BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Clemson men’s track and field team finished third at ACC Indoor Championships this weekend. Two Tigers claimed individual conference titles, and the 4x400 meter relay team of Fabian Hewitt, Tarees Rhoden, Cameron Rose and Aman Thornton claimed the event championship. The women’s team finished the meet ninth overall in points. Friday’s events were highlighted by Daniel Cope claiming the men’s weight throw title with a school-record 22.28 meter toss. That mark also serves as the Jamaican national record in the event. On Saturday, Tarees Rhoden brought home two gold medals, first in the men’s 800 meter with a time of 1:48.62, followed by his participation in the relay team that earned first-team all-ACC honors. The Clemson men shined brightest in the 60 meter hurdles, in which Devon Brooks and Giano Roberts finished second and third, respectively. Dashinelle Dyer scored in both the 60 meter dash, finishing fourth overall and in the 60 meter hurdles wi
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson's track and field program started the 2o22 year off by welcoming Georgia Tech and South Carolina to the Orange and Purple Elite meet inside the Indoor Track and Field Facility on Saturday. The Tigers boasted 10 individual first-place finishes and Program Director Mark Elliott was pleased with what he saw from the team, stating: For the first meet coming back from break, it's nice to see the depth we have available. It's the first time in a while that we have seen strong performances across the board, and there were some national level performances, which is what we are looking for. Each week we are going to get better, but I'm proud of the way they are competing right now. We had multiple Clemson top-10 performances this meet. To get on those lists, it takes a strong effort from the athletes. To finish with three making the list in the first meet back proves that this team is prepared for the 2022 season. We hope to keep it going as the seaso
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CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson track and field program is back on the road as the team travels to Gainesville, Fla., ahead of its two days of competition at the Florida Relays from April 2-3. This will serve as the third weekend of competition for Clemson during the outdoor campaign and will be the second time in eight years that the team competes in the meet. Clemson enters the Florida Relays after two strong weekends of competition, as the Tigers have already combined for 35 personal bests and eight top-10 marks in the program’s record book.
The trio of Veronica Fraley, Danielle Sloley and Zico Campbell have been excellent in the shot put ring this season, as the three athletes have each recorded a top-10 mark on their respective all-time lists in each of the opening two meets of the season. Roje Stona returned to competition for the first time in nearly a month at the FSU Relays, winning the men’s discus competition and eclipsing the 58-meter mark on three of his six throws.
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