Clemson TFRRS Profile & Track Bio
Awards & Accolades
- 2020 ACC All-Academic Team
2020 Highlights
- Competed in all three meets during the 2020 campaign, finishing as the Tigers’ top runner each time.
- Set a personal best in each of the three meets this season, never running slower than 24:40.
- Opened the season at the Florida State Invitational (Oct. 2) by running 24:38.7 to finish eighth overall.
- Earned his third top-five finish during a cross country meet by running 24:17.9 to finish fourth at the Blazer Classic (Oct. 16).
- Capped the season by running a blistering time of 24:04.4 to finish in 36th overall, Ward’s best position at an ACC cross country championship.
2019 Highlights
- Competed in six races for the Tigers.
- Earned personal bests on the cross country course at the 10km and five-mile distances.
- Was the top Tiger in four of the six races he toed the line in.
2018 Highlights
- Four personal bests over six races propelled Ward to a sensational sophomore campaign.
- Set personal bests at the 5k, five-mile, 8k and 10k distance.
- Ran a blistering time of 24:57.8 over 8k at the ACC Championships.
- Capped off his year with a 10k performance of 32:23.2 as the top Clemson runner at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
- Lead the team in three of his six races while being a part of Clemson’s top-five scoring group in all meets.
2017 Highlights
- Named ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Week on Sept. 13, 2017
- Top freshman and second-place finisher at 2017 Furman Invitational
Personal
- A native of Greenville, S.C.
- Studied abroad in Spain during the 2020 Spring semester.