2008 SCHEDULE LSU ON THE INTERNET. NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS May John McDonnell Field Fayetteville, Ark. INDOOR

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1 2008 SCHEDULE INDOOR JANUARY 19 Purple Tiger Classic Baton Rouge, La Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark LSU Combined Events Baton Rouge, La. FEBRUARY 1 Bayou Bengal Invite Baton Rouge, La. 8-9 New Balance Invite New York, N.Y Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. 22 LSU Twilight Baton Rouge, La SEC Championships Fayetteville, Ark. MARCH 7 LSU NCAA Qualifier Baton Rouge, La NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. OUTDOOR MARCH 22 Willy Wilson Invitational Tucson, Ariz LSU Tiger Relays Baton Rouge, La. APRIL 3-5 Texas Relays Austin, Texas LSU Combined Events Baton Rouge, La. 12 Tiger Invitational Baton Rouge, La. 19 LSU Alumni Gold Baton Rouge, La Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. MAY SEC Championships Auburn, Ala NCAA Mideast Regionals Fayetteville, Ark. JUNE NCAA Championships Des Moines, Iowa JULY 27-6 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Ore. AUGUST XXIX Olympic Games Beijing, China LSU ON THE INTERNET NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS May John McDonnell Field Fayetteville, Ark. SCHEDULE Friday Field Events: 11 a.m. Track Events: 3 p.m. Saturday Field Events: 11 a.m. Track Events: 5 p.m. All times central. RESULTS Live results for the 2008 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships can be found online by logging on to Daily recaps of the meet will also be posted on the official website for LSU athletics at CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS LSU s dominance in track and field can be traced back to the 1933 season when the Tigers won their first national championship at Chicago s Soldier Field under the guidance of legendary head coach Bernie Moore. Despite entering the meet as a heavy underdog, the Tigers edged a talented squad from Southern California for the title by a margin as Buddy Blair, Glen Slats Hardin, Jack Torrance, Al Moreau and Matt Gordy each turned in All-America performances. This season marks the 75th anniversary of that victory that helped lay the foundation for one of the nation s elite programs in all of collegiate track and field. In fact, the Tigers and Lady Tigers have now combined to win 30 national championships in their storied histories. LSU TAKES THE NEXT STEP AT NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL Following their outstanding performance at the SEC Outdoor Championships two weeks ago, the LSU track and field teams will take the next step in their quest toward the NCAA Outdoor Championships by traveling to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to compete in the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. The two-day meet kicks off Friday morning at John McDonnell Field on the campus of the University of Arkansas, and both the Tigers and Lady Tigers are looking to defend the team titles they won a year ago at the University of Missouri. The Mideast Region includes 78 Division I institutions that sponsor men s programs and 81 that sponsor women s programs. Live results from the meet can be found online by logging on to and daily recaps will be posted on the official website for LSU athletics at ABOUT THE NCAA REGIONALS The 2008 season marks the sixth year that the NCAA has sponsored the regional track and field championships as a means for its athletes to qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. There are four regional meets held across the country as other host sites include Florida State in the East, Nebraska in the Midwest and Cal State-Northridge in the West. All NCAA Regional meets will be held Friday and Saturday at those sites. NCAA sponsored events not contested at the regional championships include the women s heptathlon, men s decathlon and both the men s and women s 10,000 meters. Qualifiers for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in those events will be determined using provisional and automatic qualifying standards. REGIONAL QUALIFYING FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Automatic qualification to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be awarded to the topfive finishers in each individual event, as well as the top-three relay teams at each of the four regional sites. After automatic bids are handed out, an additional four at-large bids will be awarded to individuals that place within the top 12 in each event at the regional championships based on the final national descending order list compiled by the NCAA. The list of accepted athletes into the NCAA meet will be released by the NCAA on June 4 and posted online at The 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will take place June at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

