a third-place finish in the mile at the LSU Twilight in her only appearance in the event of the season. 2013 Did not compete for the Lady Tigers during the 2013 season … Received a redshirt during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. PRIOR TO LSU The top distance prospect in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2012 … Displayed her versatility during her prep career while winning three-straight Class 3A state titles in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters from 2010-12 at the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 3A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Captured back-to-back Class 3A state titles in the 800 meters in 2010 and 2011 … Twice honored as the Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet for Class 3A at the state meet in 2010 and 2011 with a sweep of state titles in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters … Clocked personal records of 2:19.20 in the 800 meters, 5:21.50 in the 1,600 meters and 12:11.34 in the 3,200 meters during her prep career at Parkview Baptist High School … Wrapped up her prep career by running a PR of 5:21.50 in the Class 3A final of the 1,600 meters in winning the state title in 2012 … Recorded her PR of 12:11.34 in the 3,200 meters in taking home the state championship as a junior in 2011 … Set her 800-meter PR of 2:19.20 at the 2011 Dutchtown Invitational … Added a Division 2 indoor state crown in the 800 meters during her junior season in 2011 after running 2:22.77 at the LHSAA Division 2 Indoor State Championships held at LSU’s Carl Maddox Field House … Wrapped up her high school career as a three-time district and regional champion in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters from 2010-12 … Proved herself as one of the premier cross country runners in the state of Louisiana during her prep career … A two-time Baton Rouge metro champion in her age group in 2006 and 2007 … Was the Class 3A state runner-up in cross country in 2009 and 2010 … Claimed seventh place at the LHSAA Class 3A Cross Country State Championships as a senior in the fall of 2010 … Earned all-metro honors in cross country in each of her last three seasons from 2009-11 … Diagnosed with a stress fracture following the state cross country meet in 2011 that caused her to miss the 2012 indoor season as a senior … Competed internationally as part of the LA-TX-NM-CO cross country team in the Sports Down Under program … Competed at the 2010 Gold Coast Bulletin 5K Challenge held in Brisbane, Australia, finishing in 15th place out of 2,169 women and 80th place overall among men and women out of the 3,208 finishers with her time of 20:30 in the road race event … Also ran at the 2010 All-American Down Under Meet held at Pizzey Park in Queensland, Australia, posting a time of 21:05.54 in the varsity girls 5,000 meters while earning a 10th-place finish. PERSONAL Full name is Morgan Layne Schuetz … Born on Jan. 8, 1994 … Parents are Alan and Lisa Schuetz … Has a one younger sister, Madison … Parents are both LSU alumni … Graduated with honors from Parkview Baptist High School … Maintained a 3.94 cumulative grade-point average during her prep career … Named a Junior Marshall at Parkview Baptist High School as one of the Top 12 students in her graduating class … Was a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club … Also participated in Literary Rally and Advanced Placement classes in high school … Volunteered at Baton Rouge Physical Therapy during the summers … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.
Annie Simoneaux Sr./Sr. – 5-7 – Rayne, La. Rayne HS Major: Kinesiology Event: Javelin (157-11) All-SEC 2013 Threw the javelin in only one meet during the outdoor season … Posted a mark of 136-11 for eighth place at the LSU Relays … Forced to miss the remainder of the season due to an elbow injury … Underwent successful Tommy John surgery during the season … Received a medical redshirt to maintain her junior
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season of eligibility … Earned a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season for her outstanding performance in the classroom. 2012 Earned All-SEC honors as one of the elite javelin throwers in the Southeastern Conference during the outdoor season in 2012 … Unleashed a personal record of 157-11 to claim all-conference honors with a second-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge … A catalyst in the Lady Tigers winning their fifth SEC Outdoor title in six seasons … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for the second-straight season with the Lady Tigers … Just missed qualifying for the national semifinal by two spots as she finished in 14th place at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds with a series-best of 146-1 … Recorded three PRs during the 2012 outdoor season … Threw 152-9 for third place at the Battle on the Bayou … Shattered her personal best for a second-straight meet with a mark of 154-5 to win the javelin title at the Arizona State Tri-Meet … Took ninth place at the Texas Relays with a throw of 147-5 and fifth place at the Penn Relays with a top mark of 143-1 … Did not compete during the indoor season. 2011 Proved to be one of LSU’s premier throwers as a true freshman in 2011 … Was the SEC Outdoor bronze medalist in the javelin after throwing a series-best of 148-0 at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Scored six points to help the Lady Tigers capture their fourth SEC Outdoor crown in five seasons at the conference meet held in Athens, Ga. … Earned the right to throw the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for the first time in her collegiate career … Earned a 31st-place finish in the javelin after throwing 137-8 in the national quarterfinal … Established a new personal record in the event in a runner-up finish at the LSU Tiger Relays after throwing a best of 151-3 … Wrapped up the 2011 season as the No. 9-ranked thrower on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list in the women’s javelin … Picked up a fifth-place finish in the event at the Penn Relays (141-11) … Was runner-up at the LSU Invitational (147-9) and Hurricane Alumni Invitational (138-7). PRIOR TO LSU One of the top javelin throwers in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2010 … Set a personal best of 150-5 to win the Class 3A state title during her senior season in 2010 … Also captured the Region 2-3A title during her senior season … Ranked No. 2 in the state during the 2009 outdoor season with a then personal-best mark of 142-10 set in winning the Class 3A state title during her junior season … Was also crowned the Class 3A state champion in the discus as a junior in 2009, throwing the implement 118-8 at the state meet … Won Region 2-3A titles in both the discus and javelin in 2009 … Won a bronze medal in the javelin with a third-place finish at the state meet in 2008 … Also finished runner-up at the state meet as a freshman in 2007 … Won the National AAU Youth championship in the javelin in 2006 … Is also a standout volleyball player at Rayne High School … Competed on the varsity volleyball team in each of her last four prep seasons … A two-time all-district selection as a junior in 2008 and as a senior in 2009. PERSONAL Full name is Annie Belle Simoneaux … Born on Aug. 9, 1992 … Parents are Peter and Daphne Simoneaux … Has an older sister, Meghan, who is a graduate of LSU … Mother played volleyball at Northwestern State University … Has an uncle, John Morgan, who played football at LSU … Has an aunt, Stephanie Garrett, who played softball and volleyball at Mississippi University for Women … An honor student at Rayne High School with a 3.8 cumulative grade-point average … A member of the National Honor Society … Named to the 2009-10 Academic All-State Volleyball Team … Served as a Student Council representative during her high school career … Also served as an officer for Future Farmers of America for the last four years of high school … A delegate to the 2009 Louisiana Girls State … Graduated from LSU in May 2014 with her degree in kinesiology.
Katie Stevenson So./So. – 5-3 – St. Francisville, La. West Feliciana HS Major: Psychology Events: 1,500M (5:48.11), Mile (6:27.59), 3,000M (OUT: 12:47.17) 2014 Competed in six meets for the Lady Tigers as a redshirt freshman in 2014 … Wrapped up her outdoor season by clocking a personal best of 5 minutes, 48.11 seconds in the 1,500 meters in a sixth-place finish at the LSU Invitational … Also ran the 1,500 meters outdoors at the LSU Alumni Gold (5:51.81), Battle on the Bayou (5:56.91), Tulane Team Invitational (6:00.83) and Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational (6:06.34) … Ran a personal best of 12:47.17 for 10th place in the 3,000 meters at the Tulane Team Invitational … Placed 14th in the mile at the LSU Twilight while running a banked-track-converted time of 6:31.82 in her only indoor appearance. 2013 Did not compete for the Lady Tigers during the 2013 season.
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PRIOR TO LSU Ran cross country and track in high school during her prep career at West Feliciana High School … Helped her high school cross country team win four district championships … Set personal bests of 6:23 in the mile, 13:44 in the two-mile and 21:15 in the three-mile in high school … Competed in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters during the track season. PERSONAL Full name is Katie Lenora Stevenson … Born on Dec. 16, 1993 … Father is Tommy Stevenson … Has one younger brother, Tommy … Has two younger sisters, Kelsey and Abby … Was a two-year member of the Beta Club at West Feliciana High School … Was also a four-year member of her school band … Majoring in psychology.
Marvalyn Vernon Fr./Fr. – 5-11 – Hammond, La. Ponchatoula HS Major: Biology Events: Shot Put, Discus PRIOR TO LSU A standout shot putter and discus thrower during her prep career at Ponchatoula High School … Crowned district champion in the shot put during her senior season in 2014.
second place in the girl’s javelin at the 2012 Great Southwest Classic held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque … Won back-to-back javelin silver medals in the 17-18 age group at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships in 2012 and 2013 … Threw 148-5 to take home the young women’s silver medal and earn All-America honors at the 2012 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships held at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland … Threw 142-4 to defend her silver medal with a second career All-America honor at the 2013 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina … Wrapped up her junior campaign in 2012 with a ninth-place finish in the javelin at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships while throwing 140-2 in the event held at Indiana University in Bloomington … Swept District 2-5A (135-3) and Region 1-5A (130-0) championships during her sophomore season at West Monroe High School in 2012 before capturing the Class 5A state silver medal with a top throw of 132-1 at the state meet … Was the Class 5A bronze medalist as a freshman in 2010 … A four-time Region 1-5A javelin champion during her prep career at West Monroe High School as she took the title in 2010-13. PERSONAL Full name is Rebekah Francis Wales … Born on Oct. 2, 1995 … Parents are Hal Andrew “Andy” Wales III and Stacy Griggs … Has one older brother, Drew, and one older sister, Hannah … An honor student while compiling a 3.86 grade-point average during her prep career at West Monroe High School … Was a member of the National Honor Society … Honored as a Sophomore of Distinction, Junior of Distinction and Senior of Distinction at West Monroe High School … Majoring in general business.
PERSONAL Full name is Marvalyn Allenesha Vernon … Born on March 10, 1996 … Parents are Marvin and Centry Vernon … Has five siblings, Gilbert, Miranda, Coco, Leon and Marvin, Jr. … Was an honor roll student at Ponchatoula High School … Served as Vice President of her senior class at Ponchatoula High School … A member of the Key Club and Bible Club during her prep career … Plans to pursue a degree in biology/premedicine at LSU.
Rebekah Wales RS-Fr./So. – 5-10 – West Monroe, La. West Monroe HS Major: General Business Event: Javelin (166-11) 2014 Was the NCAA’s No. 4-ranked freshman and No. 19-ranked performer regardless of class while throwing the javelin in her debut season with the Lady Tigers in 2014 … An NCAA Championships qualifier in the javelin as a freshman in 2014 … Threw a series-best of 154 feet, 2 inches in a 19th-place finish at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Qualified for the NCAA semifinals with a top throw of 162-7 for 11th place in the national quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Scored five points for the Lady Tigers with a fourth-place finish in the javelin final at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Lexington, Kentucky … Posted a series-best throw of 164-10 in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Won her first career javelin title in her collegiate debut at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational with a personal-best throw of 166-11 … Moved into the No. 5 spot on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list with her victory in her collegiate debut … Also won the javelin title at Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational with a mark of 158-8 … Also finished in third place at the LSU Alumni Gold (158-5), third place at the LSU Invitational (163-4), fifth place at the Penn Relays (155-10) and sixth place at the Texas Relays (165-1) in her first outdoor season with the Lady Tigers … Did not compete during the 2014 indoor season … Followed the collegiate season by throwing the javelin for the United States at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships held in Eugene, Oregon … Nearly matched her personal best with a series-best throw of 164-7 for a silver-medal-winning runner-up finish in the javelin final at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships also held in Eugene, Oregon … Earned her spot on Team USA with her second-place finish at the USA Junior Championships … Finished in 24th place overall in the qualifying round of the javelin at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships with her top throw of 154-2 in the preliminary round. PRIOR TO LSU One of the nation’s premier prep prospects in the javelin throw after opening up her senior season in 2013 by throwing a personal best of 158-3 in her victory at West Monroe’s Van Leigh Relays … Was the nation’s No. 5-ranked girl’s javelin thrower at the prep level with her season-opening performance … Also ranked No. 4 nationally among members of the Class of 2013 … Ended her junior season in 2012 with a previous personal best of 157-2 as the nation’s No. 5-ranked javelin thrower among all classifications and No. 3-ranked member of the Class of 2013 … Launched a 2012 seasonal best of 157-2 to defend her District 2-5A championship for a Top 5 national ranking for the 2012 outdoor season … Smashed the Louisiana Class 5A state meet record in the javelin by more than 10 feet as she captured her first career state title in the event with a throw of 152-6 at the 2012 Louisiana High School Athletics Association Class 5A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Defended her Class 5A state title by matching her state meet record of 152-6 at the 2013 LHSAA Class 5A Outdoor State Championships … Followed her first career state title in 2012 by throwing 152-7 for
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Jenna Walker RS-Fr./RS-Fr. – 5-4 – Stafford, Va. Colonial Forge HS Major: Petroleum Engineering Events: 1,500M (5:41.80), Mile (5:29.04), 3,000M (IN: 11:11.37) 2014 Received a redshirt during her true freshman season in 2014 … Competed unattached in two meets on the year … Clocked banked-track-converted times of 5 minutes, 29.04 seconds in the mile and 11:11.37 in the 3,000 meters at the LSU Twilight indoors … Ran a seasonal-best time of 5:41.80 in the 1,500 meters in her only outdoor appearance of the season. PRIOR TO LSU Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field and three-year letterwinner in cross country during her prep career at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Virginia … A member of eight district championship teams at Colonial Forge High School … Helped lead her track and field team to three district titles indoors in 2010, 2012 and 2013 and three district titles outdoors in 2010, 2011 and 2012 … Also helped guide her cross country team to back-to-back district championships in 2011-12 and 2012-13 … Team earned a third-place finish at the state cross country championships in 2010 … Earned multiple first-team all-area, all-district and all-region selections in high school … Ran on nationally-ranked distance medley relay and 4x1,600-meter relay teams at Colonial Forge High School … Competed at indoor nationals during her
Lady Tigers junior season … Also ran at the Penn Relays during her junior and senior seasons … Competed at the state championship in each of her four seasons at the prep level … One of three freshmen to compete in the 1,600 meters at the state meet in 2010, finishing in 20th place overall with a time of 5:14 … Was the regional runner-up in the 3,200 meters and 4x800-meter relay before placing eighth at the state meet in the relay in 2011 … Won the indoor district silver medal in the 1,000 meters in 2012 … Ran on school-record 4x400 (4:05.54) and 4x800 (9:32.96) relays as a junior in 2012 … Also helped her 4x400-meter relay run the outdoor school record of 4:01.85 during her junior season … Limited in her performance as a high school senior in 2013 after having a stress fracture in her foot. PERSONAL Full name is Jenna Stephanie Walker … Born on Oct. 25, 1994 … Mother is Laura Bronesky … Has two younger sisters, Karina and Shanna … Was Distinguished Honor Graduate at Colonial Forge High School … A member of the National Honor Society and Latin Club during her prep career … Majoring in petroleum engineering.
Ashley Welborn So./RS-Fr. – 5-3 – Knoxville, Tenn. Knoxville Catholic HS Major: Mathematics Events: Mile (5:09.39), 3,000M (IN: 10:12.74), 5,000M (IN: 17:59.28; OUT: 18:55.38) 2014 Lettered in her debut season indoors after running the 5,000 meters at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Finished in 31st place in the 5k at the SEC Indoor Championships after running 18 minutes, 16.48 seconds … Set a lifetime personal best of 17:59.28 in a sixth-place finish in the 5k at Texas A&M’s Aggie Invitational … Also ran a PR of 10:12.74 in a fifthplace finish in the 3k at the Aggie Invitational … Ran the 800 meters (2:24.30) and mile (5:09.39) at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Redshirted during the 2014 outdoor season … Competed unattached in two meets during the outdoor season … Ran a seasonal best and personal best of 18:55.38 in a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Invitational … Placed 10th in the 5k at the LSU Alumni Gold, clocking 19:19.60 in the race. PRIOR TO LSU A letterwinner in track and field and cross country during her prep career at Knoxville Catholic High School … Coached in high school by Sean O’neil … Was a four-time state championship qualifier in cross country from 2009-12 … Was also a state championship qualifier on the track in the two-mile and 4x800-meter relay during her junior season in 2012 … Competed at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in 2012 … Was a three-time all-region selection in cross country from 2010-12 and a two-time all-region selection on the track in 2011 and 2012 … Won an outdoor state championship as a member of the winning 4x800-meter relay team in 2012 … Helped lead her high school cross country team to the runner-up finish at the state meet during her freshman season in 2009. PERSONAL Full name is Ashley Lanier Welborn … Born on July 22, 1995 … Parents are Matt and Nancy Welborn … Both parents attended LSU … An honor roll student who graduated in the top 10 percent of her graduating class at Knoxville Catholic High School … Was a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta during her prep career … Majoring in mathematics.
Doren Welch Jr./Jr. – 5-5 – Oscar, La. False River Academy/LSU-Eunice Major: General Business Event: Javelin (154-9) 2014 Qualified to throw the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for the second-straight season … Wrapped up her season by throwing 147 feet, 5 inches for 28th place in the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Jacksonville, Florida … Nearly scored for the Lady Tigers with a 10th-place finish in the javelin at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Threw a series-best of 145-10 at the conference meet … Won the college javelin at the 120th Penn Relays with a personal-best throw of 154-9 … Finished up the 2014 outdoor season as the No. 10-ranked javelin thrower in Lady Tiger history … Opened the season by throwing 149-2 for third place at Louisiana Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational … Placed sixth at the LSU Alumni Gold (148-6) and seventh at the LSU Invitational (143-6) … Also threw the javelin outdoors at the Texas Relays (138-5) and Battle on the Bayou (140-10) … Did not compete indoors in 2014.
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Outdoor meet … Competed in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds held in Greensboro, North Carolina … Ended the season with a 17th-place with a top mark of 149-10 at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Wrote her name in the school-record books in her collegiate debut with the Lady Tigers with a personal-best throw of 1532 for the victory at the Louisiana Classics meet in Lafayette … Moved into the No. 8 position on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance list with her PR of 153-2 … Also won the javelin at UCLA’s Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational with a seriesbest of 149-0 … Claimed second at the LSU Relays (146-10) and third at the Battle on the Bayou (142-5) in meets held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium … Also threw the javelin at the Texas Relays (138-3) an Penn Relays (126-1) in the outdoor season in 2013 … Did not compete during the indoor season. PRIOR TO LSU Transferred to LSU following a brief stint at LSU-Eunice … Played softball at LSUEunice … Played second base on the softball diamond … Helped lead her team to a national runner-up finish … Was a four-year state championship qualifier in the javelin during her prep career at False River Academy … Crowned the state champion in the event during her senior season … Wrapped up her prep career as the schoolrecord holder in the javelin … Also played softball at False River Academy … Was an all-state pitcher on the softball field … Named the Most Valuable Player on the LHSAA East All-Star Team. PERSONAL Full name is Doren Layne Welch … Born on Jan. 18, 1993 … Parents are Russ and Shari Welch … Has one older brother, Steele … Brother played baseball and threw the javelin at Southeastern Louisiana University … Majoring in general business.
Sidnie Wilder Fr./Fr. – 5-7 – Cameron, Wisc. Cameron HS Major: Psychology Event: Hammer Throw (181-8) PRIOR TO LSU Emerged as one of the top hammer throw prospects at the high school level in the United States during her prep career at Cameron High School … Honored by Track & Field News as a 2012 TFN High School All-American following her sophomore season in 2012 … Arrived in Baton Rouge with a personal best of 181 feet, 8 inches in the hammer throw that she set at the end of her senior season in 2014, ranking No. 5 nationally and No. 3 among prep throwers in the Class of 2014 in the United States … Threw a seasonal best of 177-11 in taking sixth place in the hammer throw final at the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa … Ended her junior season outdoors in 2013 as the No. 5-ranked prep performer nationally regardless of class and the No. 2-ranked member of the Class of 2014 in the hammer throw … Also had back-to-back throws of 176-4 in the fifth round and 176-0 in the sixth round at the USA Junior Outdoor Championships to eclipse her previous PR of 173-5 entering the meet … Posted a winning mark of 173-5 to take home the hammer throw title at the 2013 Wisconsin Junior Olympic Championships sponsored by USA Track & Field … Set the Wisconsin girls’ hammer throw record with her 2013 seasonal best of 177-11 … Was also the nation’s No. 5-ranked hammer thrower regardless of class and the No. 1-ranked performer in the Class of 2014 during the 2012 outdoor season … Set a 2012 seasonal best of 166-4 to finish in third place in the hammer throw final at an open meet held at the University of Wisconsin … Earned an 11th-place finish in the hammer throw with a series-best mark of 162-0 in her debut appearance at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2012 … Won the silver medal in the hammer throw in the intermediate girls’ division at the 2011 USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships held in Wichita, Kansas, with a mark of 142-3 … Threw a seasonal best of 145-11 during her freshman year in 2011 for a fifth-place finish at the USATF World Youth Track & Field Trials held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. PERSONAL Full name is Sidnie K. Wilder … Born on Sept. 15, 1995 … Parents are Deren and Karen Wilder … Has one younger brother, Gunner … Father was an NCAA Division II All-American in the hammer throw … An honor student during her prep career at Cameron High School while maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade-point average … Was a member of the National Honor Society during her high school career … Was also a member of the yearbook staff and newspaper staff at Cameron High School … Also a Forensics state finalist for three-straight years from 2012-14 and a Future Business Leaders of America state finalist in 2014 before moving on to college … Plans to major in psychology at LSU.
2013 One of the premier javelin throwers in the Southeastern Conference during her first season with the Lady Tigers in 2013 … Scored three points for the Lady Tigers in her SEC Championships debut with a sixth-place finish in the javelin final in the conference meet held in Columbia, Missouri … Threw a series-best mark of 145-8 on her fourth throw to move into sixth place in the javelin standings at the SEC
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The Tigers won the fourth-place team trophy at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships
Tigers’ Team Trophy Highlights NCAA Championships The Tigers capped their 2014 season by taking home the fourth-place team trophy at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships as they again proved themselves among the nation’s elite of collegiate track and field. While scoring 29 points in four days of competition at Oregon’s Hayward Field, the Tigers finished in fourth place in the final men’s team standings behind the likes of national champion Oregon (88), runner-up Florida (70) and third-place Texas A&M (41.5) in the race for the team title. It marked LSU’s 13th top-five team finish in 15 seasons at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on the men’s side as the Tigers piled up a total of 11 All-America selections during the course of the meet.
Lady Tigers Crack Nation’s Top 10 at National Meet While the Tigers added to their trophy haul at the NCAA Outdoor Championships a year ago, the Lady Tigers finished just shy of the medal podium as they wrapped up their 2014 season with a sixth-place team finish in the final women’s team race during the meet. In four days of action in Eugene, Oregon, the Lady Tigers 34 points to follow the likes of national champion Texas A&M (75), runner-up Texas (66), third-place Oregon (59), fourthplace Florida (55) and fifth-place Georgia (35) to finish off another outstanding year under head coach Dennis Shaver. Six Lady Tigers took home All-America honors with their performance in leading the team to a sixth-place finish during the competition.
in his first season competing at the Division I level. After sprinting to the SEC Indoor silver medal with an indoor personal best of 45.39 seconds, Norwood scored the NCAA Indoor silver medal in 45.46 to finish as the national runner-up in his debut appearance at the NCAA Championships. He followed outdoors with a sweep of SEC silver medals as he sprinted to a time of 45.17 in the conference final, and later added the NCAA Outdoor bronze medal to his collection at the national meet.
Stowers Soars in Record-Breaking Senior Season Jasmin Stowers ended her collegiate career as one of the most prolific sprint hurdlers to ever wear the LSU uniform as a seven-time All-American and five-time SEC Champion following her senior season in 2014. While earning her fourth-straight All-America honor in the 60-meter hurdles, Stowers smashed Joyce Bates’ 14-year-old school record of 7.99 in the event with an altitude-adjusted 7.96 to claim her second-straight indoor bronze medal NCAA Indoor meet. She followed outdoors by clocking the fifth-fastest time under all conditions in collegiate history and fastest time in school history under all conditions with a wind-aided 12.54 (+2.8) in the final of the 100-meter hurdles to finish as the national runner-up. She later finished one one-hundredth of a second off of Tananjalyn Stanley’s 25-year-old school record of 12.70 with a personal best of 12.71 set at the USA Outdoor Championships.
Bliss Makes History as NCAA Shot Put Silver Medalist Tigers Crowned National Champions in 4x400 Relay For the fourth time in program history, the LSU Tigers were crowned national champions in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships when the team of Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing, Cyril Grayson and Vernon Norwood stormed to victory in an altitude-adjusted time of 3 minutes, 4.54 seconds at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Tigers turned the tables on their Southeastern Conference counterparts as they finished ahead of the likes of Florida, Texas A&M and Arkansas in the national final. They were the SEC Indoor bronze medalists behind the Aggies and Gators just two weeks prior to their appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
While making her first finals appearance at the NCAA Championships, Lady Tiger junior Tori Bliss made history when she earned her first career All-America honor as one of the nation’s leading shot putters during the 2014 season. With her second throw in semifinal qualifying, Bliss smashed her own outdoor school record in the shot put with a careerbest throw of 57 feet, 4 ¼ inches that gave her an early lead in the competition. Only one round of throws separated Bliss from being crowned the national champion in the event, but Iowa State’s Christina Hillman took the title with a winning throw of 58-2 in the sixth round of the final. Bliss still became the highest Lady Tiger finisher in the shot put final at the NCAA Championships in the program’s storied history.
Norwood Emerges as NCAA Title Threat in 400 Meters
Pitts Takes Flight in Triple Jump in Final Collegiate Season
Not only did junior Vernon Norwood anchor the squad to a national championship in the 4x400-meter relay to cap a tremendous debut season with the Tigers in 2014, but the junior college transfer also proved to be an NCAA title threat in the 400-meter dash
The Lady Tigers were led by an outstanding senior class in 2014, and Lynnika Pitts was instrumental in helping the Lady Tigers earn a pair of top finishes at the NCAA Championships in her final season in Baton Rouge. After jumping an indoor personal
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John Nichols’ 25-year-old school record of 209-1 in the discus with a winning mark of 210-10 at the 120th Penn Relays to catapult himself into the national championship discussion for 2014. It was a mark that also set a new Penn Relays record, breaking the 18-year-old meet record of 210-0 previously set by Wake Forest’s Andy Bloom in 1996. Brown’s school record lasted only three months as he yet again raised the bar to 212-2 at the USA Track & Field Throws Initiative Test Meet ahead of the USA Outdoor Championships.
Tigers, Lady Tigers Earn Top NCAA Indoor Finishes The Tigers and Lady Tigers again proved themselves among the nation’s elite indoors while taking home a pair of top finishes at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships held at New Mexico’s Albuquerque Convention Center. Led by a goldmedal-winning performance from their 4x400-meter relay team and a silver-medalwinning runner-up finish by Vernon Norwood in the 400-meter dash, the Tigers scored 18 points to crack the Top 10 in a tie for eighth place in the final men’s team standings during the meet. Led by NCAA Indoor bronze medals by Jasmin Stowers in the 60-meter hurdles and Lynnika Pitts in the triple jump and a fifth-place finish by Denise Hinton in the weight throw, the Lady Tigers ended the meet in a tie for 12th place nationally with 16 points.
Friar is NCAA Finalist in Debut with Lady Tigers
Denise Hinton best of 44-0 ¾ to bag the SEC Indoor bronze medal in the triple jump, Pitts added the NCAA Indoor bronze medal to her medal haul as the third-place finisher nationally in the event. She completed a sweep of SEC Championship bronze medals outdoors with a third-place finish from the conference final before jumping a lifetime best of 44-1 ¼ in a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Hinton is LSU’s Most Decorated Hammer Thrower Denise Hinton ended her collegiate career in 2014 as an All-American for the first time when she earned fifth-place finishes nationally in both the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors at the NCAA Championships. She also went out as LSU’s school-record holder in both events after throwing career-best marks of 73-11 to defend her SEC Indoor crown in the weight throw before posting an impressive winning mark of 218-0 in the hammer throw in her regular-season finale at the LSU Invitational. Hinton earned her second SEC Outdoor silver medal in a row in the hammer throw when she finished as the conference runner-up a year ago.
Wentzville, Missouri, native Nataliyah Friar nearly joined her teammates in achieving AllAmerica status at the NCAA Indoor Championships in her debut season with the Lady Tigers, but she finished just inches short of reaching a scoring position in her debut long jump final at the national meet. After qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time in her collegiate career with a lifetime personal best of 20-8 during the regular season, Friar qualified for the long jump final in her first career appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she finished in ninth place to end the campaign. She was also one of the SEC’s top performers in the event with a fifth-place finish indoors and sixth-place finish outdoors at the SEC Championships.
LSU Athletes Named Academic All-Americans in 2014 The success of LSU’s track and field athletes was not limited to the track during the 2014 season as the duo of senior Joseph Caraway and sophomore Therese Jernbeck were each selected as Capital One Academic All-Americans while leading the Tigers and Lady Tigers in the classroom. Caraway was named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team while Jernbeck was selected to the Capital One Academic AllAmerica Third Team for NCAA Division I by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It was the second-straight season in which at least one LSU athlete received Capital One Academic All-America honors following the pick of former distance runner Laura Carleton’s as a first-team selection in 2013.
Chase, Downing Emerge as All-Americans in 400 Hurdles The 2014 season saw the emergence of two of the nation’s top 400-meter hurdlers competing for the Tigers and Lady Tigers when Quincy Downing and Chanice Chase reached All-America status in the event for the first time in their collegiate careers. Downing ran the 400 hurdles exclusively during the outdoor season for the first time in his career, and that focus was rewarded with a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the event final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships where he raced to a personal best of 49.97 in the event. Chase also enjoyed her most prolific season with the Lady Tigers while earning All-America honors with a fifth-place finish nationally to cap a season in which she set a personal best of 56.27 in the event.
Ernest Adds to All-American Resume with Tigers Aaron Ernest entered his junior season as the most decorated Tiger in the squad with his past success at the NCAA Championships, and he added another two All-America honors to his resume to emerge from the 2014 campaign as an eight-time All-American in his three seasons in Baton Rouge. In a season in which he sprinted to a wind-legal personal best of 20.14 in defeating Florida’s Dedric Dukes on his home track at the LSU Invitational, Ernest earned his best career NCAA finish of fourth place in the national final of the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. He also ran the second leg of LSU’s 4x100-meter relay team that took home an NCAA Outdoor bronze medal with a third-place finish in the relay final.
