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Tarees Rhoden (1:45.97) and Oneka Wilson (12.87) run personal bests to win 800m, 100m hurdles gold at ACC Outdoor Championships
Written by Bradley Jacks. Posted in Athletics. | 11 May 2024 | 793 Views
Tags: Athletics, 100M Hurdles, 800M, Acc Championships, Ncaa Track And Field, Oneka Wilson, Tarees Rhoden

Jamaica now has another man under 1:46.00 in the 800m in the form of Clemson senior Tarees Rhoden.

Rhoden ran a personal best 1:45.97 to claim gold at the ACC Outdoor Championships in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday.

Wake Forest junior Rynard Swanepoel ran 1:46.69 for second while Virginia senior Shane Cohen ran 1:46.89 in third.

The 23-year-old former Kingston College standout, who was eighth in the final last season, entered Saturday’s race with a personal best of 1:46.20 done last April.

Clemson also took gold in the women's 100m hurdles through Jamaican sophomore Oneka Wilson who ran a brilliant personal best 12.87 to win ahead of Florida State's Alexandra Webster (13.04) and Duke's Skyla Wilson (13.26).

Wilson's previous personal best 13.00 was done on Friday in the prelims.

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