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May 8, 1997
Knoxville, TN -- Members of the Clemson men's track and field team finished first in five of eight events at the Tennessee Twilight Meet in Knoxville, TN late Wednesday night.
Sophomore Kenny Franklin highlighted the Tiger finishes by claiming first in two individual events. The Sumter, SC native won the 100m dash with a time of 10.54 and the 200m dash with a time of 20.98. Teammate Shawn Crawford, a freshman, finished second to Franklin in the 200m dash with a time of 21.15.
Clemson's 4x100m relay team consisting of Jeremichael Williams, Tony Wheeler, Franklin, and Crawford won with a time of 40.15.
Junior Greg Hines ran a personal season best on his way to winning the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.865. In a tight race, Hines edged out Tennessee's Dawane Wallace by 8/1000th of a second for the win.
In the 400m hurdles, junior Aaron Haynes finished first with a time of 50.59, while Hines ran a time of 51.13 to finish second.
Clemson Finishes
4 x 100m Relay 1. Jeremichael Williams, Tony Wheeler, Kenny Franklin, Shawn Crawford 100m Dash 1. Kenny Franklin 10.54, 4. Shawn Crawford 10.70, 9. Carlton Chambers 11.80 200m Dash 1. Kenny Franklin 20.98, 2. Shawn Crawford 21.15 4. Shawn Thomas 21.52, 7. Jeremichael Williams 21.80 110m Hurdles 1. Greg Hines 13.865 400m Hurdles 1. Aaron Haynes 50.59, 2. Greg Hines 51.13 Hammer 3. Matt Helinski 194-4 (59.24) Pole Vault 3. David Hartzler 16-8 3/4 (5.10) High Jump 5. Jason Brewer 6-6 3/4 (2.00)
Clemson, SC -- The Clemson men's track and field team will host the Clemson Decathlon Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Rock Norman Track Complex in Clemson.
The meet will start Friday at 2:00pm with the last event finishing at 6:00pm. Competition will continue Saturday starting at 11:30am and concluding at 5:30pm.
Four teams, including Clemson, will compete in the meet. Army, Western Carolina, and Iceland are the other three.
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