2 NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIERS MEN Athlete Event Time/Mark Chris Bless Hammer Preston Chatham Javelin Reggie Dardar Mark DeBlanc Javelin Josh Dominguez Pole Vault /4 Ryan Fontenot H w Rabun Fox Hammer Reggie Haslom Triple Jump /4 Armanti Hayes Jeremy Hicks Long Jump Trindon Holliday Jamaal James :47.91 Ricky Jean-Francois.....Shot Put /4 Elkana Kosgei :47.05 John Kosgei , :42.98 Patrick Lee H Gabriel Mvumvure / /21.23 Chad Radgowski Javelin Zedric Thomas Triple Jump Richard Thompson / /20.23 Reuben Twijukye :48.13 Adam Wilcox Shot Put Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday.....4x Hayes, E. Kosgei, Twijukye, Dardar x :04.33 WOMEN Athlete Event Time/Mark Kelly Baptiste / /22.87 Angel Boyd H w Juanita Broaddus / /23.18 Monique Cabral / w/23.54 Brittani Carter High Jump /4 Kathy Coleman LJ/TJ / Kristina Davis Nedra Gross Triple Jump /4 Brittany Hall :05.95 Samantha Henry / /22.98 Tenaya Jones H w Deonna Lawrence Andrea Linton Triple Jump /4 Anna Lyons Javelin Brooklynn Morris Melissa Ogbourne......Triple Jump w Jessica Ohanaja H w Katelyn Rodrigue Pole Vault /4 LaTavia Thomas :03.22 Kayann Thompson :04.82 Kim Williams Hammer Kenyanna Wilson Nickiesha Wilson H/400H w/55.83 Morris, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste.....4x Morris, Wilson, Broaddus, Lawrence....4x :29.28 LSU AT THE NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LSU has dominated the competition at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships since the meet s inception in 2003 as the Lady Tigers have won four of the five regional championships and the Tigers have added a pair of team titles of their own. The women captured team championships in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 to go along with a runner-up finish in The men are the two-time defending regional champions after taking home the team title in 2006 and 2007, while they have also never finished lower than third in the meet s five-year history. The Tigers and Lady Tigers have won a combined 18 individual and 13 relay titles all-time at the regional championships. Former LSU great Kelly Willie holds the top spot for most regional titles in school history with seven (2 individual, 5 relay), while former Lady Tiger standout Muna Lee holds the women s record with four regional titles (3 individual, 1 relay). LAST YEAR AT THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS En route to qualifying 24 athletes and four relay teams to the NCAA Championships, the Lady Tigers and Tigers scored 112 and 70 points, respectively, in sweeping team titles at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships a season ago. In fact, the squads have swept regional titles in each of the past two seasons. It marked the fourth time in five years that the women have won a regional championship, while the men won their second in the brief history of the meet. The Lady Tigers were led by regional champions Jessica Ohanaja (100 hurdles) and Nickiesha Wilson (400 hurdles), while the Tigers featured a pair of champions of their own in Trindon Holliday (100 meters) and Isa Phillips (400 hurdles). LSU also won relay titles in the men s 4x100 and both the women s 4x100 and 4x400 relays. LSU ATHLETES SWEEP SEC OUTDOOR RUNNER OF THE YEAR HONORS Seniors Richard Thompson and Kelly Baptiste have certainly proven to be two of the nation s premier sprinters during the 2008 season, and both cemented their place as the No. 1 sprinters in the SEC on Monday by sweeping SEC Male and Female Outdoor Runner of the Year honors. This marks the first time in his career that Thompson has been named the SEC Male Runner of the Year, while Baptiste has swept women s honors in 2008 after being named the SEC Female Indoor Runner of the Year in March. In addition, head coach Dennis Shaver was honored as the SEC Women s Outdoor Coach of the Year. TIGERS VAULT TO NO. 1, LADY TIGERS NO. 2 IN LATEST RANKING Thanks to a pair of outstanding performances at the SEC Outdoor Championships two weeks ago, the Tigers have taken over the No. 1 ranking in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 25 released May 22, while the Lady Tigers hold their position at No. 2 for the third straight week. This marks the third time this outdoor season that the Tigers have held the top spot in the power ranking as the squad moved up three spots from No. 4 where it stood prior to the SEC meet. Note: The updated power ranking scheduled for release on May 27 prior to the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships was not released prior to the printing of these notes. WOMEN TEAMS POINTS 1. Texas A&M LSU Arizona State Texas Tech Virginia Tech Southern California UCLA Penn State Florida Stanford Minnesota Oregon Tennessee UTEP Oklahoma Baylor Texas Arkansas Auburn Michigan Kansas Ole Miss Miami, Fla TCU Florida State USTFCCCA TOP 25 MEN TEAMS POINTS 1. LSU Florida Texas A&M Florida State UCLA Arizona State Southern California Auburn Arkansas Tennessee Colorado Baylor Texas Oregon South Carolina UTEP Kentucky Arizona Boise State California Washington Liberty Nebraska Georgia Mississippi State

3 LADY TIGERS WIN BACK-TO-BACK SEC OUTDOOR TITLES With an SEC Indoor title already under their belt, the Lady Tigers continued their domination over the rest of the league by completing the sweep with the team title at the SEC Outdoor Championships on May 18. The LSU women ran away from the rest of the field with points over the course of the fourday meet at Hutsell-Rosen Track on the campus of Auburn University to successfully defend their SEC Outdoor title by 28.5 points over SEC runner-up Florida (129). With their dominating victory at the SEC Outdoor Championships, the Lady Tigers swept SEC Indoor and Outdoor titles in the same season for the first time since 1996 and captured back-to-back SEC Outdoor championships for the first time since The Lady Tigers have now won a total of 21 SEC championships in program history. TIGERS EARN SECOND STRAIGHT RUNNER-UP FINISH AT SEC MEET The Tigers nearly pulled off an impressive double with a team title of their own