10 OLYMPIC MEDALS • 19 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 32 TEAM ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Brianna Blanton
Position: Distance
Height: 5'6"
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Summerville, SC
Major: Health Science
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Career Honors
• USA Junior Championships Participant, 800 (2012)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks fifth in Clemson history in the indoor 800.

2011-12 Outdoor Highlights
• Posted second-best 800-meter time on the team, running 2:12.16 at the Charlotte 49er Classic
• Qualified for the USA Junior Championships in the event

2011-12 Indoor Highlights
• Put herself in the top five of Clemson’s record books with a solid 800-meter performance at her first ACC Championships meet
• Posted time of 2:11.77 and finished 12th overall at the Reggie Lewis Center
• Consistent as a rookie, she had a time of 2:13.21 at Auburn and 2:13.44 at the New Balance Invitational

Summerville High School Highlights
• Region 8-AAAA cross country champion in 2010
• Two-time AAAA state champion (2010-11) in the 800 meters
• Four-time all-state in the 800, she also earned all-state honors in the 4x400 relay three times in her career and once with the 4x800 relay
• Two-time Region 8-AAAA champion in the 800, she holds the Summerville girls record for the event
• Optimist Club's Female Athlete-of-the-Year award winner in 2011
• Three-time member of the High School Sports Report All-Star Team for track
• Led Green Wave track & field team to state championship in 2011

Personal
• Born 2/7/93
• Majoring in health science
• Father, Bo, was a quarterback at Clemson and earned two varsity letters and was a 1981 graduate; he also played baseball for the Tigers in 1981
• Brother, Bray, also earned undergraduate degree from Clemson

Best Collegiate Times
• 800 - 2:11.77
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