East Texas A&M University Athletics

Finished her four-year A&M-Commerce career as the school record holder in the 55-meter hurdles... Competed in 47 meets in her career with 34 top-five finishes, including three first-place finishes... Was a one-time All-Conference honoree.

2018 (Outdoor): Second Team All-LSC... Competed in six meets in the heptathlon events, including three complete heptathlons... Placed third in the heptathlon at the TAMUK Cactus Cup (3/17)... Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8), setting season-bests in the 200m and the high jump... Finished third in the 100m hurdles at the East Texas Invitational (4/14)... Placed fifth in the 400m hurdles at the Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/25), setting a season-best time... Finished fourth in the heptathlon with a season-best score (4,684) at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5), setting season-bests in the 800m, 100m hurdles, shot put, long jump and javelin.

2018 (Indoor): Bronze Medalist in the Distance Medley Relay... Competed in five meets in the pentathlon events and sprint events... Finished seventh with a score of 3,232 points in the pentathlon at the Boo Rogers Combined Events (12/8)... Won the bronze medal as part of the distance medley relay team at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/24)... Also finished sixth in the 60m hurdles, setting a personal best at the meet (9.04).

2017 (Outdoor): Competed in eight meets, setting career bests in four individual events and overall heptathlon score... Placed eighth overall in the heptathlon at the ASU Spring Break Multi Meet (3/15), setting a outdoor-best of 1.49m in the high jump... Set a career-best score of 4,582 points and finished fourth in the heptathlon at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8), setting an NCAA provisional mark... Set career-bests in the 100m hurdles (14.83) and the javelin (33.57)... Also set season-bests in the 200m (26.14), 800m (2:37.14) and the shot put (11.15m)... Placed first in the 100m hurdles and sixth in the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 1:07.62 at the East Texas Invitational (4/15)... Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6), placing first in the shot put and third in the 100m hurdles... Placed first in the 100m hurdles at the MSSU Last Chance (5/12).

2017 (Indoor): Competed in four meets on the season as a pentathlete... Had five top-five finishes on the season and set personal bests all five of her regular events... Finished third in the shot put and fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Boo Rogers Combined Events (12/9/16), posting the highest pentathlon score of her career (3242) and finishing in seventh place... Placed first in the long jump at the MSSU Lion Invitational (2/10) with a career-best jump of 5.20m... Also had her best shot put throw of her career with a mark of 11.40m... Placed first in the shot put and placed ninth overall in the heptathlon at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/18).

2016 (Outdoor): Competed in all seven meets for the Lions… Had 13 top-five finishes on the season… Placed first in the shot put at the ASU Spring Break Multi Meet (3/16) with a throw of 10.75m… Scored 4198 points in the heptathlon, finishing in sixth at the meet… Finished second in the javelin at the East Texas Invitational (4/16)… Also set a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.96, finishing in fourth… Had her strongest showing of the year at the Lone Star Conference Championships (5/5)… She set or tied eight personal bests in the heptathlon and beat her previous best score by more than 300 points… Jumped 4.96m in the long jump and 1.48m in the high jump… Finished in first place in the shot put with a mark of 11.22m… Ran a 25.91 in the 200-meters, 2:33.05 in the 800-meters and 14.96 in the 100-meter hurdles… She finished in third place in the heptathlon with a score of 4578.
 
2016 (Indoor): Competed in all four meets on the season as a pentathlete… Placed fourth in the shot put at the MSSU Lion Invitational (2/5)…Finished with 2985 points in the pentathlon at the meet, finishing in 12th place… Placed third in the 60-meter hurdles at the Gorilla Classic (2/12)… Set a new personal best of 9.27 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Lone Star Conference Championships (2/20), finishing in sixth place… This broke the A&M-Commerce record that Clay had set in 2015. Also set a season best mark in the high jump, jumping 1.45m and placing tenth. Placed first in the shot put with a throw of 10.65m.
 
2015 (Outdoor): Appeared in nine meets for the Lions, competing in the multi-events as well as the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays ... Accrued ten top-five finishes over the course of the season ... Logged a personal best score in the heptathlon at the LSC Championship with a score of 4242 points, hitting career-bests in the 200-meter dash (26.15) and 800-meter run (2:35.08) in the process ... Logged her season-best distance in the shot put at the ASU Spring Break Multi’s with a heave of 10.73m… Scored 4222 points in the heptathlon at the ASU David Noble Relays Multi-Events, hitting three personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles (14.66), high jump (1.38m) and long jump (4.88m) ... Achieved a personal best toss in the javelin throw at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight with a throw of 33.35m, finishing fifth overall.

2015 (Indoor): Competed in all four meets for the Lions ... Logged six top-five finishes in events ranging from 60-meter hurdles, 4x400 meter relay, 55-meter hurdles, shot put and the pentathlon ... Scored the Lions' best mark of the season in the pentathlon with a 3046 point performance at the LSC Championships, which was good enough for a fifth place finish… It also broke the A&M-Commerce record for most points by a pentathlete in one meet ... Her strongest individual performance in her 3046 point effort came in the form of a second place finish in the shot put (10.86m). She also broke the school record for the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.63.

Prior to A&M-Commerce: Lettered at 4A program Tomball Memorial ... Twice named the District High Point Girl in track ... Also played basketball, in which she made First Team All-District en route to a District Championship ... Achieved personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles (14.83), the long jump (18') and the triple jump (37' 5").

Personal: Born March 19, 1996… Daughter of Derrick and Keisha Clay… Majoring in Health and Human Performance… Father Derrick played football at Texas A&M-Kingsville

Clay's A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
Indoor
55h: 8.63 – LSC Championships (2/28/2015)
60h: 9.04 – LSC Indoor Championships (2/24/2018)
200m: 26.77 – Texas Tech Red & Black Open (1/26/2018)
400m: 1:02.31 – Don Kirby Elite Invitational (2/13/2015)
600y: 1:32.99 – Pittsburg State Invitational (1/29/2016)
800m: 2:34.07 – Boo Rogers Combined Events (12/9/2016)
High Jump: 1.52m – LSC Championships (2/18/2017)
Long Jump: 5.20m – MSSU Lion Invitational (2/10/2017)
Shot Put: 11.40m – MSSU Lion Invitational (2/10/2017)
Pentathlon: 3242 pts. – Boo Rogers Combined Events (12/9/2016)

Outdoor
200m: 25.77 – ASU David Noble Relays (4/8/2018)
400m: 59.70 – ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight Meet (4/27/2016)
800m: 2:33.05 – LSC Championship (5/5/2016)
100h: 14.80 – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5/2018)
400h: 1:04.98 – Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/25/2018)
High Jump: 1.49m – ASU Spring Break Multi Meet (3/15/2017)
Long Jump: 5.21m – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5/2018)
Shot Put: 11.22m – LSC Championship (5/5/2016)
Javelin: 35.27m – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5/2018)
Heptathlon: 4684 pts. – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5/2018)