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  C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Lake Butler, FL

Height:
5-11

Event:
Sprints

Major:
Sociology

2007 Honors: NCAA All-American, 4x100m; NCAA East Region Runner-Up, 4x100m; NCAA East Region Qualifier, 100m & 4x100m; All-ACC, 100m; NCAA Provisional Qualifier, 60m.

Clemson Highlights
2006-07
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a member of the 4x100m relay team...competed with group in the prelims at regionals, but sat out the final due to soreness...came back to help the squad to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships...ran anchor leg with the team...earned first-ever All-ACC certificate after placing third in the 100m dash, behind a pair of national top performers (Travis Padgett, Greg Bolden)...helped 4x100m relay team to a runner-up finish and fourth-best time in the nation at 39.48...regional qualifier multiple times in the 100m dash...top time was 10.41 at the Clemson Invitational...also had a time of 10.45 in the prelims at the ACC Championships...ran third leg with the 4x100m relay team that posted a time of 39.78 at the Clemson Invitational. Indoor: Scored for the Tigers at the ACC Championships in the 60m dash with a time of 6.74...his time was an NCAA provisional qualifying effort in the event...ran 6.85 in the 60m at the Tyson Invitational...top time in the 200m dash also came at ACCs, where he crossed the finish line in 22.13.

Union County High School Highlights
One of the top track athletes in Florida...state champion in the 100m (10.42) and 200m at the AA level...won the 100m at the Golden West Meet, a national meet held in June, 2006 in California; also finished second in the 200m...a first-team USA Today All-American in football, the first running back to come to Clemson with those credentials since 1989 (Rudy Harris)...first-team Parade All-American...selected Clemson for football and track over Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL), and Southern California.

Personal
Born 8/15/87...unanimous freshman All-American in football...ACC Rookie of the Year runner-up after rushing for 938 yards and scoring a total of 12 touchdowns during the 2006 season.

Best Collegiate Times
55m - 6.31
60m - 6.74
100m - 10.41
200m - 21.47


 
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