Senior sprinter Duncan a semifinalist for prestigious Bowerman Award
LSU senior sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan has been named a semifinalist for the Bowerman Award, which goes to the nation’s best track and field athlete. She was the leading point scorer at the NCAA championship meet two weeks ago, leading the Lady Tigers to a national title, and is a part of the 10-athlete semi finalist group. The Lady Tiger standout already won the Honda Sports Award and the NCAA Division I National Women’s Track Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA in 2012. The 10-person Bowerman Advisory Board will announce three finalists on Friday, June 29 during the U.S. Olympic Trials with the winner being named on Dec. 19. Duncan became the first collegiate sprinter to sweep NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor titles in the 200-meter dash in consecutive seasons.
Yi earns All-America honors, ranks among top 40 in 2011-12 season
Senior LSU golfer Sang Yi earned honorable mention All-American honors from PING and Golfweek following his seventh place finish in the NCAA regional tournament. The honor come on the heels of Golfweek naming Yi the No. 39-ranked collegiate golfer in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index for the 2011-12 season. Yi’s All-American status completes a four-year span during which Tigers have earned the honor six times. John Peterson in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Andrew Loupe in 2010 and 2011 also earned the title as members of LSU’s program. Yi finished the season as LSU’s leading scorer after shooting a career-low 71.55 scoring average through 12 tournament appearances for the fourth-best average by a Tiger since 1982.
 
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