LSU track & field at the LSU Combined Events/Bayou Bengal Invitational Jan. 26-27, 2006 z Baton Rouge, La. Carl Maddox Fieldhouse 2006 SCHEDULE lsu combined events/ INDOOR bayou bengal Invitational Date Meet Location carl maddox fieldhouse z baton rouge, la. January Schedule 14 Purple Tiger Invite Baton Rouge, La. THURSDAY 21 Lobo Invite Albuquerque, N.M. Multi Field Events: 3:30 p.m. 26-27 LSU Combined Events Baton Rouge, La. Multi Running Events: 3 p.m. 27 Bayou Bengal Invite Baton Rouge, La. February FRIDAY Multi Field Events: 1:30 p.m. 3-4 New Balance Invite New York, N.Y. Multi Running Events: 1 p.m. 10-11 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark Open Field Events: 3 p.m. 17 LSU Twilight Baton Rouge, La. Open Running Events: 6 p.m. 24-26 SEC Championships Gainesville, Fla. March Results Live results for the LSU Combined Events and the Bayou Bengal Invitational can be found on the 3 LSU Invitational Baton Rouge, La. internet at www.LSUsports.net. Complete results will also be posted on the website following the 4 Iowa State Invitational Ames, Iowa completion of the meet. 10-11 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. lsu hosts combined events/bayou bengal invitational OUTDOOR The LSU track and field team returns home to host the LSU Combined Events and the Bayou Bengal Date Meet Location Invitational at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse ... The LSU Combined Events runs, Jan. 26-27 ... Multi-event March action begins Thursday at 3 p.m. and Friday at 1 p.m. ... The Bayou Bengal Invitational will take place 18 Louisiana Classic Lafayette, La. on Jan. 27 ... Competition in the field events begins at 3 p.m. ... Running events will follow at 6 p.m. ... 23-25 LSU Relays Baton Rouge, La. Live results for both the LSU Combined Events and the Bayou Bengal Invitational can be found online 24 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. at www.LSUsports.net ... Complete meet results will also be posted online following the completion of 30-31 LSU Combined Events Baton Rouge, La. the meet. April 1 LSU Invitational Baton Rouge, La. last time out 5-8 Texas Relays Austin, Texas One NCAA automatic qualifying time and 10 additional provisional marks highlighted competition for 15 Gatorade Classic Miami, Fla. the Tigers and Lady Tigers at the Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.. last Saturday. Sophomore 22 LSU Alumni Gold Baton Rouge, La. Xavier Carter became the first NCAA automatic qualifier for the LSU squad, winning the 200 meters 27-29 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Penn. with a SEC and NCAA-leading time of 20.74. He also helped the Tigers reach the provisional standard May in the 4x400 relay, running the second leg on the foursome that claimed the meet title with another 11-14 SEC Championships Fayetteville, Ark. SEC and NCAA-leading time of 3:08.01. Also posting a provisional mark for the Tigers was senior Kelly 26-27 NCAA Mideast Regionals Knoxville, Tenn. Willie who won the 60 meters in 6.69. On the women’s side, sophomore Kelly Baptiste led the Lady June Tigers effort. Baptiste won the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 23.41 and finished second in 7-10 NCAA Championships Sacramento, Calif. the 60 meters with a time of 7.40. Both times met the NCAA provisional standard in the event. 22-25 USA Championships Indianapolis, Ind. Additional provisional marks on the women’s side came from Brooklynn Morris in the 60 (7.40) and 200 (23.63), Jessica Ohanaja in the 60 hurdles (8.30), Deonna Lawrence in the 400 (53.83), Shaunette Davidson in the high jump (5-10) and the 4x400 relay (3:36.39). LSU ON THE INTERNET UP NEXT LSU hits the road traveling to New York City for the sixth annual New Balance Collegiate Invitational, Feb. 3-4 ... The meet will be held primarily at the Armory Track and Field Center with selected event finals being held at Madison Square Garden on Friday evening. tigers 5th, lady tigers 17th in the rankings NCAA QUALIFIERS The Tigers are listed at No. 5 in the country for the second straight week, while the Lady Tigers enter AUTOMATIC the national rankings tied at 17th with Oregon in the second Trackwire 25 rankings of the 2006 sea- son. The rankings, based on a projected score at the NCAA meet, list the Tigers with 29 points. Florida Men State (59) jumped defending national champion, Arkansas (49), for the No. 1 spot in the men’s poll. Athlete Event Time/Mark Wisconsin (47), Texas (39) and the Tigers round out the top five. In the women’s standings, South Xavier Carter . .200 . .20.74 Carolina (65) slipped