Grace Barnett

Career Honors• All-American (2016)• All-Southeast Region (2016)• All-ACC (2015,16)• ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year (2016)• All-ACC Academic Team (2014-16)

2016 Highlights• Put together one of the most decorated seasons in school history, capped by an All-America performance at the NCAA Championships• Placed ninth overall, the best finish by a Clemson female at the NCAA Championships since 1990• Earned all-region and All-ACC acclaim as well; her third-place ACC effort was tops by a Clemson female since 1997• Named ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year, earning a spot on the all-academic team a third straight fall• Posted top-10 finishes at the Panorama Farms Invitational on Sept. 23 and Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame a week later• Placed fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Virginia; her finish was best by a Tiger female since Anne Evans’ silver medal performance in 1990

2015 Highlights• Earned first career All-ACC recognition after 10th-place finish at the league meet• First female to earn all-conference honors at Clemson since Kim Ruck in 2009• Posted time of 20:31.2 in Tallahassee on Florida State’s 6K course• Owned team’s top times in the 5K as well; ran 17:06.7 at Notre Dame in a 23rd-place showing• Won season-opening 4K at the Winthrop Challenge• Posted top-10 finishes at both Furman and Vanderbilt• Finished 19th at Pre-Nationals and 26th at the Southeast Regionals, both tops on the team

2014 Highlights• Was the Tigers’ top finisher in four meets and second in two others• Recorded her best 6K performance of the season at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, with a time of 21:36.9 • Posted top-20 finish at Furman and was 32nd at the Greater Louisville Classic• Owned team’s top times in the 5K and 6K

2013 Highlights• Top finisher in three meets as a freshman, including the NCAA Southeast Regionals in Earlysville, Va.• Strong out of the gate, she placed eighth at the Furman Classic on Sept. 14 with a season-best 6K time of 21:30.90• Placed 29th in the white division race at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., with a time of 21:51.69 on the grueling course

Waccamaw High School Highlights• Two-time state runner-up in cross country• Region champion in the 5K from 2009-12• Won state titles in track in the 800, 1600 and 3200 in 2013• Won region track titles in the 1600 and 3200 from 2010-13, and in the 800 in 2012 and 2013• Coached by Michael Walker and Brian White

Personal• Born 6/29/95• Majoring in elementary education