Women’s 4x100m Qualifies for Friday’s Finals at Penn Relays

All three women’s relay units place in top-4 Thursday; 4x100m qualifies for Friday’s finals (12:55 p.m.)!
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PHILADELPHIA – Torie Robinson, Rebekah Smith, Ebony Williams and Sidney Marshallregistered a time of 45.09 seconds to qualify for Friday’s 4x100m championship heat. The combo of Robinson, Smith, Williams and Marshall earned a second-place finish in the third heat and placed fourth overall for the event. The top-9 teams advance to tomorrow’s championship invitational, which is slated for 12:55 p.m.

Torie Robinson, Rebekah Smith, Ebony Williams & Sidney Marshall qualify for Friday's 4x100m relay finals, slated for 12:55 p.m.
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The Tigers’ distance medley relay consisting of Kamryn McIntosh, Kendra Clarke, Fellan Ferguson and Grace Barnett turned in their second-best time of the season (11:11.29) to place fourth overall. Kendra Clarke ran the fastest 400m leg, 53.21 seconds, out of all 11 competitors.

In the Tigers' second DMR outdoors this year, Kamryn McIntosh (3:28.29), Kendra Clarke (53.21), Fellan Ferguson (2:08.05) and Grace Barnett (4:41.76) place fourth overall with a time of 11:11.29.#ClemsonTrackXC?? #NCAATF #PennRelays pic.twitter.com/eNJ3FPFxM4
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Following the women’s DMR was the women’s 4x400m relay to close out the day for the Tigers. Clarke, Williams, Markeeta Thomas and Lakeisha Warnertallied Clemson’s third fourth-place finish among Thursday’s relay events. Their time of 3:41.21 was good to win heat No. 3.

Lakeisha Warner, Ebony Williams, Markeeta Thomas & Kendra Clarke (3:41.21) win the third heat and place fourth overall for the event!#ClemsonTrackXC?? #NCAATF #PennRelays pic.twitter.com/ocgDZjdVh5
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Thomas and Warner opened action Thursday morning in the women’s 400m hurdles (college). Thomas, a Philadelphia native, placed third overall with a time of 58.73 seconds, while Warner (1:00.54), who moved into No. 9 all-time with her performance last week in the event at LSU, placed eighth.

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Additionally, incoming Clemson thrower Veronica Fraley posted the nation’s No. 1 mark to win the high school women’s discus. The Raleigh, N.C., native threw for 53.59m.

HIGHLIGHTS: Future Tiger Veronica Fraley (53.59m) wins the #PennRelays high school discus title and now ranks first among high schoolers in the nation!
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Clemson resumes action at the Penn Relays Friday (April 27) with Deron Gordon in the college men’s 400m hurdles at 9 a.m. Freshman Harleigh Whitekicks off the first of three field events for the Tigers, beginning at 11 a.m., in the women’s collegiate triple jump.

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