CLEMSON S.C. — The Tiger Paw Invitational came to a thrilling conclusion on Saturday afternoon. After a weekend filled with top-10 performances and exceptional personal best improvements, the Clemson men’s 4×400 team set a school record to cap off the prestigious meet.
Tiger Paw marked the team’s final competition prior to the ACC Championship Meet to be held in Louisville, Ky. from Feb. 23-25.
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS
- The men’s 4×400 meter relay team of Wanya McCoy, Cameron Rose, Tarees Rhoden and Aman Thornton set a school record with a time of 3:04.28. It is the seventh fastest time in the country this season.
- Wanya McCoy ran a 20.60 200 meter dash to move into No. 2 all-time in school history. That time would be fifth-best in the nation entering this weekend.
- Brynne Sumner ran a 2:05.29 in the 800 meter run to move up to No. 8 in school history.
- Cameron Rose ran a 20.85 200 meter dash and moved to No. 8 in school history.
- Aman Thornton ran a 1:47.40 and Tarees Rhoden ran a 1:47.89 in the 800 meter run. Rhoden’s personal best time improves his No. 3 spot in school history.
SATURDAY EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Men’s Track
- 200 Meter Dash
- Wanya McCoy | 20.60 | 6th Place
- Cameron Rose | 20.85 | 11th Place
- 800 Meter Run
- Aman Thornton | 1:47.40 | 1st Place
- Tarees Rhoden | 1:47.89 | 4th Place
- Gabriel Ludwick | 1:50.48 | 7th Place
- Victor Ndiwa | 1:50.56 | 8th Place
- Corentin Serbource | 1:53.01 | 18th Place
- Alocius Kipngetich | 1:54.14 | 24th Place
- Braden Blakley | 1:55.96 | 29th Place
- Cole Myers | 1:55.41 | 28th Place
- Cal Finley | 1:57.52 | 33rd Place
- 3000 Meter Run
- Sawyer Dagan | 8:20.32 | 8th Place
- Jackson Leech | 8:21.46 | 10th Place
- 3000 Meter (Unseeded)
- Nathaniel Verska | 8:30.16 | 1st Place
- Trey Sullivan | 8:32.69 | 3rd Place
- Samuel Garringer | 8:46.35 | 6th Place
- Kyle Lindon | 8:32.62 | 9th Place
- Michael Fabiano | 8:52.91 | 10th Place
- Drew Alexander | 9:01.72 | 11th Place
- 4×400 Meter Relay
- Clemson A | 3:04.28 | 4th Place
- Clemson B | 3:13.97 | 15th Place
Women’s Track
- 200 Meter Dash
- Ockera Myrie | 23.89 | 32nd Place
- Antoinette Van der Merwe | 24.22 | 55th Place
- Isabelle Kapoor | 29.05 | 96th Place
- 800 Meter Run
- Brynne Sumner | 2:05.29 | 1st Place
- Kayan Green | 2:08.40 | 8th Place
- Madelyn Dinneen | 2:15.33 | 22nd Place
- Jessica McLean | 2:17.30 | 26th Place
- Grace Hanratty | 2:17.96 | 29th Place
- Ariana Daley | 2:19.18 | 31st Place
- Meredith Finley | 2:20.43 | 34th Place
- Nicole Pizzo | 2:21.15 | 35th Place
- 3000 Meter Run
- Madison Roush | 10:21.11 | 14th Place
- Courtney Farishian | 10:00.42 | 8th…