Brown Breaks Long-Standing School Record in Discus In a season in which LSU’s throwers set four school records, All-American discus thrower Rodney Brown joined Lady Tigers Tori Bliss and Denise Hinton as the top performer in his event in school history. Brown took down former NCAA Champion
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3,000 METERS 8:20.99 8:46.19 8:46.66 8:47.23 9:03.68 9:04.82 c 9:43.13 c
Philip Primeaux Joseph St. Cyr Travis Pope Bryan Mutell Roger Cooke Aaron Koenck Kevin Kirchner
Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Tyson Invitational (2/15) Tyson Invitational (2/15) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Aggie Invitational (2/8) LSU Twilight (2/21) LSU Twilight (2/21)
5,000 METERS 15:10.85 15:34.79
Travis Pope Roger Cooke
Tyson Invitational (2/14) Aggie Invitational (2/7)
60 HURDLES 7.84 7.91
Joshua Thompson Joshua Lamers
Aggie Invitational (2/8) Auburn Invitational (1/18)
4X400 RELAY 3:04.04 3:04.54 aa 3:04.60 3:06.62 3:08.29 aa
Bush, Downing, Grayson, Norwood Bush, Downing, Grayson, Norwood Bush, Downing, Grayson, Norwood Bush, Downing, Grayson, Norwood Bush, Downing, Grayson, Norwood
SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) NCAA Indoor Championships (3/15) Tyson Invitational (2/15) Aggie Invitational (2/8) New Mexico Invitational (2/1)
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY
Quincy Downing 60 METERS 6.75 6.78 6.89 6.91 7.11
Tremayne Acy Shermund Allsop Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Aaron Ernest Trevor Sansone
Tyson Invitational (2/14) LSU Twilight (2/21) Aggie Invitational (2/8) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) LSU Twilight (2/21)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Tremayne Acy Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Shermund Allsop SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) Aaron Ernest SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) Darrell Bush Tyson Invitational (2/15) Cyril Grayson Auburn Invitational (1/18)
400 METERS 45.39 46.21 46.28 47.31 51.03 aa 55.48 aa
Vernon Norwood Quincy Downing Darrell Bush Cyril Grayson Matthew Rhorer Blair Henderson
SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) New Mexico Invitational (2/1)
Blair Henderson Julian Parker Matthew Rhorer Joseph St. Cyr Philip Primeaux William Wiesler
Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) LSU Twilight (2/21) New Mexico Invitational (2/1)
800 METERS 1:49.37 1:49.92 aa 1:53.91 1:54.35 aa 1:54.40 c 2:01.33 aa
MILE 4:09.25 4:14.52 c 4:16.28 4:18.72 4:26.10 c 4:26.54 c 4:33.62 c
Parker, Grayson, Henderson, Primeaux Henderson, Rhorer, Parker, Primeaux Parker, Rhorer, Henderson, Primeaux St. Cyr, Rhorer, Parker, Wiesler Primeaux, Rhorer, Parker, St. Cyr
Philip Primeaux William Wiesler Joseph St. Cyr Julian Parker Roger Cooke Travis Pope Kevin Kirchner
Tyson Invitational (2/14) LSU Twilight (2/21) Aggie Invitational (2/8) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) LSU Twilight (2/21) LSU Twilight (2/21) LSU Twilight (2/21)
6-9 3/4 (2.08)
Fitzroy Dunkley
Tyson Invitational (2/15) SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Auburn Invitational (1/18)
2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
Aggie Invitational (2/8)
POLE VAULT 17-7 (5.36) 17-1 3/4 (5.22) 16-6 3/4 (5.05) 16-5 1/4 (5.01) 15-2 1/4 (4.63)
Joseph Caraway Andreas Duplantis Cameron Robichaux Jaora Johnson Jacques Dugas
Tyson Invitational (2/15) LSU Twilight (2/21) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) Tyson Invitational (2/15) LSU Twilight (2/21)
LONG JUMP 22-9 (6.93)
Jonathan Pitt
Texas A&M Triangular (1/25)
TRIPLE JUMP 51-5 (15.67) 50-2 1/2 (15.30)
Fitzroy Dunkley Jonathan Pitt
SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) SEC Indoor Championships (3/1)
Rodney Brown Jeremy Octeau Terry Hughes Jeremy Tuttle
Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Tyson Invitational (2/15) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25)
Jeremy Tuttle David Collins Rodney Brown Terry Hughes
SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) LSU Twilight (2/21) Auburn Invitational (1/18) LSU Twilight (2/21)
SHOT PUT 58-9 1/4 (17.91) 51-8 1/2 (15.76) 47-6 1/2 (14.49) 47-5 3/4 (14.47)
WEIGHT THROW 63-9 (19.43) 61-0 3/4 (18.61) 59-10 1/2 (18.25) 47-0 1/4 (14.33)
HEPTATHLON No Scores
SYMBOL KEY aa = Altitude Adjusted c = Converted time to banked track
110 LSU
Aggie Invitational (2/7)
HIGH JUMP
200 METERS 20.98 21.03 21.08 21.21 21.27 21.90
9:48.01 9:49.26 9:54.00 10:21.17 10:40.82
2014 Women’s Indoor Perfomance List 60 METERS 7.36 7.48 aa 7.50 7.52 7.57 7.62 7.73 7.83
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY Jada Martin Rushell Harvey Toshika Sylvester Bealoved Brown Kiersten Duncan Aliyah Davis Danielle Mitchell Jalea Jackson
LSU Twilight (2/21) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) LSU Twilight (2/21) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) LSU Twilight (2/21) LSU Twilight (2/21)
200 METERS 23.85 24.02 24.30 24.32 24.42 aa 24.43 24.94 24.99 aa 25.36 c 25.97 26.20 c 26.21 49.14
Jada Martin Kiersten Duncan Aliyah Davis Bealoved Brown Chanice Chase Rushell Harvey Bryiana Richardson Mariah Georgetown Ka’Lynn Jupiter Travia Jones Danielle Mitchell Therese Jernbeck Toshika Sylvester
Aggie Invitational (2/8) Tyson Invitational (2/15) Tyson Invitational (2/15) SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) Tyson Invitational (2/15) Tyson Invitational (2/15) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) LSU Twilight (2/21) Auburn Invitational (1/18) LSU Twilight (2/21) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25)
Chanice Chase Nikita Tracey Travia Jones Morgan Schuetz Danielle Avery
SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) Aggie Invitational (2/8) SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) New Mexico Invitational (2/1)
800 METERS 2:05.28 2:08.86 2:13.70 2:15.99 c 2:17.12 c 2:17.87
Nikita Tracey Morgan Schuetz Danielle Avery Andria Aguilar Chaiss Matthews Therese Jernbeck
SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) Tyson Invitational (2/14) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) LSU Twilight (2/21) LSU Twilight (2/21) Aggie Invitational (2/7)
MILE 4:56.19 c 4:56.83 4:57.44 5:09.39 aa 5:26.34 c 6:31.82 c
11:44.78 11:44.87 11:53.18
Matthews, Aguilar, Avery, Schuetz Matthews, Tracey, Schuetz, Aguilar Matthews, Schuetz, Avery, Aguilar
SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) Aggie Invitational (2/7) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25)
HIGH JUMP 5-9 3/4 (1.77) 5-6 1/2 (1.69) 5-4 1/4 (1.63) 5-3 3/4 (1.62)
Shanice Hall Mary Grace Gitz Lynnika Pitts Therese Jernbeck
Tyson Invitational (2/15) LSU Twilight (2/21) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Aggie Invitational (2/7)
Nataliyah Friar Lynnika Pitts Keri Emanuel Therese Jernbeck Shanice Holmes
Tyson Invitational (2/15) SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) Tyson Invitational (2/14) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) LSU Twilight (2/21)
POLE VAULT No Marks
LONG JUMP 20-8 (6.30) 19-5 1/2 (5.93) 18-7 (5.66) 17-6 3/4 (5.35) 16-4 1/4 (4.98)
TRIPLE JUMP
400 METERS 54.37 55.66 55.95 57.96 1:02.05
LSU
Morgan Schuetz Andria Aguilar Chaiss Matthews Ashley Welborn Meghan Charbonnet Katie Stevenson
LSU Twilight (2/21) Auburn Invitational (1/18) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) LSU Twilight (2/21) LSU Twilight (2/21)
Ashley Welborn Meghan Charbonnet Michelle Mobley
Aggie Invitational (2/8) LSU Twilight (2/21) LSU Twilight (2/21)
Ashley Welborn
Aggie Invitational (2/7)
44-0 3/4 (13.43) 41-10 1/2 (12.76) 41-3 3/4 (12.59) 36-7 (11.15)
Lynnika Pitts Keri Emanuel Nataliyah Friar Shanice Holmes
SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) LSU Twilight (2/21)
SHOT PUT 53-1 (16.18) 42-8 (13.00) 35-5 3/4 (10.81)
Tori Bliss Therese Jernbeck Denise Hinton
SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25)
WEIGHT THROW 73-11 (22.53) sr Denise Hinton 61-5 (18.72) Karen Henning 50-10 (15.49) Tori Bliss
SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25)
PENTATHLON 3,858
Therese Jernbeck
Aggie Invitational (2/7)
SYMBOL KEY aa = Altitude Adjusted c = Converted time to banked track sr = School Record
3,000 METERS 10:12.74 10:58.02 c 11:06.09 c
5,000 METERS 17:59.28
60 HURDLES 7.96 aa/sr 8.29 8.33 8.53 8.59 aa 9.13
Jasmin Stowers Mariah Georgetown Chanice Chase Bryiana Richardson Ka’Lynn Jupiter Therese Jernbeck
NCAA Indoor Championships (3/15) SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) LSU Twilight (2/21) Tyson Invitational (2/14) New Mexico Invitational (2/1) Aggie Invitational (2/7)
4X400 RELAY 3:34.89 3:36.47 aa 3:37.29 3:38.22 3:38.57
Martin, Tracey, Brown, Chase Martin, Tracey, Brown, Chase Martin, Tracey, Brown, Chase Chase, Martin, Brown, Tracey Martin, Tracey, Brown, Chase
Tyson Invitational (2/15) NCAA Indoor Championships (3/15) SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) Texas A&M Triangular (1/25) Aggie Invitational (2/8)
Nataliyah Friar
2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
LSU 105 111
2014 Men’s Outdoor Performance List
LSU
3,000 STEEPLECHASE No Times
4X100 RELAY 38.68 38.83 38.85 38.85 38.90
Mitchell-Blake, Ernest, Acy, Allsop Mitchell-Blake, Ernest, Acy, Allsop Thompson, Ernest, Mitchell-Blake, Allsop Mitchell-Blake, Ernest, Acy, Allsop Mitchell-Blake, Ernest, Acy, Allsop
SEC Championships (5/18) Penn Relays (4/26) NCAA Championships (6/11) NCAA Championships (6/13) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
4X400 RELAY 3:01.60 3:02.64 3:02.81 3:03.24 3:03.43
Rodney Brown 10.19 1.5 10.30 1.7 10.42 1.7 10.45 1.6 10.78 0.8 TOP WIND-AIDED TIMES 10.13 2.3 10.20 3.0 10.30 3.0
Aaron Ernest Shermund Allsop Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Tremayne Acy Trevor Sansone Aaron Ernest Tremayne Acy Shermund Allsop
NCAA East Prelims (5/30) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) SEC Championships (5/17) NCAA Championships (6/11) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5)
NCAA Championships (6/14) NCAA East Prelims (5/31) Texas Relays (3/29) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) NCAA Championships (6/12)
HIGH JUMP 6-6 3/4 (2.00)
100 METERS
Downing, Bush, Grayson, Norwood Downing, Bush, Grayson, Norwood Downing, Bush, Grayson, Norwood Downing, Bush, Grayson, Norwood Downing, Bush, Grayson, Norwood
Fitzroy Dunkley
LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
Andreas Duplantis Jaora Johnson Cameron Robichaux
Texas Relays (3/27) Texas Relays (3/27) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
POLE VAULT 17-0 3/4 (5.20) 17-0 3/4 (5.20) 16-3 1/4 (4.96)
LONG JUMP 23-1 1/4 (7.04) 1.6 Jonathan Pitt TOP WIND-AIDED MARKS No Marks
SEC Championships (5/17)
200 METERS 20.14 1.7 20.69 1.2 20.74 1.4 20.82 1.2 21.80 -0.6 TOP WIND-AIDED TIMES 20.90 2.1 21.01 4.4 21.73 4.4
Aaron Ernest Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Shermund Allsop Vernon Norwood Cyril Grayson
LSU Invitational (5/3) NCAA East Prelims (5/31) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Battle on the Bayou (4/5)
TRIPLE JUMP
Tremayne Acy Darrell Bush Fitzroy Dunkley
Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12)
SHOT PUT
Vernon Norwood Darrell Bush Quincy Downing Cyril Grayson
USA Outdoor Championships (6/28) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) SEC Championships (5/18) SEC Championships (5/18)
Blair Henderson Philip Primeaux
LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12)
216-8 (66.05) 186-9 (56.92) 153-1 (46.66)
Blair Henderson Philip Primeaux Philip Dempsey Roger Cooke Travis Pope Kevin Kirchner Aaron Koenck
LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Tulane Team Challenge (3/29) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12)
JAVELIN
400 METERS 45.02 46.40 46.45 46.45
55-6 1/4 (16.92) 53-1 1/2 (16.19)
LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Invitational (5/3)
Rodney Brown Jeremy Octeau
Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12)
Rodney Brown Jeremy Octeau Jeremy Tuttle Terry Hughes
USATF Throws Initiative (8/2) SEC Championships (5/17) SEC Championships (5/17) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12)
Jeremy Tuttle David Collins Garret LeBouef
LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Invitational (5/3)
Jeremy Tuttle Philip Moody Terry Hughes Garret LeBouef
LSU Invitational (5/3) SEC Championships (5/18) LSU Invitational (5/3) SEC Championships (5/18)
DISCUS
800 METERS 1:49.18 1:55.09
51-6 1/2 (15.71) 0.7 Fitzroy Dunkley 49-9 1/4 (15.17) 0.1 Jonathan Pitt TOP WIND-AIDED MARKS No Marks
212-2 (64.68) sr 168-1 (51.25) 163-5 (49.82) 156-10 (47.81)
HAMMER
1,500 METERS 3:48.89 3:50.76 4:01.78 4:02.29 4:04.87 4:10.44 4:12.62
Philip Primeaux Travis Pope Roger Cooke Aaron Koenck
LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) SEC Championships (5/18) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
10,000 METERS No Times
110 HURDLES 13.77 0.2 Joshua Thompson 13.95 0.2 Joshua Lamers TOP WIND-AIDED TIMES 13.85 4.0 Joshua Lamers
NCAA East Prelims (5/31) NCAA East Prelims (5/31) LSU Invitational (5/3)
400 HURDLES 49.97
112 LSU
DECATHLON No Scores
5,000 METERS 14:45.05 15:12.52 15:14.90 17:01.12
217-3 (66.21) 204-2 (62.25) 203-6 (62.04) 197-11 (60.33)
Quincy Downing
NCAA Championships (6/13)
2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
SYMBOL KEY sr = School Record
2014 Women’s Outdoor Performance List 100 METERS 11.35 1.5 11.42 0.7 11.60 0.6 11.62 0.9 11.72 1.5 11.97 0.9 12.13 1.4 12.16 1.4 TOP WIND-AIDED TIMES 11.46 2.5 11.59 2.1 11.92 2.4 12.18 2.4 12.20 2.4
4X100 RELAY Jada Martin Takeia Pinckney Toshika Sylvester Rushell Harvey Kiersten Duncan Bealoved Brown Danielle Mitchell Jalea Jackson
Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Texas Relays (3/28) LSU Invitational (5/3) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
Rushell Harvey Toshika Sylvester Aliyah Davis Danielle Mitchell Jalea Jackson
NCAA East Prelims (5/30) SEC Championships (5/17) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5)
200 METERS 23.02 1.3 23.52 1.4 23.57 1.6 23.67 1.4 23.98 1.1 24.03 0.9 24.11 0.9 24.81 1.6 25.20 1.6 25.45 1.1 25.56 1.3 TOP WIND-AIDED TIMES 22.96 2.4 23.40 2.4 23.97 2.1 24.08 3.2 25.19 2.2 25.22 2.2
Jada Martin Kiersten Duncan Toshika Sylvester Rushell Harvey Mariah Georgetown Aliyah Davis Bealoved Brown Travia Jones Danielle Mitchell Jalea Jackson Therese Jernbeck Jada Martin Kiersten Duncan Toshika Sylvester Bealoved Brown Danielle Mitchell Jalea Jackson
USA Junior Championships (7/6) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Invitational (5/3) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) LSU Alumni Gold (4/17) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
400 METERS 53.95 55.04 56,14
Chanice Chase Nikita Tracey Travia Jones
Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Battle on the Bayou (4/5) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
800 METERS 2:07.02 2:08.02 2:13.68 2:14.45
Nikita Tracey Morgan Schuetz Andria Aguilar Therese Jernbeck
SEC Championships (5/18) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) LSU Alumni Gold (4/18)
Andria Aguilar Morgan Schuetz Chaiss Matthews Meghan Charbonnet Michelle Mobley Katie Stevenson
Battle on the Bayou (4/5) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) Tulane Team Challenge (3/29) Jim Mize Invitational (3/22) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12) LSU Invitational (5/3)
1,500 METERS 4:24.86 4:29.59 4:42.81 4:59.20 5:01.32 5:48.11
5,000 METERS 18:09.48 18:26.08 18:47.14
LSU
Andria Aguilar Chaiss Matthews Michelle Mobley
LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
10,000 METERS No Times
43.72 43.94 43.95 44.17 44.18
Stowers, Duncan, Martin, Pinckney Stowers, Sylvester, Harvey, Friar Stowers, Harvey, Martin, Friar Stowers, Duncan, Martin, Pinckney Stowers, Duncan, Martin, Pinckney
LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) NCAA East Prelims (5/31) NCAA Championships (6/11) Texas Relays (3/28) Battle on the Bayou (4/5)
4X400 RELAY 3:35.59 3:35.79 3:36.83 3:37.59 3:37.95
Jones, Tracey, Duncan, Chase Martin, Tracey, Duncan, Chase Chase, Tracey, Brown, Jones Jones, Tracey, Richardson, Chase Jones, Tracey, Jupiter, Chase
Penn Relays (4/26) NCAA East Prelims (5/31) Texas Relays (3/29) SEC Championships (5/18) LSU Invitational (5/3)
HIGH JUMP 5-9 3/4 (1.77) 5-7 1/4 (1.71) 5-3 3/4 (1.62) 5-3 1/4 (1.61)
Lynnika Pitts Shanice Hall Therese Jernbeck Mary Grace Gitz
NCAA East Prelims (5/30) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) LSU Alumni Gold (4/17) LSU Invitational (5/3)
Keri Emanuel Nataliyah Friar Lynnika Pitts Shanice Hall Therese Jernbeck Shanice Holmes
Texas Relays (3/28) NCAA East Prelims (5/29) SEC Championships (5/17) LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19)
POLE VAULT No Marks
LONG JUMP 21-6 1/4 (6.56) 1.0 20-5 3/4 (6.24) 1.0 19-5 1/2 (5.93) 1.4 17-9 (5.41) -0.2 17-6 3/4 (5.35) 0.5 17-1 1/2 (5.22) 1.3 TOP WIND-AIDED MARKS No Marks
TRIPLE JUMP 44-1 1/4 (13.44) 0.0 42-6 3/4 (12.97) 1.3 40-11 1/2 (12.48) 1.7 36-9 3/4 (11.22) -0.5 TOP WIND-AIDED MARKS 44-6 1/4 (13.57) 3.0 37-7 3/4 (11.47) 3.6
Lynnika Pitts Keri Emanuel Nataliyah Friar Shanice Holmes
NCAA Championships (6/13) SEC Championships (5/18) SEC Championships (5/18) LSU Invitational (5/3)
Lynnika Pitts Shanice Holmes
USA Outdoor Championships (6/26) Battle on the Bayou (4/5)
SHOT PUT 57-4 1/4 (17.48) sr 44-2 3/4 (13.48)
Tori Bliss Therese Jernbeck
NCAA Championships (6/14) LSU Alumni Gold (4/17)
Rebekah Wales Mayme Cook Doren Welch Ali Brasuell Therese Jernbeck
Jim Mize Invitational (3/22) LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Penn Relays (4/25) Jim Mize Invitational (3/22) Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/12)
JAVELIN 166-11 (50.87) 158-8 (48.36) 154-9 (47.19) 142-6 (43.44) 126-11 (38.68)
DISCUS 100 HURDLES 12.71 1.0 13.20 1.6 13.39 1.1 14.04 -0.6 15.04 -0.6 TOP WIND-AIDED TIMES 12.54 2.8 14.98 3.4
171-1 (52.14) Jasmin Stowers Chanice Chase Mariah Georgetown Bryiana Richardson Therese Jernbeck Jasmin Stowers Therese Jernbeck
USA Outdoor Championships (6/27) NCAA East Prelims (5/30) Texas Relays (3/28) LSU Alumni Gold (4/17) LSU Alumni Gold (4/17) NCAA Championships (6/14) LSU Invitational (5/3)
400 HURDLES 55.18 56.27 58.61 1:01.49
Tori Bliss
NCAA East Prelims (5/30)
HAMMER 218-0 (66.46) sr 194-3 (59.21)
Denise Hinton Karen Henning
LSU Invitational (5/3) LSU Invitational (5/3)
HEPTATHLON 4,729
Therese Jernbeck
LSU Alumni Gold (4/17-18)
SYMBOL KEY sr = School Record
Nikita Tracey Chanice Chase Bryiana Richardson Ka’Lynn Jupiter
Jamaican Championships (6/27) SEC Championships (5/18) USA Junior Championships (7/6) LSU Invitational (5/3)
3,000 STEEPLECHASE No Times
2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
LSU 107 113
2014 Cross Country Rosters
LSU
MEN’S ROSTER NAME
YEAR
HEIGHT
Philip Dempsey Blair Henderson DC Lipani Bryan Mutell Travis Pope Philip Primeaux Joseph St. Cyr Bryan Stamey Daniel Tanner Evan Wesslund Jack Wilkes
Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
5-9 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-0
HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen Catholic HS) Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS) Mandeville, La. (St. Paul’s School) Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) Canton, Ga. (Cherokee HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal HS) Shreveport, La. (C. E. Byrd HS) O’Fallon, Ill. (Fallon Township HS) Bossier City, La. (Airline HS)
WOMEN’S ROSTER NAME
YEAR
HEIGHT
Andria Aguilar Danielle Avery Carley Boyce Hannah Deworth Elizabeth Dunning Monica Guillot Keterra Harris Therese Jernbeck Laura Lewing Rebecca Little Chaiss Matthews Andrea Maxwell Savanah Norman Morgan Schuetz Jenna Walker Ashley Welborn
Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So.
5-3 5-2 5-7 5-3 5-4 5-3 5-4 6-0 5-1 5-9 5-3 5-5 5-1 5-7 5-4 5-3
HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
Metairie, La. (Mount Carmel Academy) Naples, Fla. (Naples HS) Covington, La. (St. Scholastica Academy) Alexandria, La. (Holy Savior Menard Central HS) Zachary, La. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) Covington, La. (St. Scholastica Academy) Marrero, La. (St. Mary’s Academy) Stockholm, Sweden (Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium) Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic HS) Austin, Texas (Westlake HS) College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) Gaithersburg, Md. (Thomas S. Wooten HS/Saint Leo) River Ridge, La. (Dominican HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge HS) Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS)
Philip Primeaux
114 LSU
2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
Morgan Schuetz
2014 Cross Country Results Rice Invitational
13. Jenna Walker 14. Rebecca Lilttle 16. Elizabeth Dunning 18. Carley Boyce
Sept. 12, 2014 Men - 6K • Women - 4K Rice Intramural Fields Houston, Texas MEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. McNeese State 2. Rice 3. Houston 4. Texas State 5. LSU MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Brian Barraza, Houston 7. Philip Primeaux 20. Travis Pope 27. Philip Dempsey 39. Jack Wilkes 46. Daniel Tanner 54. Bryan Mutell 59. DC Lipani WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Rice 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. LSU 4. Lamar 5. Houston WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Cali Roper, Rice 8. Andria Aguilar 15. Morgan Schuetz 20. Chaiss Matthews 25. Ashley Welborn 29. Andrea Maxwell 42. Danielle Avery 55. Jenna Walker
McNeese Cowboy Stampede 51 76 88 118 139
16:57.00 17:22.00 17:47.00 18:00.00 18:19.00 18:24.00 18:38.00 18:41.00
27 63 97 101 163
13:23.00 13:56.00 14:16.00 14:27.00 14:33.00 14:40.00 15:06.00 15:35.00
LSU Invitational Sept. 20, 2014 Men - 5K • Women - 5K Highland Road Park Baton Rouge, Louisiana MEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. LSU 2. Southeastern Louisiana 3. New Orleans 4. Xavier-Louisiana 5. Jackson State MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Philip Primeaux, LSU 2. Philip Dempsey 4. Bryan Mutell 5. Travis Pope 6. Jack Wilkes 7. Joseph St. Cyr 8. DC Lipani 12. Daniel Tanner 13. Bryan Stamey WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. LSU 2. Southeastern Louisiana 3. Xavier-Louisiana 4. Nicholls 5. Loyola-New Orleans WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Morgan Schuetz, LSU 3. Chaiss Matthews 5. Andria Aguilar 6. Ashley Welborn 7. Andrea Maxwell 10. Danielle Avery
19:52.91 20:02.82 20:10.92 20:33.67
Sept. 27, 2014 Men - 4 Miles • Women - 5K Enos Darbonne Recreation Complex Lake Charles, Louisiana MEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. McNeese State 2. Louisiana-Lafayette 3. LSU 4. Tulane 5. Southeastern Louisiana MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Moses Aloiloi, Tulane 2. Philip Primeaux 7. Travis Pope 17. Bryan Mutell 23. DC Lipani 24. Joseph St. Cyr 26. Daniel Tanner 27. Bryan Stamey WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. LSU 2. Louisiana-Lafayette 3. Tulane 4. McNeese State 5. Southeastern Louisiana
31 66 73 83 146
19:16.1 19:29.2 19:48.4 20:17.7 20:46.8 20:55.7 20:58.3 20:59.6
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WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Andria Aguilar, LSU 17:17.4 3. Morgan Schuetz 17:27.7 9. Chaiss Matthews 18:11.6 10. Andrea Maxwell 18:17.4 11. Ashley Welborn 18:19.3 16. Jenna Walker 18:41.8 24. Elizabeth Dunning 19:02.1
Chile Pepper Festival 18 72 98 123 130
15:16.92 15:42.32 15:49.30 15:54.30 15:57.78 15:57.97 16:01.67 16:19.18 16:24.45
22 77 92 93 109
18:15.14 18:34.41 18:41.35 18:51.51 18:59.68 19:38.21
Oct. 4, 2014 Men - 8K • Women - 5K Agri Park XC Course Fayetteville, Arkansas MEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Arkansas 2. Lamar 3. North Texas 4. UTEP 5. Wichita State 13. LSU MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Stanley Kebenei, Arkansas 60. Travis Pope 69. Philip Primeaux 93. Philip Dempsey 181. Joseph St. Cyr 192. Bryan Stamey 194. Bryan Mutell 244. Daniel Tanner 252. DC Lipani WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Arkansas 2. Lamar 3. Kansas State 4. Wichita State 5. Texas Tech 9. LSU
51 96 106 110 129 335
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16 81 117 128 155 280
WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Dominique Scott, Arkansas 29. Morgan Schuetz 60. Chaiss Matthews 73. Ashley Welborn 88. Andrea Maxwell 119. Andria Aguilar 122. Jenna Walker 169. Danielle Avery 189. Rebecca Little 197. Elizabeth Dunning
16:01.0 17:22.1 17:56.3 18:06.8 18:18.6 18:35.3 18:36.0 19:00.4 19:17.2 19:22.4
Crimson Classic Oct. 17, 2014 Men - 8K • Women - 5K Harry Pritchett Running Course Tuscaloosa, Alabama MEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Clemson 2. Auburn 3. Georgia Tech 4. Rice 5. North Florida 15. LSU MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Ty McCormack, Auburn 28. Philip Primeaux 30. Travis Pope 100. DC Lipani 135. Joseph St. Cyr 149. Philip Dempsey 168. Bryan Stamey WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Alabama 2. Georgia Tech 3. Auburn 4. Mississippi State 5. Stephen F. Austin 9. LSU WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Chelsea Blaase, Tennessee 31. Morgan Schuetz 34. Andria Aguilar 84. Ashley Welborn 86. Chaiss Matthews 96. Andrea Maxwell 119. Danielle Avery 164. Elizabeth Dunning 182. Jenna Walker 211. Hannah Deworth 212. Rebecca Little
128 137 140 157 174 393
24:27.86 25:43.68 25:49.53 26:56.51 27:21.55 27:40.00 28:08.27
68 116 130 164 170 304
16:37.66 18:13.14 18:14.31 18:52.28 18:53.45 18:58.56 19:24.33 20:02.01 20:21.94 20:49.24 20:52.16
SEC Championships Oct. 31, 2014 Men - 8K • Women - 6K Harry Pritchett Running Course Tuscaloosa, Alabama MEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Arkansas 2. Ole Miss 3. Auburn 4. Missouri 5. Kentucky 13. LSU MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Stanley Kebenei, Arkansas 36. Philip Primeaux 83. Travis Pope 92. DC Lipani 101. Daniel Tanner 102. Philip Dempsey 105. Joseph St. Cyr
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107. Bryan Stamey 108. Bryan Mutell WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Arkansas 2. Vanderbilt 3. Alabama 4. Missouri 5. Mississippi State 14. LSU WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Dominique Scott, Arkansas 52. Morgan Schuetz 90. Chaiss Matthews 95. Andrea Maxwell 97. Andria Aguilar 117. Jenna Walker 119. Elizabeth Dunning 120. Rebecca Little 121. Danielle Avery 123. Hannah Deworth
LSU 28:11.62 28:52.30
32 85 140 142 171 385
19:22.8 21:31.35 22:20.15 22:29.28 22:34.53 23:23.19 23:52.71 24:02.36 24:06.19 25:36.77
NCAA South Central Regional Nov. 14, 2014 Men - 10K • Women - 6K Agri Park XC Course Fayetteville, Arkansas MEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Arkansas 2. Texas 3. Lamar 4. North Texas 5. Stephen F. Austin 18. LSU MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Stanley Kebenei, Arkansas 62. Travis Pope 88. Philip Dempsey 100. Philip Primeaux 105. DC Lipani 122. Bryan Stamey 130. Joseph St. Cyr 136. Daniel Tanner WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. Arkansas 2. Baylor 3. SMU 4. Lamar 5. Rice 12. LSU WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Dominique Scott, Arkansas 46. Morgan Schuetz 52. Andria Aguilar 78. Chaiss Matthews 90. Andrea Maxwell 92. Jenna Walker 131. Rebecca Little 133. Elizabeth Dunning
42 51 106 134 164 471
29:08.1 31:33.3 32:00.5 32:13.5 32:21.3 32:53.0 33:17.6 33:37.4
29 82 113 140 147 330
19:43.8 21:43.4 21:47.8 22:31.6 22:50.4 22:51.5 24:08.0 24:10.4
23:49.3 25:29.27 26:35.98 26:56.95 27:31.09 27:38.71 28:00.67
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MEN’S INDOOR
MEN’S OUTDOOR
NCAA CHAMPIONS Darrell Bush Quincy Downing Cyril Grayson Vernon Norwood
4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay
ALL-AMERICANS Vernon Norwood
400 Meters
ALL-SEC Darrell Bush Quincy Downing Cyril Grayson Vernon Norwood
4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 400 Meters 4x400 Relay
ALL-AMERICANS Tremayne Acy 4x100 Relay Shermund Allsop 4x100 Relay Darrell Bush 4x400 Relay Quincy Downing 400 Hurdles 4x400 Relay Aaron Ernest 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Cyril Grayson 4x400 Relay Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 4x100 Relay Vernon Norwood 400 Meters 4x400 Relay
Weight Throw Triple Jump 60 Hurdles
ALL-SEC Tremayne Acy 4x100 Relay Shermund Allsop 4x100 Relay Rodney Brown Discus Quincy Downing 4x400 Relay Fitzroy Dunkley 4x400 Relay Aaron Ernest 4x100 Relay Cyril Grayson 4x400 Relay Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 4x100 Relay Vernon Norwood 400 Meters 4x400 Relay
Weight Throw
SEC MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Aaron Ernest May 6
Triple Jump 60 Hurdles
SEC MEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Rodney Brown April 1
TAF MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Damar Forbes
WOMEN’S INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS Denise Hinton Lynnika Pitts Jasmin Stowers SEC CHAMPIONS Denise Hinton ALL-SEC Lynnika Pitts Jasmin Stowers FRESHMAN ALL-SEC Nataliyah Friar
Long Jump
BENGAL BELLES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Laura Carleton
SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM Quincy Downing CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALLAMERICAN Joseph Caraway First Team
Men’s 4x400-Meter Relay COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT VI Joseph Caraway First Team
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS Tori Bliss Chanice Chase Denise Hinton Lynnika Pitts Jasmin Stowers Nikita Tracey
Shot Put 400 Hurdles Hammer Throw Triple Jump 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles
ALL-SEC Denise Hinton Lynnika Pitts Jasmin Stowers
Hammer Throw Triple Jump 100 Hurdles
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC Rebekah Wales
Javelin
SEC WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Jasmin Stowers April 22
SEC WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Denise Hinton April 8, May 6 SEC WOMEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Jada Martin April 8 Rebekah Wales March 25 SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM Meghan Charbonnet CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALLAMERICAN Therese Jernbeck Third Team COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT VI Andria Aguilar First Team Therese Jernbeck First Team IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION Jada Martin 4x100 Relay
Jasmin Stowers
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Dating back to Sid Bowman earning a spot on the 1928 U.S. Olympic team, LSU Track & Field has a long-standing tradition among the forefront of track and field, not only at the collegiate level, but also on the international scene. The following is a list of athletes who have competed in the Olympic Games.
TIGERS
Kelly Willie’s gold medal from the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Willie was a member of the United States’ 4x400-meter relay team.
Richard Thompson
Kelly Willie
LSU Olympians
Lolo Jones
Muna Lee
1932, The X Olympiad - Los Angeles, California
Walter Davis (United States) Peta-Gaye Dowdie (Jamaica) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) Keisha Spencer (Jamaica) Astia Walker (Jamaica)
Sid Bowman (United States) Glenn “Slats” Hardin (United States)
2004, The XXVIII Olympiad - Athens, Greece
1928, The IX Olympiad - Amsterdam, The Netherlands Sid Bowman (United States)
6th-Triple Jump
7th-Triple Jump 2nd-400 Hurdles
1936, The XI Olympiad - Berlin, Germany Billy Brown (United States) Glenn “Slats” Hardin (United States) Jack Torrance (United States)
Triple Jump 1st-400 Hurdles 5th-Shot Put
1964, The XVIII Olympiad - Tokyo, Japan Billy Hardin (United States)
400 Hurdles
1988, The XXIV Olympiad - Seoul, South Korea Sheila Echols (United States) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Angela Phipps (Canada) Mikael Olander (Sweden) Robin van Helden (The Netherlands) Schowonda Williams (United States)
1st-4x100 Relay Javelin 4x100 Relay Decathlon 800 Meters 400 Hurdles
1992, The XXV Olympiad - Barcelona, Spain Kym Carter (United States) Dahlia Duhaney (Jamaica) Donalda Duprey (Canada) Sheila Echols (United States) Esther Jones (United States) Lotfi Khaida (Algeria) Simon Williams (United Kingdom)
11th-Heptathlon 4x100 Relay 400 Hurdles 8th-Long Jump 1st-4x100 Relay Triple Jump Discus
1996, The XXVI Olympiad - Atlanta, Georgia Kirk Cummins (Barbados) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) D’Andre Hill (United States) Sharon Jaklofsky (The Netherlands) David Kiptoo (Kenya) Suzette Lee (Jamaica) Joyce Melendez (Puerto Rico) Debbie Parris (Jamaica)
100 Meters Javelin 1st-4x100 Relay, 100 Meters 100 Meters 12th-Long Jump 6th-800 Meters Triple Jump 400 Hurdles 4th-400 Hurdles
2000, The XXVII Olympiad - Sydney, Australia Valma Bass (St. Kitts & Nevis) Claston Bernard (Jamaica) Celena Clarke (Jamaica)
100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay Decathlon 4x400 Relay
Claston Bernard (Jamaica) Bennie Brazell (United States) Derrick Brew (United States) Marian Burnett (Guyana) Walter Davis (United States) Nadia Davy (Jamaica) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Alleyne Francique (Grenada) Muna Lee (United States) John Moffitt (United States) Debbie Parris (Jamaica) Hazelann Regis (Grenada) LeJuan Simon (Trinidad & Tobago) Ronetta Smith (Jamaica) Kelly Willie (United States)
Triple Jump 100 Meters, 4x100 Relay Javelin 4x100 Relay Triple Jump 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay
9th-Decathlon 8th-400 Hurdles 1st-4x400 Relay, 3rd-400 Meters 22nd-800 Meters 11th-Triple Jump, 23rd-Long Jump 3rd-4x400 Relay, 25th-400 Meters 6th-Javelin 4th-400 Meters 7th-200 Meters 2nd-Long Jump 10th-400 Hurdles 15th-400 Meters 36th-Triple Jump 3rd-4x400 Relay 1st-4x400 Relay
2008, The XXIX Olympiad - Beijing, China Kelly Baptiste (Trinidad & Tobago) Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Grenada) Marian Burnett (Guyana) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Sherry Fletcher (Grenada) Alleyne Francique (Grenada) Lolo Jones (United States) Muna Lee (United States) Isa Phillips (Jamaica) Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) Siraj Williams (Liberia) Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica)
22nd-100 Meters, 4x100 Relay 21st-800 Meters 27th-800 Meters 20th-Javelin 41st-100 Meters 35th-400 Meters 7th-100 Hurdles 4th-200 Meters, 5th-100 Meters 9th-400 Hurdles 2nd-100 Meters, 2nd-4x100 Relay 52nd-400 Meters 9th-400 Hurdles
2012, The XXX Olympiad - London, England Ade Alleyne-Forte (Trinidad & Tobago) 3rd-4x400 Relay Kelly Baptiste (Trinidad & Tobago) 6th-100 Meters, 4x100 Relay Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Grenada) 16th-800 Meters Damar Forbes (Jamaica) 19th-Long Jump Semoy Hackett (Trinidad & Tobago) 16th-100 Meters, 8th-200 Meters, 4x100 Relay Samantha Henry-Robinson (Jamaica) 2nd-4x100 Relay Riker Hylton (Jamaica) 4x400 Relay Lolo Jones (United States) 4th-100 Hurdles Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) 7th-100 Meters, 2nd-4x100 Relay Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica) 13th-400 Hurdles
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World-Class Tigers
World Championships 1987 Indoor - Indianapolis, Indiana Angela Phipps (Canada)
6th-200 Meters
1987 Outdoor - Rome, Italy Sheila Echols (United States) Long Jump Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Javelin Robin van Helden (The Netherlands) 800 Meters Mikael Olander (Sweden) Decathlon Angela Phipps (Canada) 100 Meters, 4x100 Relay Schowonda Williams (United States) 7th-400 Hurdles
1991 Outdoor - Tokyo, Japan Dawn Bowles (United States) 100 Hurdles Kym Carter (United States) 20th-Heptathlon Edgar Diaz (Puerto Rico) Pole Vault Dahlia Duhaney (Jamaica) 1st-4x100 Relay, Long Jump Donalda Duprey (Canada) 400 Hurdles, 4x400 Relay Sheila Echols (United States) Long Jump Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Javelin Sharon Jaklofsky (Australia) 19th-Heptathlon Esther Jones (United States) 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay Lotfi Khaida (Algeria) Long Jump, Triple Jump Simon Williams (United Kingdom) Discus
1993 Indoor - Toronto, Canada Kym Carter (United States) Donalda Duprey (Canada)
5th-Pentathlon 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay, DMR
1993 Outdoor - Stuttgart, Germany Dawn Bowles (United States) Kym Carter (United States) Dahlia Duhaney (Jamaica) Donalda Duprey (Canada) Sheila Echols (United States) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) Reggie Jones (United States) Lotfi Khaida (Algeria) Joyce Melendez (Puerto Rico) Fabian Muyaba (Zambia) Debbie Parris (Jamaica)
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100 Hurdles Heptathlon 200 Meters, 4x100 Relay 400 Hurdles Long Jump, 4x100 Relay Javelin 2nd-100M, 200M, 4x100 Relay Triple Jump Triple Jump 100 Hurdles 100M, 200M, 4x100 Relay 400 Hurdles
Daphnie Saunders (Bahamas) Cheryl Taplin (United States) Youlanda Warren (United States)
Long Jump 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay
1995 Outdoor - Goteborg, Sweden Kirk Cummins (Barbados) Dahlia Duhaney (Jamaica) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Passmore Furusa (Zimbabwe) Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) D’Andre Hill (United States) Lotfi Khaida (Algeria) Danyel Mitchell (United States) Debbie Parris (Jamaica)
100 Meters 200 Meters, 400 Meters Javelin 800 Meters, 1,500 Meters 100 Meters 4x100 Relay Long Jump Discus 400 Hurdles
1997 Indoor - Paris, France Rohsaan Griffin (United States)
5th-200 Meters
1997 Outdoor - Athens, Greece Dawn Bowles (United States) Kym Carter (United States) Edgar Diaz (Puerto Rico) Donalda Duprey (Canada) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Zundra Feagin (United States) Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) D’Andre Hill (United States) Sharon Jaklofsky (The Netherlands) Suzette Lee (Jamaica) Debbie Parris (Jamaica) Kathy Rounds (United States) Cheryl Taplin (United States) Astia Walker (Jamaica)
100 Hurdles Heptathlon Pole Vault 400 Hurdles Javelin 200 Meters 1st-4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Long Jump Triple Jump 5th-400 Hurdles 800 Meters 200 Meters 100 Hurdles
1999 Indoor - Maebashi, Japan Zundra Feagin-Alexander (United States) Rohsaan Griffin (United States)
200 Meters 6th-200 Meters
1999 Outdoor - Seville, Spain Derrick Brew (United States) 4x400 Relay Peta-Gaye Dowdie (Jamaica) 3rd-4x100 Relay, 100 Meters Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) 4x100 Relay Rohsaan Griffin (United States) 200 Meters
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Sharon Jaklofsky (The Netherlands) Long Jump Suzette Lee (Jamaica) Triple Jump Debbie Parris (Jamaica) 8th-400 Hurdles Curtis Perry (United States) 200 Meters Gunnar Pfingsten (Germany) Shot Put Kathi Rounds (United States) 800 Meters Cheryl Taplin (United States) 4th-4x100 Relay, 100 Meters Claudine Williams (Jamaica) 5th-4x400 Relay, 400 Meters
2001 Outdoor - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Valma Bass (St. Kitts & Nevis) 100M, 200M, 4x100 Relay Derrick Brew (United States) 1st-4x400 Relay Russ Buller (United States) Pole Vault Walter Davis (United States) 5th-Triple Jump Alleyne Francique (Grenada) 7th-400 Meters Glenroy Gilbert (Canada) 4x100 Relay Debbie Parris (Jamaica) 1st-4x400 Relay, 5th-400 Hurdles Astia Walker (Jamaica) 100 Meters, 4x100 Relay
2003 Indoor - Birmingham, United Kingdom Derrick Brew (United States) 1st-4x400 Relay Lueroy Colquhoun (Jamaica) 2nd-4x400 Relay Walter Davis (United States) 2nd-Triple Jump Alleyne Francique (Grenada) 400 Meters Ronetta Smith (Jamaica) 2nd-4x400 Relay, 400 Meters
2003 Outdoor - Paris, France Claston Bernard (Jamaica) 9th-Decathlon Derrick Brew (United States) 1st-4x400 Relay Walter Davis (United States) 7th-Long Jump Laverne Eve (Bahamas) 8th-Javelin Alleyne Francique (Grenada) 8th-400 Meters Hazelann Regis (Grenada) 400 Meters Ronetta Smith (Jamaica) 2nd-4x400 Relay, 13th-400M
2004 Indoor - Budapest, Hungary Valma Bass (St. Kitts & Nevis) 27th-60 Meters Marian Burnett (Guyana) 13th-800 Meters Lueroy Colquhoun (Jamaica) 1st-4x400 Relay Alleyne Francique (Grenada) 1st-400 Meters Ronetta Smith (Jamaica) 5th-4x400 Relay, 13th-400 Meters
2013 Outdoor - Moscow, Russia Kimberlyn Duncan (United States) Damar Forbes (Jamaica) Natoya Goule (Jamaica) Gabriel Mvumvure (Zimbabwe) Isa Phillips (Jamaica) Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica)
13th-200 Meters 8th-Long Jump 18th-800 Meters 19th-100 Meters 13th-400 Hurldes 18th-100 Meters, 7th-4x100 Relay 8th-400 Hurdles
2014 Indoor - Sopot, Poland Damar Forbes (Jamaica) Gabriel Mvumvure (Zimbabwe) Cassandra Tate (United States)
15th-Long Jump 11th-60 Meters 1st-4x400 Relay
World Record Holders * = also American record
INDOOR
Derrick Brew (far right) was a member of the gold-medalwinning 4x400-meter relay teams at both the World Championships and Goodwill Games in 2001, the World Championships in 2003 and the Olympic Games in 2004. 2005 Outdoor - Helsinki, Finland Kelly Baptiste (Trinidad & Tobago) Claston Bernard (Jamaica) Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Grenada) Derrick Brew (United States) Marian Burnett (Guyana) Walter Davis (United States) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Alleyne Francique (Grenada) Muna Lee (United States) Debbie Parris (Jamaica) Hazelann Regis (Grenada) Ronetta Smith (Jamaica)
18th-100 Meters Decathlon 27th-800 Meters 1st-4x400 Relay 33rd-800 Meters 1st-Triple Jump, 19th-Long Jump 10th-Javelin 13th-400 Meters 1st-4x100 Relay, 7th-100 Meters 14th-400 Hurdles 28th-400 Meters 2nd-4x400 Relay, 25th-400 Meters
2006 Indoor - Moscow, Russia Marian Burnett (Guyana) Walter Davis (United States) Alleyne Francique (Grenada) Ronetta Smith (Jamaica)
19th-800 Meters 1st-Triple Jump 1st-400 Meters 5th-4x400 Relay, 15th-400 Meters
Jack Torrance (1935)* Sheldon Blockburger (1987)* Tananjalyn Stanley, Cheryl Wilson, Schowonda Williams, Julie Lewis (1987)* Cheryl Wilson, Opal Cunningham, Sylvia Brydson, Dawn Sowell (1989)
Shot Put (53-1 1/2) Pentathlon (4,451 points) 4x60-Yard Hurdle Relay (31.1) 4x400 Relay (3:33.98)
OUTDOOR Glenn “Slats” Hardin (1932)* Al Moreau (1933)* Glenn “Slats” Hardin (1934)* Glenn “Slats” Hardin (1934)* Glenn “Slats” Hardin (1934)* Jack Torrance (1934)* Jack Torrance (1934)* Jack Torrance (1934)* Jack Torrance (1934)* Jack Torrance (1934)* Al Moreau (1935)* Schowonda Williams, Cheryl Wilson, Carlette Smith, Alicia Bass (1986)* Mikael Olander (1986) Mikael Olander (1987) Mikael Olander (1987) Enno Tjepkema (1989) Donalda Duprey, Mary Cobb, Dawn Bowles, Cinnamon Sheffield (1991)
400 Hurdles (51.9) 120 Hurdles (14.2) 220 Hurdles (22.7) 400 Hurdles (51.8) 400 Hurdles (50.6) Shot Put (53-5 3/4) Shot Put (53-6 1/2) Shot Put (55-1 1/2) Shot Put (55-5) Shot Put (57-1) 110 Hurdles (14.2) 4x100 Shuttle Hurdle Relay (56.2) Decathlon Javelin (244-3) Decathlon Javelin (247-0) Decathlon Javelin (247-11) Decathlon Javelin (248-10) 4x100 Shuttle Hurdle Relay (53.0)
2007 Outdoor - Osaka, Japan Marian Burnett (Guyana) Walter Davis (United States) Laverne Eve (Bahamas) Sherry Fletcher (Grenada) Alleyne Francique (Grenada) Lolo Jones (United States) Isa Phillips (Jamaica) Hazelann Regis (Grenada) Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica)
20th-800 Meters 3rd-Triple Jump, Long Jump 21st-Javelin 10th-200 Meters 17th-400 Meters 6th-100 Hurdles 17th-400 Hurdles 39th-400 Meters 31st-100 Meters 4th-400 Hurdles
2008 Indoor - Valencia, Spain Marian Burnett (Guyana) Alleyne Francique (Grenada) Lolo Jones (United States) John Moffitt (United States)
800 Meters 400 Meters 1st-60 Hurdles Long Jump
2009 Outdoor - Berlin, Germany Kelly Baptiste (Trinidad & Tobago) Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Grenada) Marian Burnett (Guyana) Walter Davis (United States) Muna Lee (United States) Gabriel Mvumvure (Zimbabwe) Isa Phillips (Jamaica) Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica)
9th-100 Meters, 13th-200 Meters 28th-800 Meters 21st-800 Meters 22nd-Triple Jump 4th-200 Meters, 10th-100 Meters 59th-200 Meters 9th-400 Hurdles 2nd-4x100 Relay, 5th-100 Meters 10th-400 Hurdles
2010 Indoor – Doha, Qatar Lolo Jones (United States)
1st-60 Hurdles
2011 Outdoor - Daegu, South Korea Kelly Baptiste (Trinidad & Tobago) Walter Davis (United States) Damar Forbes (Jamaica) Semoy Hackett (Trinidad & Tobago) Riker Hylton (Jamaica) Gabriel Mvumvure (Zimbabwe) Isa Phillips (Jamaica) Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica)
3rd-100 Meters, 4th-4x100 Relay 22nd-Triple Jump 20th-Long Jump 4th-4x100 Relay, 10th-100 Meters 3rd-4x400 Relay, 24th-400 Meters 28th-200 Meters, 43rd-100 Meters 10th-400 Hurdles 10th-100 Meters, 6th-4x100 Relay 17th-400 Hurdles
Lady Tiger great Lolo Jones became the new American record holder in the 60-meter hurdles on March 13, 2010, as she clocked 7.72 to defend her IAAF World Indoor Championships gold medal in the event. She broke Gail Devers’ 7-year-old record of 7.74 held since 2003.
American Record Holders In addition to asterisked record holders above, these athletes hold or have held records at one time.
