COLUMBIA, S.C. Guinove Joanus won both the 100 and 200 meter dash at the University of South Carolina Open Meet, placing himself in the Clemson top-10 all-time lists or each event. HIGHLIGHTS Joanus Dyer Hewitt White Grant Ledell/Wright
Former Clemson Track Athlete (1979-80) and two-time olympian (1984-88) Desai Williams passed away on April 10, 2022. He was 62 years old. In his two years at Clemson, Williams put himself in the record book as one of the program's best sprinters. Counting both indoor and outdoor seasons, he won four individual ACC championships as a Tiger. His 20.35 outdoor 200 meter dash still serves as the 7th-fastest mark in school history. Williams earned a bronze medal representing Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the 4x100 meter relay. He also made it to the finals for the event in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Such sad news about the passing of Desai, a Clemson Olympian, remarked Program Director Mark Elliott. My sincere condolences go out to his family. A big losts to the Track and Field world.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. The Clemson throws group followed Rojé Stona's school record-breaking discus throw on Friday with two additional top-10 marks, one by Daniel Cope and one by Marie Forbes, each in the hammer throw. Several other Tigers posted impressive mark on Saturday as the track and field program finally avoided some bad weather that had plagued previous meets and concluded a successful fifth meet of the season. FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS Rojé Stona was the star of the meet, winning the discus throw and setting a school record with a launch of 64.98 meter. That mark broke his previous PR by over three meters and is the No. 2 mark in the NCAA this season, as well as No. 10 in the world. Caroline Johnston continued her solid season in the long jump with a season-bet 6.01 meter leap, just .01 meter off her PR. She finished third out of 30 competitors in the event. Cameron Rose ran a blistering 20.50 second 200 meter dash, fourth-best out of over 40 competitors at the meet. SATURDAY H
GAINESVILLE, Fla. It was an impressive weekend for Clemson's track and field program at the Florida Relays. Several Tigers set personal bests and a few brought home gold in their events. The meet was Clemson's third competition of the season and the tea certainly beginning to round into form at this stage of the spring. HIGHLIGHTS Rojé Stona won the discus throw with an impressive 60.63 meter mark. The victory was his second in as many weekends, as he took home the crown at Austin Relays as well. Daniel Cope continues to rewrite Clemson's record book, as he moved into 5th all-time in the hammer throw (59.49m) and 6th in the discus (53.83m). Michael Smith moved into the Clemson top-10 list with an excellent 9:01.80 in the 3000m steeplechase. He finished 4th out of 14 in the event. Harleigh White dominated the triple jump, leaping 12.59 meters, furthest of 11 in the field and best by almost half of a meter. Cameron Rose posted a scorching 20.55 second 200 meter dash, g