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2017-18 Track and Field Roster

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  • Sprints
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Riverton, Utah
    Hometown
  • Riverton
    High School
Clay Lambourne
Clay Lambourne
Sprints
Position
Senior
Class
Riverton, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: First-Team All-American Indoor: DMR (2018); Second-Team All-American Indoor: 800m (2018); Second-Team All-American Outdoor: 800m (2017, 2018); Honorable Mention All-American Outdoor: 800m (2016); First-Team All-Mountain West Indoor: 800m (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), 4x400m (2015, 2016), DMR (2018); First-Team All-Mountain West Outdoor: 800m (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), 4x400m (2015, 2016); Mountain West Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/10/18); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2015); Academic All-Mountain West (2015 T&F, 2016 T&F, 2017 T&F, 2018 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2015).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks first all-time in USU history in the distance medley relay (9:32.31)… Also holds the fourth-fastest time in the event (9:48.22)… Ranks second all-time in school history in the 800m (1:48.30)… Owns the second-, third-, fourth- and seventh-fastest times in the 4x400m relay (3:08.89; 3:08.99; 3:09.48; 3:13.31).

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks second all-time in USU history in the 800m (1:47.09) and second in the 4x400m relay (3:05.28)… Also holds the fourth-fastest time (3:06.96) in school history in the 4x400m.

2018 (SR)
Cross Country (2017): Placed 23rd at the BYU Autumn Classic with a time of 20:08.7... Finished 151st at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short run with a time of 25:09.
Indoor: Garnered first-team All-American honors in the DMR after placing fifth with a school-record time of 9:32.31 at the NCAA Indoor Championships… Earned second-team All-American honors in the 800 meters after finishing 10th with a personal-best time of 1:48.30, which ranks second all-time in school history… Earned a pair of first-team all-Mountain West accolades by placing first in the 800 meters with a meet-record time of 1:48.74 and finishing runner-up in the DMR with a then-school-record time of 9:34.61… Recorded four first-place finishes, including three in the 800 meters alone… Set personal-best time of 4:09.67 in the mile at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational, where he placed third.
Outdoor: Earned second-team All-American honors in the 800 meters after placing 16th in the semifinals of the event with a time of 1:50.33 at the NCAA Outdoor Finals… Qualified for the Outdoor Finals by finishing fourth in the quarterfinals of the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.36 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Garnered first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing first in the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.96 at the Outdoor Championships, where he also placed fifth in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:16.93… Named the MW Track Athlete of the Week after winning the 800 meters at the Utah/Weber State-hosted Spring Classic with a meet-record time of 1:48.72… Placed first in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 3:48.71 at the San Francisco Distance Carnival… Earned academic all-MW honors. 

2017 (JR)
Cross Country (2016): Finished 90th with a time of 33:51.00 at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships… Competed in five meets during the season with his best finish coming at the Montana State Invitational, where he placed eighth with a time of 24:50.07. 
Indoor: Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing first in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:49.20 at the Indoor Championships… Placed first in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:18.57 at the Montana State Invitational and set a season best of 4:25.54 in the mile at the same meet.
Outdoor: Placed 33rd in the first round of the 800 meters (1:54.71) at the USA Track & Field Championships... Garnered second-team All-American honors after placing ninth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:47.19 at the NCAA Outdoor Finals… Qualified for the Outdoor Finals by finishing third in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:47.09, which ranks second all-time in school history, at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Earned first-team all-Mountain West accolades in the 800 meters after placing second with a time of 1:48.07 at the Outdoor Championships… Placed first in the 800 meters at both the UCLA-hosted Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational and Stanford-hosted Cardinal Classic with times of 1:50.69 and 1:47.31, respectively… Placed in the top-10 in all nine races he competed in during the season, including six top-three finishes... Earned academic all-MW honors.

2016 (SO) 
Indoor: 
Finished 16th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.10 at the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships... Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after repeating as the 800-meter champion at the Indoor Championships with a time of 1:49.22… Also garnered first-team all-MW accolades in the 4x400-meter relay after placing first with a time of 3:09.48, which is the fourth-fastest time in school history... A member of the 4x400 relay team that finished second at the New Mexico Team Challenge with a time of 3:08.89, which ranks second in school history... Set season-best time of 10:22.14 in the DMR at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational... Finished in the top three in eight of the 10 races he competed in, including placing first five times. 
Outdoor: Garnered honorable mention All-American honors in the 800 meters, placing 22nd in the semifinals with a time of 1:52.31 at the NCAA Outdoor Finals... Qualified for the Outdoor Finals by placing ninth in the 800 with a time of 1:48.66 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships... Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors in the 800 and 4x400-meter relay after placing first in both events with times of 1:49.69 and 3:11.08, respectively, at the Outdoor Championships... Crossed the finish line first in the 800 in four consecutive races and placed first overall six times during the season... Earned academic all-MW honors. 

2015 (FR)
Indoor: Garnered first-team all-Mountain West honors after finishing first in the 800 meters (1:50.94) and first in the 4x400-meter relay (3:10.20) at the Indoor Championships... Finished first in the 600 meters (1:18.19) at the Boise State Bronco Invitational and first in the 800 at both the Boise State-hosted Jackson’s Invitational and New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Elite Invitational with times of 1:50.64 and 1:52.46, respectively. 
Outdoor: Placed 19th in the quarterfinals of the 4x400-meter relay (3:08.14) and 30th in 800 meters (1:50.63) at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships... Earned first-team all-MW honors after winning the 4x400 (3:07.48) and placing second in the 800 (1:48.93) at the Outdoor Championships... Earned academic all-MW, USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete accolades.

HIGH SCHOOL: A seven-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Riverton (Utah) High School... State champion in the 4x100-meter relay... Two-time state champion in the 400 meters and three-time state champion in the 4x400-meter relay... Led team to the state championship in 2014.

PERSONAL: One of four children of John and Tammy Lambourne... Brother, Cole, also competed for Utah State’s track & field team... Graduated from Utah State with a degree in management information systems.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

Indoor Outdoor
60m 7.30 na
200m 22.36 na
400m 47.84 47.53
600m 1:18.19 na
800m 1:48.30 1:47.09
1,500m na 3:48.71
Mile 4:09.67 na
4x400m 3:08.89 3:05.28
4,000m DMR 9:32.31 na
NCAA Indoors
2018 DMR 5th 9:31.31
2018 800m 10th 1:48.30p
NCAA Outdoor Finals
2016 800m 22nd 1:52.31
2017 800m 9th 1:47.19
2018 800m 16th 1:50.33
NCAA Outdoor West Prelims
2015 4x400m 19th 3:08.14
2015 800m 30th 1:50.63
2016 800m 9th 1:48.66
2017 800m 3rd 1:47.09
2017 4x400m 13th 3:06.75
2018 800m 4th 1:47.36
MW Indoor Championships
2015 800m 1st 1:50.94
2015 4x400m 1st 3:10.20
2016 800m 1st 1:49.22
2016 4x400m 1st 3:09.48
2017 800m 1st 1:49.20
2018 800m 1st 1:48.74
2018 DMR 2nd 9:34.61
MW Outdoor Championships
2015 4x400m 1st 3:07.48
2015 800m 2nd 1:48.93
2016 800m 1st 1:49.69
2016 4x400m 1st 3:11.08
2017 800m 2nd 1:48.07
2018 4x400m 5th 3:16.93
2018 800m 1st 1:47.96
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