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  Polly Hardy
Polly Hardy

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Anderson, SC

Height:
5-6

Event:
Hurdles

Major:
PRTM

2007 Honors: NCAA Provisional Qualifier, 60m Hurdles; NCAA East Region Qualifier, 100m Hurdles.

2006 Honors: NCAA East Region Qualifier, 100m Hurdles.

Clemson Highlights
Ranks third in Clemson history in the 60m hurdles & 100m hurdles.

2006-07
Outdoor: Posted regional-qualifying marks in the 100m hurdles at six meets, including the ACC Championships...finished fifth in the ACCs in the event, one of two Lady Tigers to score in the hurdles...top time of the season and of her career was a 13.57 at the Clemson Relays...she won that event...her time is the third-best in Clemson history...posted a solid 13.60 and was fourth at the Georgia Tech Invitational two weeks prior to regionals...also ran a 13.62 in cold, windy conditions at the Georgia Relays...helped 4x100m relay team to a time of 45.85 at the Clemson Relays...ran first leg for the shuttle hurdle relay team that finished fifth at the Penn Relays with a time of 57 seconds, second-best in school history...placed 11th in the high hurdle prelims at regionals with a time of 13.69. Indoor: Scored for the Lady Tigers at the ACC Championships in the 60m hurdles, she finished in fourth place...posted a time of 8.39 in the prelims, then ran 8.40 in the finals...time was good enough for her first-ever NCAA provisional qualifying effort indoors...ran a 8.49 at the Virginia Tech Qualifier...also posted that time in the prelims at the Tiger Classic.

2005-06
Outdoor: Posted regional-qualifying marks in the 100m hurdles at both the Solid Orange Classic and ACC Championships...ran a season-best 13.71 in the prelims at ACCs...scored for the Lady Tigers in that event...tied season-best effort with a time of 13.71 at the Solid Orange Classic...won 100m hurdles at Aggie Last Chance Meet with wind-aided time of 13.75...helped Clemson's 4x100m relay team to a time of 46.37 at ACCs. Indoor: Competed in the 200m dash and 60m hurdles...top 200 time of the year came at the ACC Championships, as she clocked in at 25.30...second-best on the team in the high hurdles with a time of 8.76 at the Tiger Classic.

2004-05
Outdoor: Top 100m hurdler on the Clemson team, she owned the best three times by a Lady Tiger over the course of the season...ran a 13.97 at the Clemson Relays, just shy of the regional-qualifying standard...finished in seventh place at the Orange & Purple Classic after posting a time of 13.99...ran a 14.01 at the ACC Championships...also competed in the 400m hurdles, her best time of the season was 1:03.56 at the Clemson Relays. Indoor: Competed in the 200m dash at three meets...best time of the season was a 25.42 at the Tiger Invitational...owned two of the top four times for Clemson in the 60m hurdles...had an 8.63 at the ACC Championships...ran an 8.65 at the Tiger Invitational, good enough for a fourth-place finish.

Westside High School Highlights
Two-time indoor All-American...earned outdoor All-America honors in the 100m hurdles, finishing sixth at outdoor nationals...broke high school record for the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.77...member of school record-setting 4x400m relay team...county champion in the 100m hurdles and 4x100m relay...also won the region in 2004...named most outstanding sprinter/hurdler for 2004...Anderson Independent-Mail track & field Athlete of the Year...ranked seventh in the world in the 100m hurdles for AAU in the 2003 outdoor summer league season...member of the shuttle hurdle relay team that placed fifth indoor in 2004...state champion in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.3...finished third in the state in the 400m hurdles (1:05)...helped lead team to a second place finish at the state meet...in 2002, finished seventh in the 100m hurdles at the state meet...earned three varsity letters in track & field...also lettered in volleyball and basketball.

Personal
Born 12/9/84.

Best Collegiate Times
60m - 7.89
100m - 12.47
200m - 25.16
60m Hurdles - 8.39
100m Hurdles - 13.57
400m Hurdles - 1:03.56


 
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