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Track and Field

LSU track and field distance runners round the bend on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, during the LSU Twilight track and field meet in the Carl Maddox Field House on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU track and field shines at the 2022 SEC Indoor Championships: O’Donoghue wins fifth SEC medal

By Cole Hernandez March 5, 2022

LSU track and field competed at the SEC Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday and took home three event titles from Alia Armstrong, Sean Dixon-Bodie, and Eric Edwards Jr. at the Gilliam Indoor Stadium.In...

LSU track and field senior Tonea Marshall (left), senior Milan Young (center), and sophomore Alia Armstrong (right) compete in the 100-meter hurdles on April 24, 2021 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium on North Stadium Dr in Baton Rouge.

Armstrong moves up to No. 2 all time in the 60-meter hurdles at the Tyson Invitational

By Cole Hernandez February 15, 2022

Alia Armstrong became the second-fastest hurdler in collegiate history with a time of 7.81 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Tyson Invitational in the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Armstrong...

LSU track and field sophomores Cade Martin and Garrett Hamilton run into the curve on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, during the Bayou Bengal indoor track meet at the Carl Maddox Field House on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Davis Bove makes school history at the Music City Challenge; LSU track and field impresses

By Cole Hernandez February 13, 2022

Distance runner Davis Bove broke his own school record in the mile with a personal best time of 3:56.38 at the Music City Challenge at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility on Friday. Bove broke the...

LSU track and field fifth-year senior Lisa Gunnarsson begins her ascent on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, during the Bayou Bengal indoor track meet at the Carl Maddox Field House on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU women’s track and field moves up in Rating index, two Tigers receive SEC weekly awards

By Cole Hernandez February 12, 2022

On Monday, the LSU women moved up to No. 4 in the latest edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association’s Rating Index. On Tuesday, LSU women’s track and field...

LSU track and field freshman Jack Wallace starts the 800 meters on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, during the Bayou Bengal indoor track meet at the Carl Maddox Field House on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU adds to the record book at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic

By Cole Hernandez February 6, 2022

LSU sprinter Favour Ofili ran an African indoor record of 22.71 seconds on Friday night at the Albuquerque Convention Center as part of the first day of action at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. Ofili...

LSU track and field freshman Sophie Martin completes a lap on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, during the Bayou Bengal indoor track meet at the Carl Maddox Field House on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Track and Field wins nine event titles at Bayou Bengal Invitational

By Cole Hernandez February 5, 2022

On a chilly Friday morning, LSU welcomed schools such as Alcorn State, Grambling State, Hinds CC, McNeese State, Meridian CC, New Orleans, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana,...

LSU track and field senior Tonea Marshall (left), senior Milan Young (center), and sophomore Alia Armstrong (right) compete in the 100-meter hurdles on April 24, 2021 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium on North Stadium Dr in Baton Rouge.

Armstrong Matches LSU School Record at Razorback Invitational in the 60 Meter Hurdles

By Cole Hernandez / @Ct_hernandez January 30, 2022

LSU hurdler Alia Armstrong made history on Saturday at the Randal Tyson Track Center as she became the third-fastest hurdler in NCAA history with a time of 7.86 in the 60-meter hurdles to win the...

LSU track and field senior Terrance Laird (left) and sophomore Charles Lewis (right) compete in the 200-meter dash on April 24, 2021 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge.

LSU track and field set meet records in second event of season

By Cole Hernandez January 24, 2022

LSU's Track and Field Day was highlighted by a pair of meet records in the 60-meter hurdles at the Red Raider Open in Lubbock, Texas on Friday. LSU’s defending National Champion Track and Field team...

Ice-covered trees sit Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 during the winter weather mix outside of the LSU track and field stadium on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Report: Elijah Odinet released from Track and Field roster after leaked footage of racial discrimination, ‘It was just upsetting’

By Mackay Suire December 16, 2021

Elijah Odinet, a freshman jumper on LSU’s Track and Field team, has been cut from the roster after a video recording of family members using racial slurs was leaked to the public.The video shows...

LSU junior transfer sprinter Ashton Hicks prepares to receive the baton in a relay race for OKlahoma State. Courtesy Oklahoma State Athletics

LSU transfer sprinter Ashton Hicks impresses in fall: ‘He does the little things’

By Mackay Suire October 20, 2021

Walking into the dominating program that is LSU Track & Field must be a daunting task. For Oklahoma State transfer Ashton Hicks, though, walking into Bernie Moore Track Stadium was like finally...

In this June 19, 2021 photo, Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semis finals in women's 100-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, told of her ban Friday, July 2 on the “Today Show.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sha’Carri Richardson promises to rebound following ninth place finish

By Mackay Suire August 25, 2021

Sha’Carri Richardson stunned the nation on Aug. 21 when she placed last in the 100-meter event at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.  It was the first time the nation had seen Richardson...

Terrance Laird crosses the finish line after making Texas Relay history in the 200-meter dash on March 28, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Courtesy LSU Athletics

Six title wins lead both LSU women and men track to No. 1 outdoor rankings

By TJ Polk March 30, 2021

Following their strong outdoor performance at the 93rd annual Texas Relays, the LSU women’s and men’s track and field teams are both ranked first in the USTFCCCA rankings. Six Tigers secured...