The LSU Lady Tigers track and field team represents Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

 in NCAA Division I women's indoor and outdoor track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

.

History

The LSU Lady Tigers track and field program is the premier women's track and field program in the NCAA, winning more NCAA championships than any other school in history. The Lady Tigers have won a total of 25 NCAA championships (11 indoor, 14 outdoor). The closest school is Texas with 10 total championships. The Lady Tiger program began in 1980. They won their first NCAA championship in 1987 under head coach Sam Seemes. The following year Pat Henry

Pat Henry

Pat Henry is the current track & field coach at Texas A&M University. He is also the former track & field coach at Louisiana State University where he won 27 national championships....

 took over the program and led the team to an unprecedented 11 straight NCAA outdoor championships, the most consecutive NCAA titles by a women's team in any NCAA sport.

Team Finishes

Year	SEC Indoor	NCAA Indoor	SEC Outdoor	NCAA Outdoor
1981	*	*	7th	dnc
1982	*	*	7th	22nd
1983	*	dnc	6th	24th(t)
1984	6th	dnc	5th	68th
1985	1st	3rd	1st	2nd(t)
1986	2nd	5th	2nd	12th
1987	1st	1st	1st	1st
1988	1st	6th	1st	1st
1989	1st	1st	1st	1st
1990	2nd	11th	1st	1st
1991	1st	1st	1st	1st
1992	2nd	4th(t)	2nd	1st
1993	1st	1st	1st	1st
1994	2nd	1st	2nd	1st
1995	1st	1st	2nd	1st
1996	1st	1st	1st	1st
1997	2nd	1st	2nd	1st
1998	1st	2nd	5th	22nd(t)
1999	1st	2nd	3rd	5th
2000	4th	4th	3rd	1st
2001	4th	14th	4th	6th
2002	3rd	1st	4th	4th
2003	4th	1st	3rd	1st
2004	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd
2005	3rd	6th(t)	6th	24th(t)
2006	7th	7th	4th	7th(t)
2007	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd
2008	1st	2nd	1st	1st

Team

Indoor

Year	Event	Athlete(s)
1985	1,000 Meters	Christine Slythe
1987	4x400 Relay	Sylvia Brydson, Wendy Truvillion, Schowonda Williams, Danyel Wofford
	Long Jump	Sheila Echols Sheila Echols Sheila Ann Echols is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, alongside team mates Alice Brown, 100 m gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner and 100 m silver medalist Evelyn...
1989	4x400 Relay	Sylvia Brydson, Opal Cunningham, Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell is an American sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 m and 200 m in 1989.Sowell attended Louisiana State University and she was tipped to be the next Florence Griffith-Joyner, but a hamstring injury in an event in New York in 1989 ended her career.-External links:**... , Cheryl Wilson
	55 Meters	Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell is an American sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 m and 200 m in 1989.Sowell attended Louisiana State University and she was tipped to be the next Florence Griffith-Joyner, but a hamstring injury in an event in New York in 1989 ended her career.-External links:**...
	200 Meters	Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell is an American sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 m and 200 m in 1989.Sowell attended Louisiana State University and she was tipped to be the next Florence Griffith-Joyner, but a hamstring injury in an event in New York in 1989 ended her career.-External links:**...
	55 Hurdles	Tananjalyn Stanley
1991	55 Hurdles	Mary Cobb
1993	4x400 Relay	Dahlia Duhaney Dahlia Duhaney Dahlia Duhaney is a retired female sprinter from Jamaica, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won the world title in the women's 4x100m relay at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald and... , Indira Hamilton, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren
	Shot Put	Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's discus throw event on 1995-08-10 at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden....
	Long Jump	Daphnie Saunders
1994	Long Jump	Daphnie Saunders
1995	400 Meters	Youlanda Warren
1996	4x400 Relay	Charlene Maulseed, Sheila Powell, LaTarsha Stroman, Astia Walker
	55 Meters	D'Andre Hill
	55 Hurdles	Kim Carson
1997	Triple Jump	Suzette Lee Suzette Lee Suzette Lee is a Jamaican triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.16 metres, achieved in April 2005 in Baton Rouge. She has a better indoor mark with 14.25 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Indianapolis....
	400 Meters	LaTarsha Stroman
1998	55 Meters	Kwajalein Butler
1999	Hurdles	Joyce Bates
	200 Meters	Peta-Gaye Dowdie
2000	Triple Jump	Keisha Spencer
2002	800 Meters	Marian Burnett Marian Burnett Marian Joan Burnett is a female middle-distance runner from Guyana who specialises in the 800 metres...
	200 Meters	Muna Lee
	Triple Jump	Nicole Toney
2003	60 Hurdles	Lolo Jones Lolo Jones Lori "Lolo" Jones, more commonly known as Lolo Jones, is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at LSU...
	60 Meters	Muna Lee
	200 Meters	Muna Lee
2004	60 Meters	Muna Lee
2006	4x400 Relay	Juanita Broaddus, Deonna Lawrence, Brooklynn Morris, Cynetheia Rooks
2008	60 Meters	Kelly Baptiste
	800 Meters	LaTavia Thomas

