Alan Sticker Season 2006

Events: 800M (IN: 1:53.36; OUT: 1:54.26), 1,500M (3:49.05), Mile (4:07.79)

All-SEC

CAREER CAPSULE
One of LSU’s leading middle distance runners during his collegiate career from 2007-11 … Scored a total of 8.5 points for the Tigers at the SEC Championships during his collegiate career … Earned career-bests finishes of sixth place in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships and seventh-place in the 1,500 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships as a junior in 2010 … A four-time selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll from 2008-11 for his outstanding performance in the classroom … Was also selected as a member of the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll in 2007.

2011
Qualified for the 1,500-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships for the second-straight season … Clocked 4 minutes, 0.41 seconds en route to an 11th-place finish in the conference final … Advanced to the final of the 1,500-meter run at the SEC Outdoor Championships with the eighth-fastest qualifying time of 3:53.32 in the preliminary round … Did not finish the 5,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Clocked a 2011 seasonal-best time of 3:52.46 in a sixth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Invitational … Opened the outdoor season by taking fourth place at the LSU Tiger Relays (4:00.19) … Took third place at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (3:53.73) and seventh place at the LSU Alumni Gold (3:58.25) … Recorded outdoor seasonal bests of 1:55.19 in the 800 meters at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational and 15:30.47 in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Invitational … Finished in 20th place in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships after clocking 4:30.42 in the qualifying round … Anchored LSU’s distance medley relay team to a seventh-place finish in the relay final at the SEC Indoor meet … Ran the mile leg of the team that clocked 10:09.16 to score two points at the SEC Indoor Championships … Took fifth place in the mile at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a 2011 indoor seasonal best of 4:11.81 … Also finished in ninth place in the 1,000 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (2:26.44) … Followed his appearance at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a 10th-place finish in the invitational mile at the Tyson Invitational with a clocking of 4:17.79 … Clocked an indoor best of 8:21.22 in the 3,000 meters at the Razorback Invitational … Awarded an SEC Academic Honor Roll selection for the fourth-straight season.

2010
A middle distance runner who competed primarily in the mile indoors and the 1,500 meters outdoors for the Tigers in 2010 … Scored a total of seven points at the SEC Championships during his junior season … Was an all-conference performer during the indoor season as a member of LSU’s distance medley relay team … Anchored the DMR on the mile leg at the SEC Indoor Championships as the Tigers finished runner-up for eight points in the team standings … Teamed with Jamaal James (1,200 meters), Garrek Thompson (400 meters) and Sadiki White (800 meters) for the sixth-fastest time in school history at 9:51.57 in the conference final … Also scored three points for the Tigers with a sixth-place finish in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships … Clocked 4:08.53 in the conference final … Set a new personal best in the mile at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational as he finished in 10th place with a time of 4:07.79 … Also set a new indoor personal best in the 800 meters with a seasonal-best time of 1:53.36 … Won the 3,000 meters at the Purple Tiger Invitational with a time of 8:44.11 … Scored two points for the Tigers at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 1,500-meter run … Followed a time of 3:49.39 in the SEC semifinal with a time of 3:52.48 in the final en route to a seventh-place finish … Set a new personal best in the event with a time of 3:49.05 at the Seminole Twilight … Won the 1,500 meters at the Miami Elite Invitational with a time of 3:52.42 … Anchored LSU’s 4×1,500-meter relay team to a fourth-place finish at the Texas Relays with the third-fastest time in school history at 15:32.74 … Chosen as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third time in his collegiate career.

2009
A miler for the Tigers during the indoor season … Crossed the finish line in fifth place in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:08.55 at the Tyson Invitational … Placed 10th in the event at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 4:11.68 in the conference final … Ran the mile leg on LSU’s distance medley relay team that finished ninth at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 10:14.17 … Also ran the mile at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (4:11.33) … Lined up in the 800 meters at the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, finishing 11th with a time of 1:54.30 … Opened up the 2009 season by running the 3,000 meters at the Purple Tiger Classic, finishing the race in 8:39.24 … Competed in just two meets during the outdoor season … Ran the 1,500 meters at the Sun Angel Classic (3:56.47) and LSU Alumni Gold (3:59.58) … Also ran the 5,000 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold (16:09.09) … Named a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a recipient of the LSU Scholar-Athlete Director’s Cup for his academic performance in 2009.

2008
A middle distance runner for the Tigers while concentrating on the 1,500 meters and the mile during the 2008 season … Finished 13th in the mile in his first career appearance at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 4 minutes, 14.68 seconds … Also ran the 3,000 meters at the SEC Indoor meet, but did not finish the race … Set a new personal best in the mile with a time of 4:11.57 at the Razorback Invitational … Also ran the mile at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (4:14.05) and Purple Tiger Classic (4:17.37) … Recorded a time of 3:51.58 to place 15th in the 1,500 at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Set a new personal best of 3:49.29 to finish fourth in the event at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also ran the 1,500 meters at the LSU Tiger Relays (3:58.62) and Willie Williams Classic (3:59.74) … Ran two 800-meter races during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Finished the season with an indoor personal best of 1:54.09 and an outdoor personal best of 1:54.26 … Selected as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the first time in his career in 2008.

2007
Received a redshirt and did not compete for the Tigers during the 2007 season … Named a member of the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll and a recipient of the LSU Scholar-Athlete Director’s Cup in 2007.

PRIOR TO LSU
Earned four varsity letters while competing in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters under the direction of head coach Kevin Kessler at Pineville High School … Helped lead Pineville to the Class 4A outdoor state championship in 2005 and a state runner-up finish in cross country as a senior in 2006 … Was a five-time individual state champion … Was the state cross country champion and outdoor 1,600-meter champion as a junior in 2005 … Capped his senior season by winning state titles in the 3,200 meters during the indoor season, as well as the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters during the outdoor season … Was also a four-year letterwinner on the baseball team, earning a pair of First-Team All-District 3-4A honors during his career.

PERSONAL
Full name is Alan Levi Sticker … Born on Nov. 18, 1987 … Parents are Brad and Leeann Sticker, both of whom are graduates of LSU … Graduated high school with a stellar 3.7 grade-point average … Member of the National Honors Society … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in human movement.