at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships two weeks ago, but fell just short of the points scored by Arkansas to finish runner-up with 122 points for the meet. This marks the second straight season that the Tigers have earned a runner-up finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships after placing second at the meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a year ago. The squad also earned a runner-up finish to Arkansas at the SEC Indoor Championships back in March. THOMPSON BECOMES NCAA S FASTEST MAN AT SEC OUTDOORS LSU s Richard Thompson has quickly become one of the more dominant sprinters at the collegiate level, and he became the first LSU athlete since Byron Logan in 1998 and the first SEC athlete since Tyson Gay in 2004 to sweep 100-meter and 200-meter titles at the SEC Outdoor Championships on May 18. His winning time of 9.93 seconds in the final of the 100-meter dash is a new SEC record and the second-fastest time in the history of collegiate track and field behind the NCAA record of 9.92 set by UCLA s Ato Boldon at the NCAA Championships in Not only did Thompson dominate the competition in the finals of the 100-meter dash, but he also blew away the field in the 200-meter final at the SEC Championships with an NCAA leading and new personal best time of 20.23, which ranks No. 3 on LSU s all-time outdoor performance list. He enters the regional meet as the NCAA s fastest man in both events. LSU FEATURES NINE EVENT WINNERS AT SEC OUTDOOR MEET LSU featured nine event winners at the SEC Outdoor Championships as senior Richard Thompson led the way by sweeping sprint titles in the 100 and 200 meters. Fellow senior Kelly Baptiste added her first career 100-meter title on the women s side to mark the first time that one school has swept 100-meter titles since For the second straight year, LSU swept men s and women s titles in the 800 meters with both senior Elkana Kosgei and sophomore LaTavia Thomas following their SEC Indoor titles in March with outdoor titles on May 18. Junior Nickiesha Wilson won an SEC title of her own in the 100- meter hurdles. In addition, LSU won three of the four relay titles during the meet, including the men s 4x100 relay and both the women s 4x100 and 4x400 relays. LSU s nine event wins was the most of any school at the meet as Auburn finished second with six wins over the course of four day of competition. LSU SETS MEET RECORD WITH SIX TITLES AT PENN RELAYS The 114th running of the Penn Relays proved to be unlike any other for the LSU track and field teams as the squads wrapped up the competition on April 26 with a meet record six Championship of America titles during the three-day relay carnival. The Lady Tigers won four relay titles in the 4x100, 4x800, sprint medley and shuttle hurdle relays, while the Tigers added a pair of titles in the 4x100 and sprint medley relays. By winning six titles at this year s meet, LSU blew away the competition as Texas finished a distant second with three titles for the weekend. LSU s six Championship of America relay titles is a combined record for men s and women s teams at one university in one year at the Penn Relays, eclipsing the mark of five previously held by Villanova (1968, 1969, 1970, 1978) and LSU (2007). LADY TIGERS SET TWO RELAY RECORDS AT PENN It proved to be a record-setting weekend for the Lady Tigers at the 114th Penn Relays as the squad walked away from the track at historic Franklin Field with four Championship of America relay titles and two relay records to its credit. The Lady Tigers continued their domination in the 4x100-meter relay on April 25 by shattering their own meet record with the third-fastest time in the history of women s collegiate track and field at to win their 12th wagon wheel in the event all-time. Their effort crushed the previous meet record of that was set by LSU in After their record-setting performance in the 4x100, the Lady Tigers followed later in the afternoon by setting a new collegiate record of to win the shuttle hurdle relay, eclipsing the previous mark of set by Illinois in ACCOLADES NCAA Indoor Champions Kelly Baptiste 60 Meters LaTavia Thomas Richard Thompson 60 Meters Morris, Wilson, Thomas, Lawrence 4x400 Relay NCAA Indoor All-Americans Samantha Henry 60 Meters Trindon Holliday 60 Meters Elkana Kosgei Andrea Linton Long Jump Jessica Ohanaja 60 Hurdles Reuben Twijukye Nickiesha Wilson 60 Hurdles Hendry, Hayes, James, J. Kosgei DMR SEC Women s Indoor & Outdoor Coach of the Year Dennis Shaver SEC Male Outdoor Runner of the Year Richard Thompson SEC Male Indoor Runner of the Year John Kosgei SEC Female Indoor & Outdoor Runner of the Year Kelly Baptiste SEC Commissioner s Trophy John Kosgei SEC Outdoor Champions Kelly Baptiste Elkana Kosgei LaTavia Thomas Richard Thompson Nickiesha Wilson 100 Hurdles Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday 4x100 Relay Morris, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste 4x100 Relay Wilson, Thompson, Thomas, Lawrence 4x400 Relay SEC Indoor Champions Kelly Baptiste 60 Meters Elkana Kosgei John Kosgei Mile 3,000 Meters Andrea Linton Triple Jump Jessica Ohanaja 60 Hurdles LaTavia Thomas Richard Thompson 60 Meters Morris, Wilson, Thomas, Lawrence 4x400 Relay Outdoor All-SEC Kelly Baptiste Juanita Broaddus Jeremy Hicks Long Jump Trindon Holliday Jamaal James John Kosgei Jessica Ohanaja 100 Hurdles Katelyn Rodrigue Pole Vault Kayann Thompson Indoor All-SEC Samantha Henry 60 Meters Trindon Holliday 60 Meters Jamaal James Nickiesha Wilson 60 Hurdles Hayes, James, E. Kosgei, Dardar 4x400 Relay SEC Male Runner of the Week Richard Thompson Jan. 29 Richard Thompson Feb. 12 Richard Thompson April 8 SEC Male Freshman of the Week Gabriel Mvumvure March 25 SEC Female Runner of the Week Samantha Henry Jan. 23 Samantha Henry Jan. 29 Kelly Baptiste Feb. 12 Kelly Baptiste April 8 LaTavia Thomas April 29 SEC Female Field Event Athlete of the Week Katelyn Rodrigue Feb. 5 Katelyn Rodrigue April 29

