Andrew Polson is a great young man. He works extremely hard and is very disciplined.
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State Sen. Marlon E. Kimpson recently sent a letter to Clemson Dir. of Athletics Dan Radakovich requesting more information about the cutting of track and xc.
A Federal Civil Rights Complaint has been filed against Clemson for cutting its men's track and field and cross country programs.
Learn how to support Clemson Cross Country, Track and Field athletes like Samuel.
The South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association shared to scrunners a letter to sent to Clemson regarding the cutting of the men's programs.
As a military kid, current Clemson University student-athlete Jackson Leech never thought twice about the diversity around him.
Opportunity. Collegiate track and field provides an opportunity for low-income students to earn an affordable, quality education.
Why do I run and why are so many people trying to save the cross country and track program for the men at Clemson
I was heartbroken and immediately felt the need to speak up.
Clemson made an unprecedented move on Thursday, announcing cuts to the men's XC and track teams
Nick Rozakos talks with scrunners as he prepares for the future.
The silver medalist found a silver lining.
Fifty years of champions. Fifty years of record-breaking performances. Fifty years of memories.
I started running my freshman year at Mauldin High School. Honestly, I didn't have much of an interest, but my parents made me join our school's cross country team.
Patience Marshall (Anson) and Veronica Fraley (Wakefield) will represent Team USA at the U20 Pan American Games!
Clemson's track and field program is holding a boys and girls indoor invitational mile Jan. 19.
Veroncia Fraley and Jamar Davis pick up Gatorade Player Of The Year Honors
Kenya Livingston and Addie Renner bring home their second All-American performances of the year in the high jump
Cambria Garvelink catches up with former Hillsborough HS triple jumper Jeremiah Green who is competing in his last NCAA Championship as a collegiate athlete.
Clemson senior Torie Robinson, who starred at NJ's Winslow High School, ran 11.16 in the 100 dash at the Texas Relays to break Clemson's all-conditions school record
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Wando's Zeniyah Lawrence, the top returner in the 200 and long jump, talks about signing with Clemson and her time at Wando.
Wakefield's Veronica Fraley has committed to Clemson to continue her throwing career!
Colt Griffith of Woodmont looks back on running in high school and the future.
Miami Northwestern's Tiondre Toomer followed a long line of Bulls when he decided to commit to Clemson University.
Dwayne Morris talks about his trip as a parent to U.S.A. Championships.
EUGENE, Ore. - Clemson cross country's most decorated freshman just continued her hot start to her collegiate career as Logan Morris qualified for the U.S.A. Cross Country Junior National Team.
The Tiger senior is making her first appearance at nationals.
Clemson University is upgrading the indoor facility with a bank track. Watch the webcam of construction inside.
Miami Northwestern class of 2009 alumni Brianna Rollins won just one state championship in her high school career. The hurdler/jumper captured the 300m hurdle crown in 2009 with a personal best of 42.56s. Recently, Rollins, who spent her college years at Clemson, led a 1-2-3 sweep for the USA women at the Olympic Games. Her high school coach, Carmen Jackson, was on hand to witness her golden moment. Take a trip to Rollins high school days and check out her state winning race as well as our photo slideshow!
Nathaniel Huggins (Opelika) finished 3rd in the 100m at NBON. He will compete for Clemson next year.
Malik Epps talks with scrunners about the Clemson decision the Rebel made earlier this week.
Byrnes' Malik Epps has committed to Clemson, the Rebel announced on social media.
Waccamaw alumna Grace Barnett (Clemson) won the Rod McCravy Memorial mile.
Spartanburg Christian Academy senior and two-time Foot Locker Nationals (ninth, 2015) qualifier Logan Morris was named Gatorade state runner of the year for cross country.
Spartanburg Christian senior Logan Morris improved on her 32nd finish at 2014 Foot Locker Nationals (18:58) with an All-American ninth place finish in 17 minutes, 47 seconds.
Logan Morris of Spartanburg Christian talks about the journey to choosing Clemson.
Spartanburg Christian runner Logan Morris has decided she will attend Clemson to continue her student-athlete career next year, she announced on social media.
Christ Church graduate James Quattlebaum won the Ready for Fall? 5K in 15 minutes, 57 seconds, third-fastest in meet history.
Former Miami Northwestern sprinter and rising Clemson junior Cordell Lamb talks about his experience at Pan Am Juniors in Canada. Lamb finished fifth in the 400m dash.
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Current Miami Northwestern Bull and current Clemson freshman sprinter Cordell Lamb collected a gold medal in the men’s 400 at the USA Junior Championships on June 27 in Eugene, Ore. In doing so, Lamb became the fourth USA Junior Champion from the Tiger men’s program.
Imani McGowan of Hillcrest talks about committing to Clemson and this season.
The women's team won its fifth indoor crown in the past six years. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
On a day in which Clemson was already celebrating signing one of the top recruiting classes in the nation, it ended up getting a prize for 2016. (via GoUpstate.com)
Part of our Bob Pollock Invitational coverage. scrunners will be onsite Saturday afternoon.
