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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 | @badam_tdr 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 | @badamTDR 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 | @badam_TDR 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 | @badam_TDR 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 | @badam_TDR 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...

LSU track and field hopes to keep momentum with fresh faces

LSU track and field hopes to keep momentum with fresh faces

July 20, 2016

After losing more than five athletes to graduation, LSU coach Dennis Shaver hopes to keep a talented squad after recruiting nine future Tigers and Lady Tigers for the 2017 season. “LSU is a name...

LSU junior LaMar Bruton (right) passes the baton to senior Morgan Wells (left) during the Battle of the Bayou on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Skip Bertman Stadium

LSU Track and Field wraps up season with numerous titles, personal bests

June 29, 2016

The LSU men’s and women’s track and field teams started the 2016 outdoor season on a fast track and the hard work paid off. The Tigers and Lady Tigers ended the season with a few title wins...

Former LSU hurdler Morgan Wells was diagnosed June 9, 2016, with a rare brain tumor called meningioma and underwent surgery June 14.

Former hurdler faces brain tumor with optimism, hope

June 15, 2016

Feeling under the weather can change a person’s mood instantly, but for former LSU hurdler Morgan Wells, even a surgical procedure on his skull couldn’t kill his spirits. Wells, a 2016 graduate,...

LSU junior Jada Martin participates in the 60 meter dash event during the Tigers' Track and Field Meet on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 in the B. Moore Track & C. Maddox Field House.

Tigers grab relay titles at NCAA Outdoor Championships

By Jourdan Riley June 12, 2016

The LSU track and field teams made outstanding efforts at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 8-11, including title wins and career bests.The Lady Tigers grabbed the...

LSU junior Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake sprinting ahead oh his competitors on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Track and Field advances 24 to NCAA Championships

By Jourdan Riley May 31, 2016

LSU looks to bring home 24 gold medals at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Tigers and Lady Tigers advanced 24 athletes to the semifinals after three days of competing...

LSU junior Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake leaping over hurdles on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

LSU Track and Field Teams sweep six SEC titles

By Jourdan Riley May 15, 2016

The Tigers and Lady Tigers had 10 athletes advance to finals on the first day of the SEC Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama , but one LSU athlete contributed three wins to LSU’s total of six event...