INDOOR Danyel Wofford-Simmons, Sylvia Brydson, Wendy Truvillion, Schowonda Williams (1987) Bruce Reid (1989) Dawn Sowell (1989) Dawn Sowell (1989) Rohsaan Grifffin (1999) Zundra Feagin (1999) Lolo Jones (2010)
4x400 Relay (3:35.49) Pentathlon (4,399) 60 Meters (7.16) 200 Meters (22.87) 200 Meters (20.32) 4x400 Relay (3:27.59) 60 Hurdles (7.72)
OUTDOOR Lana Zimmerman (1983) Tananjalyn Stanley, Sylvia Brydson, Esther Jones, Dawn Sowell (1989) D’Andre Hill, Karen Boone, Eureka Hall, Cheryl Taplin (1994)
Heptathlon 800 Meters (2:08.15) 4x200 Relay (1:32.57) 4x200 Relay (1:32.55)
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LSU
Alleyne Francique
MEN’S NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONS 1965 Leland Albright 1976 Allen Misher
600 Yards (1:10.0)
LeJuan Simon
2006 Xavier Carter Reggie Dardar Melville Rogers Kelly Willie
Dawn Sowell
Cheryl Wilson 400 Meters (45.28) 4x400 Relay (3:04.01) 4x400 Relay (3:04.01) 4x400 Relay (3:04.01) 4x400 Relay (3:04.01)
1991 Mary Cobb
1992 Tom Lange
High Jump (7-6 1/2)
2010 Walter Henning
Weight Throw (77-3 3/4)
1993 Dahlia Duhaney Indira Hamilton Danyel Mitchell Daphnie Saunders Heather Van Norman Youlanda Warren
2000 Russ Buller
Pole Vault (18-8 1/4)
2011 Walter Henning
Weight Throw (72-8 1/2)
1994 Daphnie Saunders
1987 Robin van Helden
60 Hurdles (7.29)
1,000 Meters (2:20.51)
2008 Richard Thompson
2014 Darrell Bush Quincy Downing Cyril Grayson Vernon Norwood
60 Meters (6.51)
2001 Lueroy Colquhoun Walter Davis Alleyne Francique Robert Parham Pedro Tunon
4x400 Relay (3:04.44) Triple Jump (55-5) 4x400 Relay (3:04.44) 4x400 Relay (3:04.44) 4x400 Relay (3:04.44)
2002 Walter Davis Alleyne Francique
Triple Jump (56-6 1/2) 400 Meters (45.58)
1985 Christine Slythe
1,000 Meters (2:42.23)
2003 Bennie Brazell Pete Coley Marlon Greensword Kelly Willie
4x400 Relay (3:04.79) 4x400 Relay (3:04.79) 4x400 Relay (3:04.79) 4x400 Relay (3:04.79)
1987 Sylvia Brydson Sheila Echols Wendy Truvillion Schowonda Williams Danyel Wofford
4x400 Relay (3:35.49) Long Jump (21-6) 4x400 Relay (3:35.49) 4x400 Relay (3:35.49) 4x400 Relay (3:35.49)
1989 Sylvia Brydson Opal Cunningham Dawn Sowell Tananjalyn Stanley
4x400 Relay (3:33.98) 4x400 Relay (3:33.98) 55 Meters (6.62) 200 Meters (22.96) 4x400 Relay (3:33.98) 55 Hurdles (7.47)
2004 John Moffitt LeJuan Simon
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Long Jump (26-9 3/4) Triple Jump (55-11 3/4)
4x400 Relay (3:04.01) 4x400 Relay (3:04.01) 4x400 Relay (3:04.01) 4x400 Relay (3:04.01)
WOMEN’S NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONS
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1995 Youlanda Warren 1996 Kim Carson D’Andre Hill Charlene Maulseed Sheila Powell LaTarsha Stroman Astia Walker 1997 Suzette Lee LaTarsha Stroman 1998 Kwajalein Butler 1999 Joyce Bates Peta-Gaye Dowdie 2000 Keisha Spencer
Astia Walker
4x400 Relay (3:33.98)
55 Hurdles (7.61)
4x400 Relay (3:33.63) 4x400 Relay (3:33.63) Shot Put (55-5 3/4) Long Jump (21-2 3/4) 4x400 Relay (3:33.63) 4x400 Relay (3:33.63)
Long Jump (22-1)
400 Meters (52.39)
55 Hurdles (7.44) 55 Meters (6.69) 4x400 Relay (3:32.53) 4x400 Relay (3:32.53) 4x400 Relay (3:32.53) 4x400 Relay (3:32.53)
Triple Jump (46-9) 400 Meters (52.77)
55 Meters (6.78)
60 Hurdles (8.02) 200 Meters (22.83)
Triple Jump (46-1 1/2)
NCAA Champions
Simon Williams
Muna Lee
2002 Marian Burnett Muna Lee Nicole Toney
MEN’S NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS 800 Meters (2:05.33) 200 Meters (22.82) Triple Jump (45-0 1/4)
2003 Lolo Jones Muna Lee
60 Hurdles (8.00) 60 Meters (7.17) 200 Meters (22.61)
2004 Muna Lee
60 Meters (7.21)
2006 Juanita Broaddus Deonna Lawrence Brooklynn Morris Cynetheia Rooks 2008 Kelly Baptiste Deonna Lawrence Brooklynn Morris LaTavia Thomas Nickiesha Wilson 2011 Kimberlyn Duncan 2012 Rebecca Alexander Jonique Day Kimberlyn Duncan Siedda Herbert Cassandra Tate 2013 Kimberlyn Duncan Natoya Goule
4x400 Relay (3:29.33) 4x400 Relay (3:29.33) 4x400 Relay (3:29.33) 4x400 Relay (3:29.33)
1933 Matt Gordy Glenn “Slats” Hardin Jack Torrance
Pole Vault (14-0) 440 Yards (47.1) 220 Hurdles (22.9) Shot Put (52-10)
1934 Glenn “Slats” Hardin Jack Torrance
440 Yards (47.0) 220 Hurdles (22.7) Shot Put (54-6 9/16)
1941 Billy Brown
Long Jump (24-7 3/8)
1964 Billy Hardin
400 Hurdles (50.2)
1967 Delmon McNabb 60 Meters (7.17) 4x400 Relay (3:31.14) 4x400 Relay (3:31.14) 800 Meters (2:05.07) 4x400 Relay (3:31.14) 4x400 Relay (3:31.14)
200 Meters (22.85)
4x400 Relay (3:31.89) 4x400 Relay (3:31.89) 200 Meters (22.74) 4x400 Relay (3:31.89) 4x400 Relay (3:31.89)
1975 Larry Shipp 1979 Efrem Coley Greg Hill Pearson Jordan ReVey Scott 1987 Eric Reid 1988 Mikael Olander 1989 John Nichols
200 Meters (22.58) 800 Meters (2:02.00)
1990 Llewellyn Starks
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Javelin (263-5)
120 Hurdles (13.91)
4x400 Relay (3:04.67) 4x400 Relay (3:04.67) 4x400 Relay (3:04.67) 4x400 Relay (3:04.67)
110 Hurdles (13.51)
Decathlon (8,021)
Discus (208-1)
1991 Terry Thornton Simon Williams
10,000 Meters (28:25.92) Shot Put (61-4)
1992 Reggie Jones Chris King Jason Sanders Bryant Williams
4x100 Relay (38.70) 4x100 Relay (38.70) 4x100 Relay (38.70) 4x100 Relay (38.70)
1993 Reggie Jones Glenroy Gilbert Chris King Fabian Muyaba
4x100 Relay (38.70) 4x100 Relay (38.70) 4x100 Relay (38.70) 4x100 Relay (38.70)
1994 Eddie Kennison Fabian Muyaba Derrick Thymes Bryant Williams
4x100 Relay (38.91) 4x100 Relay (38.91) 4x100 Relay (38.91) 4x100 Relay (38.91)
1995 Mario Sategna
Decathlon (8,172)
1996 Rohsaan Griffin
200 Meters (20.24)
1998 Curtis Perry
200 Meters (20.40)
1999 LeVar Anderson 2000 Russ Buller 2001 Walter Davis
Triple Jump (56-2)
Pole Vault (18-4 1/2)
Triple Jump (54-4)
Long Jump (26-5 3/4)
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In 2006, Xavier Carter won four individual titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, joining Ohio State’s Jesse Owens in 1935 and 1936 as the only collegiate athletes to accomplish the feat.
2002 Claston Bernard Bennie Brazell Pete Coley Walter Davis Robert Parham 2003 Bennie Brazell Pete Coley Robert Parham Kelly Willie 2004 John Moffitt 2005 Bennie Brazell Xavier Carter Reggie Dardar Kelly Willie 2006 Xavier Carter Reggie Dardar Melville Rogers Marvin Stevenson Richard Thompson Siraj Williams
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Decathlon (8,094) 4x100 Relay (38.48) 4x100 Relay (38.48) Long Jump (26-6 1/4) Triple Jump (56-10 3/4) 4x100 Relay (38.48) 4x100 Relay (38.48)
4x100 Relay (38.65) 4x400 Relay (3:02.01) 4x100 Relay (38.65) 4x400 Relay (3:02.01) 4x100 Relay (38.65) 4x400 Relay (3:02.01) 4x100 Relay (38.65) 4x400 Relay (3:02.01)
In 2008, Kelly Baptiste became the fifth Lady Tiger in the program’s storied history to win the 100-meter title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Kelly Willie
4x100 Relay (38.44) 4x400 Relay (3:01.58)
2007 Isa Phillips
400 Hurdles (48.51)
2008 Armanti Hayes Trindon Holliday Gabriel Mvumvure Richard Thompson
4x100 Relay (38.42) 4x100 Relay (38.42) 4x100 Relay (38.42) 100 Meters (10.12) 4x100 Relay (38.42)
2009 Trindon Holliday
100 Meters (10.00)
2010 Walter Henning
Hammer Throw (238-10)
Long Jump (27-6 3/4)
2011 Barrett Nugent
110 Hurdles (13.28w)
4x400 Relay (2:59.59) 4x400 Relay (2:59.59) 4x400 Relay (2:59.59) 4x400 Relay (2:59.59)
2012 Shermund Allsop Aaron Ernest Barrett Nugent Keyth Talley
4x100 Relay (38.38) 4x100 Relay (38.38) 4x100 Relay (38.38) 4x100 Relay (38.38)
100 Meters (10.09) 400 Meters (44.53) 4x100 Relay (38.44) 4x400 Relay (3:01.58) 4x400 Relay (3:01.58) 4x400 Relay (3:01.58) 4x100 Relay (38.44) 4x400 Relay (3:01.58) 4x100 Relay (38.44) 4x400 Relay (3:01.58)
2013 Damar Forbes
Long Jump (27-4 3/4w)
WOMEN’S NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS 1985 Camille Cato Sheila Echols Michelle King Michele Morris
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4x400 Relay (3:30.29) 4x100 Relay (43.82) 4x100 Relay (43.82) 4x100 Relay (43.82) 4x400 Relay (3:30.29)
Angela Phipps Wendy Truvillion Schowonda Williams
4x100 Relay (43.82) 4x400 Relay (3:30.29) 4x400 Relay (3:30.29)
1987 Sheila Echols Laverne Eve
Long Jump (22-9 1/4) Javelin (182-5 1/4)
1988 Schowonda Williams
400 Hurdles (55.53)
1989 Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Dawn Sowell Tananjalyn Stanley
4x100 Relay (42.50) 4x100 Relay (42.50) 100 Meters (10.78) 200 Meters (22.04) 4x100 Relay (42.50) 100 Hurdles (12.70) 4x100 Relay (42.50)
1990 Dawn Bowles Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Tananjalyn Stanley
4x100 Relay (43.99) 100 Meters (11.14w) 200 Meters (22.49) 4x100 Relay (43.99) 4x100 Relay (43.99) 4x100 Relay (43.99)
1991 Dawn Bowles Sharon Jaklofsky
100 Hurdles (12.70) Heptathlon (5,732)
1992 Dawn Bowles Dahlia Duhaney Cinnamon Sheffield Cheryl Taplin
4x100 Relay (43.03) 200 Meters (22.80) 4x100 Relay (43.03) 4x100 Relay (43.03) 4x100 Relay (43.03)
NCAA Champions
Neisha Bernard-Thomas
D’Andre Hill
1993 Indira Hamilton Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Daphnie Saunders Cheryl Taplin Heather Van Norman Youlanda Warren 1994 Zundra Feagin D’Andre Hill Gai Kapernick Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Cheryl Taplin 1995 Kwajalein Butler Zundra Feagin D’Andre Hill Marita Hunt Charlene Maulseed Sheila Powell LaTarsha Stroman Youlanda Warren 1996 Kwajalein Butler Kim Carson Zundra Feagin D’Andre Hill
4x400 Relay (3:27.97) Discus (186-6) 400 Hurdles (56.37) 4x100 Relay (43.49) 4x400 Relay (3:27.97) Long Jump (22-2 1/2) 4x100 Relay (43.49) 4x100 Relay (43.49) 4x400 Relay (3:27.97) 4x100 Relay (43.49) 4x400 Relay (3:27.97)
4x100 Relay (43.26) 4x100 Relay (43.26) High Jump (6-2 1/4) Discus (193-10) 400 Hurdles (55.54) 4x100 Relay (43.26) 4x100 Relay (43.26) 4x100 Relay (43.10) 4x100 Relay (43.10) 100 Meters (11.11) 4x100 Relay (43.10) 4x100 Relay (43.10) 4x400 Relay (3:28.26) 4x400 Relay (3:28.26) 4x400 Relay (3:28.26) 4x400 Relay (3:28.26) 4x100 Relay (43.03) 100 Hurdles (12.82) 200 Meters (22.44) 4x100 Relay (43.03) 100 Meters (11.03) 4x100 Relay (43.03)
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Suzette Lee Astia Walker
Triple Jump (45-1) 4x100 Relay (43.03)
1997 Kwajalein Butler Peta-Gaye Dowdie Suzette Lee LaTarsha Stroman Sa’Donna Thornton Astia Walker
Lolo Jones Muna Lee Hazelann Regis
4x100 Relay (42.61) 4x100 Relay (42.61) 4x400 Relay (3:25.26)
4x100 Relay (43.17) 4x100 Relay (43.17) Triple Jump (45-8) 400 Meters (50.60) 4x100 Relay (43.17) 100 Hurdles (12.85) 4x100 Relay (43.17)
2006 Meisue Francis Deonna Lawrence Brooklynn Morris Cynetheia Rooks
4x400 Relay (3:25.78) 4x400 Relay (3:25.78) 4x400 Relay (3:25.78) 4x400 Relay (3:25.78)
2007 Sherry Fletcher Deonna Lawrence Cynetheia Rooks LaTavia Thomas Nickiesha Wilson
100 Meters (11.20) 4x400 Relay (3:28.07) 4x400 Relay (3:28.07) 4x400 Relay (3:28.07) 4x400 Relay (3:28.07)
2008 Kelly Baptiste Nickiesha Wilson
100 Meters (11.20) 400 Hurdles (54.45)
2011 Rebecca Alexander Kimberlyn Duncan Semoy Hackett Kenyanna Wilson
4x100 Relay (42.64) 200 Meters (22.24) 4x100 Relay (42.64) 4x100 Relay (42.64) 4x100 Relay (42.64)
2012 Kimberlyn Duncan Cassandra Tate
200 Meters (22.86) 400 Hurdles (55.22)
2013 Kimberlyn Duncan Natoya Goule
200 Meters (22.04w) 800 Meters (2:00.06)
1999 Claudine Williams
800 Meters (2:03.38)
2000 Joyce Bates Peta-Gaye Dowdie Keisha Spencer
100 Hurdles (12.85) 200 Meters (22.51) Triple Jump (45-10)
2001 Myra Combs Stephanie Durst Muna Lee Sa’Donna Thornton
4x100 Relay (43.35) 4x100 Relay (43.35) 4x100 Relay (43.35) 4x100 Relay (43.35)
2003 Stephanie Durst Monique Hall Lolo Jones Muna Lee
4x100 Relay (42.55) 4x100 Relay (42.55) 4x100 Relay (42.55) 4x100 Relay (42.55)
2004 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Nadia Davy Stephanie Durst Monique Hall
800 Meters (2:02.86) 4x400 Relay (3:25.26) 4x400 Relay (3:25.26) 4x100 Relay (42.61) 4x100 Relay (42.61) 4x400 Relay (3:25.26)
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NCAA Champions Women’s Career NCAA Titles
Men’s Career NCAA Titles NAME (YEARS)
INDOOR OUTDOOR
TOTAL
Xavier Carter (2005-06) Kelly Willie (2003-06) Walter Davis (2001-02) Bennie Brazell (2002-05) Pete Coley (2001-05) Glenn “Slats” Hardin (1933-34) Robert Parham (2001-04) Richard Thompson (2005-08) Reggie Dardar (2005-08) Walter Henning (2009-11) Russ Buller (1997-2000) Alleyne Francique (2001-02) Trindon Holliday (2006-09) Reggie Jones (1992-93) Chris King (1992-93) John Moffitt (2003-04) Fabian Muyaba (1993-94) Barrett Nugent (2009-12) Melville Rogers (2006-07) Marvin Stevenson (2004-07) Jack Torrance (1933-34) Bryant Williams (1992, 1994)
2 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
5 5 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
There are 41 Tigers tied with one NCAA title each.
NAME (YEARS)
INDOOR OUTDOOR
TOTAL
Kimberlyn Duncan (2010-13) Muna Lee (2001-04) D’Andre Hill (1994-96) Dawn Sowell (1989) Debbie Parris (1993-94) Youlanda Warren (1991-95) Kwajalein Butler (1995-98) Zundra Feagin (1992, 1994-96) Esther Jones (1989-90) Deonna Lawrence (2005-08) Tananjalyn Stanley (1989-90) LaTarsha Stroman (1994-97) Astia Walker (1996-98) Dawn Bowles (1990-92) Peta-Gaye Dowdie (1997-2000) Dahlia Duhaney (1992-93) Stephanie Durst (2001-04) Sheila Echols (1985-87) Monique Hall (2003-04) Lolo Jones (2001-04) Suzette Lee (1996-97) Danyel Mitchell (1993-94) Brooklynn Morris (2005-08) Cynetheia Rooks (2006-07) Daphnie Saunders (1993-94) Cinnamon Sheffield (1989-90) Cheryl Taplin (1992-94) LaTavia Thomas (2007-10) Heather Van Norman (1993) Schowonda Williams (1987-88) Nickiesha Wilson (2007-08) Rebecca Alexander (2011-12) Kelly Baptiste (2005-08) Joyce Bates (1999-2000) Neisha Bernard-Thomas (2003-04) Juanita Broaddus (2006-08) Sylvia Brydson (1987-88) Kim Carson (1993-96) Natoya Goule (2013) Indira Hamilton (1993) Charlene Maulseed (1995-96) Michelle Morris (1985) Sheila Powell (1994-96) Keisha Spencer (1999-2000) Cassandra Tate (2009-12) Sa’Donna Thornton (1997-98, 2000) Wendy Truvillion (1985-87)
3 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
4 3 5 3 5 3 3 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
There are 28 Lady Tigers tied with one NCAA title each.
Seven-Time National Champions Xavier Carter, Kelly Willie (left), Kimberlyn Duncan (right) and Muna Lee hold the LSU career record for individual NCAA event championships with seven national titles during their collegiate careers.
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SEC Champions The following is a list of LSU athletes who have captured first-place honors at the SEC Championships in program history. In parenthesis is the winning time or distance of each champion.
MEN’S SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONS 1957 Joe Blanchard Harry Carpenter Tommy Dukes Robert Mack Jerry Moore King Mott Ernest Wall 1961 Joe Harris
60 Low Hurdles (7.3) 300 Yards (32.1) Mile Relay (3:33.5) High Jump (6-0) Long Jump (22-10) Mile Relay (3:33.5) Pole Vault (13-5 1/2) 880 Yards (2:04.4) Mile Relay (3:33.5) Mile Relay (3:33.5)
1963 (Beginning of SEC Indoor) James Andrews Pole Vault (14-0) Ron Hernandez Shot Put (55-11 1/2) Larry Shirey Mile (4:26.7) 1965 Leland Albright Pete Boudreaux Randy Geyer 1966 Robert Cavanaugh Randy Geyer 1967 David Eckert
600 Yards (1:13.6) Pole Vault (15-1 1/2) High Jump (6-4)
600 Yards (1:14.2) High Jump (6-4)
Pole Vault (15-0 1/2)
1969 Al Coffee
60 Meters (6.3)
1970 Al Coffee
60 Meters (6.2)
1971 Al Coffee James Epps Marc Spangenberg Lloyd Wills
Mile Relay (3:17.00) 600 Yards (1:11.7) Mile Relay (3:17.00) Mile Relay (3:17.00) Mile Relay (3:17.00)
Passmore Furusa 1972 James Epps Ted Heroman Bob Smith
600 Meters (1:10.8) High Jump (6-8) 800 Meters (1:52.4)
1973 Bob Smith
1,000 Meters (2:08.3)
1974 Larry Shipp Bob Smith
60 Hurdles (7.1) 1,000 Meters (2:10.1)
1975 Larry Shipp Bob Smith
60 Hurdles (7.0) 1,000 Meters (2:09.4)
1976 Jim Davis Larry Shipp
880 Yards (1:52.5) 60 Hurdles (7.0)
1978 Jim Davis Willie Turner
880 Yards (1:52.5) 60 Meters (6.25)
1979 ReVey Scott
440 Yards (48.22)
1980 Chris Duhon Eugene McCain Mike Quigley ReVey Scott
Pole Vault (16-3) Long Jump (25-7) Two-Mile (8:45.00) 440 Yards (48.20)
1981 Joe Maciejczyk Eugene McCain
Shot Put (66-0 1/4) Long Jump (25-3 1/4)
1982 Larey Weaver
Larry Shipp
1986 Bob Dielis Mark Fowler Raven Lewis Mike Smith Robin van Helden Bernard Whyte Ricky Wright
4x800 Relay (7:32.93) 4x800 Relay (7:32.93) 4x800 Relay (7:32.93) Three-Mile (13:46.98) 880 Yards (1:50.31) 4x800 Relay (7:32.93) 440 Yards (47.47) Pole Vault (17-5 1/2)
1987 Sheldon Blockburger Bob Dielis Mark Fowler Paul Marmaro Robin van Helden
Pentathlon (4,451) 4x800 Relay (7:27.66) 4x800 Relay (7:27.66) 4x800 Relay (7:27.66) 1,000 Meters (2:21.47) 4x800 Relay (7:27.66)
1988 Frank Mazza Bruce Reid Robin van Helden
Pole Vault (13-6)
Shot Put (60-0 1/4) Pentathlon (4,147) Mile (4:09.56)
1989 Bruce Reid Terry Thornton
Pentathlon (4,399) 5,000 Meters (14:06.39)
1990 Mark Elliott Bruce Reid Llewellyn Starks Slip Watkins Simon Williams
5,000 Meters (13:46.14) Pentathlon (4,182) Long Jump (25-8 3/4) 55 Meters (6.25) 200 Meters (21.31) Shot Put (63-1 1/4)
1991 Sherman Morris
55 Hurdles (7.31)
1992 Chris King Tom Lange Earl Marcelle David Singoei Derrick Thymes
4x400 Relay (3:08.96) High Jump (7-2 1/2) 4x400 Relay (3:08.96) 4x400 Relay (3:08.96) 4x400 Relay (3:08.96)
1994 Passmore Furusa
Mile (4:10.36)
High Jump (7-0 1/4)
1983 Mark Rose
Pole Vault (17-0)
1984 Bobby Beck Greg Rappe
Mile (4:06.70) Pole Vault (17-3)
1985 Robin van Helden
LSU
880 Yards (1:50.31)
Mark Rose
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2003 John Moffitt Daniel Trosclair
Long Jump (26-6 1/4) Pole Vault (17-6 1/2)
2004 Bennie Brazell Pete Coley Siraj Williams Kelly Willie
4x400 Relay (3:06.79) 4x400 Relay (3:06.79) 4x400 Relay (3:06.79) 400 Meters (46.12) 4x400 Relay (3:06.79)
2005 Kelly Willie
Bennie Brazell 1995 Rohsaan Griffin Eddie Kennison Milton Mallard Regan Nichols
200 Meters (21.00) 4x400 Relay (3:10.87) 4x400 Relay (3:10.87) 4x400 Relay (3:10.87) 4x400 Relay (3:10.87)
1996 Rohsaan Griffin Eddie Kennison Regan Nichols Steve Pettes Bert Rareshide
200 Meters (20.76) 4x400 Relay (3:07.72) 4x400 Relay (3:07.72) 4x400 Relay (3:07.72) 4x400 Relay (3:07.72) 60 Hurdles (7.77)
2006 Edwin Billot Xavier Carter Reggie Dardar Melville Rogers Kelly Willie
Heptathlon (5,504) 400 Meters (46.98) 4x400 Relay (3:09.67) 4x400 Relay (3:09.67) 4x400 Relay (3:09.67) 200 Meters (21.01) 4x400 Relay (3:09.67)
2007 Reggie Dardar Jamaal James
400 Meters (46.11) 800 Meters (1:49.08)
800 Meters (1:48.18) Mile (3:59.85) 3,000 Meters (7:57.76) 60 Meters (6.59)
2009 Walter Henning Trindon Holliday Robert Simmons
Weight Throw (74-5 1/2) 60 Meters (6.58) 400 Meters (46.22)
1997 Byron Logan
200 Meters (21.29)
1998 Jermaine Grant
200 Meters (21.21)
2011 Walter Henning
1999 LeVar Anderson Derrick Brew Russ Buller
Triple Jump (54-8 1/4) 400 Meters (46.69) Pole Vault (18-2 1/2)
2000 Derrick Brew Russ Buller Lueroy Colquhoun Wynand Dempers Deryell Patterson Marcus Thomas
4x400 Relay (3:08.40) Pole Vault (18-4 1/2) 4x400 Relay (3:08.40) 4x400 Relay (3:08.40) 4x400 Relay (3:08.40) Long Jump (26-3 3/4)
2001 Lueroy Colquhoun Walter Davis Alleyne Francique Robert Parham Pedro Tunon
4x400 Relay (3:06.73) Long Jump (26-8 1/2) Triple Jump (53-7 1/4) 4x400 Relay (3:06.73) 4x400 Relay (3:06.73) 4x400 Relay (3:06.73)
2002 Claston Bernard Pete Coley Lueroy Colquhoun Walter Davis Alleyne Francique Robert Parham
Pentathlon (4,350) 4x400 Relay (3:04.75) 4x400 Relay (3:04.75) Triple Jump (56-2 1/2) 400 Meters (45.35) 4x400 Relay (3:04.75) 4x400 Relay (3:04.75)
2012 Ade Alleyne-Forte Riker Hylton Keyth Talley Caleb Williams 2013 Aaron Ernest
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WOMEN’S SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONS
2008 Elkana Kosgei John Kosgei Richard Thompson
2010 Walter Henning Richard Jones Barrett Nugent
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60 Meters (6.69)
Weight Throw (78-1) 800 Meters (1:47.78) 60 Hurdles (7.65)
Weight Throw (73-8)
4x400 Relay (3:06.48) 4x400 Relay (3:06.48) 4x400 Relay (3:06.48) 4x400 Relay (3:06.48)
1985 Camille Cato Sharon Clarke Sheila Echols Muffy McLeod Leslie Nixon Christine Slythe Danyel Wofford Lana Zimmerman
4x800 Relay (8:51.66) Triple Jump (40-8 1/2) Long Jump (20-4 1/2) Distance Medley Relay (11:37.24) 4x800 Relay (8:51.66) Distance Medley Relay (11:37.24) 1,000 Meters (2:27.13) Mile (4:38.67) 4x800 Relay (8:51.66) Distance Medley Relay (11:37.24) Distance Medley Relay (11:37.24) 4x800 Relay (8:51.66)
1986 Sharon Clarke Claire Connor Schowonda Williams Teresa Williford
Triple Jump (42-7) Long Jump (20-2 1/2) 600 Meters (1:19.22) Shot Put (55-2 1/2)
1987 Sylvia Brydson Kym Carter Sheila Echols Teresa Williford Cheryl Wilson
500 Meters (1:11.74) High Jump (6-0 3/4) Long Jump (21-11 3/4) Shot Put (51-10) Pentathlon (3,994)
1988 Sylvia Brydson Opal Cunningham Rhonda Phillips Schowonda Williams Danyel Wofford
4x400 Relay (3:38.70) 4x400 Relay (3:38.70) Pentathlon (3,677) 500 Meters (1:12.21) 4x400 Relay (3:38.70) 4x400 Relay (3:38.70)
1989 Sylvia Brydson Opal Cunningham Roslyn Rucker Dawn Sowell Tananjalyn Stanley Cheryl Wilson
500 Meters (1:11.84) 800 Meters (2:07.68) 4x400 Relay (3:40.02) 400 Meters (54.55) 4x400 Relay (3:40.02) 4x400 Relay (3:40.02) 55 Meters (6.58) 200 Meters (22.87) 4x400 Relay (3:40.02) 55 Hurdles (7.68) Pentathlon (4,002)
200 Meters (20.53)
Walter Henning
SEC Champions 1990 Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Laurie Trapp 1991 Dahlia Duhaney Camille Jackson Esther Jones 1992 Sharon Jaklofsky Danyel Mitchell Heather Van Norman
200 Meters (23.45) 55 Hurdles (7.69) Shot Put (46-11 1/2)
Long Jump (20-10 3/4) Triple Jump (42-0 3/4) 200 Meters (23.95)
Pentathlon (4,212) Shot Put (50-3 1/2) 400 Meters (53.05)
1993 Gai Kapernick Danyel Mitchell Daphnie Saunders Cheryl Taplin Youlanda Warren
High Jump (6-0) Shot Put (51-10) Long Jump (20-10) Triple Jump (42-8 1/4) 55 Meters (6.76) 400 Meters (54.19)
1994 Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Daphnie Saunders
Shot Put (54-5 1/2) 400 Meters (54.05) Long Jump (22-4 1/2) Triple Jump (43-5 3/4)
1995 Karen Boone Zundra Feagin Gai Kapernick Sheila Powell LaTarsha Stroman Youlanda Warren
Long Jump (19-11 3/4) 4x400 Relay (3:37.40) High Jump (5-9 1/4) 4x400 Relay (3:37.40) 4x400 Relay (3:37.40) 4x400 Relay (3:37.40)
1996 Kim Carson D’Andre Hill Suzette Lee
60 Hurdles (8.05) 60 Meters (7.21) 200 Meters (23.42) Triple Jump (44-8 1/4)
1997 Carmis Franks Eureka Hall Suzette Lee LaTarsha Stroman Astia Walker
4x400 Relay (3:35.72) 4x400 Relay (3:35.72) Triple Jump (45-10 1/2) 400 Meters (52.45) 4x400 Relay (3:35.72) 200 Meters (23.23) 4x400 Relay (3:35.72)
Sharon Jaklofsky
LSU
2005 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Deonna Lawrence Brooklynn Morris Hazelann Regis
4x400 Relay (3:29.06) 4x400 Relay (3:29.06) 4x400 Relay (3:29.06) 200 Meters (23.02) 4x400 Relay (3:29.06)
2006 Megan Akre Juanita Broaddus Deonna Lawrence Brooklynn Morris Cynetheia Rooks
Pentathlon (3,971) 4x400 Relay (3:32.20) 4x400 Relay (3:32.20) 4x400 Relay (3:32.20) 4x400 Relay (3:32.20)
2007 Shaunette Davidson Pentathlon (3,896) Deonna Lawrence 4x400 Relay (3:29.86) Brooklynn Morris 4x400 Relay (3:29.86) Jessica Ohanaja 60 Hurdles (8.03) Cynetheia Rooks 4x400 Relay (3:29.86) LaTavia Thomas 800 Meters (2:05.76) 4x400 Relay (3:29.86)
Andrea Linton 1998 Myra Combs Peta-Gaye Dowdie Gretchen Francois Carmis Franks Somalia Lindsay Astia Walker
4x400 Relay (3:40.95) 4x400 Relay (3:40.95) High Jump (6-0) 4x400 Relay (3:40.95) 4x400 Relay (3:40.95) 200 Meters (23.15)
1999 Joyce Bates Celena Clarke Myra Combs Peta-Gaye Dowdie Monique Freeman Keisha Spencer Claudine Williams
55 Hurdles (7.61) 4x400 Relay (3:32.06) 4x400 Relay (3:32.06) 200 Meters (22.99) 4x400 Relay (3:32.06) Long Jump (21-2) High Jump (5-11 1/4) Triple Jump (43-3) 4x400 Relay (3:32.06)
2000 Peta-Gaye Dowdie Keisha Spencer
60 Meters (7.28) 200 Meters (23.06) Triple Jump (46-0 1/2)
2001 Muna Lee Bianca Rockett Sa’Donna Thornton
200 Meters (23.36) Triple Jump (43-3) 60 Meters (7.29)
2002 Marian Burnett Lolo Jones Muna Lee
800 Meters (2:06.20) 60 Hurdles (8.21) 60 Meters (7.26) 200 Meters (22.91)
2003 Marian Burnett Lolo Jones Muna Lee Hazelann Regis
800 Meters (2:05.42) 55 Hurdles (7.57) 200 Meters (23.26) 400 Meters (52.80)
2004 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Nadia Davy Monique Hall Lolo Jones Muna Lee Hazelann Regis
4x400 Relay (3:29.42) 4x400 Relay (3:29.42) 4x400 Relay (3:29.42) 60 Hurdles (8.08) 60 Meters (7.17) 400 Meters (51.13) 4x400 Relay (3:29.42)
2008 Kelly Baptiste Deonna Lawrence Andrea Linton Brooklynn Morris Jessica Ohanaja LaTavia Thomas Nickiesha Wilson
60 Meters (7.13) 4x400 Relay (3:31.89) Triple Jump (44-6 1/4) 4x400 Relay (3:31.89) 60 Hurdles (8.11) 800 Meters (2:06.56) 4x400 Relay (3:31.89) 4x400 Relay (3:31.89)
2009 Samantha Henry Rachel Laurent
60 Meters (7.21) 200 Meters (23.45) Pole Vault (14-0 1/2)
2010 Brittani Carter
High Jump (5-11 1/4)
2011 Brittani Carter Jen Clayton Kimberlyn Duncan Jasmin Stowers
High Jump (6-0 3/4) Long Jump (20-3 1/2) 200 Meters (22.78) 60 Hurdles (8.12)
2012 Rebecca Alexander Jonique Day Kimberlyn Duncan Siedda Herbert Jasmin Stowers Cassandra Tate
400 Meters (52.77) 4x400 Relay (3:34.02) 200 Meters (23.07) 4x400 Relay (3:34.02) 4x400 Relay (3:34.02) 60 Hurdles (8.03) 4x400 Relay (3:34.02)
2013 Laura Carleton Kimberlyn Duncan Denise Hinton Charlene Lipsey Jasmin Stowers 2014 Denise Hinton
5,000 Meters (16:18.20) 60 Meters (7.24) 200 Meters (22.54) Weight Throw (69-6 1/4) 800 Meters (2:02.48) 60 Hurdles (8.06)
Weight Throw (73-11)
MEN’S SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS 1933 Johnny Boughton Bill David Matt Gordy Glenn “Slats” Hardin Al Moreau Ted O’Neal
Mile Relay (3:21.6) High Jump (6-3) Pole Vault (13-3 1/8) 440 Yards (47.3) 220 Hurdles (23.3) Mile Relay (3:21.6) 120 Hurdles (14.4) Mile Relay (3:21.6)
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SEC Champions
LSU
Al Moreau E. Scarborough Jack Torrance
Mile Relay (3:21.6) Shot Put (49-5 5/8) Discus (149-0 1/2)
1934 Buddy Blair Johnny Boughton George Fisher Glenn “Slats” Hardin Red Lehman Ted O’Neal John Sanders E. Scarborough Jack Torrance
Javelin (199-2 3/4) Mile Relay (3:22.6) 120 Hurdles (14.7) 440 Yards (46.8) 220 Hurdles (23.4) 880 Yards (1:55.6) Mile Relay (3:22.6) Mile Relay (3:22.6) Two-Mile (9:51.5) Mile Relay (3:22.6) Shot Put (53-6 1/2) Discus (147-5 1/2)
1935 Buddy Blair Glenn “Slats” Hardin Hiney Kent Ted O’Neal John Sanders
Broad Jump (23-4 1/2) Javelin (195-2 3/4) 440 Yards (47.2) 220 Hurdles (23.4) High Jump (6-4) 880 Yards (1:55.2) Two-Mile (9:54.3)
1936 Arnold Bryan Ben Friend
Pole Vault (12-6) Shot Put (47-3 3/4)
1937 Arnold Bryan Hiney Kent Gordon Lester
Pole Vault (13-4 1/4) High Jump (6-3) Shot Put (47-11 5/8)
1938 Dick Burge Frank Church Dan Rachal Fred Shelton Sal Torros Halliburton Ware Jake Waterer 1939 Billy Brown Dick Burge Frank Church Dan Rachal
128 LSU
Sal Torros
Mile Relay (3:19.7)
1940 Billy Brown Frank Church J.C. Devall Don Siple
100 Meters (9.9) 220 Yards (22.5) Broad Jump (22-0) 440 Yards (47.0) 880 Yards (1:57.1) High Jump (5-11) Pole Vault (13-0)
1941 Billy Brown Oris Erwin Jim Gilliland Woodrow Holland Al Sanders
100 Meters (9.5) 220 Yards (20.6) 220 Hurdles (24.1) Broad Jump (24-2 1/2) Mile Relay (3:18.4) 880 Yards (1:58.2) Mile Relay (3:18.4) 120 Hurdles (14.7) Mile Relay (3:18.4) Mile Relay (3:18.4)
1942 Oris Erwin Jim Gilliland Woodrow Holland Felix Jumonville Delwin Laguens Al Sanders
440 Yards (48.3) Mile Relay (3:26.4) 120 Hurdles (14.7) Mile Relay (3:26.4) Mile Relay (3:26.4) Broad Jump (22-4 3/4) Mile Relay (3:26.4)
1943 Jeff Burkett Buddy Frank Robert Percy Leo Pourciau 1944 Al Bourgeois Marty Broussard Fabio DeOliverio Clyde Love James Pickett Willard Bill Yerger
High Jump (6-0) Pole Vault (11-8) 100 Meters (10.2) 220 Yards (22.8) Pole Vault (11-8)
Mile Relay (3:27.6) Broad Jump (22-0 3/4) Two-Mile (10:13.2) Mile Relay (3:27.6) High Jump (5-11) Mile Relay (3:27.6) 220 Yards (21.9) 220 Hurdles (24.9) Mile Relay (3:27.6)
Mile Relay (3:16.5) Mile Relay (3:16.5) Mile Relay (3:16.5) High Jump (6-3 13/16) Mile Relay (3:16.5) 220 Yards (21.8) 120 Hurdles (14.5)
Broad Jump (23-8 1/4) Mile Relay (3:19.7) 880 Yards (1:56.2) Mile Relay (3:19.7) Mile Relay (3:19.7)
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Nathan “Buddy” Blair
Billy Brown
1945 Tom Dickey Gene Knight James Pickett
100 Meters (9.8) 220 Yards (21.8) Javelin (188-5 3/4) High Jump (5-11 3/4)
1946 Tom Dickey Ronnie Knecht Bobby Lowther James Pickett
100 Meters (9.8) 220 Yards (21.6) Broad Jump (22-2 1/4) High Jump (5-11 3/4) Pole Vault (12-6) Javelin (195-7) High Jump (5-11 3/4)
1947 John Breathwit Carroll Butler Tom Dickey Herb Graves Jim Loflin Bobby Lowther Bill Yerger
Mile Relay (3:20.1) Mile Relay (3:20.1) 440 Yards (48.2) Mile Relay (3:20.1) Discus (149-1) Javelin (187-6) Pole Vault (12-6) Mile Relay (3:20.1)
1948 Carroll Butler Bill Covington Tom Dickey Herb Graves Ronnie Knecht Bobby Lowther Frank Sullwood
Mile Relay (3:19.5) Mile Relay (3:19.5) 440 Yards (48.4) Mile Relay (3:19.5) Discus (152-5 1/4) High Jump (6-5 7/8) Javelin (195-5 1/4) Mile Relay (3:19.5)
1949 Al Bourgeois John Breathwit Bill Covington Frank Sullwood Harold Voss
Mile Relay (3:18.9) Mile Relay (3:18.9) Mile Relay (3:18.9) 440 Yards (48.1) Mile Relay (3:18.9) Shot Put (45-6)
SEC Champions 1950 John Breathwit Bill Covington Frank Sullwood John Venable 1951 John Brock Bill Covington Bob Holleman Joe Preston John Venable 1952 Charles Johnson Fred Nordier
Mile Relay (3:18.8) 440 Yards (48.7) Mile Relay (3:18.8) Mile Relay (3:18.8) Mile Relay (3:18.8)
Mile Relay (3:21.7) 440 Yards (48.7) Mile Relay (3:21.7) Mile Relay (3:21.7) 100 Meters (9.8) 220 Yards (21.3) Mile Relay (3:21.7)
100 Meters (9.9) Broad Jump (21-11 1/4) Pole Vault (13-3)
1953 Clayton James Paul Adams Charles Smith Herman Sweeney
Mile Relay (3:20.4) Mile Relay (3:20.4) Mile Relay (3:20.4) Mile Relay (3:20.4)
1954 Joe Childress Charles Henningan Clayton James Charles Smith Lee Yoder
Javelin (196-3 3/4) Mile Relay (3:20.6) Mile Relay (3:20.6) Mile Relay (3:20.6) Mile Relay (3:20.6)
1955 Joe May 1956 Harry Carpenter John Davis Bobby Mack Joe May Bob Westerman
Javelin (192-6)
220 Yards (21.0) 220 Hurdles (23.1) 440 Relay (43.0) Broad Jump (23-1 1/4) 440 Relay (43.0) 440 Relay (43.0) 440 Relay (43.0)
Billy Hardin 1957 Nathan Blair Harry Carpenter Tommy Dukes Jerry Moore King Mott Ernest Wall 1958 Billy Cannon Jack Griswold King Mott Carl Seefield Ernest Wall Wayne Young 1959 Lloyd Engerson Ralph Fabian Jesse Featheree
Billy Cannon
Mile Relay (3:20.4) 220 Yards (21.5) 220 Hurdles (23.7) Mile Relay (3:20.4) High Jump (6-3 1/2) Broad Jump (24-1 1/2) Pole Vault (13-6) 440 Yards (47.9) Mile Relay (3:20.4) Mile Relay (3:20.4) 100 Meters (9.9) Discus (140-4 1/2) Mile Relay (3:19.2) Mile Relay (3:19.2) 880 Yards (1:55.4) Mile Relay (3:19.2) Mile Relay (3:19.2) Broad Jump (22-5 1/2) 100 Meters (10.0) 220 Yards (21.4) 220 Hurdles (22.8) Pole Vault (13-4)
1960 Doug Constant Ralph Fabian Jim Fornaris Joe Harris Ross LeFevre
220 Yards (21.8) 440 Relay (42.1) 440 Relay (42.1) 440 Relay (42.1) Pole Vault (14-1 1/2) 440 Relay (42.1)
1961 Bo Campbell Doug Constant Jesse Featheree Jim Fornaris Joe Harris Dave McDonald Jack O’Neil Roy Tregre
Mile Relay (3:17.8) 100 Meters (9.6) 220 Yards (21.0) 440 Relay (41.7) Mile Relay (3:17.8) Pole Vault (14-4 1/4) 440 Relay (41.7) Mile Relay (3:17.8) Pole Vault (14-4 1/4) 440 Relay (41.7) 440 Relay (41.7) Mile Relay (3:17.8) Javelin (206-4)
LSU
1962 Billy Hardin Ron Hernandez
100 Meters (10.0) 120 Hurdles (14.3) 220 Hurdles (23.0) Shot Put (56-0)
1963 Leland Albright James Andrews Randy Geyer Billy Hardin Ron Hernandez Jack O’Neil Larry Shirey Robert Yates
Mile Relay (3:13.5) Pole Vault (14-0) High Jump (6-4 3/4) 330 Hurdles (37.1) Mile Relay (3:13.5) Shot Put (54-2) Discus (157-7) 440 Yards (46.8) Mile Relay (3:13.5) Mile (4:14.7) Mile Relay (3:13.5)
1964 Leland Albright Buddy Hamic Billy Hardin Ron Hernandez
880 Yards (1:52.9) Javelin (219-4 1/2) 120 Hurdles (13.9) 330 Hurdles (36.9) Shot Put (55-11 3/4) Discus (163-11 1/2)
1965 Leland Albright Robert Cavanaugh Mike Dougherty David Eckert Randy Geyer Delmon McNabb George Porter
Mile Relay (3:13.3) Mile Relay (3:13.3) Mile Relay (3:13.3) Pole Vault (14-7) High Jump (6-10 1/2) Javelin (225-11) Mile Relay (3:13.3)
1966 Sammy Grezaffi
100 Meters (9.5)
1967 Carl Hight Delmon McNabb
100 Meters (9.8) 220 Yards (21.4) Javelin (224-7)
1968 Carl Hight
100 Meters (9.6)
1969 Al Coffee
440 Yards (45.6)
James Andrews
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LSU 1970 Al Coffee Mark Lumpkin
220 Yards (20.8) 440 Yards (46.2) Discus (177-4)
1971 Al Coffee James Epps Tim Olack Lloyd Wills
Mile Relay (3:09.4) Mile Relay (3:09.4) Mile Relay (3:09.4) 440 Yards (46.7) Mile Relay (3:09.4)
1972 Al Coffee Ted Heroman Bob Smith Greg Stephens John Stewart Lloyd Wills
100 Meters (9.7) High Jump (6-11) 880 Yards (1:47.6) 440 Yards (46.4) Mile (4:03.2) 440 Yards (46.4)
1973 Tim Olack Bob Smith Greg Stephens Lloyd Wills
Mile Relay (3:08.5) Mile Relay (3:08.5) Mile Relay (3:08.5) Mile Relay (3:08.5)
1974 Larry Shipp Bob Smith
120 Hurdles (13.7) Mile (4:03.0)
