Andrew Porter Season 2011-12

2008 Honors: All-East Region, 4x400m; NCAA East Region Qualifier, 4x400m. 2007 Honors: NCAA East Region Qualifier, 400m Hurdles & 4x400m; ACC Champion, Outdoor 4x400m. 2006 Honors: NCAA East Region Qualifier, 400m Hurdles. Clemson Highlights2007-08Outdoor: Ran third leg with the Tigers’ 4x400m relay team at ACCs that qualified for the East Region Championships…also ran third leg at the regional meet, where the team turned in its best time of the season (3:08.06) and placed seventh overall…best time of the year in the 400m hurdles was 53.57 at the Auburn Tiger Classic. Indoor: Competed in various events, including the 800m…posted one of the team’s top times (48.52) in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational…top 800m time was 1:56.11 at the Clemson Opener…helped 4x400m relay team to a sixth-place finish at ACCs. 2006-07Outdoor: Ran second leg with the Tigers’ ACC champion 4x400m relay team…group posted a regional-qualifying time of 3:09.89 to win the event for the first time since 1996…placed sixth in the 400m hurdles at ACCs after the top prelim time in the event with a time of 51.66…regional qualifier for the second straight outdoor season in the intermediate hurdles…personal best came at the Georgia Tech Invitational on May 14, where he ran a 51.36…matched that time at the East Region Championships, where he was ninth in the prelims and one spot away from qualifying for the finals…helped 4x400m relay team to eighth-place finish at regionals with a time of 3:10.11…ran a 51.95 in the 400m hurdles at the Solid Orange Classic, winning the event…named ACC Performer of the Week after that accomplishment…finished seventh overall (52.66) in the 400m hurdles at the Penn Relays, despite running in a heavy rain. Indoor: Helped 4x400m relay team to a third-place finish at the ACC Championships, which were held in Clemson…also ran with the 1600m relay team at the Tyson Invitational, where the group recorded a season-best time of 3:13.49…top time in the 400m dash was 49.02, also at the Tyson Invitational…ran a personal best 8.47 in the 60m high hurdles at the Clemson Invitational. 2005-06Outdoor: NCAA East Region qualifier in the 400m hurdles, he posted a time of 52.32 at the Georgia Tech Invitational…did not compete at regionals due to a foot injury…recorded top three marks on the Clemson team in the intermediate hurdles…second-best time was 52.54, just shy of a regional mark, at the Clemson Invitational…ran 52.60 and scored for Clemson in the 400m hurdles at the ACCs…also helped 4x400m relay team to top time of the season at that meet. Indoor: One of the top performers on the team in the 400m…best time of the season was a 48.68 at the ACC Championships…also ran a 48.87 at Notre Dame…also competed once in the 60m high hurdles and 200m dash. Mt. Olive High School Highlights Holds the school record in the 4x800m relay…named to the all-conference and all-county teams…earned two varsity letters in soccer, three in hockey, four in outdoor track, and one in both indoor track and cross country. Personal Born 8/12/87…two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Best Collegiate Times 200m – 22.93 400m – 48.52 800m – 1:56.11 55m Hurdles – 8.11 60m Hurdles – 8.47 400m Hurdles – 51.36