4 MEN S OUTDOOR BESTS (10.55) Richard Thompson (21.35) Richard Thompson (47.20) Armanti Hayes (1:50.40) Elkana Kosgei :47.05 (3:47.80) John Kosgei :42.98 Mile (4:06.00) 3,000 Meters (14:12.00) John Kosgei : ,000 Meters (29:30.00/28:45.00) Joseph Simuchimba : Meter Hurdles (14.30) Ryan Fontenot w 400-Meter Hurdles (52.51) Patrick Lee ,000-Meter Steeplechase (9:07.00) Jacob Simmons : x100-Meter Relay (40.66) Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday x400-Meter Relay (3:10.00) Hayes, E. Kosgei, Twijukye, Dardar :04.33 High Jump (6-10 3/4) Chris Bujol /4 Pole Vault (16-6 3/4) Josh Dominguez /4 Long Jump (24-1) Jeremy Hicks Triple Jump (49-2 1/2) Zedric Thomas Shot Put (55-1 1/2) Ricky Jean-Francois /4 Discus (169-7) Ricky Jean-Francois Hammer (183-1) Rabun Fox Javelin (202-1) Chad Radgowski Decathlon (7,500/6,900) : CLASS OF 2008 Ade Alleyne-Forte Trinidad & Tobago (46.27) The Tigers have added one of the premier young 400-meter runners in the world with the signing of Trinidad and Tobago s Ade Alleyne-Forte. The quartermiler burst onto the international scene a year ago as he represented his country at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, as a part of Trinidad s 4x400-meter relay pool. He also won a pair of medals at the 2007 Pan American Junior Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after anchoring Trinidad s 4x400 relay to a gold medal and winning bronze in the 400 meters with a personal best time of seconds. Alleyne-Forte s personal best was the 12th-fastest time in the world recorded by an athlete under the age of 20 in Taylor Evans South Mountain HS Phoenix, Ariz. (54.65) Taylor Evans will join the Lady Tiger program following an outstanding high school career in which she is the top 400-meter runner in the state of Arizona for the Class of She comes from an impressive track and field pedigree as her father, Dwayne Evans, was an Olympic bronze medalist in the 200 meters at the 1976 summer games in Montreal, Canada. Evans has led South Mountain to three straight Class 5A Division II state titles from , while she is a seven-time individual state champion during her illustrious career. She is the two-time defending state champion in the 400 meters, and she is also a member of the three-time defending 4x400-meter relay team. Walter Henning St. Anthony s HS/UNC Kings Park, N.Y. WT (72-3); HT (225-5) Walter Henning has decided to join the Tigers following a record-setting freshman season at the University of North Carolina where he established himself as the premier young thrower in collegiate track and field. He earned All- America honors during the 2008 indoor season after finishing in third place in the weight throw at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championhips with a UNC school-record mark of 72 feet, 3 inches, which is also a world junior record in the event. Prior to his performance at the NCAA meet, Henning won the ACC title in the weight throw with a mark of /4. He continued that success into the outdoor season as he was crowned the ACC champion in the hammer throw with a seasonal best and personal best mark of 225-5, which ranks No. 2 all-time at North Carolina and is the national junior record in the event. His top mark in the hammer throw also ranked No. 4 in the NCAA at the time of his transfer. Allison Horner Lovett HS Marietta, Ga. Hammer Throw (194-1) By signing Allison Horner, the Lady Tigers welcome the nation s top-ranked prospect in the hammer throw for the Class of 2008 as her 2008 seasonal best mark of 194 feet, 1 inch ranks No. 1 in the country and is the No. 2 mark all-time by a high school girl in the United States. She also finished the 2007 season with the nation s top mark at Horner won the hammer throw title at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals with a mark of to finish nearly nine feet ahead of the second-place competitor. In addition, she was the intermediate girl s hammer throw champion at the 2005 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., while she was also the Region 6-2A and Class 2A state champion in the shot put for Lovett High School during the 2007 season. Brieanna Kennedy Caravel Academy Newark, Del. Discus (149-3); Javelin (150-0) Like Horner, Brieanna Kennedy enjoyed a breakout season in 2007 as she set a new meet record of in the young women s javelin with a throw to win the event title at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships in Walnut, Calif. She also won the Junior Olympic title in the young women s discus with a personal best throw of Kennedy was a silver medalist in the javelin at the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals with a personal best throw of 150-0, which ranked No. 8 in the United States by a high school girl in She followed with another silver medal at the meet in Kennedy, who has won a total of seven state titles in the discus and shot put during her high school career, won her first career javelin title at the prestigious Penn Relays in April after unleashing a throw of in her first javelin competition of the 2008 season.

