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LSU track & Field claims National Title

NCAA Outdoor Championships
Posted at 10:16 PM, Jun 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-11 23:16:36-04

Dennis Shaver's top ranked LSU men's track and field team scored 84 points en route to securing the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Title on Friday evening at Hayward Field. LSU won five individual event titles and the 4x100 meter relay at the meet as the Tigers showed their brute dominance over the rest of the field.

LSU led the event wire to wire. After scoring 24 points on the opening day of the meet, the Tigers added 60 more to their final tally on Friday that saw the Purple & Gold bring home three more individual national titles and the 4x100m relay as well. JuVaughn Harrison (high jump), Sean 'Squirrel' Burrell (400m hurdles), Terrance Laird (100 meters) captured national titles on Friday in their respective events. Dylan Peebles, Noah Williams, Akanni Hislop, and Terrance Laird brought home the win in the 4x100 meter relay.

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