Tigers Cap Off Orange & Purple with Four New School Records, 12 All-Time Performances and 23 PRs

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CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson’s track & field program delivered a statement performance at the Orange & Purple Invitational, producing a surge of historic marks highlighted by four new school records, a dozen entries on various all‑time performances lists and 23 personal records set.

Shantae Foreman was the women’s athlete of the meet after unleashed a record‑breaking 14.17m / 46′ – 6.00″ in the women’s triple jump. The mark not only secured first place but also reset the Clemson school record and established a new personal best. Foreman’s distance 14^th in all-time NCAA history and is also good for No. 2 in the ACC’s history, trailing Kimberly Williams (Florida State, 14.23m / 46’ – 8.25”, 2010).

On the track, Grant Holliday continued his strong start to the season by rewriting the men’s 400m record with a winning time of 45.61 seconds.

Brian Kweyei added another program record of the meet, running 2:20.42 in the men’s 1000m to finish second and etch his name atop the Clemson record book.

In the shot put, freshman standout Kimeka Smith continued her remarkable streak by throwing 16.06m / 52’ – 8.25″, breaking the freshman record for the third straight meet (including back-to-back meets in which she improved her own mark) and holding firm at fifth on Clemson’s all‑time list.

ADDITIONAL ALL-TIME PERFORMANCES

In the women’s mile invite, Silvia Jelelgo surged to victory in 4:31.50, a personal best that moved her from third to second on Clemson’s all‑time list.

A few places behind Jelelgo came Nancy Cherop, who finished fourth with a time of 4:32.92. Cherop slides right behind Jelelgo on the all-time list in third place.

The throws group delivered two more historic marks as Kendra Dye won the women’s weight throw with a personal record of 21.43m / 70′ – 3.75”, the third‑best performance in program history, while teammate Ella Brooks threw 19.53m / 64′ 1.00″ to remain sixth all‑time.

In the pentathlon, Danya Spoor compiled 3,500 points to finish sixth and climb to seventh on Clemson’s all‑time list.

The women’s 5000m produced a dominant 1–2 finish, with Emily Lamontagne running a personal record 16:26.87 to remain third all‑time and Elizabeth Ilanda clocking 16:39.09, the fourth‑fastest mark in school history.

On the men’s side, Andre Hodge’s 6.65 second semifinals 60m time tied him for 10^th on Clemson’s all‑time list and the men’s 4x400m relay added another all-time performance entry with a 3:09.02 that now ranks 10^th in program history.

Orange & Purple Full Results | Track Events

Men’s 60m Prelims

• Second Place | Hodge – 6.71 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• Third Place | Ian Johnson – 6.73 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• Fourth Place | Jalen Johnson – 6.74 seconds (PR, Qualified for finals)
• Seventh Place | Cameron Bobcombe – 6.77 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• 11^th Place | Kevin Collins – 6.82 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• 25^th Place | Dillon Kaulback – 7.48 seconds (SB)

Men’s 60m Semis

• First Place | Hodge – 6.65 seconds (Qualified for finals, Tied 10^th on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)
• Third Place | I. Johnson – 6.74 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• Seventh Place | Bobcombe – 6.79 seconds (qualified for finals)
• Ninth Place | J. Johnson – 6.80 seconds
• 11^th Place | Collins – 6.84 seconds

Men’s 60m Final

• First Place | Hodge – 6.67 seconds

Women’s 60m Prelims

• Fifth Place | Aniyah Kitt – 7.33 seconds (SB, Qualified for finals)
• Sixth Place | Aleksandra Stoilova – 7.34 seconds (SB, Qualified for finals)
• Seventh Place | Makhaila Mills – 7.39 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• 10^th Place | McKenzie Calloway – 7.43 seconds (qualified for finals)

Women’s 60m Semis

• Fourth Place | Kitt – 7.31 seconds (SB, Qualified for finals)
• Seventh Place | Mills – 7.34 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• Eighth Place | Calloway – 7.37 seconds (=PR, qualified for finals)
• 10^th Place | Stoilova – 7.44 seconds

Women’s 60m Final

• Second Place | Kitt – 7.28 seconds (SB)
• Fifth Place | Calloway – 7.38 seconds
• Sixth Place | Mills – 7.40 seconds

Men’s 60mH Prelims

• Sixth Place | Khailan Vitalis – 7.90 seconds (PR, Qualified for finals)

Men’s 60mH Semis

• Eighth Place | Vitalis – 7.94 seconds (qualified for finals)

Men’s 60mH Finals

• Fourth Place | Vitalis – 7.98 seconds

Women’s 60mH Prelims

• Fourth Place | Briana Campbell – 8.26 seconds (PR, Qualified for finals)
• Fifth Place | Oneka Wilson – 8.27 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• 18^th Place | Aysia Fingall – 8.60 seconds (PR, qualified for finals)

Women’s 60mH Semis

• First Place | Wilson – 8.07 seconds (Qualified for finals)
• Fifth Place | Campbell – 8.22 seconds (PR, Qualified for finals)
• 19^th Place | Fingall – 8.66 seconds

Men’s 200m

• Second Place | Holliday – 20.81 seconds (PR)
• Sixth Place | I. Johnson – 21.12 seconds
• 11^th Place | Daniel Kidd – 21.25 (21.243) seconds (PR)
• 12^th Place | Bobcombe – 21.25 (21.249) seconds
• 19^th Place | Brayden Tidwell – 21.67 seconds

Women’s 200m

• First Place | Campbell– 23.33 seconds
• Third Place | Stoilova – 23.78 seconds
• Eighth Place | Sade Gray – 24.12 seconds