The Tiger junior won the 60 and 200 at Virginia Tech this past weekend to earn his second straight honor. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Daniel's Jacob Slann talks about choosing Clemson.
Read up on the prospects for Clemson as it enters year two of the Mark Elliott era. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
The men's and women's team will race for conference titles Friday at 10 a.m. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
The Tigers won the team crown Friday despite racing without Roland Hakes, one of its top performers. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Aaron Ramirez paced all Tiger runners with a second-place finish at the Clemson Invitational. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Aaron Ramirez and Grace Barnett paced the men's and women's cross country teams to victory Saturday at the season-opening Clemson Invitational.
The men's and women's teams start this season at home with the Clemson Invitational. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Five regular season meets, including the season opener at home, combine with two championship competitions to make up Clemson's 2014 cross country schedule.
Larry Clark has coached at Wren for 18 years.
Fountain Clemson's Top Performer on Day One of NCAA Outdoors (via ClemsonTigers.com)
The need for speed has driven both Lewis and Hester to Clemson, where they’ve emerged as the latest guardians of the school’s proud and long-standing tradition of success in the 100 meters.
Perhaps one of the most well-known Clemson track and field athletes in the early 1900s was Ross O’Dell. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Rollins, a former NCAA track champion at Clemson, finished with a year-best time of 12.53, 0.01 ahead of Dawn Harper-Nelson. Queen Harrison was third in 12.61.
Behind a personal best on her fifth attempt, Whitney Fountain placed third in the women's long jump Thursday at the East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla., to punch Clemson's first ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Tigers Earn Double Digit Bids to NCAA East Preliminary Round (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Women's Sprint Medley Highlights Action at Penn Relays (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Northwestern's Chad Fennell talks about signing with Clemson and his final season as a Trojan.
Tiger sophomores scheduled to compete in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 14-15. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Tiger sophomore Mimi Land posted second All-ACC performance Saturday in triple jump. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Tiger fans to see fast and furious action Thursday through Saturday at school's indoor track complex. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Tigers post season bests in distance medley, 4x400 relays Saturday at Virginia Tech. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
First career all-academic honor for both athletes. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Tigers have just two meets left before the ACC Indoor Championships are held in Clemson. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Tevin Hester ran a personal best 6.60 to win the 60-meter dash Friday and highlight day one for the men's and women's track & field teams at the prestigious Armory Collegiate Invitational, held in New York City.
Clemson women won the prestigious event in 2012, runner-up in 2013. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Daniel distance runner Elizabeth Dawson talks about running at Clemson.
Lauren Terstappen set a season-best in the pole vault and tied for first place Friday. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Hester, Lewis both at least match personal bests in 60 dash Saturday. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
At the 2014 Discover Orange Bowl, Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins showed why he was the best receiver in the country and will be the top receiver taken in the NFL Draft. Watkins put up a Orange Bowl and Clemson school record 227 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns. Before the bowl MVP, was tearing up the gridiron in South Carolina, he was a track and football star at South Fort Myers High School. We flashback to his trackster days to see where that speed first blossomed! Congratulations to Sammy on all of his success!
When you're a part of four state championship 4x400 meter relay teams and won individual gold in the 400 meters, schools will come calling. That was the case for Plantation American Heritage senior Deja Parrish. In addition to those accolades, Parrish also finished runner-up in the quarter mile two times, and was an integral part of one of the most dominant teams in the state. Over two dozen schools reached out to her throughout the recruiting process. She says it was nice knowing she caught their eyes, the visits were fun, but after several weeks the hard part came of narrowing down the list. Her finalists Tennessee, Arizona State, UCLA, and Clemson. Each program had their own appeal to Parrish.
Congratulations to Torie Robinson, her family, and Coach Horne!
The 2013 Bowerman Award winner Brianna Rollins had a stellar season at Clemson, re-wrote the American Record book and went onto win a gold medal at the World Championships. During her high school days Rollins, won the 4A state championship in the 300 meter hurdles her senior year was part of a powerhouse Miami Northwestern program under the direction of Carmen Jackson. See what she had to say after she won the award as well as her pre-awards interview courtesy of our friends at FloTrack. Congratulations on a fantastic year!
Brianna Rollins wins 2013 Bowerman.
Could the season have been more perfect? Two NCAA records an American record, and a gold medal. Some might say she is the overwhelming favorite, but don't forget, she fac... Bowerman Awards 2013 (via FloTrack)
Former Tiger great one of three female finalists for highest honor in collegiate track & field. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
So much for transition and paying one’s dues and deferred gratification.
Former Clemson track star Brianna Rollins will be named the 2013 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athlete of the Year, USA Track & Field announced Monday.
