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Tangi products running in NCAA track regional (Hammond Daily Star)
Posted by TheRunning
Three local prep track & field products rank among the NCAA nation's elite and two of them will be competing at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships Friday and Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark. (Hammond Louisiana)
Meritt, Cherry run world leaders
Posted by Matt
2007 World Outdoor 400m silver medalist LaShawn Merritt won the men's 400 meters in convincing fashion Thursday night in Baie Mahault, Guadeloupe over 2000 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist Angelo Taylor and 2008 World Indoor team member David Neville, crossing the finish line in a world-leading 44.34 seconds.
LSU to host Purple Tiger Invitational
Posted by Matt
LSU's track and field program has a history of producing world -class sprinters and national championships. That trend could continue this season with the leadership of senior sprinter Richard Thompson.
LSU women second, men fourth; Richard Thompson claims 60m in 6.51
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LSU women second, men fourth; Richard Thompson claims 60m in 6.51
LSU's Kathy Coleman, Ryan Fontenot hit NCAA auto marks at home
Posted by Matt
Seniors Kathy Coleman and Ryan Fontenot took full advantage of their last chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships on Friday night by posting automatic qualifying marks in their respective events at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier.
Heres the skinny: LSU's Samantha Henry adds muscle, speed
Posted by Matt
While an index finger held high has long been symbolic of the success the LSU track and field program has had, it holds an entirely different meaning for sophomore sprinter Samantha Henry.
LSU has successful twilight meet
Posted by Matt
Senior Ryan Fontenot and sophomores Will Coppage and Katelyn Rodrigue are one step closer to competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships after posting strong NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the LSU Twilight on Friday night.
LSU's Trindon Holliday outlasts field for 60 meter title at Tyson Invite
Posted by Matt
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.
Clear way for Lamar University's Clerc Koenck
Posted by Matt
She and Stacey Monteau, a friend and teammate on the Lamar women's cross country team, are running the roads. Koenck begins to cross a road when an approaching car unexpectedly veers into a turn lane, rolling over Koenck's left foot. Koenck hit the car with her hand to avoid being knocked down, and the car, populated by what she said looked like college kids, kept on going.
Techs Lewis-Baker and Wichmann of Hawaii earn WAC women's award
Posted by Matt
Louisiana Tech’s Chasidee Lewis-Baker and Annett Wichmann of Hawai’i have been named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 28 – Feb. 3.
LSU track assistant moving on (The Advocate)
Posted by TheRunning
Boo Schexnayder, a member of LSU’s track and field coaching staff for the past 12 years, is leaving the program at the end of the season to take a job in the private sector.
Kip Kangogo wins Red River Run 10k in record 30:16
Posted by TheRunning
Kangogo finished the 6.2-mile course, which starts downtown and winds through the Garden District and finishes downtown by City Hall, in 30 minutes, 16 seconds. On a clear, cool morning, he beat the 5-year-old record of 30:32, set in 2002 by Yousri Elmejdoubi, a native of Morocco.
SEC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: LSU's Davidson takes pentathlon (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Posted by TheRunning
First-place finishes in two events helped Shaunette Davidson to the women's pentathlon title as the Southeastern Conference Track and Field Championships got under way last night.
Video: 2007 LSU Twilight Classic
Posted by TheRunning
Video footage from the distance races at the 2007 Twilight Classic hosted by LSU
LSU's Shaver resting top track athletes (The Advocate)
Posted by TheRunning
As the LSU track and field teams head into the stretch run of their indoor season, the Tigers and Lady Tigers need a break.
NCAA penalizes McNeese State men's basketball, track and field (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Posted by TheRunning
McNeese State men's basketball team and men's and women's track and field programs were penalized Thursday for major NCAA rules violation.
TUSCULUM`S SARAH ALSTON NAMED TO NCAA ALL-ACADEMIC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM (WCYB 5 Bristol)
Posted by TheRunning
Tusculum College`s Sarah Alston has been named to the 2006 NCAA Division II All-Academic Women`s Cross Country team.
LSU track tries to keep momentum going (The Advocate)
Posted by TheRunning
While it’s still relatively early in the indoor season, the LSU track and field teams are off to impressive starts based on the performances they’ve turned in during their first two meets.
Meet Information Available for Purple Tiger
Posted by TheRunning
Meet information and heat sheets are now available for the Purple Tiger Indoor Track & Field meet scheduled for Jan. 11, 2007, at the Carl Maddox Field House on the LSU campus.
Louisiana boys all-time state indoor performances
Posted by TheRunning
A list of the Louisiana boys all time state indoor performances
The nickname “Pelican State” is a tribute
to the official state bird, the brown pelican, which is native to
Louisiana.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer,
Barbara S. Shearer
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