Men’s 400m

• First Place | Holliday – 55.61 seconds (PR, school record)
• 13^th Place | Tidwell – 47.77 seconds
• 18^th Place | Jayden Brown – 48.05 seconds
• 26^th Place | Jordan Sowell – 49.54 seconds

Women’s 400m

• Fourth Place | Gladys Chepngetich – 54.18 seconds (PR)
• 16^th Place | Fingall – 56.84 seconds
• 18^th Place | Isabelle Nebel – 57.04 seconds (SB)
• 19^th Place | Sophia Curtis – 57.04 seconds (SB)
• 27^th Place | Sophia Buller – 58.95 seconds

Men’s 800m

• 20^th Place | Charlie Stock – 1:55.80
• 22^nd Place | Jacob Serra – 1:56.90

Women’s 800m

• Second Place | Shaneal Clarke Giddings – 2:08.58
• 14^th Place | Natalie O’Connor – 2:19.69

Men’s 1000m

• Second Place | Kweyei – 2:20.42 (PR, Program Record)
• Seventh Place | Daniel Sullivan – 2:29.25 (PR)

Men’s Mile

• Ninth Place | Victor Ndiwa – 4:07.90
• 18^th Place | Chance Bloodworth – 4:15.90
• 21^st Place | Nathaniel Verska – 4:16.80
• 23^rd Place | Anderson Boetsch – 4:18.46

Women’s Mile Invite

• First Place | Jelelgo – 4:31.50 (PR, Moves up from third to second on Clemson’s top 10 list)
• Fourth Place | Cherop – 4:32.92 (third on Clemson’s top 10 list)

Women’s Mile

• Third Place | Madelyn Dinneen – 4:45.10
• Sixth Place | Madison Timms – 4:51.17 (PR)
• 18th Place | Madison Roush – 5:00.46

Men’s 3000m

• Fourth Place | Jack Hearld – 8:19.19 (SB)
• Fifth Place | Trey Sullivan – 8:21.88 (PR)
• Sixth Place | Brendan Gomez – 8:23.24 (PR)
• 11^th Place | Dylan Nolan – 8:27.18 (PR)
• 16^th Place | Gideon Kiplimo – 8:31.89
• 21^st Place | Pierce Walker – 8:38.68 (SB)

Women’s 5000m

• First Place | Lamontagne – 16:26.87 (PR, Remains third on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)
• Second Place | Ilanda – 16:39.09 (Fourth on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)

Men’s 4x400m Relay – 3:10.21

• Fifth Place | Clemson A (Brown, Kweyei, Kidd & Holliday – 3:09.02 (10^th on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)
• 10^th Place | Clemson B (Tidwell, Collins, Sowell & Aniamaka) – 3:16.81

Women’s 4x400m Relay

• Second Place | Clemson A (Clarke Giddings, Kitt, Gray & Chepngetich) – 3:37.74
• Seventh Place | Clemson B (Nebel, Stapleton, Calloway & Curtis) – 3:47.78

Men’s Distance Medley Relay

• Fifth Place | Clemson – 10:17.26

Orange & Purple Full Results | Women’s Pentathlon

• Sixth Place | Spoor – 3,500 Points (Seventh on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)
  • 60mH | Ninth Place, 9.67 seconds [775 points]
  • High Jump | Sixth Place, 5’ – 02.25” [712 points]
  • Shot Put | Seventh Place, 8.76m / 28’ – 09.00” [449 points]
  • Long Jump | Sixth Place, 17’ – 02.75” [628 points]
  • 800m | First Place, 2:11.94 [936 points]

Clemson Opener Full Results | Field Events

Men’s Pole Vault

• Tied for Seventh Place | Drake Risser – 4.95m / 16’ – 02.75”
• 11^th Place | Matthew Phillips – 4.65m / 15’ – 03.00”

Women’s Pole Vault

• Third Place | Kirstin Hoffman – 3.94m / 12′ – 11.00″ (SB)

Men’s High Jump

• Sixth Place | Shyheim Scotland – 2.02m / 06’ – 07.50”

Women’s High Jump

• Second Place | Danielle Noble – 1.71m / 05′ – 07.25″ (Tied SB)
• Tied for Third Place | Bianca Martinez – 1.61m / 05′ – 03.25″

Men’s Long Jump

• 14^th Place | Aniamaka – 6.49m / 21′ – 03.50″

Women’s Long Jump

• Ninth Place | Stapleton – 5.67m / 18′ – 07.25″
• 16^th Place | Curtis – 5.40m / 17’ – 08.75”

Women’s Triple Jump

• First Place | Foreman – 14.17m / 46′ – 06.00″ (PR, School record)
  • 2 All-Time ACC
  • 14 All-Time NCAA
• 12^th Place | Aiya Webb – 11.70m / 38’ – 04.75″

Women’s Shot Put

• Second Place | Smith – 16.06m / 52′ – 08.25″ (SB, Remains fifth on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)
  • This is the third time in back-to-back meets that Smith has broken her own freshman shot put record for Clemson.
• Fourth Place | Christianne Akintayo – 14.28m / 46′ – 10.25″ (SB)

Men’s Weight Throw (Thursday, Jan. 22)

• Second Place | Matthew Auble – 20.55m / 67′ – 05.25″

Women’s Weight Throw (Thursday, Jan. 22)

• First Place | Dye – 21.43m / 70′ – 03.75″ (PR, Third on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)
• Third Place | Brooks – 19.53m / 64′ – 01.00” (PR, Remains sixth on Clemson’s all-time top 10 list)
• 11^th Place | Christina Barnett – 14.36m / 47′ – 01.50″

Up Next

Clemson will head to Columbia, S.C. for the Carolina Classic on Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7.

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