US 100m hurdles sensation Brianna Rollins reveals how she put together an unbeaten 2013, culminating in world championship gold. (via SPIKESMAG.COM)
PIEDMONT – His story will likely never achieve the lofty status reached 20-some years ago by author Winston Groom’s fictional Forrest Gump, but that’s fine with Wren High’s Larry Clark, Jr.
Tigers turn attention to start of indoor track season on Jan. 11. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
One great thing about long distance running is the average athlete can target longer runs as a goal to strive for, while elite runners can move up the ladder while enjoying instant success. (via Dining Guide)
Tigers get action started with men's race at 10, followed by women at 11 on Friday. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
“You four guys were all on the same Clemson Cross Country Team in 1973? Really? Wow, you must have had a great team!” That statement, that reaction, has been exclaimed to me many times over the decades when other runners would first learn that Dean Matthews, Dave Geer, Roy Kulikowski and I were all members of the Clemson University Cross Country team in the fall of 1973.
Three-time NCAA Champion and American record-holder first individual gold medalist in Clemson women's track & field history. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Texas Track and Field head coach Mario Sategna announces the hiring of Kareem Streete-Thompson, Ty Sevin and Brad Herbster as assistant coaches." />
Mark Elliott has been named head coach for men’s and women’s track & field and cross country at Clemson, Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich announced Tuesday. Elliott spent the last 20 seasons with LSU track & field, the last eight of which were as assistant head coach. He directly worked with LSU’s middle distance and distance runners, and was instrumental in the recruiting efforts for the combined program.
Current world leader in the 100 hurdles turned professional last week. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Tigers won by 41.5 points over Florida State; men earned highest finish at ACC Indoor since 2008. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Raised in a home where Clemson is a family tradition, when Brianna Blanton announced she planned to take an official visit to the University of South Carolina during her recruitment, it's small wonder the news was not well received. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
A Clemson's men track athlete ran in five indoor meets after his eligibility was complete and a women's track team member received impermissible school expenses from former program director Lawrence Johnson while training for a foreign Olympic team. (via The Greenville News)
Hilton Head alumnus David Adams (state record holder, 14:37) looks back at running in high school and college, along with life now.
Both the Arkansas men and Clemson women remain atop the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings for the third consecutive week, but Clemson’s hold on the top spot is loosening. (via USTFCCCA)
Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich announced today that the university submitted a letter on Friday to the Managing Director of Enforcement at the NCAA self-reporting violations as it pertains to actions within the men’s and women’s track and field program. (via tigersnow.com).
CLEMSON, SC – Brianna Rollins established an NCAA record on Friday as she ran to a time of 7.78 to win the 60-meter hurdles at the Tiger Challenge.
Lawrence Johnson, director of the Clemson University track and field and cross country programs for the past five years, resigned today.
Sara (Young) Lannom talks about her track and field career and current part of life.
Tonight, former Clemson men’s track & field coach Bob Pollock will be inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Spartanburg distance runner Evie Tate talks about her college choice and the 2013 outdoor season.
Clemson senior Spencer Adams won the 60-meter hurdles in a nation's leading time, on Saturday, in the Orange & Purple Classic meet hosted by Clemson University. Adams picked up where he left off last indoor, clocking 7.62 seconds, just two one-hundredths off his personal best of 7.60. Adams also set a facility record en route to a .64 margin victory.
Clemson sprinter Stormy Kendrick will begin her senior season on Saturday as Clemson University hosts the Orange & Purple Classic.
Lake Wale's senior Sabria Hadley has ended her college recruitment. Hadley has been a standout for Lake Wales over the past two years. As a sophomore she was a member of the gold medal winning 4x100 relay. As a junior, she won the 200 meter dash and anchored the runner-up 4x100 team. Recently, she announced that she will be attending Clemson University to be a Tiger and continue her running career.
Now that I have graduated from college, I am no longer connected to any team, and run on my own. I am in graduate school at the University of South Carolina, so I have to work running in when my schedule permits, but usually run about 8 miles a day, plus a long run on weekends.
Dorman alumna Stephanie Buffo talks about running a zombie run in Charleston and what her life now consists of.
Tigers will hold pair of 5K races on campus beginning at 6 PM. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Building a championship caliber cross country program at Clemson has been a process. Last year, the Clemson women enjoyed their finest fall season in nearly 20 years. (via ClemsonTigers.com)
Mauldin alumna Alyssa Kulik (Clemson) won the North America-Central America and Caribbean Under-23 Championships steeplechase in 10 minutes, 21.04 seconds.
For the first time in program history, the Clemson women's track & field team is rated No. 1 in the nation according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Tigers jumped two spots from last week's rankings after winning their sixth consecutive ACC championship. (via )
Mauldin alumna and Clemson Tiger, Alyssa Kulik, qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:52.90. This is a new ACC record.
Six members of the Clemson cross country program, including four from the women's team, were named to the All-ACC Academic Team for 2011. The teams were released Tuesday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Natalie Anthony, Elyse Borisko, Alyssa Kulik and Kim Ruck were named to the women's All-Academic Team, while Ty McCormack and Jonathan Sunde represented the Tiger men's program.
