CLEMSON, S.C. - In their final home meet of the indoor season, the Clemson Tigers impressed all-around as the team recorded top-finishes and national marks in multiple events. Over 15 athletes recorded personal or season bests as the Tigers inch closer to the ACC Indoor Championships. Collectively from Friday and today, that is probably the best this team has performed, across the board, Track and Field Director Mark Elliot said. While track is an individual thing, it is still a team effort so just to see all the personal bests and impressive performances in all event areas is really good. The Tiger Paw is known through the track and field community as one of the best meets you will find in the country, it's almost like pre-nationals. When you have all the teams that are here, plus our team and are able to record top marks in a variety of events, you know you are doing something good. Headlining the meet was today's middle-distance group as Tarees Rhoden and Gladys Chepngetic
BLACKSBURG, Va. - MEET HIGHLIGHTS Courtney Lawrence earned first-place in the men's shot put after he threw 18.86m EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN Men's Track Men's 800 Blake Santos - 1:55.09 (PB), 10th place Daniel Sullivan - 1:55.26 (PB), 11th place Braden Blakely - 1:56.82 (SB), 17th place Jacob Serra - 1:58.36, 20th place Men's Field Pole Vault (Unseeded) Henry Gainer - 4.55m (PB), 8th place Efram Melendez - 4.55m, 11th place Shot Put Courtney Lawrence - 18.86m, 1st place Women's Track Women's 800 Jessica McLean - 2:09.12, 6th place Women's 200 Isabelle Kapoor - 27.89 (PB), 33rd place Women's Field Triple Jump Shantae Foreman - 12.85m, 2nd place Nia Christie - 11.91m, 12th place
BLACKSBURG, Va. Multiple Tigers competed on Friday at Virginia Tech's Doc Hale Meet, starting the weekend off strong with several impressive performances. This marks Clemson' penultimate meet before the ACC Championship Meet hosted by Louisville. HIGHLIGHTS Antoinette Van der Merwe set a personal best in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.31. She finished second in the event. Guinove Joanus won the men's 60 meter dash, boasting a 6.76 second time. Mercy Ntia-Obong set a personal best in the 60 meter dash, completing the race in 7.51 seconds. That was the fastest time in the prelims. She finished fourth in the finals. Alocius Kipngetich, Theron Bradford, Daniel Sullivan and Braden Blakely all set personal bests in the 800 meter. Their times were 1:54.62, 1:55.71, 1:55.71 and 1:56.00, respectively. EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Live Results CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson is set to begin its cross country season on Friday, Sept. 2 when the men's and women's teams each head to Kennesaw State for a dual meet at Noon Day Park. The women will run a 4k at 7:15 p.m. and the men will run a 6k at 7:45 p.m. Head Coach Vicky Pounds enters her fourth season at the helm of the program, and is looking to lead the promising young team to a successful 2022 season. The squad features a strong mix of returning experience and young talent. Jackson Leech and Marlin Young look to lead the men's program, while Brynne Sumner and Meredith Finley figure to be key contributors for the women. Newcomers Maddie Dinneen and Nicole Pizzo could be early factors for the women. The men will look for Sawyer Dagan to improve upon his strong freshman season and step up as well. For all the most up-to-date information regarding Clemson cross country, visit ClemsonTigers.com and follow @ClemsonTrackXC on Twitter and Instagram.