1975 Bob Anding Carey Schimpf Larry Shipp Bob Smith 1979 Gray Barrow Eugene McCain 1980 Ernest Marvin Orlando McDaniel
Pole Vault (17-2) 440 Hurdles (50.6) 120 Hurdles (13.4) 880 Yards (1:49.4)
Javelin (225-10) Long Jump (26-1 1/2)
Triple Jump (52-5 1/4) 110 Hurdles (13.8)
1982 Greg Duplantis Joe Maciejczyk Larey Weaver
Pole Vault (17-0) Shot Put (65-7) High Jump (7-3 3/4)
1983 Greg Rappe
Pole Vault (17-0 3/4)
1985 Bernard Williams
110 Hurdles (13.73)
John Nichols
130 LSU
Tom Lange 1986 Sheldon Blockburger Greg Duplantis Robin van Helden
Decathlon (7,737) Pole Vault (17-8 1/2) 800 Meters (1:48.61)
1987 Stuart Mee Mikael Olander Robin van Helden
3,000 Steeplechase (8:49.26) Decathlon (7,815) 1,500 Meters (3:43.44)
1988 John Nichols Mikael Olander Bernard Williams
Discus (188-0) Decathlon (8,126) 400 Hurdles (50.16)
1989 Mark Elliott Bengt Jarlsjo Frank Mazza John Nichols Llewellyn Starks Robin van Helden
10,000 Meters (29:05.56) Decathlon (7,384) Shot Put (59-3 1/2) Discus (205-9) Long Jump (26-3 3/4) 1,500 Meters (3:48.32)
1990 Magnus Bengtsson Tom Lange John Nichols Terry Thornton Simon Williams
3,000 Steeplechase (8:46.76) High Jump (7-5 3/4) Discus (197-9) 10,000 Meters (28:47.15) Shot Put (60-10 3/4)
1991 Mark Morris Simon Williams
Javelin (229-2) Shot Put (62-10 3/4) Discus (193-8)
1992 Reggie Jones Chris King John Nichols Jason Sanders David Singoei Bryant Williams
4x100 Relay (39.24) 4x100 Relay (39.24) Discus (191-7) 4x100 Relay (39.24) 400 Hurdles (50.69) 4x100 Relay (39.24)
1993 Derrick Farrell Glenroy Gilbert Reggie Jones Chris King Fabian Muyaba
Discus (192-5) 200 Meters (20.88) 4x100 Relay (39.17) Triple Jump (55-7 3/4) 4x100 Relay (39.17) 4x100 Relay (39.17) 100 Meters (10.21) 4x100 Relay (39.17)
1994 Passmore Furusa Eddie Kennison Fabian Muyaba
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3,000 Steeplechase (8:51.6) 4x100 Relay (38.92) 4x100 Relay (38.92)
Mario Sategna Derrick Thymes Bryant Williams
Decathlon (7,489) 4x100 Relay (38.92) 4x100 Relay (38.92)
1995 Passmore Furusa Rohsaan Griffin Eddie Kennison Regan Nichols Steve Pettes
1,500 Meters (3:39.71) 4x400 Relay (3:05.94) 4x400 Relay (3:05.94) 400 Hurdles (49.80) 4x400 Relay (3:05.94) 4x400 Relay (3:05.94)
1996 Mike Alridge Chris Cummings Kirk Cummins Rohsaan Griffin Byron Logan Regan Nichols Steve Pettes
4x400 Relay (3:06.37) 4x100 Relay (39.23) 4x100 Relay (39.23) 200 Meters (20.68) 4x100 Relay (39.23) 4x400 Relay (3:06.37) 4x100 Relay (39.23) 400 Hurdles (50.28) 4x400 Relay (3:06.37) 4x400 Relay (3:06.37)
1997 Russ Buller Chris Cummings
Pole Vault (18-4 1/2) 100 Meters (10.26) 200 Meters (20.91)
1998 Mike Alridge Russ Buller Jermaine Grant Byron Logan Curtis Perry
4x100 Relay (38.69) Pole Vault (17-9 3/4) 4x100 Relay (38.69) 100 Meters (10.15) 200 Meters (20.41) 4x100 Relay (38.69) 4x100 Relay (38.69)
1999 Claston Bernard Derrick Brew Russ Buller
Decathlon (7,444) 400 Meters (44.29) Pole Vault (17-4 1/2)
2000 Claston Bernard Derrick Brew Russ Buller Blake Theriot Marcus Thomas
Decathlon (7,706) 400 Meters (44.70) Pole Vault (17-11) Javelin (231-8) Triple Jump (54-6 3/4)
2001 Claston Bernard Pete Coley Lueroy Colquhoun Walter Davis Alleyne Francique
Decathlon (8,024) 4x400 Relay (3:03.63) 4x400 Relay (3:03.63) Long Jump (26-9 1/4w) Triple Jump (55-11) 4x400 Relay (3:03.63)
SEC Champions Robert Parham
4x400 Relay (3:03.63)
2002 Lueroy Colquhoun Walter Davis
400 Hurdles (48.91) Long Jump (26-5 3/4) Triple Jump (56-2 1/2)
2003 John Moffitt
Long Jump (25-10)
2004 Kelly Willie
400 Meters (45.16)
2005 Xavier Carter Kelly Willie
200 Meters (20.16) 400 Meters (45.51)
2006 Xavier Carter Reggie Dardar Melville Rogers Marvin Stevenson Richard Thompson Siraj Williams Kelly Willie
200 Meters (20.20) 400 Meters (45.26) 4x100 Relay (39.35) 4x400 Relay (3:05.98) 4x400 Relay (3:05.98) 4x100 Relay (39.35) 4x400 Relay (3:05.98) 4x100 Relay (39.35) 4x400 Relay (3:05.98) 4x100 Relay (39.35)
2007 Armanti Hayes Trindon Holliday Jamaal James Chad Radgowski Melville Rogers Marvin Stevenson Siraj Williams
4x400 Relay (3:03.62) 100 Meters (10.08) 800 Meters (1:47.00) Javelin (239-8) 4x400 Relay (3:03.62) 4x400 Relay (3:03.62) 4x400 Relay (3:03.62)
2008 Elkana Kosgei Armanti Hayes Trindon Holliday Gabriel Mvumvure Richard Thompson
800 Meters (1:47.05) 4x100 Relay (38.67) 4x100 Relay (38.67) 4x100 Relay (38.67) 100 Meters (9.93) 200 Meters (20.23) 4x100 Relay (38.67)
2009 Walter Henning Trindon Holliday
Hammer Throw (229-5) 800 Meters (1:46.81) 110 Hurdles (13.56)
2011 Walter Henning Barrett Nugent
Hammer Throw (225-4) 110 Hurdles (13.61w)
2012 Barrett Nugent
110 Hurdles (13.40w)
2013 Shermund Allsop Rodney Brown Aaron Ernest Damar Forbes Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
4x100 Relay (38.98) Discus (203-1) 4x100 Relay (38.98) 4x100 Relay (38.98) Long Jump (27-4 1/4w) 4x100 Relay (38.98)
WOMEN’S SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS Hammer Throw (229-5) 100 Meters (10.01)
Trindon Holliday
Cheryl Taplin
Tananjalyn Stanley 2010 Walter Henning Richard Jones Barrett Nugent
1984 Teresa Williford
Shot Put (52-6 1/2)
1985 Camille Cato Sharon Clarke Sheila Echols Michelle King Julie Lewis Rose Lofton Angela Phipps Schowonda Williams
800 Meters (2:03.57) Long Jump (21-5 1/2) 4x100 Relay (44.47) 4x100 Relay (44.47) Triple Jump (42-0) 4x100 Relay (44.47) 4x100 Relay (44.47) 400 Hurdles (56.66)
1986 Sharon Clarke Schowonda Williams Teresa Williford Cheryl Wilson
Long Jump (20-7 3/4) Triple Jump (42-8) 400 Hurdles (57.64) Shot Put (48-10 3/4) Heptathlon (5,627)
1987 Kym Carter Laverne Eve Schowonda Williams
Shot Put (47-9) Javelin (204-9) 400 Hurdles (56.25)
1988 Zina Age Jackie Bobien Sylvia Brydson Cheryl Coker
4x100 Relay (44.23) 4x400 Relay (3:34.85) 4x400 Relay (3:34.85) Javelin (165-10)
LSU
Claire Connor Opal Cunningham Esther Jones Julie Lewis Leslie Nixon Rhonda Phillips Tananjalyn Stanley Schowonda Williams Danyel Wofford Tammie Young
Long Jump (21-3 1/2) 4x400 Relay (3:34.85) 4x100 Relay (44.23) Triple Jump (42-0) High Jump (5-11 3/4) Heptathlon (5,128) 4x100 Relay (44.23) 400 Hurdles (58.17) 4x100 Relay (44.23) 4x400 Relay (3:34.85)
1989 Sylvia Brydson Opal Cunningham Donalda Duprey Esther Jones Roslyn Rucker Cinnamon Sheffield Dawn Sowell Tananjalyn Stanley Cheryl Wilson
800 Meters (2:03.75) 4x400 Relay (3:35.83) 4x400 Relay (3:35.83) 4x400 Relay (3:35.83) 4x100 Relay (43.86) 4x400 Relay (3:35.83) 4x100 Relay (43.86) 100 Meters (11.32) 200 Meters (22.87) 4x100 Relay (43.86) 100 Hurdles (13.26) 4x100 Relay (43.86) Heptathlon (5,671)
1990 Dawn Bowles Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Tananjalyn Stanley
4x100 Relay (44.25) 100 Meters (11.15) 200 Meters (23.19) 4x100 Relay (44.25) 4x100 Relay (44.25) 100 Hurdles (12.92) 4x100 Relay (44.25)
1991 Dawn Bowles Mary Cobb Dahlia Duhaney Sharon Jaklofsky Esther Jones Danyel Mitchell Cheryl Taplin
4x100 Relay (43.77) 100 Hurdles (13.17) Long Jump (20-8) 4x100 Relay (43.77) Heptathlon (5,969) 100 Meters (11.35) 200 Meters (23.23) 4x100 Relay (43.77) Shot Put (48-0 3/4) 4x100 Relay (43.77)
1992 Dawn Bowles Dahlia Duhaney
4x100 Relay (43.89) 200 Meters (23.04) 4x100 Relay (43.89)
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SEC Champions
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1997 Hareldau Argyle Peta-Gaye Dowdie Marita Hunt Suzette Lee Sa’Donna Thornton Astia Walker
Kelly Baptiste Sharon Jaklofsky Danyel Mitchell Cinnamon Sheffield Cheryl Taplin
Heptathlon (5,904) Shot Put (53-9) 4x100 Relay (43.89) 4x100 Relay (43.89)
1993 Camille Jackson Sharon Jaklofsky Gai Kapernick Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Daphnie Saunders Cheryl Taplin Youlanda Warren
Triple Jump (44-3 1/4) Heptathlon (5,628) High Jump (6-0 1/2) Shot Put (54-1 1/4) Discus (187-2) 400 Hurdles (57.50) Long Jump (22-6 1/4) 100 Meters (11.08) 400 Meters (52.23)
1994 Zundra Feagin Eureka Hall Gai Kapernick Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Sheila Powell Cheryl Taplin
4x400 Relay (3:34.72) 4x400 Relay (3:34.72) High Jump (6-0 1/2) Shot Put (53-6 1/2) Discus (194-4) 100 Hurdles (13.11w) 400 Hurdles (56.82) 4x400 Relay (3:34.72) 4x400 Relay (3:34.72) 100 Meters (11.14)
1995 Kwajalein Butler Kim Carson Zundra Feagin D’Andre Hill Marita Hunt Charlene Maulseed Sheila Powell Youlanda Warren
4x100 Relay (43.68) 100 Hurdles (13.23) 200 Meters (22.84) 4x100 Relay (43.68) 4x400 Relay (3:32.67) 100 Meters (11.10) 4x100 Relay (43.68) Long Jump (21-5 1/2) 4x400 Relay (3:32.67) 4x400 Relay (3:32.67) 400 Meters (51.61) 4x100 Relay (43.68) 4x400 Relay (3:32.67)
1996 Kwajalein Butler Kim Carson Zundra Feagin D’Andre Hill Suzette Lee Astia Walker
132 LSU
4x100 Relay (43.19) 100 Hurdles (12.72) 200 Meters (22.71) 4x100 Relay (43.19) 100 Meters (11.19) 4x100 Relay (43.19) Triple Jump (45-10 3/4) 4x100 Relay (43.19)
High Jump (5-10 1/2) 100 Meters (11.28) 4x100 Relay (43.59) 4x100 Relay (43.59) Triple Jump (43-2 1/4) 4x100 Relay (43.59) 200 Meters (22.69) 100 Hurdles (12.82) 4x100 Relay (43.59)
1998 Valma Bass Kwajalein Butler Celena Clarke Myra Combs Peta-Gaye Dowdie Sa’Donna Thornton
4x400 Relay (3:30.89) 4x100 Relay (43.51) 4x400 Relay (3:30.89) 4x100 Relay (43.51) 4x400 Relay (3:30.89) 4x100 Relay (43.51) 4x400 Relay (3:30.89) 4x100 Relay (43.51)
1999 Joyce Bates Myra Combs Peta-Gaye Dowdie Monique Freeman Chenelle Marshall Keisha Spencer Claudine Williams
4x100 Relay (43.80) 4x100 Relay (43.80) 4x100 Relay (43.80) Long Jump (20-11) 4x100 Relay (43.80) Triple Jump (43-8 3/4) 800 Meters (2:02.52)
2000 Valma Bass Joyce Bates Myra Combs Peta-Gaye Dowdie Keisha Spencer
4x100 Relay (43.83) 100 Hurdles (12.89) 4x100 Relay (43.83) 4x100 Relay (43.83) 100 Meters (11.20) 4x100 Relay (43.83) Triple Jump (46-2 3/4w)
2001 Myra Combs Muna Lee
Long Jump (20-7 3/4w) 100 Meters (11.28) 200 Meters (23.13)
2002 Stephanie Durst 200 Meters (22.48) 4x100 Relay (43.06) Lolo Jones 100 Hurdles (13.01) 4x100 Relay (43.06) Muna Lee 100 Meters (11.19) 4x100 Relay (43.06) Bianca Rockett 4x100 Relay (43.06) Nicole Toney Triple Jump (43-7) 2003 Stephanie Durst Monique Hall Lolo Jones Muna Lee Nicole Toney 2004 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Nadia Davy Stephanie Durst Monique Hall Lolo Jones Muna Lee Hazelann Regis Maria Romero
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4x100 Relay (43.22) 4x100 Relay (43.22) 100 Hurdles (13.05) 4x100 Relay (43.22) 100 Meters (11.12) 4x100 Relay (43.22) Triple Jump (43-11 3/4)
4x400 Relay (3:27.04) 4x400 Relay (3:27.04) 4x100 Relay (43.15) 4x100 Relay (43.15) 4x400 Relay (3:27.04) 100 Hurdles (12.83) 4x100 Relay (43.15) 4x100 Relay (43.15) 400 Meters (50.64) 4x400 Relay (3:27.04) Javelin (138-3)
2006 Tanya Osbourne
800 Meters (2:06.26)
2007 Andrea Linton Jessica Ohanaja LaTavia Thomas Nickiesha Wilson
Triple Jump (44-1 1/4) 100 Hurdles (13.10) 800 Meters (2:05.07) 400 Hurdles (55.77)
2008 Kelly Baptiste Juanita Broaddus Samantha Henry Deonna Lawrence Brooklynn Morris LaTavia Thomas Kayann Thompson Nickiesha Wilson
100 Meters (11.09) 4x100 Relay (42.80) 4x100 Relay (42.80) 4x100 Relay (42.80) 4x400 Relay (3:32.09) 4x100 Relay (42.80) 800 Meters (2:03.39) 4x400 Relay (3:32.09) 4x400 Relay (3:32.09) 100 Hurdles (12.81w) 4x400 Relay (3:32.09)
2009 Brittany Hall Samantha Henry Cassandra Tate LaTavia Thomas Kayann Thompson Kenyanna Wilson
4x400 Relay (3:34.11) 200 Meters (23.36) 4x400 Relay (3:34.11) 4x400 Relay (3:34.11) 4x400 Relay (3:34.11) 100 Meters (11.32)
2010 Samia Stokes Cassandra Tate
Discus (168-5) 400 Hurdles (57.12)
2011 Rebecca Alexander Kimberlyn Duncan Semoy Hackett Jasmin Stowers Kenyanna Wilson
4x100 Relay (43.47) 200 Meters (22.27w) 4x100 Relay (43.47) 100 Meters (11.01w) 4x100 Relay (43.47) 100 Hurdles (12.88) 4x100 Relay (43.47)
2012 Rebecca Alexander Jonique Day Kimberlyn Duncan Semoy Hackett Charlene Lipsey Latoya McDermott Takeia Pinckney Jasmin Stowers Cassandra Tate
4x100 Relay (43.27) 4x400 Relay (3:29.25) 4x400 Relay (3:29.25) 100 Meters (10.96) 200 Meters (22.12w) 4x100 Relay (43.27) 4x100 Relay (43.27) 800 Meters (2:02.60) 4x400 Relay (3:29.25) 4x100 Relay (43.27) 100 Hurdles (12.96) 4x400 Relay (3:29.25)
2013 Kimberlyn Duncan Natoya Goule
100 Meters (11.32) 200 Meters (22.35) 800 Meters (2:01.12)
The SEC Indoor Championships were first held in 1963. From 1957-62, the highestscoring SEC team at the Garrett Coliseum Relays was considered the conference champion.
SEC Champions
LSU
Men’s Career SEC Titles NAME (YEARS)
INDOOR
OUTDOOR
TOTAL
Billy Brown (1939-41) Tom Dickey (1945-48) Robin van Helden (1986-89) Harry Carpenter (1956-57) Al Coffee (1970-72) Rohsaan Griffin (1995-96) Bob Smith (1972-75) Kelly Willie (2003-06) Walter Davis (2001-2002) Billy Hardin (1962-64) Glenn “Slats” Hardin (1933-35) Russ Buller (1997-2000) Xavier Carter (2005-06) Doug Constant (1960-61) Bill Covington (1948-51) Walter Henning (2009-11) Ron Hernandez (1962-64) Regan Nichols (1995-96) Frank Church (1938-40) Lueroy Colquhoun (1999-2002) Byron Logan (1995-98) King Mott (1957) Larry Shipp (1974-76) Richard Thompson (2005-08) Lloyd Wills (1971-73) Leland Albright (1963-65) Claston Bernard (1999-2002) Derrick Brew (1999-2000) Tommy Dukes (1957) James Epps (1971-72) Oris Erwin (1941-42) Ralph Fabian (1959-60) Alleyne Francique (2001-02) Randy Geyer (1963-66) Trindon Holliday (2006-09) Eddie Kennison (1994-96) Bob Lowther (1946-48) John Nichols (1988-92) Barrett Nugent (2009-12) Jack O’Neil (1961-62) Frank Sullwood (1948-50) Jack Torrance (1933-34) Ernest Wall (1957-58) Simon Williams (1990-91) Bill Yerger (1944-47) Buddy Blair (1934-35) Jim Breathwit (1947-49) Pete Coley (2001-05) Chris Cummings (1995-98) Reggie Dardar (2005-08) Jim Fornaris (1960-61) Joe Harris (1960-61) Reggie Jones (1992-93) Chris King (1992-93) Eugene McCain (1979-81) Fabian Muyaba (1993-94) Mikael Olander (1987-88) Ted O’Neal (1933-35) Robert Parham (2001-04) Steve Pettes (1995-97) James Pickett (1944-46) Bruce Reid (1988-90) Melville Rogers (2006-07) Marvin Stevenson (2004-07) Siraj Williams (2004-07)
0 0 6 2 3 4 4 5 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1
9 9 3 6 5 4 4 3 4 7 7 4 4 6 6 3 5 4 5 2 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 4 4 1 2 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 0 2 3 2
9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Kimberlyn Duncan
Women’s Career SEC Titles NAME (YEARS)
INDOOR
OUTDOOR
TOTAL
Peta-Gaye Dowdie (1997-2000) Kimberlyn Duncan (2010-13) Muna Lee (2001-04) Esther Jones (1989-91) Lolo Jones (2001-04) Danyel Mitchell (1991-94) Sylvia Brydson (1987-89) LaTavia Thomas (2007-10) Myra Combs (1998-2001) Hazelann Regis (2003-05) Astia Walker (1996-98) Schowonda Williams (1985-88) Zundra Feagin (1992-96) D’Andre Hill (1994-96) Dawn Sowell (1989) Tananjalyn Stanley (1988-90) Youlanda Warren (1991-95) Sharon Clarke (1985-86) Opal Cunningham (1988-89) Dahlia Duhaney (1991-93) Deonna Lawrence (2005-08) Debbie Parris (1993-94) Daphnie Saunders (1993-94) Keisha Spencer (1999-2000) Jasmin Stowers (2011-14) Cheryl Taplin (1991-94) Rebecca Alexander (2011-12) Joyce Bates (1999-2000) Stephanie Durst (2001-04) Monique Hall (2003-04) Samantha Henry (2007-10) Sharon Jaklofsky (1991-93) Gai Kapernick (1993-95) Suzette Lee (1996-97) Brooklynn Morris (2005-08) Cinnamon Sheffield (1989-92) Christine Slythe (1985) Cassandra Tate (2009-12) Teresa Williford (1984-86) Nickiesha Wilson (2007-08) Kelly Baptiste (2005-08) Neisha Bernard-Thomas (2003-05) Dawn Bowles (1990-92) Kwajalein Butler (1995-99) Kim Carson (1993-96) Semoy Hackett (2011-12) Charlene Lipsey (2010-13) Jessica Ohanaja (2005-08) LaTarsha Stroman (1994-97) Sa’Donna Thornton (1997-2001) Cheryl Wilson (1987-89) Danyel Wofford (1985-88)
5 5 5 2 3 3 5 4 2 5 3 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 2
7 7 7 8 6 6 3 4 5 2 4 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 2 4 1 4 1 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1
12 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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LSU
134 LSU
SEC Commissioner’s Trophy
Schowonda Williams
Mikael Olander
Dawn Sowell
1988 Commissioner’s Trophy
1988 Commissioner’s Trophy
Dahlia Duhaney
1989 Commissioner’s Trophy
1991 Commissioner’s Trophy
Sharon Jaklofsky
Astia Walker
Byron Logan
Keisha Spencer
1993 Commissioner’s Trophy
1997 Commissioner’s Trophy
1998 Commissioner’s Trophy
1999 Commissioner’s Trophy
Derrick Brew
John Kosgei
Semoy Hackett
Kimberlyn Duncan
2000 Commissioner’s Trophy
2008 Commissioner’s Trophy
2011 Commissioner’s Trophy
2013 Cliff Harper Trophy 2013 Commissioner’s Trophy
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Men’s All-Americans
LSU
Walter Davis
Rohsaan Griffin
Billy Brown
Russ Buller
Lueroy Colquhoun
Reggie Jones
Mikael Olander
Simon Williams
Pete Coley
Alleyne Francique
Glenn Hardin
Eddie Kennison
Kelly Willie (19) Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters Outdoor 400 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2006 2003-05 2003-06 2006 2003-05 2003, 2005-06 2003-06
Bennie Brazell (14) Indoor 4x400 Relay 400 Hurdles 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Pete Coley (12) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Xavier Carter (10) Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters Outdoor 400 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2003-05 2002-05 2002-04 2002-05
2002 2001-05 2002 2002-03 2002-04
2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2006 2005-06 2005-06
Armanti Hayes (10) Indoor 4x400 Relay 2007, 2009-10 Distance Medley Relay 2008 Outdoor 400 Meters 2010 4x100 Relay 2008-09 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2007, 2009-10 Barrett Nugent (10) 60 Hurdles 110 Hurdles 4x100 Relay
2010-12 2010-12 2009-12
Walter Davis (9) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Long Jump Outdoor Triple Jump 4x100 Relay Aaron Ernest (8) Indoor 200 Meters 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Rohsaan Griffin (8) Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Trindon Holliday (8) 60 Meters 100 Meters 4x100 Relay Robert Parham (8) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2001-02 2001-02 2001-02 2001-02 2002
2013 2012-13 2012, 2014 2012-14
1995-96 1995-96 1995-96 1995 1995
2008-09 2007-09 2007-09
2001-03 2002 2002-03 2001, 2003
Lueroy Colquhoun (7) Indoor 400 Meters 2000, 2002 Indoor 4x400 Relay 2001-02 400 Hurdles 2002 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2001-02 Reggie Jones (7) Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Long Jump Outdoor Triple Jump 4x100 Relay
1992-93 1993 1992-93 1992-93
Mikael Olander (7) Javelin 1986-88 Decathlon 1985-88 Marcus Thomas (7) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Long Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
2000 2000-01 2000 1998-2000
Caleb Williams (7) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2012 2010-13 2011, 2013
Simon Williams (7) Indoor Shot Put Outdoor Shot Put Discus
1990-92 1990-91 1990, 1992
Richard Thompson (8) 60 Meters 2008 100 Meters 2007-08 Outdoor 200 Meters 2008 4x100 Relay 2005-08
Quincy Downing (6) Indoor 4x400 Relay 400 Hurldes Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2013-14 2014 2012-14
Billy Brown (7) Long Jump 100 Yards 220 Yards
1939-41 1940-41 1940-41
Damar Forbes (6) Indoor Long Jump Outdoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay
2012-13 2011-13 2013
Russ Buller (7) Indoor Pole Vault Outdoor Pole Vault 4x100 Relay
1997-2000 2000 1997, 2000
Alleyne Francique (6) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2001-02 2001-02 2001 2001
Glenn “Slats” Hardin (6) 220 Yards 1933-35 440 Yards 1933-35 Walter Henning (6) Weight Throw Hammer Throw
2009-11 2009-11
Eddie Kennison (6) Indoor 4x400 Relay 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1995-96 1994-95 1994-95
John Moffitt (6) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Long Jump
2003-04 2003-04 2003-04
Robert Simmons (6) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2009 2009-11 2011-12
Terry Thornton (6) Cross Country Indoor 3,000 Meters Indoor 5,000 Meters 10,000 Meters
1989 1989 1990 1989-91
Slip Watkins (6) Indoor 200 Meters 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
1988, 1990 1988-89 1989 1989
Ade Alleyne-Forte (5) Indoor 4x400 Relay 2009, 2012 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2009, 2011-12 Mike Alridge (5) Indoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
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1996-97 1997-98 1998
LSU 117 135
Men’s All-Americans
LSU
Terry Thornton
Slip Watkins
Chris Cummings
Passmore Furusa
Robin van Helden
Robert Parham
Llewellyn Starks
LeVar Anderson
Derrick Brew
Mark Elliott
Byron Logan
Joe Maciejczyk
Chris Cummings (5) 100 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Passmore Furusa (5) Indoor Mile Indoor 3,000 Meters 1,500 Meters 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
1996-97 1995, 1997 1998
1995 1994 1994-95 1994
Richard Jones (5) Indoor 800 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 800 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2010 2010 2009-10 2009
Chris King (5) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1992 1992 1992-93 1990
Michael Lauro (5) Weight Throw Hammer Throw
2010, 2012 2010-12
Outdoor 800 Meters 1,500 Meters
1987 1989
Riker Hylton (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2011-12 2011-12
Horatio Williams (5) 60 Meters Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Lotfi Khaida (4) Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
1992-93 1991, 1993
LeVar Anderson (4) Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump Derrick Brew (4) Indoor 400 Meters Outdoor 400 Meters 4x100 Relay Darrell Bush (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Reggie Dardar (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1998-99 1998-99
1999-2000 1999 2000
2013-14 2013-14
2006 2005-07
1995-96 1995-96 1995
Mark Elliott (4) 3,000 Meters Indoor 5,000 Meters Outdoor 5,000 Meters 10,000 Meters
Llewellyn Starks (5) Indoor Long Jump Outdoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay
1989-90 1989-90 1989
Jermaine Grant (4) 4x100 Relay 1995, 1997-98 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1998
Robin van Helden (5) Indoor 1,000 Meters Indoor Mile
136 LSU
2010-11 2010-11 2010
1986-87 1988
1989 1990 1989 1990
Cyril Grayson (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2013-14 2013-14
Jeremy Hicks (4) Indoor Long Jump Outdoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay
2009 2007, 2009 2007
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1996 1998 1998 1998
Joe Maciejczyk (4) Indoor Shot Put Outdoor Shot Put John Nichols (4) Discus
Regan Nichols (5) Indoor 4x400 Relay 400 Hurdles Outdoor 4x400 Relay
Zedric Thomas (5) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
Byron Logan (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1980-81 1980, 1982
Jason Sanders (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Larry Shipp (4) 60-Yard Hurdles 120-Yard Hurdles
1991-92 1994 1994
Bernard Williams (4) 55 Hurdles 1988 400 Hurdles 1985-86, 1988 Siraj Williams (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2007 2007 2006-07
Shermund Allsop (3) 4x100 Relay
2012-14
Claston Bernard (3) Decathlon 1999-2000, 2002 1988-90, 1992
Vernon Norwood (4) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay Isa Phillips (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 400 Hurdles Outdoor 4x400 Relay
Derrick Thymes (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2014 2014 2014 2014
2007 2006-07 2007
1991 1992 1992 1994
1975 1973-75
Marvin Stevenson (4) 4x100 Relay 2006-07 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2004, 2006
Kyron Blaise (3) Indoor Long Jump Outdoor Long Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
2012 2012 2012
Will Coppage (3) Indoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay
2007 2009-10
Glenroy Gilbert (3) 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Billy Hardin (3) 400 Hurdles Greg Hill (3) Indoor 600 Yards Outdoor 400 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay Charles James (3) 55 Hurdles 110 Hurdles
1993 1993 1993
1962-64
1979 1979 1979
1986 1984, 1986
Men’s All-Americans
LSU
John Nichols
Jason Sanders
Larry Shipp
Claston Bernard
Bennie Brazell
Glenroy Gilbert
Billy Hardin
Greg Hil
Charles James
Orlando McDaniel
Fabian Muyaba
Eric Reid
Jamaal James (3) Indoor 800 Meters Distance Medley Relay Rolf Kahles (3) Indoor Shot Put Outdoor Shot Put
2007, 2010 2008
1997 1997-98
Alleyne Lett (3) 60 Hurdles 2007 110 Hurdles 2007 Decathlon 2005 Orlando McDaniel (3) 60-Yard Hurdles 110 Hurdles Fabian Muyaba (3) 100 Meters 4x100 Relay
1980 1980-81
1993 1993-94
Gabriel Mvumvure (3) 4x100 Relay 2008 , 2010-11 Derrick Prentice (3) Indoor Pole Vault Outdoor Pole Vault Eric Reid (3) 55 Hurdles 110 Hurdles Melville Rogers (3) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Matthew Rose (3) Outdoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay Mario Sategna (3) Decathlon
ReVey Scott (3) 60 Yards 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay LeJuan Simon (3) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump David Singoei (3) Indoor 800 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 800 Meters
1993 1992 1993
Efrem Coley (2) 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2004 2004
1979 1979
Eugene McCain (2) Outdoor Long Jump
1979, 1981
Delmon McNabb (2) Javelin
1966-67
Allen Misher (2) 60-Yard Hurdles
1975-76
Tom Dickey (2) 100 Yards 880 Yards
1945 1946
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (2) 4x100 Relay 2013-14
Marlon Greensword (2) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2003 2002
Dino Napier (2) Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
1989 1989
2012 2011-12
Maurice Horton (2) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1991 1990
David Paddison (2) Weight Throw Hammer Throw
1993 1993
Jack Torrance (3) Outdoor Shot Put Discus
1933-34 1933
Jamar Howard (2) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2009 2009
Curtis Perry (2) Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
1998 1998
Scott Petersen (2) Indoor Shot Put Outdoor Shot Put
1993 1994
1995-96 1996
1987 1986-87
Larry Weaver (3) Indoor High Jump Outdoor High Jump
2006-07 2006
Bryant Williams (3) 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1993-95
2004 2004 2003
Willie Bradley (2) Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
Keyth Talley (3) Indoor 4x400 Relay 4x100 Relay
Willie Turner (3) 60 Yards 100 Meters 4x100 Relay
1988-89 1989
1978 1979 1979
Austin Benton (2) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Buddy Blair (2) Javelin
1978 1979 1979
1980-81 1981
1992, 1994 1994
2005 2004
Bengt Jarlsjo (2) Decathlon
1989-90
Pearson Jordan (2) 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1979 1979
Bob Lowther (2) Outdoor Pole Vault Javelin
1946 1946
Milton Mallard (2) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Earl Marcelle (2) Indoor 4x400 Relay
1995 1995
1991-92
1933-34
Sheldon Blockburger (2) Decathlon 1986-87
Ernest Marvin (2) Outdoor Triple Jump
Gunnar Pfingsten (2) Indoor Shot Put
1997-98
Daniel Trosclair (2) Indoor Pole Vault
2003-04
Tremayne Acy (1) 4x100 Relay
2014
Leland Albright (1) Indoor 600 Yards
1965
Dwhyte Barrett (1) 4x100 Relay
2000
1980-81
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LSU 119 137
Men’s All-Americans
LSU
Leland Albright
Gray Barrow
Tom Lange
Matthew Rose
Mario Sategna
ReVey Scott
Jack Torrance
Willie Turner
Larry Weaver
John Moffitt
Kelly Willie
Al Coffee
Pearson Jordan
Allen Misher
David Paddison
Dino Napier
Gabriel Mvumvure Gray Barrow (1) Javelin
LeJuan Simon
1980
Keyth Talley
Al Coffee (1) 440 Yards
Edwin Billot (1) Heptathlon 2006
Josh Dominguez (1) Outdoor Pole Vault
Willie Boudloche (1) Javelin
1993
Oris Erwin (1) 440 Yards
1990
George Fisher (1) 110 Hurdles
Andre Brown (1) 4x400 Relay
Rodney Brown (1) Discus 2013
Alex Forst (1) Discus
Shawn Burks (1) Javelin
1985
Mark Fowler (1) Indoor 800 Meters
2008
Randy Geyer (1) High Jump
Preston Chatham (1) Javelin
138 LSU
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Al Moreau
Javier Nieto
Matt Gordy (1) Outdoor Pole Vault
1933
Charles Onsare (1) 4x400 Relay
1990
Rod Green (1) Indoor 500 Meters
1984
Deryell Patterson (1) 4x100 Relay
2000
Michael Hendry (1) Distance Medley Relay
2008
Darion Powell (1) Heptathlon 2006
Charley Johnson (1) Triple Jump
1952
Chad Radgowski (1) Javelin 2007
John Kosgei (1) Distance Medley Relay
2008
John Sanders (1) 2-Mile Run
1934
Tom Lange (1) Indoor High Jump
1992
Bob Smith (1) Indoor 1,000 Yards
1974
Ed Lloyd (1) Indoor Triple Jump
1982
Traun Smith (1) Indoor Triple Jump
2002
Frank Mazza (1) Indoor Shot Put
1989
Blake Theriot (1) Javelin
2000
Al Moreau (1) 120-Yard Hurdles
1933
Pedro Tunon (1) Indoor 4x400 Relay
2001
Mark Morris (1) Javelin
1991
Reuben Twijukye (1) Indoor 800 Meters
2008
Javier Nieto (1) Hammer Throw
2002
Troy Twillie (1) Outdoor Long Jump
1995
Ted O’Neal (1) 880 Yards
1942
Bill Yerger (1) 440 Yards
1945
1969
2010
1942
1934
1998
1988
1965
Women’s All-Americans
LSU
Esther Jones
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
Cheryl Taplin
Schowonda Williams
D’Andre Hill
Sylvia Brydson
Myra Combs
Youlanda Warren
Dahlia Duhaney
Astia Walker
Kwajalein Butler
Muna Lee
Esther Jones (21) 55 Meters Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Muna Lee (20) 60 Meters Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
1988-91 1988-91 1991 1988-91 1988-91 1988-91
2002-04 2001-04 2002 2001-04 2001-04 2001-04
Peta-Gaye Dowdie (19) 55 Meters 1997-98 60 Meters 2000 Indoor 200 Meters 1998-99 Indoor 4x400 Relay 1998-2000 100 Meters 1997, 1999-2000 Outdoor 200 Meters 1997, 1999-2000 4x100 Relay 1997-98, 2000 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1999-2000 Cheryl Taplin (16) 55 Meters Indoor 200 Meters 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
1992-94 1993 1991-94 1991-94 1991-94
Schowonda Williams (16) 55 Hurdles 1988 Indoor 500 Hurdles 1986-87 Indoor 4x400 Relay 1986-87 Indoor 4x800 Relay 1988 100 Hurdles 1986-88 400 Hurdles 1985, 1987-88 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1985-88 Samantha Henry (15) 60 Meters Indoor 200 Meters 100 Meters
2008-10 2009-10 2008-09
Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2008-10 2007-08, 2010 2009-10
D’Andre Hill (15) 55 Meters Indoor 200 Meters 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
1994-96 1994-96 1994-96 1994-96 1994-96
Kelly Baptiste (14) 60 Meters 2006-08 Indoor 200 Meters 2006-07 100 Meters 2005, 2008 Outdoor 200 Meters 2005-06, 2008 4x100 Relay 2005-06, 2008 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2008 Kimberlyn Duncan (14) 60 Meters Indoor 200 Meters 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Sylvia Brydson (13) Indoor 800 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Indoor 4x800 Relay Outdoor 800 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay Myra Combs (13) Indoor Long Jump Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2012-13 2011-13 2011-13 2011-13 2010-13
1989 1987, 1989 1987-89 1987-89 1986-89
1998-99 1998-2001 2001 1998, 2000-01 1998-2001
Youlanda Warren (13) Indoor 400 Meters 1992-93, 1995 Indoor 4x400 Relay 1991, 1993, 1995 Outdoor 400 Meters 1992-93, 1995 4x100 Relay 1993 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1992-93, 1995
Dahlia Duhaney (12) 55 Meters Indoor 200 Meters Indoor Long Jump 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters Outdoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1991-93 1992 1991 1991-92 1992 1989 1991-92 1993
Stephanie Durst (12) Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
2002-04 2001-03 2002 2002 2001-04
Zundra Feagin (12) 55 Meters 1995 Indoor 200 Meters 1995 Indoor 4x400 Relay 1994 100 Meters 1995-96 Outdoor 200 Meters 1992, 1995-96 4x100 Relay 1994-96 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1994 LaTavia Thomas (12) Indoor 800 Meters 2008-10 Indoor 4x400 Relay 2008, 2010 Outdoor 800 Meters 2008-10 Outdoor 4X400 Relay 2007-10 Astia Walker (12) 55 Meters 55 Hurdles Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 100 Hurdles 4x100 Relay Lolo Jones (11) 60 Meters 60 Hurdles 100 Hurdles 4x100 Relay
1998 1997-98 1997 1996, 1998 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97
2003 2001-04 2002-04 2002-04
Brooklynn Morris (11) Indoor 200 Meters 2006 Indoor 4x400 Relay 2005-08 Outdoor 200 Meters 2006 4x100 Relay 2006-08 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2006, 2008 Kwajalein Butler (10) 55 Meters 100 Meters 4x100 Relay
1996-98 1995-97 1995-98
Deonna Lawrence (10) Indoor 400 Meters 2006 Indoor 4x400 Relay 2005-08 Outdoor 400 Meters 2006 4x100 Relay 2005 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2006-08 Danyel Mitchell (10) Indoor Shot Put Outdoor Shot Put Discus
1992-94 1992-94 1991-94
Hazelann Regis (10) Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2005 2004-05 2003-05 2003-04 2003-04
Cinnamon Sheffield (10) 55 Hurdles 1990, 1992 100 Meters 1992 100 Hurdles 1989-92 4x100 Relay 1989-90, 1992 Nickiesha Wilson (9) 60 Hurdles Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Hurdles 400 Hurdles Outdoor 4x400 Relay
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2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2007