The Clemson men's and women's cross country teams were named All-Academic for the 2011 fall season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. This is the second straight year the Tiger women have been honored by the USTFCCCA.
Clemson track and field got a world-class addition to its recruiting class Tuesday, as Mount Vernon Presbyterian senior Nnenya Hailey signed her national letter of intent with the Tigers during a ceremony on Mount Vernon's Glenn Campus. (via Neighbor Newspapers)
Sophomore runner Ty McCormack was named All-Academic for the 2011 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Friday.
Senior runner Alyssa Kulik was named All-Academic for the 2011 cross country season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday. It was the second straight season Kulik claimed the honor from the coaches association.
Clemson accomplished great things on the cross country course in the fall of 2011, highlighted by the women's team finishing fourth at the Southeast Regionals.
The Clemson women's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday, the program's highest finish at a regional meet since the 1993 squad placed third. The Tigers were just 14 points behind North Carolina and will now await word on a potential at-large NCAA bid. Clemson's women have not advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Championships since that 1993 season. The NCAA is expected to announce the 30-team field on Sunday by 8:00 PM.
Clemson will take its two cross country teams to Louisville, KY to compete at the NCAA Southeast Regionals at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park on Saturday, November 12. It will be the third straight year the Southeast Regional meet will be held in Louisville. The men's 10K is scheduled for 10:00 AM, followed by the women's 6K at 11:15.
Clemson matched its best women's finish in 12 years with a sixth-place team effort Saturday at the ACC Cross Country Championships. In addition, sophomore Ty McCormack was eighth in the men's race to earn his first All-ACC recognition at Clemson's Musser Farms course. It was the first time since 2001 Clemson had played host to an ACC Cross Country Championship Meet.
The Tigers will play host to the ACC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Musser Farms course. It will be the first time since 2001 that Clemson has held the ACC's cross country championship meet, and it will also be the first time the event will be held at Clemson's new course. The men's 8,000-meter race will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the women's 6,000-meter competition at 11:00. The awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of the women's race. (via www.clemsontigers.com)
In conjunction with this weekend's ACC Cross Country Championships in Clemson, SC, member institutions will participate in the conference's "Community Connections" outreach program. Officials from Central Elementary School will be on hand at the championship meet to accept a donation of books for its library. The presentation will be made at the awards ceremony, which will immediately follow the conclusion of the men's and women's cross country races at Musser Fruit Research Center. The cross country student-athletes will compete in the men's 8K at 10:00 AM and women's 6K at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 29.
The Tigers will play host to the ACC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Musser Farms course. It will be the first time since 2001 that Clemson has held the ACC's cross country championship meet, and it will also be the first time the event will be held at Clemson's new course. The men's 8,000-meter race will begin at 10:00 AM, followed by the women's 6,000-meter competition at 11:00. The awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of the women's race.
The Clemson cross country teams traveled to the Midwest forone of the toughest meets of the 2011 season, the Wisconsin adidasInvitational. The Tiger women came home with a 24th-place showing out of44 teams, while the men were 39th at Wisconsin's Zimmer ChampionshipCourse. Clemson, ranked 30th in the latest coaches poll, was able tofinish one spot ahead of No. 28 Princeton.
The Clemson cross country teams have taken to the road again, this time to take part in Friday's Wisconsin adidas Invitational. The meet will feature an elite level national field, including 41 women's teams for a 6,000-meter race and 40 men's teams for an 8,000-meter competition. The races are scheduled for 2:00 and 2:40 PM Eastern time, respectively, and will be held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison.
For the first time in many years, Clemson has a nationally-ranked cross country team. The Tiger women were ranked No. 30 in this week's coaches' poll, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday. It is the first time Clemson has been nationally ranked in either men's or women's cross country since November of 1993, when the Tiger women finished 16th at the NCAA Championships.
SOUTH BEND, IN - The Clemson cross country teams fought rugged conditions on Friday at the Notre Dame Invitational, with the women claiming a seventh-place finish and the men a 22nd-place mark. The women's team, which received five votes in the latest coaches' poll, actually finished one spot ahead of No. 22-ranked Princeton. The Tigers were just 12 points out of sixth place, a spot held by BYU. Florida State's women won the event.
The men's and women's cross country teams will take to the road this weekend, traveling to South Bend, IN to compete in Friday's Notre Dame Invitational. The women's 6,000-meter and men's 8,000-meter races will be held at the Notre Dame Golf Course at 4:15 and 5:00 PM, respectively.
View the 2011 Clemson cross country online guide, produced by the sports information office. Read up on the men's and women's student-athletes and coaches, as well as the history of the program.
Clemson sophomore Ty McCormack was named ACC Men's Cross Country Performer-of-the-Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. McCormack won the individual title last Friday at the Clemson Invitational against a field that included top-10 ranked Florida State.
