In his first championship meet since having season-ending knee surgery last year, Clemson senior Chris McBride took home the gold medal in the menâs long jump Friday, Feb. 22 at the 2019 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships. McBride flew for 7.82m (25-8) on his first leap of the day out of flight No. 2 to rewrite his own program record of 7.79m (25-6.75), which he set in 2017. With the win, McBride takes home Clemsonâs fifth-ever indoor long jump title on the menâs side. McBride accounted for 10 of Clemsonâs 51 points for the meet.
âFor being out for a year with a major knee surgery, and for a jumper to come back and jump 7.82m, it just shows the hard work and how persistent he is,â said Clemson Track & Field head coach Mark Elliott. âHe just makes us all look really good, so Iâm really happy for him.â
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â Clemson Track & Field đŸ (@ClemsonTrackXC) February 23, 2019