The Winning Streak The 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.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1987
Sheila Echols Laverne Eve
Long Jump Javelin
1988
Schowonda Williams
1989
Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Dawn Sowell Tananjalyn Stanley
400 Hurdles 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
100 Hurdles Heptathlon
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YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY OF THE LADY TIGERS’ WINNING STREAK YEAR 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1992
Dawn Bowles Dahlia Duhaney Cinnamon Sheffield Cheryl Taplin
1993
Indira Hamilton Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Daphne Saunders Cheryl Taplin Heather Van Norman Youlanda Warren
1994
Zundra Feagin Gai Kapernick D’Andre Hill Danyel Mitchell Debbie Parris Cheryl Taplin
2021 TRACK & FIELD RECORD BOOK
LSU POINTS 62 61.5 86.5 53.5 78.5 87.5 93 86 69 81 63
100 Hurdles 200 Meters 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay
4x400 Relay Discus 400 Hurdles 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay Long Jump 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay
4x100 Relay High Jump 4x100 Relay Discus 400 Hurdles 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay
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)
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 Suzette Lee Astia Walker
1997
Kwajalein Butler Peta-Gaye Dowdie Suzette Lee LaTarsha Stroman Sa’Donna Thornton Astia Walker
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.
4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 100 Meters 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay 4x400 Relay
4x100 Relay 100 Hurdles 200 Meters 4x100 Relay 100 Meters 4x100 Relay Triple Jump 4x100 Relay
4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Triple Jump 400 Meters 4x100 Relay 100 Hurdles 4x100 Relay
