Clemson’s Gisele Oliveira Leads Lady Tigers At Penn Relays

April 30, 2005

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Clemson women’s track and field team completed competition at the 111th annual Penn Relays held this weekend. Gisele Oliveira led the Lady Tigers with her runner-up finish in the triple jump championships. The senior from Porto Alegre, Brazil, recorded a mark of 43’5.25″ to place second.

Silja Ulfarsdottir competed in the championship of the 400m hurdles, in which she placed fourth. The senior from Reyjkavic, Iceland, recorded a time of 58.03 in the intermediate hurdles race.

Clemson’s 4x200m relay team of Randi Hinton, Ulfarsdottir, Tia Perry qualified for the championship finals of the event with their time of1:38.74. The foursome shaved more time off effort in the finals, crossing the finish line in a season-best 1:37.39 to place seventh overall.

The Lady Tigers return to action next Saturday, as they host the Orange and Purple Classic at Rock Norman Track and Field Complex.