LSU Lady Tigers track and field

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LSU Lady Tigers track and field
Louisiana State University (block logo).svg
Founded1978
University Louisiana State University
Head coach Dennis Shaver (20th season)
Conference SEC
Location Baton Rouge, LA
Indoor track Carl Maddox Field House (Capacity: 3,000)
Outdoor track Bernie Moore Track Stadium (Capacity: 5,680)
Nickname Tigers
ColorsPurple and gold [1]
   
Conference Indoor Championships
1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011
Conference Outdoor Championships
1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008. 2010, 2011, 2012
Women Indoor National Championships
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
Women Outdoor National Championships
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008

The LSU Lady Tigers track and field team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's indoor and outdoor track and field. [2]

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History

The Lady Tiger program began in August 1978. The LSU Lady Tigers track and field program is the premier women's track and field program in the NCAA, winning more NCAA championships than any other school in history. The Lady Tigers have won a total of 25 NCAA championships (11 indoor, 14 outdoor). The closest school is Texas with 10 total championships. The Lady Tigers won their first NCAA championship in 1987 under head coach Sam Seemes. The following year Pat Henry took over the program and led the team to an unprecedented 11 straight NCAA outdoor championships, the most consecutive NCAA titles by a women's team in any NCAA sport. In 2004, Dennis Shaver became the LSU Lady Tigers head coach. He coached the team to the 2008 NCAA outdoor championship.

The first Lady Tiger team formed in August 1978 following Title IX mandates. The first meet was an indoor meet on Dec. 9, 1978 at Carl Maddox Field House on the LSU campus. Gold and Silver Olympic medalist Pam Jiles from New Orleans, La. was on the first team. Another notable Lady Tiger was shotputter Donna Brazile also from New Orleans. Other members of the first team were, Stacy Allen, hurdler, from Metairie, La.; Leila Byrne, sprinter; Vicky Dunn, sprinter; Caroline Favorite, sprinter; Lynnette Favorite, sprinter; Joanie Hathorn; Paula Hayden, middle distance/distance, from Adams Massachusetts; Lourdes Maristany, middle distance/distance from New Orleans, La.; Dr. Marguerite Miranne Rosales, middle distance, from New Orleans; La, Donna Otzenberger Kivirauma, middle distance/distance from Baton Rouge, La; Elaine Smith, sprinter; Athena Thomas, sprinter; Carin Thorp, Sprinter; and Lynn Tutzauer, middle distance/distance.

Kimberlyn Duncan became the first from LSU to win The Bowerman, [3] an award that honors collegiate track & field's most outstanding athlete of the year. In 2012, she became the first woman in NCAA Division I history to win back-to-back indoor and outdoor national titles in the 200 meters. [4]

Team Finishes

YearSEC IndoorNCAA IndoorSEC OutdoorNCAA Outdoor
1981**7thdnc
1982**7th22nd
1983*dnc6th24th(t)
19846thdnc5th68th
19851st3rd1st2nd(t)
19862nd5th2nd12th
19871st1st1st1st
19881st6th1st1st
19891st1st1st1st
19902nd11th1st1st
19911st1st1st1st
19922nd4th(t)2nd1st
19931st1st1st1st
19942nd1st2nd1st
19951st1st2nd1st
19961st1st1st1st
19972nd1st2nd1st
19981st2nd5th22nd(t)
19991st2nd3rd5th
20004th4th3rd1st
20014th14th4th6th
20023rd1st4th4th
20034th1st3rd1st
20043rd1st2nd2nd
20053rd6th(t)6th24th(t)
20067th7th4th7th(t)
20071st2nd1st2nd
20081st2nd1st1st
20092nd6th2nd6th
20103rd3rd1st6th
20111st3rd1st3rd
20122nd3rd1st1st-Vacated
20132nd3rd2nd4th
20146th12th(t)8th6th
20155th9th4th11th
20162nd14th(t)5th6th
20172nd6th2nd7th(t)
20184th6th2nd6th
20195th15th(t)5th3rd

Source: [5]