5 : CLASS OF 2008 Rachel Laurent Vandebilt Catholic HS Houma, La. Pole Vault (14-0) By signing Rachel Laurent, LSU welcomes not only the top-ranked pole vaulter in the country, but arguably the nation s No. 1 field event prospect for the Class of Laurent s overall personal best of 14-0 was set in her outdoor season opener earlier this year and ranks as the No. 2 vault in the history of high school track and field by a high school girl. Her indoor personal best clearance of /4 was set on Feb. 23 at the 2008 LHSAA Indoor State Championships and ranks as the No. 1 vault in the country for the 2008 indoor season and No. 4 all-time. Laurent was named to the 2007 Girls All-USA Track and Field Team by USA Today after winning a national title at the Nike Indoor Nationals in Landover, Md. A six-time state champion, Laurent is the two-time defending Louisiana Gatorade Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year. She has also been named a Track and Field News All-American and an American Track and Field Athlete All-American in 2006 and Barrett Nugent North Vermillion HS Maurice, La. 110 Hurdles (13.70); 400 Hurdles Barrett Nugent is set to join the Tigers as one of the elite hurdle prospects n the United States as his personal best time of in the 110-meter hurdles ranked No. 7 in the nation in 2007 and was the second-fastest time recorded by a member of the Class of He was a three-time Class 3A state champion in the 100-meter dash (10.46), the 110 hurdles (13.72) and the 300 hurdles (37.40) while competing at the 2007 LHSAA State Outdoor Championships. Nugent actually broke his own state record in the 300 hurdles with his time of at the state meet en route to being named the meet s Most Outstanding Performer for Class 3A. He followed that performance by successfully defending his title in the 110 hurdles at the state meet in Robert Simmons Fort Bend Hightower HS Missouri City, Texas (46.40) Robert Simmons signed with LSU as one of the premier 400-meter recruits in the world for the Class of He burst onto the scene last summer at the 2007 Pan American Junior Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, when he ran a personal best and the fourth-fastest time in the nation by a high school boy with a time of in the semifinal round. His time also ranked No. 1 in the United States by a member of the Class of 2008 and was the No. 20 time in the world by an athlete under the age of 20. Simmons went on to finish in fourth place in the 400 meters at the Pan Am Juniors. He has also competed in numerous national competitions, including the 2007 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships where he won silver in the 200 meters with a personal best time of and a bronze in the 400 meters with a time of He was named to the 2007 Boys All-USA Track and Field Team by USA Today for his performance. Cassandra Tate Loranger HS Hammond, La. 100 Hurdles (14.11) Cassandra Tate has dominated the sprints and hurdles at the Class 2A and 3A levels during her brilliant four-year career at Loranger High School in Hammong where she has developed into the state s top prospect in the sprint hurdles after winning eight individual state titles since In fact, she won state championships in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 100 hurdles at the state meet in 2007 as she was named the meet Most Outstanding Performer for Class 3A a year ago. She followed that performance by successfully defending her state titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters in Tate has raced out of the blocks in 2008 as she has set new personal bests in the 100 meters (11.79), 200 meters (24.21) and 100 hurdles (14.11). She is no stranger to national competition as she lined up against the nation s best at the 2007 AAU Junior Olympic Championships where she finished 15th in the 100 hurdles and 20th in the 200 meters. She was also among the field that competed at the AAU Junior Olympics in 2005 and WOMEN S OUTDOOR BESTS (10.75) Kelly Baptiste (23.96) Kelly Baptiste (54.61) Brooklynn Morris (2:09.80) LaTavia Thomas :03.22 (4:27.80) Katie Dawson : ,000 Meters (16:52.00) Lindsay Day : ,000 Meters (35:00.00/33:30.00) 100-Meter Hurdles (13.92) Nickiesha Wilson w 400-Meter Hurdles (1:00.82) Nickiesha Wilson ,000-Meter Steeplechase (10:50.25) 4x100-Meter Relay (45.70) Morris, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste x400-Meter Relay (3:42.00) Morris, Wilson, Thomas, Lawrence :29.28 High Jump (5-8 3/4) Brittani Carter /4 Pole Vault (12-7 1/2) Katelyn Rodrigue /4 Long Jump (19-8 1/4) Kathy Coleman /4 Triple Jump (40-5) Andrea Linton /4 Shot Put (46-11) Discus (155-2) Javelin (142-6) Anna Lyons Hammer (177-8) Kim Williams Heptathlon (5,500/5,050)

6 LSU IN THE RANKINGS USTFCCCA Top 25 INDOOR Week Men Women Preseason 5 1 Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb March March Final 4 2 OUTDOOR Week Men Women Preseason 2 1 April April April April May May May TRINDON HOLLIDAY: WORLD S FASTEST FOOTBALL PLAYER THE MAN LSU s Trindon Holliday has made a name for himself both on the track and on the football field as he is one of the premier two-sport athletes in all of collegiate athletics. One of the nation s most electrifying running backs and return specialists, Holliday rushed for 381 yards and two touchdowns with a 6.9 yards per carry average to help lead the LSU football team to a national championship in He has also used his blazing speed to return a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns in the last two seasons, including a 98-yard return in LSU s victory over Ole Miss on Nov. 17. After his performance at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the case can be made that Holliday is in fact the fastest football player in the history of the sport. He became the fastest man in the history of LSU track and field when he recorded a then school-record time of seconds in the national semifinal of the 100-meter dash on June 6, THE CASE While we can only argue who might be the greatest football player in the history of the sport, there is no arguing who is the fastest. There have been a total of 71 men in history who have run a faster time in the 100-meter dash than Holliday s personal best time of It is known who they are, where they are from and when their times were recorded... and none played the game of football at the time of their achievement. There have been 11 collegiate athletes who have recorded a faster time in the 100 meters than Holliday, but none played college football in their collegiate careers. In addition, there have been no high school athletes with a faster time as the high school record is The bottom line is that no high school, college or professional football player has ever run faster than Trindon Holliday during their football career. No one faster than Holliday has ever been on a football roster, much less have played in a game. With this in mind, it is only fitting that Holliday be referred to as the fastest player in the history of football. THE CONTENDERS While there may be more accomplished two-sport athletes than Holliday in both football and track and field, there are none faster. Bullet Bob Hayes, who was one of the NFL s most electrifying wide receivers while playing for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s, won an Olympic gold medal in the 100- meter dash in the 1964 Olympic Games with a personal best time of Hayes also anchored the United States to a gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay that same year. During his collegiate career at the University of Texas, Johnny Lam Jones also won a gold medal in the 4x100 relay at the 1976 Olympic Games. Jones later enjoyed a five-year career with the New York Jets after being drafted second overall by the club in the 1980 NFL Draft. Such football All-Americans as Willie Gault (Tennessee), Herschel Walker (Georgia), Deion Sanders (Florida State), Raghib Rocket Ismail (Notre Dame) and Bo Jackson (Auburn) were also standouts on the track during their collegiate careers. Below is a list of notable football players who are also considered among the fastest in the history of the sport along with their top 100-meter time and the year it was recorded. Athlete Top Time Year Trindon Holliday Bullet Bob Hayes Willie Gault Johnny Lam Jones Herschel Walker Jamaal Charles Deion Sanders Raghib Rocket Ismail C.J. Spiller Bo Jackson Renaldo Nehemiah 10.18w 1978 THE PRETENDERS Leonard Scott and John Capel played college football at Tennessee and Florida, respectively. Both tried and failed to make NFL rosters as free agents before pursuing professional careers in track and field. Capel s last year playing football was 1999 and Scott s was Their best collegiate 100- meter times were and 10.05, respectively. Capel s personal best time of 9.95 was recorded five years after giving up the game of football, while Scott s top time of 9.91 was clocked four years after his football career had ended. This makes Holliday s feat of running a top time of in the 100-meter dash even more impressive as he trains for two different sports at LSU, focusing solely on football in the fall and track in the spring. This information was gathered from and as well as media guides from various colleges and universities across the country.

