Omar Clinton

Position:
Hurdles
Height:
6-0
Weight:
155
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fayetteville, N.C.
High School:
Pine Forest

In 1999: Competed in the Outdoor USA Championships and ran 51.43 in the preliminaries ... In indoor, finished seventh in the 400m at the ACC Championships in 48.05 ... Participated in the 4x400m relay ... In outdoor, finished second in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Championships in 51.11 and was named All-ACC ... Ran that event in 50.60 at the Georgia Tech Invitational, a time that moved him to third place in Tar Heel history.

In 1998: Finished fourth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.60 ... That time ranks sixth all-time at Carolina ... His time was third-best on the team this year ... Best time in the indoor 800m was a 2:01.78 at the ACC-SEC Challenge ... Placed fourth at the USTCA Cup with a time of 52.79 in the 400m hurdles ... Ran a time of 48.21 in the 400 meters at the Reebok Invitational.

In 1997: Finished eighth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 400m hurdles with a time of 54.19 ... Best time in the 400m hurdles was a 51.95 at the Georgia Tech/Reebok Invitational ... Also competed in the triple jump at the ACC outdoor meet, finishing eighth with a mark of 45-9 3/4.

Prep: Member of the Pine Forest High School team that won the 1995 and 1996 indoor state championships ... Won the 1996 indoor state championship in the 500 meter run and was the runner up in 1995 ... Placed fourth at the 1996 national meet in the 400 intermediate hurdles ... Holds the N.C. high school record for 300 and 400 intermediate hurdles ... Indoor and outdoor high school All-America ... Ranked fifth in the nation in the 400 intermediate hurdles and second in the 500 meters.

Personal: Omar Bernard Clinton is the son of Reginald and Christine Clinton ... Born June 18, 1976 ... Majoring in communication studies ... Participates in Ebony Readers Onyx Theatre ... Enjoys writing poetry and photography.

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