University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

• Ran in four cross country races in his second year at UIS
• Has competed in 18 track and field events in his two-year career
• Top individual finish was second in the indoor 800m at the Lewis Invitational

COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES (ENTERING 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR):
400m- 55.34
600m- 1:31.04
800m- 2:00.00
1,500m- 4:31.54
Mile- 5:05.87
5,000m- 17:51.95
8,000m (xc)- 31:44.5
 
UIS CROSS COUNTRY:
2018- Ran in four races … had a top 8,000m time of 31:44.5 at the Lewis competition … finished in the top-10 among UIS runners at the Lewis race.
 
2017 – Did not compete as a freshman.
 
UIS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- Competed in two events … a part of the distance medley relay team that won the race at the Jim Green Invitational … had two top-10 finishes in 4x400 races.
 
2018-  Competed at six events … was the runner-up in the 800m at the Lewis Invitational … had two top-10 finishes in relay events.
 
UIS OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- Competed in four events … finished seventh in the 800m at the True Blue Open.
 
2018- Competed in six events … had one top-10 finish as a member of the 4x400 relay team.

UIS ACADEMIC AWARDS:
2019- GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar … GLVC Academic All-Conference.
 
2018- GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar … GLVC Academic All-Conference.
 
PRIOR TO UIS:
Redshirted in cross country and track and field at Illinois College.
 
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed in cross country and track and field with Collinsville High School for four years … named team MVP in cross country as a senior … selected as team distance captain in track and field as a senior … raced to 800 PR of 2:02 as a junior … clocked three-mile PR of 16:19 as a senior … turned in 800 season-best of 2:03 as a senior … put together three-mile season best of 17:30 as a junior.
 
PERSONAL:
The son of Tracey and Kyle Claxton … has one sibling, Emily … a Political Science major.