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BATON ROUGE -- In their only home meet of the season, the LSU men’s and women’s cross country teams enjoyed a successful morning as they finished third and fourth, respectively, Saturday morning at Highland Road Park.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The LSU men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked-off their seasons Friday night at the Crimson Classic, with the women’s team finishing eighth and the men’s team finishing 10th.
Leading the LSU women was senior Katie Hamel, who posted a 21st place finish with a time of 18:43.50 over the 5K course.
On the men’s side, the Tigers were led by Cullen Doody, who finished 44th with a time of 26:52.30 over the 8K course.
BERLIN -- Just as he did in his Olympic debut last summer, former LSU sprint star Richard Thompsonanchored Trinidad & Tobago to a silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay during Saturday’s action at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Olympic Stadium.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The Lady Tigers wrapped up the 2009 edition of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships exactly the way they ended last year’s championship by setting a seasonal best to finish as the NCAA runner-up in the 4x400-meter relay in the last event of the meet Saturday afternoon at John McDonnell Field.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- As he has done throughout his career in an LSU uniform, senior Trindon Holliday made history in Sunday’s finale at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships by being crowned SEC champion of the 100-meter dash for the second time in his career.
PHILADELPHIA -- All-American pole vaulter Rachel Laurenthas been writing her name in record books week in and week out during her breakout freshman season at LSU, and she can now add the Penn Relays to her list after capturing the pole vault crown on Thursday with a meet record clearance of 13 feet, 10 ½ inches.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- All it took was one throw by All-AmericanWalter Henning to put his name in the LSU record books as the school-record holder in the hammer throw and two throws to put his name atop the NCAA list this season during Friday’s action at the Sun Angel Classic.
BATON ROUGE -- For their performance at the 82nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays this past weekend, senior Trindon Holliday, junior LaTavia Thomas and freshman Rachel Laurent earned Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Week honors as announced by the league office Tuesday.
BATON ROUGE -- The LSU track and field teams wrapped up competition at the seventh-annual LSU Tiger Relays on Saturday afternoon by capturing a pair of relay titles and adding three new NCAA regional qualifiers to their postseason rosters at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
BATON ROUGE -- After opening up the outdoor season last weekend at the Louisiana Classics, the LSU track and field teams will return to the Bernie Moore Track Stadium for the first of two home meets this season as they play host to the LSU Relays on Friday and Saturday.
LAFAYETTE, La. -- The LSU track and field teams kicked off the 2009 outdoor season with five athletes earning qualifying marks for the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships during Saturday’s competition at the Louisiana Classics at the Ragin’ Cajuns Track Stadium.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- A total of 11 LSU athletes enjoyed All-America performances on the final day of competition at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships as the two-day meet wrapped up the indoor season Saturday at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadiu
BATON ROUGE -- With an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the long jump at 25 feet, 3 ½ inches already under his belt entering Friday’s competition at the LSU Twilight Invitational, LSU senior Jeremy Hicks was well on his way to making his first career appearance in the event at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held next month.
BATON ROUGE – The foundation of any championship program is built by recruiting the very best student-athletes the sport has to offer, and the LSU track and field program looks to continue its dominance in the years to come with the signing of nine prep standouts to National Letters of Intent during the early part of the spring signing period.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Much was expected of Rachel Laurent when she signed with the LSU women’s track and field program out of Houma, La., as the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the pole vault in 2008 and the No. 2 performer in the history of high school track and field in the United States.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- LSU’s Walter Henning and Trindon Holliday showed just why they are considered national championship favorites in their respective events this season with a pair of NCAA-leading performances during Saturday’s competition at the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
BATON ROUGE -- A fifth-place finish by junior Andy Florek highlighted the LSU cross country team’s efforts at their Tiger Festival on Saturday as the men placed first and the women were fifth overall.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The LSU men’s cross country team opened the season in strong fashion as the squad posted a second-place finish Saturday in the Pre-SEC Invitational hosted by Mississippi State.
