Tigers Find Success in Athens, Jacksonville on Friday
ATHENS, Ga. The Clemson track and field program collected six top 5 finishes on Friday evening during the first day of competition at the University of Georgia’s Torrin Lawrence Memorial. The Tigers had 12 athletes compete across five events in Athens, with five earning personal bests and three earning season bests following their efforts on the Spec Towns Track.
Antoinette van der Merwe secured her first collegiate victory this evening by winning the women’s 200m with a wind-legal time of 23.53 seconds. The mark for van der Merwe eclipsed her previous best by .43 seconds and came during her outdoor collegiate debut in the event. Serena Clark (23.99) and Courtney Williams (24.10) ran personal bests in Athens, with Clark’s time proving to be good enough for third overall. Marcus Parker finished second in the men’s 200m after running 20.79 with a legal wind of 1.60 meters-per-second.
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CLEMSON, S.C. The Clemson track and field program will compete at this weekend’s Torrin Lawrence Memorial in Athens, Ga., from April 30 to May 1, as well as the Tennessee Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn., on May 1. The pair of meets during the weekend is in addition to the Tigers’ participation at the UNF Invitational from April 29-30.
“We have to go where we can to hit marks,” said Clemson’s Director of Track & Field Mark Elliott. “Georgia always provides a good meet before the conference championships, and it’s close to home and that works well because our group is still taking finals for their classes.”