BATON ROUGE, La. WebPonce de Leon is a native of Long Beach, California, and is joined in Baton Rouge by his wife Monica Ponce de Leon. Web2022-23 Track and Field Coaching Staff. Winner of The Bowerman in 2012 as the top athlete in collegiate track and field, Duncan tied the school record with seven NCAA event titles and 12 SEC events titles in four seasons from 2010-13. Hobbs garnered a number of awards as she was named the 2018 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, a semifinalist for The Bowerman, the winner of the Corbett Award, and the South Central Region Runner of the Year. WebLSU Tigers track and field; Founded: 1897: University: Louisiana State University: Head coach: Dennis Shaver (10th season) Conference: SEC: Location: Baton Rouge, LA: / Boo Schexnayder Attendance for all home LSU meets will allow for up to 2,800 fans, which is 50% capacity at Bernie Moore Track Stadium. Cloud State University Not only were the Tigers crowned NCAA Champions in the 4100-meter relay during the outdoor season, but they also won NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor championships in the 4400-meter relay to prove themselves as the deepest sprint squad in the country. Entering into the NCAA meet, Shaver had the mens squad ranked No. LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver coaches his team during spring practice. Houston Franks. Shaver led the women to sixth-place finishes indoors and outdoors at the national meets in 2018; it was the best combined finishes by the women since 2013. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a three-year contract extension and raise for track and field coach Dennis Shaver at its monthly meeting Friday. He then made his trip to Rio de Janeiro last summer while competing in his second Olympic Games for Team Jamaica. ODonoghue, Grey and Duplantis all won SEC indoor titles as well. She followed that up with a gold-medal performance in the 100 meter dash at the USATF Outdoor Championships in late June. Mobile Menu Button. Track & Field The most comprehensive coverage of LSU Track & Field on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, 2 spot in collegiate history for the outdoor high jump. WebJeff Hoffmann (2024) 5780 Monticello St St Gabriel, LA 70776 (H) 225-642-5812 (C) 225-892-6311 jeffhoff@bellsouth.net Vice President Cindy Ragusa (2025) 12441 Deerfield Bellard went 52 11 and Miller leaped out to a mark of 52 0.5. Coaching Experience His student-athletes have also captured 17 SEC championships and 56 All-SEC honors over the last 14 seasons. Email BATON ROUGE LSU head track and field coach Dennis Shaver completed his staff Thursday with the hiring of former Tiger John Woosley as the programs new throws coach. Harrison was named a finalist for The Bowerman July 14, 2021. Moore was also the head basketball Three of his athletes ShaCarri Richardson, Mondo Duplantis, JuVaughn Harrison combined to rack up a total of six primetime awards. LSU carried its momentum into the 2009 season as Shaver again proved why he is one of the more respected coaches in the business while coaching two-sport star Trindon Holliday to his first career NCAA championship in the 100-meter dash. Terrance Laird (200m dash) was the NCAA leader in his event with a career best time of 20.43, a time that ranks No. Cross Country 5th. Track and Field Track 1 U.S. He is joined in Baton Rouge by his wife, Meggan, and their two children Madison and Patrick. / Louisiana State University (LSU While sweeping SEC Indoor and SEC Outdoor titles in 2008 and 2011, the womens team has also captured outdoor conference title during the 2007, 2010 and 2012 seasons. As co-founder of SAC, he brings 42 years of experience in the coaching and consulting fields to the organization. 0:54. / Monica Flynn. Cherry proved to be one of the NCAAs leading 400-meter runners a year ago in his own right as he was the NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor bronze medalist with his performance. LSU As a senior in 2011, Carter set a lifetime PR indoors at 6-1 and defended her SEC Indoor crown before earning All-America honors in national competition with a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships and seventh-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. 