2018-19 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
Austell, Clay
Clay Austell
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Briarcrest Christian
Bio
ACCOLADES
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018)
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)
2018-19
2019 Outdoor Season
- Finished 137th in the 1,500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 3:55.06
- Finished 17th in the 800 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a time of 1:55.64
- Finished 39th in the 1,500 meters at the Florida Relays with a time of 3:58.80
- Finished 13th in 800 meters at the Florida State Relays with a time of 1:56.12
2019 Indoor Season
- Competed in the 3000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championship but recorded no time
- Finished 29th in the mile at the Music City Challenge with a time of 4:23.91
2018 Cross Country
- Finished 85th, and was Alabama’s No. 4 runner at the NCAA South Regional,covering the 10k course in 33:44.7
- Finished 49th, and was Alabama’s No. 4 runner at the SEC Cross Country Championships, covering the 8k course in 24:09.87
- Was Alabama’s No. 4 runner at the Nuttycombe Invitational, covering the 8k course in 25:56.7
- Finished 18th, and was Alabama’s No. 5 runner, at the Mississippi College Season Opener with a 5k time of 16:28.20
2017-18
2018 Outdoor Season
- Did not compete
2018 Indoor Season
- Ran the anchor leg of the Alabama “A” distance medley relay which finished second at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 9:59.08
- Finished 22nd in the 3,000 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational in a personal-best 8:37.37
- Ran the lead leg on the Tide’s “A” distance medley relay that finished second at the UAB Blazer Invitational in 10:19.29
2017 Cross Country
- Finished 74th at the SEC Championships with a time of 25:47.2 over the 8k course
- Finished 55th in his season debut at the UC Riverside Invitational with a personal-best time of 25:35.5 over the 8k course
2016-17
2017 Outdoor Season
- Finished 13th in the 1,500 meters at the SEC Relays in 4:18.59 and ran the anchor leg on Alabama’s 4x800-meter relay that finished fifth in 7:51.98
- Finished 12th in the 800 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational in a personal-best 1:54.50
- Finished eighth in the 1,500 meters at the Florida State Relays in a personal-best 3:57.23 in his first outdoor competition of the season
2017 Indoor Season
- Finished 11th in the mile in a personal-best time of 4:19.75 at the Tiger Paw Invitational
- Finished sixth in the mile in 4:13.61 in his collegiate indoor debut at the Auburn Invitational
2016 Cross Country
- Finished 93rd at the SEC Championships in a time of 27:12.6
- Finished as Alabama’s No. 5 runner at the Crimson Classic with a personal-best time of 27:021.8 on the 8k course
2015-16
2016 Outdoor Season
- Clocked a 1,500-meter time of 4:03.49 to finish eighth in the event at the War Eagle Invitational
2016 Indoor Season
- Did not compete
2015 Cross Country
- Did not compete
PREP HIGHLIGHTS
- Four-time TSSAA state medalist at Briarcrest Christian School
- Set the school record for the 5k in cross country and the 4x800 relay
- Two-time all-metro selection in cross country and track & field
- 2015 indoor all-state selection
- Two-time cross country team MVP and three-time track & field team MVP
- Freshman county champion in the 800 meters and 1,600 meters
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Son of Steve and Carole Austell.
- Three older brothers competed collegiately in track & field – Kent (Arkansas, 2004-08), Drew (Chattanooga, 2010-13; Memphis, 2013-14), and Lane (Arkansas, 2012-16).
- Born Sept. 16, 1996
- Majoring in civil engineering.
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SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28
Southern Showcase Recap: Coach Waters
Friday, September 15
