WOMEN’S BIOS JANICE JACKSON Sprints/Hurdles 5-8 • Red-Shirt Freshman Brooklyn, NY 2009-10 Highlights • Red-shirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons due to a torn ACL suffered prior to enrolling at Clemson Medgar Evers Prep School Highlights • Two-time indoor All-American, including 2009 when she was third in the 60m hurdles at the National Scholastic meet • Nike Outdoor All-American in 2009 as a senior in the 100m hurdles • Indoor state champion in the 55m hurdles in 2008, she was the Division I runner-up in the 100m hurdles during outdoor season • Two-time indoor city champion • Coached by Dr. James Phipps Personal • Born 10/30/91 in Jamaica • Majoring in history • Named to 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll
BRIANA JOHNSON Hurdles 5-6 • Senior Orlando, FL Career Honors • All-Mountain West Conference, 60m hurdles (2010) & 100m Hurdles (2010) 2007-10 Highlights (at San Diego State) • Earned All-MWC honor in the 60m hurdles with a runner-up finish (8.60) in 2010 as a junior at San Diego State • Also earned all-conference recognition outdoors after a runner-up finish (13.92) in the 100m hurdles • Performed well at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships in 2009, placing fifth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.62 • Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2008 and was 24th in the preliminary round of the 100m hurdles Personal • Born 5/31/89 • Daughter of Lorna Johnson, who was also her high school coach • Majoring in communication studies
STORMY KENDRICK Sprints 5-3 • Sophomore Gastonia, NC
• All-ACC, 60m Dash (2010) • USA Junior All-American, 100m & 200m (2010) Clemson Highlights • Ranks first in Clemson history in the 100m dash, third in the 60m dash, eighth in the outdoor 200m dash, & 10th in the indoor 200m dash. 2009-10 Outdoor Highlights • Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships in three events, the 100m dash, 200m dash and 4x100m relay • Ran second leg for the Tigers’ All-America 4x100m relay team, which placed fourth with a time of 44.12 in the finals • Placed 12th in the 100m dash (11.47) and 16th in the 200 (23.85) semifinals • Ran second leg for the Tigers’ ACC championship 4x100m relay • Also ran second leg for Clemson’s 4x1 at the East Prelims, where the group posted season-best time of 43.70 (No. 2 in Clemson history) • Earned runner-up finishes at ACC Championships in both short sprints, which included school-record time of 11.25 in 100m dash • Finished in top 12 of both 100m dash and 200m dash in Greensboro at the East Prelims, she was one of the top freshman sprinters at the meet • Freshman school record-holder in both 100m dash and 200m dash • Named ACC Outdoor Freshman-of-the-Year for her efforts, just the second Clemson female in history to earn the accolade • USA Junior All-American in both short sprints, she qualified for the IAAF World Junior Championships via a runner-up finish in the 200m dash • Claimed IAAF World Junior crowns in both 200m dash (22.99) and 4x100m relay; she was only the second athlete in Clemson history to win an individual event at the World Junior Championships 2009-10 Indoor Highlights • NCAA provisional qualifier in 60m dash and 200m dash • Produced personal best of 7.40 in 60m dash at the Clemson Games, a time that ranks in a tie for third in the Tiger record books • Earned All-ACC honor with third-place finish in 60m dash (7.44) • Posted strong provisional NCAA time of 23.89 in 200m dash at Tyson Invitational Forestview High School Highlights • Indoor All-American via third-place finish in 60m dash at the NSIC meet • Earned outdoor All-America status after third-place showing in 100m dash at the Nike meet • AAA state champion in the 100m and 200m dash events as a senior, she also won the 100m dash in 2007 as a sophomore • West Region champion in the 100 and 200 as a senior • Two-time indoor state champion • USA Youth outdoor champion in the 100m dash in 2007 • Coached by Valentino Sykes Personal • Born 1/6/91 • Daughter of Betty Kendrick • Majoring in health science Best Collegiate Marks • 60m – 7.40 • 100m – 11.25 • 200m – 23.34 • 400m – 55.86
Career Honors • IAAF World Junior Champion, 200m & 4x100m (2010) • USTFCCCA All-American, 4x100m Relay (2010) • NCAA Qualifier, 100m Dash, 200m Dash, & 4x100m Relay (2010) • NCAA Provisional Qualifier, 60m Dash & 200m Dash (2010) • ACC Champion, 4x100m Relay (2010) • ACC Outdoor Freshman-of-the-Year (2010) • All-ACC, 100m Dash (2010) • All-ACC, Outdoor 200m Dash (2010)
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ANNIMARI KORTE Hurdles 5-5 • Junior Helsinki, Finland Career Honors • All-Mountain West Conference, 60m hurdles (2010) Pre-Clemson Highlights • Earned All-MWC honor in the 60m hurdles with a third-place finish (8.60) in 2010 as a sophomore at San Diego State
2010-11 Tiger Track & Field