2021 NCAA CHAMPIONS. Web25 NCAA Championships. Bove clocked a time of 3:57.49 at the Music City Challenge in February to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, and the 3,000 meter steeplechase duo of Alicia Stamey (10:18.28) and Sara Funderburk (10:19.15) clocked the first and third fastest times in program history at the LSU Invitational. LSU In February, Duplantis soared over a bar of 5.92 meters (19 5.00) to set the collegiate record; in May, he became the first collegiate athlete to clear 6.00 meters in the pole vault with a collegiate record of 6.00 meters (19 8.25). Tates breakout 2015 season on the world stage with Shavers guidance saw her set her personal best of 54.02 earlier that season. Shaver had seven other women and a relay that were ranked inside the top eight of the NCAA rankings and projected to score points at the national meet. All rights reserved. by Braydin Sik. / 1981-82 Assistant Track & Field Coach, LSU Athletics, Louisiana State University, 2023. Terry Hughes, a four-year letterwinner in track and field at LSU, begins his first season as an assistant coach for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns track and field team. Hobbs owns five of the top 11 fastest wind-legal 100-meter dashes in NCAA history. LSU track and field coach Dixon-Bodie was named the SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year indoors as he placed fifth at the NCAA indoor meet in the triple jump. 18 NCAA Scorers earning 54 All-America honors Jackson Martingayle was named the SEC Mens Co-Runner of the Week on Sept. 3, 2019 after he ran to a fifth-place showing at the at the McNeese Opener with a 6k time of 18:33.2; he was the first male runner in program history to earn the award. While emerging as one of the worlds top 400-meter sprinters after running a lifetime best of 44.44 at the LSU Alumni Gold that spring, Norwood followed the collegiate season by representing the United States at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing where he was crowned a World Champion as part of Team USAs 4400-meter relay team in his championship debut. Brand Guidelines 2005 LSU Track & Field Media Guide Henry, who became head coach of the Texas A&M track and field program in the fall of 2004, became the first coach to lead a school to three consecutive men's and women's NCAA Outdoor Championships when the Aggies accomplished the feat during the 2009-2010-2011 seasons. Shaver has led the women to eight top-two finishes at the outdoor conference meet over the past 12 seasons, including five SEC titles. Bernie Hawthorne Moore (April 30, 1895 November 6, 1967) was an American college football, basketball, track and field coach and college athletics administrator. Coston was LSUs top finisher at all five meets he competed at and Bove earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors at back-to-back meets in mid-September becoming the first runner in program history to achieve that feat. (WAFB) By Spencer Chrisman Published : Jun. Last year's meeting was a wild one, as a blocked extra point gave FSU a 24-23 win in a game ULS | Track & Field ShaCarri Richardson became only the third freshman in NCAA history to win the 100 meter dash title as she ran a collegiate record of 10.75 seconds in the finals to claim the top spot. Richardson became LSUs second winner of The Bowerman on Dec. 19, 2019 joining the likes of Kimberlyn Duncan (2012); she was the first freshman to ever win the award. When all was said and done at the end of the 2021 season, LSU had brought home 12 NCAA event titles (five indoors, seven outdoors). Aug 10, 2021 LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver has been selected for induction into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's Hall He finished in eighth place in his first international final at the World Championships held in Moscow, Russia, in the summer of 2013. Baton Rouge, La. The men have added to their trophy case as well while racking up 17 team trophies with a top-four finish at the NCAA Championships as they have earned six second-place finishes, two third-place finishes and eight fourth-place finishes between the indoor and outdoor seasons along with their national championship in 2021. Coaching Staff. Considered one of the leading sprints and hurdles coaches in the sport, LSUs athletes flourished under Shavers guidance once again as LSU made its presence felt throughout the 2008 season. The women carried the stick around the track in 3:28.33 to score eight points with a second-place finish in the race, while the Sun Devils were unable to keep pace with a fifth-place finish. WebBoo Schexnayder. 1995-96 Graduate Assistant Cross Country Coach He followed a brilliant collegiate season by running his PR of 44.81 in the semifinals at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Andy Ponce de Leon 1995-2004 Assistant Coach He is most noted for his 18 year term on the LSU Track and Field staff. Name. Emanuel took sixth place while Pitts followed in seventh place in the triple jump final at the NCAA Indoor meet. WebAn Era 2008 Womens NCAA Outdoor National Champions. Track 7-ranked mark indoors in school history. On the womens side, Lane had junior Abby ODonoghue ready to compete for a national title in the high jump. WebPrior to joining the LSU track and field program, Pagel spent five successful seasons as the associate head coach at Kent State University in Ohio. McDonald finished sixth at the South Central regional meet to earn herself a bid to the 2021 NCAA Championships. The LSU Track & Field program shined