NCAA championships

Team

Event

Indoor

YearEventAthlete(s)
19851,000 Meters Christine Slythe
19874x400 RelaySylvia Brydson, Wendy Truvillion, Schowonda Williams, Danyel Wofford
Long Jump Sheila Echols
19894x400 RelaySylvia Brydson, Opal Cunningham, Dawn Sowell, Cheryl Wilson
55 Meters Dawn Sowell
200 Meters Dawn Sowell
55 HurdlesTananjalyn Stanley
199155 HurdlesMary Cobb
19934x400 Relay Dahlia Duhaney, Indira Hamilton, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren
Shot Put Danyel Mitchell
Long JumpDaphnie Saunders
1994Long JumpDaphnie Saunders
1995400 MetersYoulanda Warren
19964x400 RelayCharlene Maulseed, Sheila Powell, LaTarsha Stroman, Astia Walker
55 Meters D'Andre Hill
55 HurdlesKim Carson
1997Triple Jump Suzette Lee
400 MetersLaTarsha Stroman
199855 MetersKwajalein Butler
199960 HurdlesJoyce Bates
200 Meters Peta-Gaye Dowdie
2000Triple Jump Keisha Spencer
2002800 Meters Marian Burnett
200 Meters Muna Lee
Triple JumpNicole Toney
200360 Hurdles Lolo Jones
60 Meters Muna Lee
200 Meters Muna Lee
200460 Meters Muna Lee
20064x400 RelayJuanita Broaddus, Deonna Lawrence, Brooklynn Morris, Cynetheia Rooks
20084x400 RelayDeonna Lawrence, Brooklynn Morris, LaTavia Thomas, Nickiesha Wilson
60 Meters Kelly-Ann Baptiste
800 MetersLaTavia Thomas
2011200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan
20124x400 RelayRebecca Alexander, Jonique Day, Siedda Herbert, Cassandra Tate
200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan
2013200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan
800 Meters Natoya Goule
201860 Meters Aleia Hobbs

Source: [6]

Outdoor

YearEventAthlete(s)
19854x100 Relay Sheila Echols, Michelle King, Michele Morris, Angela Phipps
4x400 RelayCamille Cato, Michele Morris, Wendy Truvillion, Schowonda Williams
1987Long Jump Sheila Echols
Javelin Laverne Eve
1988400 Hurdles Schowonda Williams
19894x100 Relay Esther Jones, Cinnamon Sheffield, Dawn Sowell, Tananjalyn Stanley
100 Meters Dawn Sowell
200 Meters Dawn Sowell
100 HurdlesTananjalyn Stanley
19904x100 Relay Dawn Bowles, Esther Jones, Cinnamon Sheffield, Tananjalyn Stanley
100 Meters Esther Jones
200 Meters Esther Jones
1991100 Hurdles Dawn Bowles
Heptathlon Sharon Jaklofsky
19924x100 Relay Dawn Bowles, Dahlia Duhaney, Cinnamon Sheffield, Cheryl Taplin
200 Meters Dahlia Duhaney
19934x100 Relay Debbie Parris, Cheryl Taplin, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren
4x400 RelayIndira Hamilton, Debbie Parris, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren
Discus Danyel Mitchell
400 Hurdles Debbie Parris
Long JumpDaphnie Saunders
19944x100 RelayZundra Feagin, D'Andre Hill, Debbie Parris, Cheryl Taplin
400 Hurdles Debbie Parris
High JumpGai Kapernick
Discus Danyel Mitchell
19954x100 RelayKwajalein Butler, Zundra Feagin, D'Andre Hill, Marita Hunt
4x400 RelayCharlene Maulseed, Sheila Powell, LaTarsha Stroman, Youlanda Warren
100 Meters D'Andre Hill
19964x100 RelayKwajalein Butler, Zundra Feagin, D'Andre Hill, Astia Walker
100 HurdlesKim Carson
200 MetersZundra Feagin
Triple Jump Suzette Lee
19974x100 RelayKwajalein Butler, Peta-Gaye Dowdie, Sa'Donna Thornton, Astia Walker
100 Hurdles Astia Walker
400 MetersLaTarsha Stroman
Triple Jump Suzette Lee
1999800 Meters Claudine Williams
2000100 HurdlesJoyce Bates
200 Meters Peta-Gaye Dowdie
Triple Jump Keisha Spencer
20014x100 RelayMyra Combs, Stephanie Durst, Muna Lee, Sa'Donna Thornton
20034x100 Relay Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones, Muna Lee
20044x100 Relay Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones, Muna Lee
4x400 Relay Neisha Bernard-Thomas, Nadia Davy, Monique Hall, Hazelann Regis
800 Meters Neisha Bernard-Thomas
20064x400 RelayMeisue Francis, Deonna Lawrence, Brooklynn Morris, Cynetheia Rooks
20074x400 RelayDeonna Lawrence, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Nickiesha Wilson
100 Meters Sherry Fletcher
2008100 Meters Kelly-Ann Baptiste
400 Hurdles Nickiesha Wilson
20114x100 Relay Rebecca Alexander, Kimberlyn Duncan, Semoy Hackett, Kenyanna Wilson
200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan
2012200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan
400 Hurdles Cassandra Tate
2013200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan
800 Meters Natoya Goule
20164x100 Relay Mikiah Brisco, Kortnei Johnson, Jada Martin, Rushell Harvey
2017100 Meters Mikiah Brisco
2018100 Meters Aleia Hobbs
4x100 Relay Mikiah Brisco, Kortnei Johnson, Rachel Misher, Aleia Hobbs
2019100 Meters Sha'Carri Richardson

