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2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Clayton Thompson

  • Class Senior
  • Position Hurdles / Multis
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Corpus Christi, Texas
  • High School Flour Bluff ISD

Biography

Career Performance List
 
Career Honors:
2020-21 Team Captain
(Indoor)
2021 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (110m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2021 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2019 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (110m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2019 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2018 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2021 IC4A Co-Performer of the Meet (Outdoor)
2021 Patriot League Championship Track Athlete of the Meet (Outdoor)
2021 Patriot League Championship Men’s Highest Point Scorer (Outdoor)
2020 Patriot League Championship Men's Highest Point Scorer (Indoor)
2018 Patriot League Championship Rookie of the Meet (Outdoor)
2021 IC4A All-East (110m Hurdles – Outdoor Champion)
2021 IC4A All-East (400m Hurdles – Outdoor Champion)
2021 IC4A All-East (4x100m Relay – Outdoor)
2019 IC4A All-East (110m Hurdles – Outdoor Champion)
2018 IC4A All-East (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2018 IC4A All-East (4x400m Relay – Outdoor)
2021 Patriot League Champion (110m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2021 Patriot League Champion (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2020 Patriot League Champion (60m Hurdles – Indoor)
2020 Patriot League Champion (Heptathlon – Indoor)
2018 Patriot League Champion (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2021 First Team All-Patriot League (110m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2021 First Team All-Patriot League (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2020 First Team All-Patriot League (60m Hurdles – Indoor)
2020 First Team All-Patriot League (Heptathlon – Indoor)
2018 First Team All-Patriot League (400m Hurdles – Outdoor)
2021 Second Team All-Patriot League (4x100m Relay – Outdoor)
2021 Second Team All-Patriot League (Long Jump – Outdoor)
2019 Second Team All-Patriot League (60m Hurdles – Indoor)
2019 Second Team All-Patriot League (Heptathlon – Indoor)
2018 Second Team All-Patriot League (110m Hurdles – Outdoor)
Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week (Nine Times)
Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 15, 2019; Jan. 21, 2020)
Patriot League Rookie of the Week (April 3, 2018)
 
2020-21 (Senior Season): HONORS: Team Captain (Indoor) … NCAA East Regional Qualifier (110m Hurdles – Outdoor) … NCAA East Regional Qualifier (400m Hurdles – Outdoor) … IC4A Co-Performer of the Meet (Outdoor) … Patriot League Championship Track Athlete of the Meet (Outdoor) … Patriot League Championship Men’s Highest Point Scorer (Outdoor) … IC4A All-East (110m Hurdles – Outdoor Champion) … IC4A All-East (400m Hurdles – Outdoor Champion) … IC4A All-East (4x100m Relay – Outdoor) … Patriot League Champion (110m Hurdles – Outdoor) … Patriot League Champion (400m Hurdles – Outdoor) … Second Team All-Patriot League (4x100m Relay – Outdoor) … Second Team All-Patriot League (Long Jump – Outdoor) … Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 10; Feb. 16; March 31; April 6; April 20; April 27) … INDOOR: Named team captain (indoor) prior to the season … Posted a season-best time of 7.87 in the 60m hurdles to win the event at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet, setting the Navy school record … OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles … Won the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles, while finishing second in the 4x100m relay and the long jump with a bronze finish in the pole vault at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship en route to being named Track Athlete of the Meet and Highest Point Total … Won the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles with a second-place finish in the 4x100m relay at the IC4A Outdoor Championship to earn All-East distinction three times and be named the Co-Performer of the Meet … Posted a season-best time of 13.64 (+2.5) in the 60m hurdles at the Navy Invitational II, while clocking a wind-legal school-record time of 13.77 (+1.9) in the event at the Navy Invitational III … Won the 400m hurdles at the IC4As with a season-best time of 51.64 … Recorded season-best performances in the long jump (7.08m / 23-02.75 / +4.8) and the pole vault (4.88m / 16-00.00) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship, finishing second and third, respectively.
 
