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ORLANDO, Fla. The first day of the Knights Invite saw XX Tigers win events, not counting Marie Forbes whose 56.93 meter discus throw broke Clemson's school record and was good for second place. Forbes now holds the weight throw and the discus throw school records. Three throwers were victors in their events, as Daniel Cope won the men's discus, Ethan Cocco won the men's javelin, and Danielle Sloley won the women's shot put. Action will resume on Saturday with the women's hammer throw at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3:40 p.m. with the men's 1600 meter relay. FULL RESULTS Daniel Cope's 52.87 meter weight throw was best of the day, and Ethan Cocco's 65.57 meter javelin throw was a personal best and moved him up to No. 5 on Clemson's all-time list. Danielle Sloley was the victor of the women's shot put with a 16.01 meter toss. Lashanna Graham found her way on to Clemson's all-time leaderboard in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 57.
ORLANDO, Fla. The Clemson track and field program concluded a sensational weekend at the Knights Invite on Saturday with eight event victories. This on the heels of a Friday performance that featured a school record performance and six event victories. Following her record-setting discus throw on Friday, Marie Forbes won the hammer throw on Saturday with a launch of 60.35 meters. Her male counterpart Daniel Cope also won the hammer throw with a mark of 53.44 meters. Freshman Ryan John earned a victory in the men's triple jump with a 15.24 meter leap. Jevon Williams, who won the 400 meter hurdles on Friday, won the 110 meter hurdles on Saturday with a 14.01 second time. De'Andre Anderson won the 400 meter run in 46.05 seconds. Wanya McCoy and Cameron Rose finished first and second, respectively, in the 100 meter dash. McCoy ran a personal best 10.30 to win the race while Rose trailed just behind with a time of 10.36. Victor Ndiwa dominated the field in the 3000 meter run, f