Outdoor

Year	Event	Athlete(s)
1985	4x100 Relay	Sheila Echols Sheila Echols Sheila Ann Echols is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, alongside team mates Alice Brown, 100 m gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner and 100 m silver medalist Evelyn... , Michelle King Michelle King Michelle King is an American television writer and producer. She is married to Robert King who is also her writing partner. The two co-created the television legal dramas In Justice and The Good Wife... , Michele Morris, Angela Phipps
	4x400 Relay	Camille Cato, Michele Morris, Wendy Truvillion, Schowonda Williams
1987	Long Jump	Sheila Echols Sheila Echols Sheila Ann Echols is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, alongside team mates Alice Brown, 100 m gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner and 100 m silver medalist Evelyn...
	Javelin	Laverne Eve Laverne Eve Laverne Eve is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw...
1988	400 Hurdles	Schowonda Williams
1989	4x100 Relay	Esther Jones Esther Jones Esther Jones is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. -References:-External links:... , Cinnamon Sheffield, Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell is an American sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 m and 200 m in 1989.Sowell attended Louisiana State University and she was tipped to be the next Florence Griffith-Joyner, but a hamstring injury in an event in New York in 1989 ended her career.-External links:**... , Tananjalyn Stanley
	100 Meters	Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell is an American sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 m and 200 m in 1989.Sowell attended Louisiana State University and she was tipped to be the next Florence Griffith-Joyner, but a hamstring injury in an event in New York in 1989 ended her career.-External links:**...
	200 Meters	Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell Dawn Sowell is an American sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 m and 200 m in 1989.Sowell attended Louisiana State University and she was tipped to be the next Florence Griffith-Joyner, but a hamstring injury in an event in New York in 1989 ended her career.-External links:**...
	100 Hurdles	Tananjalyn Stanley
1990	4x100 Relay	Dawn Bowles, Esther Jones Esther Jones Esther Jones is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. -References:-External links:... , Cinnamon Sheffield, Tananjalyn Stanley
	100 Meters	Esther Jones Esther Jones Esther Jones is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. -References:-External links:...
	200 Meters	Esther Jones Esther Jones Esther Jones is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. -References:-External links:...
1991	100 Hurdles	Dawn Bowles
	Heptathlon	Sharon Jaklofsky Sharon Jaklofsky Sharon Maria Suzanne Jaklofsky is a retired Dutch long jumper, who was born in Australia. A former heptathlete, she represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
1992	4x100 Relay	Dawn Bowles, Dahlia Duhaney Dahlia Duhaney Dahlia Duhaney is a retired female sprinter from Jamaica, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won the world title in the women's 4x100m relay at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald and... , Cinnamon Sheffield, Cheryl Taplin
	200 Meters	Dahlia Duhaney Dahlia Duhaney Dahlia Duhaney is a retired female sprinter from Jamaica, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won the world title in the women's 4x100m relay at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald and...
1993	4x100 Relay	Debbie Parris, Cheryl Taplin, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren
	4x400 Relay	Indira Hamilton, Debbie Parris, Heather Van Norman, Youlanda Warren
	Discus	Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's discus throw event on 1995-08-10 at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden....
	400 Hurdles	Debbie Parris
	Long Jump	Daphnie Saunders
1994	4x100 Relay	Zundra Feagin, D'Andre Hill, Debbie Parris, Cheryl Taplin
	High Jump	Gai Kapernick
	Discus	Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's discus throw event on 1995-08-10 at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden....
	400 Hurdles	Debbie Parris

Facilities

The Lady Tigers have two on-campus facilities that they use for practice and for meet's. The outdoor facility is the Bernie Moore Track & Field Stadium. Named for former head coach Bernie Moore

Bernie Moore

-External links:...

, the facility has a seating capacity

Seating capacity

Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...

 of 5,680.

The indoor facility is the Carl Maddox Field House

Carl Maddox Field House

The Carl Maddox Field House is an indoor track and field facility located on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. It was built in 1975 however it didn't acquire its current name until the 1998 SEC Indoor Championships where the Field House was renamed in honor of late LSU...

. It is named for former athletics director Carl Maddox

Carl Maddox

Carl Maddox was the athletics director of Louisiana State University and Mississippi State University. The Carl Maddox Field House on the LSU campus is named after him.-Honors and awards:Maddox was awarded the Corbett Award in 1986.-External links:*...

, who was a driving force in getting the Field House built in 1975. It has a seating capacity

Seating capacity

Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...

 of 3,000.

Head coaches

Years	Coach
1980	Bill McClure
1982	Murrell "Boots" Garland
1983-86	Billy Maxwell
1987	Sam Seemes
1988–2004	Pat Henry Pat Henry Pat Henry is the current track & field coach at Texas A&M University. He is also the former track & field coach at Louisiana State University where he won 27 national championships....
2004–Present	Dennis Shaver