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Position:
Distance
Height:
6'3"
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Greenville, S.C.
High School:
Wade Hampton HS
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Cross Country Bio
2021 Outdoor Season
Made his lone season appearance outdoors by contesting the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays (March 25-26).
Ward set a personal best in the event by running 14:57.43.
2021 Indoor Season
Made his season debut on the track by contesting the mile at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 22-23), running 4:13.86.
During the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27), became the No. 10 all-time performer in the men’s mile by running 4:05.76 during the prelims.
Also at the ACC Indoor Championships, set a personal best at 3,000m (8:27.63) and was the final leg of the Tigers’ DMR.
Set a then-personal best in the mile and 800m during the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 12-13). Ran 4:07.18 in the mile, finishing seventh overall. Ran 1:51.60 for 800 meters, placing eighth overall.
Put together a spectacular trio of performances during the Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 29-30), contesting three events.
Ward ran 4:08.92 in the mile to improve upon his previous best of 4:13.86 set the previous week at the Hokie Invitational. The next day, Ward earned a mark in the 800 meters with his time of 1:52.04. At the end of the meet, Ward was a part of the Tigers’ 4×400 relay.
At the South Carolina Invitational (Feb. 6), Ward anchored the Tigers’ DMR by running 4:10.01. Clemson finished with a time of 9:59.68 for the relay.
2019-20 Indoor Season Highlights
Did not compete for the Tigers this season.
2018-19 Highlights
Four personal bests over six races propelled Ward to a sensational sophomore campaign
Set personal bests at the 5,000m, five mile, 8k and 10k distance
Ran a blistering time of 24:57.8 over 8k at the ACC Championships
Capped off his year with a 10k performance of 32:23.2 as the top Clemson runner at the NCAA Southeast regional
Lead the team in three of his six races while being a part of Clemson’s top-five scoring group in all meets.
2017-18
Named ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Week on Sept. 13, 2017
Top freshman and second-place finisher at 2017 Furman Invitational
Personal
A native of Greenville, S.C.
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