C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller

Player Profile
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Lake Butler, FL

Height:
5-11

Event:
Sprints

Major:
Sociology

Career Honors
• NCAA Qualifier, 60m (2008)
• NCAA Qualifier, 100m (2009) & 4x100m (2007, 2009)
• USTFCCCA All-American, 60m (2008)
• USTFCCCA All-American, 4x100m (2007, 2009)
• NCAA East Region Champion, 4x100m (2009)
• NCAA East Region Runner-Up, 4x100m (2007)
• All-East Region, 100m & 200m (2008), 4x100m (2007, 2009)
• All-ACC, 60m (2008) & 100m (2007, 2009)
• NCAA East Region Qualifier, 100m, 200m, & 4x100m (2007-09)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks fifth in Clemson history in the 60m dash and tied for 10th in the 100m dash

2008-09 Outdoor Highlights
• Ran second leg on the Tigers' victorious NCAA East Regional 4x100m relay
• Team posted a school record and Irwin Belk Track record with time of 38.78
• Qualified for NCAA Championships as an at-large in the 100m dash
• Earned All-ACC honor in 100m dash after runner-up finish to teammate Jacoby Ford
• Established personal best in both the 100m (10.22) and 200m (20.91) at the Orange & Purple Classic at the Rock Norman Track

2008-09 Indoor Highlights
• NCAA provisional qualifier in the 60m dash, his best time was a 6.65 at the Virginia Tech Qualifier on the final weekend prior to the NCAA Championships
• His time was one of the strongest provisionals, but he was not extended a bid to NCAAs
• Placed seventh in the 60m dash at the ACC Championships with a time of 6.77
• Competed in the 200m dash and put together his best time of the season (22.05) in the preliminary round at ACCs

2007-08 Outdoor Highlights
• Ran a 10.59 in the 100m prelims at the ACC Championships and finished fourth at the league meet in Atlanta, GA
• Posted regional-qualifying time of 10.33 at the Orange & Purple Classic, where he also ran third leg with the Tigers' 4x100m relay team that ran a season-best 39.23
• Qualified for the East Region meet in the 200m with a time of 21.23, his best time in the event was 20.96 at the regionals in Tallahassee, FL
• Placed sixth in the 100m and seventh in the 200m at regionals, recording top career time in both, including a 10.29 in the 100m prelims

2007-08 Indoor Highlights
• Earned All-America honors in the 60m dash as the 10th-place finisher and eighth-best American
• Had a time of 6.67 in the prelims, but did not qualify for the finals
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships automatically with the second-best time in the nation at 6.58, recording the time in a win at the Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill, NC in early February
• The time is the fifth-best in school history, behind only four current or former All-Americans
• Earned first All-ACC certificate in the 60m dash after finishing runner-up to teammate Travis Padgett at the league meet in Chapel Hill, posting a time of 6.70 in the final
• Finished fifth in the 200m dash (22.04) at ACCs

2006-07 Outdoor Highlights
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a member of the 4x100m relay team, where he helped the squad to a seventh-place finish as the anchor leg
• Earned first-ever All-ACC certificate after placing third in the 100m dash, behind a pair of national top performers (Travis Padgett, Greg Bolden)
• Helped 4x100m relay team to a runner-up finish at ACCs
• Regional qualifier in the 100m, his top time was 10.41 at the Clemson Invitational

2006-07 Indoor Highlights
• Scored for the Tigers at the ACC Championships in the 60m with a time of 6.74, which was an NCAA provisional qualifying effort in the event

Union County High School Highlights
• State champion in the 100m (10.42) and 200m at the AA level
• Won the 100m at the Golden West Meet, a national meet held in June, 2006 in California, where he also finished second in the 200m
• First-team USA Today and Parade All-American in football selected Clemson for football and track over Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL), and Southern California

Personal
• Born 8/15/87
• Majoring in sociology
• Unanimous freshman All-American in football in 2006 after he rushed for 938 yards and scored a total of 12 touchdowns
• Second-team All-ACC as a sophomore return specialist in 2007, he was a first-team All-ACC honoree in 2008 as a junior when he led the ACC in all-purpose yardage
• Named to 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll and made Dean's List in fall of 2008

Best Collegiate Times
• 55m - 6.31
• 60m - 6.58
• 100m - 10.22
• 200m - 20.91

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