What he did: The junior won the 400 (48.24) and was part of the victorious 4x100 relay (41.22) at the Lancaster regional qualifier meet Friday.

He said it: "The thing is having a great workout every day. We have a 400 coach, (teammate) Mica El Mumba. He runs the 400, too, and his workouts are great."

Coach said it: On Clemons' intense training: "The 400-meter runners do a great deal of overdistance training using the hills on our campus as well as bleachers." – David Nanez

Did you know? Clemons moved to the area from Jonesboro, Ark., last August to live with his father, Tim Clemons. ... He played baseball at Jonesboro High and participated in track part time, but this is his first full year of track competition.

Bobbi Roquemore