The LSU women’s and men’s track and field teams will host the LSU Twilight today in the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.
Field events kick off at 2:30 p.m. and the first preliminary races start at 3:30 p.m.
The meet showcases a mostly Louisiana-based field including Loyola University-New Orleans, the University of New Orleans, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern University at New Orleans and Tulane.
“We’ll need to be at our best to make sure we get that qualifying time we’re looking for when we come back here in two weeks for the Southeastern Conference Championships,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver in a press release on Feb. 13.
Both the Tigers and the Lady Tigers roll into the Twlight ranked in the Top 25 of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Poll at No. 4 and No. 22, respectively.
The team rankings aren’t the only standings in LSU’s sights this weekend with seven different athletes ranked in the NCAA Top-20 in their individual events. Sophomore sprinter Mikiah Brisco and sophomore hurdler Daeshon Gordon enter today’s in the NCAA’s Top 16 in their
individual events.
Junior jumper Nataliyah Friar is tied for No. 15 spot nationally in the long jump with a mark of 20 feet, 9 inches in the long jump. She also ranks No. 18 with a jump of 42 feet, 9 inches in the triple jump.
Brisco and Gordon enter the 60-meter hurdle ranked among the NCAA Top 20. Brisco’s person-best time of 8.20 seconds. Gordon holds the No. 16 spot with a personal-best of 8.22 seconds.
Junior sprinter Michael Cherry holds the top position in the NCAA’s 400-meter rankings with a season-best 45.78 seconds. Junior hurdler Jordan Moore is tied for No. 1 with a time of 7.69 seconds in the 60-meter hurdle.
“I make myself believe [performance] better because I know I started at a point in life when I wasn’t so fast so I know if I can continue to keep pushing and working hard that I can get to a certain point,” Cherry said. “I know there’s way more to this than where I am at in life.”