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2011-12 Track & Field Roster

Major Clay

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 166
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springfield, IL
  • Highschool Lanphier

Biography

Indoor Track & Field –

2012 - Named All-Conference in  high jump for fourth straight year ... won third straight MVC Indoor championship by clearing 6’-11.5” (2.12) ... set school record by clearing 7’-5” (2.26 meters) at EIU Friday Night Special ... qualified for NCAA Indoor Championship for third straight year but could not compete due to injury.

2011 – Named Second Team All-American in high jump after finishing 11th at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships … named All-Conference in high jump for third straight year … won second straight title at MVC Indoor Championships by clearing 7’-3” (2.21 meters) … tied school record by clearing 7’-4.5” (2.25 meters) at Grand Valley Big Meet … has cleared seven feet in 17 of 18 indoor meets during ISU career.

2010 – Named All-Conference in high jump for second straight year after winning the event at MVC Indoors with jump of 7’-1.5” … had personal best jump of 7’-3” (third best in school history) in winning event at Iowa State Classic … competed at NCAA Indoor Championships, placing 12th after clearing 7’-0.25”.

2009 – Earned NCAA provisional qualifying mark in first indoor meet as Sycamore, winning the high jump with a leap of 7’-0.25” at the Terre Haute Double Dual (1/16) … established personal best and the fourth best height in ISU history in high jump with jump of 7’-1” set at Alex Wilson Invitational (3/7) … earned MVC All-Conference honors with a third place finish at the MVC Indoor Championships with a leap of 6’-10.75”.

2008 – Did not compete.

 

Outdoor Track & Field

2012 - Named All-Conference in high jump for fourth straight year ... won fourth straight MVC Outdoor championship by clearing 7’-0.25” (2.14 meters) in just second competition since recovering from indoor season injury ... competed in NCAA East, tying for 20th by clearing 6’-11.5” (2.12 meters) and missing NCAA Finals for first time in career … competed at 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.

2011 – Competed in high jump at USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships for second straight year, finishing 16th by clearing 7’-0. 5” (2.15 meters) … advanced to NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships for third straight year with an eighth place finish at the East Preliminary by clearing 7’-0.25” (2.14 meters) … placed 20th at NCAA Outdoors by clearing 6’-10.75” (2.10 meters) in a weather delayed event … named All-Conference after winning high jump for third straight year at MVC Outdoors by clearing 6’-8.75” (2.05 meters) … cleared 7’-3.25” (2.22 meters) at Pacesetter Invitational, the third best height in school history.

2010 – Competed in high jump at USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships, tying for ninth with jump of 7’-2.5” … named All-American in men’s high jump … placed 11th at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships after clearing 7’-0.25” (2.14 meters) … advanced to NCAA Finals for second straight year after clearing 7’-1” to place fourth at East Preliminary Round … named All-Conference in high jump for second straight year after winning the event at MVC Outdoors with jump of 7’-2.25” … had personal best jump of 7’-3” at ISU Quadrangular.

2009 – Placed fifth at Mid-East Regional in high jump with leap of 7’-1” to advance to NCAA Outdoor Championships (missed opening height) … won high jump at MVC Outdoor Championships with jump of 7’0.5” … named MVC All-Conference in high jump … had career best jump and third best in ISU history with jump of 7’2.5” in winning the high jump at the Indiana State Pacesetter Invitational (5/2) … competed at USA Championships.

2008 – Did not compete.

 

Before ISU –

Lettered in track and basketball all four years at Lanphier High School … two-time state champion in high jump (6’10” in 2006 and 6’9” in 2007) … set school record at 7’0.25” after breaking previous mark of 7’0” he set in 2006 … won Illinois Prep top times in 2006 and 2007 … set Illinois indoor High School high jump record at 7’0.25” … 2006 Addidas Golden West Invitational placer … Nike All-American placer in 2007.

 

Personal –

Dominique (Major) Clay was born on Dec. 24, 1988, in Springfield, Ill., the son of Dee Clay … majoring in Criminal Justice at Indiana State … loves playing basketball, hanging out with friends and talking on the phone.

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    5'11" 169 lbs
  • 2008-09Redshirt Freshman

    5'11" 169 lbs
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    5'11" 169 lbs
  • 2010-11Junior

    5'11" 158 lbs
  • 2011-12Senior

    5'9" 166 lbs