BEIJING -- When she lined up for the final of the women’s 200-meter dash Thursday evening at the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium, Lady Tiger great Muna Lee had one final opportunity to win an Olympic medal in an individual event at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Olympic dream has come true for LSU seniors Kelly Baptiste and Richard Thompson as the duo earned the right to compete in the 100-meter dash for Trinidad and Tobago following their performance Saturday at the Sagicor National Open Championships.
BATON ROUGE -- Senior sprinter Richard Thompson was not the only LSU representative to receive a national award by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday as head coach Dennis Shaver was also honored for LSU’s success in 2008.
BATON ROUGE -- LSU senior Richard Thompson has proven to be the most dominant sprinter in collegiate track and field in 2008, and the Tiger great has been honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association with the release of its national awards Tuesday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The top-ranked LSU track and field teams took the next step in their journey toward the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday by successfully defending their regional crowns at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships at John McDonnell Field.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The top-ranked LSU men’s track and field team has gotten off to a fast start at the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships as three Tiger throwers earned NCAA automatic qualifying marks during Friday’s action at John McDonnell Field.
AUBURN, Ala. -- Dominating performances on the track paired with key points in the field lifted the LSU women's track & field team to the 2008 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championship on Sunday. The Tigers finished second, only 9.5 points behind Arkansas.
AUSTIN, Texas -- Two-sport star Trindon Holliday made his outdoor season debut in the 100-meter dash during Friday’s action at the 81st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and clocked a wind-aided NCAA regional qualifying time of 10.38 seconds to win his preliminary heat.
BATON ROUGE -- The remaining LSU track and field athletes who have yet to qualify for next weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championships will have one final opportunity to do so at one of three last chance meets in Baton Rouge, Fayetteville, Ark., or Ames, Iowa.
BATON ROUGE – After winning her second straight U.S. Indoor title in the 60-meter hurdles two weeks ago, former Lady Tiger Lolo Jones will be looking to win her first career World title this weekend as she competes in the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain.
BATON ROUGE – After dominating the competition at the 2008 SEC Indoor Championships this past weekend, the Lady Tigers strengthen their position at No. 1 in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 25 released Wednesday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Before sophomore John Kosgei stepped onto the track for the final of the 3,000-meter run at the 2008 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships, no LSU athlete had ever been crowned champion in the 22-year history of the event.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- LSU freshman Chris Bujol kicked off the action for the Tigers at the 2008 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday by making his conference debut in the men’s heptathlon at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- All it took was a hop, skip and a jump for junior Andrea Linton to punch her ticket to the NCAA Indoor Championships as she automatically qualified in the triple jump on the final day of competition at the Tyson Invitational.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Despite lining up against many of the nation’s premier 60-meter sprinters at the college and professional levels, LSU’s Trindon Holliday outlasted them all to win the event title Friday evening in the professional portion of the Tyson Invitational.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The competition is underway for the LSU track and field teams at the 2008 Tyson Invitational and three LSU standouts recorded NCAA provisional qualifying marks to highlight the early action at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Friday.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The LSU men’s and women’s cross country teams got the season off to a strong start on Friday at the Alabama-hosted Crimson Classic, posting a pair of third-place finishes in the team competition at the Harry Pritchard Running Course.
MONACO -- Lady Tiger great Lolo Jones led a contingent of four former LSU standouts who competed at the 2007 Herculis in Monte Carlo on Wednesday as she earned a runner-up finish in the 100-meter hurdles at Louis II Stadium.
Heat Sheets now Available for the 2007 State Indoor Championships
BATON ROUGE -- Highlighted by a top-25 individual finish by Tiger senior Drew Haro, both the LSU men\'s and women\'s cross country teams recorded ninth-place finishes at the SEC Championships on Saturday at Highland Road
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A national title and a new collegiate record by the Tigers\' 4x400-meter relay team capped a stellar final day of competition for the LSU track and field team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Saturday evening.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- LSU\'s track and field team concluded a successful day of competition at the W.O. Spencer Stadium Saturday recording 12 NCAA Regional qualifying marks and 12 individual event wins at Mississippi State\'s Bulldog Invitational.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- LSU\'s men\'s cross country turned in an impressive performance at the Chile Pepper Festival Saturday, finishing fourth out of the 34-team field at Agri Park. The Lady Tigers placed 15th overall. (Photo: LSU Distance Coach Mark Elliot covering as much disance as his runners as he cheers his runners on to the highest team finish in his tenure at LSU)
BATON ROUGE -- Two days after winning the LSU Invitational Tiger senior Jimmy Wiggins was named the SEC\'s Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week it was announced Monday by the conference office.
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