LSU Track & Field finished in the top 4 in the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Moines in Saturday’s finals.
LSU women ranked No. 3 behind Texas A&M and Oregon while the men finished No. 4 behind Texas A&M, Florida and Florida State.
With 28 entries into the semifinals on Wednesday, four individuals and two relay team qualified for the finals on Saturday.
Severe thunderstorms postponed the final two events on Thursday, but the championship resumed at 11:30 a.m. Friday.
No. 1 seed for 200-meter dash Kimberlyn Duncan posted the third fastest time in the 200-meter dash in NCAA history and second in school history on Thursday. She clinched the 200-meter gold medal in Saturday’s finals, beating out teammate junior Semoy Hackett.
Junior Barrett Nugent won the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.28. He is the first Tiger to win the 110-meter hurdles gold medal since 1987.
Sophomore Damar Forbes won the silver medal for his top mark at 27 feet, behind Ngonidzashe Makusha of Florida State.
LSU senior Walter Henning earned his sixth All-America honor in the hammer throw and finished his career as a three-time NCAA champion and six-time SEC champion.
LSU Lady Tigers won the 4X100 relay on Saturday, making it the 13th national title in program history.
LSU men’s 4X100 relay team took fourth place, and Horatio Williams took the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash.
LSU Track & Field has won at least one event title at the Outdoor Championships for the past 14 seasons, and women have placed outside the top seven only once in the past 12 seasons.
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