LSU Contents 2 Media Services Review INTRO 74 2007 Season Review This Is LSU 76 2007 Accolades THIS IS LSU 4 LSU Track & Field 77 2007 Men's Indoor Best Times PREVIEW 6 Bernie Moore Track Stadium 78 2007 Women's Indoor Best Times COACHES 8 Wall of Champions 79 2007 Men's Outdoor Best Times 10 Athletic Training 80 2007 Women's Outdoor Best Times ATHLETES 12 Campus Life REVIEW 14 Cox Communications Academic Center History HISTORY 17 CHAMPS/Career Development 82 This is LSU Track & Field 18 City of Baton Rouge 85 All-Time Team Results/Coaching History RECORDS 19 State of Louisiana 86 LSU Olympians 20 A Championship Tradition 87 World Class Tigers 22 Retired Jerseys 89 NCAA Champions 23 LSU Greats 92 Individual Career NCAA Titles 24 Prominent LSU Alumni 93 NCAA Regional Champions 26 Strength & Conditioning 94 SEC Champions 27 Athletic Facilities 100 Individual Career SEC Titles 28 Priscilla and Jack Andonie Museum 101 SEC Commissioner's Trophy 102 Men's All-Americans Preview 106 Women's All-Americans 30 Men's Season Preview 110 Career All-America Honors 32 Women's Season Preview 34 LSU Men's Track & Field Roster Records 35 LSU Women's Track & Field Roster 112 Men's All-Time Indoor Records 36 2008 Qualifying Standards 113 Women's All-Time Indoor Records 114 Men's All-Time Outdoor Records Coaches 115 Women's All-Time Outdoor Records 38 Dennis Shaver, Head Coach 116 Men's All-Time Relay Records 41 Mark Elliott, Assistant Head Coach 117 Women's All-Time Relay Records 42 Marvin Gibson, Assistant Coach 118 Men's Indoor Record Book 43 Debbie Parris-Thymes, Assistant Coach 119 Women's Indoor Record Book 44 Todd Lane, Assistant Coach 120 Men's Outdoor Record Book 45 Derek Yush, Assistant Coach 121 Women's Outdoor Record Book 46 Support Staff 122 Decathlon/Heptathlon Record Book 123 Cross Country Record Book Athletes 124 The Winning Streak 48 Track Stars on the Gridiron 125 History of the 4x100-Meter Relay 50 Tigers 126 Tiger Letterwinners 61 Lady Tigers 128 Lady Tiger Letterwinners 71 2007 Cross Country Rosters 72 2007 Cross Country Results Quick Facts University Associate AD/Internal Relations: Bo Bahnsen (LSU, 1982) Athletic Trainers: Keith Thompson (AT), Scott Giardina (Grad. Location: Baton Rouge, La. Associate AD/Business: Mark Ewing (LSU, 1978) Asst. AT), Stacy Lederman (Grad. Asst. AT), Megan Sauviac Founded: 1860 Associate AD/Compliance: Bo Kerin (Tennessee, 1996) (Student AT), Erin Sutton (Student AT) Enrollment: 29,317 Associate AD/Operations: Eddie Nunez (Florida, 1998) Nickname: Tigers or Fighting Tigers Associate AD/Student Services: Miriam Segar (LSU, 1994) Sports Information Colors: Purple and Gold Asst. AD/Sports Information Director: Michael Bonnette Print Specifications: Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 Athletics Phone Directory Senior Associate SID: Kent Lowe Mascot: Mike VI (live Bengal Tiger) LSU Athletic Department: (225) 578-8001 Associate SID: Laurie Cannon Facilities (Capacity): Indoor - Carl Maddox Fieldhouse (3,000); Sports Information: (225) 578-8226 Associate SID: Melissa Foley Outdoor - Bernie Moore Track Stadium (5,680) Sports Information Fax: (225) 578-1861 Associate SID: Bill Franques Conference: Southeastern Associate SID: Brian Miller Track and Field Staff Graduate Assistant: Will Stafford University Administration Head Coach: Dennis Shaver (UT-Arlington, 1979) - 13th season at Administrative Specialist: Pat Fredricks President: Dr. John Lombardi LSU, 4th season as Head Coach Publications Director: Jason Feirman Chancellor: Sean O’Keefe Assistant Head Coach: Mark Elliott (LSU, 1991) - 15th season Graphic Design Coordinator: Krystal Bennett Faculty Representative: Dydia DeLyser Assistant Coaches: Marvin Gibson (LSU, 1996) - 3rd season, Photography Coordinator: Steve Franz Todd Lane (Luther College, 1995) - 1st season, Publications Student Assistant: Ashley Durand Athletics Department Debbie Parris-Thymes (LSU, 1995) - 3rd season, Student Assistants: Curtis Akey, Ashley Bourdier, Bill Martin, Athletics Director: Stanley “Skip” Bertman (Miami, 1961) Derek Yush (Connecticut, 