C.J. Spiller

2008 Honors: NCAA All-American, 60m; NCAA Qualifier, 60m; All-ACC, 60m; All-East Region, 100m & 200m; NCAA East Region Qualifier, 100m, 200m, & 4x100m. 2007 Honors: NCAA All-American, 4x100m; NCAA East Region Runner-Up, 4x100m; NCAA East Region Qualifier, 100m & 4x100m; All-ACC, 100m; NCAA Provisional Qualifier, 60m. Clemson HighlightsRanks fifth in Clemson history in the 60m dash. 2007-08Outdoor: Returned to track after practicing with the football team during spring season…ran a 10.59 in the 100m prelims at the ACC Championships and finished fourth at the league meet in Atlanta, GA…posted regional-qualifying time of 10.33 at the Orange & Purple Classic…also ran third leg with the Tigers’ 4x100m relay team that ran a season-best 39.23…qualified for the East Region meet in the 200m with a time of 21.23, but did not advance to the ACC finals in the event…best time in the 200m was 20.96 at the East Region Championships…placed sixth in the 100m and seventh in the 200m at regionals…recorded top career time in both, including a 10.29 in the 100m prelims. Indoor: Earned All-America honors in the 60m dash as the 10th-place finisher and eighth-best American…had a time of 6.67 in the prelims, but did not qualify for the finals…qualified for the NCAA Championships automatically with the second-best time in the nation at 6.58…he recorded the time in a win at the Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill, NC in early February…time is the fifth-best in school history, behind only four current or former All-Americans…earned first All-ACC certificate in the 60m dash after finishing runner-up to teammate Travis Padgett at the league meet in Chapel Hill…posted a time of 6.70 in the final…finished fifth in the 200m dash (22.04) at ACCs. 2006-07Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a member of the 4x100m relay team…helped the squad to a seventh-place finish…ran anchor leg with the team…earned first-ever All-ACC certificate after placing third in the 100m dash, behind a pair of national top performers (Travis Padgett, Greg Bolden)…helped 4x100m relay team to a runner-up finish at ACCs…regional qualifier in the 100m…top time was 10.41 at the Clemson Invitational. Indoor: Scored for the Tigers at the ACC Championships in the 60m with a time of 6.74…time was an NCAA provisional qualifying effort in the event…ran 6.85 in the 60m at the Tyson Invitational…top time in the 200m dash came at ACCs, where he crossed the finish line in 22.13. Union County High School Highlights One of the top track athletes in Florida…state champion in the 100m (10.42) and 200m at the AA level…won the 100m at the Golden West Meet, a national meet held in June, 2006 in California; also finished second in the 200m…first-team USA Today and Parade All-American in football selected Clemson for football and track over Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL), and Southern California. Personal Born 8/15/87…unanimous freshman All-American in football…rushed for 938 yards and scored a total of 12 touchdowns during the 2006 season…second-team All-ACC as a sophomore return specialist in 2007…led the 2007 team in all-purpose yardage and ranked in the top 10 in the nation in kickoff return average…named to 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll. Best Collegiate Times 55m – 6.31 60m – 6.58 100m – 10.29 200m – 20.96