CLEMSON, S.C. -- Furman sophomore Brayden Seymour won the men's 3,000m and freshman Delaney Vickers took gold in the women's 1,000m to lead the Paladin indoor track and field team at the Clemson Opener Friday in Clemson, S.C.

Seymour, a native of Oviedo, Fla., paced the Paladins with a time of 8:09.47 in the 3,000m.  He was one of eight Furman runners to place among the top eight, including senior Foster Wilfong, who placed second with a time of 8:14.60, and fifth-year student Ethan Domitrovich, who took third at 8:16.56.  Freshman Ryan Smith and sophomore Owen Shifflett finished back to back in fifth and sixth place, respectively, with times of 8:19.30 and 8:24.95, while freshman Rives Boltwood turned in a time of 8:32.26 for eighth place.  Senior Casey Burr finished tenth at 8:32.88, and junior Colton Kempney was 11th at 8:33.33.

Vickers, who hails from Hoover, Ala., won the 1,000m with a time of 2:51.66, and freshman Claire Cook took fifth in the 600m at 1:34.28.  Also on the women's side, the Paladin 4x400m relay team of Cook, Vickers, freshman Jais Ward, and senior Megan Marvin placed eight with a time of 3:52.30.

In other men's events, freshman Tripp Roemer placed tenth with a time of 2:31.59 in the 1,000m.  Sophomore Trevor Coggin finished 12th in the event at 2:33.22, while freshman Alexander Friedli was 14th at 2:34.93.  Freshman Owen Delaney placed 20th in the 200m with a time of 23.04.

Select members of the Paladin team will compete at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Mass., on Saturday.

Clemson Opener -  Furman Results
Men
200m
20th Owen Delaney 23.04

1,000m
10th Tripp Roemer 2:31.59
12th Trevor Coggin 2:33.22
14th Alexander Friedli 2:34.93

3,000m
1st Brayden Seymour 8:09.47
2nd Foster Wilfong 8:14.60
3rd Ethan Domitrovich 8:16.56
5th Ryan Smith 8:19.30
6th Owen Shifflett 8:24.95
8th Rives Boltwood 8:32.26
10th Casey Burr 8:32.88
11th Colton Kempney 8:33.33

Women
600m 
5th Claire Cook 1:34.28

1,000m
1st Delaney Vickers 2:51.66

4x400m Relay
8th Cook, Vickers, 3:52.30
    Ward, Marvin
16th Males, Sullivan, 4:09.84
    Garrett, Harper
18th Evans, Sobieraj, 4:22.96
    Jones, Graves