BATON ROUGE – The LSU Track & Field program welcomes an outstanding field of teams and athletes to Baton Rouge this weekend that includes eight Top 25 teams in the latest NCAA rankings when they play host to their annual LSU Alumni Gold meet at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium with Saturday's afternoon session scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. CT.

BATON ROUGE – As the LSU Track & Field teams prepare for the 120th running of the Penn Relay Carnival in two weeks, Penn Relays organizers announced Monday that former LSU sprinter Cheryl Taplin and the Lady Tigers' 2003 shuttle hurdle relay team will be inducted into the meet's Wall of Fame as part of its induction Class of 2014.

BATON ROUGE – Just one day after opening her 2014 outdoor season at LSU's "Battle on the Bayou," sophomore sprinter Jalea Jackson was honored for her performance in the classroom as this year's recipient of the Jesse Owens Athletic Award at the 29th-annual Black Scholars Award Program held at the LSU Student Union Theater on Sunday, April 6.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Junior Chanice Chase and freshman Jada Martin turned in the performances of the day for the LSU Track & Field teams as each cracked the Top 5 in the NCAA rankings this season during Saturday's action at the 2014 Hurricane Alumni Invitational held at Cobb Stadium on the campus of the University of Miami.

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Track & Field teams will make the trip to Coral Gables, Fla., this weekend to compete at the 2014 Hurricane Alumni Invitational being held Saturday afternoon at Cobb Stadium on the campus of the University of Miami as they look to build momentum as they near the midway point of their regular season outdoors.