Clemson Earns Seven First-Place Finishes, Tigers Shine at USC Outdoor Open

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers officially completed the USC Outdoor Open in Columbia as the team recorded seven first-place finishes across a variety of events and several Tigers earned new personal bests. 

In total, the Tigers recorded top-finishes in the men’s and women’s 800, men’s 1500, men’s 3000 meter steeplechase, women’s high jump, women’s long jump and the women’s 4×400 relay. 

Meet Highlights:

• Nia Christie recorded a first-place in the women’s high jump as she cleared 1.72
• In the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase, Ryan Sula crossed the line first with a time of 10:00.05
• Caroline Johnston secured a first-place finish in the women’s long jump as she jumped 6.05
• In the men’s 1500 meters, Brandon Garcia crossed the line at 3:54.59 to tab first-place in the event
• Jessica McLean recorded a first-place finish in the women’s 800 meters as she crossed the line at 2:07.10. Following McLean, Kayan Green and Brynne Sumner secured second and third place in the event. 
• In the men’s 800 meters, Brian Kweyei earned a first-place finish as he crossed the line at 1:50.38 
• Ken’Naria Gadson added her name to Clemson’s all-time list as she ran an incredible 51.59 in the women’s 400 meters to move into the No. 2 all-time spot
• Oneka Wilson’s time of 13.13 in the women’s 100 meter hurdles moved her into the No. 9 all-time spot for Clemson 
• In the women’s pole vault, Anna Long cleared 3.90m which ties her for No. 9 on Clemson’s all-time performance list 

Up next, the Tigers will compete in Penn Relays starting Thursday, April 25 and going through Saturday, April 27. The meet will mark the last competition for Clemson before the ACC Outdoor Championships in Atlanta. 

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Event-By-Event Breakdown

Men’s Track

• Men’s 100m – Prelims
  • Cameron Rose – 10.66 (q), 7th place
• Men’s 100m – Finals
  • Cameron Rose – 10.16, 4th place
• Men’s 200m 
  • Cameron Rose – 20.48, 3rd place
  • D’Andre Anderson – 21.18, 10th place
  • Daniel Kidd – 21.29, 12th place
• Men’s 400m
  • D’Andre Anderson – 46.77, 4th place
  • Theron Bradford – 47.88, 15th place
  • Aman Thornton – 48.03, 18th place
• Men’s 800m
  • Brian Kweyei – 1:50.38, 1st place
  • Corentin Serbource – 1:57.01, 8th place
  • Braden Blakley – 1:58.49, 12th place
• Men’s 1500m
  • Brandon Garcia – 3:54.59, 1st place
  • Nathaniel Verska – 3:56.20, 4th place
  • Trey Sullivan – 3:56.49, 5th place
  • Daniel Sullivan – 3:59.38, 8th place
  • Jacob Serra – 3:59.53, 9th place
• Men’s 3000m Steeple
  • Ryan Sula – 10:00.05, 1st place
• Men 4×400 Meter Relay
  • Clemson “A” – 3:08.30, 3rd place

Men’s Field

• Men’s Discus Throw
  • Daniel Cope – 48.56m, 6th place
  • Henry Gainer – 36.39m, 25th place
• Men’s Long Jump
  • Micah Harris – 7.39m, 2nd place
  • Henry Gainer – 6.04m, 23rd place
• Men’s Triple Jump
  • Ryan John – 14.93m, 5th place

Women’s Track

• Women’s 100m – Prelims
  • Antoinette Van Der Merwe – 11.87 (q), 7th place
  • Aja Davis – 12.40, 25th place
  • Julia Galbally – 12.56, 30th place
• Women’s 100m – Finals
  • Antoinette Van Der Merwe – 11.65, 8th place
• Women’s 100m Hurdles – Prelims
  • Oneka Wilson – 13.39 (q), 4th place
  • Isabelle Kapoor – 15.25, 25th place
• Women’s 100m Hurdles – Finals
  • Oneka Wilson – 13.13, 2nd place
• Women’s 200m 
  • Ockera Myrie – 23.44, 4th place
  • Mackenzie Osher – 24.09, 14th place
  • Julia Galbally – 25.82, 30th place
• Women’s 400m
  • Ken’Naria Gadson – 51.59, 2nd place
  • Courtney Williams – 53.50, 5th place
  • Isabelle Kapoor – 1:05.60, 34th place
• Women’s 400m Hurdles
  • Ken’Naria Gadson – 57.22, 2nd place
  • Jodi Ann Dixon – 1:00.32, 3rd place
• Women’s 800m
  • Jessica McLean – 2:07.10, 1st place
  • Kayan Green – 2:08.76, 2nd place
  • Brynne Sumner – 2:09.23, 3rd place
• Women’s 1500m
  • Grace Hanratty – 4:39.58, 2nd place
  • Meredith Finley – 4:47.73, 6th place
  • Nicole Pizzo – 4:56.94, 14th place
• Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay
  • Clemson “A” – 43.85, 2nd place 
• Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay 
  • Clemson “A” – 3:37.90, 1st place

Women’s Field

• Women’s High Jump
  • Nia Christie – 1.72m, 1st place
  • Jessica Johnson – 1.66m, 4th place
• Women’s Long Jump
  • Caroline Johnston – 6.05m, 1st place
• Women’s Pole Vault
  • Anna Long – 3.90m, 5th place
  • Annie Lineberger – 3.90m, 5th place
  • Kristin Hoffman – 3.75m, 13th place
  • Abigail Drayer – 3.45m, 17th place
  • Molly Starrett – 3.45m, 17th place
  • Riley Karpinski – 3.30, 24th place
• Women’s Triple Jump
  • Nia Christie – 11.65m, 9th place