BLACKSBURG, Va. — It was an eventful weekend at Virginia Tech’s Doc Hale Elite Meet, as Clemson competed alongside 10 other schools in the team’s penultimate meet of the regular season. On the first day of competition, Daniel Cope set a school record in the weight throw with a launch of 21.04 meters. Many other notable performances occured in the two-day meet and the Tigers leave Blacksburg confident that when they return in three weeks for the ACC Championships they will be well-equipped to compete with the best the conference has to offer. Clemson will host its final regular season meet on Friday, Feb. 11 and Saturday, Feb. 12 before a one week layoff followed by the conference championships from Feb. 24-26.
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
- Daniel Cope set the school-record in the weight throw with a launch of 21.04m on his final attempt. It is the 20th best mark in NCAA this season.
- Guinove Joanus ran the fastest 60 meter dash in the prelims today with a personal best of 6.67. He and Cameron Rose (6.89) both qualified for the finals.
- Joanus and Rose came in second and third in the finals, running 6.69 and 6.76, respectively. Rose’s 6.67 was a personal best.
- Ockera Myrie ran the fastest 60 meter prelim in the meet with her time of 7.49. Her and Areya Campbell (7.63) each qualified for finals.
- Myrie went on to win the event with a new PR of 7.42, .15 seconds faster than the second-place finisher
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS
- Fabian Hewitt came in third in the men’s 200 meter dash, running 21.74 to finish in the top-3 of 18 competitors.
- Danielle Sloley tied her PR in the women’s shot put (15.38m) which sits at fifth all-time in school history.
- Ockera Myrie followed up her impressive Friday with a new PR in the women’s 200 meter, running a 23.89, good for the fourth-fastest time in a field of 28.
FRIDAY EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Running Events
- Men’s 800 Meter
- Carson Tillman (Fr.) | 1:53.63
- Devin Johnson (Fr.) | 1:56.68 PR
- Colby Caviness (Sr.) | 2:16.29
- Women’s 800 Meter
- Andrea Foster (Sr.) | 2:09.03
- Brynne Sumner (So.) | 2:12.79
- Meredith Finley (Fr.) | 2:18.04 PR
- Grace Hanratty (Fr.) | 2:20.47
- Women’s 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
- Kori Carter (So.) | 8.70q
- Nicolee Foster (Sr.) | 8.80q
- Anna Brewer (Sr.) | 9.97 PB
- Women’s 60 Meter Hurdles Finals
- Kori Carter (So.) | 8.71
- Nicolee Foster (Sr.) | 8.79
- Men’s 60 Meter Dash
- Guinove Joanus (Jr.) | 6.67 Q PB
- Cameron Rose (Fr.) | 6.89 q
- Ethan Binnix (Sr.) | 7.41
- Men’s 60 Meter Dash Finals
- Guinove Joanus (Jr.) | 6.69
- Cameron Rose (Fr.) | 6.76 PB
- Women’s 60 Meter Dash Prelims
- Ockera Myrie (Jr.) | 7.49 Q PB
- Areya Campbell (Fr.) | 7.63 q
- Women’s 60 Meter Dash Finals
- Ockera Myrie (Jr.) | 7.42 Winner PB
- Areya Campbell (Fr.) | 7.67
- Women’s 3000 Meter
- Courtney Farishian (Fr.) | 10:35.48
- Men’s 400 Meter
- Aman Thornton (Jr.) | 47.89
- Karim Murray (Fr.) | 50.02
- Darryl Burton (Fr.) | 50.79
- Ethan Binnix (Sr.) | 51.49
- Women’s 400 Meter
- Ariana Daley (Fr.) | 57.57
- Olivia Cooney (So.) | 58.50
- Mackenzie Osher (Fr.) | 58.90
- Anna Brewer (Sr.) | 58.93
Jumping Events
- Women’s Long Jump
- Caroline Johnston (Jr.) | 5.61m
- Men’s Long Jump
- Max Livesey (Fr.) | 6.92m
Throwing Events
- Men’s Weight Throw
- Daniel Cope (Fr.) | 21.04m PB (School-Record)
- Cade Jones (Fr.) | 13.27m
- Women’s Weight Throw
- Marie Forbes (So.) | 15.33m
- Riley Lair (Fr.) | 13.73m PR
SATURDAY EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Running Events
- Men’s DMR
- Clemson | 9:57.01
- Clemson B | 10:29.80
- Women’s DMR
- Clemson | 11:30.83
- Clemson B | 12:37.76
- Men’s Mile
- Cal Finley (Fr.) | 4:27.01
- Men’s 200 Meter
- Fabian Hewitt (Sr.) | 21.74
- Darryl Burton (Fr.) | 22.91
- Women’s 200 Meter
- Ockera Myrie (So.) | 23.89
- Areya Campbell (Fr.) | 24.74
- Kori Carter (So.) | 25.34
- Olivia Cooney (So.) | 26.42
- Anna Brewer (Sr.) | 26.59
- Men’s 4×400 Relay
- Clemson A | 3:12.0
- Clemson B | 3:17.67
- Women’s 4×400 Relay
- Clemson A | 3:40.50
- Clemson B | 3:52.11
Jumping Events
- Women’s High Jump
- Jessica Johnson (So.) | 1.66m
- Women’s Triple Jump
- Carolina Johnston (Jr.) | 11.73m
- Men’s High Jump
- Max Livesey (Fr.) | 1.93m
Throwing Events
- Men’s Shot Put
- Rojé Stona (Jr.) | 18.24m
- Zico Campbell (Jr.) | 17.15m
- Women’s Shot Put
- Danielle Sloley (So.) | 15.38m T-PR