7 2008 MEN S OUTDOOR BESTS May 26, 2008 (10.55) sr/r Richard Thompson SEC Championships (5/18) r Trindon Holliday SEC Championships (5/18) r Gabriel Mvumvure Willie Williams Classic (3/22) r Will Coppage SEC Championships (5/17) Demetrius Byrd SEC Championships (5/17) N/A Erik Powell Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic (4/30) Scott Gibson Tiger Invitational (4/12) Wind-Aided Times r/w Will Coppage Tiger Invitational (4/12) (21.35) r Richard Thompson SEC Championships (5/18) r Gabriel Mvumvure Willie Williams Classic (3/21) r Armanti Hayes Willie Williams Classic (3/21) Erik Powell Willie Williams Classic (3/21) Scott Gibson LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Wind-Aided Times w Reggie Dardar Tiger Invitational (4/12) (47.20) r Armanti Hayes SEC Championships (5/18) r Reggie Dardar Willie Williams Classic (3/22) Elkana Kosgei Tiger Invitational (4/12) Reuben Twijukye Tiger Invitational (4/12) Jamaal James Tiger Invitational (4/12) Erik Powell Willie Williams Classic (3/22) (1:50.40) 1:47.05 r Elkana Kosgei SEC Championships (5/18) 1:47.91 r Jamaal James SEC Championships (5/18) 1:48.13 r Reuben Twijukye LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 1:51.02 Michael Hendry Willie Williams Classic (3/22) 1:53.66 Jeff Adolph LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 1:54.26 Alan Sticker Warhawk Classic (4/26) (3:47.80) 3:42.98 r John Kosgei Tiger Invitational (4/12) 3:47.82 Michael Hendry SEC Championships (5/17) 3:49.29 Alan Sticker LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 3:52.71 Elkana Kosgei LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) 3:59.54 Michael Florek Warhawk Classic (4/26) 4:00.41 Joseph Simuchimba LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) 4:02.15 Drew Haro LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 4:04.99 Brett Borne LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 4:15.11 Jacob Simmons Warhawk Classic (4/26) 4:21.29 Kyle Hecker Warhawk Classic (4/26) (14:12.00) 13:54.40 r John Kosgei SEC Championships (5/18) 14:31.24 Joseph Simuchimba Tiger Invitational (4/12) 14:52.34 Drew Haro SEC Championships (5/18) 14:54.67 Michael Florek LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 14:59.93 Alan Sticker SEC Championships (5/18) 15:11.97 Michael Hendry SEC Championships (5/18) 15:28.37 James Presley LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 10,000 Meters (29:30.00/28:45.00) 30:02.74 Joseph Simuchimba SEC Championships (5/16) 32:11.76 James Presley LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) 110-Meter Hurdles (14.30) r Ryan Fontenot Willie Williams Classic (3/22) r Patrick Lee Willie Williams Classic (3/22) John Lopez LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Chris Bujol LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Wind-Aided Times r/w Ryan Fontenot Tiger Invitational (4/12) w John Lopez Tiger Invitational (4/12) 400-Meter Hurdles (52.51) r Patrick Lee Texas Relays (4/5) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (9:07.00) 9:37.25 Jacob Simmons SEC Championships (5/17) 4x100-Meter Relay (40.66) r Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday SEC Championships (5/18) r Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday Texas Relays (4/5) r Fontenot, Thompson, Hayes, Holliday LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) r Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday Penn Relays (4/26) r Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday Penn Relays (4/25) r Hayes, Thompson, Mvumvure, Holliday Texas Relays (4/4) r Fontenot, Thompson, Hayes, Holliday Tiger Invitational (4/12) 4x400-Meter Relay (3:10.00) 3:04.33 r Hayes, E. Kosgei, Twijukye, Dardar Texas Relays (4/5) 3:04.76 r Dardar, E. Kosgei, Twijukye, Hayes LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 3:06.11 r Twijukye, E. Kosgei, Hayes, Dardar LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) 3:06.20 r Dardar, E. Kosgei, Twijukye, Hayes SEC Championships (5/18) 3:06.64 r Hayes, Twijukye, James, Dardar Penn Relays (4/25) 3:07.19 r Hayes, E. Kosgei, Twijukye, Dardar Tiger Invitational (4/12) 3:08.61 r Dardar, E. Kosgei, James, Hayes Penn Relays (4/26) High Jump (6-10 3/4 {2.10}) 6-2 3/4 (1.90) Chris Bujol Willie Williams Classic (3/21) Pole Vault (16-6 3/4 {5.05}) /4 (5.15) r Josh Dominguez Tiger Invitational (4/12) /4 (4.92) Kyle Rose LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) /4 (4.77) Marcus McGehee LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Long Jump (24-1 {7.34}) r Jeremy Hicks SEC Championships (5/17) Will Coppage SEC Championships (5/17) Zedric Thomas LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) /4-0.2 Chris Bujol LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Triple Jump (49-2 1/2 {15.00}) r Zedric Thomas Tiger Invitational (4/12) /4-1.6 r Reggie Haslom SEC Championships (5/18) Shot Put (55-1 1/2 {16.80}) /4 (18.01) r Ricky