The LSU Lady Tigers track and field team represents

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Division I women's indoor and outdoor track and field.

History

The Lady Tiger program began in August 1978. The LSU Lady Tigers track and field program is the premier women's track and field program in the NCAA, winning more NCAA championships than any other school in history. The Lady Tigers have won a total of 25 NCAA championships (11 indoor, 14 outdoor). The closest school is

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with 10 total championships. The Lady Tigers won their first NCAA championship in 1987 under head coach Sam Seemes. The following year Pat Henry took over the program and led the team to an unprecedented 11 straight NCAA outdoor championships, the most consecutive NCAA titles by a women's team in any NCAA sport. In 2004,

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became the LSU Lady Tigers head coach. He coached the team to the 2008 NCAA outdoor championship. The first Lady Tiger team formed in August of 1978 following

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mandates. The first meet was an indoor meet on Dec. 9, 1978 at

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on the LSU campus. Gold and Silver Olympic medalist Pam Jiles from

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also from

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. Other members of the first team were, Stacy Allen, hurdler, from Metairie, La.; Leila Byrne, sprinter; Vicky Dunn, sprinter; Caroline Favorite,sprinter; Lynnette Favorite, sprinter; Joanie Hathorn; Paula Hayden, middle distance/distance, from Adams Massachusetts; Lourdes Maristany, middle distance/distance from New Orleans, La.; Dr. Marguerite Miranne Rosales, middle distance, from New Orleans; La, Donna Otzenberger Kivirauma, middle distance/distance from

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; Elaine Smith, sprinter; Athena Thomas, sprinter; Carin Thorp, Sprinter; and Lynn Tutzauer, middle distance/distance.

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became the first from LSU to win

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, an award that honors collegiate track & field's most outstanding athlete of the year. In 2012, she became the first woman in NCAA Division I history to win back-to-back indoor and outdoor national titles in the 200 meters.

Team Finishes

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NCAA championships

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Stadiums

Carl Maddox Field House

Carl Maddox Field House built in 1975 is the indoor track and field home arena for the LSU Lady Tigers and

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track and field teams. The arena has a seating capacity of 3,000. The field house features a 200-meter unbanked track, elevated jump runways, a variety of throwing areas and multiple high jump and vaulting areas. In 1998, the arena was renamed in honor of former LSU

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Carl Maddox.

Bernie Moore Track Stadium

Bernie Moore Track Stadium built in 1969 is the outdoor track and field home stadium for the LSU Lady Tigers and

track and field teams. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,680. In 1971, the stadium was renamed after former LSU football and track & field coach,

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. Moore coached the LSU Track and Field teams for 18 years (1930–47) and led the Tigers to their first NCAA National Championship in 1933 as well as 12 SEC crowns.

Training facilities

Bernie Moore Track Stadium weight room

Opened in January 2003, the weight room is for the

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and LSU Lady Tigers track and field team's. The LSU track and field weight room is a 2,000 square foot facility designed for an Olympic style lifting program. Located adjacent to the track, the weight room features 10 multi-purpose power stations, 5 dumbbell stations, 4 power racks, 5 sets of competition plates, 10 competition Olympic bars, 2 multi-purpose racks, an assortment of selectorized machines and 2 televisions for multimedia presentations.

Head coaches

References

External links

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