Cliff Neal Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C. High School: Mt. Tabor HS Event: Throws Birthdate: 09/06/1980 Honors: ACC Champion, 2x All-ACC

ACC CHAMPION
2002 Hammer Throw

ALL-ACC
2000 Weight Throw
2002 Hammer Throw

PERSONAL RECORDS
Hammer 194-10
Discus 132-3
35LB WT. 62-3.75

2001-2002
Outdoor: ACC Champion in the hammer throw … Won the hammer throw at the Wake Forest Invitational with a school record-breaking mark of 194-10 … Placed third in the hammer throw at both the College Station Relays and the Charlotte Invitational … Finished third in the shot put at the Charlotte Invitational with a mark of 45-1.75 …Tossed a 132-3 in the discus throw at the Charlotte Invitational for fifth place
Indoor: Won the weight throw at the Maryland Invitational and at Virginia Tech’s Kroger Invitational ... Best mark in the weight throw was 62-3.75 at the North Carolina Invitational, the fourth best mark of the season in the ACC ... Took sixth place in the weight throw at the ACC Championships ... Runner-up in the weight throw at the Virginia Tech Challenge

2000-2001
Outdoor: Broke school record in Hammer Throw with a mark of 193-7 at the Charlotte Invitational … Came in 4th place at the ACC Championships in the Hammer Throw … Won the Hammer Throw at the Orange & Purple Classic … Runner-up in the Hammer Throw at both the Wake Forest Relays and the Yellow Jacket Invitational
Indoor: Placed 8th at the ACC Championships in the Weight Throw with a mark of 56-1.75 … Set previous PR of 57-3 in Weight Throw at the Valentine Invitational … Finished 7th in the Weight Throw at the Meyo Invitational

1999-2000
Outdoor: Best Hammer Throw was 186-2 at 2000 ACC Outdoor Championships, good for 4th place ... Won the Hammer at the 2000 49er Invitational ... Finished 3rd in Discus with 129-3 at 2000 Charlotte Collegiate
Indoor: Placed 3rd in Weight Throw with 57-0.25 at ACC Championships, earning All-ACC honors

1998-1999
Outdoor: Won the Hammer at the Carolina Open ... Runner up in Hammer at both the Wake Forest Relays and Charlotte Invitational ... Placed 7th in Hammer at ACC Championships ... Earned Junior All-American honors at the National Junior Championships, taking 5th in the Hammer

BACKGROUND
All-conference selection 1998 city and county MVP for field events at Mt. Tabor High in Winston-Salem, NC ... Won the Shot Put and placed 2nd in Discus at city/county meet as a freshman ... Born Sept. 6, 1980 ... Parents are Robert and Awilda Neal ... Will attend law school at North Carolina following graduation.