LSU 121 139
Women’s All-Americans
LSU
Danyel Michell
Cinnamon Sheffield
Debbie Parris
Tananjalyn Stanley
LaTarsha Stromen
Dawn Bowles
Kim Carson
Stephanie Durst
Sheila Echols
Camille Cato
Danyel Wofford
Dawn Sowell
Neisha Bernard-Thomas (8) Indoor 800 Meters 2004-05 Indoor 4x400 Relay 2004-05 Outdoor 800 Meters 2003-04 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2003-04 Debbie Parris (8) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay 400 Hurdles 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1994 1994 1993-94 1993-94 1993-94
Tananjalyn Stanley (8) 55 Hurdles 1987-89 100 Hurdles 1989-90 4x100 Relay 1988-90 LaTarsha Stroman (8) Indoor 400 Meters 1997 Indoor 4x400 Relay 1994-96 Outdoor 400 Meters 1995, 1997 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1994-95 Kenyanna Wilson (8) 60 Meters 2009-11 100 Meters 2009, 2011 4x100 Relay 2008, 2010-11 Dawn Bowles (7) 55 Hurdles 100 Hurdles 4x100 Relay
1991 1990-92 1990-92
Kim Carson (7) 55 Hurdles 100 Hurdles
1994-96 1993-96
Nadia Davy (7) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2003-04 2003-04 2003 2003-04
Sheila Echols (7) 55 Meters Indoor Long Jump
1985, 1987 1987
140 LSU
100 Meters Outdoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay Monique Hall (7) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Michele Morris (7) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Jasmin Stowers (7) 60 Hurdles 100 Hurdles Nicole Toney (7) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump Camille Cato (6) Indoor 4x400 Relay Indoor 4x800 Relay Outdoor 800 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1987 1987 1985, 1987
2003-04 2003 2003-04 2003-04
1985 1985-86 1985, 1987 1985, 1987
2011-14 2012-14
2004 2002-04 2002-04
Outdoor Long Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
2000 1999-2000
Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
Cassandra Tate (6) Indoor 4x400 Relay 400 Hurdles Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2010-12 2012 2010, 2012
Camille Jackson (5) Indoor Triple Jump 1991 Outdoor Long Jump 1993 Outdoor Triple Jump 1990-91, 1993
Heather Van Norman (6) Indoor 400 Meters 1991 Indoor 4x400 Relay 1991, 1993 4x100 Relay 1993 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1992-93 Danyel Wofford (6) Indoor 4x400 Relay 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1986-87 1987-88 1987-88
Rebecca Alexander (5) Indoor 4x400 Relay 2011-12 Outdoor 400 Meters 2012 4x100 Relay 2011 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2012
2007 2006-07
Sharon Jaklofsky (5) Indoor Long Jump Heptathlon
1992-93 1991-93
Suzette Lee (5) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
1997 1996-97 1996-97
Charlene Lipsey (5) Indoor 800 Meters Outdoor 800 Meters
2012-13 2011-13
Sheila Powell (5) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1995-96 1996 1994-95
Valma Bass (5) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2000 2000 2000 1998, 2000
Daphnie Saunders (5) Indoor Long Jump 1993-94 Indoor Triple Jump 1994 Outdoor Long Jump 1993-94
Jessica Ohanaja (6) 60 Hurdles 2007-08 100 Hurdles 2007-08 4x100 Relay 2005, 2007
Joyce Bates (5) 60 Hurdles 100 Hurdles 4x100 Relay
1999-2000 1999-2000 2000
Sa’Donna Thornton (5) 60 Meters 2000 100 Meters 2000 4x100 Relay 1997-98, 2001
Dawn Sowell (6) 55 Meters Indoor 200 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
Brittani Carter (5) Indoor High Jump Outdoor High Jump
2009-11 2009, 2011
Keisha Spencer (6) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump
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1985 1985, 1987 1987 1985-86
1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989
1999 1999-2000
Claire Connor (5) Indoor Long Jump Outdoor Long Jump Sherry Fletcher (5) 60 Meters 100 Meters
1986-88 1987-88
2007 2007
Wendy Truvillion (5) Indoor 500 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1985 1985-87 1985
Claudine Williams (5) Indoor 800 Meters 1999 Indoor 4x400 Relay 1999-2000 Outdoor 800 Meters 1999 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1999
Women’s All-Americans
Keisha Spencer
Joyce Bates
Daphnie Saunders Sa’Donna Thornton Teresa Williford (5) Indoor Shot Put Outdoor Shot Put Discus
1985-87 1986 1987
Lana Zimmerman (5) Indoor 800 Meters 1983 Indoor 4x800 Relay 1985 Heptathlon 1982-83, 1985 Jackie Bobien (4) Indoor 4x400 Meters Indoor 4x800 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Meters Juanita Broaddus (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 100 Meters 4x100 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay Sharon Clarke (4) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Long Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
1985 1987-88 1986
2006 2008 2006 2006
1986 1986 1986 1986
Clair Connor
Sharon Jaklofsky
Suzette Lee
Sheila Powell
Wendy Truvillion
Claudine Williams
Teresa Williford
Lana Zimmerman
Cynetheia Rooks (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2006-07 2006-07
Natoya Goule (4) Indoor 800 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 800 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay Semoy Hackett (4) 60 Meters Indoor 200 Meters Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
2013 2013 2013 2013
2011 2011 2011 2011
Rachel Laurent (4) Indoor Pole Vault 2009-10, 2012 Outdoor Pole Vault 2011 Andrea Linton (4) Indoor Long Jump Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
2008 2009 2006-07
Charlene Maulseed (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 1995-96 Outdoor 400 Meters 1995 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 1995
Mary Cobb (4) 55 Hurdles 100 Hurdles
1990-91 1990-91
Latoya McDermott (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 2011 4x100 Relay 2013 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2012-13
Opal Cunningham (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1989 1989 1988-89
Gai Kapernick
Ronetta Smith (4) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 400 Meters
2001 2001-02 2001
Kayann Thompson (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 2010 Outdoor 800 Meters 2010 Outdoor 4x400 Relay 2009-10 Nikita Tracey (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 400 Hurdles Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2013 2013-14 2013
Cheryl Wilson (4) Indoor 4x400 Relay 1989 Heptathlon 1985-86, 1989 Marian Burnett (3) Indoor 800 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay
2002-03 2002
Kym Carter (3) Indoor High Jump Outdoor High Jump Heptathlon
1987 1987 1987
Takeia Pinckney (4) 60 Meters 2010 100 Meters 2010 4x100 Relay 2010, 2013
Celena Clarke (3) Indoor 400 Meters Indoor 4x400 Relay
1999 1999
Angela Phipps
Roslyn Rucker
Michelle King
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Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1998
Jonique Day (3) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2011-12 2012
Donalda Duprey (3) Indoor 4x400 Relay Indoor 4x800 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1991 1989 1989
Monique Freeman (3) Indoor Long Jump 1999-2000 Outdoor Long Jump 2000 Brittany Hall (3) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 800 Meters Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2010 2009 2009
Indira Hamilton (3) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1993 1992-93
Siedda Herbert (3) Indoor 4x400 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2012-13 2013
Lynnika Pitts (3) Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
2013-14 2014
Muffy McLeod
Marian Burnett
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Women’s All-Americans
LSU
Jackie Bobien
Sharon Clarke
Mary Cobb
Opal Cunningham
Lolo Jones
Ronetta Smith
Cheryl Wilson
Kym Carter
Donalda Duprey
Monique Freeman
Christine Slythe
Valma Bass
Nicole Toney
Neisha BernardThomas
Laverne Eve
Julie Lewis-Harris
Melissa Ogbourne
Jonique Day
Christine Slythe (3) Indoor 1,000 Meters Indoor 4x800 Relay Outdoor 800 Meters Zina Age (2) 4x100 Relay Alicia Bass (2) 55 Hurdles 100 Hurdles Laverne Eve (2) Indoor Shot Put Javelin Denise Hinton (2) Weight Throw Hammer Throw Marita Hunt (2) Outdoor Long Jump 4x100 Relay
1985 1985 1985
1988 1985
Jovennie McDuffie (2) Heptathlon 1991-92 1987-88
1986 1988
1988 1987
2014 2014
1995 1995
Gai Kapernick (2) Outdoor High Jump
1993-94
Michelle King (2) 100 Meters 4x100 Relay
1985 1985
142 LSU
Julie Lewis-Harris (2) Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
Melissa Ogbourne (2) Indoor Triple Jump Outdoor Triple Jump
2011 2010
Rhonda Phillips (2) Indoor 4x800 Relay Heptathlon
1989 1988
Angela Phipps (2) Outdoor 200 Meters 4x100 Relay
1985 1985
Bianca Rockett (2) Indoor Triple Jump 4x100 Relay Roslyn Rucker (2) Indoor 4x800 Relay Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2002 2002
1989 1989
April Sams (2) Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1999-2000
Eunice Allen (1) Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1992
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Tori Bliss (1) Outdoor Shot Put
2014
Brittany Littlejohn (1) 100 Hurdles
2004
Chanice Chase (1) 400 Hurdles
2014
Xyllena Lynch (1) Indoor 4x400 Relay
2001
Cheryl Coker (1) Javelin
1988
Chenelle Marshall (1) Outdoor Long Jump
2001
Keri Emanuel (1) Indoor Triple Jump
2013
Charlotte Mayock (1) Indoor Mile
1997
Meisue Francis (1) Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2006
Muffy McLeod (1) Indoor 4x800 Relay
1985
Carmis Franks (1) Outdoor 4x400 Relay
1998
Leslie Nixon (1) Indoor 4x800 Relay
1988
Eureka Hall (1) Indoor 4x400 Relay
1994
Tanya Osbourne (1) Outdoor 4x400 Relay
2004
Kathi Harris (1) Indoor 4x800 Relay
1987
Ashley Owens (1) 4x100 Relay
2005
Tina Harris (1) Outdoor Long Jump
2004
Montenae Roye-Speight (1) Indoor 4x400 Relay 2013
Selena Lewis (1) 60 Hurdles
1999
Toshika Sylvester (1) 4x100 Relays
Somalia Lindsay (1) Indoor 4x400 Relay
1998
Lee Ann Van Landingham (1) Outdoor 800 Meters 1983
2013
Career All-America Honors
Pete Coley
MEN’S CAREER ALL-AMERICA HONORS NAME TOTAL Kelly Willie 19 Bennie Brazell 14 Pete Coley 12 Xavier Carter 10 Armanti Hayes 10 Barrett Nugent 10 Walter Davis 9 Aaron Ernest 8 Rohsaan Griffin 8 Trindon Holliday 8 Robert Parham 8 Richard Thompson 8 Billy Brown 7 Russ Buller 7 Lueroy Colquhoun 7 Reggie Jones 7 Mikael Olander 7 Marcus Thomas 7 Caleb Williams 7 Simon Williams 7 Quincy Downing 6 Damar Forbes 6 Alleyne Francique 6 Glenn “Slats” Hardin 6 Walter Henning 6 Eddie Kennison 6 John Moffitt 6 Robert Simmons 6 Terry Thornton 6 Slip Watkins 6 Ade Alleyne-Forte 5 Mike Alridge 5 Chris Cummings 5 Passmore Furusa 5 Richard Jones 5 Chris King 5 Michael Lauro 5 Regan Nichols 5 Llewellyn Starks 5 Zedric Thomas 5 Robin van Helden 5 Horatio Williams 5 LeVar Anderson 4
Walter Davis
Derrick Brew Darrell Bush Reggie Dardar Mark Elliott Jermaine Grant Cyril Grayson Jeremy Hicks Riker Hylton Lotfi Khaida Byron Logan Joe Maciejczyk John Nichols Vernon Norwood Isa Phillips Jason Sanders Larry Shipp Marvin Stevenson Derrick Thymes Bernard Williams Siraj Williams Shermund Allsop Claston Bernard Kyron Blaise Will Coppage Glenroy Gilbert Billy Hardin Greg Hill Charles James Jamaal James Rolf Kahles Alleyne Lett Orlando McDaniel Fabian Muyaba Gabriel Mvumvure Derrick Prentice Eric Reid Melville Rogers Matthew Rose Mario Sategna ReVey Scott LeJuan Simon David Singoei Keyth Talley Jack Torrance Willie Turner Larry Weaver
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Bryant Williams 3 Austin Benton 2 Buddy Blair 2 Sheldon Blockburger 2 Willie Bradley 2 Efrem Coley 2 Tom Dickey 2 Marlon Greensword 2 Maurice Horton 2 Jamar Howard 2 Bengt Jarlsjo 2 Pearson Jordan 2 Elkana Kosgei 2 Bob Lowther 2 Milton Mallard 2 Earl Marcelle 2 Ernest Marvin 2 Eugene McCain 2 Delmon McNabb 2 Allen Misher 2 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 2 Dino Napier 2 David Paddison 2 Curtis Perry 2 Scott Petersen 2 Gunnar Pfingsten 2 Daniel Trosclair 2 WOMEN’S CAREER ALL-AMERICA HONORS NAME TOTAL Esther Jones 21 Muna Lee 20 Peta-Gaye Dowdie 19 Cheryl Taplin 16 Schowonda Williams 16 Samantha Henry 15 D’Andre Hill 15 Kelly Baptiste 14 Kimberlyn Duncan 14 Sylvia Brydson 13 Myra Combs 13 Youlanda Warren 13 Dahlia Duhaney 12 Stephanie Durst 12
Esther Jones
Zundra Feagin LaTavia Thomas Astia Walker Lolo Jones Brooklynn Morris Kwajalein Butler Deonna Lawrence Danyel Mitchell Hazelann Regis Cinnamon Sheffield Nickiesha Wilson Neisha Bernard-Thomas Debbie Parris Tananjalyn Stanley LaTarsha Stroman Kenyanna Wilson Dawn Bowles Kim Carson Nadia Davy Sheila Echols Monique Hall Michele Morris Jasmin Stowers Nicole Toney Camille Cato Jessica Ohanaja Dawn Sowell Keisha Spencer Cassandra Tate Heather Van Norman Danyel Wofford Rebecca Alexander Valma Bass Joyce Bates Brittani Carter Claire Connor Sherry Fletcher Camille Jackson Sharon Jaklofsky Suzette Lee Charlene Lipsey Sheila Powell Daphnie Saunders Sa’Donna Thornton Wendy Truvillion Claudine Williams
LSU
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Teresa Williford Lana Zimmerman Jackie Bobien Juanita Broaddus Sharon Clarke Mary Cobb Opal Cunningham Natoya Goule Semoy Hackett Rachel Laurent Andrea Linton Charlene Maulseed Latoya McDermott Takeia Pinckney Cynetheia Rooks Ronetta Smith Kayann Thompson Nikita Tracey Cheryl Wilson Marian Burnett Kym Carter Celena Clarke Jonique Day Donalda Duprey Monique Freeman Brittany Hall Indira Hamilton Siedda Herbert Lynnika Pitts Christine Slythe Zina Age Alicia Bass Laverne Eve Denise Hinton Marita Hunt Gai Kapernick Michelle King Julie Lewis-Harris Jovennie McDuffie Melissa Ogbourne Rhonda Phillips Angela Phipps Bianca Rockett Roslyn Rucker April Sams
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5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
LSU 125 143
MEN’S UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS 100 Meters 1978 Revy Scott 10.22 1996 Chris Cummings 10.23 2006 Kelly Willie 10.18 2008 Trindon Holliday 10.20 2008 Richard Thompson* 10.00 1,500 Meters 1979 Mike Quigley
3:46.99
110 Hurdles 1975 Larry Shipp 2011 Barrett Nugent 2012 Barrett Nugent
13.7 13.19w 13.37w
400 Hurdles 1964 Billy Hardin 1983 John Dutton 1986 Bernard Williams 2002 Lueroy Colquhoun 2007 Isa Phillips
50.8 51.01 50.0 50.14 50.71
3,000 Steeplechase 1979 Mark Dobbins 1990 Magnus Bengtsson
8:43.02 8:39.83
High Jump 1938 Fred Shelton 1940 Ivan Devall
6-2 6-3 1/2
Pole Vault 1987 Ricky Wright 1999 Russ Buller 2000 Russ Buller
16-10 18-2 1/2 18-8 3/4
Long Jump 1941 Billy Brown 1981 Eugene McCain 1990 Llewellyn Starks 1998 Mike Alridge 2002 Walter Davis 2004 LeJuan Simon
25-7 24-9 26-3 1/2 25-1 3/4 26-7 3/4 25-8w
Triple Jump 1998 Levar Anderson 2001 Walter Davis 2003 John Moffitt 2012 Kyron Blaise
51-5 3/4 54-11 1/2 54-6 1/2w 53-6 1/2w
Hammer 2010 Walter Henning
236-1
Javelin 1935 1946 1965 1966 1967
Buddy Blair Bob Lowther Delmon McNabb Jack Dyer Delmon McNabb
Discus 1989 1990 1992
John Nichols John Nichols John Nichols
206-6 197-3 1/2 221-5 1/4 235-4 250-0 204-1 202-3 201-0
WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS 100 Meters 1987 Sheila Echols 11.37 1989 Dawn Sowell 10.93 1993 Cheryl Taplin 11.45 1994 Cheryl Taplin 10.99w 1995 Zundra Feagin 11.12w 2003 Muna Lee 10.97w 2004 Muna Lee 11.31 2005 Kelly Baptiste 11.04w 2008 Kelly Baptiste* 11.06 2012 Kimberlyn Duncan 10.94w 2013 Kimberlyn Duncan 11.06w 100 Hurdles 1986 Alicia Bass 1989 Tananjalyn Stanley 1991 Mary Cobb 1992 Dawn Bowles 1996 Kim Carson 2000 Joyce Bates 2003 Lolo Jones 2007 Jessica Ohanaja 2008 Nickiesha Wilson 400 Hurdles 1985 Schowonda Williams 1986 Schowonda Williams 1987 Schowonda Williams 1993 Debbie Parris 2007 Nickiesha Wilson
LSU at the Texas Relays
13.26 12.94 13.15 13.05 12.73w 12.82w 12.90 13.34 12.85 56.57 57.80 58.56 58.02 57.12
Kimberlyn Duncan was named Most Outstanding Performer in 2012
For many collegiate programs across the country, the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays marks the true beginning of the outdoor season as many of the nation’s top teams travel to Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin for one of the most prestigious meets during the regular season. LSU is world famous for the performance of its men’s and women’s relay teams, and its success at the Texas Relays rivals that of any program in the NCAA. The Tigers and Lady Tigers have combined for 73 relay titles and 74 individual titles in the University division at the Texas Relays, and the squads will be looking to add to their impressive resume in 2015.
Women’s University Relay Champions
4x200-Meter Relay (9)
Sprint Medley Relay (13)
1973 (1:23.3), 1978 (1:22.87), 1979 (1:22.37), 1980 (1:22.35), 1996 (1:22.80), 1997 (1:21.78), 1998 (1:21.77), 2007 (1:26.06), 2011 (1:20.45)
1987 (1:39.04), 1989 (1:36.81), 1991 (1:38.10), 1992 (1:37.90), 1993 (1:37.95), 1997 (3:50.44), 1999 (3:44.18), 2002 (3:48.54), 2004 (3:44.20), 2009 (3:50.89), 2010 (3:43.98), 2012 (3:43.79), 2013 (3:43.98)
Clyde Littlefield 4x100-Meter Relay (8) 1993 (39.39), 1995 (39.01), 1998 (38.91), 2004 (38.93), 2005 (38.94), 2006 (38.97), 2007 (40.57), 2008 (38.74)
Cleburne Price, Jr. 4x400-Meter Relay (6) 1939 (3:18.8), 1940 (3:18.4), 2002 (3:06.41), 2006 (3:02.31), 2007 (3:09.93), 2012 (3:04.54)
4x200-Meter Relay (8)
4x800-Meter Relay (3)
2000 (1:33.77), 2001 (1:31.63), 2002 (1:33.05), 2003 (1:30.07), 2004 (1:30.42), 2006 (1:32.70), 2011 (1:30.88), 2012 (1:30.01)
1935 (7:51.6), 1995 (7:24.64), 2010 (7:30.25)
Pole Vault 2009 Rachel Laurent
14-1 1/4
Sprint Medley Relay (2)
Triple Jump 1996 Suzette Lee 1997 Suzette Lee 2000 Keisha Spencer 2002 Nicole Toney Discus 1994
Danyel Mitchell
44-6 44-11 1/2 45-10 43-7 1/4
4x400-Meter Relay (5) 1972 (3:18.48), 2010 (3:16.01)
1993 (3:30.81), 1994 (3:31.52), 1995 (3:29.82), 2008 (3:29.72), 2009 (3:31.81)
4x1,500-Meter Relay (1)
4x800-Meter Relay (5)
1989 (15:09.74)
Distance Medley Relay (1) 2008 (9:40.66)
183-3
* - Indicates winner of an invitational race
144 LSU
4x100-Meter Relay (10) 1989 (43.33), 1991 (43.82), 1992 (43.98), 1994 (43.25), 1995 (43.68), 1996 (43.31), 2001 (43.43), 2003 (42.63), 2004 (43.34), 2012 (42.99)
6-0 1/2
20-8 21-6 1/4
Texas Relays Most Outstanding Performers 1987 Schowonda Williams 1989 Dawn Sowell 1992 Dawn Bowles 1994 Cheryl Taplin 2003 Lolo Jones 2012 Kimberlyn Duncan
Men’s University Relay Champions
High Jump 2010 Brittani Carter
Long Jump 1993 Daphnie Saunders 2014 Keri Emanuel
Texas Relays Most Outstanding Teams 1989 LSU Women 1995 LSU Women 1996 LSU Women 2003 LSU Women 2012 LSU Women
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1985 (8:34.10), 2008 (8:45.04), 2009 (8:46.23), 2011 (8:39.19), 2013 (8:41.25)
Distance Medley Relay (2) 2012 (11:16.82), 2013 (11:23.55)
LSU at the Penn Relays
MEN’S UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS 100 Meters 2009 Trindon Holliday 10.16 2011 Gabriel Mvumvure 10.36 110 Hurdles 2010 Barrett Nugent
13.58
400 Hurdles 1935 Glenn Hardin
2011 Penn Relays 4x100 Relay Champions Each year, track athletes from around the world converge on historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia for the annual Penn Relay Carnival to take part in one of the true spectacles in the sport of track and field. The LSU Track & Field program is one of the featured attractions year in and year out as the Tigers and Lady Tigers put their talent on display for
the more than 100,000 fans that fill the stands to make the Penn Relays one of the unique events in all of sports. The teams have won a combined 68 Championship of America relay titles, while having 66 athletes crowned University champions throughout the storied history of the meet. The Lady Tigers are the winningest women’s program in meet history as their 45
total relay titles all-time is more than any other women’s program in collegiate track and field. The Tigers have won 23 relay titles of their own. LSU made history in 2008 by winning a combined six relay titles between the men’s and women’s teams, which is a meet record for a combined program.
Cheryl Taplin D’Andre Hill Muna Lee Kelly Baptiste Kellie Willie LaTavia Thomas Rachel Laurent Jeremy Hicks Walter Henning Rodney Brown
College Women’s Outstanding Relay Runner College Women’s Outstanding Relay Runner College Women’s Outstanding Relay Runner College Women’s Individual Athlete of the Meet College Men’s Outstanding Relay Runner College Women’s Outstanding Relay Runner College Women’s Individual Athlete of the Meet College Men’s Individual Athlete of the Meet College Men’s Individual Athlete of the Meet College Men’s Individual Athlete of the Meet
Women’s Championship of America Relay Titles
4x100-Meter Relay (9)
4x100-Meter Relay (12)
1979 (40.00), 1992 (39.70), 1993 (39.49), 1995 (39.47), 2005 (39.06), 2006 (39.22), 2007 (39.73), 2008 (39.18), 2011 (38.77)
1985 (44.61), 1991 (43.96), 1992 (44.14), 1995 (43.99), 1996 (43.66), 1997 (43.51), 1998 (43.42), 2000 (43.98), 2003 (42.73), 2004 (42.92), 2007 (43.66), 2008 (42.59)
4x200-Meter Relay (5)
4x200-Meter Relay (12)
4x400-Meter Relay (4) 2002 (3:05.14), 2006 (3:02.21), 2007 (3:07.34), 2012 (3:04.47)
Sprint Medley Relay (3) 2008 (3:16.68), 2010 (3:17.65), 2014 (3:17.96)
4x800-Meter Relay (1)
1991 (1:32.2), 1994 (1:32.55), 1995 (1:32.61), 1996 (1:31.60), 1997 (1:31.29), 1999 (1:32.46), 2001 (1:31.24), 2002 (1:31.58), 2003 (1:29.78), 2004 (1:30.54), 2006 (1:31.65), 2012 (1:31.86)
Shuttle Hurdle Relay (9) 1991 (53.0), 1992 (53.8), 1999 (54.01), 2000 (54.57), 2003 (53.04), 2004 (53.43), 2006 (54.24), 2008 (52.77), 2012 (54.68)
Sprint Medley Relay (8)
1935 (7:49.0)
2002 (3:47.48), 2003 (3:44.68), 2007 (3:47.09), 2008 (3:46.65), 2009 (3:47.26), 2010 (3:48.36), 2011 (3:48.45), 2013 (3:44.26)
Shuttle Hurdle Relay (1)
4x400-Meter Relay (2)
1987 (55.73)
1987 (3:35.66), 1993 (3:29.91)
4x800-Meter Relay (2) 1987 (8:25.95), 2008 (8:30.98)
18-0 1/2 18-6 1/2 17-4 1/2 17-8 1/2
Long Jump 2001 Walter Davis 2002 Walter Davis 2004 John Moffitt 2009 Jeremy Hicks 2013 Damar Forbes
25-10 1/4 26-8 1/2 26-5 3/4 26-3 25-11
Triple Jump 1932 Sid Bowman 1935 Buddy Blair 1999 Levar Anderson 2001 Walter Davis 2002 Walter Davis
47-9 3/8 47-6 54-2 3/4 55-0 3/4 54-11 1/2
Shot Put 1997 Gunnar Pfingsten
61-5 1/2
Discus 1999 2000 2014
Alex Forst Alex Forst Rodney Brown
184-3 188-11 210-10
Hammer 2008 2009 2010 2011
Rabun Fox Walter Henning Walter Henning Walter Henning
208-8 225-6 237-9 208-3
Javelin 1991 2008
Mark Morris Chad Radgowski
225-2 228-8 7,177
WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS 100 Meters 1985 Michelle King 11.66 1991 Esther Jones 11.33 1993 Cheryl Taplin 11.36 1994 Cheryl Taplin 11.16 1995 Kwajalein Butler 11.40 1996 D’Andre Hill 11.14 1998 Peta Gaye-Dowdie 11.37 2001 Muna Lee 11.24 2002 Muna Lee 11.38 2003 Muna Lee 11.23 2006 Kelly Baptiste 11.10 2009 Samantha Henry 11.22
Men’s Championship of America Relay Titles
1992 (1:22.02), 1997 (1:21.50), 1998 (1:22.28), 2006 (1:21.31), 2011 (1:20.62)
28:32.98
Pole Vault 1997 Russ Buller 2000 Russ Buller 2004 Daniel Trosclair 2010 Josh Dominguez
Decathlon 1992 Kanon Vanderhoff
Penn Relays Most Outstanding Athletes 1994 1996 2003 2006 2006 2008 2009 2009 2010 2014
54.7
10,000 Meters 1990 Terry Thornton
100 Hurdles 1991 Mary Cobb 1992 Dawn Bowles 1996 Kim Carson 2004 Lolo Jones 2007 Jessica Ohanaja 2008 Nickiesha Wilson 2011 Jasmin Stowers 2012 Jasmin Stowers 2014 Jasmin Stowers
13.06 13.06 13.03 13.04w 13.09 13.03 13.16 13.05 12.99
400 Hurdles 1986 Schowonda Williams 1987 Schowonda Williams 1991 Donalda Duprey High Jump 2010 Brittani Carter
55.78 56.98 56.99 6-0
Pole Vault 2008 Katelyn Rodrigue 2009 Rachel Laurent
13-7 1/4 13-10 1/2
Long Jump 1993 Daphnie Saunders
20-1 1/2w
Triple Jump 1996 Suzette Lee 2002 Nicole Toney 2003 Nicole Toney 2011 Melissa Ogbourne
45-3 43-1 44-4 42-10 3/4
Shot Put 1992 Danyel Mitchell
52-6 1/2
Discus 1993 1994
Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell
175-7 183-7
Javelin 1987
Laverne Eve
174-2
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ABBREVIATIONS
5,000 Meters
c = converted from equivalent distance y = time achieved at yard equivalent a = time achieved at altitude
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
55 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9.
Chris Cummings Clyde Bishop Willie Turner Slip Watkins Jermaine Grant Glenroy Gilbert Efram Coley ReVey Scott Rohsaan Griffin Anthony Druilhet
1998 1982 1978 1990 1998 1993 1979 1978 1996 1986
6.13a 6.14y 6.19y 6.21 6.22a 6.24 6.24y 6.24y 6.25 6.25y
2008 2008 2011 2012 2006 2012 2011 2013 1997 2010 2001
6.51 6.54 6.61 6.66 6.66 6.67 6.68 6.69 6.71 6.72 6.72
2006 2006 2013 2011 1996 2003 1999 2011 2014 2014 1990
20.30 20.46 20.53 20.68 20.69 20.91 20.94 20.96 20.98 21.03 21.03
2006 2002 2002 2014 2005 2011 2007 2000 2014 2009
45.28 45.35 45.37 45.39 45.41 46.08 46.11 46.12 46.21 46.22
60 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Richard Thompson Trindon Holliday Horatio Williams Rynell Parson Kelly Willie Keyth Talley Gabriel Mvumvure Aaron Ernest Chris Cummings Zedric Thomas Devery Henderson
200 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Xavier Carter Kelly Willie Aaron Ernest Horatio Williams Rohsaan Griffin Robert Parham Derrick Brew Gabriel Mvumvure Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Tremayne Acy Slip Watkins
400 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Xavier Carter Alleyne Francique Pete Coley Vernon Norwood Kelly Willie Caleb Williams Reggie Dardar Derrick Brew Quincy Downing Robert Simmons
800 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Richard Jones Jeffrey Fisher Elkana Kosgei Reuben Twijukye Jamaal James Mark Fowler Passmore Furusa Robin van Helden Sadiki White David Singoei
2010 2005 2008 2008 2007 1988 1995 1985 2010 1993
1:47.78 1:47.84 1:48.18 1:48.29 1:48.58 1:49.31 1:49.40 1:49.61c 1:49.62 1:49.99
Oversized Track: 1.
Jeffrey Fisher
2004
1:48.44
Mile 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Passmore Furusa John Kosgei Robin van Helden Patrick Gavin Terry Thornton Bobby Beck Mike Quigley Michael Hendry Mark Elliott Frans Schimper
1995 2008 1988 2006 1990 1982 1980 2008 1989 1999
3:58.77 3:59.85 4:00.42 4:02.73 4:03.06 4:03.14 4:04.29 4:05.03 4:06.31 4:06.85
3,000 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
John Kosgei Terry Thornton Mark Elliott Passmore Furusa Mike Quigley Curtis Conaway Tom Douple Bobby Beck Mark Dobbins Mike Smith
146 LSU
2008 1989 1989 1994 1980 1982 1975 1980 1979 1986
7:55.49 7:56.66 8:00.03 8:04.90 8:07.00c 8:08.0 8:10.4c 8:14.14c 8:15.15c 8:19.78c
Terry Thornton Mark Elliott Jimmy Wiggins Mike Smith Mark Dobbins Joseph Simuchimba Likhaya Dayile Richard Chautin Cullen Doody Jacob Simmons
Shot Put 1990 1990 2005 1986 1980 2008 2000 2011 2012 2009
13:39.68 13:43.34 14:14.94 14:16.98c 14:21.8c 14:24.46 14:25.85 14:29.11 14:30.25 14:34.75
2004
14:31.39
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Joe Maciejczyk Simon Williams Rolf Kahles Gunnar Pfingsten Scott Petersen Frank Mazza Christian Nehme Ricky Jean-Francois Alex Forst Tom Marshall
1981 1990 1997 1998 1994 1989 1999 2006 1999 1980
66-0 1/4 63-1 1/4 62-11 1/4 62-10 1/2 62-0 1/4 61-5 3/4 61-5 60-1 1/4 60- 0 1/2 59-8 1/4
2010 2012 1994 2011 2002 2009 1997 2014 1997 2013
78-1 72-6 1/4 69-11 1/2 67-0 1/2 66-6 1/2 65-7 1/2 65-5 63-9 62-1 1/4 61-5 1/2
1987 1989 2002 1989 1988 1988 1992
4,451 4,399 4,350 4,085 4,053 3,925 3,877
2006 2006 2005 2005 2005
5,707 5,652 5,077 5,072 4,822
2006
3:04.01
2014
3:04.04
2001
3:04.44
2014
3:04.54a
2014
3:04.60
Oversized Track: 1.
Sam Mwape
55 Hurdles 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Larry Shipp Bernard Williams Charles James Orlando McDaniel Bert Rareshide Eric Reid Derek Hopkins Allen Misher George Boutte Sherman Morris
1976 1985 1986 1981 1996 1987 1990 1973 1978 1991
7.11y 7.15y 7.16y 7.16y 7.17c 7.19y 7.22 7.24yc 7.26y 7.31
2012 2008 2007 1996 2000 2014 2009 2014 2001 1997
7.55 7.69 7.70 7.77 7.82 7.84 7.86 7.91 7.98 8.00
1992 1986 1983 1999 2002 1987 1989 1995 2013 2007 1994 1990 1988 1981
7-6 1/2 7-3 1/2 7-3 7-3 7-1 3/4 7-1 1/2 6-11 3/4 6-11 6-10 3/4 6-10 3/4 6-10 3/4 6-10 3/4 6-10 3/4 6-10 3/4
60 Hurdles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Barrett Nugent Ryan Fontenot Alleyne Lett Bert Rareshide Greg Scott Joshua Thompson Patrick Lee Joshua Lamers Adrian Mayes Braxton Cosby
High Jump 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Tom Lange Alain Metellus Larey Weaver J.J. Barton Claston Bernard Louis Callaway Bruce Reid John Dupont Fitzroy Dunkley Phillip Malcolm Juan Thomas Dennis Harris Sheldon Blockburger Harry Palles
Pole Vault 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.
Russ Buller Daniel Trosclair Greg Rappe Andreas Duplantis Derrick Prentice Marcus McGehee Joseph Caraway Ricky Wright Edgar Diaz Greg Duplantis
1999 2004 1984 2013 1995 2011 2014 1987 1991 1986
19-0 1/4 18-1 18-1 17-9 1/4 17-7 3/4 17-7 1/2 17-7 17-7 17-6 1/4 17-5 1/2
2004 2013 2002 1990 2011 2000 2009 1996 1989 1993
27-1 3/4 26-11 1/4 26-9 26-7 1/4 26-6 1/4 26-3 3/4 26-3 1/2 25-10 25-10 25-8 3/4
Long Jump 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
John Moffitt Damar Forbes Walter Davis Llewellyn Starks Zedric Thomas Marcus Thomas Jeremy Hicks Mike Alridge Matthew Rose Glenroy Gilbert
Triple Jump 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Walter Davis LeJuan Simon John Moffitt LeVar Anderson Willie Bradley Reggie Jones Lotfi Khaida Marcus Thomas Ed Lloyd Kyron Blaise
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56-6 1/2 55-11 1/4 55-1 55-0 3/4 54-5 1/4 54-2 3/4 54-1 1/4 54-0 1/2 53-11 53-8 1/4
Weight Throw 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Walter Henning Michael Lauro Dave Paddison Ross Roubion Javier Nieto Rabun Fox Nigel Green Jeremy Tuttle Nathan Turner Rodney Brown
Pentathlon 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Sheldon Blockburger Bruce Reid Claston Bernard Bengt Jarlsjo Mikael Olander Enno Tjepkema Kanon Vanderhoff
Heptathlon 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Darion Powell Edwin Billot Gavin Fleming Alleyne Lett Kwami Roberts
4x400-Meter Relay 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Kelly Willie, Reggie Dardar, Melville Rogers, Xavier Carter Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing, Cyril Grayson, Vernon Norwood Robert Parham, Lueroy Colquhoun, Pedro Tunon, Alleyne Francique Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing, Cyril Grayson, Vernon Norwood Darrell Bush, Quincy Downing, Cyril Grayson, Vernon Norwood Lueroy Colquhoun, Pete Coley, Robert Parham, Alleyne Francique Pete Coley, Marlon Greensword, Bennie Brazell, Kelly Willie Robert Parham, Pete Coley, Bennie Brazell, Kelly Willie Pete Coley, Reggie Dardar, Bennie Brazell, Kelly Willie Pete Coley, Austin Benton, Bennie Brazell, Kelly Willie
2002
3:04.75
2003
3:04.79
2004
3:04.84
2005
3:04.90
2005
3:04.96
2004
3:03.97
2008
9:35.31
Oversized Track: 1.
Robert Parham, Pete Coley, Bennie Brazell, Kelly Willie
Distance Medley Relay 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Elkana Kosgei, Armanti Hayes, Jamaal James, John Kosgei Michael Hendry, Austin Benton, Isa Phillips, Patrick Gavin Tre Hendry, Kurt Dietrich, James Hook, Passmore Furusa Scott Ainsworth, Calvin Kennon, John Sauerhage, Bobby Beck Julian Parker, Cyril Grayson, Blair Henderson, Philip Primeaux Blair Henderson, Matthew Rhorer, Julian Parker, Philip Primeaux Ben Shumaker, Anthony Ewers, Tomario Thomas, Andrew Huston Jamaal James, Garrek Thompson, Sadiki White, Alan Sticker Jeffrey Fisher, Austin Benton, Jamison Carter, Patrick Gavin Michael Hendry, Jeffrey Fisher, Austin Benton, Patrick Gavin
2006
9:41.04
1995
9:45.64
1982
9:46.24
2014
9:48.01
2014
9:49.26
2003
9:50.79
2010
9:51.57
2005
9:52.30
2005
9:54.02
Women’s All-Time Indoor Records ABBREVIATIONS
3,000 Meters
c = converted from equivalent distance a = time achieved at altitude
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
55 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.
Dawn Sowell D’Andre Hill Peta-Gaye Dowdie Esther Jones Sheila Echols Cheryl Taplin Kelly Baptiste Muna Lee Dahlia Duhaney Kwajalein Butler
1989 1996 1998 1989 1987 1994 2006 2003 1993 1996
6.58 6.65 6.68a 6.69 6.70 6.72 6.73 6.73 6.76 6.77
2008 2003 2013 2011 2008 1996 2011 1999 2010 2008 2000
7.13 7.15 7.16 7.18 7.18 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.25
2003 2013 1999 2011 2006 1989 2007 2011 2002 2008
22.49 22.54 22.83 22.84 22.84 22.87 22.90 22.96 23.00 23.01
2005 2004 1995 1997 2005 2002 2012 2007 2011 1992
50.92 52.00 52.39 52.45 52.48 52.59 52.66 52.82 53.03 53.05
2004
51.13
2013 2013 1999 2010 2005 2003 2014 2011 2009 2007
2:02.00 2:02.47 2:03.38 2:03.77 2:03.93 2:04.57 2:05.28 2:05.50 2:05.88 2:06.02
60 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Kelly Baptiste Muna Lee Kimberlyn Duncan Kenyanna Wilson Samantha Henry D’Andre Hill Semoy Hackett Peta-Gaye Dowdie Takeia Pinckney Juanita Broaddus Sa’Donna Thornton
200 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Muna Lee Kimberlyn Duncan Peta-Gaye Dowdie Semoy Hackett Brooklynn Morris Dawn Sowell Kelly Baptiste Rebecca Alexander Stephanie Durst Samantha Henry
400 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Hazelann Regis Nadia Davy Youlanda Warren LaTarsha Stroman Deonna Lawrence Ronetta Smith Rebecca Alexander Nickiesha Wilson Rebecca Alexander Heather Van Norman
Oversized Track: 1.
