Taylor Clayton

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Decatur, Texas
High School:
Decatur

SENIOR (Cross Country): Finished 27^th at Aggie Opener… Ran 25:45.3 for 34th at A&M Invitational… Finished as seventh man for Aggies in Loyola Lakefront Invitational.

SENIOR: Set career best in outdoor 1,500m at Arizona State Castillo Invitational with a 3:49.82 to place fourth, and ran on Aggies’ winning 4x800m relay… Won 1,500m at LSU Invitational… Competed in 1,500m and 5,000m at SEC Outdoor Championships… Finished eighth in mile at SEC Indoor Championships, and set a PR of 4:08.28 in the prelims… Ran lead leg on Aggies’ 9:32.99 DMR at Notre Dame’s Wilson Invitational… Helped team to 9:39.78 DMR win at Razorback Invitational… Finished fifth in 800m at Ted Nelson Invitational in PR of 1:52.78… In cross country finished as sixth man for Aggies at NCAA South Regional meet, placing 66th in 31:58.5… Also placed 66th at SEC cross country meet… Best 8K was a 24:58.5 at the A&M Invitational.

JUNIOR: Finished ninth in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships, running a season-best 4:09.90… Ran 1,200m leg on Aggies’ winning DMR at Clemson Tiger Paw… Lead leg on DMR at Razorback Invitational which clocked 9:50.86… Competed in 1,500m and 5,000m at SEC Outdoor Championships, notching a season-best 3:50.46 in the 1,500m… Placed third at the Texas Relays in the 1,500m… Finished fourth at the UTSA Roadrunner Invitational with an 800m best of 1:52.85… In cross country placed 18^th at the Aggie Opener… Ran best 8K of 25:51 at Piane Notre Dame Invitational.

SOPHOMORE: Placed third in the 2,000m steeplechase at the UTSA Romo Invitational… Posted a season-best 3:56.24 to finish seventh in the 1,500m at the Michael Johnson Classic… Best indoor mile was a 4:18.90 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational… Represented the Aggies in three cross country meets, including placing 21^st at the Aggie Opener.

FRESHMAN: Ran in the A&M Team Invitational and Aggie Invitational indoors… redshirted during the cross country season.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2014 graduate of Decatur (Texas) High School… Won Texas 3A state cross country title as a senior with a 16:00.8 for 5K… Also won the Region II-3A crown and had a 5K best of 15:48.8 at the Southlake Invitational… Won 3A state 1,600m gold in 4:25.97 PR as a senior, and was silver medalist in the 3,200m with a PR 9:33.45… Bronze medalist as a junior at the 3A state cross country meet, leading Decatur to the team title… District 9-3A champion and regional runner-up as a junior… Won district 7-3A cross country meet as a sophomore, followed by finishing 42^nd at state meet.