brightly in Beijing in the summer of 2015 as former Cassandra Tate also made her mark as one of the worlds great 400-meter hurdlers in bagging the bronze medal for the United States in her championship debut. Track LSU ShaCarri Richardson was the SEC Freshman Track Athlete of the Year and the USTFCCCA Track Athlete of the Year outdoors. Laird won the 100 and 4x100m relay while taking second in the 200 meters. Despite missing out on her first World Championships while battling injuries late in her outdoor season, former standout Jasmin Stowers also emerged as one of the worlds top talents in the 100-meter hurdles in 2015 largely thanks to her training with Shaver in Baton Rouge. Nebraska athlete wins triple jump at NACAC U23 Championship They even established themselves as one of the top teams in collegiate history with a seasonal best of 3 minutes, 0.38 seconds last outdoor season. Coached Richard Thompson to a Collegiate Record of 9.89 in the 100-meter final to win a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. 2 seed; she took silver at the SEC Championships with a clearance of 6 2. N/A. While continuing to train in Baton Rouge following his collegiate career, Thompson dropped his 100-meter personal best with a Trinidad & Tobago national record of 9.82 that he set in winning the title at the 2014 Sagicor National Open Championships in Port-of-Spain. 2019 LSU Top-10 Marks. During the 2020 indoor track season, Franks helped Katy-Ann McDonald (800 meters), Julia Palin (3,000 meters) and Davis Bove (800 meters) register top-10 LSU marks. Mikiah Brisco and Kortnei Johnson were mainstays on the most illustrious sprint relay to ever circle the track on the collegiate level; the other two legs of the relay consisted of a combination of Aleia Hobbs, Rachel Misher and Jada Martin. Alma Mater Mondo swept the SEC Field Athlete of the Year honors both indoors and outdoors. The womens squad almost claimed its first SEC outdoor title since 2012 with a second-place showing in 2018 as they used a last-day charge of 88.5 points to give eventual league champions, Florida (91 points), a run for their money. Eric Coston (8:02.15/3,000m), Shelby Spoor (9:47.53/3,000m & 17:19.99/5,000) were the other two athletes that clocked all-time marks as well. The fastest time of her career came in 2017 at the SEC Relays when she clocked a time of 10.85 seconds. Harrison continued his winning ways following the collegiate season as he won U.S. national titles in both the high jump and long jump at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Terms of Service Shaver is certified as a Level I, II and Master Coach by USA Track and Field and has been an instructor for the USATF Coaches Education curriculum of the sprint and hurdle events. Conference: Southeastern Conference (Division I, Football I-A) Add School to Favorites Email the Coaches. The womens team has also added 12 trophy performances with top-four finishes at the NCAA Championships in 17 previous seasons under Shavers guidance, including three second-place finishes, seven third-place finishes and one fourth-place finish along with their national championship in 2008. WebThe official Track & Field Coach List for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. Forbes went out as one of the most decorated long jumpers in the programs history as an NCAA Champion, two-time SEC Champion and six-time All-American with the Tigers. Coaches: Section V: Pages 65-72: 508k: Track and Field Coaches The LSU men registered 11 top-10 marks in the LSU record book. 0:04. Thanks for visiting the Louisiana State University (LSU) Men's Track scholarship and program info page. Men's 800m Elite Section 4 - Victoria Track Classic 2023. 2005 LSU Track & Field Media Guide Mobile Menu Button. Boo Schexnayder Pedigo set the LSU school record on his sixth and final attempt at the NCAA Championships to win his first career NCAA title with a heave of 252 7 (76.98 meters). / Their daughter, Lindsay, a pediatric nurse practitioner, resides in Katy, Texas, with her husband, Alex Ramirez, a landscape architect with Design Workshop. 3 in the world. / Collegiate Track & Field Experience. 1 in the nation headed into the NCAA Championships. Yesi Madrigal. Jones, who continues to train with Shaver in Baton Rouge, has become one of the recognizable faces in track and field as the worlds leading sprint hurdler. Sports. Lane coached Duplantis and Rayvon Grey to NCAA indoor titles. The Tigers were led by all-region honorees Katy-Ann McDonald and Lorena Rangel on the womens side, and Davis Bove picked up all-region honors on the mens side. Track Harrisons six national titles won at LSU ranks as the third most in program history. Softball LSU track and field head coach Dennis Shaver observes runners, Saturday, April 9, 2016, during the 2016 Battle on the Bayou at LSU's Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. In becoming the first hurdler in meet history to win back-to-back World Indoor gold medals in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Jones became the new American record holder after setting a new personal best with a winning time of 7.72. WebAll of our camps and clinics are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender). Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators Email Twitter; Pat Henry: Head Coach 979-845-9534 979-845-9534: phenry@athletics.tamu.edu: Juan De La Garza: Assistant Coach Both the womens and mens teams registered second place finishes at the SEC meet in College Station. The LSU track and field program had 21 athletes named U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Americans from the indoor season on Tuesday afternoon. 1986-91 Barton (Kan.) County CC (Head Track and Field Coach) 1992-95 Auburn (Asst. WebRoss Coaching Breakdown. In 2019, Lane was named the USTFCCCA Outdoor Mens Assistant Coach of the Year in the South Central region. Coached LSU to three Collegiate Relay Records all-time, including the womens 4100 (42.05), womens 4200 (1:29.78), and womens shuttle hurdle relay (52.77). But no athlete dominated collegiate track and field in 2008 quite like Thompson. Alexander, Tate and Day also joined leadoff leg Latoya McDermott on the team that set a new school record of 3:24.59 to finish as the national runners-up during the NCAA Outdoor Championships, marking the third-fastest 4400-meter relay performance in NCAA history. McDonald circled the track four times at the Iowa State Classic in a personal best time of 2:04.59 to claim the ninth-fastest time in LSU history in the event; McDonald captured silver at the SEC Championships in the 800 meter run. Email Baton Rouge, La. LSU will have 57 athletes (30 women, 27 men) set to suit up for the meet. Email BATON ROUGE, La. She took silver in the finals of the 200 meters with a PR of 22.17 that ranked No. The mens squad registered an eighth place finish at both the SEC meet and regional meet to mark the highest finish in program history since 2007 and 2008, respectively, at each of those meets. The womens squad in the 4100 meter relay also claimed gold with a readout of 42.93 to make them the winners of four straight SEC titles in the event as well. 1981-85 Assistant Football Coach Carter is the most decorated high jumper in the history of the LSUs program after winning two SEC titles and five All-America honors in four seasons at LSU. He served as the head football coach at Mercer University (19261928) and Louisiana State University (LSU) (19351947). Following the collegiate season, LSU has 12 current/former athletes qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and six medals were won. Track and Field Coach Track & Field LSU Shaver was named the 2020 NCAA Division I Womens Indoor National Coach of the Year on March 27 by the USTFCCCA; it is the third time in his career that he has been named National Coach of the Year. WebThe official Track and Field Coach List for the University of Oregon Ducks Skip To Main Content Email Address Phone; Jerry Schumacher: Head Coach Curtis Taylor: Associate Head Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Relays) curtist@uoregon.edu (541) 346-5512 (541) 346 Harrison was a consistent mainstay on The Bowerman for the whole 2020 indoor season appearing three times on the most prestigious watch list for collegiate track and field. Records and Achievements at LSU 2 Olympians 1 U.S. Indoor Champion 1 U.S. Bernie Moore That single jump on her last attempt moved Friar from eighth place to third place in the final standings. NCAA Infractions Decision, 69 NCAA Champion athletes winning 80 NCAA event titles, Athletes have earned 643 All-America honors in 40 years of coaching, 105 SEC Champion athletes winning 191 SEC event titles, 508 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in 17 seasons as LSUs head coach, 2008 & 2012 NCAA Womens Outdoor Coach of the Year, 2020 NCAA Womens Indoor Coach of the Year, 2021 NCAA Mens Outdoor Coach of the Year, 7-time SEC Womens Coach of the Year, 2019 SEC Mens Coach of the Year, 5-time USTFCCCA Womens South Central Region Coach of the Year, 2x USTFCCCA Mens South Central Region Coach of the Year, 2007 USTFCCCA Womens Mideast Region Coach of the Year, 2003 USTFCCCA Assistant Coach of the Year, Has had nine athletes (five women, four men) win 100 meter dash NCAA titles since he became head coach of LSU in July of 2004, Terrance Laird scored 20.5 points at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships for LSU. Once there, Harrison elevated his game a secured a U20 bronze with a clearance of 7 3.75. Her fastest time of the 2018 season was a 10.90 at the NCAA East Preliminaries. Barton (Kan.) County CC Duncan earned the right to represent the United States on the international stage for the first time in her career in 2013 when she dropped her personal best of 21.80 in capturing her first career U.S.