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

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, 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. 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

Team Finishes Year SEC Indoor NCAA Indoor SEC Outdoor NCAA Outdoor1981 * * 7th dnc1982 * * 7th 22nd1983 * dnc 6th 24th(t)1984 6th dnc 5th 68th1985 1st 3rd 1st 2nd(t)1986 2nd 5th 2nd 12th1987 1st 1st 1st 1st1988 1st 6th 1st 1st1989 1st 1st 1st 1st1990 2nd 11th 1st 1st1991 1st 1st 1st 1st1992 2nd 4th(t) 2nd 1st1993 1st 1st 1st 1st1994 2nd 1st 2nd 1st1995 1st 1st 2nd 1st1996 1st 1st 1st 1st1997 2nd 1st 2nd 1st1998 1st 2nd 5th 22nd(t)1999 1st 2nd 3rd 5th2000 4th 4th 3rd 1st2001 4th 14th 4th 6th2002 3rd 1st 4th 4th2003 4th 1st 3rd 1st2004 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd2005 3rd 6th(t) 6th 24th(t)2006 7th 7th 4th 7th(t)2007 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2008 1st 2nd 1st 1st2009 2nd 6th 2nd 6th 2010 3rd 3rd 1st 6th 2011 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 2012 2nd 3rd 1st 1st-Vacated 2013 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th2014 6th 12th(t) 8th 6th2015 5th 9th 4th 11th2016 2nd 14th(t) 5th 6th2017 2nd 6th 2nd 7th(t)2018 4th 6th 2nd 6th2019 5th 15th(t) 5th 3rd Bold indicates NCAA national championship Source:

NCAA championships

Team

Event

Indoor Year Event Athlete(s) 1985 1,000 Meters Christine Slythe 1987 4x400 Relay Sylvia Brydson, Wendy Truvillion, Schowonda Williams, Danyel Wofford Long Jump Sheila Echols 1989 4x400 Relay Sylvia Brydson, Opal Cunningham, Dawn Sowell, Cheryl Wilson 55 Meters Dawn Sowell 200 Meters Dawn Sowell 55 Hurdles Tananjalyn Stanley 1991 55 Hurdles Mary Cobb 1993 4x400 Relay Dahlia Duhaney, Indira Hamilton, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren Shot Put Danyel Mitchell Long Jump Daphnie Saunders 1994 Long Jump Daphnie Saunders 1995 400 Meters Youlanda Warren 1996 4x400 Relay Charlene Maulseed, Sheila Powell, LaTarsha Stroman, Astia Walker 55 Meters D'Andre Hill 55 Hurdles Kim Carson 1997 Triple Jump Suzette Lee 400 Meters LaTarsha Stroman 1998 55 Meters Kwajalein Butler 1999 60 Hurdles Joyce Bates 200 Meters Peta-Gaye Dowdie 2000 Triple Jump Keisha Spencer 2002 800 Meters Marian Burnett 200 Meters Muna Lee Triple Jump Nicole Toney 2003 60 Hurdles Lolo Jones 60 Meters Muna Lee 200 Meters Muna Lee 2004 60 Meters Muna Lee 2006 4x400 Relay Juanita Broaddus, Deonna Lawrence, Brooklynn Morris, Cynetheia Rooks 2008 4x400 Relay Deonna Lawrence, Brooklynn Morris, LaTavia Thomas, Nickiesha Wilson 60 Meters Kelly-Ann Baptiste 800 Meters LaTavia Thomas 2011 200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan 2012 4x400 Relay Rebecca Alexander, Jonique Day, Siedda Herbert, Cassandra Tate 200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan 2013 200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan 800 Meters Natoya Goule 2018 60 Meters Aleia Hobbs Source:

Outdoor Year Event Athlete(s) 1985 4x100 Relay Sheila Echols, Michelle King, Michele Morris, Angela Phipps 4x400 Relay Camille Cato, Michele Morris, Wendy Truvillion, Schowonda Williams 1987 Long Jump Sheila Echols Javelin Laverne Eve 1988 400 Hurdles Schowonda Williams 1989 4x100 Relay Esther Jones, Cinnamon Sheffield, Dawn Sowell, Tananjalyn Stanley 100 Meters Dawn Sowell 200 Meters Dawn Sowell 100 Hurdles Tananjalyn Stanley 1990 4x100 Relay Dawn Bowles, Esther Jones, Cinnamon Sheffield, Tananjalyn Stanley 100 Meters Esther Jones 200 Meters Esther Jones 1991 100 Hurdles Dawn Bowles Heptathlon Sharon Jaklofsky 1992 4x100 Relay Dawn Bowles, Dahlia Duhaney, Cinnamon Sheffield, Cheryl Taplin 200 Meters Dahlia Duhaney 1993 4x100 Relay Debbie Parris, Cheryl Taplin, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren 4x400 Relay Indira Hamilton, Debbie Parris, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren Discus Danyel Mitchell 400 Hurdles Debbie Parris Long Jump Daphnie Saunders 1994 4x100 Relay Zundra Feagin, D'Andre Hill, Debbie Parris, Cheryl Taplin 400 Hurdles Debbie Parris High Jump Gai Kapernick Discus Danyel Mitchell 1995 4x100 Relay Kwajalein Butler, Zundra Feagin, D'Andre Hill, Marita Hunt 4x400 Relay Charlene Maulseed, Sheila Powell, LaTarsha Stroman, Youlanda Warren 100 Meters D'Andre Hill 1996 4x100 Relay Kwajalein Butler, Zundra Feagin, D'Andre Hill, Astia Walker 100 Hurdles Kim Carson 200 Meters Zundra Feagin Triple Jump Suzette Lee 1997 4x100 Relay Kwajalein Butler, Peta-Gaye Dowdie, Sa'Donna Thornton, Astia Walker 100 Hurdles Astia Walker 400 Meters LaTarsha Stroman Triple Jump Suzette Lee 1999 800 Meters Claudine Williams 2000 100 Hurdles Joyce Bates 200 Meters Peta-Gaye Dowdie Triple Jump Keisha Spencer 2001 4x100 Relay Myra Combs, Stephanie Durst, Muna Lee, Sa'Donna Thornton 2003 4x100 Relay Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones, Muna Lee 2004 4x100 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 2006 4x400 Relay Meisue Francis, Deonna Lawrence, Brooklynn Morris, Cynetheia Rooks 2007 4x400 Relay Deonna Lawrence, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Nickiesha Wilson 100 Meters Sherry Fletcher 2008 100 Meters Kelly-Ann Baptiste 400 Hurdles Nickiesha Wilson 2011 4x100 Relay Rebecca Alexander, Kimberlyn Duncan, Semoy Hackett, Kenyanna Wilson 200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan 2012 200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan 400 Hurdles Cassandra Tate 2013 200 Meters Kimberlyn Duncan 800 Meters Natoya Goule 2016 4x100 Relay Mikiah Brisco, Kortnei Johnson, Jada Martin, Rushell Harvey 2017 100 Meters Mikiah Brisco 2018 100 Meters Aleia Hobbs 4x100 Relay Mikiah Brisco, Kortnei Johnson, Rachel Misher, Aleia Hobbs 2019 100 Meters Sha'Carri Richardson Source:

Stadiums

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.

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. 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.

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.

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

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