past Texas (64) for the No. 1 position. Stanford (41) follows in third and Nebraska (34) and Tennessee (26) are listed at fourth and fifth, respectively. A complete listing of both the men’s and women’s top 25 can be found on page two. Women Athlete Event Time/Mark carter, 4x400 relay ranked no. 1 For the second straight week sophomore Xavier Carter (200 meters) and the men’s 4x400-meter relay team earned the country’s top billing in the Dandy Dozen rankings. Carter, the 2005 NCAA runner-up in PROVISIONAL the 200 meters, made his season debut in the event last weekend at the Lobo Invitational where he clocked an SEC and NCAA-leading time of 20.74 seconds. The Tigers’ 4x400 relay also posted a SEC Men and NCAA-leading time in the event last weekend, clocking 3:08.01 in taking home the meet title. LSU Athlete Event Time/Mark returns three of the four athletes off the relay squad that won the NCAA Outdoor 4x400 title in colle- Kelly Willie . .60 . .6.69 giate record time last last season. Dardar, Carter, Willie, Rogers . .4x400 . .3:08.01 lady tigers dominate 200 meter rankings Just two weeks into the season the Lady Tiger sprinters have made their presence felt in the 200 meters Women as they have three athletes listed among the top 12 in the nation in the event. Sophomore Kelly Baptiste Athlete Event Time/Mark leads the way, earning a No. 5 ranking after posting a PR effort of 23.41 at the Lobo Invitational last Kelly Baptiste . .60 . .7.36 week. Fellow sophomore Brooklynn Morris is right behind her at No. 6. She also turned in a personal Kelly Baptiste . .200 . .23.41 best last week, clocking 23.63. Junior Jaunita Broaddus rounds out the list of ranked Lady Tigers. She Kathy Coleman . .LJ . .20-3 1/2 is ninth this week after clocking a season-best 24.00 at the Lobo Invitational. Shaunette Davidson . .HJ . .5-10 Tina Harris . .LJ . .20-0 1/4 Deonna Lawrence . .400 . .53.83 holliday enters 60 meter ranks Brooklynn Morris . .60 . .7.40 After just one race in the purple and gold, freshman Trindon Holliday earned a spot among the nation’s Brooklynn Morris . .200 . .23.63 Dandy Dozen in the 60-meter dash. Holliday enters this week’s national rankings at No. 12 in the event Jessica Ohanaja . .60H . .8.30 after clocking 6.76 at the Lobo Invitational over the weekend. The time, the seventh fastest in Tiger Morris, Broaddus, school history, ranks fifth in the SEC this season. Harris, Lawrence . .4x400 . .3:36.39 LSU IN THE RANKINGS TRACKWIRE 25 MEN WOMEN Week Men Women Team Points Team Points Jan. 17 5 NR 1. Florida State . .59 1. South Carolina . .65 Jan. 24 5 t17th 2. Arkansas . .49 2. Texas . .64 3. Wisconsin . .47 3. Stanford . .41 4. Texas . .39 4. Nebraska . .34 5. LSU . .29 5. Tennessee . .26 6. Tennessee . .28 6. USC . .23 t7. Nebraska . .23 t7. Arizona State . .18 t7. Arizona . .23 t7. Texas A&M . .18 9. Baylor . .22 t9. Michigan . .17 10. Virginia Tech . .20 t9. Southern Illinois . .17 11. Oregon . .18 t11. UCLA . .16 t12. Texas A&M . .17 t11. Alabama . .16 t12. Michigan . .17 13. Georgia . .15 14. Indiana . .16 14. Auburn . .14 t15. TCU . .15 t15. Duke . .12 t15. Texas Tech . .15 t15. Virginia Tech . .12 t15. South Carolina . .15 t17. LSU . .11 18. Kansas . .14 t17. Oregon . .11 19. Florida . .13 t19. BYU . .10 20. USC . .12 t19. Akron . .10 21. Auburn . .11 t19. Northern Arizona . .10 22. BYU . .10 t19. Harvard . .10 23. Middle Tennessee State . .9 t19. Notre Dame . .10 t24. Akron . .6 t19. Cal Poly . .10 t24. Missouri . .6 t19. Providence . .10 t24. Liberty . .6 newcomers making an impact LSU has four newcomers already listed among the nation’s top 12 in their respective events. On the MEN’S INDOOR BESTS men’s side, senior transfer Darion Powell is ranked sixth in the pentathlon, while freshman Trindon 60 Meters (6.62/6.72) Holliday is 12th in the 60 meters. On the women’s side, junior college transfer, Juanita Broaddus, is list- Kelly Willie . .6.69 ed at No. 9 in the 200 meters and Shaunette Davidson is 11th in the long jump. 200 Meters (20.83/21.23) carter becomes lsu’s first ncaa automatic qualifier Xavier Carter . .20.74 Speedy sophomore Xavier Carter became LSU’s first automatic qualifier to the NCAA Indoor Championships last Saturday, winning the 200 meters at the Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. 400 Meters (46.05/47.25) Carter blew away the competition crossing the finish line in blazing 20.74 speed. The time ranks as the Melville Rogers . .47.95 fastest in the SEC and NCAA this season. 800 Meters (1:47.80/1:49.50) four lady tigers post provisional marks at season opener Isa Phillips .