LSU Track & Field Staff

THIS IS LSU TRACK & FIELD

1 LSU Track & Field Staff 2 Lisa Gunnarsson Does It All 3 2019 SEC Outdoor Champions 4 The Bowerman Award 6 LSU Track & Field: An Era of Excellence 9 All-Time Results 10 Dominance on the Track 12 The Winning Streak 13 History of the 4x100-Meter Relay 14 The X-Man 16 The Best To Ever Do It 18 Games of the XXXII Olympiad 20 Games of the XXXI Olympiad 22 Games of the XXX Olympiad 24 Games of the XXIX Olympiad 26 LSU’s Olympic Medalists 28 Wall of Champions 30 LSU Athletics Hall of Fame 32 World’s Fastest Football Player 33 Track Stars on the Gridiron 34 History of the LSU Track & Field Banquet 36 LSU Track & Field Officials Association 38 Academic Success 40 Bernie Moore Track Stadium 42 Team Locker Rooms 43 Team Meeting Room

HISTORY

44 A Long Time In The Making 45 Golden Tigers 46 World-Class Tigers 48 NCAA Champions 53 SEC Champions 62 Commissioner’s Trophy 63 Men’s All-Americans 67 Women’s All-Americans 71 Career All-Americans 72 LSU at the Texas Relays 73 LSU at the Penn Relays 74 Men’s All-Time Indoor Records 75 Women’s All-Time Indoor Records 76 Men’s All-Time Outdoor Records 77 Women’s All-Time Outdoor Records 78 Men’s All-Time Relay Records 79 Women’s All-Time Relay Records 80 Cross Country Record Book 81 LSU Letterwinners

CREDITS

Editor: Graphic Design: Photography: Aaron Hyder

Jason Feirman Chris Parent, Gus Stark Bryan Wayne, Brandon Gallego

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UNIVERSITY

Location: Founded: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Mascot: Facilities (Capacity):

Conference: President: Faculty Representative: Baton Rouge, La. 1860 31,527 Tigers or Fighting Tigers Purple (PMS 268) and Gold (PMS 123) Mike the Tiger Indoor – Carl Maddox Field House (3,000) Outdoor – Bernie Moore Track Stadium (5,680) Southeastern William Tate Dr. Bill DeMastes

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: Deputy Director of Athletics: Executive Deputy AD: Chief of Staff: Sr. Associate AD/Sr. Woman Administrator: Deputy Athletics Director for Leadership & Strategy Director of Student-Athlete Mental Health: Assistant AD/Fiscal Operations:

Scott Woodward Verge Ausberry Stephanie Rempe Andrea Tepe Miriam Segar Lori Williams LaKeitha Poole Neal Lamonica

ATHLETICS PHONE DIRECTORY

LSU Athletics Department: Sports Information Department: Sports Information Fax: (225) 578-8001 (225) 578-8226 (225) 578-1861

TRACK & FIELD STAFF

Head Coach: Dennis Shaver (UT-Arlington, 1979) 27th season at LSU 18th season as Head Coach

Assistant Coaches: Bennie Brazell (LSU, 2011), 11th season Todd Lane (Luther College, 1995), 15th season Tamara Ards (Colorado, 1995), 5th season Houston Franks (Mississippi State, 1998), 3rd season Jerry Clayton (Illinois, 1980), 1st season

Director of Operations: Andy Ponce de Leon, (Long Beach State University, 2006), 2nd season Athletic Trainer: Vanessa Romulus

COMMUNICATIONS

Associate AD/Communications Director: Sr. Associate Communications Director: Sr. Associate Communications Director: Social Media: Assistant Communications Director: Assistant Communications Director: Digital and Content Coordinator: Administrative Specialist: Michael Bonnette Kent Lowe Bill Franques Brandon Berrio Keonte Herrera Aaron Hyder Matt Tornquist Pam LeBlanc

CREATIVE SERVICES

Executive Director of Creative Services: Photographers: Jason Feirman Chris Parent, Gus Stark, Brandon Gallego