BOSTON, Mass. – The Clemson Tigers shined on the second day of the ACC Indoor Championships as ten athletes secured their places in Saturday’s finals and Shantae Foreman received the silver medal in the women’s long jump.
Along with the medal and the second place finish, Foreman was also crowned First Team All-ACC as she is the second Tiger to earn the honor in Boston. Four total athletes have earned All-ACC honors so far this week as Daniel Cope was named First Team while Marie Forbes and Nia Christie were tabbed Second Team All-ACC.
Saturday’s events begin at 11 a.m. with the men’s triple jump as the first track event will begin at 12 p.m. with the men’s mile. The day will end with the men’s 4×400 relay at 3:35pm and the women’s 4×400 relay at 4 p.m. Clemson will look to medal in all events and secure the ACC Championship title on both the men’s and women’s side. The meet will be broadcasted on ACCNX.
Meet Highlights
- In the women’s long jump, Shantae Foreman secured the silver medal and was named First Team All-ACC after she jumped a new personal best of 6.37m to secure second place
- In the women’s 800 meter, Gladys Chepngetich crossed the line with a time of 2:06.73 which advances her to the finals for the event
- Tarees Rhoden finished the men’s 800 meter with a time of 1:49.14 to secure a place in the finals
- Cameron Rose advanced to the finals for the men’s 60 meters as he completed the event with a time of 6.73
- In the women’s 60 meters, Antoinette Van Der Merwe and Aleksandra Stoilova both qualified for the finals as their marks placed them within the top-eight. Merwe recorded a new personal best in the event.
- Ken’Naria Gadson and Courtney Williams both advanced to the finals in the women’s 400 meter after their performances put them in the top-eight
- After completing the men’s 400 meter with a personal best time of 46.28, D’Andre Anderson secured a spot in the finals
- In the women’s 60 meter hurdles, both Oneka Wilson and Van Der Merwe have secured their places in the finals as both their marks placed them in the top-eight
- After running 7.94 in the men’s 60 meter hurdles to finish in the top-eight, Jevon Williams advanced to the finals for the event
- Henry Gainer secured a new personal best in the men’s heptathlon as he finished all seven events for a final score of 4835 points to secure 12th place overall
Event-by-event breakdown
Men’s Mutli’s
- Heptathlon
- Henry Gainer – 4835 points (PB)
- 60 meter – 7.41, 16th…
- Henry Gainer – 4835 points (PB)