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2008 SCHEDULE TYSON INVITATIONAL Feb. 15-16 • Randal Tyson Track Center • Fayetteville, Ark. INDOOR SCHEDULE JANUARY FRIDAY SATURDAY Field Events: 9 a.m. Field Events: 10 a.m. 19 Purple Tiger Classic Baton Rouge, La. Track Events: 9 a.m. Track Events: 10 a.m. * All Times Central 25-26 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. 31-1 LSU Combined Events Baton Rouge, La. FEBRUARY RANKED TEAMS Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, 1 Bayou Bengal Invite Baton Rouge, La. Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas 8-9 New Balance Invite New York, N.Y. Tech, Virginia Tech 15-16 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. 22 LSU Twilight Baton Rouge, La. TV COVERAGE Friday night’s action at the Tyson Invitational is scheduled to be broadcast to a national television 29-2 SEC Championships Fayetteville, Ark. audience on a tape delay basis by ESPN on Sunday from 4-6 p.m. CT. MARCH 7 LSU Invitational Baton Rouge, La. RESULTS Live results for the Tyson Invitational will be available online at www.hogwired.com. Complete results 14-15 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. will also be available online at www.LSUsports.net at the conclusion of each day of competition. OUTDOOR CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH LSU’s dominance in track and field can be traced back to the 1933 season when the Tigers won their 22 Willy Wilson Invitational Tucson, Ariz. first national championship at Chicago’s Soldier Field under the guidance of legendary head coach 28-29 LSU Tiger Relays Baton Rouge, La. Bernie Moore. The Tigers edged Southern California for the title by a 58-54 margin as Buddy Blair, Glen “Slats” Hardin, Jack Torrance, Al Moreau and Matt Gordy each turned in All-America performances. APRIL This season marks the 75th anniversary of that victory as the Tigers and Lady Tigers have now com- 3-5 Texas Relays Austin, Texas bined to win 30 national championships in their storied histories. 10-11 LSU Combined Events Baton Rouge, La. 12 Tiger Invitational Baton Rouge, La. LSU HEADLINES AN ELITE FIELD AT TYSON INVITATIONAL The LSU track and field teams will be back in action this weekend as they travel to Fayetteville to com- 19 LSU Alumni Gold Baton Rouge, La. pete against an elite field at the 2008 Tyson Invitational beginning Friday at the Randal Tyson Track 24-26 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Center. The two-day meet features the deepest field that LSU has faced to this point in the season. This MAY marks the second time during the indoor season that the Tigers and Lady Tigers have competed in 15-18 SEC Championships Auburn, Ala. Fayetteville as they will also return for the SEC and NCAA Championships next month. Live results from 30-31 NCAA Mideast Regionals Fayetteville, Ark. the Tyson Invitational will be available online at www.hogwired.com and complete results will also be available online at www.LSUsports.net at the conclusion of each day of competition. JUNE 11-14 NCAA Championships Des Moines, Iowa LADY TIGERS RANKED NO. 1, TIGERS NO. 8 IN USTFCCCA TOP 25 JULY The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its latest power ranking on Wednesday afternoon, and the organization has tabbed the Lady Tigers as the nation’s top-ranked 27-6 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Ore. squad for the fourth straight week. The Tigers crack the Top 10 for the first time since the preseason AUGUST at No. 8 in this week’s power ranking. The Lady Tigers are in search of their 12th indoor national cham- 15-24 XXIX Olympic Games Beijing, China pionship in the program’s storied history and their first since 2004, while the Tigers are among the national favorites as they are also looking to win their first indoor national title since 2004. LSU ON THE INTERNET LAST TIME OUT The Tigers and Lady Tigers are coming off of a record-setting weekend at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York as the combined for eight new NCAA qualifiers, including three automatic and five provsional, three meet records and two new school records. The Lady Tigers blew away the compe- tition to win their fifth team title all-time and first since 2005 as they racked up 104 points over the course of two days. Texas A&M finished a distant second with 62 points. The Tigers earned a runner- up finish at one of the premier meets of the indoor season after scoring 55 points on the weekend. LADY TIGERS TOP LATEST USTFCCCA TOP 25 POWER RANKING NCAA QUALIFIERS The LSU women’s track and field team enters the weekend ranked No. 1 