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MOSCOW, Russia While competing in his first career international final during Friday's evening session at Luzhniki Stadium, Tiger great Damar Forbes capped his 2013 season with a series-best jump of 26 feet, 3 inches for an eighth-place finish in t...

Aug 16th 2013, 9:42pm 5K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Lady Tigers Run at IAAF World Championships

MOSCOW, Russia Lady Tiger alum Nickiesha Wilson lined up in her second career World Championships final in the women's 400-meter hurdles and departing senior Kimberlyn Duncan advanced to her first career international semifinal in the 200-meter dash ...

Aug 16th 2013, 12:50am 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Forbes Earns Spot in IAAF Long Jump Final

MOSCOW, Russia With just one jump remaining to secure a spot in his first career long jump final at the World Championships, Jamaican international and LSU alum Damar Forbes soared 26 feet, 1 inches on his final attempt of Wednesday's qualifying ro...

Aug 14th 2013, 3:58pm 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Wilson Qualifies for First World Hurdles Final

MOSCOW, Russia For the second time in her career, former Lady Tiger NCAA champion Nickiesha Wilson will line up in the final of the women's 400-meter hurdles at the IAAF World Championship in Athletics after matching her 2013 seasonal best of 54.94 s...

Aug 13th 2013, 9:35pm 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Shaver Hires Olympian Robinson to Complete Staff

BATON ROUGE The LSU Track & Field program is excited to welcome one of the nation's rising stars in the coaching ranks as head coach Dennis Shaver announced Tuesday that two-time Olympian Khadevis Robinson has been appointed an assistant coach to lea...

Aug 13th 2013, 6:00pm 3K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Hurdles Alumni Advance to IAAF Semifinals

MOSCOW, Russia Two former LSU Track & Field national champions cruised into the semifinal round of the 400-meter hurdles during Monday's morning session at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics as Jamaicans Isa Phillips and Nickiesha Wilson ...

Aug 12th 2013, 5:08pm 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Sprinters Come Up Short of IAAF 100 Final

MOSCOW, Russia Former LSU sprinters Richard Thompson and Gabriel Mvumvure saw their run to the 100-meter final come to an end in the semifinal round on Sunday afternoon while earning top-20 finishes in the event at the 2013 IAAF World Championships i...

Aug 11th 2013, 8:54pm 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Two Tigers Advance to IAAF 100 Meter Semifinal

MOSCOW, Russia Two former Tigers were among those advancing to the semifinal round of the men's 100-meter dash in Saturday's opener at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics as Trinidad & Tobago's Richard Thompson and Zimbabwe's Gabriel Mvumv...

Aug 11th 2013, 3:05am 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Nine Former Tigers to Compete in IAAF World Meet

BATON ROUGE The year's most anticipated track and field competition is set to begin Saturday morning in Moscow, Russia, as nine current and former LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers are among the field competing at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athlet...

Aug 9th 2013, 10:29pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Duncan Named State's Top Female Amateur Athlete

BATON ROUGE Former Lady Tiger sprint star Kimberlyn Duncan has been honored for the second time in her career as the female recipient of the James J. Corbett Award as the top amateur athlete in the state of Louisiana that is selected each year by the...

Aug 9th 2013, 5:41pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments