#1 LSU Woman and #2 LSU Men looking to sweep National Championship in Outdoor Track & Field

ESPNU will show it starting at 11am Saturday

ESPN3 will have the rest: Wednesday through Saturday


"We certainly have the numbers and the kind of firepower we need to make a run at the title," LSU head coach Dennis Shaver said following Tuesday's training session.

LSU is the most decorated combined track and field program in the country winning 18 NCAA Outdoor Championships all-time between the men's and women's teams
Men: 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002
Women: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008


#2 LSU men's biggest competition for the National Title will be:

#1 Texas A&M (3 National Titles: 2009, 2010, 2011)
#3 Arizona (never won a National Title)
#4 Texas (never won a National Title)
#5 Florida State (3 National Titles: 2006, 2007, 2008)
#6 Florida (never won a National Title, Runner Ups: 2005, 2010)
#7 Indiana (1 National Title: 1932)
#8 Virginia Tech (never won a National Title)
(note that LSU has 17 semifinalists this week, Virginia Tech has 14, and Florida State, Texas, and Texas A&M have 13 a piece ... the more semifinalists, the more opportunities to score points)


#1 LSU women's biggest competition for the National Title will be:

#2 Kansas (never won a National Title)
#3 Oregon (1 National Title: 1985, Runner-ups: 2009, 2010, 2011)
#4 Texas A&M (National Titles: 2009, 2010, 2011)
#5 Clemson (never won a National Title)
#6 Texas (4 National Titles: 1986, 1998, 1999, 2005)
#7 Stanford (never won a National Title)
(note that Oregon has 18 semifinalists this week, LSU had 16, Stanford has 15, and Texas has 14... the more semifinalists, the more opportunities to score points)



The LSU Men haven been the most consistent men's team in the nation over the past 12 seasons, with 11 top-five finishes at the NCAA Outdoor meet over the past 12 seasons. That includes runner-up finishes in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and third-place finishes in 2004 and 2005.

The Lady Tigers have finished outside the top seven in the team standings just once during the last 12 years.

under former LSU coach Pat Henry (who was LSU coach from 1988-2004), the Texas A&M Aggies have swept the men's and women's national titles in three-straight seasons at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with their performance in 2009, 2010 and 2011


This how LSU athletes rank in the Best NCAA performances of 2012:

LSU Men
#3 in the 110 Meter Hurdles (13.37) -- Barrett NUGENT (LSU senior) of Maurice, La.
#3 in the long jump (8.13m) -- Damar FORBES (LSU junior)
#6 in the 4x400 Relay (3:03.20) -- Simmons, Williams, Alleyne‐Forte, Hylton
#4 in the triple jump (16.49m) -- Kyron BLAISE (LSU senior)
#7 in the long jump (7.91m) -- Kyron BLAISE (LSU senior)
#8 in the 100 meters (20.39) -- Aaron ERNEST (LSU freshman) of New Orleans, La.
#9 in the 100 meters (10.15) -- Aaron ERNEST (LSU freshman) of New Orleans, La.
#9 in the hammer (66.39m) -- Michael LAURO (LSU senior)
#10 in the 4x100 Relay (39.49) -- Nugent, Ernest, Talley, Allsop
#13 in the 400 meters (45.89) -- Riker HYLTON (LSU senior)
#15 in the 800 meters (1:47.87) -- Howard SHEPARD (LSU junior)
#16 in the 400 meters (45.99) -- Robert SIMMONS (LSU senior)
#19 in the 400 meters (46.18) -- Quincy DOWNING (LSU freshman)
#19 in the pole vault (5.32m) -- Andreas DUPLANTIS (LSU freshman) of Lafayette, La.
#20 in the 400 meters (46.22) -- Ade ALLEYNE‐FORTE (LSU senior)
#20 in the javelin (69.96m) -- Aaron MOORE (LSU senior) of Mandeville, La.
#22 in the javelin (69.34m) -- Jeremy TUTTLE (LSU freshman)

LSU Women
#1 in the 100 meters (10.94) -- Kimberlyn DUNCAN (LSU junior)
#1 in the 200 meters (22.12) -- Kimberlyn DUNCAN (LSU junior)
#1 in the 4x100 Relay (42.99) -- Pinckney, Hackett, Alexander, Duncan
#2 in the 800 meters (2:02.60) -- Charlene LIPSEY (LSU junior)
#2 in the 200 meters (22.55) -- Semoy HACKETT (LSU senior)
#2 in the 4x400 Relay (3:29.25) -- McDermott, Alexander, Tate, Day
#5 in the 100 meter hurdles (12.92) -- Jasmin STOWERS (LSU sophomore)
#5 in the 400 meter hurdles (56.40) -- Cassandra TATE (LSU senior) of Hammond, La.
#6 in the 100 meters (11.09) -- Semoy HACKETT (LSU senior)
#6 in the 400 meters (51.83) -- Rebecca ALEXANDER (LSU senior) of Baton Rouge, La.
#8 in the discus (55.18m) -- Samia STOKES (LSU senior)
#10 in the 400 meters (13.09) -- Jonique DAY (LSU senior)
#11 in the pole vault (4.26m) -- Rachel LAURENT (LSU senior) of Houma, La.
#16 in the 100 meter hurdles (13.112) -- Shanekia HALL (LSU junior)
#17 in the hammer (62.56m) -- Brieanna KENNEDY (LSU senior)
#19 in the long jump (6.33m) -- Brittany PORTER (LSU junior)


compare to the #1-ranked Texas A&M Men:
#1 in the 100 Meters
#2 in the 4x100 Relay
#2 in the Javelin
#3 in the 200 Meters
#3 in the 400 Meters
#3 in the 110 Meter Hurdles
#4 in the 4x400 Relay
#5 in the 200 Meters
#7 in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase
#10 in the Discus
#13 in the Javelin
#18 in the 100 Meters
#23 in the Javelin

and compare to the #3-ranked Oregon Women (who has the most semifinalists and are thus the favorites to win it all)
#1 in Heptathlon
#2 in 100 Meters
#3 in 4x400 Relay
#5 in 1500 Meters
#7 in 5000 Meters
#8 in 4x100 Relay
#8 in 400 Meters
#11 in 800 Meters
#13 in 800 Meters
#13 in Triple Jump
#16 in 800 Meters
#17 in High Jump
#17 in 3000 Meter Steeplechase
#20 in 1500 Meters
#20 in 10,000 Meters
#21 in 3000 Meter Steeplechase
#22 in 3000 Meter Steeplechase
#22 in 5000 Meters
#24 in 800 Meters

NCAA Best NCAA performances of 2012 by event:
http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rank...D1_2012_outWk9_TF_NationalRankingsByEvent.pdf

 

Why did Pat Henry leave LSU for A&M? It's not like A&M is a step up. If anything, it's a lateral move, at best, or even a step back. Was he just looking for a new challenge or did they offer him more money then LSU was willing to pay?

 

Texas A&M built him brand-new elite, top of the line facilities, while LSU didn't

 

This was the same time Skip was doing his this with Baseball too. Skip was getting the headlines (deservedly) and Pat was second fiddle. Pat also came from Blinn which is close to A&M. A combination of circumstances that caused us to lose a perhaps legendary track coack.

 

Thanks GDF Reading the results and seeing the records for each event is fascinating.

 

I thought it was that a womens basketball coach got a huge contract and Skip Bertman and Pat Henry had battles before Skip was AD and the 'love' carried over.

 

LADY TIGERS ARE YOUR 2012 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!