Drury University Athletics

PERSO NAL...
Son of Ryan and Lori Long.

AT DRURY...
SENIOR
Ran the 800 meter for the Panthers with a 3,000 meter steeplechase appearance at the
Missouri Southern State/Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Meet where he ran 11:42.50...His highest finish in the 800 meter was at the Missouri S&T/Dewey Allgood Meet where he placed 19th (2:13.12)...Best time of the year was at the GLVC Outdoor Championship where he placed 28th with a time of 2:06.50.

JUNIOR
Clay competed primarily in the 800 meter with some action in the various other events such as the 200 and 400 meter and the triple jump as well as some relay action...Long was ninth at the Missouri S&T/Dewey Allgood Invitational and placed 12th in the triple jump at the Harding/Bison Invitational...He was also on several relay teams with his top team finish being seventh in the 4x200 meter relay at the GLVC Indoor Championship.

SOPHOMORE
Walked on to the track and field team last season as a 800 meter runner and had a best time of 2:15.


2011 Season Finishes
Finish, Event, Meet, Time
800 meter--U. of Kansas/Bob Timmons Challenge (2:16.16)
800 meter--U. of Kansas/Jayhawk Classic (2:22.97)
24th) 800 meter--Pittsburg State Invitational (2:21.92)
23rd) 800 meter--Central Missouri/Mule Relays (2:17.11)
33rd) 800 meter--GLVC Indoor Championship (2:11.58)
28th) 800 meter--Mizzou Relays (2:16.72)
19th) 800 meter--Missouri S&T/Dewey Allgood (2:13.12)
28th) 800 meter--GLVC Outdoor Championship (2:06.50)
2nd) 3,000 meter steeplechase--Missouri Southern State/Bill Williams/Bob Laptad (11:42.50)

2010 Season Finishes
Finish, Event, Meet, Time
21st) 200 meter dash--Missouri Southern/Fazoli/Baymont Inn Invitational (27.33)
40th) 400 meter dash--Central Missouri/Mule Relays (1:03.15)
15th) 600 yard dash--Pittsburg State Indoor Invitational (1:31.84)
26th) 200 meter dash--Pittsburg State Indoor Invitational (27.69)
25th) 800 meter--GLVC Indoor Championship (2:16.49)
7th) 4x200 meter relay--GLVC Indoor Championship (1:41.05)
24th) 800 meter--Mizzou Relays (2:20.96)
18th) 800 meter--Harding/Bison Invitational (2:15.53)
12th) Triple Jump--Harding/Bison Invitational (10.06m)
9th) 800 meter--Missouri S&T/Dewey Allgood Invitational (2:11.19)
17th) 800 meter--Missouri Southern/Bob Laptad/Bill Williams Invit. (2:13.60)
28th) 800 meter--GLVC Outdoor Championship (2:11.29)

PREP...
Played basketball at Dadeville High School for coach John Schaeffer and graduated with a 3.5 grade point average...Was a member of the National Honor Society and a four year honor roll member.

CLAY'S FAVORITES...
Food: Cashew Chicken
Restaurant: Hong Kong Inn
Musical Artist: Akon and George Strait
Movie/TV Show: Rocky IV and Rob and Big
Book/Magazine: The Count of Monte Cristo/Popular Mechanics
Pro Athlete: Michael Jordan
Your Dream Job: Firefighter