Jack Miller Sets School Record As Pitt Wraps Up Tiger Paw Invitational

Friday, February 11

Clemson, SC

Pitt

Tiger Paw Invitational

Full Results

2/14/2022 7:54:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

CLEMSON, SC – Redshirt sophomore Jack Miller broke his own school record in the 3000m run as the Panthers wrapped up weekend action at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson.

The Panthers posted a total of 11 top-10 finishes while setting one school record and six top-10 all-time marks across the weekend of action.

Miller ran the best race of his young career in the 3000m run Saturday at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex as he secured his first victory of the season in the event. The redshirt sophomore finished over 12 seconds ahead of the second place runner as he posted a school record time of 7:57.39. He became the first Panther in program history to post a sub-8 minute time in the 3000m run.

In the women's 3000m run, Ally Brunton was able to post the best run of her impressive career in the event as she crossed the finish line in second place. The fifth-year runner posted a personal record time of 9:34.42 which marked the third fastest time in program history in the event. Sophomore Emily Brown finished right behind Brunton in third place with a personal record time of 9:52.09 while Mary Borkoski took fifth place in 10:02.62.

Pitt had some strong showings in the field events as Felix Wolter was able to claim a fourth place finish in the long jump as he cleared a distance of 24'9.25" (7.55m). In the triple jump, Clement Campbell finished in 16^th place in a talented field but he was able to record a personal record jump of 48'6.75" (14.80m) which marked the seventh best jump in program history in the event. Junior Lydia Bottelier was able to record a 10^th place finish in the high jump as she cleared a height of 5'7.75" (1.72m), the second best height she has cleared this season.

The men's 4x400m relay squad finished off the weekend for the Panthers with a strong showing as they collected the eighth place finish in a loaded field of teams. The quartet of Cobe Wiggins, Lonzell Feagin, Nigel Hussey and Ade Jones-Roundtree crossed the finish line in a season-best time of 3:10.01, it also marked the sixth fastest in program history in the event.

Elsewhere on the track, Campbell was able to notch a top-10 mark in the 60m dash as he posted a personal record time of 6.93 seconds. His time is tied for 10^th in program history in the event. Jones-Roundtree was able to etch his name on the top-10 all-time list in the 400m dash Friday as he posted a new personal record time of 47.58, the eighth fastest time in program history. The Panthers also had three guys finish in the top-8 in the mile run as Finn Walsh took home second place with a new personal record time of 4:07.79 followed by Luke Henseler in seventh place with a personal record time of 4:11.51 and Josh Higgins in eighth place with a season-best time of 4:12.20.

The women's distance medley relay squad of Brunton, Mackenzie Sullivan, Caroline Bolen and Brown were able to secure a second place finish. The quartet posted a season-best time of 11:39.07, the ninth fastest time in program history in the event.

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