NEW ORLEANS - Senior
Clay Conley collected All-American honors for the 2020 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field campaign on Tuesday, announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).
Conley, a three-time All-American in the shot put event, broke a school and Centennial Conference record in the event with a throw of 14.18m (46'-6.25"). They set the record on February 1st at the Villanova Invitational and finished ranked fifth nationally in the shot put event. Conley won the shot-put event at the Centennial Conference Championships, for the second consecutive year, with a mark of 13.29m (43'-7.25"). In the weight throw, the senior set the meet and school record with a throw of 15.99m (52'-5.5") at the Centennial Conference Championships.
The senior entered the NCAA Division III Championships ranked fifth in the shot put. Conley received USTFCCCA All-Mid East honors in both the weight throw and the shot put events. In the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championship, Conley collected a seventh place finish in the shot put with a throw of 13.66m (44'-9.75"). Conley added a seventh place finish at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championship with a throw of 13.77m (45'-2.25").
In the Centennial Conference, the senior was one of 12 on the women's side to collect All-American honors.
Normal policies dictate that All-America honors are awarded to student-athletes who score any portion of a team point (top-eight in the final of an individual event or as a member of a top-eight placing relay event) at the NCAA Championships. In lieu of conduction of the national championship this season, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Division III Executive Committee adopted the following criteria:
- Based on the selected participants for the national championships initially announced by the NCAA on Sunday, March 8, the following will be recognized as All-America for the 2020 Indoor Track & Field season:
- Individual events: ALL student-athletes declared and initially accepted into their event.
- Relay events: Members of ALL relays who produced the performance that was declared and initially accepted into their event.
A total of 675 athletes from 161 different institutions were honored on Tuesday. Full USTCCCA Release.
