BATON ROUGE – The LSU track and field program learned Thursday afternoon that 61 entries between the men’s and women’s teams have been accepted into the preliminary round of the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held May 26-28 in Bloomington, Ind.
The Tigers and Lady Tigers will compete at the venue for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds being held at E.C. Billy Hayes Track on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington.
The west preliminary rounds in the NCAA Championships are also being held in Eugene, Ore., at historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon next weekend.
The NCAA Selection Committee accepted the top 48 performers in each individual event and the top 24 relay teams in both relays to compete at each site hosting the NCAA Preliminary Rounds for a total of 96 individuals and 48 relays competing in each event nationwide.
When competing in the NCAA Preliminary Rounds, the top 12 finishers in each open and relay event will qualify for the national semifinal and final rounds of the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, from June 8-11.
LSU Athletes Accepted into the 2011 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds
MEN
Athlete, Event, Time/Mark (Region Rank)
Ade Alleyne-Forte, 400 meters, 46.53 (17)
Kyron Blaise, Triple Jump, 53-3 ½w (6)
Joseph Caraway, Pole Vault, 16-8 (T29)
Mark DeBlanc, Javelin, 215-3 (28)
Damar Forbes, Long Jump, 26-1 ¾ (4)
Earnest Green, Long Jump, 24-5 ½w (40)
Keith Griffith, 400 meters, 47.32 (45)
Walter Henning, Hammer Throw, 225-4 (3)
Riker Hylton, 400 meters, 45.93 (8)
Geno Jones, 100 meters, 10.49w (46)
Michael Lauro, Hammer Throw, 218-10 (5)
Marcus McGehee, Pole Vault, 17-7 ¾ (3)
Aaron Moore, Javelin, 228-7 (19)
Barrett Nugent, 110 hurdles, 13.19w (1)
Daniel Obioha, Discus, 167-10 (48)
Rynell Parson, 100 meters, 10.24w (14)
Thomas Reinecke, Pole Vault, 16-8 ¼ (28)
Kyle Rose, Pole Vault, 16-8 (T29)
Ross Roubion, Hammer Throw, 200-3 (23)
Robert Simmons, 400 meters, 46.86 (25)
Keyth Talley, 100 meters, 10.41 (34)
Keyth Talley, 200 meters, 21.08w (31)
Zedric Thomas, Long Jump, 26-0 (7)
Zedric Thomas, Triple Jump, 55-11 ¼w (3)
Tristan Walker, 200 meters, 20.73 (9)
Caleb Williams, 400 meters, 45.61 (3)
Horatio Williams, 100 meters, 10.25 (15)
Horatio Williams, 200 meters, 20.42w (2)
Talley, H. Williams, Walker, Mvumvure; 4×100 relay; 38.77 (2)
Simmons, Alleyne-Forte, C. Williams, Hylton; 4×400 relay; 3:02.23 (1)
WOMEN
Athlete, Event, Time/Mark (Region Rank)
Rebecca Alexander, 200 meters, 23.41w (16)
Laura Carleton, 1,500 meters, 4:23.21 (25)
Laura Carleton, 5,000 meters, 16:41.09 (48)
Brittani Carter, High Jump, 5-10 ½ (T13)
Jen Clayton, Long Jump, 20-6 ¼w (T13)
Jonique Day, 400 meters, 53.91 (27)
Kimberlyn Duncan, 100 meters, 11.02w (2)
Kimberlyn Duncan, 200 meters, 22.18w (1)
Semoy Hackett, 100 meters, 10.98w (1)
Semoy Hackett, 200 meters, 22.41w (2)
Brittany Hall, 800 meters, 2:04.88 (2)
Karen Henning, Hammer Throw, 183-2 (39)
Siedda Herbert, 400 meters, 54.03 (T33)
Tenaya Jones, 100 hurdles, 13.05w (9)
Brieanna Kennedy, Discus, 157-6 (48)
Brieanna Kennedy, Hammer Throw, 184-4 (34)
Rachel Laurent, Pole Vault, 14-3 ¼ (2)
Charlene Lipsey, 800 meters, 2:05.05 (5)
Latoya McDermott, 400 meters, 53.75 (19)
Melissa Ogbourne, Triple Jump, 43-2 ¼w (6)
Brittany Porter, Long Jump, 19-8 ¾w (T47)
Lynnika Pitts, Triple Jump, 42-4w (10)
Annie Simoneaux, Javelin, 151-3 (22)
Samia Stokes, Discus, 177-4 (9)
Jasmin Stowers, 100 hurdles, 12.86w (2)
Toshika Sylvester, 100 meters, 11.39w (T17)
Toshika Sylvester, 200 meters, 23.76w (35)
Cassandra Tate, 400 hurdles, 56.03 (3)
Kenyanna Wilson, 100 meters, 11.11w (4)
Wilson, Hackett, Alexander, Duncan; 4×100 relay; 43.31 (1)
Alexander, McDermott, Day, Tate; 4×400 relay; 3:32.65 (1)