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Track and Field

Road to the Championships: Track and Field show resilience, steady improvement in outdoor season

By Jacob Beck April 20, 2018

LSU’s indoor and outdoor track and field seasons run from Jan. 5 to June 9. Within those five months, the Tigers compete in 22 meets, with 14 being multi-day meets. The Tigers only had one week of...

LSU senior sprinter Aleia Hobbs competes in the 4x100 meter relay on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on Nicholson Drive.

Trio of Hobbs, Brisco, Johnson continue dominance of 4x100m relay into outdoor season

By Jacob Beck April 9, 2018

Senior sprinters Mikiah Brisco, Aleia Hobbs and junior Kortnei Johnson have been three of the fastest women in collegiate track for a few years now, and they just added another record to their résumés. The...

LSU sophomore Mikiah Brisco participates in the 60 meter hurdles during the Tigers' Track and Field Meet on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2015 in the B. Moore Track & C. Maddox Field House.

Senior sprinter Mikiah Brisco set to compete in final indoor event as Lady Tiger

By Jacob Beck March 10, 2018

When asked if she surpassed her goals for the 2018 indoor season, senior Mikiah Brisco didn’t beat around the bush. “I still want to break the national record [in the 60-meter dash] this weekend,...

LSU track and field dominates 60m dash, hurdles at final indoor regular season meet

By Jacob Beck February 16, 2018

Both the men and lady Tigers finished at the top of the leaderboard in the 60m dash and hurdles finals at the LSU Twilight meet. Lady Tiger Kortnei Johnson and Tiger Akanni Hislop both finished 1st in...

Current and former Tigers shine in Bayou Bengal Invitational

By Jacob Beck February 2, 2018

While half of the Tigers are competing in the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, the other half were competing here in the Bayou Bengal Invitational, and had strong performances. In his first race for the...

Team leaders Brisco, Hobbs look forward to final season at LSU

Team leaders Brisco, Hobbs look forward to final season at LSU

By Hannah Martin June 24, 2017

From national championships to NCAA records, junior sprinters Aleia Hobbs and Mikiah Brisco know a thing or two about running fast.Brisco finished her junior season as a national champion in the 100 meter...

LSU junior Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake racing toward the finish line on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

LSU track and field team head to College Station for NCAA Indoor Championships

By Brandon Adam March 9, 2017

Eighteen members of LSU’s track and field team are traveling to Texas A&M to compete in the NCAA Indoor National Championships. Headlining the list of 18 on men’s side is senior sprinter...

Freshman Ruby Stauber runs the track in the Razorback Invitational on January 28, 2017, in Fayetteville, Ark.

Freshman Ruby Stauber earning accolades early in career

By Brandon Adam February 23, 2017

Freshman Ruby Stauber has made a name for herself as a top freshman middle distance runner in the 800m. Stauber signed with LSU out of Plymouth, Minnesota, after graduating high school in the spring of...

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Aggressive running style key for LSU’s Travia Jones

By Brandon Adam February 23, 2017

LSU senior sprinter Travia Jones is looking to close out her indoor career with a bang. Jones runs the 400m sprint and the 4x400 relay for the Tigers, and in 2016 she was named an All-American as a member...

LSU freshman thrower Nickolette Dunbar prepares to throw shot on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 in the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.

Nickolette Dunbar, child of former LSU standout Karl Dunbar, showcasing potential for track and field

By Brandon Adam January 30, 2017

Like many freshmen student athletes, Nickolette Dunbar, a shot putter on the LSU track and field team, is trying to make a name for herself on the field. However, her name already carries weight as a Tiger....

LSU freshman Rachel Misher during a sprint on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

LSU track and field record personal-bests in Auburn Indoor Invitational

By Brandon Adam January 22, 2017

This past weekend, LSU’s track and field teams took center stage at the Auburn Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama. LSU was led by an array of individual performances, including senior thrower Johnnie...

University track and field athlete looks back on Rio Summer Olympics experience

University track and field athlete looks back on Rio Summer Olympics experience

By Semaj Atkinson October 20, 2016

Now that the 2016 Summer Olympics are over, sports administration senior Chanice Chase looks back on her experience-of-a-lifetime in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For the track and field athlete, representing...