Jean-Francois LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) 56-0 (17.07) r Adam Wilcox LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) Discus (169-7 {51.70}) (46.00) Ricky Jean-Francois LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Hammer (186-4 {56.80}) (65.81) r Rabun Fox Tiger Invitational (4/12) (56.84) r Chris Bless Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic (4/30) (51.97) Ross Roubion Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic (4/30) Javelin (202-1 {61.60}) (72.30) r Chad Radgowski Tiger Invitational (4/12) (69.33) r Preston Chatham Texas Relays (4/5) (64.74) r Mark DeBlanc Tiger Invitational (4/12) Decathlon (7,500/6,900) KEY a - NCAA automatic qualifying mark dec - Mark earned in decathlon competition p - NCAA provisional qualifying mark r - Regional qualifying time/mark cr - Collegiate record sr - School record w - Wind-aided w+ - Wind reading over the NCAA allowable limits of 4.0

8 2008 WOMEN S OUTDOOR BESTS May 26, 2008 (11.75) r Kelly Baptiste Texas Relays (4/5) r Juanita Broaddus SEC Championships (5/18) r Samantha Henry SEC Championships (5/18) r Kenyanna Wilson Tiger Invitational (4/12) r Kristina Davis Tiger Invitational (4/12) r Angel Boyd LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) Monique Cabral Willie Williams Classic (3/22) Tenaya Jones Tiger Invitational (4/12) Wind-Aided Times r Monique Cabral LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) r Kristina Davis LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) (23.96) r Kelly Baptiste SEC Championships (5/18) r Samantha Henry SEC Championships (5/18) r Juanita Broaddus SEC Championships (5/18) r Brooklynn Morris LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) r Monique Cabral Tiger Invitational (4/12) r Kenyanna Wilson LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) r Deonna Lawrence LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Kristina Davis LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Wind-Aided Times w Kristina Davis Tiger Invitational (4/12) (54.61) r Brooklynn Morris SEC Championships (5/18) r LaTavia Thomas Tiger Invitational (4/12) r Deonna Lawrence Willie Williams Classic (3/22) r Brittany Hall Willie Williams Classic (3/22) Kayann Thompson LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Lindsay Day Willie Williams Classic (3/22) (2:09.80) 2:03.22 r LaTavia Thomas LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 2:04.82 r Kayann Thompson SEC Championships (5/18) 2:05.95 r Brittany Hall SEC Championships (5/18) 2:10.68 Lindsay Day SEC Championships (5/16) 2:16.01 Katie Dawson Willie Williams Classic (3/22) (4:27.80) 4:34.71 Katie Dawson LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 4:44.44 Christy Zirkle LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 3,000 Meters (16:52.00) 17:49.80 Lindsay Day SEC Championships (5/18) 17:50.15 Katie Dawson SEC Championships (5/18) 18:04.92 Megan Broussard LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 18:27.80 Christina Porter LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 100-Meter Hurdles (13.92) r Nickiesha Wilson Texas Relays (4/5) r Jessica Ohanaja LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) r Angel Boyd LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) r Tenaya Jones LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) Wind-Aided Times r/w Nickiesha Wilson SEC Championships (5/18) r/w Jessica Ohanaja SEC Championships (5/18) r/w Angel Boyd LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) r/w Tenaya Jones Tiger Invitational (4/12) 400-Meter Hurdles (1:00.82) r Nickiesha Wilson Tiger Invitational (4/12) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (10:50.25) r Ohanaja, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste Texas Relays (4/4) r Boyd, Cabral, Davis, Wilson Willie Williams Classic (3/22) 4x400-Meter Relay (3:42.00) 3:29.28 r Morris, Wilson, Broaddus, Lawrence LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) 3:29.72 r Morris, Wilson, Thomas, Lawrence Texas Relays (4/5) 3:30.83 r Morris, Wilson, Thomas, Lawrence LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) 3:32.09 r Wilson, Thompson, Thomas, Lawrence SEC Championships (5/18) 3:33.24 r Morris, Wilson, Thomas, Lawrence Penn Relays (4/26) 3:36.70 r Hall, Baptiste, Broaddus, Day LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) 3:38.41 r Morris, Wilson, Thomas, Lawrence Tiger Invitational (4/12) 3:38.71 r Hall, Broaddus, Thompson, Lawrence Willie Williams Classic (3/22) High Jump (5-8 3/4 {1.75} 5-8 3/4 (1.75) r Brittani Carter SEC Championships (5/17) Pole Vault (12-7 1/2 {3.85}) /4 (4.15) r Katelyn Rodrigue Penn Relays (4/24) /2 (3.72) Mallory Thompson LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) /4 (3.40) Lauren Saucier LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) Long Jump (19-8 1/4 {6.00}) /4 1.3 r Kathy Coleman LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) Melissa