re: The Decline Of LSU Track & Field

We were a handoff and a lean from finishing 3rd in the country. Go rewatch the 110 M hurdles and 4X1.

There is so much wrong with team titles BTW because of how they are scored. Not to take away from our women this year, we have zero field athletes that make a difference. Because a few athletes can get you a lot of points and because Shaver focuses on sprints, he must have them all be highly successful to win it all ie there are not many scoring opportunities across several events. In years past, the field events carried teams like Oregon and ASU. Distance plays a part as well.

I think the NCAA should reconsider how championships are won by adding scoring must come from a minimum of field events and running. That way a true “team” score means something.

We may win it today with our women. At a minimum they will be in the top 3 should they hold serve.

As far as Duplantis, he may eventually become a decathlete. He has the distance for the long jump, pole vault, 100, probably right there in the 400, 110 hurdles, and can likely easily learn the high jump, the 1600 shouldn’t be too difficult.
Javelin? Shot? Discuss?
He would be a scoring machine IMO winning 4 events or so each time maybe mkre.