In the first outdoor meet of the 2013 track and field season, the Tigers and Lady Tigers won seven events at this weekend’s Louisiana Classics in Lafayette.

Sophomore thrower Rodney Brown led the Tigers with a win in the men’s discus throw and a second-place finish in the hammer throw.

In the discus throw, Brown finished more than 20 feet ahead of the second-place finisher with a throw of 197 feet. Brown leads the NCAA in the discus following the outdoor season’s first weekend of competition and also lands at the No. 3 spot on LSU’s performance list in the event.

Senior Daniel Obioha and sophomore Jeremy Tuttle finished fourth and fifth in the discus, respectively.

Sophomore Tori Bliss finished first in the women’s discus throw, making it an LSU sweep of the discus event. Freshman Andria Aguilar took the title in the 800-meter run and junior Toshika Sylvester won the 100-meter dash.

The Lady Tigers also took the title in the 1,600-meter relay with a team of senior Latoya McDermott, sophomore Samantha Levin, junior Shana-Gaye Tracey and Aguilar.

Freshman Doren Welch earned a first-place finish in the women’s javelin throw while fellow freshman Kelsey Carlsen finished fourth in the event.

Freshman Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake finished second and junior Shermund Allsop finished third in the men’s 100-meter dash. Sophomore Kaitlyn Moreau finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles.

In the men’s 1500-meter run, sophomore Philip Primeaux took the title with sophomore Barrett Miller, junior William Wiesler and junior Roger Cooke finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the 400-meter dash, LSU finished second, third and fourth with freshmen Chanice Chase, Tracey and McDermott.

Senior Lacey Sanchez finished third in the women’s pole vault and freshman Fitzroy Dunkley finished third in the men’s high jump.

LSU will host the LSU Relays on Friday and Saturday at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.