Clayson Shumway
Distance
Ht
5'
9"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Colorado Springs, 
Colorado
Last School
Liberty High School
Roster Years
2017-2021


Personal

  • Parents are Marion and Starr 
  • Has one brother and three sisters
  • Major: Economics
  • Minor: Mathematics
  • Mission: Arcadia, California
  • Enjoys a casual game of frisbee golf and wearing Hawaiian shirts
  • Has won the BYU T&F eggnog challenge
  • Also recruited by Portland, SUU and UMKC

Before BYU

  • 2012 Colorado State Cross Country 5A state runner-up
  • 2012 5A Region 5 runner-up
  • 2013 Colorado 5A state runner-up in the 3200 meters
  • Nike Cross Southwest 2nd team in 2012 and 2013

Personal Bests | Indoor

Indoor Personal Bests
Time Event Meet
4:18.32 Mile 2019 Air Force Indoor Team Challenge
8:02.80 3000m 2018 Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge
13:54.71 5000m 2018 Iowa State Classic

 

Outdoor Personal Bests
Time Event Meet
4:11.05 Mile 2017 BYU Robison Invitational
13:59.66 5000m 2018 Stanford Invitational
28:36.07 10,000m 2019 Mt. SAC Relays
8:36.25 3000S 2019 NCAA West Preliminary

Career Stats

Men's Cross Country Athlete Profile

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

2018 Indoor

  • Started the season taking first in the 3000m at the Cougar Invitational (8:15.93)
  • Set a personal record in the 3000m with a time of 8:02.80 at the Columbia Challenge (14th place)
  • Ran a career-best 13:54.71 in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic (15th place)
  • Took fourth place in the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a time of 14:01.10

2017 Outdoor

  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Placed second overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Oxy Invitational with a time of 8:47.18
  • Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims where he placed 15th overall in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8:57.75
Sophmore Year 2018

2018 Outdoor

  • Received first-team All-America honors after running an 8:40.15 to take seventh place in the 3000m steeplechase final at the NCAA Championships (finished third in the steeplechase semifinal with a time of 8:39.97 to advance to final)
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Earned a career record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8:36.76 to finish seventh at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships (No. 7 all-time at BYU)
  • Began the season with a first-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the USC Trojan Invitational (8:50.64)
  • Placed ninth overall in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational (13:49.66)
  • Took first in the 3000m steeplechase to score for BYU at the Pepsi Invitational (8:46.69)
  • Finished 34th overall in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (14:25.35)
  • Ran an 8:41.49 to take third in the steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational
Junior Year 2019

Indoor

  • Took seventh place in the 5000m at the 2019 MSPF Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 14:01.82
  • Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Received All-America Second Team honors after taking 10th place in the 3000m steeplechase (8:53.45) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Ran a career-best 8:36.25 in the steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to Nationals - No. 7 all-time at BYU
  • Recorded the ninth-fastest 10,000m in school history with a time of 28:36.07 at the Mt. SAC Relays
  • Qualified for regionals in the steeplechase with a time of 8:38.62 at the Stanford Invitational
  • Competed in five meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Senior Year 2021

Indoor (2021)

  • Competed in two meets for the Cougars, including a fourth-place finish in the men’s 3000m with a personal-best of 8:21.36 at the BYU Cougar Indoor I. 

Outdoor (2021)

  • Competed in seven meets for the Cougars, including the NCAA West Preliminaries and Championships. 
  • Took first in the men’s 3000S with a time of 8:47.48 at the Hayward Premiere. 
  • Took second in the men’s 3000S with a time of 8:40.11 at the Oregon Twilight. 
  • Finished 23rdat the NCAA Championships preliminary with a time of 9:11.34 in the men’s 3000S. 

Overall

  • Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors 
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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