BATON ROUGE — LSU head coach Pat Henry swept Coach of the Year honors as the Tigers and Lady Tigers dominated the All-Louisiana track and field team, as announced by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association on Saturday.
The teams were determined by the best times submitted by track an field sports information directors from throughout the state in 21 men’s and women’s track and field events. The top three were listed in those disciplines. Individual awards were also voted on based on nominations submitted by the SIDs.
Henry led the Tigers and Lady Tigers to a sweep at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championship, becoming the first school in history to win both indoor titles in the same season. He guided the Lady Tigers to within one point of the outdoor national championship, finishing second to UCLA, 69-68. The Tigers finished third in at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
On the women’s side, Muna Lee of LSU was named the Track Athlete of the Year, Nicole Toney of LSU was named the Field Athlete of the Year and LSU’s Tina Harris earned Freshman of the Year honors. The men’s honors went to Kelly Willie of LSU for Track Athlete of the Year, John Moffitt of LSU for Field Athlete of the Year and UL-Lafayette’s Moses Rugu for Freshman of the Year.
The most decorated athlete in LSU history, Lee won an unprecedented seven NCAA titles, including four individual titles. The senior from Kansas City, Mo., was crowned the 2004 champion at the 60-meter dash for the second straight year at the NCAA Indoor Championships, going undefeated through the indoor season. She anchored the Lady Tigers 4×100-meter relay team to their second consecutive national title, recording the third fastest time in collegiate history. In addition, she was the NCAA runner-up in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters.
Toney, a senior from West Hartford, Conn., was selected after finishing as the runner-up in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. During the indoor season, she earned All-America honors in both the triple jump and the long jump, finishing fifth in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Harris earned All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after finishing fifth with a personal best leap with ranked as the ninth-best jump in school history. The freshman from Ruston, La., also placed fourth at both the NCAA Mideast Regionals and the SEC Championships.
Moffitt became the first athlete in LSU history to sweep the NCAA long jump titles, winning both the indoor and outdoor crowns in 2004. The senior from Winnsboro, La., also finished second in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a leap that ranks third-best in school history. During the indoor season, he set the school record in the long jump with a personal best leap of 27-1.75. The 2004 SEC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, he is the only athlete in LSU history to have jumped over 27 feet indoors, a mark that ranked as the second-best in the United States and fourth best in the world in 2004.
During the outdoor season, the senior from Winnsboro, La., claimed the long jump title at the NCAA Championships with a wind-aided mark of 27-6.75. He also set the school record with a wind legal jump of 27-2.5 at the championships, breaking the 14-year-old record by two inches set by Llewellyn Starks in 1990.
A four-time All-American during the 2004 season, Willie earned runner-up honors in the 400 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The sophomore from Houston, Texas, also anchored the Tigers’ 4×400-meter relay team to All-America honors. He won the 400 meters at both the NCAA Mideast Regional and the SEC Championships. His time at the SEC Championships ranks second all-time at LSU. During the indoor season, he earned All-America honors in the 400 meters and in the 4×400-meter relay.
Rugu turned in a third-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships. The freshman from North Kinangop, Kenya, also earned a top 10 finish in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold meet.
In the list of best times, it was Troy Lewis of Louisiana Tech with the best time in the men’s 100 meters, while Willie topped the 200-meter and 4000-meter times. LSU had the best times in both relays, and Matt Vincent of LSU topped both the discus and hammer throw events. Edwin Billot of McNeese State had the best mark in the multi-events, leading the state in the decathlon.
Lee topped the state’s times in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters, while Ruth Nanyinza of LSU led the state in both the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters. LSU had the best times in both relays and Megan Akre of LSU had the best mark in the heptathlon.
