2012 Cross Country atGardner-Webb: Raced to a personal best 10K time(34:13.91) at 2012 NCAA Regionals (Charlotte, N.C.) … Wonthe Charlotte Duals (Charlotte, N.C.) 5K with a season best time of15:52 … Achieved a season best time in the 8K at the BlueRidge Open (Boone, N.C.), racing home for a time of 25:18.07… Ran 28:46.00 in the 8K at 2012 Big South Championships(Rock Hill, S.C.) … Finished the 8K in 26:33.42 at theCharlotte Cross Country Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) …Member of the 2012 Big South All-Academic Team … Member ofthe 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2011 Cross Country atGardner-Webb: GWU's top finisher in each meet of theseason ... Earned first collegiate victory at the UNC Invitational,running a personal best 5K time of 14:55.16 to finish first ... BigSouth's Runner of the Week in early September ... Finished 13th ina personal best 25:14 in the 8K at the Big South Championship meet... Raced to a time of 25:35.02 in the 8K at the Charlotte CrossCountry Invitational ... Took 3rd at the Winthrop Invite, finishingthe 8K race in 25:35.97 ... Finished 5th at the Charlotte Duels,recording a time of 15:51.10 in the 5K ... Ran the 10K in 34:36.0at the Southeast Regional meet (Louisville, Kent.) ... Finished22nd with a time of 25:47.1 in the 8K at the Blue Ridge Open(Boone, N.C.) ... Earned a spot on the Big South All-Academicteam.
2010 Cross Country at Gardner-Webb: Toprunner for Gardner-Webb in all seven meets ... Finished thirdoverall with a time of 15:56.00 at the Western Carolina Open (5k)... Placed 16th overall at the UNC Invitational (5k) with a time of21:52.59 ... Finished 30th at the Big South Preview (8k) with atime of 28:32.31 ... Turned in a time of 26:43.10 at the CharlotteInvitational (8000m) ... Recorded a time of 26:42.80 at the BlueRidge Open (8k) ... Posted a time of 27:20.01 at the 2010 Big SouthChampionship (8k) ... Led GWU at the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regionals(10k) with a time of 35:07.10.
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 ... Plans to majorin Religious Studies.