CLEMSON, SC - The women's cross country team knocked off nationally-ranked Florida State on its home course Friday to win the Clemson Invitational. The men's team finished fifth, but sophomore Ty McCormack earned the individual victory to put an exclamation point on a cool, overcast late afternoon at Musser Farms.
The Tiger cross country program will host a number of schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference and locally on Friday at the Clemson Invitational. The meet will be held at Musser Farms, Clemson's home course. The meet begins with the women's 6K race at 6:15 PM, followed by the men's 8K at 6:45.
The cross country program will play host to several schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the surrounding area on Friday at the Musser Farms Fruit Research Center. The women's 6K race is scheduled for 6:15 PM, followed by the men's 8K competition at 6:45. Musser Farms will also host the ACC Cross Country Championships later this fall on Oct. 29.
SPARTANBURG, SC - Led by sophomore Ty McCormack's runner-up finish in the 8K, the Clemson men's cross country team tied Davidson for first place at the season-opening Eye Opener hosted by USC Upstate. The Tiger women, racing without several of their best athletes, placed second in the team standings. In an unusual move, both teams ran together on the Milliken Center course after a weather delay pushed back the starting times.
The Clemson cross country season will get underway Friday at the USC Upstate Eye Opener, held at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, SC. The women's 5K competition will start at 7:00 PM, followed by the men's 8K race at 7:30.
The Clemson women's cross country team is ranked sixth in the Southeast Region, according to the poll released Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Clemson returns four of its five scorers, including two all-region performers, from its eighth-place Southeast Region team of a year ago.
The competition season for a cross country and track runner is perhaps the longest of any varsity sport in the entire realm of intercollegiate athletics. Alyssa Kulik knows that all too well.
A one-day tryout for the Clemson men's and women's cross country teams will be held on Tuesday, August 23. The tryout will take place at 10:00 AM at Rock Norman Outdoor Track. There will be a cut made after the tryout date.
Clemson will host the ACC Cross Country Championships for the first time since 2001, the school announced Monday when it unveiled the 2011 men's and women's schedule. Clemson will host the ACC meet on Oct. 29 at Musser Farms, a peach orchard that was first used for cross country in the fall of 2010.
Wando alumni distance runner Tim Tyler knew Clemson University was his top choice - where his dad attended - after his second official visit to a college.
Greenville alumna Sandi Morris finished second in the pole vault at USATF Junior Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Photo courtesy of Josh Langley)
A one-day tryout for the Clemson men's and women's cross country teams will be held on Tuesday, August 23. For more information concerning the tryout, contact Clemson distance coach Brad Herbster at bherbst@clemson.edu.
CLEMSON -- Clemson track athletes Joe Craig and Marlena Wesh have been suspended from this weekend's NCAA East Preliminary Round due to a violation of team rules, Director of Track & Field Lawrence Johnson said Tuesday. (via clemsontigers.cstv.com)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Mauldin graduate Alyssa Kulik finished first in the college women's steeplechase championship at The Penn Relays Thursday night.
Ian Davidson, Jr., a two mile state champion in the 1970s from Rock Hill, is in Cleveland, Ohio today for a consultation and possible surgery tomorrow, according to a post he published on his caringbridge journal.
CLEMSON, SC - Three members of the Clemson cross country program were named to the men's and women's All-ACC Academic Teams on Wednesday, as announced by the conference office. Ty McCormack was named to the men's team, while Alyssa Kulik and Kim Ruck earned the honor on the women's side. This is the second honor in as many weeks for Kulik and Ruck, who were named USTFCCCA All-Academic last week.
Alyssa Kulik and Kim Ruck of Clemson have been named to the All-Academic Team for cross country by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the organization announced Tuesday. Both runners were also members of the All-Southeast Region Team this past fall in cross country.
College signings are always interesting to see, but everybody wonders why one athlete chose one schol and why another athlete chose a different school. Inside you will find out why certain athletes chose the school that they did in their own words.
Clemson junior Kim Ruck finished in 90th place at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday at the LaVern Gibson Course. Ruck posted a time of 21:17.2 over the 6,000m course on a cold, windy afternoon in Indiana. It put a close on another strong season for Ruck, who earned all-region status for the second straight cross country campaign.
CLEMSON, SC - Clemson junior Kim Ruck will compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, IN. The women's 6000m race will take place at 12:00 PM local time at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. This will be Ruck's second competition of the season on this course, as she previously competed in the Pre-NCAA Nationals event in October.
LOUISVILLE, KY - Kim Ruck became the first female at Clemson in 17 years to earn a trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships after finishing sixth at the NCAA Southeast Regional at "Tom" Sawyer Park on Saturday. She was one of two all-region performers for the women's team, which earned its highest finish in 12 years with an eighth-place showing.
Clemson's men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Louisville, KY to compete Saturday in the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regionals at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park. The women will compete in a 6K at 10:00 AM, while the men's 10K competition will be held at 11:15 AM.
