ANDY JOHNSTON WOMEN’S TENNIS COACH • 1983-97 FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATOR • 1998-14 Andy Johnston had two careers with the Tiger athletic department over 31 years. He served as women’s tennis head coach from 1983-97, then worked under three head football coaches as director of operations. During his tenure as tennis coach, he led the Tigers to a 254-160 record. A four-time ACC Coach-of-theYear, he helped Clemson finish in the top 25 a total of 12 times, among the top-five totals in Clemson athletics history. His four ACC Coach-of-the-Year awards are in the top 10 among Clemson coaches in all sports. In his first year at the helm, Johnston led the Tigers to 30 wins, still a school record. The squad won an ACC title in record fashion. Johnston’s team swept all nine flights of the tournament, a first for any men’s or women’s tennis program in ACC history. The team finished seventh in the nation at the NCAA Tournament. That was the first of five straight ACC titles for Johnston, still a program record for a coach. He produced 51 All-ACC selections and 13 All-America honors. After retiring as a coach, Johnston was a football administrator for 17 seasons. He worked under head coaches Tommy West, Tommy Bowden and Dabo Swinney. All three will tell you of his organizational skills when it came to the administration of their program. In his 17 years, the Tigers went to 15 bowl games, and Johnston was the prime organizer of those trips. He was presented the game ball by Swinney after the Tigers defeated Oklahoma in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl for his contributions to the program.
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JAN KEMMERLING
KENT KINNEAR
SWIMMING • 1985-88
TENNIS • 1985-88
Jan Kemmerling was an eight-time All-American for the Tigers during the mid 1980s, when Clemson had one of the best programs in the country. Kemmerling was an ACC champion in the 800 relay in the 1986 season. In 1987, she won the ACC championship in the 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay. Kemmerling’s 800 freestyle relay team holds the second and third-fastest times in the Clemson recordbook. Kemmerling was also an All-American in the 800 freestyle and 200 medley relay during the 1986 season. During the 1987 season, Kemmerling earned AllAmerica honors in the 200 individual medley, 400 and 800 freestyle and 400 medley relay. Kemmerling was named an All-American for her performance on Clemson’s 400 and 800 freestyle relays teams in the 1988 campaign. She holds Clemson’s fifth-fastest time in the 200 individual medley, eighth in the 1000 freestyle and 10th in the 400 individual medley. Kemmerling was named to the All-ACC team in the 1986 and 1987 seasons. In her last two seasons, she was a part of teams that finished fifth in the nation at the NCAA Championships. During her senior year, she had among the top-five-fastest times in nine of 19 events. Kemmerling was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002.
Kent Kinnear is seventh on the Clemson career list with 127 singles wins and ninth in doubles wins (111). He is one of just 12 Clemson men’s tennis players with 100 career wins in each category. Known as a hard worker and tough out on the hardcourt, Kinnear totaled 36 career tiebreaker victories, still second most in school history. He is also second in three-set match victories with 45 against just 21 losses. In 1985 as a freshman, Kinnear was an ACC champion at No. 3 doubles and helped the Tigers to an ACC championship. The 1986 Tigers reached an all-timebest No. 2 ranking in the ITA poll during the season. Kinnear contributed to that success as a starter who won 38 matches in singles and teamed with Jay Berger for a 20-4 mark in doubles. Clemson finished with a 31-7 record that year. Kinnear’s success continued in 1987 as a junior when he was 33-17 in singles and 23-5 in doubles. Once again, Clemson won the ACC championship. Kinnear and Vince Van Gelderen were No. 7 in the final national doubles rankings. He had a big senior season, as he was named 1988 ACC Tournament MVP. He won the No. 2 singles championship and No. 2 doubles title, leading Clemson to the ACC championship. The native of Greenwood, Ind., was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002. He played on the ATP Tour for 11 years and is now a USTA National Team coach.