April 9, 2008
Clemson track and field athletes Lisa Brown and Matt Clark were named Vickery Hall’s Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of April 7, 2008.
Lisa Brown | Matt Clark | |||
Sport: | Women’s Track & Field | Sport: | Men’s Track & Field | |
Class: | Junior | Class: | Senior | |
Major: | Philosophy | Major: | Management | |
Hometown: | Brookline, MA | Hometown: | Hyannis, MA | |
Favorite Professor: | David Stegall (Philosophy) | Favorite Professor: | Phil Roth (Management) | |
Favorite Class: | Criminal Evidence | Favorite Class: | Management of Organizational Behavior | |
Athletic Highlight: | Brown placed fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Florida Relays last weekend. The junior from Brookline, MA posted a time of of 12:06.62, which ranks third in Clemson history and is the top time recorded by a Lady Tiger this season. | Athletic Highlight: | Clark finished runner-up in the 10,000m run late Saturday night at the Stanford Invitational. He recorded a time of 28:49.77 in the event, which broke the school record previously held by Yehezkel Halifa, set in 1988. Clark’s time was just shy of an automatic invitation to the NCAA Championships, however it was a strong provisional effort. The senior is the defending ACC Champion in the 10,000m run. |