2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Collegiate XC PR | 4k: 16:17.7 (8/30/19),
5k: 18:47.5 (9/29/23),
6k: 22:48.6 (10/27/23)
Honors
- State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award: Fall 2023
- MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2020-21, 2022-23
- MVC Honor Roll: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23
- MSU Athletic's Director Honor Roll: Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
2023
Competed in three meets for the Bears in the 2023 season ... Recorded a career best 5k at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival (9/29) with a time of 18:47.5 and a 97th place finish ... Ran at the MVC Championship (10/27) ... Finished in 50th place with a time of 22:48.6 ... Won the Fall 2023 State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award for Missouri State.
2022Â
Appeared in every meet for the Bears including the MVC Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional ... Raced a lifetime best 5k time of 19:00.3 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival (9/30/22) … Cut nearly two minutes off her 6k time, racing a time of 22:52.2 at the Platte River Rumble (10/14/22) ... Earned MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll status ... Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
2021
Competed in four meets ... Ran a season's top 5-kilometer mark in the second meet of the season, a 19:12.37 at the Southern Stampede (9/18/21) ... Ran a 6k time of 24:46.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/15/21) ... Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
2020-21
Competed in two meets in split COVID season … Recorded a 24:50.5 time at the Cowboy Jamboree (10/3/20) in her first collegiate 6k race … Finished 38th at the Little Rock Open (10/17/20) with a 5k time of 21:15.0 ... Earned MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll status ... Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.
2019Â
Competed in four meets … Made her MSU debut at the Mizzou Opener where she ran a 16:17.7 4K and finished 38th … Marked a season-best 5K time at the Southern Stampede with a time of 20:10.4 … Recorded a 20:51.9 5K at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival in her final race of her freshman season ... Earned MVC Honor Roll status ... Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters.
High School
Was home-schooled.
Personal
Clayton was born 4/5/01 in McAlester, Okla. ... Daughter of Mark and Gina Clayton of Rogersville, Mo. ... Has a brother, Joshua, and a sister, Lauren ... Majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Historical Player Information
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2019Freshman
Distance
5'6"
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2020Sophomore
Distance
5'6"
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