Hazelann Regis
800 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Natoya Goule Charlene Lipsey Claudine Williams LaTavia Thomas Neisha Bernard-Thomas Marian Burnett Nikita Tracey Brittany Hall Kayann Thompson Meisue Francis
Mile 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Christine Slythe Muffy McLeod Charlotte Mayock Silje Rasmussen Laura Carleton Charlene Lipsey Lisa Reed Natoya Goule Michelle Gross Morgan Schuetz
1985 1985 1997 1997 2012 2013 1987 2013 1980 2014
4:38.67 4:41.54c 4:41.98 4:42.91 4:43.12 4:44.20 4:45.20 4:54.98 4:55.3 4:56.19
Lisa Reed Laura Carleton Muffy McLeod Bridget Cusack Susanne Strunz Michelle Gross Michelle Hymel Kate Accardo Ruth Nanyinza Brea Goodman
Triple Jump 1987 2013 1985 2000 2001 1981 2006 2008 2005 2011
9:19.11 9:21.92 9:40.44c 9:51.83 9:52.71 10:00.78c 10:01.13 10:02.43 10:04.15 10:06.49
2013 2000 2005 1984 2011 2008 2011 1985 2007 2014
16:11.58 17:16.95c 17:26.60 17:30.21c 17:33.34 17:35.60 17:36.18 17:36.58c 17:51.08 17:59.28
1996 1998 1989 1992 2003 1999 1992 1991 2006 1986
7.40 7.46a 7.47 7.51 7.57 7.58 7.59 7.61 7.62 7.63y
2014 2000 2007 2004 2007 1996 1998 1999 2012 2011
7.96a 7.99 8.00 8.00 8.01 8.05 8.08 8.09 8.15 8.16
1993 2011 1998 1987 1991 1999 1996 2006 1989 2014 2012 1998
6-1 1/2 6-1 1/4 6-1 1/4 6-0 3/4 5-11 1/2 5-11 1/4 5-10 3/4 5-10 5-10 5-9 3/4 5-9 3/4 5-9 3/4
2010 2008 2012 2008 2002 2008 2012 2005 2005 2005 2002
14-3 1/2 13-6 1/2 12-9 1/2 12-0 11-9 3/4 11-9 11-7 1/4 11-6 1/4 11-3 3/4 10-6 10-6
5,000 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Laura Carleton Bridgette Cusack Katie Denton Elaine Gomez Brea Goodman Kate Accardo Dakota Goodman Lisa Reed Rachael Graham Ashley Welborn
Kim Carson Astia Walker Tananjalyn Stanley Dawn Bowles Lolo Jones Joyce Bates Cinnamon Sheffield Mary Cobb Jessica Ohanaja Alicia Bass
Jasmin Stowers Joyce Bates Jessica Ohanaja Lolo Jones Nickiesha Wilson Kim Carson Astia Walker Selena Lewis Shanekia Hall Tenaya Jones
Gai Kapernick Brittani Carter Gretchen Francois Kym Carter Kelli Flynn Keisha Spencer Hareldau Argyle Shaunette Davidson Kim Fenton Shanice Hall Lynnika Pitts LaTosha Pierce
Rachel Laurent Katelyn Rodrigue Lacey Sanchez Mallory Thompson Randi Opperman Lauren Saucier Brianne Bergeron Calah Young Megan Duet Jackie Dove Margaret Reaves
Long Jump 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Daphnie Saunders Sheila Echols Monique Freeman Tina Harris Dahlia Duhaney Suzette Lee Sharon Jaklofsky Kathy Coleman Andrea Linton Nicole Toney
46-9 46-1 1/2 45-2 1/4 44-6 1/4 44-5 1/4 44-2 44-0 3/4 44-0 43-5 42-8 3/4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Danyel Mitchell Teresa Williford Tori Bliss Katie McKeever Laverne Eve Laurie Trapp Brieanna Kennedy Kym Carter Jacqui Sheffield Mallory McDonald
1994 1986 2014 2003 1987 1992 2010 1987 1984 2002
55-10 1/2 55-9 1/4 53-1 52-1 51-7 3/4 49-8 1/4 49-2 1/4 48-0 47-1 3/4 47-1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Denise Hinton Mallory McDonald Karen Henning Brieanna Kennedy Samia Stokes Candice Gonzalez Britney Henry Kim Williams Katie McKeever Tori Bliss
2014 2003 2013 2012 2010 2002 2004 2009 2003 2013
73-11 65-2 3/4 61-10 1/2 61-9 1/2 60-8 3/4 60-0 1/2 58-8 1/2 58-5 1/4 57-8 1/2 54-3 1/4
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Sharon Jaklofsky Katarina Hallberg Cheryl Wilson Rhonda Phillips Megan Akre Shaunette Davidson Jovennie McDuffie Therese Jernbeck Alex Gochenour Camilla Strid
1992 1990 1989 1989 2006 2007 1992 2013 2012 1991
4,212 4,002 4,002 3,988 3,971 3,896 3,890 3,864 3,855 3,853
4x400-Meter Relay
Pole Vault 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1997 2000 2003 2008 1994 2013 2014 2002 2010 2002
Pentathlon
High Jump 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Suzette Lee Keisha Spencer Nicole Toney Andrea Linton Daphnie Saunders Keri Emanuel Lynnika Pitts Bianca Rockett Melissa Ogbourne Andria Booker
Weight Throw
60 Hurdles 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Shot Put
55 Hurdles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
LSU
1994 1987 2000 2005 1991 1997 1992 2008 2008 2004
22-4 1/2 21-11 3/4 21-4 1/2 21-1 1/2 21-1 1/2 21-1 1/4 20-11 1/4 20-10 1/2 20-10 20-9 1/4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Brooklynn Morris, Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Deonna Lawrence, Hazelann Regis 2005 Brooklynn Morris, Juanita Broaddus, Cynetheia Rooks, Deonna Lawrence 2006 Brooklynn Morris, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Deonna Lawrence 2007 Hazelann Regis, Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Monique Hall, Nadia Davy 2004 Brooklynn Morris, Nickiesha Wilson, Cynetheia Rooks, Deonna Lawrence 2007 Rebecca Alexander, Cassandra Tate, Latoya McDermott, Jonique Day 2011 Brooklynn Morris, Kelly Baptiste, Juanita Broaddus, Deonna Lawrence 2006 Brooklynn Morris, Nickiesha Wilson, LaTavia Thomas, Deonna Lawrence 2008 Rebecca Alexander, Cassandra Tate, Siedda Herbert, Jonique Day 2012 Brooklynn Morris, Deonna Lawrence, LaTavia Thomas, Nickiesha Wilson 2007
3:29.06 3:29.33 3:29.86 3:30.14 3:30.26 3:30.37 3:30.43 3:31.14 3:31.55 3:31.77
Oversized Track: 1.
Hazelann Regis, Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Monique Hall, Nadia Davy 2004
3:29.42
Distance Medley Relay 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Charlene Lipsey, Jonique Day, Samantha Levin, Laura Carleton Laura Carleton, Montenae Roye-Speight, Nikita Tracey, Charlene Lipsey Andria Aguilar, Latoya McDermott, Nikita Tracey, Charlene Lipsey Silje Rasmussen, Eureka Hall, Tanqueray Hayward, Charlotte Maycok Tanqueray Hayward, Eureka Hall, Emily Blake, Charlotte Maycok Jackie Bobien, Wendy Truvillion, Camille Cato, Lisa Reed Franz Battle, LaTarsha Stroman, Shannon Kvien, Silje Rasmussen Leslie Nixon, Danyel Wofford, Christine Slythe, Muffy McLeod Kim Gardner, Eureka Hall, Franz Battle, Silje Rasmussen Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Stephanie Butler, Althea Thomas, Marian Burnett
2012
11:18.75
2013
11:22.74
2013
11:23.01
1997
11:29.72
1997
11:30.71
1987
11:31.22
1995
11:32.76
1985
11:34.94c
1996
11:36.19
2003
11:37.36
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ABBREVIATIONS AND NOTES
c = time converted from yard equivalent w = wind-aided decathlon or heptathlon (over 4.0 mps) * = decathlon or heptathlon rescored on 1985 IAAF Tables In running events, hand times are carried in 10ths, while automatic times are carried in 100ths. Hand times are placed with auto times by adding either 0.24 seconds (for events less than 400m), or 0.14 seconds (400m and up) to the hand time. Starting in 1980, only automatic times were accepted for events less than 400 meters. With the exception of the decathlon. Wind-aided performances are not eligible for these lists.
2008 2009 2006 1998 1993 1989 1993 2012 1996 2006
9.89 10.00 10.09 10.15 10.15 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.17 10.19
2006 19.63 2014 20.14 2008 20.18 1996 20.21 1997 20.25 1980 20.35 1993 20.37 1989 20.37 1999 20.38 1989 20.40
Derrick Brew Xavier Carter Kelly Willie Alleyne Francique Pete Coley Vernon Norwood Riker Hylton Al Coffee Lloyd Wills Caleb Williams
1999 2006 2005 2002 2002 2014 2011 1969 1972 2011
44.29 44.53 44.63 44.87 44.89 45.02 45.30 45.44c 45.54c 45.61
Robin van Helden David Singoei Richard Jones Bob Smith Jamaal James Elkana Kosgei Reuben Twijukye Sadiki White Howard Shepard Passmore Furusa
1987 1:45.53 1993 1:45.64 2010 1:46.42 1972 1:46.9c 2007 1:47.00 2008 1:47.05 2007 1:47.11 2010 1:47.57 2012 1:47.87 1995 1:47.91
Passmore Furusa Bobby Beck Terry Thornton Mike Quigley Robin van Helden John Kosgei John Stewart Bob Smith Mark Elliott Patrick Gavin
1995 1984 1989 1980 1989 2008 1972 1974 1989 2006
3:39.71 3:41.8 3:42.20 3:42.36 3:42.37 3:42.98 3:44.2c 3:44.3c 3:44.52 3:45.03
Mark Elliott Terry Thornton John Kosgei John Stewart Mike Smith Abderrzak Merchoud Mike Quigley Tom Douple Sam Mwape Jimmy Wiggins
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Bennie Brazell Isa Phillips Lueroy Colquhoun Regan Nichols Bernard Williams Billy Hardin Quincy Downing Carey Schimph David Singoei Glenn “Slats” Hardin
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Magnus Bengtsson Mark Dobbins Terry Thornton Passmore Furusa Bobby Beck Paul Marmaro Stuart Mee David Hall Bob Wyman Jaime Bastidas
1. Tom Lange 2. J.J. Barton 3. Larey Weaver 4. Alain Metellus 5. Claston Bernard 6. Louis Callaway 7. Bruce Reid 8. John Dupont 9. Juan Thomas 10. Ted Heroman
1. Russ Buller 2. Greg Duplantis 3. Derrick Prentice Grey Rappe 5. Thomas Reinecke Edgar Daiz 7. Josh Dominguez Ricky Wright 9. Marcus McGehee 10. Andreas Duplantis
1989 13:33.10 1989 13:49.69 2008 13:54.40 1971 14:04.0c 1986 14:10.74 1997 14:12.79 1980 14:13.43 1974 14:13.4 2004 14:14.52 2004 14:14.90
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
John Moffitt Damar Forbes Llewellyn Starks Walter Davis Reggie Jones LeJuan Simon Jeremy Hicks Lotfi Khaida Matthew Rose 10. Marcus Thomas Eugene McCain
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2002 1992 1993 2000 2011 2004 2003 1999 2012 1995
57-8 1/2 56-2 55-6 1/4 54-6 3/4 54-5 1/2 54-4 1/2 54-2 3/4 54-2 3/4 54-1 1/4 53-1 3/4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Joe Maciejczyk Simon Williams Gunnar Pfingsten Rolf Kahles Scott Petersen Alex Forst John Dermody Frank Mazza Tom Marshall Christian Nehme
1982 1991 1997 1997 1993 2000 1996 1989 1980 1998
65-7 62-10 3/4 62-4 1/2 62-3 62-1 60-10 3/4 60-7 1/4 60-4 1/2 59-8 59-7
2014 1989 1992 1998 1989 1993 1991 1995 1997 1989
212-2 209-1 200-7 195-7 193-4 192-5 183-11 183-10 181-3 180-2
Discus
2005 2007 2002 1996 1986 1964 2014 1975 1992 1934
47.67 48.51 48.91 49.43 49.65 49.94c 49.97 50.44c 50.69 50.74c
1990 1979 1991 1994 1981 1987 1987 1986 1993 1998
8:38.14 8:39.72 8:44.19 8:45.33 8:47.35 8:47.83 8:48.26 8:56.01 9:00.40 9:02.64
1990 1997 1982 1986 2002 1986 1988 1995 1994 1972
7-5 3/4 7-4 1/2 7-3 3/4 7-3 1/4 7-2 1/4 7-1 7-0 1/4 6-11 3/4 6-11 1/2 6-11
2000 1986 1996 1983 2013 1991 2010 1986 2011 2013
18-8 3/4 18-5 1/4 18-0 1/2 18-0 1/2 17-9 17-9 17-8 1/2 17-8 1/2 17-7 3/4 17-7
2004 2013 1990 2001 1993 2004 2009 1992 1989 2000 1979
27-9 1/2 27-0 3/4 27-0 1/2 26-8 1/4 26-5 3/4 26-3 1/2 26-3 26-2 1/4 26-2 1/4 26-1 1/2 26-1 1/2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Rodney Brown John Nichols Simon Williams Alex Forst Mike Yasolsky Derrick Farrell Dave Paddison Dave Grant Rolf Kahles Frank Mazza
Hammer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Walter Henning Michael Lauro Dave Paddison Jeremy Tuttle Javier Nieto Rabun Fox John Woosley Nigel Green Ross Roubion Chris Bless
2010 239-5 2011 223-0 1994 222-3 2014 216-8 1999 216-5 2008 215-11 1998 202-1 1996 201-8 2011 200-3 2009 197-2
Javelin 1. Mikael Olander 2. Chad Radgowski 3. Mark Morris 4. Preston Chatham 5. Willie Boudloche 6. Blake Theriot 7. Aaron Moore Craig Nall 9. Jeremy Tuttle 10. Anthony Martel
1987 247-11 2007 239-8 1992 236-1 2008 234-7 1993 231-11 2000 231-8 2012 229-6 2000 229-6 2012 227-6 2009 221-7
Decathlon (1985 IAAF Tables)
Long Jump
5,000 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2012 13.32 1987 13.50 1975 13.55 2007 13.57 2008 13.64 1980 13.64 1984 13.67 1985 13.73 1973 13.73 1999 13.74
Pole Vault
1,500 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Shot Put
1. Barrett Nugent 2. Eric Reid 3. Larry Shipp 4. Alleyne Lett 5. Ryan Fontenot Orlando McDaniel 7. Charles James 8. Bernard Williams Allen Misher 10. Greg Scott
High Jump
800 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1990 28:18.68 1989 28:32.44 2001 29:16.82 1986 29:18.88 2007 29:39.83 2005 29:50.94 2005 30:02.83 1988 30:12.65 2010 30:28.04 1974 30:40.8c
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
400 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Triple Jump
Terry Thornton Mark Elliott Likhaya Dayile Mike Smith Joseph Simuchimba Jimmy Wiggins Sam Mwape Pablo Presedo Richard Chautin Tom Douple
400 Hurdles
200 Meters 1. Xavier Carter 2. Aaron Ernest 3. Richard Thompson 4. Rohsaan Griffin 5. Curtis Perry 6. Efram Coley 7. Glenroy Gilbert Dino Napier 9. Derrick Brew 10. Slip Watkins
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
110 Hurdles
100 Meters 1. Richard Thompson 2. Trindon Holliday 3. Xavier Carter 4. Byron Logan Fabian Muyaba Slip Watkins 7. Glenroy Gilbert 8. Aaron Ernest Chris Cummings 10. Kelly Willie
10,000 Meters
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Mario Sategna Mikael Olander Claston Bernard Sheldon Blockburger Bruce Reid Bengt Jarlsjo Darion Powell Alleyne Lett Edwin Billot Kanon Vanderhoff
1995 8,172 1988 8,126 2002 8,094 1987 7,964 1988 7,900w 1989 7,733 2006 7,640 2005 7,550 2006 7,468 1992 7,449w
Women’s All-Time Outdoor Records 100 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.
10,000 Meters
Dawn Sowell D’Andre Hill Kimberlyn Duncan Peta-Gaye Dowdie Semoy Hackett Muna Lee Kelly Baptiste Cheryl Taplin Sheila Echols Esther Jones
1989 10.78 1996 10.92 2012 10.96 1999 11.03 2012 11.04 2003 11.04 2008 11.06 1994 11.07 1987 11.09 1991 11.11
200 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Dawn Sowell Kimberlyn Duncan Zundra Feagin Muna Lee Stephanie Durst D’Andre Hill Esther Jones 8. Peta-Gaye Dowdie 9. Semoy Hackett 10. Kelly Baptiste Sherry Fletcher
1989 22.04 2012 22.19 1996 22.30 2004 22.47 2002 22.48 1996 22.49 1990 22.49 2000 22.51 2012 22.55 2008 22.67 2007 22.67
400 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
LaTarsha Stroman Hazelann Regis Nadia Davy Rebecca Alexander Claudine Williams Youlanda Warren Ronetta Smith Deonna Lawrence Monique Hall Charlene Maulseed
1997 2004 2003 2012 1999 1992 2002 2006 2004 1995
50.60 50.64 50.66 51.13 51.40 51.55 51.62 51.75 51.93 52.03
Natoya Goule Neisha Bernard-Thomas Charlene Lipsey LaTavia Thomas Claudine Williams Camille Cato Sylvia Brydson Kayann Thompson Lee Ann Van Landingham Christine Slythe
2013 1:59.93 2004 2:01.32 2012 2:01.40 2010 2:01.40 1999 2:02.52 1987 2:02.73 1989 2:03.02 2010 2:03.54 1982 2:03.54 1985 2:03.57
1,500 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Christine Slythe Charlene Lipsey Charlotte Mayock Laura Carleton Muffy McLeod Natoya Goule Silje Rasmussen Andria Aguilar Lisa Reed Morgan Schuetz
1985 2012 1997 2013 1985 2013 1996 2014 1987 2014
4:17.14 4:18.16 4:18.68 4:19.99 4:20.25 4:20.35 4:20.96 4:24.86 4:27.1 4:29.59
34:01.65 35:27.94 35:39.94 36:32.79 36:37.25
1989 2014 1996 2004 1997 1991 2008 2000 1989 2007
12.70 12.71 12.72 12.77 12.82 12.82 12.85 12.85 12.95 13.01
2007 1987 1994 2014 2012 2014 1991 1989 2002 1988
53.97 54.82 55.17 55.18 55.22 56.27 56.29 57.69 58.16 58.25
2001 2006 2003
10:18.54ht 11:35.10 11:57.98
1994 2010 1993 1987 1997 1998 1989 2007 1991 2013 1988
6-2 1/4 6-0 1/2 6-0 1/2 6-0 1/2 6-0 5-11 1/4 5-10 3/4 5-10 1/2 5-10 1/2 5-10 5-10
2011 2008 2013 2008 2005 2011 2005 2002 2010 2006
14-3 1/4 13-7 1/4 13-1 3/4 12-2 1/2 11-11 3/4 11-10 1/2 11-5 3/4 11-5 3/4 11-1 10-10
100 Hurdles Tananjalyn Stanley Jasmin Stowers Kim Carson Lolo Jones Astia Walker Dawn Bowles Nickiesha Wilson Joyce Bates Cinnamon Sheffield Jessica Ohanaja
400 Hurdles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Nickiesha Wilson Schowonda Williams Debbie Parris Nikita Tracey Cassandra Tate Chanice Chase Donalda Duprey Sylvia Brydson Doria Appleberry Leslie Nixon
3,000-Meter Steeplechase 1. Susanne Strunz 2. Kate Accardo 3. Sandra Smith
Lisa Reed Laura Carleton Charlotte Mayock Muffy McLeod Suzanne Strunz Michelle Gross Colleen Scanlan Bridget Cusack Ann Quigley Andria Aguilar
1. 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Gai Kapernick Brittani Carter Kelli Flynn Kym Carter Hareldau Argyle Gretchen Francois Kim Fenton Shaunette Davidson Sharon Jaklofsky Lynnika Pitts Leslie Nixon
Rachel Laurent Katelyn Rodrigue Lacey Sanchez Mallory Thompson Calah Young Lauren Saucier Megan Duet Randi Opperman Brianne Bergeron Jackie Dove
Keisha Spencer Suzette Lee Nicole Toney Lynnika Pitts Andrea Linton Sharon Clarke Melissa Ogbourne Camille Jackson Bianca Rockett Daphnie Saunders
2000 1997 2003 2014 2007 1986 2010 1993 1999 1993
45-10 45-8 44-6 3/4 44-1 1/4 44-1 1/4 43-11 3/4 43-8 43-6 43-0 1/4 42-10
2014 1994 1986 2003 1992 1987 1986 1984 2012 2000
57-4 1/4 54-6 1/2 53-5 51-9 3/4 49-0 3/4 48-7 1/4 48-2 47-8 1/2 47-6 1/2 47-0 3/4
1994 2012 1992 2003 1987 2014 2012 2002 1987 1996
194-4 181-0 175-11 173-10 172-10 171-1 163-6 162-9 161-1 157-8
1987 1988 1989 2009 2014 2007 2014 2012 2003 2014
204-9 179-1 169-11 168-11 166-11 166-4 158-8 157-11 157-4 154-9
2014 2004 2012 2013 2003 2010 2002 2011 2009 2011
218-0 205-11 205-3 201-0 197-4 195-9 188-1 176-3 175-5 148-5
1992 1989 1991 1985 1987 1991 1990 2000 1988 2012
6,013w 5,855 5,778 5,606w 5,545 5,532 5,506w 5,366 5,363w 5,354
Shot Put 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tori Bliss Danyel Mitchell Teresa Williford Katie McKeever Laurie Trapp Kym Carter Laverne Eve Jacqui Sheffield Brieanna Kennedy Jill Lipp
Discus 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Danyel Mitchell Samia Stokes Laurie Trapp Katie McKeever Teresa Williford Tori Bliss Brieanna Kennedy Mallory McDonald Laverne Eve Anyssa Olivarez
Javelin
Pole Vault 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Laverne Eve Cheryl Coker Wanda Ferster Anna Lyons Rebekah Wales Amanda Harmata Mayme Cook Annie Simoneaux Maria Romero Doren Welch
Hammer 1. Denise Hinton 2. Britney Henry 3. Brieanna Kennedy 4. Karen Henning 5. Mallory McDonald 6. Kim Williams 7. Candice Gonzalez 8. Samia Stokes 9. Allison Horner 10. Danielle Martin
Heptathlon
3,000 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2013 1988 2005 2001 1984
High Jump
800 Meters 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Triple Jump
1. Laura Carleton 2. Lisa Reed 3. Katie Denton 4. Bridget Cusack 5. Elaine Gomez
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9. 10.
LSU
1987 2013 1997 1985 2000 1981 1986 2000 1980 2014
9:22.04 9:22.69 9:25.58 9:32.28 9:52.50 9:56.1 9:57.4 9:58.61 10:03.92 10:05.26
2013 1985 1988 2004 2005 1980 2000 2000 1984 2011
15:44.41 16:18.89 16:27.65 17:03.02 17:10.47 17:22.0 17:22.02 17:27.43 17:28.45 17:33.54
Long Jump 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.
Sheila Echols Daphnie Saunders Claire Connor Keisha Spencer Marita Hunt Tina Harris Camille Jackson Dahlia Duhaney Julie Lewis Monique Freeman
1987 1993 1988 2000 1995 2005 1993 1991 1988 1999
22-9 1/4 22-2 1/2 21-9 21-8 1/4 21-5 1/2 21-4 3/4 21-3 1/2 21-3 1/2 21-1 1/4 20-10 3/4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Sharon Jaklofsky Cheryl Wilson Jovennie McDuffie Lana Zimmerman Kym Carter Camilla Strid Katarina Hallberg Loren Leaverton Rhonda Phillips Alex Gochenour
5,000 Meters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Laura Carleton Muffy McLeod Lisa Reed Ruth Nanyinza Katie Denton Ann Quigley Suzanne Strunz Bridget Cusack Elaine Gomez Brea Goodman
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4x100-Meter Relay, (0.2) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Jermaine Grant, Mike Alridge, Byron Logan, Curtis Perry Walter Davis, Robert Parham, Pete Coley, Bennie Brazell Barrett Nugent, Aaron Ernest, Keyth Talley, Shermund Allsop Armanti Hayes, Richard Thompson, Gabriel Mvumvure, Trindon Holliday Richard Thompson, Xavier Carter, Marvin Stevenson, Kelly Willie Jermaine Grant, Chris Cummings, Eddie Kennison, Rohsaan Griffin Kelly Willie, Robert Parham, Pete Coley, Bennie Brazell Barrett Nugent, Will Coppage, Armanti Hayes, Trindon Holliday Armanti Hayes, Richard Thompson, Gabriel Mvumvure, Trindon Holliday Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Aaron Ernest, Tremayne Acy, Shermund Allsop
4x1,500-Meter Relay 1998
38.24
2002
38.32
2012
38.38
2008
38.42
2006
38.44
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1995
38.64
4x1,600-Meter Relay, (6.0)
2003
38.65
2009
38.67
2008
38.67
2014
38.68
4x200-Meter Relay, (0.5) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Keyth Talley, Horatio Williams, Tristan Walker, Gabriel Mvumvure Riker Hylton, Horatio Williams, Tristan Walker, Gabriel Mvumvure Eddie Kennison, Milton Mallard, Byron Logan, Rohsaan Griffin Riker Hylton, Horatio Williams, Keyth Talley, Gabriel Mvumvure Reggie Dardar, Bennie Brazell, Kelly Willie, Xavier Carter Melville Rogers, Xavier Carter, Marvin Stevenson, Kelly Willie Darrell Bush, Aaron Ernest, Tremayne Acy, Shermund Allsop Byron Logan, Mike Alridge, Chris Cummings, Curtis Perry Eddie Kennison, Bryant Williams, Kevin Franklin, Fabian Muyaba Kevin Franklin, Bryant Williams, Derrick Thymes, Eddie Kennison
Reggie Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie Brazell, Xavier Carter Robert Simmons, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Caleb Williams, Riker Hylton Robert Simmons, Quincy Downing, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Riker Hylton Marvin Stevenson, Bennie Brazell, Kelly Willie, Pete Coley Reggie Dardar, Kelly Willie, Melville Rogers, Xavier Carter Quincy Downing, Darrell Bush, Cyril Grayson, Vernon Norwood Robert Parham, Lueroy Colquhoun, Pete Coley, Alleyne Francique Quincy Downing, Robert Simmons, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Riker Hylton Robert Parham, Bennie Brazell, Pete Coley, Kelly Willie Reggie Dardar, Melville Rogers, Xavier Carter, Kelly Willie
Paul Marmaro, Mark Fowler, Bob Dielis, Robin van Helden Raven Lewis, Robin van Helden, Bob Dielis, Mark Fowler Bobby Beck, Rodney Louis, Rod Green, Raven Lewis Michael Hendry, Jamaal James, Reuben Twijukye, Elkana Kosgei Tim Olack, James Epps, John Stewart, Bob Smith Christian Ladner, Charles Onsare, Andre Brown, Maurice Horton Michael Hendry, Jamaal James, Jeffrey Parker, Reuben Twijukye Michael Hendry, Jamaal James, Jeffrey Parker, Reuben Twijukye Rodney Louis, Rod Green, Travers, Bobby Beck Reuben Twijukye, John Kosgei, Jamaal James, Elkana Kosgei
15:31.41
2010
15:32.74
1991
15:37.95
1999
15:48.41
1989
16:24.67
1980
16:33.26c
1975
16:57.34c
800-Meter Sprint Medley Relay, (100, 100, 200, 400) 1. 2.
Bennie Brazell, Marvin Stevenson, Kelly Willie, Pete Coley Bennie Brazell, Marvin Stevenson, Reggie Dardar, Xavier Carter
2004
1:26.48
2005
1:29.91
2011
1:20.62
1,600-Meter Sprint Medley Relay, (1.2) (200, 200, 400, 800)
1995
1:20.85
2011
1:20.99
2005
1:21.06
2006
1:21.31
2014
1:21.47
1997
1:21.50
1994
1:21.71
1994
1:21.75
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2005
2:59.59*
2011
3:01.07
2012
3:01.21
2004
3:01.39
2006
3:01.58
2014
3:01.60
2001
3:01.66
2012
3:01.97
2003
3:02.01
2006
3:02.21
1987
7:15.73
1986
7:16.58
1984
7:18.45
2008
7:19.89
1972
7:21.34c
1990
7:22.36
2007
7:23.32
2007
7:23.75
1984
7:24.04
2008
7:24.42
Caleb Williams, Gabriel Mvumvure, Robert Simmons, Richard Jones Lloyd Wills, Allen Misher, Greg Stephens, Bob Smith Bernard Whyte, Anthony Druilhet, Andre Brown, Robin van Helden Trindon Holliday, Richard Thompson, Reggie Dardar, Elkana Kosgei Drake Relays Team Carey Schmipf, Barney Cobb, Gene Mobley, Bob Smith Gabriel Mvumvure, Armanti Hayes, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Richard Jones Marvin Stevenson, Richard Thompson, Isa Phillips, Jamaal James Richard DeSoto, Al Coffee, Lloyd Willis, James Epps Darrell Bush, Tremayne Acy, Quincy Downing, Blair Henderson
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3:16.01
1973
3:16.24c
1986
3:16.67
2008 1972
3:16.68 3:17.04c
1974
3:17.14c
2010
3:17.65
2007
3:17.83
1972
3:17.84c
2014
3:17.96
Distance Medley Relay, (3.4) (1200, 400, 800, 1600) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Scott Ainsworth, Greg Davis, Mike Quigley, Bobby Beck Mark Fowler, Andre Brown, Jeff Slater, Robin van Helden Elkana Kosgei, Jamaal James, Reuben Twijukye, John Kosgei Robin van Helden, Dino Napier, Darrin Browder, Mark Elliott Tre Hendry, Steven Pettes, Kurt Dietrich, Passmore Furusa Michael Hendry, Austin Benton, Isa Phillips, Patrick Gavin Bob Dielis, Bernard Whyte, Mark Fowler, Robin van Helden Paper-Tiger Relays Team Mark Elliott, Dino Napier, Charles Onsare, Robin van Helden Kees-Jan Bongaetz, Maurice Horton, Charles Onsare, Christian Ladner
1981
9:35.58
1986
9:40.61
2008
9:40.66
1989
9:40.72
1995
9:41.61
2006
9:41.76
1986 1984
9:43.24c 9:44.62
1989
9:45.53
1990
9:46.75
1986
55.54
1987
55.64c
1984
56.14c
1987
56.34c
1975
56.74c
1995 1985 1985 1975
57.21 57.46c 57.67 58.44c
1984
3:31.64c
4x110-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay, (0.2) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Bernard Williams, David Herbert, Eric Reid, Charles James Charles James, David Herbert, Bruce Reid, Eric Reid John Duhon, Bernard Williams, Eric Reid, Charles James Bruce Reid, David Herbert, Charles James, Eric Reid Larry Shipp, Mike Thompson, Allen Misher, Carey Schimpf Troy Twillie, Robert Brickham, James Rainey, Bert Rareshide Penn Relays Team Paper-Tiger Relays Team Drake Relays Team
4x400-Meter Hurdle Relay Team 1.
Domino’s Pizza Relay Team
* Denotes collegiate record
150 LSU
15:09.74
1990
1:20.45
4x800-Meter Relay, (3.0) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Magnus Bengtsson, Mark Elliott, Terry Thornton, Robin van Helden Jim Davis, Mike Vargas, Bobby Beck, Mike Quigley Tom Douple, Paul Meyer, Eric Stuart, Tommy Francise
1989
2011
4x400-Meter Relay, (0.3) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3.
