GAINESVILLE, S.C. Three Tigers set top-10 marks on Saturday to wrap up a successful Tom Jones Invitational. Two of the top-10 times came from the men's 800 meter run, as Tarees Rhoden and Aman Thornton both set personal bests in the event. The Tigers continued their run of good form this weekend and will be back in action on Saturday, Apr. 22 in Columbia, S.C. for the USC Open. SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS Tarees Rhoden shot up to No. 2 in school history in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:46.20. He is just 0.73 off catching Kameron Jones for the school record in the event. He finished second in Gainesville. Aman Thornton finished third in the 800 meter run and moved up to No. 4 in school history with a personal best time of 1:46.82. Oneka Wilson made it onto the top-10 list with a 13.31 second 100 meter hurdles time. She now holds the No. 10 spot in school history.
CLEMSON, S.C. The first day of the Tom Jones Invitational proved fruitful for the Clemson track and field program. The Tigers set multiple top-10 marks and saw great improvements from multiple athletes as the team looks to continue its strong form this season. Competition will resume on Saturday at 9 a.m. with the women's discus throw and conclude at 6 p.m. with the men's 1600 meter relay. FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS Cameron Rose ran a blistering 20.25 in the 200 meter dash. His time was aided by a 2.9 mph wind, but still qualifies for fifth on Clemson's all-time all conditions list for the event. Lashanna Graham ran a 56.54 in the 400 meter hurdles to move up to No. 3 in school history in the event. Her previous personal best of 57.17 seconds was No. 6 on the list. Isabelle Klett threw the javelin 39.00m to get to No. 10 on Clemson's all-time list. She is the first female Tiger to earn a spot on the top-10 list in the Javelin throw since Alyssa Debski in 2017. Victor Ndiw