Madi Clay
Madi Clay
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Morganton, N.C.
  • High School:
    Robert L. Patton HS

Bio

Career Accolades

2022 Region Runner of the Year ... 2023 All-Region ... 2022 All-Region ... 2023 SAC Runner of the Year ... 2022 SAC Runner of the Year ... 2022 SAC Freshman of the Year ... 2023 All-SAC First Team ... 2022 First Team All-Conference ... 2022 SAC All-Freshman Team

2023 (Sophomore)

Ran in all seven events as a sophomore ... Posted top-5 finishes in each of her first six races, including two more individual wins at the Catawba Fleet Feet Invite and SAC Championships ... Her 17:06.1 time in a second-place effort broke her own previous 5K program record ... Repeated as SAC Runner of the Year with a 20:25.4 mark that broke the program's 6K record ... Placed fourth at the Southeast Regional meet and earned the highest finish of any Catawba runner at the DII National Championships with a 44th-place mark and a 20:48.3 time

2022 (Freshman)

Competed in seven events as a freshman ... Swept Region, Conference and Freshman Runner of the Year awards along with being named to All-Region, All-Conference and All-Freshmen Teams ... Claimed first collegiate individual crown at Converse Kick-Off on Sep. 17 ... Ran season-best 5K time of 17:38.2 at Royals XC Challenge on Oct. 7, breaking the program record ... Took home the conference title on Nov. 5 with then-program record time of 21:58.7 ... Broke program record in 6K with 21:35.8 time to take home the individual title at the Southeast Regional meet on Nov. 19 ... Ran 21:56.8 to place 87th at NCAA Division II national meet

High School

Ran cross country and track and field at Robert L. Patton HS ... 2-time All-State, 2-time All-Region and 3-time All-Conference honoree

Personal

Daughter of Jennifer and Jimmy Clay ...