Women Finish 5th, Men Finish 6th as Several Tigers Claim Individual Championships

DURHAM, N.C. — The 2022 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships concluded on Saturday, with the Clemson men finishing in sixth place and the women finishing fifth. The day saw Clemson claim ACC Championships in two events, as well as earn numerous All-ACC recognitions. The Tigers set several personal bests and had four top-10 marks on Saturday alone.

In total, the Tigers claimed three ACC Championships and had 15 All-ACC selections. “We saw a big improvement from women based on the indoor result, so I thought fifth was great,” said Program Director Mark Elliott. “With the men, we were hoping to be higher, but we had mishaps from a disqualification standpoint and left some points on the board that well. Overall, both teams performed well. We had a lot of champions and top 10 marks. Our goal was higher but we had lots of national qualified people, and we are turning our efforts there now.” 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Trishauna Hemmings took home the ACC Championship in the 100 meter hurdles, running a season best 13.00 to take the crown.
• The day concluded with fireworks, as the men’s 4×400 meter relay team of Wanya McCoy, Tarees Rhoden, Cameron Rose and Aman Thornton set the facility record en route to the ACC Championship. The mark of 3:05.15 was best in the conference, earning Clemson the gold, as the Tigers won the event in both the indoor and outdoor season this year.
• Giano Roberts earned first-team All-ACC honors in the 110 meter hurdles, and also moved up to No. 3 on Clemson’s all-time list with his time of 13.43. His performance earned him second place.
• Rojé Stona finished second in the ACC and earned first-team honors with his discus throw of 61.03 meters. His personal best 65.11 meters stands as Clemson’s school record.
• Tarees Rhoden earned first-team all-conference honors with his personal best 1:47.43 in the 800 meter dash. That time was good for second place and moved him up to No. 5 on Clemson’s top-10 list.
• Ockera Myrie finished third in the 200 meter dash with a 23.05 time. The mark earned her first-team honors and moved her into Clemson’s No. 7 spot for the event all-time.
• Wanya McCoy and Cameron Rose finished in fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 200 meter dash. McCoy’s 20.50 was a personal best, and Rose ran a 20.72. Both men were named to the All-ACC second team.
• Courtney Williams set a personal best 53.63 in the 400 meter dash. Her performance was good for sixth place and put her on the All-ACC second team.
• Antoinette Van der Merwe made the All-ACC second-team in the 110 meter hurdles, finishing the race in fourth place with a time of 13.49 seconds.
• Kiara Grant claimed fourth place and All-ACC second team honors with her 11.31 second time in the 100 meter dash.
• The women’s 4×100 meter relay team of Trishauna Hemmings, Ockera Myrie, Kiara Grant and Serena Clark finished second with a season-best time of 43.34. That finish earned the group second-team recognition.
• The men’s 4×100 relay team of Fabian Hewitt, Guinove Joanus, Cameron Rose and Giano Roberts finished third in the ACC with a time of 39.19. That too earned the group a spot on the All-ACC second team.
• The women’s 4×400 meter relay team of Courtney Williams, KK Gadson, Kenya Thompson and Areya Campbell completed the race in 3:35.72, earning second place and second-team All-ACC honors.
• Sofia De Coteau set a personal best 1.73 meter high jump, moving her up to a tie for seventh on Clemson’s all-time list.

Several Tigers will continue their seasons at NCAA Regional Prelims in Bloomington, Ind. That will begin on May 25 and run through May 28.

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