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BOSTON, Mass. - At the 2024 ACC Indoor Championships, the Clemson Tigers impressed on the men's and women's side as both groups finished in the top five. The women's group finished with 80.5 points to secure second place overall and the men finished in fourth place with 81 points. It was a great ACC Championships for both teams, we had some great individual champions, Track and Field Director Mark Elliot said. Now we turn our attentions to the NCAA Championships. With their second place finish, the Clemson women earned their highest indoor championship finish since 2017. Overall...
BOSTON, Mass. - The Clemson Tigers shined in the second day of the ACC Indoor Championships as ten athletes secured their places in Saturday's finals and Shantae Foreman received the silver medal in the women's long jump. Foreman becomes the second Tiger to earn a silver medal for Clemson. Along with the medal and the second place finish, Foreman was also crowned First Team All-ACC as she becomes the second Tiger to earn the honor. Four athletes have earned All-ACC honors so far this week as Daniel Cope was named First Team while Marie Forbes and Nia Christie were tabbed Second Team ...
BOSTON, Mass. - (Elliot Quote) Meet Highlights Daniel Cope secured the silver medal in the men's weight throw after throwing 21.71m to secure second place in the event. In the men's 200 meter, Cameron Rose (20.83), D'Andre Anderson (20.92) and Tahj Hamm (21.29) all placed within the top 8 to advance themselves to Saturday's finals for the 200 In the women's 200 meter, Antoinette Van Der Merwe (23.56) and Ockera Myrie (23.74) placed within the top 8 to advance themselves to Saturday's finals for the 200 Nia Christie was named Second Team All-ACC after tying sixth i...
Brianna Lyston of Louisiana State University (LSU) ran a stunning personal best 7.07 seconds to win the women’s 60m dash on Saturday’s second day of the Razorback Invitational held at the Randal Tyson indoor complex in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After running 7.14 seconds earlier in qualifying, the 19-year-old Jamaican returned to tie the LSU record set by Aleia Hobbs. It was the fastest run in the US so far this year,...