The Lady Tiger program began in August 1978. The LSU Lady Tigers track and field program is the premier women's track and field program in the NCAA, winning more NCAA championships than any other school in history. The Lady Tigers have won a total of 25 NCAA championships (11 indoor, 14 outdoor). The closest school is
Texas with 10 total championships. The Lady Tigers won their first NCAA championship in 1987 under head coach
Sam Seemes. The following year
Pat Henry took over the program and led the team to an unprecedented 11 straight NCAA outdoor championships, the most consecutive NCAA titles by a women's team in any NCAA sport. In 2004,
Dennis Shaver became the LSU Lady Tigers head coach. He coached the team to the 2008 NCAA outdoor championship. The first Lady Tiger team formed in August 1978 following
Title IX mandates. The first meet was an indoor meet on Dec. 9, 1978 at
Carl Maddox Field House on the LSU campus. Gold and Silver Olympic medalist
Pam Jiles from
New Orleans, La. was on the first team. Another notable Lady Tiger was shotputter
Donna Brazile also from
New Orleans. Other members of the first team were, Stacy Allen, hurdler, from
Metairie, La.; Leila Byrne, sprinter; Vicky Dunn, sprinter; Caroline Favorite, sprinter; Lynnette Favorite, sprinter; Joanie Hathorn; Paula Hayden, middle distance/distance, from
Adams Massachusetts; Lourdes Maristany, middle distance/distance from
New Orleans, La.; Dr. Marguerite Miranne Rosales, middle distance, from
New Orleans; La, Donna Otzenberger Kivirauma, middle distance/distance from
Baton Rouge, La; Elaine Smith, sprinter; Athena Thomas, sprinter; Carin Thorp, Sprinter; and Lynn Tutzauer, middle distance/distance.
Kimberlyn Duncan became the first from LSU to win
The Bowerman, an award that honors collegiate track & field's most outstanding athlete of the year. In 2012, she became the first woman in NCAA Division I history to win back-to-back indoor and outdoor national titles in the 200 meters. ==Team Finishes==