Tigers Wrap Up Doc Hale VT Meet

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Clemson track and field team concluded competition at the Doc Hale VT Meet on Saturday, following up Friday’s strong start with more impressive performances. This was the Tigers’ final road meet until ACC Championships that will be held in Louisville, Ky. from Feb. 23-25.

FULL RESULTS

SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Corentin Serbource (4:08.32) and Nathaniel Verska (4:18.02) each set personal bests in the mile.
• Madelyn Dinneen (4:57.20), Grace Hanratty (5:00.80) and Meredith Finley (5:02.47) all set personal bests in the mile.
• The men’s 4×400 meter relay team of Theron Bradford, DeAndre Anderson, Daniel Kidd and Jevon Williams won the event with a time of 3:13.35
• The women’s 4×400 meter relay team of Courtney Williams, Lashanna Graham, Jessica McLean and KK Gadson finished second with a time of 3:39.48
• Ryan John finished third in the triple jump with a 14.98 meter leap, a personal best.

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Antoinette Van der Merwe set a personal best in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.31. She finished second in the event.
• Guinove Joanus won the men’s 60 meter dash, boasting a 6.76 second time.
• Mercy Ntia-Obong set a personal best in the 60 meter dash, completing the race in 7.51 seconds. That was the fastest time in the prelims. She finished fourth in the finals.
•  Alocius Kipngetich, Theron Bradford, Daniel Sullivan and Braden Blakely all set personal bests in the 800 meter. Their times were 1:54.62, 1:55.71, 1:55.71 and 1:56.00, respectively.

• Riley Karpinski set a personal best in the pole vault with a mark of 3.70 meters.
• KK Gadson set a season best in the 400 meter, running 55.37 to finish third overall.
• Marie Forbes finished second in the weight throw, launching 21.87 meters.

This was the final meet before Clemson hosts its prestigious Tiger Paw Invitational on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11. That meet will be streamed on ACCNX.

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