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Giano Roberts - Track & Field - Clemson University Athletics

Giano Roberts

Position:
Long Sprints/Hurdles
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Maplewood, N.J.
High School:
North Bergen HS // Monroe College

Career Stats

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Clemson TFRRS Profile

Monroe College TFRRS Profile

Career Accolades

Awards & Accolades

  • First-team All-American – 60mH (2023)
  • First-team All ACC – 60mH (2023)
  • First-team All-American – 110mH (2022)
  • Second-team All-American Men’s 4×100 relay (2022)
  • Second-team All-American I-60mH (2022)
  • 2021 ACC 60-meter hurdles runner-up. (7.78)
  • First-team All-American – 110mH (2021)
  • First-team All-American – 4x100m (2021)
  • Second-team All-American – 60mH (2021)

All-American

  • 110mH (O) – 5th – 2021
  • 4x100m (O) – 5th – 2021
  • 60mH (I) – 13th – 2021

All-ACC

  • 4x100m (O) – 2nd – 2021
  • 60mH (I) – 2nd – 2021
  • 110mH – 4th – 2021

Clemson All-Time Top 10 Rankings

  • No. 7 – 110-meter hurdles – 13.59 (2021)
    • No. 3 All-Conditions – 110mH – 13.44 (2021)
  • No. 10 – 60-meter hurdles – 7.78 (2021)

Season Highlights

2022 Outdoor Season

  • Florida Relays
    • Ran a 13.82 in the 110mH
    • Member of the 4x100m relay team that ran a 40.02
  • Tennessee Relays
    • Ran a 13.64 in the 110mH
    • Ran a 21.15 in the 200m
  • Tom Jones
    • Ran a 13.67 in the 110mH
    • Member of the 4x100m relay team that ran a 39.35
  • Penn Relays
    • Member of the 4x100m relay team that ran a 39.83
    • Ran a 13.83 in the 110mH
  • ACC Outdoor Championships
    • Ran a 13.43 in the 110mH
    • Member of the 4x100m relay team that ran a 39.19
  • NCAA Regionals
    • Ran a 13.41 in the 110mH
    • Member of the 4x100m relay team that ran a 39.16
  • NCAA Championships
    • Ran a 13.45 in the 110mH

2021-22 Indoor Season

  • Hokie Invitational
    • Ran a 7.72 in the 60mH
  • Bob Pollock
    • Ran a 7.74 in the 60mH
    • Ran a 21.57 in the 200m
  • ACC Indoor Championships
    • Ran a 7.69 in the 60mH
    • Ran a 21.58 in the 200m
  • NCAA Indoor Championships
    • Ran a 7.77 in the 60mH

2021 Outdoor Season

  • Earned first-team All-American honors in the 110mH, running 13.65 (-0.6) in the final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9-12).
    • Qualified for the final after running a personal-best time of 13.59 (0.3) in the semifinal round. Roberts finished 5th in the semifinals.
  • 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.
    • Roberts ran the lead-off leg of the relay in the semifinals and final.
  • Ran the third-fastest all-conditions time in program history for the 110mH during the quarterfinals of the event at the NCAA Preliminary East Region meet (May 26-29).
    • Roberts ran a wind-aided 13.44 (+2.4) to advance as the fourth-fastest qualifier in the event.
    • Roberts ran 13.77 (+2.2) in the first round of the event.
  • At the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15), Roberts contested the 110mH and the 4x100m.
    • Roberts earned second-team All-ACC honors in both events after running 13.90 (4th)  in the 110mH and helping the relay run 39.17 (2nd).
  • Made his individual outdoor debut for Clemson at the FSU Relays (March 25-26), contesting both the 110mH and the 200m.
  • Ran an all-conditions lifetime best for the 110mH during the UCF Knights Invite (April 23-24), winning the event with a time of 13.92 (+2.8).
  • During the Florida Relays (April 2-3), Roberts contested the 100m and 110mH, running a personal best in each event.
    • Roberts lowered his PB in the 100m from 10.75 to 10.71.
    • Roberts set his PB in the 110mH by running 14.06 during the event’s prelim round.
  • In the 110mH at FSU, Roberts ran 14.13 to finish fourth overall.
    • This served as a then-personal best for the event,
  • During the 200m at FSU, Roberts ran 21.58 to finish ninth overall in the event.

2021 Indoor Season

  • Made his Clemson debut by contesting the men’s 60-meter hurdles at the Orange & Purple Elite (Jan. 9).
  • Contested the 60m and 60mH during the 2021 ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27).
    • During the 60m prelims, Roberts ran 6.91.
    • During the 60mH prelims, Roberts set a lifetime best of 7.78 to qualify in the third position.
    • During the 60mH final, Roberts ran 7.78 again to finish second.
  • At the Clemson Invitational (Jan. 15-16), Roberts was the top collegiate runner in the men’s 300 meters, running 34.32 in his debut at the event.
  • Set a season’s best in both the 60mH and 60m during the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 12-13). In the 60m, Roberts ran 6.88 during his preliminary heat. In the 60mH, Roberts ran 9.43.

Prior to Clemson

Arrives at Clemson following a decorated career at Monroe College… competed for Monroe during two indoor seasons and one outdoor season… ended the 2020 indoor campaign by finishing second overall in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2020 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships… contested the 60 meters and 60-meter hurdles at the meet… earned four individual victories during the 2020 indoor campaign… finished third overall in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2019 NJCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships… was a part of the 4×100 meter relay that finished fifth at the same meet… competed in the 60-meter hurdles and 4×400 meter relay at the 2019 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships… earned a personal best in the 200 meters at the Peacocks and Bricks City Classic 19 by winning the race in 21.46… will come to Clemson with personal bests of 6.82 in the 60 meters, 7.87 in the 60-meter hurdles, 10.75 in the 100 meters, 14.15 in the 110-meter hurdles and 21.46 in the 200 meters.