BOSTON - Ty McCormack's 15th-place individual finish in the men's 8K competition led the Clemson cross country teams on a cool, windy Saturday morning at Franklin Park at the ACC Championships. McCormack was the fourth-highest finishing freshman on Saturday at the event, racing to a personal best 8K time of 24:12.5. He was one spot shy of earning his first All-ACC accolade.
The Clemson cross country teams will travel north to Boston, MA to compete at the ACC Championships on Saturday. The meet will be held at Franklin Park, located just miles from Boston College's campus in Chestnut Hill. The women's 6000m race will kick off the event at 10:00 AM, followed by the men's 8000m competition at 11:00.
TERRE HAUTE, IN - Clemson junior Kim Ruck placed 22nd in the individual blue race at the Pre-NCAA Nationals to lead the Tiger cross country program on Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. The Tiger women's team placed 22nd out of 38 teams, while the men were 33rd in the highly-competitive meet.
The Clemson men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Terre Haute, IN this weekend to take part in the Pre-NCAA Nationals at Indiana State's LaVern Gibson Course. The meet features a blue and white race for both the men's 8K and women's 6K, and will feature a number of nationally-ranked teams. Clemson teams will both compete in the blue race, starting with the women's 6K at 12:00 PM (Eastern) and men's 8K at 1:10 PM. The meet will be held at the same course that will play host to the NCAA Championships on Monday, Nov. 22.
Clemson's Ty McCormack was selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week, while Wake Forest's Anna Nosenko and North Carolina's Kara Schaaf shared this week's honors in Women's Cross Country.
The Clemson women's cross country team raced to their third straight team victory Friday at the Charlotte Invitational.
Clemson's cross country teams will return to action Friday to compete at the Charlotte Invitational. The meet will be held at McAlpine Park and consist of a 5K women's race at 4:00 PM and 8K men's race at 4:30. Live scoring will be available online at FlashResults.com.
The 2010 Clemson cross country media guide is now available. Click the link below to read all about Clemson's coaches, student-athletes, facilities, history, and much more! It can also be accessed on the cross country home page by clicking on the media guide link on the right column, under the "Highlights" section.
Kim Ruck of the women's cross country team was named Co-ACC Performer-of-the-Week on Monday after winning the individual title over the weekend at the Clemson Invitational. She led the Tigers to an easy team victory at the event and set a personal best in the 5K as well.
CLEMSON, SC - The cross country program played host to the Clemson Invitational, the school's first home meet since 2006, on Friday evening at Musser Farms. It was a successful one for Kim Ruck and the Tiger women's team, as she collected the top individual honors and led Clemson to a convincing victory in her first race of the 2010 season. The men's team, racing with a partial squad for the second straight meet, finished third Friday.
The Tiger cross country program will play host to several schools Friday at the Clemson Invitational, the school's first home meet since the 2006 fall season. The event will take place at Musser Farms, the new home to Clemson cross country. The action gets underway with the women's 5000m race at 6:15 PM, followed by the men's 8000m competition at 6:45.
Ian Davidson, a runner at Rock Hill in the 1970s, lives by the following statement: "strive to achieve your best." For Davidson, achieving his best has included racing and competing at the national level for the last 40 years.
The Tiger cross country program will play host to nine schools on Friday, Sept. 17 at the Clemson Invitational. It will serve as Clemson's first home cross country meet since the 2006 season. The event will be held at Musser Farms, a fruit research center on university property. The venue is located just nine miles from Clemson's campus.
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COLUMBIA, SC - Clemson's cross country program got off to a strong start in its 2010 season with a men's and women's team sweep on Friday at the Gamecock Invitational. The men's team easily won with 19 total points, compared to runner-up Coastal Carolina who had 45. The women's team was in a much bigger fight, although it was without its top four returning student-athletes from a year ago. Clemson scored 38 points to hold off the Chanticleers, who totaled 41, and host South Carolina, who had 43 on the night.
The Clemson men's and women's cross country teams will take the two and a half hour trip south to Columbia to open the 2010 season at the Gamecock Invitational on Friday at Fort Jackson. The women will race a 5K and the men's team an 8K, beginning at 6:00 PM.
The Clemson women are ranked fifth and the Tiger men are 14th in the preseason, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason poll released Monday. The women's team is one of seven ACC schools ranked in the top 15 of the Southeast Region.
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced today the league's 2009-10 Sportsmanship Award winners. Clemson junior cross county and track & field student-athlete Stephanie Buffo and Virginia freshman cross country and track & field student-athlete Robert Andrews were honored individually while the team award went to the Georgia Tech baseball squad.
The Clemson cross country teams will have the advantage of a new home course this fall. For the first time since 2006, the Tigers will play host to a meet with the running of the Clemson Invitational on Friday, Sept. 17. The event will be held at Musser Farms, a peach orchard and fruit tree research center located just nine miles from the heart of campus. Click on the photo gallery link above to see a few snapshots of Musser Farms.