Individual Special Awards — Men
Track Athlete of the Year: Kelly Willie, LSU
Field Athlete of the Year: John Moffitt, LSU
Freshman of the Year: Moses Rugu, UL-Lafayette
Coach of the Year: Pat Henry, LSU
Best times/marks in the State — Men
100 Meters:
1. Troy Lewis, Louisiana Tech 10.37 4/17/04
2. Jarvis Murchison, UL-Lafayette 10.47 5/9/04
3. Roland Moore, Louisiana Tech 10.59 5/12/04
200 Meters:
1. Kelly Willie, LSU 20.61 4/17/04
2. Troy Lewis, Louisiana Tech 20.90 5/29/04
3. Terrance Willis, New Orleans 21.18 5/1/04
400 Meters:
1. Kelly Willie, LSU 44.81 5/29/04
2. Pete Coley, LSU 45.62 4/17/04
3. Austin Benton, LSU 47.02 3/26/04
800 Meters:
1. David Phillips, Louisiana Tech 1:49.36 5/17/04
2. Jeffery Fisher, LSU 1:49.75 3/27/04
3. Shedric Stablerm, Grambling 1:50.20 3/27/04
1,500 Meters:
1. Stephen Malmquist, Louisiana Tech 3:49.17 5/15/04
2. Chris Verheul, UL-Monroe 3:49.49 4/2/04
3. Joey Valure, Southeastern Louisiana 3:52.10 4/2/04
5,000 Meters:
1. Sam Mwape, LSU 14:14.52 4/17/04
2. Jimmy Wiggins, LSU 14:14.90 4/17/04
3. Carlos Arrizon, Louisiana Tech 14:38.98 4/17/04
10,000 Meters:
1. Jimmy Wiggins, LSU 30:14.80 5/16/04
2. Alan Foolkes, McNeese State 32:24.13 5/15/04
3. Moses Rugu, UL-Lafayette 32:37.83 5/7/04
110-Meter Hurdles:
1. Lawrence Leben, UL-Lafayette 13.93 5/9/04
2. Nolan Jackson, Louisiana Tech 14.01 4/2/04
3. John Kent, Louisiana Tech 14.34 4/2/04
3. Dedric Bullock, Northwestern State 14.34 5/1/04
400-Meter Hurdles:
1. Bennie Brazell, LSU 48.86 5/16/04
2. Eddie Larkins, Southern 52.27 5/9/04
3. Joseph Shelton, Southern 53.35 5/9/04
3000-Meter Steeplechase:
1. Carlos Arrizon, Louisiana Tech 9:09.32 5/12/04
2. Walter Whitfield, UL-Lafayette 9:12.53 4/16/04
3. Asbel Ngetich, Southeastern Louisiana 9:18.74 5/16/04
4×100 Meter Relay:
1. LSU 38.93 4/3/04
2. Louisiana Tech 40.52 4/3/04
3. McNeese State 40.82 5/17/04
4×400 Meter Relay:
1. LSU 3:01.39 4/24/04
2. Louisiana Tech 3:12.12 5/12/04
3. Southern 3:12.16 5/9/04
High Jump:
1. Michael McKinney, Southern 7-3.25 5/28/04
2. Cameron Waugh, Northwestern State 6-11 5/28/04
3. Derrion Harris, Northwestern State 6-9 5/28/04
Pole Vault:
1. Daniel Trosclair, LSU 17-4.50 6/12/04
2. Cameron Nott, McNeese State 17-3 5/29/04
3. Todd Bourgeous, McNeese State 16-4.75 5/17/04
Long Jump:
1. John Moffitt, LSU 27-6.75 6/12/04
2. LeJuan Simon, LSU 26-3.50 5/29/04
3. Lawrence Willis, UL-Lafayette 25-1.75 5/8/03
Triple Jump:
1. Lawrence Willis, UL-Lafayette 55-1 4/3/04
2. John Moffitt, LSU 54-9.25 4/3/04
3. LeJuan Simon, LSU 54-6.75w 5/29/04
Shot Put:
1. Issa Banna, Northwestern State 59-4.25 5/15/04
2. Joe Lochridge, LSU 58-2.50 5/29/04
3. Matt Vincent, LSU 56-6.00 5/16/04
Javelin:
1. Brandon Racca, LSU 209-10 4/24/04
2. Pat Perrien, LSU 208-1 4/24/04
3. Anthony Dale, Grambling 205-1.5 4/3/04
Discus:
1. Matt Vincent, LSU 177-3 5/29/04
2. Johan Persson, UL-Monroe 172-06 3/17/04
3. Ruben Stephens, Southeastern Louisiana 162-11 3/6/04
Hammer Throw:
1. Matt Vincent, LSU 174-9 4/17/04
2. Kipp Fellon, New Orleans 149-10 4/17/04
3. Eddie Watkins, Southern 148-11 5/9/04
Decathlon:
1. Edwin Billot, McNeese State 7,415 5/16/04
2. Kwami Roberts, LSU 6,995 4/17/04
3. Alvin Brown, Southeastern Louisiana 6,533 5/16/04
