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March 20, 2004
CLEMSON, SC - The Clemson men's track and field team opened its 2004 outdoor season at the Clemson Relays on Saturday at the Rock Norman Track and Field Complex. The Tigers won six events at the meet, including the 110m hurdles, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, 4x1500m relay, triple jump and shot put. Lydell Perry and Derek Gilson qualified for the region meet in the 110m hurdles and shot put, respectively.
On the track, Larry Griffin led three Tigers in the 100m dash with a time of 10.70 and a third-place finish. Lydell Perry captured the 110m hurdles with a regional qualifying time of 14.22. Scott Kautz and Rashad Gardner finished second and third in the 400m hurdles with times of 53.67 and 53.86, respectively. Greg Isaacs was the runner-up in the 5000m with a time of 15:30.98. Clemson's 4x100m relay team of Griffin, Robert Ibeh, Ronald Richards and Michael Bolling finished second with a time of 1:25.81. The Tigers' 4x400m relay team of Richards, Bolling, Rashad Gardner and Darius Acker won that event in 3:12.25, edging another Clemson team of Marquis Andrews, Scott Kautz, Ibeh and Ahmad Rutherford (3:13.10). The Tigers' 4x800m relay team of Rutherford, Matt Clark, Derrick Wyatt and Clay Pendleton won that event in 7:51.04 and Clemson's 4x1500m relay team of Clark, Ryan Fenton, Wyatt and Matt Pimentel were the top finishers with a time of 16:09.05. In the distance medley relay, Clemson was edged at the finish line, as Wyatt, Warren Eure, Rutherford and Pimentel finished in 10:17.37.
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The Tigers return to action on Mar. 26-27 at the Raleigh Relays.
