Clemson & Limestone College TFRRS

The Path to Albuquerque: Devon Brooks

Career Accolades

All-American

• Second-team All-American 110mH (2022)
• Second-team All-American I-60mH (2022)
• 60mH (I)  – 2020
• 110mH (O) – 2021 – Honorable Mention

All-ACC

• First Team – Men’s 110mH – 2021/O
• Second Team – Men’s 60mH – 2020/I

Clemson All-Time Top 10 Rankings

• No. 4 – Men’s 60mH – 7.71
• No. 6 – Men’s 110mH – 13.58

Clemson Notes

• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team following the Tiger’s 2020 indoor season.

Season Highlights

2022 Outdoor Season

• Florida Relays
  • Ran a 13.75 in the 110mH
• Tennessee Relays
  • Ran a 13.57 in the 110mH
• Tom Jones
  • Ran a 13.62 in the 110mH
• Penn Relays
  • Ran a 13.62 in the 110mH
• NCAA Regionals
  • Ran a 13.53 in the 110mH
• NCAA Championships
  • Ran a 13.68 in the 110mH

2021-22 Indoor Season

• Clemson Opener:
  • Ran a 7.71 in the 60mH
  • Ran a 34.71 in the 300m
• Orange and Purple Invite
  • Ran a 34.89 in the 300m
• Clemson Invitational
  • Ran a 7.80 in the 60mH
  • Ran a 21.68 in 200m
• Hokie Invitational
  • Ran a 22.08 in the 200m
  • Ran a 7.64 in the 60mH
• ACC Indoor Championships
  • Ran a 7.64 in the 60mH
• NCAA Indoor Championships
  • Ran a 7.72 in the 60mH

2021 Outdoor Season

• Finished 18th overall at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9-12) for the 110mH (13.96 seconds).
  • This was Brooks’ first time competing, and second time qualifying, for an NCAA Championship meet.
• At the NCAA Preliminary East Region meet (May 26-29), Brooks ran 13.63 and 13.53 (w) to finish seventh overall in the first round and quarterfinal rounds of NCAA competition.
  • Brooks’ wind-aided 13.53 is tied for the sixth-fastest time ever recorded by a Tiger in the event.
• At the 2021 ACC Outdoor Championships (May 3-15), Brooks earned runner-up honors in the men’s 110mH after running 13.67 seconds in the final.
  • This was Brooks’ best finish at an ACC meet.
  • Brooks qualified for the final after running 13.84 seconds in his preliminary heat.
• Won the 110mH at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial (April 30 – May 1), running a wind-legal 13.58 seconds.
• Opened his outdoor season by racing the 110mH at the Tiger Track Classic (March 19-20), finishing 3rd overall with his time of 13.97.
  • Brooks’ time in the hurdles at the Tiger Track Classic was the first sub-14 second performance of his career.
• Set a wind-legal personal best in the 110mH at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial, running 13.58 seconds during the event’s prelims.
• Brooks entered the season with a personal best of 14.16 (w)in the high hurdles from his time at Limestone College.

2021 Indoor Season

• Made season debut by contesting the men’s 60-meter hurdles at the Clemson Invitational (Jan. 15-16).
• Recorded a season’s best in the 60mH of 7.93 at the Clemson Invitational (Jan. 15-16).

2019-20 Indoor Season

• Ran 7.71 seconds for the 60mH at the South Carolina Invitational, winning the event with his performance.
  • Brooks’ result ranks as the fourth-fastest time in Clemson history for the event.
• Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Div. I Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 60mH.
• Ranked No. 11 in the country for the 60mH during the 2019-20 indoor season.
• Earn second-team All-ACC honors in the 60mH at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships, finishing fifth in 7.84.
• Opened the season running 8.03 for the 60mH at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 7).
• Won the LJ at the Orange & Purple Elite (Jan. 11) with a leap of 7.23 meters (23-8.75).
• Finished second in the HJ with his clearance of 2.07 meters (6-9.5) at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 7).
• Competed in five meets during the 2019-20 indoor season.

Prior to Clemson

• Transfer from Limestone College following the 2018-19 academic year. Competed in two indoor seasons and one outdoor season (2019) while at Limestone.
• Competed in the 110mH and LJ at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Finished 16th in the 110mH with a time of 14.44.
  • Finished 13th in the LJ with a mark of 7.40m (24-3.5).
• Competed in the 60mH at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 10th in a time of 8.13.
• Three-time Conference Carolina champion
  • 60mH – 2019 // HJ – 2019 // 110mH – 2019
• Earned first-team all-conference honors eight times while competing in Conference Carolina.
• Competed across six different events while at Limestone College.

Personal

• Brooks will graduate with his degree in Communications following the 2021 Summer Semester.