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FIU High Jumper Clarissa Cutliff Earns Second All-America Honor of 2016-17 Taking 12th at NCAA Championships

MIAMI (June 10, 2017) – FIU's Clarissa Cutliff (Orlando, Florida/Edgewater High School) earned her second All-America honor of the year, sharing 12th-place in the in the high jump finals in the NCAA Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Cutliff, who equaled her own school-record during the event, finishes the championship earning Second Team All-American honors following her finish.

Her performance closes out the Panthers' 2016-17 athletics season, which proved to be another successful year.

The reigning Conference USA outdoor high jump champion, Cutliff made quick work of her opening height, surpassing 1.