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Tigers Conclude Day One of UCF Black & Gold with Five Top 10 Performances

Tigers Conclude Day One of UCF Black & Gold with Five Top 10 PerformancesTigers Conclude Day One of UCF Black & Gold with Five Top 10 Performances

UCF BLACK & GOLD CHALLENGE RESULTS

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson track & field concluded day one of the UCF Black & Gold Challenge with several strong performances across the sprints, distance, throws and pole vault groups, highlighted by personal bests and additions to the program’s all-time lists.

In the women’s hammer throw, the Tigers delivered one of the day’s most impressive event group showings. Ella Brooks launched a personal best 58.68m to place third and climb to No. 5 on Clemson’s all‑time list while teammate Kendra Dye followed closely in fourth with a PR of 58.17m, solidifying her position at No. 6 in program history.

On the track, Aniyah Kitt won the women’s 200m in 22.85 seconds, a personal best that moved her to No. 4 on Clemson’s all‑time list. The men’s 200m produced similar success with Ian Johnson taking the victory in 20.62 seconds and Daniel Kidd securing third in 20.79 seconds.

Clemson also controlled the men’s pole vault where Matthew Phillips cleared 5.03m to earn the event title. Drake Risser added a third‑place finish at 4.83m, giving the Tigers two podium spots.

In the women’s shot put, Kimeka Smith delivered a strong early‑season mark, throwing 15.21m to finish fourth and move into seventh on Clemson’s all‑time list.

The women’s 1500m capped the day with a dominant distance performance. Nancy Cherop surged to the win in 4:12.89, breaking the facility record and climbing to No. 3 in Clemson history. Judy Kosgei crossed in 4:14.48 for second, also under the previous facility record. Emily Lamontagne added a personal best of 4:28.32, placing 15th.

UCF BLACK & GOLD CHALLENGE DAY ONE TRACK RESULTS

Men’s 200m

  • First Place | Johnson (20.62 seconds)
  • Third Place | Kidd (20.79 seconds)
  • Tenth Place | Kevin Collins (21.00 seconds)
  • Sixteenth Place | Ayomide Oyetunji (21.24 seconds)

Women’s 200m

  • First Place | Kitt (22.85 seconds) – PR, Fourth on CU Top 10 List
  • Seventh Place | Briana Campbell (23.46 seconds)
  • Tenth Place | Shanque Williams (23.67 seconds)
  • Seventeenth Place | Sadè Gray (23.84 seconds)
  • Eighteenth Place | Makhaila Mills (23.86 seconds)
  • Sixty-Eighth Place | Tia Stapleton (25.09 seconds)

Men’s 400m Hurdles

Women’s 400m Hurdles

Men’s 1500m

Women’s 1500m

  • First Place | Cherop (4:12.89) – Third on CU Top 10 List, Facility Record
  • Second Place | Kosgei (4:14.48) – Beat Previous Facility Record
  • Eighth Place | Madelyn Dinneen (4:25.60)
  • Fifteenth Place | Lamontagne (4:28.32) – PR
  • Twenty-First Place | Madison Timms (4:35.01)

Women’s 2000m Steeplechase

UCF BLACK & GOLD CHALLENGE DAY ONE FIELD RESULTS

Men’s Long Jump

Women’s Long Jump

  • Fifth Place | Tia Stapleton (5.96m / 19’ – 06.75”)
  • Twenty-Fifth Place | Danya Spoor (5.26m / 17’ – 03.25”) +5.3 m/s
  • Twenty-Sixth Place | Emma Fortuna (5.15m / 16’ – 10.75”) +2.4 m/s (All-Conditions PR)

Men’s Pole Vault

  • First Place | Phillips (5.03m / 16’ – 06.00”)
  • Third Place | Risser (4.83m / 15’ – 10.00”)
  • Sixth Place | Dillon Kaulback (4.68m / 15’ – 04.25”)

Women’s Pole Vault

Men’s Hammer Throw

Women’s Hammer Throw

  • Third Place | Brooks (58.68m / 192’ – 06.00”) – PR, Fifth on CU Top 10 List
  • Fourth Place | Dye (58.17m / 190’ – 10.00”) – PR, Remains sixth on CU Top 10 List
  • Fourteenth Place | Kristyna Peterova (49.12m / 161’ – 02.00”)

Women’s Shot Put

  • Fourth Place | Smith (15.21m / 49’ – 11.00”) – Seventh on CU Top 10 List
  • Twelfth Place | Christianne Akintayo (13.64m / 44’ – 09.00”)

Up Next

Clemson will compete in day two of the Black & Gold Challenge tomorrow. The discus throws, high jumps and triple jumps will get the day started at 10 a.m. An ESPN+ stream will be available HERE starting at 12:30 p.m.

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