10 OLYMPIC MEDALS • 19 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 32 TEAM ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Justin Murdock
Position: Sprints
Other Position: Sprints
Height: 5'10"
Year: Senior
Hometown: Pasadena, MD
Major: Communication Studies
Career Honors
• USTFCCCA All-American, 4x100 (2009)
• USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, 60 (2011)
• USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, 100 (2011)
• USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, 4x100 (2011)
• NCAA Qualifier, 60 (2011)
• NCAA Qualifier, 100 (2009, 2011)
• NCAA Qualifier, 4x100 (2009, 2011)
• NCAA Qualifier, 200 (2011)
• NCAA Provisional Qualifier, 60 Dash (2009)
• NCAA East Region Champion, 4x100 (2009)
• ACC Champion, Indoor & Outdoor 4x400 (2011)
• ACC Champion, 4x100 (2009)
• All-ACC, 60 (2010)
• All-East Region, 100 (2009)
• NCAA East Region Qualifier, 100, 200 & 4x100 (2009)
• USA Junior All-American, 100 Dash (2008)
• U.S. Track & Field News & USA Today All-American (2008)
• USA Championships Participant, 100 Dash (2011)
• World University Games Participant, 100 & 200 (2011)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks fifth in Clemson history in the 100 dash and tied for seventh in the 60 dash.

2010-11 Outdoor Highlights
• NCAA Championships qualifier in four events: 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 relays
• Second-team All-American in both the 100 and 4x100 relay
• Finished 12th in the 100 dash with a time of 10.38; helped relay squad to season-best time of 39.50 in the semifinals in Des Moines
• Clocked personal best 10.13 in 100 dash during prelims of the Clemson Qualifier on May 13; his time was No. 5 in school history
• Ran leadoff leg for the Tigers' ACC champion 4x400 relay, which earned a sweep of the conference's indoor/outdoor crowns
• Placed second in the quarterfinal round in Bloomington, IN in the 100 to earn automatic bid to the NCAA Championships
• Helped 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams advance to nationals by producing season bests with both groups in Indiana
• Qualified as at-large, the 12th and final qualifier from the East, in the 200
• Fourth-place finisher in the ACC in the 100 dash, he was sixth in the 200
• Ran well in the prelims at the USA Championships, finishing 23rd (out of 35) overall with a time of 10.34
• Competed at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China and finished in the semifinals of the 100 dash (10.38)

2010-11 Indoor Highlights
• Second-team All-American in the 60 dash, he posted a time of 6.73 in the prelims at the national meet
• Earned at-large spot in NCAA Championships field with a personal best time of 6.65 at the Tiger Paw Invitational
• Contributed to his second ACC championship as the lead leg for the conference's top 4x400 relay; the group posted a time of 3:10.47
• Finished seventh in the ACC in the 60 dash, he did not qualify for the finals of the 200

2009-10 Outdoor Highlights
• Endured an injury-plagued season, which started with a strained hamstring after running the 100m prelim at the ACC Championships
• Top time of the season in the 100m dash was 10.43 in the ACC prelims, but he did have a wind-aided 10.40 at the Florida Relays as well
• Posted top 200m dash time on the team with a 21.42 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational
• Competed at the NCAA East Prelims in the 100m and 4x400m relay

2009-10 Indoor Highlights
• Earned first-ever All-ACC honor with third-place finish in 60m dash in Blacksburg
• Top time of the season in the 60m dash was 6.72 on two occasions, the ACC meet and the Virginia Tech Qualifier
• Finished sixth at the ACC Championships in the 200m dash with a time of 21.32
• Helped 4x400m relay to runner-up finish and time of 3:10.21 at the ACC Championships, he was the team's first leg

2008-09 Outdoor Highlights
• Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100m & 4x100m relay
• Earned first All-America certificate as first leg for Clemson's third-place 4x100m relay team at the NCAA Championships
• Led relay to a school-record time of 38.77 in the finals of the 4x1 at nationals
• Finished 17th in the 100m dash after advancing to the semifinal round when he matched his personal best (10.30) in the prelims
• Earned automatic spot at first-ever national meet in the 4x1 after running opening leg for the Irwin Belk Track record-breaking team (38.78)
• Finished sixth in the 100m dash, one spot shy of an automatic berth, but did receive an at-large bid in the event
• Established a personal best in 100m at the Orange & Purple Classic, running 10.30
• Regional qualifier in the 200m dash

2008-09 Indoor Highlights
• Provisional NCAA qualifier in the 60m dash prior to an injury that ended his first season in a Tiger uniform
• Top time in the 60m dash was 6.72 at the ACC Championships, he was the fifth-place finisher in a competitive sprinting conference
• Top time in the 200m dash was 22.03, also at the league indoor meet

Meade High School Highlights
• Five-time All-American prior to enrolling at Clemson, which included a fifth-place finish in the 100m dash at the 2008 USA Junior Championships
• Also competed in the 200m dash at junior nationals
• Two-time All-American at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships, which includes a runner-up finish in the 60m dash and third-place showing in the 200m at the 2008 meet
• Earned All-America status after fourth-place finish in the 60m dash at the 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals
• Also named All-American by virtue of sixth-place showing at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals in the 100m dash, an event that was won by former Clemson teammate Trenton Guy
• AAA state champion as a senior in the 400m dash and 4x400m relay
• Also earned All-State honors as a senior in the 100m and 200m
• State record-holder in the 55m dash

Personal
• Born 4/21/89
• Majoring in communication studies
• Son of Vernell Shaheed

Best Collegiate Marks
• 60 - 6.65
• 100 - 10.13
• 200 - 21.02
• 300 - 34.23
• 400 - 47.86
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