Patricia Mamona Class: RS Senior Hometown: Lisbon, Portugal Height: 5-4 Event: Jumps Major: Health Science

Mamona's Final Bio
(Updated June 13, 2011)

Career Honors
• NCAA Champion, Outdoor Triple Jump (2010)
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-American, Triple Jump (2010)
• NCAA Qualifier, Indoor (2008-10) & Outdoor Triple Jump (2007-08, 2010)
• ACC Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Year (2010)
• All-East Region, Triple Jump (2007-08)
• All-ACC, Indoor Triple Jump (2007-10)
• All-ACC, Outdoor Triple Jump (2007-08, 2010)
• All-ACC, Indoor & Outdoor Long Jump (2008)
• All-ACC, Pentathlon (2009)
• All-ACC, Heptathlon (2010)
• NCAA East Region Qualifier, Long Jump (2008) & Triple Jump (2007-08)
• All-ACC Academic, Track & Field (2008)
• All-ACC Academic, Indoor Track & Field (2009-10)
• All-ACC Academic, Outdoor Track & Field (2010)
• ESPN the Magazine Third-Team Academic All-American (2010)
• ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District (2010)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2010)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks first in Clemson history in the indoor triple jump, first in the outdoor triple jump, second in the pentathlon, third in the heptathlon, fifth in the 100m hurdles, sixth in the 60m hurdles, seventh in the indoor long jump, eighth in the outdoor long jump, & eighth in the indoor high jump.

2009-10 Outdoor Highlights
• Earned NCAA championship in triple jump, the eighth in Clemson women's track & field history; she knew she had the championship and then went out and broke school record with collegiate best 45'11.75"
• None of her competitors jumped over 45 feet at the national meet, Mamona led for the duration of the event
• First NCAA champ for Clemson since Gisele Oliveira won indoor triple jump (2005)
• Hit outstanding leap of 45'6.5", No. 2 on Clemson's all-time outdoor performance list, in triple jump at the NCAA East Prelims in Greensboro; her jump was second-best in the field
• Earned All-ACC status as runner-up in triple jump and third place in heptathlon, where she posted 5,247 points (No. 3 in Clemson history)
• Scored at the ACC Championships in both long jump as well
• Established personal best in high hurdles with time of 13.53
• Named ACC Women's Field Athlete-of-the-Year
• Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Third Team, one of two honorees from Clemson (along with classmate Liane Weber)
• Competed at the European Track & Field Championships and placed eighth in the triple jump with a personal best 46'4" leap

2009-10 Indoor Highlights
• Automatic NCAA qualifier in the triple jump for the second straight season
• Finished as national runner-up after producing school-record triple jump of 45'5.25" in the finals, her first-ever All-America certificate
• Posted mark of 45'0.5" at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet
• Runner-up at the ACC Championships with 43'11.75" mark, it was her ninth all-conference certificate in her career
• Scored in the 60 hurdles and long jump at the ACC Championships
• Produced NCAA provisional qualifying point total at the Clemson Games in the pentathlon (3,911)

2008-09 Highlights
• Red-shirted the outdoor season
• NCAA provisional qualifier in four different events during indoor season: 60m hurdles, long jump, triple jump, and pentathlon
• Competed at the NCAA Championships in the triple jump and pentathlon; placed 12th in the triple jump
• ACC runner-up in the pentathlon with automatic NCAA qualifying total of 4,081 points; her point total ranks second-best in Clemson history for the pentathlon
• Third-place finisher in the triple jump at ACCs with mark of 43'3"
• Top triple jump mark of the season was 43'7" at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet
• Hit a long jump distance of 20'4.5" at ACC meet; she finished fifth in the event
• Moved into the top five in school history in the high hurdles, she had a season-best time of 8.41 at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet

2007-08 Outdoor Highlights
• Received automatic bid to NCAA Championships for second straight season after a top-five finish at the East Region meet
• Jumped personal best 43'11.25" in the meet, which was held in Tallahassee, FL
• Finished 10th at the NCAA Championships after a top mark of 43'4.25"
• Earned All-ACC status in both the long jump and triple jump in the meet at Atlanta, GA
• Finished runner-up in the triple jump after an outdoor-best mark of 43'4.5"
• Qualified for regionals in the long jump at ACCs after a mark of 19'10.25", but opted not to compete in that event at regionals due to the triple jump

2007-08 Indoor Highlights
• All-ACC performer in both the long jump and triple jump for the Lady Tigers
• Earned qualification for the NCAA Championships in the triple jump after a then personal best of 43'7" at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet
• Fell centimeters shy of qualifying provisionally for the long jump at the ACC meet
• Jumped a personal best 19'10.75" and was third place
• Runner-up in the triple jump at ACCs after hitting a mark of 43'3.25"
• Jumped 43'0.5" at the NCAA Championships in the triple jump, good enough for 12th place

2006-07 Outdoor Highlights
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships via a third-place finish at the East Region Championships in the triple jump
• Posted a personal best 43'2.5" leap on her final attempt to move into the third-place finish
• Had a mark of 43'0.25" in the prelims and advanced to the finals at the NCAA Championships, finishing 11th in the event
• Earned runner-up finish in the triple jump at the ACC Championships in College Park
• Posted a regional-qualifying jump of 42'1.25" at that meet
• Also scored in the long jump with a mark of 19'3.5"
• Performed well at the prestigious Penn Relays
• Jumped 43'0.5" to move into second place on the Lady Tigers' all-time performance list in the outdoor event

2006-07 Indoor Highlights
• Posted strong NCAA provisional qualifying marks in the triple jump
• Season-best was 43'0.25", which ranks second in school history behind only former NCAA Champion Gisele Oliveira
• Recorded that mark at the Arkansas Last Chance Meet
• Jumped 42'6" at the ACC Championships and finished third, earning her first All-ACC honor as a Lady Tiger
• Also scored in the long jump with an effort of 19'0.5"
• Also posted NCAA provisional marks at the Kentucky Invitational, where she finished first place at 42'1.5"

Pre-Clemson Highlights
• Holds Portuguese indoor records in the 60m hurdles and long jump
• Also holds Portuguese records in the outdoor 100m hurdles, long jump, and triple jump
• Placed fourth at the World Junior Championships in the triple jump

Personal
• Born 11/21/88
• Daughter of Maria and Patricio Mamona
• Majoring in health science
• Three-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Won Portuguese national championship in the summer of 2008 in the triple jump
• Earned fifth-place finish in triple jump at U23 European Championships in the summer of 2009

Best Collegiate Marks
• 200m - 24.42
• 800m - 2:19.70
• 60m Hurdles - 8.41
• 100m Hurdles - 13.53
• High Jump - 5'6.5"
• Long Jump - 20'4.5"
• Triple Jump - 45'11.75"
• Shot Put - 33'11.5"
• Javelin - 91'10"
• Pentathlon - 4,081 pts
• Heptathlon - 5,247 pts