Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Clay Watson is back for his fourth season at Cedarville University.....competed in six varsity meets as a junior and was among the team’s top seven finishers each time.....placed 4th in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 26:10.....repeat All-G-MAC First Team selection.....finished 38th of 199 in the Division II Midwest Regional with a 10K mark of 32:37.....Jackets’ #4 runner in the NCAA Division II Championship in 32:41.....NCCAA Indoor All-American in the 5,000 meters by finishing 3rd.

2012 - Ran in six varsity meets during his sophomore year.....had a career-best in the 8K of 25:53 to place 26th of 182 at Wisconsin-Parkside.....finished 8th in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 27:02.....All-G-MAC First Team performer.....61st of 158 in the Division II Midwest Regional in 32:32 for the 10K.....CU’s #4 runner at the NCAA Division II Championship in career-low 31:48.....distance runner on the track.

2011 - Ran in the first six varsity meets as a freshman and was among the team’s top seven five times.....best 8K mark was 26:13 at the Friendship Invitational to place 6th of 95 runners.....finished 68th of 310 in the All-Ohio Championship in 26:25.....focused on the 3,000 meters during the indoor track season.....ran the 5K and 10K outdoors.

High School - Three-sport athlete at Killian Christian High School.....four-year letter winner in baseball and was named all-state as a senior.....member of back-to-back state title teams as a junior and senior.....earned three letters in soccer.....part of four-time state championship program.....played three years of basketball with two letters.

Personal - Exercise science major at Cedarville University.....born 12/20/92 in Atlanta, GA.....married former Lady Jacket distance runner Carolyn Case on Aug. 12, 2013.....son of Greg and Jerry Lynn Watson.....younger sister, Margo, who ran one season at CU, is a junior distance runner at Maranatha Baptist Bible College.