Clemson Awards & Accolades
NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier
- 2019 — 4x100m.
NCAA East Preliminary qualifier
- 2019 — 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m.
All-ACC
Second-team
- 4x100m (2021/Outdoors)
- 200m (2020/Indoors)
- 200m (2019/Indoors)
- 200m (2017/Outdoors)
- 200m (2017/Indoors)
2021 Outdoor Season
- Earned first-team All-America honors as a member of the Tigers’ 4x100m relay.
- The team ran 38.94 to qualify for the final, and 38.96 during the final. These were the team’s two best times that season.
- Sands ran the third leg of the relay in the semifinals and final.
- Ran the third leg of the Tigers’ 4x100m relay at the NCAA Preliminary East Region meet (May 26-29). The team finished in sixth overall after running 39.15.
- Earned second-team All-ACC honors by helping the 4x100m relay finish second overall in a time of 39.17.
- Opened his outdoor season by racing the 200m at the Tiger Track Classic (March 19-20), finishing 8th after running 21.62.
- Ran a season’s best for 200m at the Florida Relays (April 2-3), running a wind-legal time of 21.48.
2021 Indoor Season
- Did not represent Clemson indoors after exhausting his indoor eligibility in 2020.
2019-20 Indoor Season Highlights
- Contested the 200 meters at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27-29), finishing in 21.32 to finish sixth overall.
- Set a season’s best in the 200m by running 21.27 at the Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 24-25).
- Earned two, top-5 finishes during the season.
- Was a part of Clemson’s 4x400m relay at the Bob Pollock Invitational.
- Competed in six meets throughout the indoor season.
2018-19 Season Highlights
- Was an NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier for the 4x100m.
- Was an NCAA East Preliminary qualifier for the 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m.
- Set a personal best in the 100 meters at the ACC Championships (May 9-11), running 10.53.
- Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the men’s 200 meters at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 21-23), running 21.51 to place fifth.
- Was a part of five, top-5 finishes during the indoor campaign.
- Competed in the 60m, 200m, 300m, and 4x400m throughout the indoor season.
- Competed in eight indoor meets and nine outdoor meets.
2017-18 Season Highlights
- Earned his first individual victory by winning the 200 meters in 21.26 at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 12).
- Ran a season’s best time of 21.01 in the 200 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational (Apr. 6-7).
- Set a personal best in the 300 meters at the Clemson Orange & Purple Invitational (Jan. 6), running 33.99.
- Earned 10, top-10 finishes during the indoor season.
- Competed in eight indoor meets and five outdoor meets.
2016-17 Season Highlights
- Earned second-team All-ACC in the indoor 200 meters.
- Earned three, top-5 finishes throughout the outdoor season.
- Set a 60m personal best with his time of 6.83 at the ACC Championships (Feb. 23-25).
- Was a part of the program’s 4x400m relay on three occasions.
- Was a member of the 4x100m relay six times throughout the year.
- Eclipsed the 22-second mark in the 200 meters on five occasions indoors.
- Made Clemson debut at the Clemson Orange & Purple Indoor (Jan. 7), running 21.74 in the 200 meters.
- Contested six indoor meets and seven outdoor meets.
Newton County High School Highlights
- 2016 AAU National Champion in the 4x100m and 4x400m
- Finished fifth in the 100m and 200m at the 2016 AAAAAA state championship meet
- Helped 4x400m relay to silver medal at same competition
- Led team to 2016 state championship, a three-point victory over South Gwinnett High School
- Coached by Kevin Barnes
Personal
- Born March 25, 1998
- Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management