2019-20 (Junior Season): HONORS: Patriot League Championship Men's Highest Point Scorer (Indoor) … Patriot League Champion (Heptathlon – Indoor) … First Team All-Patriot League (60m Hurdles – Indoor) … Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week (Dec. 10, Feb. 25) … INDOOR: Named Patriot League Men's Highest Point Scorer, winning a pair of events (10 points each), while scoring points in two other events for a meet-best 24 points, which was 9.8-percent of Navy's 245 points … Won the Patriot League Championships in the heptathlon and the 60m hurdles, while also scoring points in the long jump and pole vault … Primarily competed in the hurdles during the indoor season, becoming the first Midshipmen to run a sub 8-second time in the 60m hurdles … Posted 10 times under eight seconds in the 60m hurdles, including a season-best and school-record time of 7.92 to claim first place at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Series Meet, helping the Mids claim the indoor Star … Broke eight seconds in the prelims of the PL Indoor Championship (7.98) and in the 60m hurdles multi-event (7.99), while winning the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.01 … Scored the sixth-most points in Navy history in the heptathlon to win the event with an overall score of 5,259 points by a of 118 points over second place … Posted a season-best score of 5,501 points in the heptathlon at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational, which ranked second in program history … Also, regularly competed in the pole vault and long jump, recording top marks of 5.00m / 16-04.75 (Patriot League Championship) and 7.18m / 23-06.75 (Wesley A. Brown Invitational), respectively … OUTDOOR: Competed in Navy’s one meet during the outdoor season, which was shortened by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) … Posted times of 14.28 (-2.5) and 52.66 in the 110m and 400m hurdles at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge.
 
2018-19 (Sophomore Season): HONORS: NCAA East Regional Qualifier (110m Hurdles – Outdoor) … NCAA East Regional Qualifier (400m Hurdles – Outdoor) … IC4A All-East (110m Hurdles – Outdoor Champion) … Second Team All-Patriot League (60m Hurdles – Indoor) … Second Team All-Patriot League (Heptathlon – Indoor) … Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week (March 19) … Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 15, 2019) … INDOOR: Earned Second Team All-Patriot League in the 60m hurdles (8.26) and the heptathlon (5,022 points) at the Patriot League Indoor Championship … Posted a season-best time of 8.09 in the 60m hurdles in the prelims of the PL Indoor Championship and the Navy Winter Invitational, while collecting a season-best 5,331 points in the heptathlon at the Navy Winter Invite … OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles … Won the 110m hurdles (14.18) at the IC4A Outdoor Championship to earn All-East distinction … Ended the season strong by breaking 14 seconds (13.98) in the 110m hurdles in the prelims of the NCAA East Regional, while clocking times of 50.95 (prelims) and 51.80 (finals) of the 400m hurdles at regionals … Member of the shuttle hurdle relay that clocked a time of 56.96 to win the event at the 125th Penn Relays, marking Navy’s first win at the Penn Relays in 73 years.
 
2017-18 (Freshman Season): HONORS: NCAA East Regional Qualifier (400m Hurdles – Outdoor) … Patriot League Championship Rookie of the Meet (Outdoor) … IC4A All-East (400m Hurdles – Outdoor) … IC4A All-East (4x400m Relay – Outdoor) … Patriot League Champion (400m Hurdles – Outdoor) … Second Team All-Patriot League (110m Hurdles – Outdoor) … Patriot League Rookie of the Week (April 3) … INDOOR: Had a top time in the 60m hurdles of 8.11 at the Last Chance Meet … Also participated in multi-events, including the pole vault, notching season-best jump of 4.70m (15-05.00) during the indoor season at the Navy Invitational … OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 400m hurdles … Selected the Patriot League Outdoor Championship Rookie of the Meet after winning the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 52.30 and finishing second in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.41 … Member of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth at the IC4A Outdoor Championship with a time of 3:12.84 to earn All-East honors … Earned All-East distinction as an individual in the 400m hurdles with a fourth place time of 53.48 … Came in second place with a season-best time of 14.22 in the 110m hurdles at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet, presented by USAA, helping Navy win the outdoor Star … Cleared a height of 4.58m (15-11.00) in the pole vault at the PL Outdoor Championship.
 
High School / Personal: Lettered in track and field (4 years) and football (2) at Flour Bluff ISD HS in Corpus Christi, Texas … Earned All-State accolades in 2016, while also being named the All-South Texas MVP (2016) … Member and officer of the National Honor Society … Prepped at NAPS during the 2016-17 school year … Son of Bradley and Nancy Thompson.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Multi-Events
    6'0"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Multi-Events
    6'0"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Hurdles / Multis
    6'0"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Hurdles / Multis
    6'0"