1997) - 1st season, R.J. Marse, Brianne Mickles, Alex Restrepo, Elizabeth Stuart, Sr. Associate AD/Operations: Verge Ausberry (LSU, 1990) Track and Field Coordinator: Jean Credit Jake Terry Sr. Associate AD/SWA: Judy Southard (Coker, 1970) Managers: Adam Bailey, Loren Johnson, Alex Ramirez, Jeffery Sr. Associate AD/External Operations: Herb Vincent (LSU, 1983) Schexnayder, John Troutman Credits Credits Photography © COPYRIGHT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Visit the official web site of The 2008 LSU Track & Field Media Guide was written by the LSU Athletics for the latest Editor: Will Stafford Steve Franz, Bryan Wayne, LSU Sports Information Office and track and field and cross Design: Jason Feirman Jason Feirman, USATF/Photorun designed by the LSU Publications Office on an Apple Mac Pro using QuarkXpress country, statistics, Production Assistance: 6.5 and Adobe Photoshop CS3. 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Athletic Administration Building. Mailing Address Overnight Mailing Address SID Contact Information LSU Sports Information LSU Sports Information Track & Field Contact: Will Stafford P.O. Box 25095 LSU Athletics Administration Bldg. Work Phone: (225) 578-8226 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 North Stadium Dr. at Nicholson Dr. Cell Phone: (985) 515-9253 Phone: (225) 578-8226 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 E-mail Address: [email protected] Fax: (225) 578-1861 Phone: (225) 578-8226 Fax: (225) 578-1861 Media Outlets Newspapers Lake Charles American Press Opelousas Daily World Tiger Television (LSU Campus Station) P.O. Box 2893 P.O. Box 1179 Hodges Hall, LSU BATON ROUGE Lake Charles, LA 70602 Opelousas, LA 70570 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 The Advocate Sports Editor: Scooter Hobbs Sports Editor: Eric Narcisse Phone: (225) 578-8687 P.O. Box 588 Phone: (337) 494-4040 Phone: (318) 942-4971 Fax: (225) 578-1698 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Fax: (337) 439-4036 Fax: (318) 948-6572 Website: www.tigertv.tv Exec. Sports Editor: Butch Muir E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Asst. Sports Editor: Matt Randolph Website: www.americanpress.com Website: www.dailyworld.com Phone: (225) 383-1111 Specialty Media Fax: (225) 388-0318 Tiger Rag Alexandria Daily Town Talk E-mail: [email protected] Television Stations P.O. Box 496 P.O. Box 7558 Website: www.2theadvocate.com BATON ROUGE Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0496 Alexandria, LA 71301 WAFB-TV (CBS Affiliate - Channel 9) Editor: Matt DeVille Sports Editor: Randy Benson LSU Daily Reveille 844 Government Street Phone: (225) 383-5271 Phone: (318) 487-6351 Room 39, Hodges Hall, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Fax: (225) 343-4785 Fax: (318) 487-6315 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Sports Director: Steve Schneider E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (225) 578-8676 Reporters: Jacques Doucet Website: louisianastate.theinsiders.com Website: www.thetowntalk.com Fax: (225) 578-1698 Phone: (225) 336-8891 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (225) 379-7880 Monroe News-Star LSU Network Website: www.lsureveille.com E-mail: [email protected] 411 No. Fourth Street RADIO Website: www.wafb.com Monroe, LA 71201 LSU Radio Network NEW ORLEANS Sports Editor: Paul Letlow P.O. Box 25095 Times-Picayune WBRZ-TV (ABC Affiliate - Channel 2) Phone: (318) 362-0267 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 3800 Howard Avenue P.O. Box 2906 Fax: (318) 362-0273 Director: Jim Hawthorne New Orleans, LA 70140 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (225) 578-1882 Sports Editor: Doug Tatum Sports Director: Michael Cauble Website: www.thenewsstar.com Fax: (225) 578-1861 Phone: (504) 826-3405 Reporters: Brian Davies, Chad Sabadie Fax: (504) 826-3401 Phone: (225) 336-2361 Lafayette Daily Advertiser TELEVISION E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (225) 336-2347 P.O. Box 3268 LSU Electronic Media Website: www.nola.com E-mail: [email protected]