Source: [6]

Stadiums

Carl Maddox Field House Carl Maddox Field House.jpg
Carl Maddox Field House
Bernie Moore Track Stadium Bernie Moore Track Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA).jpg
Bernie Moore Track Stadium

Carl Maddox Field House

Carl Maddox Field House built in 1975 is the indoor track and field home arena for the LSU Lady Tigers and LSU Tigers track and field teams. The arena has a seating capacity of 3,000. The field house features a 200-meter unbanked track, elevated jump runways, a variety of throwing areas and multiple high jump and vaulting areas. In 1998, the arena was renamed in honor of former LSU Athletic Director Carl Maddox. [7]

Bernie Moore Track Stadium

Bernie Moore Track Stadium built in 1969 is the outdoor track and field home stadium for the LSU Lady Tigers and LSU Tigers track and field teams. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,680. [7] In 1971, the stadium was renamed after former LSU football and track & field coach, Bernie Moore. Moore coached the LSU Track and Field teams for 18 years (1930–47) and led the Tigers to their first NCAA National Championship in 1933 as well as 12 SEC crowns. [7]

Training facilities

Bernie Moore Track Stadium weight room

Opened in January 2003, the weight room is for the LSU Tigers track and field and LSU Lady Tigers track and field team's. The LSU track and field weight room is a 2,000 square foot facility designed for an Olympic style lifting program. Located adjacent to the track, the weight room features 10 multi-purpose power stations, 5 dumbbell stations, 4 power racks, 5 sets of competition plates, 10 competition Olympic bars, 2 multi-purpose racks, an assortment of selectorized machines and 2 televisions for multimedia presentations. [8]

Head coaches

YearsCoach
1978–1981 Bill McClure
1982 Murrell "Boots" Garland
1983–1986 Billy Maxwell
1987 Sam Seemes
1988–2004 Pat Henry
2004–present Dennis Shaver

References

  1. ↑ "Brand Guidelines: Colors". LSUAthletics.LingoApp.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Track and Field". lsusports.net. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Cam Levins, Kimberlyn Duncan are 2012 Recipients of The Bowerman". The Bowerman. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=gumbo See page 291 of the online 1978/1979 LSU Gumbo for pictures of Pam Jiles, Caroline Favorite, Stacy Allen and team Roster. Note: Paula Hayden joined the team late in the season and was not listed in the yearbook. Retrieved May 1, 2022
  5. ↑ "All-Time Results" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "NCAA Champions" (PDF). lsusports.net. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "LSU Track and Field Facilities". lsusports.net. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bernie Moore Track Stadium weight room". lsupower.net. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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