in the country for the fourth consecutive week as the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its week- AUTOMATIC ly power ranking on Wednesday. The men’s squad moved up four spots to No. 8 as both they crack the Top 10 for the first time since the preseason when they were ranked No. 5 nationally. The squads trav- MEN el to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to compete in the Tyson Invitational. Athlete Event Time/Mark USTFCCCA TOP 25 Trindon Holliday . .60 . .6.61 as of Feb. 13 Richard Thompson . .60 . .6.57 MEN WOMEN TEAMS POINTS TEAMS POINTS WOMEN 1. Tennessee . .105.32 1. LSU . .206.40 2. Arizona State . .99.50 2. Tennessee . .132.07 Athlete Event Time/Mark 3. Texas A&M . .76.75 3. Michigan . .130.18 Kelly Baptiste . .60 . .7.17 4. Oklahoma . .76.10 4. Texas A&M . .128.42 Juanita Broaddus . .60 . .7.26 5. BYU . .75.02 5. Stanford . .123.19 Samantha Henry . .60 . .7.18 6. Boise State . .73.62 6. Arizona State . .121.00 7. Florida . .70.73 7. Arkansas . .96.08 Samantha Henry . .200 . .23.09 8. LSU . .68.29 8. Minnesota . .86.56 Jessica Ohanaja . .60H . .8.12 9. Northern Iowa . .67.40 9. Virginia Tech . .86.06 LaTavia Thomas . .800 . .2:04.66 10. Kentucky . .64.46 10. Penn State . .73.08 11. Arkansas . .63.83 11. Oregon . .65.28 Nickiesha Wilson . .60H . .8.12 12. Oregon . .63.78 12. Baylor . .63.01 13. Texas . .60.88 13. Florida . .52.06 PROVISIONAL 14. Clemson . .59.39 14. Ole Miss . .51.53 15. UCLA . .58.81 15. Florida State . .50.93 16. Texas Tech . .57.95 16. Arizona . .49.82 MEN 17. Nebraska . .57.06 17. Miami, Fla. .47.74 18. Florida State . .53.43 18. Kansas . .45.16 Athlete Event Time/Mark 19. Georgetown . .47.92 19. Southern Illinois . .45.09 Ryan Fontenot . .60H . .7.81 20. Auburn . .47.47 20. South Carolina . .43.88 Jeremy Hicks . .LJ . .24-11 3/4 21. Baylor . .46.18 21. Kentucky . .42.55 22. Kansas . .45.15 22. Georgia Tech . .38.25 John Kosgei . .Mile . .4:01.95 23. Liberty . .42.65 23. Nebraska . .36.83 John Kosgei . .3,000 . .7:55.49 24. Princeton . .42.15 24. Kansas State . .36.60 Reuben Twijukye . .800 . .1:50.33 25. Michigan . .40.94 25. Iowa . .34.35 Dardar, Twijukye, James, Hayes . .4x400 . .3:09.97 TIGERS, LADY TIGERS AHEAD OF THE CURVE IN 2008 WOMEN After four weeks of the indoor season, the LSU men’s and women’s track and field teams have com- bined for nine automatic qualifiers and 17 provisional qualifiers for the NCAA Indoor Championships to Athlete Event Time/Mark be held in Fayetteville, Ark., from March 14-15. The squads are ahead of last year’s pace when they com- Kelly Baptiste . .200 . .23.31 bined for only two automatic qualifiers and 18 provisional qualifiers after four meets in 2007. The Tigers Deonna Lawrence . .400 . .54.34 and Lady Tigers will have the opportunity to add even more NCAA qualifiers this weekend as many ath- Andrea Linton . .LJ . .20-4 1/4 letes will be competing in a particular event for the first time this season, including senior Richard Andrea Linton . .TJ . .43-4 1/4 Thompson in the 200 meters and senior Reggie Dardar, senior Elkana Kosgei, junior Reuben Twijukye, Brooklynn Morris . .200 . .23.78 sophomore Jamaal James, sophomore Armanti Hayes and sophomore John Kosgei in the distance med- Katelyn Rodrigue . .PV . .13-1 1/2 ley relay pool. LaTavia Thomas . .400 . .53.99 Kayann Thompson . .800 . .2:07.52 Kenyanna Wilson . .60 . .7.38 THREE LADY TIGERS SET MEET RECORDS AT NEW BALANCE The top-ranked LSU women’s track and field team blew away the competition at the New Balance Nickiesha Wilson . .400 . .53.66 Collegiate Invitational this past weekend in large part to senior Kelly Baptiste, senior Jessica Ohanaja Morris, Lawrence, and sophomore LaTavia Thomas setting meet records in their respective specialty events. Ohanaja got Thomas, Wilson . .4x400 . .3:34.74 the ball rolling by setting the meet record in the 60-meter hurdles with a winning time of 8.12 seconds, while Baptiste followed minutes later by setting a new meet record of 7.17 to win the event title in the LSU IN THE RANKINGS 60-meter dash and qualify automatically for the NCAA Championships for the first time this season. Thomas set a new meet record of her own the following day as she won the 800-meter title with an NCAA USTFCCCA TOP 25 automatic qualifying time of 2 minutes, 4.66 seconds in her season debut in the event. INDOOR THOMPSON SHATTERS 60-METER RECORD FOR SECOND TIME Date Men Women For the second time this season, LSU’s Richard Thompson shattered his own school record in the 60- Preseason 5 1 meter dash as he blew away an elite field at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York this Jan.