ACC CHAMPIONSHIP AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

The ACC is the very first of the BCS Conferences every year to have a conference championship meet. Clemson played host to some of the nation's premier programs such as Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. The meet was full of star performances.


Women

Sprints*

Queen Harrison may just go down as the best female hurdler in the history of collegiate track and field. Although wind-aided the senior from Virginia Tech ran a blistering 12.44 in the women's 100 meter hurdles to take the title. Senior teammate Kristi Catlin was a close second in 12.59. Harrison would complete a double winning the women's 400 hurdles in a NCAA leading time of 54.66. Miami junior Ti'erra Brown was second with a time of 55.55. Harrison was a solid performer in what may be the best women's hurdling conference.

The fastest woman in the ACC went to a true freshman Marecia Pemberton of Florida State who clocked in a wind-aided 11.12 over fellow freshman from Clemson Stormy Kendrick who clocked n 11.25. Kendrick was the brides-maid again in the women's 200 behind another Florida State sprint star, junior Teona Rodgers winning with a wind-aided 22.81 while Kendrick clocked in 22.83. The 400 saw junior Tameka Jameson of Miami win with a time of 53.34 over freshman Brittany Pringley of Clemson with a time of 53.72.

In the relay races, Clemson claimed the 4x100 relay title clocking in at 44.36, 0.19 shy of a meet record. The women of Miami claimed the 4x400 title with a 3:36.03 performance. The Clemson team consisted of Michalyn Golliday, Stormy Kendrick, Kristine Scott and Jasmine Edgerson. The Miami winners include, Tameka Jameson, Ti'erra Brown, Charlene Fuller and Takecia Jameson.



*Distance

The ACC has been regarded as one the best distance conferences in the country with a multitude of great distance programs and individual performances. Junior Anna Nosenko of Wake Forest took the title as top distance performancer winning the 5,000 (16:14.09) and 10,000 (34:03.27). Here are some other highlights.


800- Dominique Jackson North Carolina 2:06.16

1,500- Pilar McShine Florida State 4:31.38

Steeple- Jennifer Dunn Florida State 10:26.03



FIELD*

In the women's triple jump defending NCAA Champion Kim Williams of Florida State won the title in her first jump, a leap of 44-2.50. Senior Patricia Mamona of Clemson made the event interesting on her final jump a leap of 43-7.75. Williams was not able to have similar success in the women's long jump. Mamona's teammate April Sinkler jumped a winning 21-0.75 performance, Sinkler also won the women's high jump reaching a height 5-11.25 on fewer jumps.

Other highlights include:

Shot Put: Lawanda Henry N.C. State 51-5.75

Discus: Bailey Wagner Georgia Tech 169-11

Javelin: Meghan Briggs Virginia 171-10

Hammer Throw: Alana Clooten Georgia Tech 188-06

Heptathlon: Liane Weber Clemson 5,928

Pole Vault: Amy Fryt Duke 13-1.50


Plenty of top performances at the ACC Championship meet. On the next post we will recap the men's side and a preview to this weekend's Penn Relays and Drake Relays.