RALEIGH, N.C. The Clemson track and field program scored its first point of the 2021 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and advanced eight athletes onto their respective finals during Thursday’s action at the Paul Derr Track Facility on the campus of NC State. Clemson will resume action on Friday at 12:30 p.m. as the final day of competition in the women’s heptathlon gets underway.
Ethan Cocco got the Tigers on the scoreboard by placing eighth in the men’s javelin throw to open the championships on Thursday morning. The freshman from Mt. Pleasant, S.C., threw a personal best of 63.18 meters (207 feet, 3 inches) in the second round to become No. 7 all-time at Clemson. Cocco entered the meet occupying the No. 8 position with his previous best of 61.61m set during the Tennessee Challenge earlier in May. On Thursday, Cocco eclipsed the 60-meter mark on four of his six throws.
Meet Central CLEMSON, S.C. The Clemson track and field program is set to compete at the 2021 ACC Outdoor Championships from May 13-15 in Raleigh, N.C., at the Paul Derr Track Facility on the campus of NC State. This week's competition will begin on Thursday, May 13, at 11 a.m. with the men's javelin and will conclude on Saturday, May 15, following the men's 4x400m relay at 8:40 p.m. All three days of this year's outdoor championships will be broadcast live on ACCNX. We're feeling good about the meet, said Clemson's Director of Track and Field Mark Elliott. Coming off of an off-week, we hopefully healed up all of the little aches and pains you get throughout the season, so we're ready to go. We're looking for points from every direction, and we have some people with the ability to win. We're looking for some conference champions! Thursday's action will get underway on the Javelin runway as Ethan Cocco and Luke Pauldine contest the ev
‘I can qualify for the Olympics’ Lloyd
Sprint queen
Joella Lloyd said she still has her eyes set on qualifying for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Lloyd, running at home at the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday, for the University of Tennessee sped across the line in a time of 11.19secs, just four seconds off from the Olympic qualifying standard of 11.15.
She noted that with just a few tweaks here and there, she is confident that she can make the time and become the second athlete from Antigua and Barbuda to qualify for the Olympics.
“I would say I would need to improve on my 100m start because my end and the transition is fine but once I can get the start down, I believe I can make the qualifying time,” Lloyd said.
By Carlena Knight Former national female sprinter Heather Samuel-Daley has commended current female sprinter Joella Lloyd on breaking her 28-year national…
Lloyd Breaks 28-year-old National Record; O’Garro Records New Personal Best
Joella Lloyd has broken the Women’s National 100m record.
Running at home at the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday, the Lady Vols standout recovered from a slow start to overtake fast starting compatriot, Maia McCoy, speeding cross the line in 11.19 seconds.
Lloyd has now dethroned former National record holder and Director of Sports, Heather Samuel-Daley who set the 11.20 time in May 1993 – 9 years before Lloyd was born.
“I was both surprised and relieved when I looked back at the clock. My previous personal time was 11.43 and I was amazed to see it drop by 0.24 seconds. I’ve been putting in a lot of effort in training so it was a relief to see it finally paying off,” Lloyd said.