2017-18 Track & Field Roster

Alton Clay, Jr.

  • Position Throws
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Vivian, LA
  • Highschool North Caddo HS

Biography

Personal Records
Weight Throw: 18.70m
Shot Put: 14.31m
Discus: 54.42m
Hammer: 61.84m

2016 Indoor All-Conference First-Team

2016 Outdoor: Fourth-place in the hammer (61.67m) and a top-five finish in the discus (52.16m) at the SBC Championships for a total of 11 points for ULM… advanced to NCAA East Regionals where he threw a 49.42m in the discus to place 41st... champion of the hammer (61.32m) and third-place in the discus (50.79m) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays… champion of the hammer (59.10m) and fourth-place in the discus (48.38m) at the Jim Mize Invitational… champion of the discus (54.42m) and runner-up in the hammer (58.43m) at the Jace LaCoste Invite… third-place in the hammer (56.94m) and fourth-place in the discus (47.59m) at the Carl Kight Invitational… top-five in both the discus (50.09m) and the hammer (58.05m) at the SLU Invitational… fired a 56.86m in the hammer and a 50.03m in the discus at the UL-Lafayette Classics… finished 11th in the hammer (60.06m) at the prestigious Texas Relays… set two personal-records at the LSU Alumni Gold with a 51.16m in the discus to place top-five and a 61.84m in the hammer to earn sixth-place

2016 Indoor: Sun Belt Conference champion in the weight throw with a personal-record mark of 18.70m… top-five in the weight throw with a mark of 15.36m and top-15 in the shot put with a throw of 13.84m at the season-opening Texas A&M Invitational… threw a 12.99m in the shot put and a 14.50m in the weight throw at the KMS Invitational

2015 Outdoor: Threw a personal-record of 14.31m in the shot put and a 45.61m in the discus at the SBC Championships… runner-up in the discus with a personal-record of 50.22m at the Demon Invite and also took second in the hammer (47.23m)… top-five in the discus (48.29m) and seventh in the hammer (47.17m) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays… runner-up in the hammer (49.85m) and top-five in the shot put (12.94m) and sixth in the discus (45.60m) at the Jim Mize Invitational… fourth-place in the discus (48.46m) and seventh in the shot put (13.94m) at the Carl Kight Invitational… fired a 46.80m for third-place in the hammer, and 48.10m in the discus at the UCA Open… third-place in the discus (49.48m) at the Leon Johnson Invitational

2015 Indoor: Personal-record and sixth-place toss of 17.78m in the weight throw and recorded a 12.50m in the shot put at the SBC Championships… top-10 in the weight throw (16.36m) and registered a 13.16m in the shot put at the Vulcan Invite… threw for a mark of 14.13m in the shot put and 13.83m in the weight throw at the UAB Blazer Invitational… top-five in the weight throw (15.55m) and recorded a 12.54m in the shot put at the Texas A&M Invitational… took sixth in the weight throw (16.10m) and tallied a 12.63m in the shot put at the Samford Invitational

2014 Outdoor: Threw a season-best of 13.84m in the shot put and a 43.24m in the discus at the McNeese Challenge… fired a personal-record 45.40m in the discus and 13.53m in the shot put at the Leon Johnson Invitational… tallied a score of 44.42m in the discus at the SBC Championships… finished third in the discus (44.35m) and threw for a 12.48m mark in the shot put at the Southern Miss Invite… tossed a 44.08 in the discus and 13.11m in the shot put at the Jim Mize Invitational… threw a 12.66m in the shot put and 39.57m in the discus at the Memphis Invitational… hurled a 40.74 in the discus and 13.58m in the shot put at the Carl Knight Invitational… posted a 13.57m in the shot put and 40.22m in the discus at the SLU Invitational

2014 Indoor: Threw for a personal-record 13.88m mark in the shot pot to finish sixth at the Texas A&M Invitational... scored a 12.99m in the shot put at the KMS Invitational… recorded a 12.38m throw in the shot put at the Vulcan Invite… tallied a 12.62m toss in the shot put at the SBC Championships

Prep: Three time letterwinner in track under coaches Ware and Byrd…first place finish in regionals in discus throw and second place finish in shot put…second place finish in district for discus…three time letterwinner in basketball…district MVP as well as first team all-district selection and all-state honorable mention.

Personal: Full name is Alton Wade Clay Jr…son of Alton Clay Sr. and Deborah Clay…born on October 26, 1994…has three sisters Alexis, Maquilla and Tenisha…General Business major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

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  • 2014-15Sophomore

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    6'3" 0 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

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    6'3" 0 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

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  • 2017-18Graduate Student

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    6'3" 240 lbs