Clemson Will Send Four to Doc Hale Invitational

🐾 Clemson @ Doc Hale Invitational
🗓️ Date: Friday, Feb. 6 & Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026
📍 Venue: Rector Field House | Blacksburg, Va.
🏃 Meet Central: Doc Hale Invitational
📊 Live Results: Flash Results
📙 TFRRS Pages: Clemson Women | Clemson Men
🐯 Rosters: Clemson

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson track and field will send four athletes to compete in the Doc Hale Invitational, hosted by Virginia Tech this weekend. Matthew Phillips and Drake Risser will compete in the men’s unseeded pole vault at 1 p.m. Friday, while Jacob Carruthers will represent Clemson in the men’s high jump at noon Saturday. Dillon Kaulback is set to compete in the men’s heptathlon, which features the first four events on Friday and the final three on Saturday. Live results for the Doc Hale Invitational will be available through Flash Results.

CLEMSON’S DOC HALE INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE

Friday, Feb. 6

• Men’s heptathlon | Kaulback
  • 10:30 a.m. | 60m
  • TBD | Long jump
  • TBD | Shot put
  • TBD | High jump
• Men’s pole vault unseeded | 1 p.m. | Phillips & Risser

Saturday, Feb. 7

• Men’s heptathlon | Kaulback
  • 10:30 a.m. | 60mH
  • Noon | Pole vault
  • TBD | 1000m
• Men’s high jump | Noon | Carruthers

SEASON PERFORMANCES FOR PHILLIPS

• Pole Vault | 4.70m / 15’ – 05.00” (Tied for third at the Clemson Invitational)
• Pole Vault | 4.65m / 15’ – 03.00” (Placed 11^th at the Orange & Purple Invitational)
• Pole Vault | 4.65m / 15’ – 03.00” (Placed seventh at the Clemson Opener)

SEASON PERFORMANCES FOR RISSER

• Pole Vault | 4.95m / 16’ – 02.75” (Tied for seventh at the Orange & Purple Invitational)
• Pole Vault | 4.95m / 16’ – 02.75” (Placed fourth at the Clemson Opener)
• Pole Vault | 4.80m / 15’ – 09.00” (Placed sixth at the Bob Pollock)

SEASON PERFORMANCES FOR CARRUTHERS

• High Jump | 2.11m / 06’ – 11.00” (Clemson Opener Champion)
• 60m | 6.98 seconds (Placed 15^th in the Clemson Opener prelims)

SEASON PERFORMANCES FOR KAULBACK

• 60m | 7.48 seconds (Placed 25^th in the Orange & Purple Invitational prelims)
• 60m | 7.63 seconds (Placed 32^nd in the Clemson Opener prelims)
• 60mH | 8.76 seconds (Placed 22^nd in the Bob Pollock Invitational prelims)
• 300m | 36.91 seconds (Placed 18^th at the Clemson Invitational)
• Pole Vault | 4.70m / 15’ – 05.00” (Tied for third at the Clemson Invitational)
• Pole Vault | 4.50m / 14’ – 09.00” (Placed ninth at the Clemson Invitational)

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