{"id":1085,"date":"2015-05-18T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetigerfanforum.com\/news\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2015-05-18T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T21:10:00","slug":"hesters-acc-breakthrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thetigerfanforum.com\/news\/2015\/05\/18\/hesters-acc-breakthrough\/","title":{"rendered":"Hester\u2019s ACC Breakthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Philip Sikes \/\/ Athletic Communications<\/em><\/p>\n

It caught everyone\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, anything sub-10 flat in the 100 meters is an eye opener. When a sub-9.9 pops up, it\u2019s worthy of a bug-eyed emoji.<\/p>\n

That was certainly the case on Saturday when Clemson sprinter Tevin Hester clocked a 9.87 to claim the gold medal at the ACC Outdoor Championships.<\/p>\n

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so… @ClemsonTrackXC<\/a>‘s Tevin Hester was 0.1 m\/s wind from breaking the NCAA 100m RECORD! pic.twitter.com\/aIWU7P2PnR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FloTrack (@FloTrack) May 17, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some athletes celebrate, others are emotional. Hester was stoic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was going to be 9.9-something, but I didn\u2019t think it would be in the 9.8 range,\u201d Hester said Monday. \u201cI don\u2019t remember much. I just popped up and started pumping my arms. I guess I was calmer than you\u2019d think (after running that fast).\u201d<\/p>\n

What does 9.87 seconds look like in a sprint? Fast-forward to the 29-minute mark of this video<\/a>, and your reaction will likely be the same as ESPN3 announcers Tom Block and Dan O’Brien.<\/p>\n

The wind gauge ultimately read +2.1 meters per second, just 0.1 over the reading for a wind-legal time. Still, it was an all-conditions Clemson record, besting Travis Padgett\u2019s 9.89 at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n

In an encore performance about an hour later, all he did was break the ACC Outdoor Championships record in the 200 dash, clocking a legal 20.18 after surging ahead of Florida State\u2019s Kendal Williams down the stretch.<\/p>\n

It was instant gratification for Hester, named Meet MVP at the conclusion of the event. He said the motivation behind his phenomenal junior season came last June.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, I finally made it to outdoor nationals,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t make the finals. I told my coach, \u2018I\u2019m never going to have this feeling again.\u2019 I hated it. That was the worst feeling, sitting in the stands with the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his performances, Hester ranks in the top three of both sprints on the NCAA level. But it\u2019s where he could have been ranked that has him thirsting to compete again as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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How close was Tevin Hester’s 9.87 to ranking No. 3 in the world? THIS close. pic.twitter.com\/N4ejJuT84E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Clemson Track\/XC (@ClemsonTrackXC) May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThat list shows me that I\u2019m ready to compete with anyone,\u201d he said. \u201cBeing that I\u2019m not an older guy just yet, I still have time to mature, both as a person and physically. I can still go even faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019ll be sure to catch everyone\u2019s attention, again.<\/p>\n

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