Ogbourne Willie Williams Classic (3/21) /2-0.5 Andrea Linton SEC Championships (5/18) /2 1.0 Nedra Gross Willie Williams Classic (3/21) Triple Jump (40-5 {12.32}) /4 1.3 r Andrea Linton Texas Relays (4/5) /4 0.6 r Nedra Gross SEC Championships (5/18) /4 0.9 r Kathy Coleman SEC Championships (5/18) r Melissa Ogbourne SEC Championships (5/18) Shot Put (46-11 {14.30}) Javelin (142-6 {43.45}) (48.36) r Anna Lyons LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) Discus (155-2 {47.30}) Hammer (177-8 {54.15}) (59.18) r Kim Williams SEC Championships (5/16) Heptathlon (5,500/5,050) KEY a - NCAA automatic qualifying mark hep - Mark earned in heptathlon competition p - NCAA provisional qualifying mark r - Regional qualifying time/mark cr - Collegiate record sr - School record w - Wind-aided w+ - Wind reading over the NCAA allowable limits of 4.0 4x100-Meter Relay (45.70) r Morris, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste Penn Relays (4/25) r Morris, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste SEC Championships (5/18) r Morris, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) r Ohanaja, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste Texas Relays (4/5) r Ohanaja, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) r Wilson, Cabral, Morris, Davis LSU Tiger Relays (3/29)

9 2008 MEN S PERFORMANCE LIST May 26, 2008 JEFF ADOLPH 1:56.03 Tiger Invitational (4/12) th 1:53.66 LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) th 1:54.30 Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic (4/30) nd 1:56.27 Warhawk Classic (4/26) rd JOSH CUSIMANO 10,000 Meters Tiger Invitational (4/12) LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) CHRIS BLESS Hammer Throw LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) nd Texas Relays (4/3) th Tiger Invitational (4/12) th LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) nd Penn Relays (4/29) th-college r Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic (4/30) nd SEC Championships (5/16) th REGGIE DARDAR Tiger Invitational (4/12) th r Willie Williams Classic (3/22) st r LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) th SEC Championships (5/17) th-prelims r SEC Championships (5/18) th BRETT BORNE 4:05.38 Willie Williams Classic (3/21) th 4:11.96 LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) th 4:08.47 Tiger Invitational (4/12) th 4:04.99 LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) rd DAVIDE BROWN High Jump NH LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) NH CHRIS BUJOL 110-Meter Hurdles FS Tiger Invitational (4/12) FS LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) st High Jump 6-2 3/4 Willie Williams Classic (3/21) th Long Jump /4 Willie Williams Classic (3/21) th /4 LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) th DEMETRIUS BYRD SEC Championships (5/17) th PRESTON CHATHAM Javelin r Willie Williams Classic (3/21) st r Texas Relays (4/5) th r Tiger Invitational (4/12) nd r Penn Relays (4/29) nd r SEC Championships (5/18) rd WILL COPPAGE Willie Williams Classic (3/22) rd Texas Relays (4/4) th r/w Tiger Invitational (4/12) th LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) th r SEC Championships (5/17) th Long Jump LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) th /2 3.5 Texas Relays (4/4) th Tiger Invitational (4/12) th LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) th /2-1.6 Penn Relays (4/25) th SEC Championships (5/17) th MARK DEBLANC Javelin Willie Williams Classic (3/21) th LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) rd Texas Relays (4/4) th r Tiger Invitational (4/12) th r Penn Relays (4/26) nd-college FOUL SEC Championships (5/18) FOUL JOSH DOMINGUEZ Pole Vault /4 Willie Williams Classic (3/21) th /4 LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) st /4 Texas Relays (4/3) t10th /4 r Tiger Invitational (4/12) nd /4 LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) nd /4 Penn Relays (4/26) th /4 SEC Championships (5/18) th MICHAEL FLOREK 4:00.39 LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) nd 3:59.54 Warhawk Classic (4/26) nd 15:20.99 Willie Williams Classic (3/21) th 14:54.67 LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) rd SEC Championships (5/18) RYAN FONTENOT 110-Meter Hurdles r Willie Williams Classic (3/22) st r/w LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) st-prelims r LSU Tiger Relays (3/29) st r/w Texas Relays (4/4) th-prelims r Texas Relays (4/5) nd r/w Tiger Invitational (4/12) st r LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) st r Penn Relays (4/25) nd-prelims Penn Relays (4/26) r SEC Championships (5/17) th-prelims r/w SEC Championships (5/18) rd RABUN FOX Hammer Throw r Willie Williams Classic (3/22) rd r LSU Tiger Relays (3/28) st r Texas Relays (4/3) th r Tiger Invitational (4/12) rd r LSU Alumni Gold (4/19) st r Penn Relays (4/26) st r SEC Championships (5/16) rd