The LSU men’s track and field team finished fourth with 29 points at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Saturday night at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in College Station, Texas.Oregon came out on top with 54 points while Florida and Florida State finished Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.”When you get to the last day of a championship meet like this, you have to have your people step it up to score the big points you need,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver in a news release. “I wish we had a little bit more of that, but I am very happy with those who had the opportunity to get out there and compete.”LSU senior Jeremy Hicks had an impressive showing in the long jump, finishing second to Nebraska sophomore Nicholas Gordon.LSU freshman Robert Simmons finished fourth in the 400-meter dash.”We had a number of new people stepping it up and scoring points for our team,” Shaver said. “It’s not just the youth with a number of freshmen who performed very well, but it’s also having people who are inexperienced in the championship meets raising their performance to a level where they could contribute.”LSU junior dual-sport speedster Trindon Holliday placed second in the 60-meter dash for the second year in a row, following behind another football star in Clemson junior Jacoby Ford. Ford ran the race in 6.52 seconds to Holliday’s 6.55 seconds.Last season, Holliday finished second to former LSU track star Richard Thompson.WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD FINISHES SIXTHThe LSU women’s track and field team finished sixth at the NCAA Indoors behind                Tennessee, BYU, Texas A&M, Texas and Arizona State.LSU sophomore Brittani Carter placed third in the high jump for the Lady Tigers while sophomore Kenyanna Wilson finished third in the 60-meter dash.”From where we started this season with the women’s team, I thought we would really struggle to put together a competitive team that could come to this meet and perform,” Shaver said. “But our kids did a great job of stepping it up and competing over the last few weeks, and they came here and had a great meet.”Other Lady Tiger highlights include junior LaTavia Thomas’ fifth-place finish in the 800-meter run and junior Samantha Henry’s seventh-place finish in the 200-meter dash.The next competition for the men’s and women’s teams is next weekend when the outdoor season gets underway at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette.——Contact Tyler Harvey at [email protected]