Clemson’s Parkhurst Earns ACC Swimming Performer of the Week Honors

Jan. 20, 2009

GREENSBORO, NC – Clemson senior Michelle Parkhurst and N.C. State senior Austin Hampton have been selected the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Performers of the Week. Hampton won both diving events against Georgia Tech last weekend while Parkhurst took a total of four event wins against Florida State.

Parkhurst, a Vienna, Va., native, took a trio of individual wins and a relay win on the weekend against the Seminoles. She won the 100 back (56.00), 200 back (1:59.67) and 200 free (1:49.58) with top-20 times in each event. Parkhurst also made an anchor leg surge over the final 50 to help Clemson win the 400 free relay in 3:24.72. Parkhurst is the defending ACC champion in each of the three individual events.

Clemson will host its home finale on Saturday at noon against N.C. State broadcast live on ACC Select. The Wolfpack will host Campbell and East Carolina on Wednesday at 5 p.m. before heading south to face Clemson.