Tigers Impress on Opening Day of Bob Pollock Invitational

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson’s annual Bob Pollock Invitational Track Meet opened up competition on Friday, with many Tigers setting new personal bests and climbing up the all-time school leaderboards as the season begins to wind down towards ACC Championships.

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Dashinelle Dyer set a PR and climbed into the top-10 list in the 60m dash. His time of 6.65 seconds is the best of his career and is tied for the eighth fastest mark in Clemson history.
• Alison D’Alessandro again launched herself to new heights, clearing 3.96m in the pole vault, good for her third PR of the season and fourth in Clemson history.
• Shantae Foreman made her Clemson long jump debut in style, tying the school’s sixth-best mark with a 6.24m leap.
• Both Ken’naria Gadson and Mackenzie Osher set PR’s in the 400m dash, while Kenya Thompson’s 400m time of 55.93 was the best mark set by a Tiger in the event today.
• Antoinette Van der Merwe set a season best 8.42 in the 60mH after advancing to the finals of the event. Lafranz Campbell and Giano Roberts also each survived prelims and semis to advance to the finals, where they ran 7.72 and 7.74, respectively.

FRIDAY EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN

Running Events

• Men’s Hept. 60 Meter Dash
  • Ethan Binnix (Sr.) | 7.38
• Women’s Hept. 60 Meter Hurdles
  • Jessica Brewer (Sr.) | 10.38
• Men’s 5000 Meter
  • Sam Garringer (Fr.) | 15:02.16
  • Sawyer Dagan (Fr.) | 15:08.92
  • Michael Fabiano (So.) | 15:32.95
• Women’s 60 Meter Dash Prelims
  • Antoinette Van der Merwe (Fr.) | 7.65Q
  • Ockera Myrie (Jr.) | 7.62q
• Men’s 60 Meter Dash Prelims
  • Cameron Rose (Fr.) | 6.82q
  • Guinove Joanus (Jr.) | 6.76q
  • Dashinelle Dyer (So.) | 6.68Q
  • Fabian Hewitt (Sr.) | 6.87q
• Women’s Mile
  • Josie Wirtz (Jr.) | 4:54.97
  • Meredith Finley (Fr.) 5:05.48
  • Grace Hanratty (Fr.) | 5:11.24
  • Mackenzie Steele (Fr.) | 5:11.46
  • Courtney Farishian (Fr.) 5:20.35
• Men’s Mile
  • Michael Smith (Jr.) | 4:10.67
  • Cole Myers (Fr.) | 4:19.40
• Women’s 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
  • Antoinette Van der Merwe (Fr.) | 8.48q
  • Trishauna Hemmings (Sr.) | 8.49
  • Nicolee Foster (Sr.) | 8.68
  • Kori Carter (So.) | 8.84
• Men’s 60 Meter Hurdles
  • Lafranz Campbell (Sr.) | 7.77q
  • Giano Roberts (So.) | 7.78q
  • Dashinelle Dyer (So.) | 8.02
• Men’s 60 Meter Dash Semis
  • Dashinelle Dyer (So.) | 6.65Q (T-8 Clemson All-Time List)
  • Guinove Joanus (Jr.) | 6.68Q
  • Cameron Rose (Fr.) | 6.78
  • Fabian Hewitt (Sr.) | 6.83
• Women’s 60 Meter Dash Semis
  • Antoinette Van der Merwe (Fr.) | 7,65Q
  • Ockera Myrie (Jr.) | 7.62q
• Women’s 400m Dash
  • Kenya Thompson (Fr.) | 55.93
  • Ken’naria Gadson (Fr.) | 55.94 PR
  • Mackenzie Osher (Fr.) | 56.92 PR
  • Nicolee Foster (Sr.) | 57.44
  • Ariana Daley (Fr.) | 57.66
  • Olivia Cooney (So.) | 58.99
• Men’s 400m Dash
  • Jevon Williams (Fr.) | 47.88
• Men’s 60 Meter Hurdles Finals
  • Lafranz Campbell (Sr.) | 7.72
  • Giano Roberts (So.) | 7.74
• Women’s 60 Meter Hurdles Finals
  • Antoinette Van der Merwe (Fr.) | 8.42 (SB)

Jumping Events

• Men’s Hept. Long Jump
  • Ethan Binnix (Sr.) | 5.50m
• Women’s Hept. High Jump
  • Anna Brewer (Sr.) | 1.37m
• Men’s Hept. High Jump
  • Ethan Binnix (Sr.) | 1.40m
• Women’s Long Jump
  • Shantae Foreman (Fr.) | 6.24m (T-6th on Clemson’s All-Time List)
  • Caroline Johnston (Jr.) | 5.66m
  • Nia Christie (Fr.) | 5.35m PR
  • Au’Yana Carson (So.) | 5.19m
• Women’s Pole Vault
  • Alison D’Alessandro (Sr.) | 3.96m (4th on Clemson’s All-Time List)
  • Jessica Brewer (Sr.) | 3.51m
• Men’s Long Jump
  • DJ Ledell (Sr.) | 7.13
  • Max Livesey (Fr.) | 7.01 PR
  • Andre Wright (Sr.) | 7.00

Throwing Events

• Men’s Hept. Shot Put
  • Ethan Binnix (Sr.) | 9.93m
• Women’s Hept. Shot Put
  • Jessica Brewer (Sr.) | 6.80
• Men’s Weight Throw
  • Daniel Cope (Fr.) | 20.61m
• Women’s Weight Throw
  • Marie Forbes (Jr.) | 19.18m