Magnus Bengtsson, Mark Elliott, Terry Thornton, Robin van Helden Magnus Bengtsson, Christian Ladner, Mark Elliott, Terry Thornton Michael Florek, Sadiki White, Richard Chautin, Alan Sticker Bob Wyman, Magnus Bengtsson, Terry Thornton, Kees-Jan Bongaertz William Bohlke, Brent Martin, Cordelle Seals, Frans Schimper
Women’s All-Time Relay Records 4x100-Meter Relay 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tananjalyn Stanley, Dawn Sowell, Cinnamon Sheffield, Esther Jones Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones, Muna Lee Brooklynn Morris, Samantha Henry, Juanita Broaddus, Kelly Baptiste Lolo Jones, Monique Hall, Stephanie Durst, Muna Lee Kenyanna Wilson, Semoy Hackett, Rebecca Alexander, Kimberlyn Duncan Astia Walker, Kwajalein Butler, Zundra Feagin, D’Andre Hill Brooklynn Morris, Samantha Henry, Juanita Broaddus, Kelly Baptiste Brooklynn Morris, Samantha Henry, Juanita Broaddus, Kelly Baptiste Kenyanna Wilson, Samantha Henry, Brooklynn Morris, Kelly Baptiste Lolo Jones, Monique Hall, Nadia Davy, Muna Lee Astia Walker, Kwajalein Butler, Sa’Donna Thornton, Peta-Gaye Dowdie
800-Meter Sprint Medley Relay, (100, 100, 200, 400)
1996
42.76
2008
42.80
2008
42.84
2008
42.85
2004
42.92
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1997
42.92
1,600-Meter Sprint Medley Relay, (4.0) (200, 200, 400, 800)
1989
42.50
2003
42.55
2008
42.59
2004
42.61
2011
42.64
Nadia Davy, Monique Hall, Stephanie Durst, Muna Lee Cassandra Tate, Semoy Hackett, Rebecca Alexander, Kimberlyn Duncan Hazelann Regis, Monique Hall, Nadia Davy, Muna Lee Nadia Davy, Monique Hall, Stephanie Durst, Muna Lee Rebecca Alexander, Semoy Hackett, Cassandra Tate, Kimberlyn Duncan Ronetta Smith, Myra Combs, Stephanie Durst, Muna Lee Valma Bass, Kwajalein Butler, Myra Combs, Peta-Gaye Dowdie Eureka Hall, Peta-Gaye Dowdie, LaTarsha Stroman, Astia Walker Sherry Fletcher, Samantha Henry, Brooklynn Morris, Kelly Baptiste Lolo Jones, Ronetta Smith, Stephanie Durst, Muna Lee
1997
1:31.29
2007
1:31.58
2002
1:31.58
Distance Medley Relay, (4.0)
2003
1:29.78
2012
1:30.01
2004
1:30.42
2004
1:30.54
2011
1:30.88
2001
1:31.24
1998
1:31.27
Latoya McDermott, Rebecca Alexander, Cassandra Tate, Jonique Day Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Hazelann Regis, Monique Hall, Nadia Davy Brooklynn Morris, Meisue Francis, Cynetheia Rooks, Deonna Lawrence Nadia Davy, Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Monique Hall, Hazelann Regis Nadia Davy, Monique Hall, Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Hazelann Regis Brooklynn Morris, Meisue Francis, Deonna Lawrence, Cynetheia Rooks Debbie Parris, Indira Hamilton, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren Latoya McDermott, Rebecca Alexander, Cassandra Tate, Jonique Day Nickiesha Wilson, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Deonna Lawrence LaTarsha Stroman, Sheila Powell, Charlene Maulseed, Youlanda Warren
2012
3:28.01
2007
3:28.07
1995
3:28.26
4x100-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay
2012
3:24.59
2004
3:25.26
2006
3:25.78
2004
3:27.04
2003
3:27.88
2006
3:27.93
1993
3:27.97
4x800-Meter Relay 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Samantha Levin, Natoya Goule, Nikita Tracey, Charlene Lipsey Charlene Lipsey, Kayann Thompson, Brittany Hall, LaTavia Thomas Jackie Bobien, Kathi Harris, Sylvia Brydson, Camille Cato Jackie Bobien, Sylvia Brydson, Schowonda Williams, Camille Cato Jackie Bobien, Camille Cato, Muffy McLeod, Christine Slythe Lindsay Day, Kayann Thompson, Brittany Hall, LaTavia Thomas Lana Zimmerman, Jackie Bobien, Camille Cato, Christine Slythe Whitney Mitchell, Ruth Nanyinza, Tanya Osbourne, Neisha Bernard-Thomas Brittany Hall, Charlene Lipsey, Kayann Thompson, LaTavia Thomas Jackie Bobien, Leslie Nixon, Tammie Young, Sylvia Brydson
Semoy Hackett, Kimberlyn Duncan, Cassandra Tate, Charlene Lipsey Latoya McDermott, Kimberlyn Duncan, Siedda Herbert, Natoya Goule Samantha Henry, Kimberlyn Duncan, Cassandra Tate, LaTavia Thomas Myra Combs, Peta-Gaye Dowdie, Celena Clarke, Claudine Williams Monique Hall, Nadia Davy, Hazelann Regis, Neisha Bernard-Thomas Latoya McDermott, Kimberlyn Duncan, Nikita Tracey, Natoya Goule Semoy Hackett, Kimberlyn Duncan, Jonique Day, Charlene Lipsey Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Hazelann Regis, Neisha Bernard-Thomas Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Hazelann Regis, Neisha Bernard-Thomas Stephanie Durst, Nadia Davy, Hazelann Regis, Neisha Bernard-Thomas
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
4x400-Meter Relay 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tananjalyn Stanley, Cinnamon Sheffield, Esther Jones, Dawn Sowell Kim Carson, Cheryl Taplin, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren Jovennie McDuffie, Cheryl Taplin, Dahlia Duhaney, Youlanda Warren Cheryl Taplin, Dahlia Duhaney, Esther Jones, Youlanda Warren Danyel Wofford, Zina Age, Sheila Echols, Schowonda Williams Sheila Echols, Michelle King, Angela Phipps, Wendy Truvillion Tananjalyn Stanley, Opal Cunningham, Danyel Wofford, Schowonda Williams Lolo Jones, Monique Hall, Brittany Harris, Hazelann Regis RaNysha LeBlanc, Tania Woods, Muna Lee, Nadia Davy Tananjalyn Stanley, Cinnamon Sheffield, Esther Jones, Opal Cunningham
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
4x200-Meter Relay 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
LSU
2013
8:19.43
2010
8:19.77
1987
8:25.95
1986
8:28.74c
1985
8:29.97
2008
8:30.98
1985
8:34.24c
2004
8:34.97
2010
8:35.64
1988
8:36.05
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Muffy McLeod, Wendy Truvillion, Camille Cato, Christine Slythe Charlene Lipsey, Montenae Roye-Speight, Samantha Levin, Laura Carleton Charlene Lipsey, Siedda Herbert, Brittany Hall, Laura Carleton Laura Carleton, Latoya McDermott, Andria Aguilar, Charlene Lipsey Andria Aguilar, Montenae Roye-Speight, Samantha Levin, Laura Carleton Silje Rasmussen, LaTarsha Stroman, Tanqueray Hayward, Charlotte Mayock Charlene Lipsey, Latoya McDermott, Kayann Thompson, Jenna Henssler Dakota Goodman, Siedda Herbert, Brittany Hall, Laura Carleton Camille Cato, Sylvia Brydson, Jackie Bobien, Lisa Reed Lindsay Day, Monique Cabral, Kayann Thompson, Katie Dawson
Tenaya Jones, Angel Boyd, Jessica Ohanaja, Nickiesha Wilson Donalda Duprey, Mary Cobb, Dawn Bowles, Cinnamon Sheffield Zamyal Jackson, Tiffany Robinson, Lolo Jones, RaNysha LeBlanc Brittany Littlejohn, Tiffany Robinson, RaNysha LeBlanc, Lolo Jones Nickiesha Wilson, Shaunette Davidson, Angel Boyd, Jessica Ohanaja Jovennie McDuffie, Sharon Jaklofsky, Dawn Bowles, Cinnamon Sheffield Sharon Jaklofsky, Cinnamon Sheffield, Joyce Melendez, Dawn Bowles Yolanda Brown, Astia Walker, Karen Boone, Kim Carson Jessica Ohanaja, Megan Akre, Angel Boyd, RaNysha LeBlanc Loren Leaverton, Selena Lewis April Sams, Joyce Bates
1989
1:36.81
1993
1:37.95
1992
1:37.97
1991
1:38.24c
1987
1:39.04
1985
1:39.10
1988
1:39.55
2004
1:39.78
2004
1:39.87
1989
1:40.29
2012
3:43.79
2013
3:43.98
2010
3:43.98
1999
3:44.18
2004
3:44.20
2013
3:44.26
2012
3:44.50
2003
3:44.68
2004
3:44.97
2003
3:45.65
1985
11:10.94c
2012
11:16.82
2011
11:20.15
2013
11:22.71
2013
11:23.55
1997
11:27.26
2010
11:32.34
2011
11:34.29
1987
11:34.94
2008
11:38.16
2008
52.77
1991
53.0
2003
53.04
2004
53.43
2007
53.73
1992
53.80
1992
53.8
1996
53.83
2005
53.90
1999
54.01
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EVENT LSU RECORD 55 Meters 6.13, Chris Cummings, 1998
LSU FIELD HOUSE RECORD 6.09, Mel Lattany (Georgia), 1981; Sam Graddy (Tennessee), 1986
SEC RECORD 6.03, Sam Graddy (Tennessee), 1986
COLLEGIATE RECORD 5.99, Obedale Thompson (UTEP), 1997
60 Meters 6.51, Richard Thompson, 2008
6.59, Trell Kimmons (Hinds CC), 2005;
Richard Thompson (Tiger Olympians), 2010
6.51, Richard Thompson (LSU), 2008
6.45, Leonard Myles-Mills (BYU), 1999
200 Meters 20.30, Xavier Carter, 2006
20.89, Lorenzo Daniel (Mississippi State), 1988
20.10, Wallace Spearmon (Arkansas), 2005
20.10, Wallace Spearmon (Arkansas), 2005
400 Meters 45.28, Xavier Carter, 2006
46.37, Clifton Campbell (Auburn), 1988
44.57, Kerron Clement (Florida), 2005
44.57, Kerron Clement (Florida), 2005
500 Meters 1:02.26, Rod Green, 1984
1:02.21, Larry Cantrell (Alabama), 1988
1:01.02, Dennis Mitchell (Florida), 1987
1:00.84, Michael Greene (Navy), 1987
800 Meters 1:47.78, Richard Jones, 2010
1:47.38, George Kersh (Mississippi), 1991
1:46.07, Leoman Momoh (Arkansas), 2013
1:44.84, Paul Ereng (Virginia), 1989
1,000 Meters 2:20.51, Robin van Helden, 1987
2:25.10, Russell Nally (Kentucky), 1988
2:20.51, Robin van Helden (LSU), 1987
2:19.64, Doug Consiglio (Arkansas), 1986
Mile 3:58.77, Passmore Furusa, 1995
3:59.54, Steve Bolt (Alabama), 1976
3:55.72, Graham Hood (Arkansas), 1995
3:52.88, Lawi Lalang (Arizona), 2014
3,000 Meters 7:55.49, John Kosgei, 2008
8:00.04, Mark Elliott (LSU), 1990
7:38.59, Alistair Cragg (Arkansas), 2004
7:38.59, Alistair Cragg (Arkansas), 2004
5,000 Meters 13:39.68, Terry Thornton, 1990
13:53.99, Todd Williams (Tennessee), 1991
13:28.93, Alistair Cragg (Arkansas), 2003
13:08.28, Lawi Lalang (Arizona), 2012
55 Hurdles 7.11, Larry Shipp, 1976
7.04, Mark McKoy (Canada), 1987
6.94, Terrance Trammell (South Carolina), 1999
6.89, Renaldo Nehemiah (Maryland), 1979
60 Hurdles 7.55, Barrett Nugent, 2012
7.67, Ryan Fontenot (Tiger Olympians), 2011
7.50, Eddie Lovett (Florida), 2013
7.47, Reggie Torian (Wisconsin), 1997
High Jump 7-6 1/2 (2.30), Tom Lange, 1992
7-6 1/2 (2.30), Brian Brown (Northwestern State), 1988
7-7 3/4 (2.33), Donald Thomas (Auburn), 2007
7-9 1/4 (2.37), Hollis Conway (Southwestern Louisiana), 1989
Long Jump 27-1 3/4 (8.27), John Moffitt, 2004
27-1 3/4 (8.27), Carl Lewis (Houston), 1981
27-8 (8.43), Erick Walder (Arkansas), 1994
28-2 1/2 (8.59), Miguel Pate (Alabama), 2002
Triple Jump 56-6 1/2 (17.23), Walter Davis, 2002
56-7 1/4 (17.25), Lemark Carter (Unattached), 1998
56-11 1/2 (17.36), Christian Taylor (Florida), 2011
57-5 (17.50), Charlie Simpkins (Baptist), 1986
Pole Vault 19-0 1/4 (5.81), Russ Buller, 1999
18-6 1/2 (5.65), Russ Buller (Unattached), 2002
19-1 1/2 (5.83), Lawrence Johnson (Tennessee), 1994
19-2 1/4 (5.85), Jacob Davis (Texas), 1999
Shot Put 66-0 1/4 (20.12), Joe Maciejczyk, 1981
67-5 1/4 (20.55), Mike Stulce (Texas A&M), 1990
67-0 3/4 (20.44), Kemal Mesic (Florida), 2012
71-3 1/2 (21.73), Ryan Whiting (Arizona State), 2008
Weight Throw 78-1 (23.80), Walter Henning, 2010
76-6 1/4 (23.32), Walter Henning (LSU), 2011
80-2 (24.43), Andras Haklits (Georgia), 2001
81-1 1/4 (24.72), Scott Russell (Kansas), 2002
Pentathlon 4,451, Sheldon Blockburger, 1987
4,399, Bruce Reid (LSU), 1989
4,451, Sheldon Blockburger (LSU), 1987
4,451, Sheldon Blockburger (LSU), 1987
Heptathlon 5,707, Darion Powell, 2006
5,521, Darion Powell (LSU), 2006
6,175, Kevin Lazas (Arkansas), 2013
6,499, Ashton Eaton (Oregon), 2010
4x400-Meter Relay
3:04.01, 2006 3:09.90, Alabama, 1993 Kelly Willie Reggie Dardar Melville Rogers Xavier Carter
3:03.20, Texas A&M, 2014
3:02.95, SMU, 1985
4x800-Meter Relay
7:25.35, 1986 Raven Lewis (1:52.4) Mark Fowler (1:50.5) Rodney Lewis (1:51.4) Bob Dielis (1:51.0)
7:24.10, Florida, 1993
7:18.23, Florida, 1992
7:17.45, Clemson, 1989
Distance Medley Relay
9:35.31, 2008 Elkana Kosgei Armanti Hayes Jamaal James John Kosgei
9:44.57, Kentucky, 1989
9:29.25, Arkansas, 2005
9:25.97, Texas, 2008
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LSU FIELD HOUSE RECORD 6.58, Dawn Sowell (LSU), 1989
SEC RECORD 6.56, Gwen Torrence (Georgia), 1987
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COLLEGIATE RECORD 6.56, Gwen Torrance (Georgia), 1987
60 Meters 7.13, Kelly Baptiste, 2008 7.20, Muna Lee 7.09, Lakya Brookins (LSU), 2003 (South Carolina), 2011
7.09, Angela Williams (Southern California), 2001; Lakya Brookins (South Carolina), 2011
200 Meters 22.49, Muna Lee, 2003
22.87, Dawn Sowell (LSU), 1989
22.43, Veronica Campbell (Arkansas), 2004
22.40, Bianca Knight (Texas), 2008
400 Meters 50.92, Hazelann Regis, 2005
52.70, Diane Francis (Alabama), 1991
50.80, Natasha Hastings (South Carolina), 2007
50.46, Phyllis Francis (Oregon), 2014
500 Meters 1:11.08, Schowonda Williams, 1987
1:10.76, Denise Mitchell (Florida), 1998
1:09.35, Ilrey Oliver (Tennessee), 1987
1:09.39, Cathy Rattray (Tennessee), 1984
800 Meters 2:02.00, Natoya Goule, 2013
2:03.92, Hazel Clark (Florida), 1998
2:00.75, Nicole Cook (Tennessee), 2005
2:00.75, Nicole Cook (Tennessee), 2005
1,000 Meters 2:42.23, Christine Slythe, 1985
2:47.87, Jasmin Jones (Tennessee), 1989
2:41.37, Alisa Harvey (Tennessee), 1987
2:41.56, Teena Colebrook (Cal Poly SLO), 1989
Mile 4:38.67, Christine Slythe, 1985
4:35.06, Liz Lynch (Alabama), 1986
4:31.24, Charlotte Browning (Florida), 2010
4:25.91, Jenny Barringer (Colorado), 2009
3,000 Meters 9:19.11, Lisa Reed, 1987
9:06.85, Liz Lynch (Alabama), 1986
8:59.98, Callie Macumber (Kentucky), 2013
8:42.03, Jenny Barringer (Colorado), 2009
5,000 Meters 16:11.58, Laura Carleton, 2013
16:12.23, Valerie McGovern (Kentucky), 1991
15:45.56, Caitlin Phillips (Kentucky), 2003
15:01.70, Jenny Barringer (Colorado), 2009
55 Hurdles 7.40, Kim Carson, 1996
7.49, Tananjalyn Stanley (Unattached), 1991
7.34, Michelle Freeman (Florida), 1992
7.30, Tiffany Lott (BYU), 1997
60 Hurdles 7.96a, Jasmin Stowers, 2014 8.07, Lolo Jones (Tiger Olympians), 2009
7.94, Vonnette Dixon (Auburn), 2000; Kendra Harrison (Kentucky), 2014
7.78, Brianna Rollins (Clemson), 2013
High Jump 6-1 1/2 (1.87), Gai Kapernick, 1993
6-3 1/4 (1.91), Jeannelle Scheper (South Carolina), 2013
6-6 (1.98), Destinee Hooker (Texas), 2009
Long Jump 22-4 1/2 (6.82), Daphnie Saunders, 1994 21-10 3/4 (6.67), Carol Lewis (Santa Monica TC), 1987
22-8 (6.91), Elva Goulbourne (Auburn), 2002; Shara Proctor (Florida), 2010
22-8 (6.91), Elva Goulbourne (Auburn), 2002; Shara Proctor (Florida), 2010
Triple Jump 46-9 (14.25), Suzette Lee, 1997
46-5 1/4 (13.56), Suzette Lee (Unattached), 1998
46-9 (14.25), Suzette Lee (LSU), 1997
46-9 (14.25), Suzette Lee (LSU), 1997
Pole Vault 14-3 1/2 (4.36), Rachel Laurent, 2010
13-9 1/4 (4.20), Alicia Warwick (Unattached), 2000; Rachel Laurent (LSU), 2009
14-11 (4.55), Tina Sutej (Arkansas), 2012
15-1 (4.60), Kaitlin Petrillose (Texas), 2014
Shot Put 55-10 1/2 (17.03), Danyel Mitchell, 1994
58-7 1/2 (17.87), Eileen Vanesi (Reebok), 1995
61-0 (18.59), Mariam Kevkhishvili (Florida), 2010
63-0 3/4 (19.22), Tia Brooks (Oklahoma), 2013
Weight Throw 73-11 (22.53), Denise Hinton, 2014
70-10 1/2 (21.60), Kristal Yush (Tiger Olympians), 2008
79-5 1/4 (24.21), Candice Scott (Florida), 2005
83-10 1/4 (25.56), Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois), 2007
Pentathlon 4,212, Sharon Jaklofsky, 1992
4,196, Tonya Lee (Tennessee), 1991
4,635, Kendell Williams (Georgia), 2014
4,635, Kendell Williams (Georgia), 2014
4x400-Meter Relay
3:29.06, 2005 Brooklynn Morris Neisha Bernard-Thomas Deonna Lawrence Hazelann Regis
3:37.40, LSU, 1995 LaTarsha Stroman (54.6) Sheila Powell (54.7) Zundra Feagin (54.4) Youlanda Warren (53.4)
3:28.25, South Carolina, 2003
3:27.40, Oregon, 2014
4x800-Meter Relay
8:26.04, 1987 8:42.27, Florida, 1986 Jackie Bobien (2:07.4) Kathi Harris (2:07.9) Camille Cato (2:04.8) Sylvia Brydson (2:05.9)
8:26.04, LSU, 1987 Jackie Bobien (2:07.4) Kathi Harris (2:07.9) Camille Cato (2:04.8) Sylvia Brydson (2:05.9)
8:25.5, Villanova, 1987
Distance Medley Relay
11:18.75, 2012 Charlene Lipsey Jonique Day Samantha Levin Laura Carleton
10:50.98, Tennessee, 2009
10:50.98, Tennessee, 2009
6-2 (1.88), Angie Bradburn (Unattached), 1992
11:20.87, Alabama, 1986
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Men’s Outdoor Record Book EVENT
LSU RECORD
BERNIE MOORE STADIUM RECORD
SEC RECORD
COLLEGIATE RECORD
100 Meters 9.89, Richard Thompson, 2008 9.99, Donovan Bailey 9.89, Richard Thompson (Unattached), 1995 (LSU), 2008
9.89, Travis Padgett (Clemson), 2008; Richard Thompson (LSU), 2008; Ngonidzashe Makusha (Florida State), 2011
200 Meters 19.63, Xavier Carter, 2006
19.98, Justin Gatlin (Tennessee), 2002
19.87, Lorenzo Daniel (MSU), 1988; John Capel (Florida), 1999
19.69, Walter Dix (Florida State), 2007
400 Meters 44.29, Derrick Brew, 1999
44.13, Butch Reynolds (Ohio State), 1987
44.29, Derrick Brew (LSU), 1999
43.50, Quincy Watts (Southern California), 1992
800 Meters 1:45.53, Robin van Helden, 1987
1:45.17, Otukile Lekote (South Carolina), 2002
1:43.93, William Wuyke (Alabama), 1984
1:41.77, Joaquim Cruz (Oregon), 1984
1,500 Meters 3:38.41, Passmore Furusa, 1995
3:35.30, Sydney Maree (Villanova), 1981
3:37.23, Senecca Lassifer (Arkansas), 1999
3:30.56, Bernard Lagat (Washington State), 1999
5,000 Meters 13:33.10, Mark Elliott, 1989
13:38.94, Suleiman Nyambui (UTEP), 1981
13:16.98, Alistair Cragg (Arkansas), 2004
13:08.4, Henry Rono (Washington State), 1978
10,000 Meters 28:18.68, Terry Thornton, 1990
28:32.10, Boaz Cheboiywo (Eastern Michigan), 2002
27:52.10, Shawn Forrest (Arkansas), 2009
27:08.39, Sam Chelanga (Liberty), 2010
110 Hurdles 13.32, Barrett Nugent, 2012
13.36, Ron Bramlett (Alabama), 2002
13.20, Wayne Davis III (Texas A&M), 2014
13.00, Renaldo Nehemiah (Maryland), 1979
400 Hurdles 47.67, Bennie Brazell, 2005
48.16, Rickey Harris (Florida), 2002
47.10, Samuel Matete (Auburn), 1991
47.10, Samuel Matete (Auburn), 1991
3,000-Meter 8:38.14, Magnus Bengtsson, 1990 Steeplechase
8:22.34, Daniel Lincoln (Arkansas), 2002
8:23.16, Henry Lelei (Texas A&M), 2013
8:05.40, Henry Rono (Washington State), 1978
High Jump 7-5 3/4 (2.28), Tom Lange, 1990
7-5 3/4 (2.28), Tom Smith (Illinois State), 1987; Dothel Edwards (Georgia), 1987; Troy Kemp (Boise State), 1987
7-8 (2.34), Donald Thomas (Auburn), 2007
7-9 3/4 (2.38), Hollis Conway (Southwestern Louisiana), 1989
Long Jump 27-9 1/2 (8.47), John Moffitt, 2004
27-10 1/4 (8.49), Melvin Lister (Arkansas), 2000
28-8 1/4 (8.74) (a) Erick Walder (Arkansas), 1994
28-8 1/4 (8.74) (a) Erick Walder (Arkansas), 1994
Triple Jump 57-8 1/2 (17.59), Walter Davis, 2002
56-10 3/4 (17.34), Walter Davis (LSU), 2002
57-8 1/2 (17.59), Walter Davis (LSU), 2002
58-7 1/4 (17.89), Charlie Simpkins (Baptist), 1985
Pole Vault 18-8 3/4 (5.71), Russ Buller, 2000
18-9 1/4 (5.72), Russ Buller (Tiger Olympians), 2007; Andrew Irwin (Arkansas), 2012
19-7 1/2 (5.98), Lawrence Johnson (Tennessee), 1996
19-7 1/2 (5.98), Lawrence Johnson (Tennessee), 1996
Shot Put 65-7 (19.99), Joe Maciejczyk, 1982
70-10 1/2 (21.60), Janus Roberts (SMU), 2002
68-6 (20.88), Edis Elkasevic (Auburn), 2005
72-2 1/4 (22.00), John Godina (UCLA), 1995
Discus 212-2 (64.68), Rodney Brown, 2014
208-6 (63.56), Mike Buncic (Kentucky), 1985
219-9 (66.99), Gabor Mate (Auburn), 2003
223-7 (68.16), Julian Wruck (UCLA), 2013
Hammer 239-5 (72.98), Walter Henning, 2010
253-8 (77.32), Andras Haklits (Georgia), 2002
243-2 (74.13), Cory Martin (Auburn), 2008
270-10 (82.56), Balazs Kiss (Southern California), 1995
Javelin 247-11 (75.56), Mikael Olander, 1987
264-5 (80.60), Andreas Linden (Unattached), 1998
273-3 (83.28), Tom Pukstys (Florida), 1990
292-4 (89.10), Patrik Boden (Texas), 1990
Decathlon 8,172, Mario Sategna, 1995
8,166, Sheldon Blockburger (Unattached), 1991
8,463, Tom Pappas (Tennessee), 1999
8,465, Trey Hardee (Texas), 2006
4x100-Meter Relay
38.24, 1998 Mike Alridge, Jermaine Grant, Byron Logan, Curtis Perry
38.32, LSU, 2002 Walter Davis, Robert Parham, Pete Coley, Bennie Brazell
38.24, LSU, 1998 Mike Alridge, Jermaine Grant Byron Logan, Curtis Perry
38.04, TCU, 1998
4x200-Meter Relay
1:20.45, 2011 Keyth Talley, Horatio Williams, Tristan Walker, Gabriel Mvumvure
1:20.99, LSU, 2011 Riker Hylton, Horatio Williams, Keyth Talley, Gabriel Mvumvure
1:20.20, Tennessee, 2002
1:19.67, TCU, 2000
4x400-Meter Relay
2:59:59, 2005 3:00.55, UCLA, 1987 Reggie Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie Brazell, Xavier Carter
2:59:59, LSU, 2005 Reggie Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie Brazell, Xavier Carter
2:59:59, LSU, 2005 Reggie Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie Brazell, Xavier Carter
4x800-Meter Relay
7:15.73, 1987 Paul Marmaro, Mark Fowler, Bob Dielis, Robin van Helden
7:31.86, Akron, 2011
7:13.87, Arkansas, 1999
7:08.96, Arizona State, 1984
4x1,500-Meter Relay
15:09.74, 1989 Magnus Bengtsson, Mark Elliott, Terry Thornton, Robin van Helden
Not yet contested
14:52.81, Arkansas, 1994
14:50.2, Arkansas, 1985
Sprint Medley Relay (200, 200, 400, 800)
3:16.01, 2010 Caleb Williams, Gabriel Mvumvure, Robert Simmons, Richard Jones
3:19.27, LSU, 2008 Armanti Hayes, Gabriel Mvumvure, Reggie Dardar, John Kosgei
3:12.13, Arkansas, 2000
3:12.13, Arkansas, 2000
Distance Medley Relay 9:35.58, 1981 Scott Ainsworth, Bobby Beck, Greg Davis, Mike Quigley
9:40.61, LSU, 1986
9:23.42, Arkansas, 1995
9:20.10, Arkansas, 1989
4x110-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay
55.54, LSU, 1986 Bernard Williams, David Hebert, Eric Reid, Charles James
54.40, Tennessee, 1981
54.40, Tennessee, 1981
55.54, 1986 Bernard Williams, David Hebert, Eric Reid, Charles James
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LSU RECORD
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BERNIE MOORE STADIUM RECORD
SEC RECORD
COLLEGIATE RECORD
100 Meters 10.78, Dawn Sowell, 1989
10.96, Kimberlyn Duncan (LSU), 2012
10.78, Dawn Sowell (LSU), 1989
10.78, Dawn Sowell (LSU), 1989
200 Meters 22.04, Dawn Sowell, 1989
22.47, Muna Lee (LSU), 2004
22.04, Dawn Sowell (LSU), 1989
22.04, Dawn Sowell (LSU), 1989
400 Meters 50.60, LaTarsha Stroman, 1997
50.83, Allison Beckford (Rice), 2002
49.95, Lillie Leatherwood (Alabama), 1987
49.89, Sanya Richards (Texas), 2004
800 Meters 1:59.93, Natoya Goule, 2013
2:00.77, Neisha Bernard-Thomas (Tiger Olympians), 2010
1:59.93, Natoya Goule (LSU), 2013
1:58.33, Claudette Groenendaal (Oregon), 1985
1,500 Meters 4:17.14, Christine Slythe, 1985
4:09.85, Suzy Favor (Wisconsin), 1987
4:06.75, Tiffany McWilliams (Mississippi State), 2003
3:59.90, Jenny Barringer (Colorado), 2009
3,000 Meters 9:22.04, Lisa Reed, 1987
8:53.07, Vicki Huber (Villanova), 1988
8:58.00, Heidi Olafsdottir (Alabama), 1987
8:47.35, Vicki Huber (Villanova), 1988
5,000 Meters 15:44.41, Laura Carleton, 2013
15:46.00, Anne Schweitzer (Texas), 1987
15:37.73, Kathy Bryant (Tennessee), 1982
15:07.56, Cathy Branta (Wisconsin), 1985
10,000 Meters 34:01.65, Laura Carleton, 2013
33:28.27, Patty Murray (Western Illinois), 1987
32:26.03, Jessie Gordon (Arkansas), 2003
31:18.07, Lisa Koll (Iowa State), 2010
100 Hurdles 12.70, Tananjalyn Stanley, 1989
12.71, Lolo Jones (Tiger Olympians), 2010
12.70, Tananjalyn Stanley (LSU), 1989
12.39, Brianna Rollins (Clemson), 2013
400 Hurdles 53.97, Nickiesha Wilson, 2007
54.85, Lashinda Demus (South Carolina), 2002
53.97, Nickiesha Wilson (LSU), 2007
53.21, Kori Carter (Stanford), 2013
3,000-Meter 10:18.54ht, Susanne Strunz, 2001 Steeplechase
9:45.94, Michaela Manova (BYU), 2002
9:49.01, Grace Heymsfield (Arkansas), 2014
9:25.54, Jenny Barringer (Colorado), 2009
High Jump 6-2 1/4 (1.88), Gai Kapernick, 1994
6-2 1/4 (1.88), Mazel Thomas (Abilene Christian), 1987
6-3 1/2 (1.92), Leontia Kallenou (Georgia), 2014
6-6 1/4 (1.99), Brigetta Barrett (Arizona), 2013
Long Jump 22-9 1/4 (6.94), Sheila Echols, 1987
22-9 1/4 (6.94), Sheila Echols (LSU), 1987
22-9 1/4 (6.94), Sheila Echols (LSU), 1987
23-9 (7.24), Jackie Joyner (UCLA), 1985
Triple Jump 45-10 (13.97), Keisha Spencer, 2000
46-2 3/4 (14.09), Suzette Lee (Unattached), 2000
45-10 (13.97), Keisha Spencer (LSU), 2000
46-9 (14.25), Kimberly Williams (Florida State), 2011
Pole Vault 14-3 1/4 (4.35), Rachel Laurent, 2011
14-6 3/4 (4.44), Morgann Leleux (Georgia), 2012
15-1 1/2 (4.61), Tina Sutej (Arkansas), 2011
15-1 1/2 (4.61), Tina Sutej (Arkansas), 2011
Shot Put 57-4 1/4 (17.48), Tori Bliss, 2014
59-2 (18.03), Meg Ritchie (Arizona), 1983
60-8 1/2 (18.50), Liz Wanless (Florida), 2005
62-3 3/4 (18.99), Meg Ritchie (Arizona), 1983
Discus 194-4 (59.24), Danyel Mitchell, 1994
204-4 (62.28), Meg Ritchie (Arizona), 1983
208-8 (63.60), Shelbi Vaughan (Texas A&M), 2014
221-5 (67.48), Meg Ritchie (Arizona), 1981
Javelin 204-9 (62.42), Laverne Eve, 1987
198-5 (60.48), Laverne Eve (Bahamas), 1989
228-11 (69.79), Candice Scott (Florida), 2003
228-11 (69.79), Candice Scott (Florida), 2003
Hammer 218-0 (66.46), Denise Hinton, 2014
220-10 (67.30), Chelsea Cassulo (Arizona State), 2013
239-4 (72.94), Jennifer Dahlgren (Georgia), 2006
239-4 (72.94), Jennifer Dahlgren (Georgia), 2006
Heptathlon 6,013, Sharon Jaklofsky, 1992
6,068, Jolanda Jones (Houston), 1987
6,050, Makeba Alcide (Arkansas), 2013
6,718, Jackie Joyner (UCLA), 1985
4x100-Meter Relay
42.50, 1989 Esther Jones, Cinnamon Sheffield, Dawn Sowell, Tananjalyn Stanley
42.84, LSU, 2008 Brooklynn Morris, Samantha Henry, Juanita Broaddus, Kelly Baptiste
42.50, LSU, 1989 42.36, Texas A&M, 2009 Esther Jones, Cinnamon Sheffield, Dawn Sowell, Tananjalyn Stanley
4x200-Meter Relay
1:29.78, 2003 Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones, Muna Lee
1:32.33, LSU, 2011 Latoya McDermott, Semoy Hackett, Jonique Day, Kimberlyn Duncan
1:29.78, LSU, 2003 1:29.42, Texas A&M, 2010 Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones, Muna Lee
4x400-Meter Relay
3:24.59, 2012 3:26.46, South Carolina, 2002 Latoya McDermott, Rebecca Alexander, Cassandra Tate, Jonique Day
3:24.59, LSU, 2012 Latoya McDermott, Rebecca Alexander, Cassandra Tate, Jonique Day
3:23.75, Texas, 2004
4x800-Meter Relay
8:19.43, 2013 Samantha Levin, Natoya Goule, Nikita Tracey, Charlene Lipsey
8:57.72, LSU, 2011 Brea Goodman, Laura Carleton, Dakota Goodman, Charlene Lipsey
8:17.91, Tennessee, 2009
8:17.45, Villanova, 2013
Sprint Medley Relay (200, 200, 400, 800)
3:43.79, 2012 Semoy Hackett, Kimberlyn Duncan, Cassandra Tate, Charlene Lipsey
3:47.55, LSU, 2008 Samantha Henry, Kelly Baptiste, Deonna Lawrence, Brittany Hall
3:41.78, Tennessee, 2004
3:41.78, Tennessee, 2004
Distance Medley Relay
11:10.94, 1985 Camille Cato, Muffy McLeod, Christine Slythe, Wendy Truvillion
11:21.57, Kentucky, 1986
10:50.51, Tennessee, 2008
10:48.38, Villanova, 1988
4x100-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay
52.77, 2008 Tenaya Jones, Angel Boyd, Jessica Ohanaja, Nickiesha Wilson
56.34, LSU, 1986 Alicia Bass, Carlette Smith, Schowonda Williams, Cheryl Wilson
52.77, LSU, 2008 Tenaya Jones, Angel Boyd, Jessica Ohanaja, Nickiesha Wilson
52.50, Texas A&M, 2010
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LSU
Men’s Decathlon EVENT LSU RECORD 100 Meters 10.60, Sheldon Blockburger, 1987
BERNIE MOORE STADIUM RECORD 10.44, Jeff Huggins (Kentucky), 1975
SEC RECORD 10.44, Jeff Huggins (Kentucky), 1975
COLLEGIATE RECORD 10.37, Ashton Eaton (Oregon), 2010
Long Jump 25-2 3/4 (7.69), Sheldon Blockburger, 1986
25-11 (7.90), Dannie Jackson (Arizona State), 1981
25-2 3/4 (7.69), Sheldon Blockburger (LSU), 1986
26-2 3/4 (7.99), Dannie Jackson (Arizona State), 1981
Shot Put 55-7 (16.94), Bengt Jarlsjo, 1989
56-11 1/4 (17.35), Bengt Jarlsjo (Unattached), 1991
55-7 (16.94), Bengt Jarlsjo (LSU), 1989
58-3 1/4 (17.76), Russ Hodge (Foothill CC), 1966
High Jump
7-2 1/4 (2.19), Sheldon Blockburger (Unattached), 1991
7-1 3/4 (2.18), Aric Long (Tennessee), 1992
7-3 (2.21), Thomas Eriksson (Lamar), 1985
400 Meters 48.18, Mario Sategna, 1995
47.70, Doug Hedrick (Tennessee), 1987
47.08, Matt Shelton (Tennessee), 1992
46.28, Ashton Eaton (Oregon), 2010
Day 1 4,342, Claston Bernard, 2001
4,266, Sheldon Blockburger (LSU), 1987
4,451, Tom Pappas (Tennessee), 1999
4,500, Ashton Eaton (Oregon), 2010
110 Hurdles 13.88, Alleyne Lett, 2005
14.15, Alleyne Lett (LSU), 2005
13.70, Jangy Addy (Tennessee), 2008
13.68, Ashton Eaton (Oregon), 2010
Discus 174-10 (53.30), Alleyne Lett, 2005
172-10 (52.68), Brian Brophy (Tennessee), 1991
174-10 (53.30), Alleyne Lett (LSU), 2005
174-10 (53.30), Alleyne Lett (LSU), 2005
Pole Vault 17-0 3/4 (5.20), Mario Sategna, 1995
16-10 3/4 (5.15), Kevin Lazas (Arkansas), 2012
19-3 (5.87), Lawrence Johnson (Tennessee), 1996
19-3 (5.87), Lawrence Johnson (Tennessee), 1996
Javelin 247-11 (75.56), Mikael Olander, 1987
247-11 (75.56), Mikael Olander (LSU), 1987
247-11 (75.56), Mikael Olander (LSU), 1987
247-11 (75.56), Mikael Olander (LSU), 1987
1,500 Meters 4:27.23, Chip Troxclair, 1978
4:11.73, Scott Daniels (Utah), 1981
4:10.45, John Crist (Alabama), 1976
3:59.13, Curtis Beach (Duke), 2011
Day 2 4,100, Mikael Olander, 1988
4,070, Tito Steiner (BYU), 1981
4,100, Mikael Olander (LSU), 1988
4,117, Mauricio Bardales (UC Irvine), 1978
Total 8,172, Mario Sategna, 1995
8,166, Sheldon Blockburger (Unattached), 1991
8,463, Tom Pappas (Tennessee), 1999
8,465, Trey Hardee (Texas), 2006
EVENT LSU RECORD 100 Hurdles 13.42, Cheryl Wilson, 1989
BERNIE MOORE STADIUM RECORD 13.64, Sharon Jaklofsky (LSU), 1991; Jovennie McDuffie (LSU), 1991
SEC RECORD 12.99, Kendell Williams (Georgia), 2014
COLLEGIATE RECORD 12.99, Kendell Williams (Georgia), 2014
High Jump 6-0 1/2 (1.84), Kelli Flynn, 1993
6-1 1/4 (1.86), Jolanda Jones (Houston), 1987
6-2 (1.88), Makeba Alcide (Arkansas), 2013
6-4 (1.93), Maryse Ewanje-Epee (Arizona), 1985
Shot Put 46-10 (14.27), Kym Carter, 1987
52-8 3/4 (16.07), Austra Skujyte (Kansas State), 2002
46-10 (14.27), Kym Carter (LSU), 1987
52-8 3/4 (16.07), Austra Skujyte (Kansas State), 2002
200 Meters 23.86, Jovennie McDuffie, 1991
23.84, Tacita Bass (South Carolina), 2002
23.85, Danielle Sampley (Kentucky), 2008
23.40, Lori Smith (San Diego State), 1983
Day 1 4,309, Sharon Jaklofsky, 1991
3,628, Jolanda Jones (Houston), 1987
4,309, Sharon Jaklofsky (LSU), 1991
3,942, Jackie Joyner (UCLA), 1985
Long Jump 20-9 (6.33), Sharon Jaklofsky, 1991
21-6 (6.55), Eva Karblom (BYU), 1987
20-10 1/2 (6.36), Brittany Bozeman (Ole Miss), 2010
21-11 1/2 (6.69), Jackie Joyner (UCLA), 1985
Javelin 141-5 (43.10), Camilla Strid, 1991
153-2 (46.70), Camilla Strid (Unattached), 1992
156-4 (47.66), Heidi Mann (Florida), 1987
179-8 (54.76), Susie Ray (UCLA), 1983
800 Meters 2:08.15, Lana Zimmerman, 1983
2:14.10, Jolanda Jones (Houston), 1987
2:08.15, Lana Zimmerman (LSU), 1983
2:08.15, Lana Zimmerman (LSU), 1983
Day 2 2,433, Lana Zimmerman, 1983
2,440, Jolanda Jones (Houston), 1987
2,433, Lana Zimmerman (LSU), 1983
2,799, Diane Guthrie-Gresham (George Mason), 2006
Total 6,013, Sharon Jaklofsky, 1992
6,068, Jolanda Jones (Houston), 1987
6,050, Makeba Alcide (Arkansas), 2013
6,718, Jackie Joyner (UCLA), 1985
7-0 1/4 (2.14), Bruce Reid, 1988; Claston Bernard, 2001
Women’s Heptathlon
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TOP REGIONAL FINISHES 2nd: Terry Thornton* Passmore Furusa* 3rd: Likhaya Dayile* 6th: Terry Thornton* 7th Likhaya Dayile* 8th: Mark Elliott* Joseph Simuchimba*
1989 1994 2000 1990 2001 1989 2007
TOP 10 SEC FINISHES 4th: Silje Rasmussen 5th: Lisa Reed Charlotte Mayock Susanne Strunz 8th: Lisa Reed 9th: Lisa Reed 10th: Lisa Reed
* In 1997, LSU moved from the District III Region to the District VI Region (currently the South Central Region).
