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EUGENE, Ore. – Sha’Carri Richardson continues to show she is the best in the country after sending the USATF Outdoor Championships crowd in a frenzy on day two.

After starting the week off with what was a world-leading time of 10.71 seconds in the first round, Richardson followed up with a 10.75 performance in the semifinals on Thursday. Her two times were the fastest of the weekend heading into the final.

The loudest reactions of the week came when Richardson lined up for the final and when she eventually won the USA title moments later. She did not get out to a great start, but her time of 10.85 seconds was still faster than what any other American has ran in 2023. Her win and times will send her to Budapest to compete for Team USA in August.

The women’s 100-meter hurdle group got the day started for the Tigers on Friday. Tonea Marshall was up to bat first in heat one, clocking a time of 12.58 seconds (+0.4 m/s) to get the auto-qualification nod. In heat three Alia Armstrong took second in her heat to get the auto-qualification, and clocked a time of 12.80 seconds (-0.1 m/s). The two will compete in the semifinals at 8:02 p.m. CT on Saturday.

After a year off due to injury, Terrance Laird took 8^th in the 100 at his first USATF Outdoor Championship on Friday. Laird clocked a time of 10.07 seconds in the first round, 10.13 seconds in the semifinals, and 10.18 seconds in the final. His weekend isn’t over as he will look to compete in the men’s 200-meter first round at 6:43 p.m. on Saturday.

Incoming freshman, Taylor Fingers, competed in the U20 portion of the USA Championships on Friday. She was able to take bronze in the girl’s triple jump after tying a personal-best distance of 12.74 meters (41′ 9.75″) on her final attempt. Last year Fingers took 8^th in the U20 triple jump competition, improving by five spots this year. She will compete again this weekend in the U20 long jump on Saturday at 2:05 p.m.

Additional USA Outdoor Semifinal & Final Qualifiers

Shani’a Bellamy – 400mH – 55.57 (PR)

Cassandra Tate – 400mH – 55.40

Charlene Lipsey – 800m – 2:00.64

Michaela Rose – 800m – 2:00.39

Vernon Norwood – 400m – 44.43

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Editor’s Note: The following is an official press release courtesy of LSU’s athletics department.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Baylor transfer, Dillon Bedell, signed a national-letter-of-intent with the LSU men’s track and field program, Head Coach Dennis Shaver announced.

The junior sprinter reigns from Dallas, Texas, and had attended Baylor University the last two seasons before entering the portal. The men’s 4×400-meter relay team graduated two athletes (Dorian Camel and Ashton Hicks), making Bedell a much-needed addition to the team.

“I want to be one of the best and to be around the best,” said Bedell. “LSU has all of that whether it be coaches or athletes.”

He holds a personal-best time of 45.46 seconds in the 400 meter, clocking the time at the 2023 Big 12 Outdoor Championships. His 400m time has allowed him to be apart of some special 4×400 teams, most recently helping the team finish first in conference and sixth at the NCAA Championships during the outdoor season.

Bedell has also had some great performances in college in the 200 meter, holding a personal best time of 20.89 seconds.

Prior to college, Bedell was a four-year letter winner at Lancaster High School. He was a UIL 5A State Champion in Texas in the 400m, Region 2-5A 400m Champion, and First Team All-DFW.

Editor’s Note: The following is an official press release courtesy of LSU’s athletics department.

NEW ORLEANS – Godson Oghenebrume of the LSU track and field program was recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association on Thursday. Oghenebrume was named the South-Central Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year.

Oghenebrume’s new honor marks the third year in-a-row that the men have taken home the outdoor regional athlete of the year nod. Eric Edwards Jr. took home last year’s honor, while the year before was Terrance Laird. This is LSU’s seventh regional outdoor men’s track athlete of the year honor, the most of any school in the region.

The sophomore is fresh off an astounding performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships a week ago. He took home gold with the collegiate-record holding 4×100-meter relay team after clocking a time of 38.05 seconds. The team clocked seven top-10 times on this season’s collegiate performance list and five on the all-time collegiate performance list.

