2012 Outdoor: Capped a dynamic Outdoor season with an eighth place finish in the 10,000 m run at 2013 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Achieved a personal best time of 31:44.88 in the event … Also set personal bests in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m, and 5,000 m runs … Placed third in the 5,000 meters (14:51.34) at the 49er Classic … Ran a career-best 8:51.57 in the 3,000 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, good enough for fourth place in the event … Raced to a fifth place finish in the 1,500 m run at the Weems Baskin Invitational (University of South Carolina) behind a personal best 4:03.03 clocking … Achieved an 11th place finish in the 5,000 m run (15:11.44) at the Big South Championship meet … Member of the 2011-12 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011-12 Indoor: Set personal records in four different events during the 2011-12 Indoor season ... Set a personal best time in the 1 Mile Run at the Tiger Paw Invitational, finishing seventh with a time of 4:19.28 ... Also recorded another personal best time at the Tiger Paw Invitational, timing in at 2:34.29 in the 1000 m run to finish sixth in the event ... Set a personal best time in the 5000 m Run at 2011-12 Big South Conference Indoor Championships, clocking in at 15:10.23 ... Finished seventh in the event ... Added a personal best time in the 3000 m Run at Big South Indoor Championships after finishing seventh in 8:39.45

2011 Outdoor: Recorded a sixth-place finish in both the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:21.96 and in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 31:52.08 at the 2011 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Crossed the finish line in second-place overall in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:05.62 at the Carolina's Cup ... Earned a sixth-place finish in the 1500 meter run at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 4:04.96 ... Posted a seventh-place finish in the 5000 meter run with his time of 15:03.16 at the 49er Classic

Before Gardner-Webb: Was a four-year letterwinner at Dacula High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. ... Was a three-time All-County honoree and a two-time All-Metro recipient ... Was a Team Georgia selection as a senior ... Turned in a personal best time of 15:31 (5K) his senior season ... Finished in the top-10 in the state of Georgia twice, including finishing in the top-four as a freshman ... Also finished in the top-10 individually at the 4A level as a sophomore and at the 5A level as a junior ...Was a Heisman High School winner ... Also was a member of the National English Honor Society and graduated with honors

Personal: Born Michael Matthew McClay on November 10, 1991 in Minnesota ... Son of Terry and Kim McClay ... Has two older siblings, Ryan and Nic ... Majoring in Religious Studies