Marvin Stevenson Season 2006
Major: Psychology
Event: 200M (IN: 21.50; OUT: 20.98w/21.00), 400M (IN: 47.41; OUT: 46.22)
2-time NCAA Champion
4-time All-American
3-time NCAA Mideast Regional Champion
3-time SEC Champion
5-time All-SEC
Career
Proved to be one of the Tigers’ top performers in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays during his career from 2004-07 … Wrapped up his career as a two-time national champion and four-time All-American … Also won three NCAA Mideast Regional titles and three SEC titles as a member of LSU’s relay teams … Was a member of LSU’s 4×100-meter relay team that finished the 2006 season unbeaten in nine meets … Foursome capped the season with a national title at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Was also credited with a NCAA title as a member of the 4×400-meter relay during the 2006 season, running the third leg in the preliminary round … Individually, made three appearances at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships while competing in both the 200 meters and 400 meters.
2007
A standout for the Tigers on both the 4×100 and 4×400-meter relays during his senior season … Ran the third leg on the sprint relay that finished as the national runner-up at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June … Foursome carried the stick around the track with a seasonal best time of 38.85 … Also ran the third leg on the sprint relay team that defended its title at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (39.53) and earned all-conference honors at the SEC Outdoor Championships (39.37) … Carried the stick on the leadoff leg in the prelims of the 4×400 relay at the NCAA meet … Also ran the second leg on the Tigers’ fearsome 4×400-meter relay team that won an SEC title during the outdoor season … Squad finished runner-up at the regional meet … Earned All-SEC honors with the 1,600-meter relay during the indoor season as the squad crossed the finish line in second place at the SEC Indoor Championships … Individually, competed in the 200 meters and 400 meters during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Clocked new indoor PRs of 21.50 in the 200 meters and 47.41 in the 400 meters at the Tyson Invitational … Finished 22nd in the open quarter at the indoor conference meet … Also clocked an outdoor PR in the 400 meters with a regional qualifying time of 46.22 at the LSU Alumni Gold … Took 15th place in the event at the SEC Outdoor Championships and 17th at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships.
2006
Was a key member of the 4×100 and 4×400-meter relay teams that won national titles during the outdoor season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Ran the third leg in the final heat of the 4×100 at the NCAA Championships, finishing with a time of 38.44 … Served as a key reserve on the 4×400 team that finished the outdoor season undefeated against the competition, sweeping titles at the SEC Championships (3:05.98), NCAA Mideast Regional (3:02.30) and NCAA Championships (3:01.58) … Was an NCAA Regional qualifier in the 200 meters, finishing the meet in 11th place with a time of 21.01 in his semifinal heat … Clocked a regional qualifying mark of 21.03 at the LSU Alumni Gold on April 22 … Posted a personal best of 46.59 in the 400 meters at the Tiger Classic on April 1.
2005
Served as a key reserve on the Tigers’ 4×100-meter relay team that earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships … Ran the second leg on the Tiger relay teams that finished first at the Texas Relays (38.94) and the Tiger Relays (40.11) … Individually, competed in both the 200 and 400 meters … Qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships in the 200 meters … Finished 14th at that meet with a time of 21.18 … Top time of the season was a wind-aided 20.98 seconds at the Bulldog Invitational … Best wind-legal mark was a 21.00 effort at the Sun Angel Classic … Ran the 400 meters once during the outdoor season, posting a season-best time of 47.20 … Top indoor mark in the event came at the New Balance Invitational (47.55).
2004
Earned All-America honors as the lead leg on the Tigers’ 4×400-meter relay team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Also helped the Tigers’ long relay to wins at the NCAA Mideast Regionals, the Tigers Relays and the LSU Alumni Gold … Ran the second leg on the 4×400 team that posted a school record mark of 3:01.39 at the Penn Relays … The second leg on LSU’s 4×100 relay, he helped the team to wins at the Texas Relays (38.93), the Gatorade Classic (39.07) and the Tiger Relays (39.44), as well as a second-place finish at the regional meet and a third-place showing at the SEC Championships … Individually, he ran the 200 and 400 meters during his inaugural campaign … Posted a top 200 time of 21.30 at the Gatorade Classic … Ran a season-best 48.23 in the 400 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Elsik High School in Houston … Came to LSU with a PR of 47.07 in the quartermile … Finished third in the 400 meters at the 2003 Nike Indoor Championships (48.80) … Also placed third at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships with a time of 47.31.