Clay Pendleton Class: Senior Hometown: Bowling Green, KY Position: Cross Country/Distance Major: Financial Management

Clemson Highlights

2005 Honors: All-State, Cross Country
2004 Honors: All-State, Cross Country (8,000m)
2003 Honors: All-State, Cross Country (8,000m)

2005-2006: Cross Country: Lone senior on the cross country team this past fall...competed in each of the five team events for Clemson...best finish of the year was a 13th-place spot at the Clemson Invitational...top time of the fall in 8K events was at the ACC Championships...he finished 52nd in that event at a time of 25:28.3...finished 70th at the Great American Classic with a time of 26:20.5.

2004-2005: Outdoor: Finished sixth with a season-best time of 3:59.55 in the 1500m at the Clemson Invitational...captured the event at the Solid Orange Classic with a time of 3:59.79...at the Georgia Tech Invitational, had a time of 4:02.92...in the 800m recorded a season-best time of 1:59.11 at the Clemson Invitational...clocked a time of 2:03.42 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. Indoor: Finished fifth at the Clemson Invitational with a season-best time of 8:34.54...won the 3000m at the Clemson Opener with a time of 8:48.79...had a time of 8:47.50 at the Notre Dame Invitational...at the ACC Championships, posted a time of 8:48.33...ran a time of 4:20.48 in the mile at the Clemson Classic...lead-off on the Tigers' distance medley relay team that recorded a time of 10:12.17 at the Clemson Invitational. Cross Country: Competed at the Pre-Nationals meet in the open race, finishing 101st with a time of 26:33.9 over the 8K course...at the Clemson Invitational/South Carolina Collegiate Championships, finished 11th overall with a time of 26:00.30...earned all-state honors...opened the season with a 15th-place finish at the Covered Bridge Open, crossing the finish line in 26:00.50.

2003-04: Outdoor: Recorded season-best time of 4:00.27 in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays...member of the Tigers' top 4x800m relay team that clocked a 7:51.04 at the Clemson Relays...also competed on the distance medley relay team that competed at the Clemson Relays, finishing in 16:19.31...ran lead-off on the Tigers' 4x1500m relay team at the Clemson Relays. Indoor: Finished second in the mile at the Clemson Opener with a time of 4:25.62...at the Kentucky Invitational, ran a season-best time of 4:23.40 in the mile...member of the Tigers' distance medley relay team that finished second at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic with a time of 10:29.39. Cross Country: Opened season with a seventh-place finish and time of 25:20 at the Western Carolina Invitational...recorded a time of 25:31.00 over five miles at the FinishLynx/Murray Keatinge Invitational...posted a time of 25:40 at the Clemson Invitational/SC Collegiate Championships to finish 11th...earned all-state honors...at the Bulldog Stampede, covered 6K course in 27:07.89 to finish 21st...recorded a time of 27:35.7 at the ACC Championships.

2002-03: Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 1500m at the NC-SC All-Star meet with a time of 3:57.87...recorded a time of 4:00.85 in the 1500m at the Clemson Invitational...posted a time of 1:58.56 in the 800m at the Clemson Invitational. Indoor: Recorded time of 2:00.93 in the 800m at the Maryland Invitational...recorded a season-best time of 4:26.30 in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational.
Cross Country: Recorded best time of season at the Auburn Invitational, covering the course in 25:42.18... opened season with 30th place finish at the four-mile Mountaineer Open (21:14)...covered the course at the Clemson Invitational/South Carolina State Collegiate Championships in 27:22 to place 29th...finished 28th at the Bulldog Stampede with time of 27:20...finished 55th at the ACC Championships with time of 27:18.2...completed the NCAA Southeast Region Championships 10,000m course in 32:10.2 to place 63rd.

Bowling Green High School School record holder int he 800m and 5000m...named to the all-state cross country team in 1999 and 2000...all-state in track in 2000 and 2001...2000 regional Most Valuable Performer...captain of the track and cross country teams in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Personal Born 6/19/83...majoring in finance.

Best Times
1500m - 3:57.87
Mile - 4:20.48
8000m (XC) - 25:20
10,000m (XC) - 32:10.2