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Neisha Bernard-Thomas Season 2024

Height
5'5
Class
Senior
Hometown
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Previous School
Central Arizona JC
High School
J. Tilden HS

Two-time National Champion
Eight-time All-American

Finished her career as a two-time NCAA champion and an eight-time All-American … Is the school record holder in the outdoor 800 meters (2:01.32) … Owns the second-best indoor 800-meter time in school history (2:03.93) … Also ran legs on both LSU’s indoor and outdoor school record setting relay teams.

2005
Had just an indoor season of eligibility remaining … Made the most of it, earning NCAA runner-up honors in the 800 meters with a personal best effort of 2:03.93 … Also helped the Lady Tigers to All-American honors in the 4×400 relay, joining with Brooklyn Morris, Deonna Lawrence and Hazelann Regis to finish fourth at the national meet (3:33.06) … That same foursome established a new school record in the 4×400 relay at the SEC Championships, clocking 3:29.06 in winning the conference title … Also helped the relay teams to wins at the Armory Invitational and the Holiday Inn Team Invitational … Individually, placed third at the SEC Championships in the 800 meters (2:04.42) … Won the event at the Armory Invitational with a time of 2:05.09.

2004
Had a tremendous outdoor campaign, winning the NCAA title in the 800 meters and running the lead leg on the Lady Tigers’ national champion 4×400-meter relay team … Clocked 2:02.86 in the finals of the 800 meters to clinch the first individual national title of her career … LSU’s 4×400 time of 3:25.26 at the NCAA meet shattered the school record in the event by nearly two full seconds … Also ran on LSU’s SEC champion 4×400 team that clocked 3:27.04 … Clocked a season-best time of 2:02.05 in the 800 meters to win the Gatorade Classic … Finished third in the event at the Mideast Regional Championships (2:03.63) and fourth at the SEC Championships (2:03.53) … During the indoor campaign, was instrumental in helping the Lady Tigers to their third straight NCAA Indoor team title, earning runner-up honors in the 800 meters (2:04.36) and as a member of the Lady Tigers’ 4×400-meter relay (3:30.14) … Time of 3:30.14 in the long relay established a new school record in the event … Clocked her top 800 meter time of the indoor season, 2:04.33, during the prelims of the NCAA Championships … Won the Armory Invitational with a meet record time of 2:04.97 … Set the facility record during the prelims of the SEC Championships, recording a time of 2:05.08 at Kentucky’s Nutter Field House … Earned All-SEC honors, placing second in the finals (2:05.54) … Helped the Lady Tigers’ 4×400 set facility and meet records en route to wining the SEC title in the event (3:29.42ot).

2003
Was instrumental in the Lady Tigers’ victory at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning runner-up honors in the 800 meters and as a member of the Lady Tigers’ 4×400-meter relay team … Her time of 2:01.75 in the finals of the 800 meters shattered the previous school record of 2:02:52 set by Claudine Williams in 1999 … Helped LSU to the school record in the 4×400-meter relay (3:27.88) at the NCAA Outdoors, running the Lady Tigers’ third leg … Earned All-SEC honors at the outdoor championships finishing second in the 800 meters (2:03.32) and second as a member of the 4×400-meter relay team (3:32.64) … Finished fourth in the 800 at the NCAA Regionals (2:03.95) … During the indoor season, qualified to the NCAA Championships in the 800 meters … Finished 13th with a time of 2:10.68 … Recorded a top indoor time of 2:06.63 at the Iowa State Last Chance meet … Finished seventh at the SEC Championships, clocking 2:08.27 … Was the New York Armory champion in the event with a time of 2:07.57.

Prior to LSU
Ran for two seasons at Central Arizona Junior College … Set Grenada’s Junior National record in the 800 meters (2:06.55) … Was the runner-up in the 800 meters at the NJCAA National Championships … Earned All-America honors as a member of the 4×400-meter relay … Is the school record holder in the 800 meters … Was on the 4×400-meter relay team that ran a school record time of 3:40.8 … Owns the sixth-fastest 400 meter time in school history (56.34).

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