Optimism will be the watchword for the 2010 season as the Clemson cross country teams prepare to make their move up the ranks within the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeast Region.
The men's and women's 2010 cross country schedule was announced Thursday by the Clemson coaching staff. The Tigers are scheduled to compete in six regular-season meets, including at home for the first time since the 2006 season.
Northwestern and Clemson alumnus Mitch Greeley is in Europe competing in the pole vault. According to college coach Josh Langley, Greeley will be in Europe until the middle of August.
CLEMSON -- The Clemson women's track and field team swept both indoor and outdoor Atlantic Coast Conference Championships with a team win at the school's Rock Norman Complex.
Clemson distance star Kim Ruck blogs about her first nationals experience.
Clemson distance star Kim Ruck blogs about her first nationals experience.
Clemson distance star Kim Ruck blogs about her first nationals experience.
Clemson distance star Kim Ruck blogs about her first nationals experience.
Clemson sophomore Kim Ruck was named to the Division I All-Academic Team for women's cross country. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) made the announcement Monday afternoon.
Clemson sophomore Kim Ruck and freshman Lauren Reen were among 24 student-athletes named to the 2009 All-ACC Academic Team for women's cross country on Thursday. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.0 grade-point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA during her academic career.
The Clemson women's indoor track and field team won the school's second-ever Atlantic Coast Conference team indoor championship, winning five individual events plus 4x400-meter relay.
GREENSBORO, NC - Clemson junior Jonathan Sunde was among 23 student-athletes named to the 2009 All-ACC Academic Team for men's cross country on Friday. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.0 grade-point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA during her academic career.
Former Clemson coach Bob Pollock passed away Saturday. The South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association through Steve Wilson distributed the visitation and funeral information.
Former Clemson cross country and track and field coach Bob Pollock died Saturday, according to the university. Pollock was 60 years old.
Woodmont's Aaron Ramirez has committed to Clemson University, the Wildcat told scrunners.com Tuesday afternoon.
Mauldin distance star Alexa Neiling has committed to continue her running career at Clemson University, gomavs.net told scrunners.com Wednesday night.
LOUISVILLE, KY - Clemson sophomore Kim Ruck finished 11th Saturday at the NCAA Southeast Regional at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park to lead the cross country team efforts. Ruck's all-region performance led the women's team to a 12th-place finish. The Clemson men finished 15th as a team.
The cross country teams will travel to Louisville, KY this weekend to tape part in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The meet will be held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park for the third time, all within the last four years. The men's 10K competition will begin at 10:00 AM, followed by the women's 6K race at 11:15. The top two teams and top four individuals earn automatic berths in the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 23.
Clemson University's track and field program announced today the high school indoor meet scheduled for Dec. 5 has been postponed due to outdoor facility construction in preparation for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships coming to Clemson in spring 2010.
Clemson sophomore Kim Ruck placed ninth at the ACC Championships on Saturday to lead the cross country teams' efforts at WakeMed Soccer Park. It was the second straight season the women's program produced an All-ACC runner. Jenna Baker, who did not compete Saturday, was All-ACC in 2008.
The men's and women's cross country teams will compete Saturday at the ACC Championships. The meet will be held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. The men's race, which will span 8000 meters, gets underway at 9:30 a.m. The women's 6K will follow at 10:30 a.m. The women's team is ranked No. 11 in the latest Southeast Region poll, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Clemson Director of track and field / cross country Lawrence Johnson talks about the return of a high school indoor track and field meet at the university.
BOONE, NC - Clemson completed its final tuneup for the ACC Cross Country Championships on Friday with the Blue Ridge Open on the campus of Appalachian State University. The men's team placed seventh in the 8K race, while the partial women's squad finished 10th over a 5K course.
The men's and women's cross country teams will compete Friday afternoon in the Blue Ridge Open at Don Kennedy Trail. This will be Clemson's second trip to Boone, NC for a meet this season. The Tigers competed in the Mountaineer Open on Sept. 18, with the women's team finishing runner-up and the men placing fourth as a team.
The men's and women's cross country teams both moved into the latest regional rankings compiled by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA), the organization announced Monday. The women's team is listed No. 12, while the men are ranked No. 15 within the Southeast Region.
CHARLOTTE, NC - Kim Ruck ran a personal-best 5K en route to winning the women's individual championship at the Charlotte Invitational late Friday afternoon at McAlpine Creek Park. Ruck, who won her first-ever individual title, led the women's team to a runner-up finish. The Clemson men's team also finished runner-up in new distance coach Brad Herbster's return to Charlotte. Herbster served as the Charlotte cross country coach from 2002-09 before accepting the same position at Clemson in the summer.
The men's and women's cross country teams will travel up the road Friday to take part in the Charlotte Invitational. The meet will be held at McAlpine Creek Park, with the women's 5K race scheduled for 4:15 p.m. and the men's 8K competition set for 4:45. This will be Clemson's first 8K race of the young season.
