April 17, 2004

Complete List of Results

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Clemson men and North Carolina women captured the 2004 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship, Saturday afternoon on Fetzer Field at Irwin Belk Track, on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Clemson accumulated an ACC Outdoor record 224 points on the men's side to win their tenth outright title, while the North Carolina women registered their fourth consecutive outdoor title and 14th championship overall. The Tar Heels finished the tournament with 186.5 points.

Day two of the 2004 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship began the same as the first day with North Carolina taking the hammer throw competition. This time freshman Nick Owens captured the event with a throw of 195' 1" (59.46m) on the men's side. Florida State's Andrew Diakos placed second, establishing a mark of 192' 7" (58.71m) followed by John Collins of Maryland in third at 185' 9" (56.61m).

Lauren Reimer of Georgia Tech was victorious in the final two events of the women's heptathlon event to win the competition with 4973 points. Reimer posted wins in both the javelin throw (120' 6") and 800m run (2:26.88) becoming the first Yellow Jacket to capture the event in conference outdoor history. Maryland's Heather Houston won the long jump event with a mark of 19' 4" (5.89m) to finish in second place with 4917 points. The Yellow Jackets' Alexandra Van Heuven accumulated 4535 points to finish in third.

Zeb Sion became the first Georgia Tech athlete to win the men's shot put competition in 14 years, taking the event with an ACC best mark of 58' 1" (17.70m). Clemson took second and third in the competition with sophomore Derek Gilson (55' 7.75") and senior Matt Lombardi (54' 5.25"), respectively.

In the 4x100m relay competition, the Wolfpack of NC State posted a time of 44.93 to win the event on the women's side. The win is the first victory in a relay event of any kind in ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship history for NC State. Florida State finished in second (45.01) and Georgia Tech in third (45.05). The Clemson men extended their winning streak to five in row in the 4x100m relay crossing the finish line in a time of 39.75, the fastest time recorded by the Tigers this season. Florida State placed second with a mark of 40.11, while Wake Forest rounded out the top three with a time of 41.06.

Florida State's Natalie Hughes took home the win in the women's 1500m run with a time of 4:16.55. With the win, Hughes earns the first-ever victory for the Seminoles in this event. Anna Sherman placed second with a time of 4:18.32 for the Demon Deacons, while Alice Schmidt of UNC finished third in a time of 4:18.46.

Brendon Mahoney won his second event of the afternoon taking the men's 1500m in a time of 3:45.76 for the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech garnered just their fourth-ever victory in the 1500m competition at the ACC Outdoor Championship. Bradley Wharton of Wake Forest was second at 3:45.94, followed by FSU's Tom Lancashire in third with a time of 3:47.04.

In the women's javelin competition, Inge Jorgensen became a three-time champion with an ACC best throw of 173' 6" (52.89m). Amy Parulis and Karen Wyzykowski of North Carolina went two, three with marks of 147' 8" and 144' 10", respectively.

Georgia Tech's Montrell Person captured the men's 110m hurdles crossing the finish line in a time of 13.86. Lydell Perry of Clemson earned second place honors with a time of 14.01. The Demon Deacons' Mike Loyd finished third in time of 14.03.

After setting the outdoor meet record in the preliminary heat of the women's 100m hurdles with a time of 13.10, Ebony Foster of NC State followed that performance with a time of 13.11 to garner her first ACC Outdoor Championship. Dana Rogers (13.77) and Chaunte Howard (13.78) of Georgia Tech placed second and third to round out the top three in the event.

Sean Campbell posted the first Seminole victory at the ACC championship meet in the men's 400m dash with a time of 46.57. Campbell edged out fellow teammate Antonio Cromartie of Florida State, who finished second in a time of 46.62. Virginia's Kellen Blassingame earned third place honors crossing the finish line at 46.99.

Georgia Tech's Ashlee Kidd garnered first place honors in the women's 400m dash posting a top time of 52.40. Her teammate Shanta Smith took second place with a time of 53.38, while Florida State's Tamara Campbell finished in third at 53.41.

Gisele Oliveira of Clemson successfully defended her title in the women's triple jump with a winning mark of 43' 5.25" (13.24m). Oliveira's jump is the best in the ACC this season. Georgia Tech earned the next three spots with Brandy Depland in second (43' 1.75"), Chaunte Howard in third (42' 5.25") and Shanta Smith placing fourth (41' 8").

In men's triple jump action, North Carolina's Daniel Harris captured the title with his top mark of the year at 52' 4" (15.95m). Rafeeq Curry of Florida State finished in second at 51' 4.25", while fellow teammate Willie Johnson placed third with a mark of 50' 10.25" (15.50m).

