State college briefs

Clemson coaches to speak at spring meeting event

Clemson coaches Tommy Bowden and Oliver Purnell will speak at the Columbia Clemson Club Spring meeting on Monday, April 28.

The event will be held at Seawell’s. The social starts at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets are $20 in advance at South Carolina Bank and Trust (Richland County locations) and all Jewelry Warehouse locations. Tickets are $25 at the door.

SOCCER

Miech named assistant coach at Clemson

Jesse Miech has been named assistant men’s soccer coach at Clemson.

Miech will be responsible for the Tiger goalkeepers. He comes to Clemson from Missouri State University where he was a men’s assistant coach and was an assistant director of camps.

AWARDS

Honors

Jason Richardson, USC, track, SEC runner of the week.

Monica Arguello, Furman, women’s tennis, freshmen of the year.

Laura Gioia, Arguello, Laura Gioia and Natasa Manojlovic, Furman, women’s tennis, first-team all-conference.

Lauren Hartley, Newberry, women’s tennis, South Atlantic Conference, all-conference first team.

Debbie Southern, Furman, women’s tennis, Southern Conference, coach of the year.

Paul Scarpa, Furman, men’s tennis, Southern Conference, coach of the year.

Blair Carson, Anderson, baseball, Conference Carolinas, first-team all-conference.

Lora Daniel, Meredith Knox and Casey Deer, Anderson, softball, Conference Carolinas, second-team all-conference.

Philip Pakebusch, Anderson, men’s tennis, Conference Carolinas, player of the year.

Rodrigo da Silva, Anderson, men’s tennis, Conference Carolinas, coach of the year.

Renato Assuncao (1st team), Jose Gaspar (2nd team) and Andres Weisskopf (2nd team), Anderson, men’s tennis, Conference Carolinas, all-conference.

— From Staff Reports