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Michael Cheeks Season 2016-17

PositionSprints
Height6-2
ClassSenior
HometownBuford, Ga.
High SchoolMill Creek HS

Career Honors• USTFCCCA First-Team All-American, Outdoor 4×400 (2016)• NCAA Qualifier Outdoor 4×400 (2015,16)• ACC Champion, Indoor 4×400 (2015,16)• First-Team All-ACC, Indoor & Outdoor 400 (2016)• Second-Team All-ACC, Indoor & Outdoor 200 (2016)

Clemson Highlights• Ranks fifth in Clemson history in the indoor 400 and 10th in the outdoor 400.

2016 Outdoor Highlights• Earned first-team All-America honors with the 4×400 relay after leading group to fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships• First-team All-ACC performer in the 400 meters, he was second team in the 200 after finishing fourth• Helped 4×4 to No. 3 time in Clemson history at the East Preliminary Round

2016 Indoor Highlights• Earned second ACC championship with the Tigers in the 4×400 relay• Helped Tigers to a podium sweep in the 400 meters, finishing in second place at the ACC Championships• Posted second-team all-conference nod in the 200 after placing fourth in the event

2015 Outdoor Highlights• Second-team All-ACC in both the 200 and 400 at the ACC Championships, finishing fourth in the 200 with a season-best (20.91) and fifth in the 400• Ran with the 4×100 and 4×400 relays, which both finished second at the ACC Championships; helped 4×4 earn a bid to the NCAA Championships• Moved into the top 10 all-time at Clemson in the 400 with a best of 46.40 at the ACC Championships

2015 Indoor Highlights• Competed in both the 200 and 400 in the ACC Championships, and placed fifth in the 200 • Named ACC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week following his personal best 400 time of 46.74 at the Aggie Invitational• Ran with the 4×400 relay, which placed first at the ACC Championships

2014 Highlights (at Auburn)• Competed in both seasons for the Tigers, primarily in the 200 and 400• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 200, running a best of 20.82 at the Tennessee Challenge• Top time in the 400 was 47.91 at the Tiger Track Classic in outdoor season

Mill Creek High School Highlights• Won 2013 AAAAAA state title in the 200 dash with a time of 22.01• All-state in the 400 dash• Set school records in the 200 (21.73) and 400 (47.83) his senior year

Personal• Born 3/13/95• Majoring in management

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Junior
2015

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Sophomore
2014

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