Clayton Knight

Position:
Distance
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Ocala, FL.
High School:
Vanguard HS
Major:
Economics

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Collegiate PRs
1,500m: 3:57.92 | USF Alumni Invitational (March 21-22, 2025)
Mile: 4:18.02 | Celebration Pointe Classic (Feb. 7, 2025)
3,000m: 8:40.05 | Windy City Invitational (Feb. 14-15, 2025)
5,000m: 15:52.69 | Tampa Spartans Classic (March 13, 2026)

8K (XC): 25:49.8 | Southern Showcase (Sept. 12, 2025)
10K (XC): 33:51.5 | NCAA Division 1 South Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 14, 2025)

Season Recaps
2025-26
Cross Country: Opened the season at the UNF XC Invite, recording a 26:49.7 8K… Posted a personal-best 8K time of 25:49.8 at the Southern Showcase… Finished 73rd with a 26:13.6 8K at the American Cross Country Championships… Competed at the NCAA South Regional, clocking a personal-best 10K time of 33:51.5.

Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Posted a personal-best 5,000m time of 15:52.69 at the Tampa Spartans Classic.

2024-25
Cross Country: Opened the season at the Southern Showcase, running 26:14.3 in the 8K… Placed 35th in the 8K at the FSU XC Invite with a 26:21.8… Finished the American Cross Country Championships on Nov. 2, posting a 26:42.1 in the 8K.

Indoor: Ran 4:18.02 in the mile at the Celebration Pointe Classic (19th)…Placed 12th in the 3,000m in 8:40.05 at the Windy City Invitational…Finished 8th in the distance medley relay in 10:09.76 at the American Indoor Championships…Ran the 3,000m in 8:41.74 at the American Indoor Championships (33rd).

Outdoor: Recorded a personal-best time of 3:57.92 in the 1,500m to place 19th at the USF Alumni Invitational.