NCAA PERFORMANCES 4th: Terry Thornton# 44th: Likhaya Dayile 68th: Joseph Simuchimba 115th: Likhaya Dayile DNF: Mark Elliott Terry Thornton Passmore Furusa
1989 2001 2007 2000 1989 1990 1994
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* = NCAA Qualifier | # = All-America | DNF = Did Not Finish
TOP REGIONAL FINISHES 6th: Charlotte Mayock* 13th: Susanne Strunz 17th: Silje Rasmussen 20th Bridget Cusack Laura Carleton 26th: Silje Rasmussen Martina Barkman 28th: Amanda Occhi
Team HIGHEST SEC FINISHES 2nd: 1938 (tie), 1989 3rd: 1939, 1985 (tie) 4th: 1970, 1971, 1984, 2000 HIGHEST REGIONAL FINISHES 5th: 2007 6th: 2000, 2004, 2005 7th: 1999, 2008 8th: 1997 9th: 1989, 2001 10th: 1984, 1998 11th: 2003
TOP 10 SEC FINISHES (SINCE 1965) 2nd: Terry Thornton 1989, 1990 Passmore Furusa 1994 5th: John Stewart 1969, 1970, 1971 Likhaya Dayile 2001 6th: Mark Elliott 1989 Passmore Furusa 1995 9th: Bobby Beck 1981 Likhaya Dayile 2000 10th: Joseph Simuchimba 2007
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1996 1988 1996 2001 1986 1987 1984
1996 2001 1996 1999 2012 1994 1998, 1999 1999
TOP NCAA FINISHES 62nd: Charlotte Mayock
Team HIGHEST SEC FINISHES 4th: 1999 5th: 1996 6th: 1983, 1988
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HIGHEST REGIONAL FINISHES 6th: 1999 8th: 2012 10th: 2005 11th: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 12th: 2000, 2014
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YEAR
TEAM
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PLACE
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
6th 8th 6th 4th t3rd 7th 7th 6th 2nd 7th 11th 11th 12th 6th 6th 6th 6th 5th 8th 4th 7th 8th 9th 6th 6th 9th 8th 10th 11th 9th 10th 13th 12th 13th
Bobby Beck Bobby Beck Matt Dobbins Mike Smith Mike Smith Paul Marmaro Pablo Presedo Pablo Presedo Terry Thornton Terry Thornton Magnus Bengstsson Bob Wyman Tre Hendry Passmore Furusa Passmore Furusa Abderrazak Merchoud Robby LeBlanc Frans Schimper Frans Schimper Likhaya Dayile Likhaya Dayile Andrew Huston Jimmy Wiggins Patrick Gavin Drew Haro Drew Haro Joseph Simuchimba Richard Chautin Cullen Doody Richard Chautin Cullen Doody Roger Cooke Philip Primeaux Philip Primeaux
9th 12th 20th 13th 11th 17th 5th 16th 2nd 2nd 18th 38th 50th 2nd 6th 14th 14th 17th 29th 9th 5th 41st 28th 22nd 21st 23rd 10th 38th 71st 24th 19th 69th 42nd 36th
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
6th 7th 7th 7th 9th 6th 10th 10th 10th 12th 12th 11th 12th 5th 9th 8th 4th 11th 8th 9th 11th 9th 10th 9th 9th 12th 11th 11th 12th 7th 14th 14th
Elaine Gomez Lisa Reed Anika Lewin Lisa Reed Lisa Reed Lisa Reed Michelle Munson Sally Lanier Sally Lanier Shannon Cox Michelle McDaniel Silje Rasmussen Eunice Flores Silje Rasmussen Bridget Cusack Bridget Cusack Martina Barkman Susanne Strunz Susanne Strunz Marian Burnett Katie Denton Ruth Nanyinza Michelle Hymel Rachael Graham Kate Accardo Christina Porter Charlene Lipsey Laura Carleton Charlene Lipsey Laura Carleton Morgan Schuetz Morgan Schuetz
23rd 10th 11th 8th 8th 5th 34th 59th 64th 59th 71st 31st 60th 4th 29th 23rd 13th 15th 5th 26th 44th 21st 43rd 39th 49th 51st 63rd 37th 60th 12th 102nd 52nd
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ABOTT, W. (1933-34) ABY, C. (1927-29) ACCARDO, Nick (2002-05) ACY, Tremayne (2014) ADAMS, C.R. (1916) ADAMS, Paul (1953) ADDY, Ken (1971-74) ADOLPH, Jeffrey (2007-09) AINSWORTH, Scott (1981-82) ALBRIGHT, Leland (1963-65) ALBRITTON, O. (1926-29) ALFRED, Don (1997-2000) ALLEN, Alvin (1949-50) ALLEN, R. (1928) ALLEN, Tommy (1967) ALLEYNE-FORTE, Ade (2009-12) ALLSOP, Shermund (2012-14) ALRIDGE, Mike (1996-98) ANDERSON, David (1984) ANDERSON, LeVar (1998-99) ANDING, Robert (1972-75) ANDREWS, James (1962-63) ANDRUS, Craig (1980) ATIYEH, Walead (1999-2000) AVERY, Butler (1948-50)
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BABERS, B. (1927) BAGWELL, J. (1933-34) BAINE, Troy (1956) BAKER, Bobby (1994-95) BAKER, Buck (2013) BAKER, Keith (1978) BAKER, Larry (1989) BALL, J.N. (1923) BANDARIES, Ludwin (1960-61) BANKHEAD, Bill (1957-58) BANKS, Leon (1979) BARHAM, J.R. (1907) BARNARD, Gerhard (1990-91) BARRETT, Dwhyte (1998-2001) BARRON, Ed (1956) BARROW, Gray (1979-81) BARTHELEMY, L.J. (1911) BARTON, J.J. (1997-2000) BASTIDAS, Jaime (1997-98) BATSON, Bryan (1999-2001) BECK, Bobby (1980) BECKER, J. (1938) BECKHAM, Richard (1971) BEIDENHARN, Joseph (1954) BENGTSSON, Magnus (1988-91) BENNETT, Bart (1963-64) BENNETT, F. (1927) BENNETT, Kirk (1988) BENTON, Austin (2004-07) BENTON, Tommy (1950) BERNARD, Claston (1999-2002) BERWICK, J. (1927-28) BILLEAUD, Craig (1997-98) BILLOT, Edwin (2006) BISHOP, Clyde (1982) BLACK, E.A. (1935) BLACK, Gary (1971) BLAIR, N. (1933-35) BLAIR, Walter (1957) BLAISE, Kyron (2011-12) BLAKE, Phillip (1989) BLANCHARD, B.O. (1905, 1907-08) BLANCHARD, Joe (1957-58) BLESS, Chris (2008-10) BLOCKBURGER, Sheldon (1986-87) BOBO, Taylor (2003) BOGGESS, Bob (1950) BOGUSKI, Bob (1957) BOHLKE, Billy (1999-2002) BOHN, Frank (2009) BOLDEN, Brett (2001) BONGAERTZ, Kees-Jan (1989-91) BORDELON (1930) BORNE, Brett (2007) BORNMAN, J.P. (1923-25) BOTLEY, Johnnie (1974-76) BOUCHE, Michael (1969) BOUDLOCHE, Willie (1991-93)
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BOUDREAUX, Pete (1964-66) BOUGHTON, J.F. (1932-34) BOURG, Avie (1959) BOURGEOIS, James (1949-50) BOUTTE, George (1980) BOUTTE, Harold (2007) BOWMAN, G. (1934-36) BOWMAN, S.S. (1930-32) BRADLEY, Willie (2002-05) BRASHER (1905) BRAZELL, Bennie (2002-05) BREATHWIT, John (1947, 1949-50) BREATHWIT, Mack (1949-50) BRENTS, Jess (1969) BREW, Derrick (1999-2000) BRICKHAM, Robert (1994-95) BRIDGES (1925-26) BRIDGES, Kenneth (1953) BRIEDE, Richard (1974-77) BRIEN, Clark (1968) BROCK, John (1951) BROOKS, Larry (1952, 1954-55) BROUSSARD Carson, (2001-03) BROUSSARD, Francis (1981) BROWDER, Darrin (1989) BROWN, Andre (1985-86) BROWN, Billy (1938-41) BROWN, Ellis (1996) BROWN, H.M. (1925-27) BROWN, Harry (1929) BROWN, J.E. (1917) BROWN, L.P. (1928-30) BROWN, Lorenzo (1990) BROWN, Rodney (2012-14) BRUNER, J.C. (1914-15) BRYAN, A. (1935-37) BRYANT, J.T. (1917) BUELL, N. (1937-38) BULLER, Russ (1997-2000) BURGE, D.P. (1933) BURGE (1938) BURKS, Shawn (1985) BURLEIGH, Joe (Ivan) (1950-51) BURNETT, J. (1927-29) BURRIS, W.B. (1913-16) BURTON, Harry (1952) BURTON, John (1957) BUSBY, Bill (1960) BUSCH, Herman (1953) BUSH, Darrell (2013-14) BUTLER, Carroll (1948) BUTLER, J. (1921-25) BUTLER, King (1961) BUTLER, S.L. (1906-07) BUTLER, W.E. (1931)
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CAILLETEAU, F. (1925-26) CAIN, Chris (1996-97) CALDWELL (1919) CALE, Frederick (1968) CALHOUN, D. (1927) CALLAWAY, Louis (1984-87) CALLOWAY, Jason (1999) CAMPBELL, C.C. (1924-25) CAMPBELL, Charles (1961) CAMPBELL, Steve (1979) CANGELOSI, James (1965) CANNON, Billy (1958-59) CANNON, Harvey (1953-56) CAPDEVILLE (1905) CARAWAY, Gabriel (2001-04) CARAWAY, Joseph (2010-14) CARPENTER, Harry (1954-57) CARROLL, Jason (2000-02) CARROLL, Matthew (2003-04) CARRUTH (1922-23) CARTER, Jamison (2001-04) CARTER, John (1968-69) CARTER, Xavier (2005-06) CASANOVA, Tommy (1970) CASTAGNOS, Leonce (1962-64) CATLETT, W.R. (1905) CAVANAUGH, Robert (1964-66) CAZA, Mike (1995) CHANDLER, W.B. (1924-26) CHAPMAN, Keith (1948)
CHATHAM, Preston (2007-08) CHAUTIN, Richard (2008-11) CHERAISI, Samuel (1998) CHILDRESS, Robert (1953) CHOPPIN, Purnell (1948) CHRETIEN, John (2003-05) CHRISTINA, Carlo (1949-51) CHURCH, F. (1938) CLARK, Fred (1959-60) CLEARMAN, Jerry (1961) COBB, Barney (1973-74) COCKERHAM, J.H. (1911-13) COCKERHAM, S. (1916) COFFEE, Al (1969-72) COLE, Eddie (1971) COLE, Jack (1950) COLEY, Efrem (1979-81) COLEY, Pete (2001-05) COLQUHOUN, Lueroy (1999-02) CONSTANT, Doug (1960-61) COOKE, Roger (2009-13) COOLEY, C. (1926-29) COOPER, P. (1915-16) COPPAGE, Will (2007-10) CORKERY, Rip (1965) CORLEY, M.F. (1905) CORREA, Elton (1948) COVINGTON, Bill (1948-51) COVINGTON, W.W. (1920-22) COX, Chris (1984) CRANFORD, Charles (1960) CRASS, W. (1935-36) CREVLING, Bill (1960) CREWS, Eddie (1974-77) CRONAN, Tommy (1965) CULLEN, Bob (1975) CUMMINGS, Chris (1995-98) CUMMINS, Kirk (1995-96) CUPIT, Brad (1997)
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DAFFIN, Tim (1984) DALTON, Jeffery (1958-59) DALY (1923) DAMN, Doug (1973) DARDAR, Reggie (2005-08) DARLING, B. (1938) DASPIT, Woodson (1948) DAUTERIVE, L.J. (1907) DAVIES, Dick (1959) DAVIS, G. (1938) DAVIS, Greg (1981-83) DAVIS, Jim (1976-77, 1979-80) DAVIS, John (1956-57) DAVIS, Walter (2001-02) DAY, J. (1931) DAY, K. (1937) DAY, S. (1925) DAYILE, Likhaya (2000-02) DEAN, Robert (1954) DeBLANC, Mark (2008-11) DEGRAVELLE, G.A. (1924-25) DeHOLLANDER, Robert (1986-87, 89) DEMMICK, O. (1926) DEMPERS, Wynand (1999-2001) DEMPSEY, Philip (2011, 2013) DERMODY, John (1996-97) DeSOTO, Richard (1971-72) DESSAUER, Luke (2008-10) DEVALL, Ivan (1970) DIAZ, Edgar (1991) DICKEY, Tom (1948) DIEL, Kendall (1968-69) DIEL, Winston (1973) DIELIS, Albertus (1986-87) DIETRICH, Kurt (1992-95) DILL (1921) DOBBINS, Mark (1978-80) DOBBINS, Matt (1984) DOMINGUEZ, Josh (2007-11) DOODY, Cullen (2009-12) DOUGHERTY, Mike (1965-67) DOUPLE, Tom (1973-75) DOUSAY, Jim (1966) DOWNING, Ben (1968) DOWNING, Quincy (2012-14) DRUILHET, Anthony (1985-87)
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EAST, J.L. (1925-27) EASTMAN, John (1966) ECKERT, David (1965-67) EDGERLY, W.S. (1907) EDMOND, Greg P. (1975) EDMOND, Tim (1971) EDMONSTON, M.N. (1923-24) EDWARDS, Courtney (2012) EDWARDS, F.M. (1905) EHRHARDT, Ken (2008-10) ELLIOTT, Mark (1989-90) ELLISON, Dave (1953) ENGERAN, Loyd (1959) ENSLEY, Frank (1997-99) EPPS, James (1971-72) ERNEST, Aaron (2012-14) EUBANK, Neil W. (1987-88) EVANS, J. (1938) EVANS, W.M. (1912) EWERS, Anthony (2003-04)
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FABIAN, Ralph (1958-60) FARQUE, Zach (2012) FARRELL, Derrick (1993-94) FATHEREE, Jesse Jr. (1958-61) FAULK, Ronnie (1966-68) FAUST, Michael (1991-94) FAY, T. (1905) FERRO, R. (1905) FISHER, G. (1932-33, 1935) FISHER, Jeffrey (2001-05) FLEMING, Gavin (2005, 2007) FLESHMAN, Fred (1978-80) FLOREK, Michael (2007-11) FLOYD, J.C. (1920) FONTENOT, M. (1927-29) FONTENOT, Ryan (2005-08) FORBES, Damar (2010-13) FORBES, I.L. (1924) FORNARIS, Jim (1960-62) FORST, Alex (1997-2000) FOTI, Russell (1948) FOWLER, James (1964) FOWLER, Mark (1985-88) FOX, Rabun (2005-06, 2008-09) FRANCIQUE, Alleyne (2001-02) FRANCISE, Tommy (1974) FRANKLIN, Kevin (1995) FREY, F.C. (1917-21) FRIEND, B. (1936-38) FUNK, J.L. (1915-17, 1920) FURUSA, Passmore (1994-95) FUSELIER, Eric (1992-94)
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GALLOWAY, E. (1913-15) GALLOWAY, J.U. (1917) GALLUP, Ryan (1999-2003) GALVAN, Dave (1996) GARCIA, Carlos (1999-2000) GARDNER, Paul (1999) GAVIN, Patrick (2005-06) GEORGE, I. (1927-28)
GEYER, Randy (1963-66) GIBBENS, D.J. (1953-54) GIBSON, Marvin (1994-95) GIBSON, Tommy (1992) GILBERT, Glenroy (1992-93) GILBERT, Larry (1976) GILFOIL, Billy (1963-66) GODBOLD, H. (1934-35) GOHRES, Jace (2004, 2007) GOODWIN, Randal (1952-53) GORDY, Matt (1932-33) GOTT, Malcolm (1966) GRAHAM, Kevin (1951) GRANT, Carl (1955) GRANT, David (1992-95) GRANT, Jermaine (1995, 1997-98) GRAVES, Carl (1955) GRAYSON, Cyril (2013-14) GREEN, Gerald (2000-01) GREEN, Earnest (2011-12) GREEN, Nigel (1994-97) GREEN, Red (1984) GREENLEY, N. (1928) GREENSWORD, Marlon (2002-03) GREZAFFI, Sammy (1966) GRIFFIN, Rohsaan (1995-96) GRIFFITH, Keith (2011-12) GRISWOLD, Jack (1958-59) GUILLORY, Brandon (2000-03) GUY, Matthew (2007)
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HAGUE, P.G. (1919-20) HALL (1931) HALL, Bobby (1948-50) HALL, David (1986-87) HAMIC, Buddy (1964) HAMILTON, L. (1936-37) HAMMAN, Biff (1965-67) HANCHEY, Gene (1958-59) HARDIN, Billy (1962-64) HARDIN, Glenn (1933-35) HARDIN, J.L. (1938) HARKIN, T.I. (1926-27) HARNANDEZ, Ronald (1961-64) HARO, Drew (2004-05, 2007-08) HARRELL, R. (1926-27) HARRIS, Dennis (1989-90) HARRIS, Joe (1960-62) HARRIS, Steve (1989) HARRIS, Tom (1971) HARTSELL, Glen (1960-61) HASLOM, Reggie (2007-10) HATCHER (1925) HAWKINS, A.M. (1911-12) HAYES, Armanti (2007-10) HAYES, R.S. (1919) HAZLIP, S.W. (1913-14) HEARN, Steve (1971-72) HEBERT, David (1985-87) HECKER, Kyle (2007-10) HELM, N.C. (1920-23) HENDERSON, Blair (2014) HENDERSON, Devery (2001-02) HENDRIX, J. (1929-31) HENDRY, Michael (2005-08) HENDRY, Tre (1992-95) HENK, Daniel (1997-99) HENNIGAN, Charles (1954) HENNING, Walter (2009-11) HENRY, Barry (1991) HENRY, Kenny (2000, 2002-03) HEROMAN, Ted (1971-74) HEWETT (1905) HICKS, Jeremy (2006-09) HIGHT, Carroll T. (1967-69) HIGHT, Freddie C. (1967-69) HILL, Greg (1976-79) HILL, Jerel (2010) HILTON, Michael (2000-02) HITCHCOCK (1925) HOFFIELD, Keith (1997) HOLBROOCK, C.S. (1907-08) HOLDERMAN, F.H. (1931-34) HOLLEMAN, Bob (1951-52) HOLLIDAY, Trindon (2006-09) HOLLIDAY, W.N. (1926-28)
HOLMES, Walter (1964) HOOK, James (1995) HOOVER, John (1954-55) HOPKINS, Derek (1989-90) HORNE, Jackie (1957) HORTON, Brett (1996-97) HORTON, Maurice (1990-91) HOTARD, P. (1928) HOWARD, Jamar (2009) HOWARD, Marc (1984) HUGHS, C.B. (1922) HULL, H. (1920-23) HUNT, Donald (1950-51) HUSTON, Andrew (2002-05) HUTCHINS, T.W. (1930-31) HYLTON, Riker (2011-12)
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JACKSON, Anthony (1978-79) JACKSON, Chris (2003-05) JAMES, Charles (1984, 86-87) JAMES, Clayton (1952-55) JAMES, Jamaal (2007-10) JARLSJO, Bengt (1988-90) JEAN-FRANCOIS, Ricky (2006, 2008) JEANSONNE, Greg (1989-90) JEFFERSON, Omar (1996) JENKINS, D.B. (1916-17) JENKINS, H. (1905) JENKINS, M.R. (1914-15) JOHNSON, A.R. (1948-49) JOHNSON, Charles (1951-52) JOHNSON, F.F. (1921-23) JOHNSON, F.L. (1929-31) JOHNSON, Glenn (1954) JOHNSON, J.C. (1938) JOHNSON, Jaora (2012-14) JOHNSON, Joe (1953-54) JOHNSON, Johnathan (2010) JOHNSON, M.F. (1911) JONES, Billy Gene (1955) JONES, Geno (2011) JONES, Reggie (1992-93) JONES, Richard (2009-10) JORDAN, Pearson (1976-79)
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KAHLES, Rolf (1997-98) KALBAUGH, Steve (1990) KEEN, R.C. (1919-20) KELLY, Don (1948) KENNEDY, K.K. (1951-52) KENNISON, Eddie (1994-96) KENNON, Calvin (1982) KENT, H. (1935-37) KEPLER, Jack (1951-53) KHAIDA, Lotfi (1991-93) KIMES, Nathan (1949) KING, Chris (1989-92) KINNARD, Luke (2002-03) KIRCHNER, Kevin (2013) KLAMKE, A. (1930-31) KLEINPETER, Russell (1955) KLEINPETER, T. (1936) KLESTER, Pat (1995-96) KLOCK, E.L. (1905) KNECHT, Ronald (1948) KNOX, Ken (1950) KOENCK, Aaron (2012-13) KOPFLER, Joe (1970) KOSGEI, Elkana (2008) KOSGEI, John (2008) KRAMER, T.F. (1921)
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LaBAUVE, Randall (1988-90) LACASSAGNE, Herb (1960) LACOSTE (1930-31) LACOSTE, Jay (1959-61)
Tiger Letterwinners LACY, David (1968) LADNER, Christian (1990) LAINE, Jason (2003) LAMBDIN, Gregg (1976) LAMBERT, S. (1928-29) LAMERS, Joshua (2013-14) LANDRY, Tim (2008-09, 2011) LANE, H. (1938) LANGE, Tom (1989-92) LANIER, H.A. (1929-30) LANSING, Bill (1950-51) LANSING, Fred (1953-54) LASALLE, J. (1935-36) LASALLE, L.J. (1905, 1907) LAURO, Michael (2009-12) LAVIN, James (1954-57) LeBLANC, Lee (1986) LeBLANC, Christen (1995-96) LeBLANC, Phillip (2011-13) LeBLANC, Robby (1997-98) LeBLANC, Roland (2004) LeBLANC, William (2012) LeBLEU, C.A. (1930) LEE, Patrick (2008-09) LeFEVRE, Ross (1960) LeFLEUR (1911) LeFLEUR, L. (1927-29) LeFLEUR, P.G. (1907) LEHMAN, J. (1932-34) LESSOR, Gabriel (1993) LESTER, G. (1935-37) LETT, Alleyne (2005, 2007) LEWIS, R.E. (1911, 1913) LEWIS, Ravin (1984, 1986) LEWIS, Rodney (1983-84, 1986) LEWIS, W.S. (1915, 1917) LITTLE, C.W. (1911-12) LLOYD, Edward (1982-83) LOBDELL, W. (1933) LOCHRIDGE, Joe (2003-04) LOE, S.R. (1916-17, 1919) LOFLIN, J.T. (1948) LOGAN, Byron (1995-98) LOGSDON, Steve (1990-91) LORMAND, Ben (1995-96) LOVE, Mickey (1955) LOWRY, James (1949-51) LOWTHER, Charles (1948-49) LOWTHER, Robert (1948) LUMPKIN, Mark (1969-70) LYLES, Melvin (1949)
M
MACIEJCZYK, Joe (1979-81) MACK, Bobby (1956-58) MAHLER, Scott (1996-98) MAJOR, H.A. (1907) MALCOLM, Phillip (2007) MALLARD, Milton (1995) MALLOY, Pat (1938) MARCELLE, Earl (1991-94) MARMARO, Paul (1985, 87) MARSHALL, Tom (1976-80) MARTEL, Anthony (2009) MARTIN, Brent (1999-2002) MARVIN, Ernest (1979-81) MASCARO, Nathan (1996-97) MATHEWS, Gerald (1971-74) MATTIA, Raymond (1976) MATTIA, Robert (1976) MAY, Dudley (1965-66) MAY, Joe (1953-56) MAYES, Adrian (2001-02) MAYEUX, Herman (1968-69) MAZZA, Frank S. (1987-90) McARTHUR, Bryan (1992-95) McBRIDE, Homer (1951-53) McCAIN, Eugene (1978-81) McCALL, H.L. (1925-26) McCARRON, Harry (1967-68) McCOLLISTER, E.P. (1916) McDANIEL, Orlando (1979-81) McDONALD, David (1961) McDONALD, John (1953-55) McFARLAND, R.A. (1919-20) McGAREY, Donald (1983-84) McGEHEE, Marcus (2009-12)
McGOWAN, C.L. (1934) McGUINESS, Charles (1985) McHERNY, B.G. (1911) McKELLAR, Fred (1960-62) McKINNON, John (1970-73) McLEOD, Ralph (1951-53) McNABB, Delmon (1965-67) McNASPY, M. (1906) McRAE, G. (1938) MEDLOCK, Recie (2000) MEE, Stuart (1986-87) MELANCON, O.O. (1905) MELENDEZ, Efran (1989-90) MERCHOUD, Abderrazak (1997) METELLUS, Alain (1986-88) METRAILER, Phillip (1970) MEYER, Paul (1974-77) MIELKE, Charles (1970) MILLER, Barrett (2012-13) MILLER, C.S. (1908) MILLER, F.L. (1929-31) MILLER, Paul (1951-53) MILLET, E. (1927-29) MILLS, Robert (1973*) MILLSEPS, P. (1936-38) MILTON, Terry (1986) MIMMS, George (1990) MISHER, Allen (1973-76) MITCHELL, L. (1924-27) MITCHELL-BLAKE, Nethaneel (2013-14) MOBLEY, Gene (1972-74) MOFFITT, John (2003-04) MOODY, Philip (1984-85) MOON, Lynn (1957-58) MOORE, Aaron (2009-12) MOORE, Jerry (1957-58) MOORE, Joey (1999) MOORE, Robert (1956) MOORE, Ronald (1969) MOREAU, Al (1931-33) MORELAND, J.F. (1921-24) MORGAN, S. (1927) MORGAN, R.B. (1931) MORRIS, Mark (1989-92) MORRIS, Sherman (1991) MOTT, King (1956-58) MOUTON, R.L. (1905-07) MURPHY, P. (1935-37) MUTELL, Bryan (2011-13) MUYABA, Fabian (1993-94) MVUMVURE, Gabriel (2008-11) MWAPE, Sam (2004-05) MYRICK, Don (1964-65)
N
NALL, Craig (2000) NALLY, Daniel (2011-12) NAPIER, Dino (1989) NEHME, Christian (1997-2000) NELSON, Trevis (2006) NESOM, G.W. (1927-29) NETTLES, B.J. (1913-14) NEUHAUSER, C.A. (1913-15) NEURIG (1951) NEWELL, R. (1934-35) NEWSOME, Dan (1949-50) NICHOLS, John (1988-90, 1992) NICHOLS, Regan (1995-96) NICHOLS, Tim (1979) NIETO, Javier (1999-2002) NOBLERS, Steve (1972-73) NOBLETT, O.H. (1908) NODIER, Fred (1952-53) NORWOOD, Vernon (2014) NUGENT, Barrett (2009-12) NUNEZ, Keith (2000-03)
O
OBIOHA, Daniel (2011-13) OLACK, Tim (1971-74) OLANDER, Mikael (1985-88) OLIVER, David (1967-70) ONSARE, Charles (1989-90) O’NEAL, T. (1933-35) O’NEIL, Jack (1961-63)
O’NEIL, Ted (1965)
P
PADDISON, Dave (1991-94) PALLES, Harry (1981-82, 1984-85) PARHAM, Robert (2001-04) PARKER, A.W. (1930) PARKER, Jeffrey (2007) PARKER, Julian (2013) PARSON, Rynell (2010-13) PASCAL, Robert (1973-76) PASSENTINO, Carl (1997) PATRON, Ron (1997) PEEBLES, L. (1932) PENN, Ryan (2010) PERKINS, B. (1928) PERRIEN, Patrick (2003-05) PERRY, Curtis (1997-98) PETERMAN (1916) PETERSEN, Scott (1991-94) PETTES, Steve (1995-96) PETTIT, Bob (1952-54) PFINGSTEN, Gunnar (1997-98) PHILLIPE, J.C. (1938) PHILLIPS, F.R. (1906) PHILLIPS, Isa (2006-07) PHILLIPS, John (1952-55) PICKENS, F.W. (1917,19) PINNOCK, Marvin (2004) PIPES, D.Y. (1919) PITT, Jonathan (2014) PITTMAN, J.S. (1916) POPE, Travis (2012-13) PORTERM, George (1965) POWELL, Darion (2006) POWELL, Erik (2008) POWELL, Keith (1995-97) POWELL, R. (1932) PRENTICE (1925) PRENTICE, Derrick (1993-96) PRESEDO, Pablo (1986, 1988-89) PRESLEY, James (2004) PRESTON, Joe (1948-51) PRIMEAUX, Philip (2011-14) PUGH, Travis (1956-57)
Q
QUIGLEY, Mike (1979-81)
R
RABENHORST, O.D. (1920-23) RACCA, Brandon (2003-05, 2007) RACHAL, D. (1938) RADECKER, Eric (2007) RADGOWSKI, Chad (2006-08) RAINEY, James (1993, 1995) RANDOLPH, Dave (1979) RAPEK, Andy (1988-89) RAPPE, Greg (1983-84) RARESHIDE, Bert (1993-96) RASBERRY, Mike (1970-71) RATELLE, E. (1933-34) REA, Butch (1993-96) REID, A.J. (1914-16) REID, Bruce (1987-90) REID, Eric (1984-87) REID, Michael (1984-86) REILEY (1920) REINECKE, Thomas (2010-13) REYES, Felipe (2005) RICE, R.E. (1916) RICHARD, G. (1922-23) RICKEY, David (1959) ROANE, Sanders (1949) ROBERTS, C. (1934-35) ROBERTS, C.A. (1908) ROBERTS, Kwami (2004-05) ROBERTSON, E.W. (1908) ROBINSON, Lester (1952) ROBINSON, W.G. (1935) ROBINSON, W.T. (1933-34) ROCHE’, Jarett (2002-04) ROEBUCK (1908)
ROGERS, H. (1937) ROGERS, Melville (2006-07) ROSE, Kyle (2008-09, 2011) ROSE, Mark (1981-83) ROSE, Matthew (1986-89) ROSSBOTTOM, Harold (1953) ROUBION, Ross (2008-11) ROUBION, Ryan (2009-12) ROUSSEL, Keith (1968-69) ROUSSEL, Les (1978-79) RUSSELL, S. (1937-38) RYAN, Scott (1990)
S
SANDERS, H. (1911) SANDERS, J. (1933-35) SANDERS, Jason (1991-92, 1994) SANDERS, Joe (1962) SANDOZ, Jeff (1973-75) SANFORD, C. (1935-37) SANFORD, Jim (1951) SANSONE, Trevor (2012) SATEGNA, Mario (1992-95) SAUERHAGE, John (1981-82) SAVOIE, Michael (1994-96) SAXON, H. (1934-35) SCARBOROUGH, D.C. (1905-06) SCARBOROUGH, E. (1933-34) SCHAFFER, Tom (1959) SCHALOW, Terrence (1987) SCHIFFMAN, Kenneth (2009-10) SCHIMPER, Frans (1997-2000) SCHIMPF, Carey (1973-76) SCHLOEGEL (1932) SCHMIDT, G. (1937-38) SCOTT, Greg (1999-2001) SCOTT, ReVey (1977-80) SEALS, Cordelle (1999-2001) SEEFELD, Carl (1958-60) SEGURA, Jennings (1996) SEIP, J.J. (1908) SEVIN, Ty (1990) SHAFER, R.A. (1920) SHAH, Paras (2009) SHELLNUT, Mike (1981-82, 1984) SHELTON, F. (1938) SHEPARD, Howard (2012) SHIPP, Larry (1973-76) SHIREY, Larry (1963) SHIRLEY, Buddy (1966) SHIRLEY, E.M. (1920-23) SHIRLEY, James (1952) SHORT (1929-30) SHUMAKER, Ben (2001-04) SIMMONS, Jacob (2007-09) SIMMONS, M. (1936) SIMMONS, Robert (2009-12) SIMON, LeJuan (2003-04) SIMON, Peter (2001-03) SIMONTON, Sam (1961-63) SIMPSON, Joe (1975) SIMS, Phil (1993-96) SIMUCHIMBA, Joseph (2007-08) SINGLETARY, C.N. (1916) SINGLETARY, Mike (1991-92) SINGOEI, David (1992-93) SIPLE, D. (1938) SLATER, Jeff (1985-86) SLAUGHTER, W.S. (1898) SLOCUM (1917) SMITH, A.F. (1907) SMITH, Bob (1972-75) SMITH, C.I. (1906) SMITH, Charles (1952-54) SMITH, Marc (1998-2000) SMITH, Mike (1984-86) SMITH, N. (1927-28) SMITH, Traun (2000-03) SMITHERMAN, D.E. (1917) SONGY (1928-30) SOOTER, Jason (1975-76) SOWA, Brad (2004) SPANGENBERG, Marc (1970-71) SPIERS, L. (1926-27) SPRAUL, Gary (1951) ST. AMANT, Eugene (1966) ST. CYR, Joseph (2013)
STARKS, Llewellyn (1989-90) STAYTON, W.D. (1905) STEELE, Sidney (1949-51) STENSON, J. (1938) STEPHENS, Greg (1972-75) STEVENS, B.A. (1935-36) STEVENS, H.G. (1922-25) STEVENSON, Marvin (2004-07) STEWART, Charles (1970) STEWART, G. (1932-34) STEWART, John (1969-72) STICKER, Alan (2007-11) STOCKWELL, E. (1932-34) STOCKWELL, O. (1928) STOKES, David (1966-67) STOVALL, R.F. (1907) STRATFORD, Charles (1952-53) STRUPPECK, Robert (1967-69) STUART, Eric (1974-76) SUHY, Jeff (1984-85) SULLIVAN, Dan (1972) SULLIVAN, W. (1933-35) SULLWOLD, Frank (1948-51) SWANNER, Sean (2008-10) SWAYZE, Taylor (1976) SWEENEY, Herman (1952-53)
T
TADLOCK, Randy (1998) TALLEY, Keyth (2011-12) TARROSOVIC, George (1952) TAYLOR, Gerald (2004-05) TAYLOR, Jonathan K. (1988) TAYLOR, Michael (1985) TAYLOR, Randall (1987) TERRY, Eddie (1981) THERIOT, Blake (1999-2002) THOM, Jim (1965-66) THOMAS, Anthony (1985) THOMAS, Juan (1994) THOMAS, Marcus (1998-2000) THOMAS, Paul (2002-03) THOMAS, Tomario (2001-03) THOMAS, Zedric (2008-11) THOMPSON, Garrek (2009-10) THOMPSON, John (2005) THOMPSON, Joshua (2013-14) THOMPSON, Paul (2002-04) THOMPSON, Ralph (1955) THOMPSON, Richard (2005-08) THORGERSON, G.H. (1924) THORGERSON, R.C. (1914-17) THORNTON, S. (1921-24) THORNTON, Terry (1989-91) THURN, James (2010, 2012) THYMES, Derrick (1991-94) TJEPKEMA, Enno (1986-88) TORRANCE, J. (1932-35) TORROS, S. (1936-38) TOUSSAINT, Ronnie (1960) TREADWAY, J. (1936-37) TREGRE, Roy (1961) TRIESCHMANN, Wayne (1956) TROSCLAIR, Daniel (2001-04) TROXCLAIR, Chip (1976-79) TUCKER, Ed (1951-53) TUNON, Pedro (2001-03) TURNER, Nathan (1996-98) TURNER, Willie (1978-79) TUTTLE, Jeremy (2012-14) TWIJUKYE, Reuben (2007-08) TWILLIE, Troy (1995, 1997) TYSON, Todd (1996-97)
LSU
VARAS, Mike (1978-80) VARGAS, Marcell (1978) VENABLE, John (1950-51) VINCENT, Matthew (2002-05) VOLLMER, Larry (1972-74) VONDENSTEIN, Wayne (1969-72) VOSS, Harold (1948-50)
W
WADDLETON, David (1997-98) WAGUESPACK, Todd (1990-91) WALKER, J. (1936) WALKER, Tristan (2011) WALL, Ernest (1957-59) WALTERS, H. (1936-38) WARE, H. (1938) WARNER, T.A. (1924-25) WATERER, J. (1937-38) WATKINS, Slip (1988-90) WATSON, Paul (2007) WEAVER, Larey (1980-81) WEICH, J. (1937) WELLMAN (1930-31) WEMPLE (1921-23) WESTERMAN, Bob (1956-58) WHEATLEY, Mike (1967-69) WHITAKER, Anthony (2013) WHITE, Sadiki (2010) WHITE, W.G. (1948) WHITLATCH, Blake (1975) WHITNEY, Chris (1977-80) WHYTE, Bernard (1985-87) WICH, Michael (1995) WIESLER, William (2011-13) WIGGINS, Jimmy (2001-05) WILCOX, Adam (2007-09) WILKINSON, H. (1934) WILKINSON, Jake (2012) WILKINSON, Ralph (1964) WILLIAMS, Bernard (1984-86, 1988) WILLIAMS, Bryant (1991-94) WILLIAMS, Caleb (2010-13) WILLIAMS, Horatio (2011) WILLIAMS, John (2000) WILLIAMS, Simon (1990-92) WILLIAMS, Siraj (2004-07) WILLIAMSON, Mike (1993-96) WILLIE, Kelly (2003-06) WILLS, Harold (1974) WILLS, Lloyd (1970-73) WILSON, Jerry (1989) WOMACK, Joe (1967-68) WOOD, Glynn (1952-54) WOOD, John (1955) WOODS, Delyle (1995) WOODARD, R.E. (1921) WOOSLEY, John (1996-98) WRIGHT, O.L. (1928-30) WRIGHT, Ricky (1985-87) WYMAN, Bob (1989-92) WYNN, Wallace (1951)
Y
YARBROUGH, Lanis (1970-71) YASLOSKY, Michael (1986-89) YATES, Bob (1962-63) YAWN, F.W. (1930-32) YODER, Lee (1954-55) YOUNG, E.M. (1916, 1921-23) YOUNG, John (1956) YOUNG, Wayne (1958)
U
UFFMAN, Chip (1997-98) UPTON, James (1968) UPTON, M.R. (1911-14)
V
VALE, Louis (1953) VAN HELDEN, Robin (1985-87, 89) VANDERHOFF, Kanon (1991-92)
2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
LSU 139 139 159
Lady Tiger Letterwinners
LSU
A
ABBOTT, Amber (2008-09) ACCARDO, Kate (2004, 2007) AGE, Zina (1987-88) AGUILAR, Andria (2011-14) AKRE, Megan (2003-06) ALEMAN, Laura (2010-12) ALEXANDER, Rebecca (2011-12) ALLEN, Eunice (1992-93) ALMOND, Lyndsey (1985) ANDERSON, Jackie (1991) APPLEBERRY, Doria (2002) ARGYLE, Hareldau (1996-97) AVERY, Danielle (2013-14)
E
B
BAILEY, Sarah (2002-04) BAKER, Jenna (2011) BAPTISTE, Kelly (2005-08) BASS, Alicia (1986, 1988) BASS, Valma (1998, 2000) BATES, Joyce (1999-2000) BATTLE, Franz (1995-96) BENGTSON, Tina (1981) BERNARD-THOMAS, Neisha (2003-05) BETHEL, Ashley (2000) BLAKE, Emily (1995-98) BLISS, Tori (2012-14) BOBIEN, Jackie (1985-88) BOOKER, Andria (2002) BOONE, Karen (1994-96, 1998) BOWLES, Dawn (1990-92) BOYD, Angel (2005-08) BREAUX, Trudy (1981) BROADDUS, Juanita (2006, 2008) BROUSSARD, Megan (2007-08) BROWN, Youlanda (1995-96) BRYDSON, Sylvia (1986-89) BURNETT, Marian (2002-03) BUSH, Andrea (1986-88) BUTLER, Kwajalein (1995-98) BUTLER, Stephanie (2001-04)
CABRAL, Monique (2007-09) CAILLOUET, Dianne (1981) CALAIS, Verna (1994) CARLETON, Laura (2009-12) CARLSEN, Kelsey (2013) CARSON, Kim (1993-96) CARTER, Brittani (2008-11) CARTER, Kym (1987) CATO, Camille (1985-87) CHARBONNET, Meghan (2013) CHASE, Chanice (2013-14) CLARKE, Celena (1998-99) CLARKE, Shannon (1985-86) CLAYTON, Jen (2011) COBB, Mary (1990-91) COKER, Cheryl (1986-88) COLEMAN, Kathy (2006-08) COLOSIMO, Sarah (2004, 2007) COMBS, Myra (1998-2000) CONNOR, Claire (1985-88) COOK, Mayme (2014) COSTELLO, Eileen (1988) COURVILLE, Amy (2002) COX, Shannon (1993) CUENCA, Christina (1998) CUNNINGHAM, Opal (1987-90) CUSACK, Bridget (1998-2000) CUSIMANO, Katie (1995-96) CUSIMANO, Stacie (2000) CYMEK, Mattie (1994)
DAIGLE, Anna-Cherie (2010) DAIGLE, Lindsay (2000-02) DAVIDSON, Shaunette (2006-07) DAVIS, Kristina (2007-10) DAVY, Nadia (2003-04)
140 160 LSU
ECHOLS, Sheila (1983, 1985, 1987) EDWARDS, Patricia (1983-84) ELLIS, Jemia (1999-2002) EMANUEL, Keri (2013-14) ESMAIL, Amal (2009) EVANS, Taylor (2009) EVE, Laverne (1986-88)
F
FALGOUT, Neely (2001-02) FAVORITE, Carolyn (1981) FEAGIN, Zundra (1993-96) FENTON, Kim (1989) FERSTER, Wanda (1989) FLANDERS, Katrina (2001-04) FLETCHER, Sherry (2006-07) FLORES, Eunice (1995-96) FLYNN, Kelli (1991-94) FOUNTAIN, Rachel (2009) FOUNTAIN, Tina (1996-98) FRANCIS, Meisue (2005-07) FRANCOIS, Gretchen (1996-98) FRANKS, Carmis (1995-98) FREEMAN, Monique (1999-2000) FRIAR, Nataliyah (2014)
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C
D
DAWSON, Katie (2005, 2007-08) DAY, Carolyn (1994) DAY, Jonique (2011-12) DAY, Lindsay (2005, 2007-09) DENTON, Katie (2002-05) DENTON, Kristi (2007-08) DERBINS, Christine (2011) DEUTSCH, Jessica (2008-09) DOWDIE, Peta-Gaye (1997-2000) DUHANEY, Dahlia (1989-92) DUNCAN, Kiersten (2014) DUNCAN, Kimberlyn (2010-13) DUPREY, Donalda (1988-91) DURST, Stephanie (2001-04)
HARVEY, Rushell (2014) HAYWARD, Tanqueray (1997) HEDLUND, Helena (1985-87) HENNING, Karen (2011-14) HENRY, Britney (2004) HENRY, Chariese (1981-82) HENRY, Samantha (2007-10) HENSSLER, Jenna (2009-10) HERBERT, Siedda (2010-13) HILL, D’Andre (1992-96) HINGLE, Elizabeth (2008) HINTON, Denise (2011-14) HORNER, Allison (2009) HOUSEHOLDER, Jennifer (1996) HUNT, Marita (1995-97) HYMEL, Michelle (2003-04)
J
JACKSON, Camille (1990-93) JACKSON, Gabrielle (2010) JACKSON, Zamyal (2001-03) JAKLOFSKY, Sharon (1991-93) JERNBECK, Therese (2013) JILES, Pam (1982) JOHNSON, Jennifer (1999-2000) JOHNSON, Whitney (2010-11) JONES, Esther (1988-91) JONES, Lolo (2001-04) JONES, Tenaya (2008-11) JONES, Travia (2014)
K
KAPERNICK, Gai (1993-95) KARIN, Abbey (2011) KAY, Chilli (2000) KELLMAN, Liann (2009-10) KENNEDY, Brieanna (2009-12) KING, Michelle (1983-85) KLIEBERT, Megan (2003-04) KVIEN, Shannon (1993-95)
L
GARDNER, Ashley (2001-04) GARDNER, Kim (1996) GEORGETOWN, Mariah (2014) GILFORD, Ja’Launa (1994) GILMORE, Francine (1981-82) GOCHENOUR, Alex (2012) GOMEZ, Elaine (1981-84) GONZALES, Candice (2000-03) GOODMAN, Brea (2010-12) GOODMAN, Dakota (2010-12) GOODWIN, LaShawn (1988) GOULE, Natoya (2012-13) GRAHAM, Rachael (2005, 2007) GREGORY, Kelly (1986-87) GRIGGS, Tenisha (2005) GROSS, Michelle (1981-82) GROSS, Nedra (2005, 2007-08) GUTIERREZ, Kristen (1998-2000)
LAURENT, Rachel (2009-12) LAWRENCE, Deonna (2005-08) LEAVERTON, Loren (1999-2000) LeBLANC, Ranysha (2002-04) LEE, Muna (2001-04) LEE, Suzette (1996-97) LEVIN, Samantha (2012-13) LEWIS, Julie (1985-88) LEWIS, Selena (1999) LEWIS, Shamekia (2002-03) LEWIS, Sharon (1989-90) LINDSAY, Somalia (1997-2000) LINTON, Andrea (2005-09) LIPP, Jill (2000) LIPSEY, Charlene (2010-13) LITTLEJOHN, Brittany (2004) LOUIS, Shamekia (2002-03) LUTCHER, Keioike (2001-04) LYONS, Anna (2007-09)
H
M
HACKETT, Semoy (2011-12) HALL, Brittany (2008-11) HALL, Eureka (1994, 1996-97) HALL, Monique (2003-04) HALL, Shanekia (2012-13) HALL, Shanice (2013) HALLBERG, Katarina (1990-91) HAMEL, Katie (2009) HAMILTON, Indira (1992-93) HARGETT, Heidi (1991-94) HARMATA, Amanda (2005, 2007) HARRIS, Brittany (2004-05) HARRIS, Kathleen M. (1987) HARRIS, Martha (1994-95) HARRIS, Shontae (2002-05) HARRIS, Tina (2004-07) HARRISON, Dianne (2003-05)
2015 TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
MACK, Dechelle (2001-02) MARSHALL, Chenelle (1998-2000) MARTIN, Jada (2014) MATTHEWS, Chaiss (2013-14) MAULSEED, Charlene (1995-96) MAYOCK, Charlotte (1997-98) McDANIEL, Michelle (1992-94) McDERMOTT, Latoya (2010-13) McDONALD, Mallory (2002-03) McDUFFIE, Jovennie (1990-92) McKEEVER, Katie (2003-05) McLEOD, Muffy (1985) MEAKES, Carliesa (2006-07) MEIER, Whitney (1987) MELENDEZ, Joyce (1992) MEQUET, Rachel (1997-98) MIRANTI, Milene (2004-05)
MITCHELL, Danyel (1991-94) MITCHELL, Lana (1982) MITCHELL, Whitney (2004) MOBLEY, Michelle (2011-14) MORANNE, Margie (1981) MOREAU, Kaitlyn (2012-13) MORRIS, Brooklynn (2005-08) MORRIS, Michele (1983, 1985-86) MUNSON, Michelle (1989-90)
N
NACCARI, Leigh-Ann (2010-12) NANYINZA, Ruth (2004-05) NERO, Sade’ (2005) NIXON, Leslie (1985-88) NUNEZ, Brandi (1992)
O
OCCHI, Amanda (1997, 1999) OGBOURNE, Melissa (2008-11) OHANAJA, Jessica (2005-08) OLIVAREZ, Anyssa (1995-97) OPPERMAN, Randi (2001-03) OSBOURNE, Tanya (2004-07) OSCAR, Lanelle (1990) OWENS, Ashley (2005)
P
PARRIS, Debbie (1991-94) PAYNE, LaToya (2003-05) PETTERSSON, Maria (1997-98) PHELPS, Hope (2010) PHILLIPS, Rhonda (1988-89) PHIPPS, Angie (1985-86) PIERCE, LaTosha (1998) PINCKNEY, Takeia (2010, 2012-13) PITTS, Lynnika (2011-14) PLAEGER, Mitzi (1991-92) POCHE, Kim (1996-97) PORTER, Brittany (2010-13) PORTER, Christina (2008-09) POWELL, Sheila (1994-96)
Q QUIGLEY, Ann (1981)
R
RADECKER, Jennifer (2004) RASMUSSEN, Silje (1995-97) REAVES, Margaret (1999-2000, 2002) REED, Lisa (1985, 1987-89) REGIS, Hazelann (2003-05) REYNOLDS, Rachel (2000) RICE, Kellee Monet (2001-03) RICHARDSON, Bryiana (2014) RIDEAU, Paula (1981) ROBINSON, Tiffany (2001-03) ROCHE, Lynley (2007) ROCKETT, Bianca (1999-2002) RODRIGUE, Katelyn (2007-10) ROE, Lindsay (2011) ROME, Cindy (1994-96) ROME, Stacey (1994-96) ROMERO, Maria (2001-04) ROOKS, Cynetheia (2006-07) RORHBACHER, Jill (1994-95) ROUSSEL, Amanda (2001-03) ROYE-SPEIGHT, Montenae (2012-13)
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SAMS, April (1998-2000) SANCHEZ, Lacey (2012-13) SAUNDERS, Daphnie (1991-94) SCHNELKER, Suzanne (1990) SCHUETZ, Morgan (2012-14) SCHUMANN, Christa M. (1987) SHAW, Stacy (1985-87) SHEFFIELD, Cinnamon (1989-92)
SHEFFIELD, Jacquelyn (1983-84) SHEGOG, Terkeler (1985) SHEPARD, DeVone (1984) SHULER, Sarah (1990) SIMONEAUX, Annie (2011-12) SIMPSON, Anne (2003) SLYTHE, Christine (1985) SMITH, Carlette (1985) SMITH, Ronetta (2001-02) SMITH, Sandra (2003) SOMMERSET, Patsy (1984) SOWELL, Dawn (1989) SPENCER, Keisha (1999-2000) STANLEY, Tananjalyn (1987-90) STARK, Jennifer (2007) STOKES, Samia (2010-12) STOWERS, Jasmin (2011-14) STRID, Camilla (1989-91) STROMAN, LaTarsha (1994-97) STRUNZ, Susanne (1999-2000, 2002) SYLVESTER, Toshika (2011-14) SZMAJDA, Megan (2000-02)
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TAPLIN, Cheryl (1991-94) TATE, Cassandra (2009-12) THOMAS, Althea (2000-03) THOMAS, LaTavia (2007-10) THOMPSON, Kayann (2008-10) THOMPSON, Mallory (2007-09) THORNTON, Sa’Donna (1997-98, 2000) TONEY, Nicole (2002-04) TRACEY, Nikita (2013-14) TRAPP, Laurie (1989-92) TRUVILLION, Wendy (1983-86) TURNER, Lindsey (2009)
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VANDIVORT, Erin (2004, 2007-08) VAN LANDINGHAM, Lee Ann (1982-83) VAN NORMAN, Heather (1991-93) VANNESTE, Ann Marie (1992-94) VIATOR, Carolyn (1981-83)
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WALES, Rebekah (2014) WALKER, Astia (1996-98) WALKER, Brandy (2002-03) WALKER, Jenna (2013) WALPOLE, Phoebe (1992) WARREN, Youlanda (1991-93, 1995) WEBSTER, Felicia (1989-90) WELBORN, Ashley (2014) WELCH, Doren (2013) WHITE, Kendra (2012) WHITLOCK, Amanda (2000) WILLIAMS, Claudine (1999-2000) WILLIAMS, Devon (2010) WILLIAMS, Kim (2007-10) WILLIAMS, Schowonda (1985-88) WILLIFORD, Theresa (1983-86) WILSON, Cheryl (1985-87) WILSON, Kenyanna (2008-11) WILSON, Nickiesha (2007-08) WOFFORD, Danyel (1985-88) WOODS, Tania (2004)
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YBARZABAL, Laruen (2008-10) YOUNG, Calah (2005) YOUNG, Tammie T. (1987-88, 1990)
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ZENO, Amy (1992-93) ZIMMERMAN, Lana (1981-83, 85) ZIRKLE, Christy (2007-08)