BOONE, NC - The Clemson women finished runner-up and the men's team was fourth Friday afternoon at the Mountaineer Open on the campus of Appalachian State University. It was the second meet of the young season for the Tiger cross country teams.
The men's and women's cross country teams will return to action on Friday, Sept. 18 at the Mountaineer Open in Boone, NC. The racing gets underway at Don Kennedy Trail with the women's 5K at 5:00 p.m. The men will follow in a race slightly over 6K at 5:45 p.m. This is only Clemson's second meet of the season. In addition to Clemson, host Appalachian State will be one of 10 schools competing, including East Tennessee State (women) and Ohio State (men).
Maryland's Alex Lundy was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week and Clemson's Kelsey Armstrong earned the league's Women's Performer of the Week honors.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Kelsey Armstrong made her debut with the Clemson varsity cross country team Friday evening and did not disappoint. The junior from Talbott, Tenn. was the top individual finisher in the 5K Gamecock Invitational, leading the partial women's squad to a second-place team finish behind host South Carolina. Armstrong's winning time was 17:51.03 at Hilton Field at Fort Jackson.
The men's and women's cross country teams are set to begin their 2009 season at the Gamecock Invitational on Friday in Columbia. The races will both be 5K in length and held at Fort Jackson. The men's race is set for 6:30 p.m., with the women's event slated to start at 7:00.
Thomas Sensing of Wake Forest, Maggie Bernard of Clemsonand the North Carolina fencing team have been named 2008-09 Atlantic CoastConference Sportsmanship winners for the 2008-09 academic year, asannounced by Commissioner John D. Swofford.
The men's and women's cross country schedule was announced Monday by the Clemson coaching staff. The season will get underway Friday, Sept. 4 with the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, SC. In total, Clemson is scheduled for five meets prior to the three major events to close the season: ACC Championships, NCAA Southeast Regional, and NCAA Championships.
CLEMSON -- Brad Herbster has been added to Clemson’s track and field coaching staff. Director of Track and Field Lawrence Johnson made the announcement today.
Brad Herbster has been added to Clemson's track & field coaching staff. Director of Track & Field Lawrence Johnson made the announcement Monday. Herbster, most recently an associate head coach with the Charlotte 49ers, will be in charge of all phases of the men's and women's distance programs. He will also be in charge of the cross country teams, starting immediately.
Janice Jackson didn’t need to agonize over which college to go to. Sometimes you go to the store already knowing what you’re going to buy. All you need to do is try it on.
Hillcrest alumna Heather (Nichols) Knight ran a Boston Marathon qualifying time of three hours, 33 minutes and 48 seconds in the Nike Women's Marathon Sunday in San Francisco in the former Rams' marathon debut.
Monday, Monday! Less than seven days left! After resting for two days, I ran about eight miles on Saturday with a little over six of them around marathon pace (or what I hope marathon pace to be).
My name is Heather (Nichols) Knight, a former Hillcrest High School distance runner. Although, while I am getting ready to run my first marathon, a 5K cross country course doesn’t seem like so much distance anymore. I am three weeks away from the big day and about to begin my tapering. I will be keeping a journal of my experiences/training from now until (and slightly beyond) my race. I will be running the Nike’s Women’s Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training on Oct. 19.
My name is Heather (Nichols) Knight, a former Hillcrest High School distance runner. Although, while I am getting ready to run my first marathon, a 5K cross country course doesn’t seem like so much distance anymore. I am three weeks away from the big day and about to begin my tapering. I will be keeping a journal of my experiences/training from now until (and slightly beyond) my race. I will be running the Nike’s Women’s Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training on Oct. 19.
Hillcrest class of 2000 graduate Heather (Nichols) Knight is scheduled to compete in her first marathon in three weeks (Nike Women's Marathon Oct. 19 in San Francisco). Knight talks about her reason for running the event and preparation. The former Ram will start a journal on her experiences building up to the marathon.
Clemson assistant track and field coach Glenn McAtee announced today in an e-mail he will no longer coach at the university.
Former Coastal Carolina University women's track and field standout and current volunteer coach Amber Campbell placed 21st in the prelims of the hammer throw at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Lawrence Johnson has been named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Clemson, the athletic department announced Wednesday. Johnson comes to Clemson after serving as an assistant for four years with Virginia Tech.
GreenvilleOnline.com / The Greenville News: Men’s track and cross country coach Bob Pollock announced his retirement today after 20 seasons at Clemson University. Pollock will work through the United States Olympic trials in July.
CLEMSON — The State Law Enforcement Division says Clemson track coach Bob Pollock deposited money from track meets into a personal bank account. Although an investigation by SLED found that Pollock and assistant coach Charles Foster collected more than $27,000 worth of track fees that did not go to the university, 13th circuit solicitor Robert Ariail recommended that no charges be filed in the case — partly because the two coaches have already paid restitution to Clemson.
Bob Pollock, Clemson University men's track coach for 19 years, is under investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division over a "breach of trust."
