Jan. 20, 2018
FULL RESULTS (PDF)
CLEMSON, S.C. - Penn State wrapped up the final day of the Clemson Invitational with several strong performances, including a new school record by sophomore Danae Rivers.
Victoria Tachinski brought home a sixth-place finish in the women's 600-meters (1:32.52) while on the men's side it was Isaiah Harris leading the way with a facility record performance crossing the line in 1:16.55 followed by teammates Domenic Perretta in second (1:19.32) and Jordan Makins (1:20.13) in third.
Moving up to the 800-meters, it was Danae Rivers who stole the show laying down a school record performance - breaking her own mark set last year 2:04.04 - running 2:03.13 that would be the NCAA leader entering the weekend. Rivers was bested by only Adidas' Natoya Goule who finished in 1:59.86 but eclipsed the field by a full eight seconds over the next closest competitor.
In the 4x400-meter relays, Penn State's women (Kiara Lester, Victoria Tichinaki, Rachael DeCecco, Danae Rivers) turned in a time of 3:44.46 to take sixth-place, while the men's squad of Dan Chisena, Kier Miner, Xavier Smith, Isaiah Harris) crossed the line in a season-best time of 3:08.17 finishing third.
Obeng Marfo turned in another top-eight finish in the field, this time in the women's weight throw finishing with a mark of 17.37m (57'-0"). On the men's side in the weight throw, Morgan Shigo also grabbed a top-eight finish with a best of 19.76m (64'-10") to take seventh-place.
The all-time No. 2 high jumper in program history, Megan McCloskey, wrapped up competition in her signature event with a best clearance of 1.75m (5'-8.75") for sixth-place, while Chisom Ifedi turned in the best performance on the men's side in the event with his clearance of 2.05m (6'-8.75") for eighth-place.
Bryce Williams, the current NCAA leader in the triple jump, continued his dominance in the event with a first-place finish with his mark of 15.85m (52'-0").
For a complete list of results and times click here.
Penn State will return to Happy Valley as they host the annual Penn State National Open at Ashenfelter III Indoor track Jan. 26-27 with day one action getting underway at 5 p.m. ET.
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