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Barton Breaks Record, Six Tigers Earn All-American Status Saturday FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Laurie Barton, Terryon Conwell and Trishauna Hemmings each garnered first-team All-American honors at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday. Barton finished 2nd in the women’s 800 meters after running 2:01.21, Conwell placed 7th in the men’s 200 meters after sprinting to a final time of 21.09, and Hemmings finished 8th in the women’s 60m hurdles after crossing the line in 8.16. A world-class effort by Barton in the 800m saw her set a new school record following her effort Saturday night. Natoya Goule previously held the record after running 2:01.64 to win the 2015 indoor national title for the event. On Saturday, Barton had splits of 28.65-29.91-30.93-31.74 to finish as runner-up. Barton’s eight points are the most scored by a Clemson athlete at indoor nationals since Goule’s title-winning run. This was the second school record Barton has set this ye ....
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The Clemson Softball team (16-2, 8-2 ACC) scored at least one run in the first four innings of its second game of the day at McWhorter Stadium in an 8-1 win over Furman. With the win, the Tigers’ earned their fourth consecutive series sweep and 13th win in a row. Clemson second-year freshman righty Valerie Cagle, the ACC’s wins leader, improved to 10-1 on the season after pitching 4.0 innings without surrendering a single earned run in Saturday’s second contest. Offensively, the Tigers were led by shortstop Ansley Gilstrap, who went 2-for-3 at the plate and tallied a game-high three RBIs. ....
The Clemson Softball team (15-2, 8-2 ACC) won its 12th straight game in a 5-0 win over Furman in McWhorter Stadium Saturday afternoon. With the win, Clemson clinched the series over the Paladins, having won Friday’s contest, 8-0. Clemson’s Valerie Cagle and Grace Mattimore led the Tigers’ effort as both recorded a pair of RBIs. Clemson lefty freshman Millie Thompson (1-1) earned her first career win in the circle after pitching 5.0 innings without allowing a single run, and surrendered only two Paladin hits. Freshman righty Regan Spencer entered in relief of Thompson in the top of the sixth and retired all five batters she faced. ....
Shepherd in Solo First Heading Into Tomorrow’s Final Round, Tigers in Sixth CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson junior Ivy Shepherd knocked one stroke off her opening round 69 in the second round of The Clover Cup, firing a four-under-par 68 to place her in solo first on the players leaderboard. The Tigers improved four spots as a team, finishing the day in sixth place with a 289 team score, 10 strokes better than yesterday’s 299 score. The No. 8 Linn Grant of Arizona State sits one shot behind Shepherd with a three-under 69 on the day – six-under through 54-holes. Her teammate Alexandra Forsterling boasted an equal mark for the second round but remained in a two-way tie for third with YouSang Hou of Arizona. ....
Speckmaier Signs Contract With Washington Spirit CLEMSON, S.C. – The Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League announced the signing of Mariana Speckmaier earlier today after drafting the senior forward with the 39th overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft. Speckmaier was one of four signees on the day, all of whom were selected in January’s NWSL Draft and have been training with the team during preseason since the beginning of February. The native of Miami, Fla. was signed to a one-year deal with a one-year option. Most recently, Speckmaier competed in the fall campaign for the Tigers, making nine appearances with seven starts. Speckmaier netted two goals while adding an assist. ....