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Track & Field: Individual, relay team qualify for NCAA championship

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
January 29, 2012

The LSU track and field teams have been setting a scorching early season pace. The Tigers and Lady Tigers traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., for the two-day Razorback Invitational event held at the Randal...

Track and Field travels to Fayetteville

By Chandler Rome
Sports Contributor
January 27, 2012

The LSU track and field team will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Razorback Invitational this weekend in its first action since dueling defending outdoor national champions Texas A&M. "Last week...

Track and Field: No. 2 Lady Tigers take revenge on No. 17 Texas A&M

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
January 22, 2012

The No. 2 LSU women's track team hurdled over the Aggies on Saturday in the teams' indoor track dual meet, avenging their defeat in the same event last season with a 82.5-76.5 win over No. 17 Texas A&M. The...

Tigers take on Texas A&M

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
January 20, 2012

The Tigers will return to Gilliam Stadium on Saturday out for revenge after both the men's and women's track teams lost to Texas A&M in the same dual meet last season. The Tigers lost, 84-75, in College...

Tigers track and field win seven track events

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
January 16, 2012

The Tigers' track and field program hit the ground running Saturday in the season's opening meet at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener in Birmingham, Ala. LSU won seven events in the opener and set nine indoor...

Track & Field: International recruiting produces success

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
November 5, 2011

After competing for her home country of Trinidad and Tobago in the 2011 World Championships, senior sprinter Semoy Hackett returned to LSU to resume training for her final season as a Lady Tiger. Hackett...

Track & Field: Missing class deters LSU athletes from Pan Am Games

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
October 31, 2011

While six Tiger alumni competed in the Pan American Games last week, the current Tigers and Lady Tigers who qualified didn't participate. "We had some that qualified to participate, but we didn't submit...

Cross Country: 6th, 7th runners important to team despite not scoring

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
October 25, 2011

Even though their placement doesn't count toward the team's score, a school's sixth and seventh runners play a valuable role on a cross country team. "There's going to be days where one or two of your...

Cross Country: Womens’ runner used marathons for training

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
October 23, 2011

Christine Derbins declined to run in college during her first two years. Instead, the redshirt sophomore trained for the illustrious 2011 Boston Marathon. She finished in 3:24:00. "I did my first marathon...

Coaches predict LSU advantage with Aggies move into SEC

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
September 26, 2011

The addition of Texas A&M to the Southeastern Conference will not only bring a storied football program to the conference, but also a men's and women's track team that won the last three outdoor national...

Former track, football star returns as coach

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
September 19, 2011

Bennie Brazell once ran under LSU track coach Dennis Shaver. Now he's coaching alongside him. Brazell will join the men's track team this season as an assistant hurdles and sprint coach six years after...

The men’s cross country team practices Monday evening at Highland Road Park.

Cross Country: LSU runners use road races as training for collegiate meets

By Andrew Chapple
Sports Contributor
September 13, 2011

When competitive road racers see purple and gold jerseys at the starting line, they know they're in trouble. Road races for runners vary in distance from a mile to 10,000 meters and are open to everyone,...