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Karine Farias Season 2012-13

PositionMulti-Events
Height5-8
ClassSenior
HometownPorto Alegre, Brazil

Career Honors • All-ACC Academic, Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field (2010-11) Clemson Highlights• Ranks fifth in Clemson history in the pentathlon & ninth in the heptathlon. 2011-12 Highlights • Competed primarily during outdoor season, owning the team’s top mark in the javelin throw at 130’0” from Florida Relays • Also had best shot put mark on the roster with a throw of 36’5.5” at the Jim Click Shootout in Arizona • Competed indoors at the Orange & Purple Classic 2010-11 Outdoor Highlights • Scored 4,863 points and finished in a tie for sixth in the heptathlon at the ACC Championships in Durham • Best event was the shot put, where she was second overall with a mark of 37’9.5″; she was also third among the competitors in the javelin and fourth in the 800 meters 2010-11 Indoor Highlights • Slightly improved her personal best with 3,727 points in the pentathlon at the Penn State National Invitational • Produced season-bests at Penn State in the 800, 60 hurdles and high jump • Finished fifth at the ACC Championships in the pentathlon with total of 3,545 points 2009-10 Outdoor Highlights • Moved into top 10 on Clemson’s all-time performance list for the heptathlon, her best effort was a total of 5,085 points at the Deacon Combined Events Classic • Scored well for the Tigers with a sixth-place finish and total of 4,961 points in the heptathlon at the ACC Championships in Clemson 2009-10 Indoor Highlights • Totaled 3,709 points in the pentathlon at the ACC Championships, one of the top five point totals in Clemson history for the event • Finished fifth place in her first-ever conference meet in the pentathlon • One of her best events was the shot put, where she posted a throw of 39’1.25″ at the Virginia Tech Qualifier Pre-Clemson Highlights • Member of the Brazilian national youth team in 2007 and national junior team in 2008 • Broke national record in the heptathlon with 5,373 points in Porto Alegre in 2008 • Placed fifth at the IAAF World Youth Championships in the heptathlon in 2007 • Placed 12th at the IAAF World Junior Championships in the heptathlon in 2008 • Silver medalist at the under-23 South American Championships in 2008 • Bronze medalist at the under-23 South American Championships in 2007 • Youth national champion in combined events in Brazil in 2007 Personal • Born 3/23/90 • Majoring in marketing • Three-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll • From the same hometown as former NCAA champion Gisele Oliveira, who competed at Clemson in the jumps from 2002-05 Best Collegiate Marks • 200 – 26.32 • 500 – 1:21.04 • 800 – 2:20.26 • 60HH – 9.19 • 100HH – 15.05 • High Jump – 5’5″/1.65m • Long Jump – 19’0″/5.79m • Shot Put – 39’1.25″/11.91m • Javelin – 133’10″/40.79m • Pentathlon – 3,727 pts • Heptathlon – 5,085 pts

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Junior
2011

Multi-Events
5-8 / -