Roberts, Wilson Highlight Excellent First Day of Tiger Paw Invitational

CLEMSON S.C. — The first day of the Tiger Paw Invitational lived up to the months of hype, as several Tigers set personal bests and performed brilliantly. The meet was highlighted by the 60 meter hurdlers, as Giano Roberts and Oneka Wilson both set top-5 times in school history, and Roberts won the star-studded event. Action will resume on Saturday at 10 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Giano Roberts improved upon his No. 4 time in school history in the 60 meter hurdles, setting his new best mark at 7.62 seconds which won the event.
• Oneka Wilson shattered her personal best to move to No. 5 in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.14 second.
• Antoinette Van der Merwe set a personal best in the 60 meter hurdles for the second consecutive week at 8.28 seconds.
• Cal Finley set a personal best in the mile with his time of 4:16.76.
• Grace Hanratty set a personal best in the mile with her time of 4:58.32.
• KK Gadson (54.34) and Lashanna Graham (54.41) set personal bests in the 400 meter run.

EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN

Men’s Track

• 60 Meter Dash
  • Wanya McCoy | 6.69 (q) | 12th Place
  • Dashinelle Dyer | 6.71 (q) | 13th Place
  • Micaiah Holmes | 7.05 | 54th Place
  • Alex Teufel | 7.58 | 58th Place
• 60 Meter Hurdles
  • Giano Roberts | 7.85 (Q) | 11th Place
  • Jevon Williams | 7.84 (q) | 15th Place
  • Jevon Williams | 7.90 | 15th Place
  • Giano Roberts | 7.65 (Q) | 4th Place
  • Giano Roberts | 7.62 | 1st Place
• 400 Meter Run
  • Theron Bradford | 48.52 | 52nd Place
  • Daniel Kidd | 49.66 | 73rd Place
• Mile Run
  • Daniel Sullivan | 4:19.60 | 19th Place
  • Stanley Finley | 4:16.76 | 18th Place
  • Cole Myers | 4:24.18 | 21st Place
  • Jacob Serra | 4:28.28 | 22nd Place

Women’s Track

• 60 Meter Dash
  • Kiara Grant | 7.62 (Q) | 3rd Place
  • Ockera Myrie | 7.46 | 28th Place
  • Mercy Ntia-Obong | 7.57 | 48th Place
• 60 Meter Hurdles
  • Oneka Wilson | 8.26 (Q) | 5th Place
  • Antoinette Van der Merwe | 8.28 (Q) | 11th Place
  • Isabelle Kapoor | 9.80 | 54th Place
  • Oneka Wilson | 8.14 (Q) | 5th Place
  • Antoinette Van der Merwe | 8.31 | 12th Place
• 400 Meter Run
  • KK Gadson | 54.34 | 37th Place
  • Lashanna Graham | 54.41 | 39th Place
  • Kenya Thompson | 54.94 | 48th Place
  • Courtney Williams | 54.97 | 49th Place
  • Mackenzie Osher | 56.45 | 70th Place
  • Kori Carter | 59.40 | 78th Place
• Mile Run
  • Grace Hanratty | 4:58.32 | 6th Place
  • Meredith Finley | 5:02.85 | 13th Place
  • Nicole Pizzo | 5:14.62 | 18th Place

Men’s Field

• Weight Throw
  • Daniel Cope | 21.92m | 3rd Place
  • Cade Jones | 13.88 m | 19th Place
• Long Jump
  • Ryan John | 6.85m | 29th Place

Women’s Field

• Long Jump
  • Caroline Johnston | 6.06m | 17th Place
  • Kassandra Roemer | 5.83 m | 36th Place
  • Isabelle Klett | 5.74 m | 41st Place
  • Isabelle Kapoor | 4.96 m | 60th Place
• Pole Vault
  • Riley Karpinski | 3.60m | 9th Place
  • Madeline Hayes | 3.45m | 16th Place
  • Liv Albee | 3.00m | 17th Place
• Weight Throw
  • Riley Lair | 14.20 m | 19th Place