Della Clark Class: Senior Hometown: Acworth, GA Height: 6-3 Event: Throws Major: Marketing

2006 Honors: NCAA East Region Qualifier, Hammer Throw; All-ACC, Hammer Throw; All-ACC, Weight Throw; Clemson Most Valuable Indoor Performer. 2005 Honors: NCAA Provisional Qualifier, Weight Throw; NCAA East Region Qualifier, Hammer Throw. 2004 Honors: USA Junior National Verizon All-American, Hammer Throw; NCAA East Region Qualifier, Hammer Throw, Shot Put; All-ACC, Weight Throw.

Clemson Highlights
Ranks second in Clemson history in the weight throw and second in school history in the hammer throw.

2005-06
Outdoor: Earned first-ever All-ACC outdoor honor with a third-place finish in the hammer throw...posted a mark of 185'4" in Winston-Salem...top mark came at the Aggie Last Chance Meet in Greensboro, NC with a toss of 194'2", easily her best ever...posted regional-qualifying marks in several events, including a 180'11" toss at the Clemson Invitational...threw 184'1" at the Orange & Purple Classic...posted top marks on the team in the shot put as well, with a season-best effort of 45'7.25" at the Clemson Relays. Indoor: Earned All-ACC honors after finishing third in the 20lb weight throw...achieved a mark of 62'0.5", the best of her career and second-best in school history...one of three Lady Tigers to score at ACCs in that event...named Clemson's indoor Most Valuable Performer...hit mark of 60'9.25" in that event at the Clemson Opener and owned the top four marks in the weight throw for the Lady Tigers...also posted the top three marks of the season for Clemson in the shot put...her season-best was 45'9.25" in the Clemson Opener.

Clemson Highlights
2005 Honors: NCAA Qualifier Indoor, Weight Throw; East Region Qualifier, Hammer Throw
2004 Honors: USA Junior National Verizon All-American hammer throw; East Region Qualifier hammer throw, shot put; All-ACC Indoor weight throw

2004-05: Outdoor: Qualified for the East Region Championships with a throw of 184'11", a personal best, at the Orange & Purple Classic...owned the top three marks in the hammer throw and four of the top five marks in the shot put...season-best shot put effort was 46'2.5" at the Alabama Relays...had a shot put toss of 45'10.75" at the ACC Championship...finished fifth at the ACC Championship with a hammer throw mark of 176'...finished sixth with a throw of 173'7" at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Indoor: Posted a NCAA provisional qualifying effort with a mark of 60'10.75" in the weight throw at the ACC Championship...finished fifth at the event...finished seventh with a mark of 58'2.5" in the weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational...also finished seventh at that event in the shot put with a mark of 42'8.75"...season-best effort in the shot put was 44'10.75" at the Clemson Twilight meet.

2003-2004: Outdoor: Finished fourth in the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 177'4" at the Orange & Purple Classic...won the hammer throw at the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star meet with a mark of 172'11"...placed sixth in the hammer throw at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a mark of 172'10"...scored for the Lady Tigers in the hammer throw at the ACC Championships with a sixth-place finish...recorded a season-best mark of 44'10.25" in the shot put at the Spec Towns Invitational...threw 44'1.5" in the shot put at the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star meet...finished fourth in the shot put at the Clemson Relays...recorded a mark of 126'6" in the discus throw at the Clemson Relays. Indoor: Earned All-ACC honors in the weight throw with a third-place finish and season-best mark of 57'7"...recorded a mark of 56'3" in the weight throw at the Clemson Opener...placed fourth in the weight throw at the Tiger Invitational with a mark of 54'2.75"...took fourth place in the shot put at the Clemson Classic with a season-best mark of 42'4.25"...placed fifth in the shot put at the Tiger Invitational with a mark of 41'8"...threw 40'11.75" in the shot put at the ACC Championships.

North Cobb High School: High school All-American in the weight throw, shot put and hammer throw...in 2003, earned the national accolades at the Nike Indoor Classic with a runner-up finish in the weight throw (55'6.5"), and fifth-place finishes in the shot put (42'11") and hammer throw (153'2")...outdoor, placed fifth in the shot put (42'8") at the Adidas Outdoor Championships...Atlanta Track Club's Red Smith Award winner for most outstandig field event athlete...high school shot put record holder...state champion in the shot put...three-year scholar athlete...earned three varsity letters in track and field.

Personal
Born 12/13/85.

Best Marks
Shot put - 46'2.5"
Hammer throw - 184'11"
Weight throw - 60'10.75"