#999 Siraj Williams Season 2006

Major: Psychology
Events: 200M (IN: 21.92; OUT: 21.62w/21.77), 400M (IN: 46.61; OUT: 45.77)

NCAA Champion
4-time All-American
NCAA Mideast Regional Champion
2-time SEC Champion
3-time All-SEC

Career
Enjoyed an outstanding career at LSU from 2004-07 … Won a national title and two SEC championships as a member of the Tigers’ outstanding 4×400-meter relay team … Also earned three All-America honors and a pair of All-SEC selections as a member of the 1,600-meter relay … Finished his career ranked No. 10 on the school’s all-time outdoor performance list in the 400 meters, clocking a personal best time of 45.77 in the final at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Received his lone individual All-America honor in the event during his senior season with an eighth-place finish at the national meet … Made three career appearances in the open quarter at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships.

2007
Wrapped up his LSU career with three All-America honors during his senior season as one of the team’s premier 400-meter runners … Ran the leadoff leg on both 4×400-meter relay teams that placed fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3:07.11) and third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (3:02.97) … Earned his first career individual All-America honor with an eighth-place finish in the open quarter at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June … Clocked a new outdoor personal best time of 45.77 in the national final … Time ranks him No. 10 on the school’s all-time outdoor performance list … Punched his ticket to Sacramento with a third-place finish in the event at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (46.02) … Received his first career individual All-SEC selection during the outdoor season with a runner-up finish in the 400 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships in May … Ran the leadoff leg on the 1,600-meter relay team that won the “Championship of America” title at the prestigious Penn Relays … During the indoor season, clocked a new personal best with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 46.61 in the prelims at the SEC meet … Just missed earning individual All-America honors with a ninth-place finish in the 400 at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Placed sixth in the event at the indoor conference meet with a time of 47.05 in the final.

2006
Was a key reserve on LSU’s national championship 4×400-meter relay team that took first place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:01.58 in the final heat … Ran the lead leg for the 4×400 team that won it preliminary heat at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:03.50 … Individually, posted a personal best effort in the 400 meters with a time of 46.64 during the outdoor season at the LSU Alumni Gold on April 22 … Was an NCAA Mideast Regional participant in the outdoor season, finishing in 18th place at the meet after clocking a time of 47.13 … Also ran the 60 meters and 400 meters during the indoor season.

2005
Turned in a successful sophomore season, posting personal best efforts in both the 200 and 400 meters during the outdoor season … Clocked a top wind-legal 200-meter time of 21.77 at the LSU Alumni Gold … Recorded a top wind-aided time of 21.62 at the Bulldog Invitational … Personal best time of 46.67 in the 400 meters came at the Sun Angel Classic … Qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships in the event … Finished 15th overall with a time of 47.13 … During the indoor campaign, posted season-bests of 22.25 and 47.70 in the 200 meters and 400 meters, respectively.

2004
Ran the third leg on the Tigers’ SEC champion 4×400-meter relay team at the indoor conference meet … Also ran on the 4×400 teams that posted wins at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (3:05.20) and the LSU Alumni Gold (3:08.97) during the outdoor season … Individually, ran the 200 meters indoors and the 400 meters outdoors … Top 200 meter time of 21.92 came at the United Heritage Invitational … Clocked 21.93 at the Arkansas Invitational … Turned in his best effort in the 400 meters (47.36) at the Gatorade Classic.

PRIOR TO LSU
Four-year letterwinner in track for coach Sandra Mitchell at the Cedar Hill High School … Ranked fifth in the nation and third in the state as junior in 2002 … Named a second-team all-district selection that same year … Also lettered three years in football … A member of his school’s honor roll.

PERSONAL
Born March 5, 1984 … Son of Brian and Bonyeno Williams … Has three siblings, Ridwan, Rakshanda and Kwame.