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 Long Jump Laverne Eve Javelin

1988 Schowonda Williams

1989 Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Dawn Sowell

Tananjalyn Stanley 1990 Dawn Bowles Esther Jones Cinnamon Sheffield Tananjalyn Stanley 1991 Dawn Bowles Sharon Jaklofsky 400 Hurdles

4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 100 Meters 200 Meters 4x100 Relay 100 Hurdles

4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay 100 Meters 200 Meters 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay

4x100 Relay 100 Hurdles Heptathlon 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 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

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 YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY OF THE LADY TIGERS’ WINNING STREAK YEAR LSU POINTS RUNNER-UP (POINTS) 1987 62 Alabama (53) 1988 61.5 UCLA (58) 1989 86.5 UCLA (47) 1990 53.5 UCLA (46) 1991 78.5 Texas (67) 1992 87.5 Florida (81) 1993 93 Wisconsin (44.5) 1994 86 Texas (43) 1995 69 UCLA (58) 1996 81 Texas (52) 1997 63 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. 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