2012 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Cappeda dynamic Outdoor season with an eighth place finish in the 10,000m run at 2013 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships… Achieved a personal best time of 31:44.88 in the event… Also set personal bests in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m, and 5,000m runs … Placed third in the 5,000 meters (14:51.34) at the49er Classic … Ran a career-best 8:51.57 in the 3,000 metersat the Coastal Carolina Invitational, good enough for fourth placein the event … Raced to a fifth place finish in the 1,500 mrun at the Weems Baskin Invitational (University of South Carolina)behind a personal best 4:03.03 clocking … Achieved an 11thplace finish in the 5,000 m run (15:11.44) at the Big SouthChampionship meet … Member of the 2011-12 Big SouthPresidential Honor Roll.
2011-12 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Setpersonal records in four different events during the 2011-12 Indoorseason ... Set a personal best time in the 1 Mile Run at the TigerPaw Invitational, finishing seventh with a time of 4:19.28 ... Alsorecorded another personal best time at the Tiger Paw Invitational,timing in at 2:34.29 in the 1000 m run to finish sixth in the event... Set a personal best time in the 5000 m Run at 2011-12 Big SouthConference Indoor Championships, clocking in at 15:10.23 ...Finished seventh in the event ... Added a personal best time in the3000 m Run at Big South Indoor Championships after finishingseventh in 8:39.45.
2011 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Recorded a sixth-placefinish in both the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:21.96 and inthe 10,000 meter run with a time of 31:52.08 at the 2011 Big SouthOutdoor Track & Field Championships ... Crossed the finish linein second-place overall in the 1500 meter run with a time of4:05.62 at the Carolina's Cup ... Earned a sixth-place finish inthe 1500 meter run at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a timeof 4:04.96 ... Posted a seventh-place finish in the 5000 meter runwith his time of 15:03.16 at the 49er Classic.
2010-11 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Ranthe 3000 meter run at the 2010-11 Big South Conference IndoorChampionships, turning in a personal best time of 8:47.96, goodenough for a 10th-place finish ... Also recorded an 11th-placefinish in the 1 mile run at the Big South Championships, clockingin at 4:28.63 ... Finished third in the 3000 meter run at thehighly competitive Niswonger Invitational, crossing the finish lineat 8:50.60 ... Completed the 1 mile run in a personal best time of4:26.97 at the Liberty Open, placing sixth overall in the event ...Anchored GWU's eighth-place distance medley relay team at the BigSouth Championships (11:07.81) ... Came in 14th in the LibertyOpen's 1000 meter run with a time of 2:38.11 ... Placed 18th in the3000 meter run at the Appalachian Opener in a time of9:22.73.
High School: Was a four-yearletterwinner at Dacula High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. ... Was athree-time All-County honoree and a two-time All-Metro recipient... Was a Team Georgia selection as a senior ... Turned in apersonal best time of 15:31 (5K) his senior season ... Finished inthe top-10 in the state of Georgia twice, including finishing inthe top-four as a freshman ... Also finished in the top-10individually at the 4A level as a sophomore and at the 5A level asa junior ...Was a Heisman High School winner ... Also was a memberof the National English Honor Society and graduated withhonors.
Personal: Born Michael MatthewMcClay on November 10, 1991 in Minnesota ... Son of Terry and KimMcClay ... Has two older siblings, Ryan and Nic ... Majoring inReligious Studies.
