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2021-22 Men's Cross Country Roster

Eric Clay

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Morristown, N.J.
  • Highschool Morristown High School

Biography

Northeastern Bests
Event Result
800m 1:54.74
1500m 3:50.43
Mile 4:09.65
3000m 8:19.14
3000m SC 9:25.06
5000m 14:35.66
8K (XC) 24:40.80
10K (XC) 30:59.40


Awards:

  • 2020-2021 Cross Country All-CAA Team: 10th place (8k)
  • 2019 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 3000m steeplechase (third)
  • 2021 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 3000m steeplechase (second)


Career Highlights:

  • Ranks 10th, Men's Cross Country All-Time Top 10 Performers: 8k (24:40.80)
  • 2019 CAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist: 3000m steeplechase (9:41.30)
  • 2021 CAA Outdoor Silver Medalist: 3000m steeplechase (9:26.18)


2021-22:
INDOOR

  • Ran a personal-best time of 8:19.14 in the 3,000 meters at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)


CROSS COUNTRY

  • Finished 15th in the 8K with a time of 26:10.00 at the Vermont Invitational (9/4)
  • Ran a time of 27:44.60 in the 8K at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/24)


2020-21:
OUTDOOR

  • Set a personal-best time in the 5000 meters (14:35.66) at the Raleigh Relays (3/25-27)
  • Placed third in 800 meter run (1:54.74, PB) and seventh in the 1500 meters (3:50.43, PB) at the UCF Knights Invite (4/24)
  • Earned All-CAA honors with a second-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase (9:26.18) at the CAA Championships, the second fastest in the CAA (4/30-5/1)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Set a personal-best time of 24:40.80 in the 8k to rank 10th on the NU Men's XC All-Time Top 10 Performance list at the CAA XC Preview (1/29)
  • Ran a time of 24:46.80 in the 8K, placing 10th at the CAA Cross Country Championships (3/5)

2019-20:
INDOOR
  • Ran a personal-best time (14:37.99) in the 5000 meters at the BU Season Opener (12/7)
  • Placed second in the 4x800 relay (8:07.53) and eighth in the 3000 meters (8:50.41) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/14)
  • Ran a personal-best time (8:23.25) in the 3000 meters at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24-25)
  • Placed second in the 3000 meters (8:23.37) at the New England Championships (1/31-2/1)
  • Ran a personal-best time (4:09.65) in the mile at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/28)
  • Placed 28th in the 3000 meters (8:29.02) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/6-8)

CROSS COUNTRY 
  • Ran at the Nassaney Invitational with an 8k time of 26:23.6 (9/7)
  • Competed in Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/20) with an 8K time of 25:57
  • Recorded a personal best of 25:21.0 in the 8k at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2)
  • Placed 29th in the 8K (25:39.4) at the New England Championships (10/12)
  • Finished 26th in the 8K (26:10.1) at the CAA Championships (11/2)
  • Ran a personal-best time (30:59.4) in the 10K at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Championships (11/15)

2018-19:
OUTDOOR
  • Placed third in the 1500m (3:54.76) at the Minuteman Invitational (4/6)
  • Placed third in the 3000m steeplechase at the Ocean State Invitational with a personal-best time of 9:25.06 (4/12)
  • Finished fourth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:49.73) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invitational (4/20)
  • Earned All-CAA honors with a bronze-medal finish in the 3000m steeplechase (9:41.30) at the CAA Championships (5/3-4)
 
INDOOR
  • Began the season with a 14:47.52 time in the 5000m at the BU Season Opener (12/1)
  • Earned second place in the 3000m (8:25.63) at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (12/8)
  • Finished fourth in the mile (4:14.21) and was part of a first-place finish in the distance medley relay (10:26.12) at the Joe Donahue Games (1/18)
  • Placed sixth in the 3000m (8:39.44) and fourth with his distance medley relay (10:01.40) team at the New England Championships (2/1-2)
  • Competed in the 3000m at the Valentine Invitational (2/8-9)
  • Recorded a personal-best mile time (4:13.02) at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/24)
  • Ran the 3000m (8:48.96) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/1-3)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Finished 15th at the Nassaney Invite (9/8) with a time of 25:52.4 in the 8K race
  • Ran a time of 27:32.8 in the 8K race at the Battle in Beantown (9/21)
  • Finished with a time of 26:08.3 in the 8K race at the New England Championships (10/6) 
  • Placed 20th at the CAA Championships (10/26) with a time of 25:02.40 in the 8K race
  • Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals, finishing with a time of 35:12.8 in the 10K (11/9)

2017-18:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished ninth in the 5000m (15:03.41) at the Ocean State Invite (4/13)
  • Secured third place in the 3000m steeplechase (9:43.88) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invite (4/21)

INDOOR
  • Made his collegiate debut in the 5000m (15:15.71) at the BU Season Opener (12/2)
  • Finished eighth in the 3000m (8:45.14) at the Dartmouth Relays (1/7)
  • Finished first in the 5000m race (15:13:28) in the Joe Donahue Games (1/19)
  • Finished seventh in the 3000 M race (8:36.32) and 17th in the 5000 M race (15:57.81) in the New England Championship (2/2-3)
 
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Ran an 8K time of 27:54.5 at the Panorama Farms Invite (9/23)
  • Ran an 8K time of 27:44.5 at the New England Championships (10/7)
  • Ran a personal-best time (15:45.8) in the 5K at the 15th Annual CCSU Mini Meet (10/20)

Before Northeastern:
Team captain at Morristown … New Balance Qualifier … Finished second at the 2016 NJSIAA North 1 Sectional … 2016 Morris County cross country champion

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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