| Whitney Fountain |
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Career Honors
All-ACC, Pentathlon (2011)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (2011)
USA Junior Bronze Medalist, Heptathlon (2010)
USA Junior Olympic Silver Medalist, 400 Hurdles (2009)
Clemson Highlights
Ranks fourth in Clemson history in the pentathlon & seventh in the indoor high jump.
2010-11 Highlights
Red-shirted the outdoor season due to injury
ACC's runner-up in the pentathlon after totaling 3,798 points in the five-event slate in Blacksburg, VA
Her point value ranks among the top five in school history
Best event in the pentathlon at the ACC meet was the high jump, where she cleared a season-best 5'7.25" to land inside the top 10 all-time in Clemson history
Also competed with the team's 4x400 relay, where she helped Clemson to a time of 3:39.03 at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet as the anchor leg
Pelham Preparatory Academy (Christopher Columbus High) Highlights
One of the nation's top prospects, she led the U.S. in the 300m dash and pentathlon and was No. 2 among high school athletes in three events (55m, 60m, 200m)
Also ranked among top five in the U.S. in the heptathlon and outdoor 200m dash
Earned bronze medal at the 2010 USA Junior Championships, as she totaled 5,197 points in the heptathlon at Des Moines, IA
Runner-up in the 55m dash (6.84) and 200m dash (23.48) at the 2010 National Scholastic Indoor Championships
Claimed silver medal at the 2009 USA Junior Olympics in the 400m hurdles, she also placed fifth at the same meet in the 200m dash
2010 PSAL (Public Schools Athletic League) city champion in the 200m, 400m hurdles and pentathlon; she also won the PSAL city crown in the 200 as a junior
2010 PSAL Wingate Award winner
Named 2010 Athlete-of-the-Year by New York Daily News and New York Post
Named 2009 Bronx Person-of-the-Year by the New York Daily News
Finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2010 Penn Relays in Philadelphia
Concluded her high school career as the PSAL all-time record-holder in the 55m (6.89), 60m (7.39), indoor/outdoor 200m (23.48/23.44) and long jump (20'11.25")
Concluded her high school career as the New York state record-holder in the pentathlon (3,783) and heptathlon (5,197)
Coached by Donald Potash for club track & field
Personal
Born 4/3/92
Daughter of Kiya Fountain
Majoring in sociology
Named to 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Best Collegiate Marks
60 - 7.58
200 - 24.33
300 - 38.83
400 - 58.80
800 - 2:25.44
60 Hurdles - 8.62
High Jump - 5'7.25"/1.71m
Long Jump - 18'2.25"/5.54m
Shot Put - 32'8.25"/9.96m
Pentathlon - 3,798 pts