In one of the most exciting races of the afternoon on both the men's and women's side, Tye Hill of Clemson and Amandi Rhett of Georgia Tech were crowned champions of the 100m dash. Hill crossed the finish line in a time of 10.52, followed closely by Brian Dzingai of Florida State at 10.54 and the Tigers' Airese Currie in third with a time of 10.57. On the women's side, Rhett (11.763) just edged NC State's Felicia Fant (11.767) by four one-thousandths of a second to win the event. Kim Walker of Florida State was third at 11.84.

Wake Forest's Nikeya Green won the women's 800m run in a time of 2:05.68 to become just the second Demon Deacon to win the event and first since 1994 when Chrissy Person performed the feat. The Tar Heels' Alice Schmidt and Erin Donohue finished two, three crossing the finish line in times of 2:07.70 and 2:09.43, respectively.

The Yellow Jackets' Brendon Mahoney won his second event of the afternoon beating out Virginia's McGavock Dunbar by five one-hundredths of a second to claim his second men's 800m title. Mahoney's time was 1:51.15, while Dunbar finished in a time of 1:51.20. Freshman Clay Ragan took third in a time of 1:51.82 for the Tar Heels.

In the men's 400m hurdles, Clemson's Michael Bolling placed first with a season and personal best time of 51.61. Joe Paiva of Florida State was second at 51.92, followed by the Tigers' Scott Kautz with a mark of 52.16.

Tiffany Flomo of North Carolina won her third consecutive title in the women's 400m hurdle event, turning in a personal best time of 57.31. Clemson's Silja Ulfarsdottir was second at 58.40, while LaKendra McColumn of Florida State took third place honors in a time of 58.62.

North Carolina's Laura Gerraughty successfully defended her title in the women's shot put competition, while claiming her second victory of the championship in 2004. Gerraughty established a winning mark of 58' 1" (17.70m), tops in the ACC this season. Lindsay Neuberger of Wake Forest finished in second place at 50' 1" (15.26m), followed by North Carolina freshman Kelly Fazekas in third with a mark of 46' 10" (14.27m).

Senior Brian Dzingai of Florida State registered a victory in the men's 200m dash with a time of 20.63. Clemson's Ron Richards placed second in a time of 21.16. Harold Manning of Maryland finished third with a mark of 21.17. On the women's side, Ashlee Kidd earned her second win of the 2004 Outdoor Championship capturing the 200m dash in a personal best time of 23.53 for the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech's Amandi Rhett finished second with a time of 23.65, while Florida State's Kim Walker placed third (23.90).

Freshman Adam Linkenauger of Clemson took home the men's high jump title clearing the bar at 7' 1" (2.16m). Georgia Tech's Michael Massey was second (6' 11.75"), followed by John Hubbard of North Carolina in third (6' 9.5").

Will Christian of Virginia won the men's 5000m becoming just the second Cavalier to win the event at the Outdoor Championship. Christian finished the race in a time of 14:24.20 to win the event. NC State placed second and third with Andy Smith (14:33.51) and Chad Pearson (14:42.51), respectively.

Vicky Gill became the first Florida State Seminole to win the women's 5000m crossing the finish line in a time of 16:13.34, fastest time recorded in the conference this season. North Carolina's Carol Henry was second at 16:16.65, while Duke's Clara Horowitz took third in a time of 16:28.10.

In the men's decathlon event, Clemson swept the top three spots with senior Rick Hill winning his second straight title with a total of 7300 points. Hill's point total was good for an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. The Tigers' Brent Hobbs finished in second with an NCAA provisional qualifying point total of 7180, claiming victory in the 110m hurdles (14.47) and discus throw events (136' 3"). Ryan Hunter of Clemson placed third with 6626 points after winning the pole vault at 15' 9" (4.80m) on the second day of competition. Georgia Tech's Greg McCormick, who finished in fourth (6450), claimed the javelin throw, while Maryland's Daniel Hawthorn won the 1500m run in a time of 4:33.30.

In the final event of the 2004 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championship, the Florida State men took the 4x400m relay title in a time of 3:07.86. Clemson was second (3:08.79) and North Carolina third (3:12.12). The Clemson Tigers captured the women's 4x400m relay title with a time of 3:37.28. Florida State took second place at 3:39.22, followed by North Carolina in third with a time of 3:43.28.

Men's Final Standings (After 21 events scored):
1) Clemson, 224
2) Florida State, 176
3) North Carolina, 104
4) Georgia Tech, 103
5) NC State, 81
6) Virginia, 53
7) Wake Forest, 34
8) Duke, 23
9) Maryland, 20

Women's Final Standings (After 21 events scored):
1) North Carolina, 186.5
2) Georgia Tech, 146
3) Florida State, 130
4) NC State, 89
5) Wake Forest, 70
6) Clemson, 69
7) Virginia, 51.5
8) Duke 46
9) Maryland 28

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