2007 Cross Country Roster
Cameron Clayton
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Superior, Colo.
- High School:
- Monarch
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Mile: 4:41.16 (2010)
3,000 Meters: 8:39,31 (2010)
OUTDOOR
1,500 Meters: 4:07.45 (2010)
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 9:17.10 (2012))
2012: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Clayton's focus during the outdoor season was the steeplechase. He earned a personal best of 9:17.10 at the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invite (4/20), good for sixth overall. His second best time of the year (9:45.96) was at the Pac-12 Championships where he finished 20th.
2011: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2010: Indoor: Clayton ran in a pair of meets, competing in the mile and the 3,000-meter run. He recorded a time of 4:31.16 at the Don Barrett Duals (1/30) and was seventh overall. Two weeks later he ran in the 3k at the Husky Classic (2/13) and finished with a time of 8:30.30.
Outdoor: Clayton ran in one 1,500 but mainly concentrated on the steeplechase as a sophomore. He started off in the steeplechase with a time of 10:04.38 at the Tom Benich Classic (4/3) and just one week later shaved over 21 seconds off his time with a mark of 9:42.97 to win the race. Clayton's season best in the event was at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing with a hand-time of 9:24.9. He also ran at the Big 12 meet and took 15th (9:32.80).
2009: Indoor: Clayton did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Clayton ran in a pair of meets as a redshirt freshman. He ran a time of 4:07.45 in the 1,500-meter run at the CU Invite (4/11). Clayton also tried the steeplechase, recording a time of 10:03.44 at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/25), which was good for third.
2008: Redshirt. Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2011) Clayton did not compete. (2010) Clayton ran all five varsity races, starting with a 13th-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. He was the fifth scorer for CU at Pre-Nats, placing 64th overall. Clayton was CU's sixth runner the last three races, placing 24th at Big 12s, 42nd at regionals and 210th at nationals. (2009) Clayton ran in three races for the Buffs during his freshman campaign. He was 27th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. At the Fort Hays Invite, he was CU's No. 5, finishing 32nd overall. His best finish came at the Air Force Invite, where he was the second scorer for the Buffs and was fifth overall in a season best mark of 26:36.26. (2008) Did not compete. (2007) Clayton took 10th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and was 15th at NCAA Pre-Nationals in the open race.
HIGH SCHOOL: Clayton was a three-time All-Front Range First Team selection in cross country and earned honorable mention honors on the Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado team. He also earned first-team recognition on the all-state team as a freshman, junior and senior and was on the second team as a sophomore. Clayton was fifth in the state meet as a senior and was sixth as a junior. He owns the MHS record in the 1,600-meter run at 4:25 and the 3,200-meter run at 9:36. In the 2007 Colorado State 5A Championship, he placed eighth in the 3,200 and was 13th in the 1,600. Clayton was a member of the All-Colorado Academic team as a senior and an academic all-conference performer as a junior in high school.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:25; 3,200-meters: 9:36; 5,000-meters: 15:34; 10,000-meters: 32:58.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Clayton graduated with degrees in MCDB and Spanish and was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Cameron Clayton was born on July 6, 1988 in Reno, Nevada to Brad and Lori Clayton. He is the youngest of two. His older brother Jon-Eric plays volleyball on the Colorado club team. Clayton's hobbies include scuba, reading, computer games, watching movies, backpacking, hiking, biking and kayaking. He climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
