May 18, 2006

The Clemson women's track & field team will be represented May 26-27 in Greensboro, NC at the NCAA East Region Championships by eight student-athletes and the 4x400m relay team. Each athlete hopes to place in the top five of their respective event in order to advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 7-10 in Sacramento, CA.

Clemson will have two athletes each in the 100m hurdles, triple jump, and hammer throw, as well as one in the intermediate hurdles and javelin throw. The entire list of regional qualifiers for Lady Tiger track & field is listed below.

Student-Athlete         Event           Meet                    Mark/Time
Polly Hardy             100m Hurdles    ACC Championships       13.71
Renata Miyamoto         100m Hurdles    Solid Orange Classic    13.72
Sierra Hill             400m Hurdles    ACC Championships       59.58
Renata Miyamoto         Triple Jump     ACC Championships       41'0.5"
Michelle Rogers         Triple Jump     Solid Orange Classic    40'7.75"
Della Clark             Hammer Throw    Aggie Last Chance Meet  194'2"
Rochelle Kokayko        Hammer Throw    Yellow Jacket Invitational      183'8"
Krystal Woods           Javelin Throw   Clemson Relays  144'7"

Note: Clemson's 4x400m relay team qualified with a time of 3:41.81 last weekend at the Aggie Last Chance Meet.