The Ughelli, Nigeria, native also took silver in the men’s 100 meter with a time of 9.90 seconds, which ranks second in LSU history behind Olympian Richard “Torpedo” Thompson (9.89). Thompson won this same regional award during the 2008 outdoor season. Entering this season, Oghenebrume had a legal personal best of 10.12 seconds in the 100, shaving .22 seconds off for his new PR. His time of 9.90 ranks third in Nigerian history, seventh in African history, and seventh in NCAA history.

This honor goes along with his two First Team All-American nods, two First Team All-SEC honors, two SEC titles (4×100, 100), and two SEC weekly honors from this outdoor season.

Editor’s Note: The following is an official press release courtesy of LSU’s athletics department.

AUSTIN, Texas – The LSU women’s track and field team closed out their first day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium in Austin, Texas.

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To start the day off for LSU, the women’s 4×100-meter relay team consisting of Alia Armstrong, Favour Ofili, Brianna Lyston, and Thelma Davies got out to a season-best time of 42.84 seconds. There time earned them second behind a world-leading and collegiate-record time of 41.55 from the Texas Longhorns squad, giving the much sought-after big Q. The 4×100 team will compete in the final on Saturday at 8:02 p.m. CT.

Armstrong went on to auto-qualify for the 100-meter hurdle final after winning her heat with a time of 12.54 seconds (+0.0 m/s). Her time was the fastest of the day and qualified her for her second-career 100mH final. The final on Saturday is the most anticipated race of the weekend, and will most likely require a new collegiate record to win.

“It wasn’t one of my most explosive starts but I was pretty satisfied with how I recovered and came back,” said Armstrong. “I really just wanted to qualify, get through, and have a clean race.”

With no doubts in our minds, Michaela Rose is heading to the 800-meter final after coasting to a 2:00.31 in the semis. Rose’s time was the qualifying time in collegiate history, and was the third Mike A. Myers Stadium record she has set this season (4×400, DMR, 800m). With her time, she paced six other runners in heat three to place second through seventh right behind her.

In her first season with the Tigers, Shani’a Bellamy was able to qualify for her first ever NCAA final. Bellamy clocked a time of 55.99 seconds in the first heat to qualify by time. Her time was just .03 off of her personal-best of 55.96, which helped her win the Texas Relays earlier this season.

The Tigers will enter the women’s final day of competition on Saturday with five more chances to score.

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BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU track and field program wrapped up their senior day and final regular-season meet of the year on Saturday. The Bernie Moore track stadium saw the Tigers take four first-place finishes.

Final Results | Results (PDF)

The LSU 4×100-meter relay team consisting of Brandon Hicklin, Dorian Camel, Da’Marcus Fleming, and Godson Oghenebrume continues to dominate their competition, taking first on Saturday with another nation-leading time of 38.26 seconds. Their time shaves .10 seconds off of their nation-lead from last week and is their fifth time resetting their lead this season. The time of 38.26 seconds also ranks fourth in the world, sixth on the all-time collegiate list, and is the Bernie Moore stadium record.

Not long after, Oghenebrume went on to clear the men’s 100-meter field with a wind-aided time of 10.01 seconds. Behind Godson in second was his teammate Fleming with a time of 10.10w seconds.

Hicklin was also enjoying his day in the 100 meter with a personal-best time of 10.15 seconds. Prior to running the 100 he jumped out to an early lead in the long jump invitational with a distance of 7.89 meters on his first leap. After taking the lead into the finals for long jump, Hicklin passed on the final three jumps to run his eventual PR in the 100.

Senior John Meyer took first in shot put with a season-best toss of 20.42 meters, which he landed on his second attempt of the afternoon. Meyer was one of two athletes to surpass 20 meters in the rain. His throw improves his hold of his number three rank in the nation.

Celebrating her second to last home meet with the Tigers, Alia Armstrong raced out to a season-best time of 12.56 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles. Her previous best this season was 12.57 seconds, which she clocked at the Texas Relays last month. She now sits at third in the nation after taking second place on Saturday.

Additional Personal Bests

Jevan Parara – Hammer throw – 184’ 09”

Michaela Rose – 400 meter – 53.42

Montana Monk – 800 meter – 2:10.44

Jackson Martingayle – 3000m steeplechase – 9:10.32

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LSU will be hosting the SEC Outdoor Championships at Bernie Moore on May 11-13.

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