Individual Special Awards — Women
Track Athlete of the Year: Muna Lee, LSU
Field Athlete of the Year: Nicole Toney, LSU
Freshman of the Year: Tina Harris, LSU
Coach of the Year: Pat Henry, LSU
Best times/marks in the State — Women
100 Meters:
1. Muna Lee, LSU 11.01w 6/12/04
2. Shakeitha Henfield, Southeastern Louisiana 11.44 4/9/04
3. Shandra Freeman, Louisiana Tech 11.45 5/29/04
200 Meters:
1. Muna Lee, LSU 22.22w 5/29/04
2. Stephanie Durst, LSU 22.60w 5/29/04
3. Hazelann Regis, LSU 23.41w 4/17/04
400 Meters:
1. Hazelann Regis, LSU 50.64 5/16/04
2. Nadia Davy, LSU 51.19 5/16/04
3. Monique Hall, LSU 51.93 4/17/04
800 Meters:
1. Neisha Bernard-Thomas, LSU 2:02.05 4/10/04
2. Tanya Osbourne, LSU 2:06.81 5/29/04
3. Ruth Waller, McNeese State 2:08.80 4/17/04
1,500 Meters:
1. Ruth Nanyinza, LSU 4:30.27 4/17/04
2. Ruth Waller, McNeese State 4:30.75 5/1/04
3. Natalie Gillis, UL-Lafayette 4:36.65 3/27/04
5,000 Meters:
1. Ruth Nanyinza, LSU 17:03.02 5/16/04
2. Katie Denton, LSU 17:26.93 4/10/04
3. Natalie Gillis, UL-Lafayette 17:28.97 4/22/04
10,000 Meters:
1. Christina Sergi, Nicholls State 38:40.57 5/15/03
2. Sara Meza, New Orleans 38:48.58
3. Kim Prestenbach, Nicholls State 39:56.35 5/15/03
100-Meter Hurdles:
1. Lolo Jones, LSU 12.77 6/11/04
2. RaNysha LeBlanc, LSU 12.92w 6/11/04
3. Brittany Littlejohn, LSU 12.94w 6/11/04
400-Meter Hurdles:
1. Doria Appleberry, Louisiana Tech 57.28 5/29/04
2. Bridgitte Lacouceur, Louisiana Tech 1:00.6 5/12/04
3. Francella Williams, Southern 1:00.37 5/9/04
3000-Meter Steeplechase:
1. Helen Kibby, McNeese State 11:01.70 4/24/04
2. Ruth Waller, McNeese State 11:10.26 3/27/04
3. Erin Williams, Southeastern Louisiana 12:20.15 5/16/04
4×100 Meter Relay:
1. LSU 42.61 6/11/04
2. Louisiana Tech 44.36 4/24/04
3. Southern 45.97 5/9/04
4×400 Meter Relay:
1. LSU 3:25.26 6/12/04
2. Louisiana Tech 3:35.03 5/29/04
3. UL-Monroe 3:44.10 5/4/04
High Jump:
1. Janice Ezegbanum, Southeastern Louisiana 5-10.00 5/16/04
2. Shontae Harris, LSU 5-8.00 three times
2. Tina Harris, LSU 5-8.00 4/24/04
2. Dianne Harrison, LSU 5-8.00 4/17/04
Pole Vault:
1. Andree Bonvillian, UL-Lafayette 11-3.75 5/9/04
2. Megan Duet, LSU 10-10.00 4/17/04
2. Amanda Caffey, UL-Lafayette 10-10.00 4/17/04
2. Erica Cronin, Southeastern Louisiana 10-10.00 5/17/04
Long Jump:
1. Tina Harris, LSU 21-1.50w 6/10/04
2. LaToya Payne, LSU 20-2.50w 5/29/04
3. Amy Hamilton 19-11
Triple Jump:
1. Nicole Toney, LSU 45-3.5w 6/12/04
2. Ayanna Alexander, Louisiana Tech 43-1.75 5/26/04
3. Shaneice Johnson, UL-Monroe 40-00.50 5/4/04
Shot Put:
1. Tawanna Williams, Louisiana Tech 50-8.25 5/29/04
2. Katie McKeever, LSU 50-4.50 4/17/04
3. Jillian Lipp, UL-Monroe 48-10.25 5/4/04
Javelin:
1. Brenda-Grace Hunt, Louisiana Tech 168-7 3/27/04
2. Jelena Jurlina, Tulane 163-11 4/4/04
3. Betsey Baldwin, Southeastern Louisiana 154-10 5/16/04
Discus:
1. Jelena Jurlina, Tulane 175-3 6/11/04
2. Katie McKeever, LSU 173-10 4/10/04
3. Jillian Lipp, UL-Monroe 168-09 5/28/04
Hammer Throw:
1. Britney Henry, LSU 205-11 5/29/04
2. Mallory McDonald, LSU 175-0 4/3/04
3. Silvers Fultz, Southern 148-08 5/9/04
Heptathlon:
1. Megan Akre, LSU 4,984 4/17/04
2. Dianne Harrison, LSU 4,967 4/17/04
3. LaKesha Gardiner, Southeastern Louisiana 4,589 5/16/03