Sophomore weight thrower Walter Henning and junior sprinter Trindon Holliday both set NCAA-leading marks Saturday at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium during the Southeastern Conference/Big 12 Challenge.Henning, who already set an LSU indoor record throw at the Purple Tiger Invitational with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 72 feet, 3 3/4 inches, dominated the competition Saturday in the men’s weight throw with a personal best throw of 73 feet, 4 3/4 inches on his third toss of the day.Missouri All-American senior Chris Rohr, the Big 12’s leading weight thrower and Henning’s biggest competition at the meet, finished second with a throw of 69 feet, 7 1/2 inches.”Walter Henning continues to show the kind of consistency and competitive fire needed to win an NCAA championship,” said LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver in a news release.This won’t be the only time this season Henning will compete at Texas A&M — the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships are at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in March.”This is definitely a step in the right direction,” Henning said in a news release. “I now have a great deal of confidence in knowing that I can throw in the same circle I’ll see at the NCAA meet.”Holliday, who went into the meet with the Tigers’ fastest 60-meter dash time (6.66 seconds), left with an NCAA-best time of 6.56 seconds to take the title.”Trindon Holliday is a guy who fights for everything he gets,” Shaver said.Holliday’s mark of 6.56 is only 0.02 seconds off his personal best time and only .05 seconds off former Tiger and 2008 Olympian Richard Thompson’s school record (6.51), both set in the 2008 national finals.”It gave me a good confidence boost because this is the same track that I’ll be running on when we come back for the NCAA meet,” Holliday said in the release. “I think I left a good impression on that track.”Sophomore Kenyanna Wilson (7.42 seconds in the 60-meter dash), senior Kayann Thompson (2 minutes, 8.73 seconds in the 800-meter dash), sophomore Brittani Carter (5 feet, 10 inches in the high jump) and freshman Rachel Laurent (12 feet, 11 3/4 inches in the pole vault) all reached 2009 NCAA provisional qualifying performances for the Lady Tigers.LSU joined Ole Miss and Florida to represent the SEC against host Texas A&M, Texas and Missouri of the Big 12 in the challenge. Despite the standout individual performances by the Tigers and Lady Tigers, the Big 12 won the men’s title, 332-279, and the women’s title, 359-226.Contact Rowan Kavner [email protected]