CAREER BESTS
| Event | Score | Date | Opponent |
| Still Rings | 14.325 | 4/6/19 | B1G Champ. |
| Vault | 14.300 | 4/6/19 | B1G Champ. |
| Parallel Bars | 13.300 | 2/23/19 | Air Force/Navy |
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Awards: Earned a spot on the All-Big Ten second team in 2019.
2020 • JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Completed four routines on rings, four on vault and one on parallel bars…Had one third-place finish in each event…The 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Army West Point (1/18): Scored 13.800 to place fifth on vault. William & Mary (2/15): Scored a season-best 13.950 to place third on vault and a season-best 13.250 to place third on parallel bars. at Nebraska (2/29): Scored a season-best 14.000 to place third on rings…Scored 13.850 on vault.
2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned a spot on the All-Big Ten second team.
Season: Completed 13 routines on rings, 11 on vault, and five on parallel bars while competing at 11 meets, including the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships…Posted one event win and seven top-three finishes on rings…Had one top-three finish on vault…Recorded the team’s eighth-best score of the season on vault and the ninth-best score of the season on rings.
at West Point Open (1/12): Placed third with a score of 13.800 on rings…Scored 13.150 on parallel bars. at Army (1/19): Took third in the team portion of rings with a score of 13.850. Nebraska (1/26): Was the runner-up on rings with a score of 13.650…Scored 13.100 on parallel bars. at UIC/vs. Springfield (2/10): Finished third on rings (13.550). Navy/Air Force (2/23): Set a personal record while tying for fifth with a score of 13.300 on parallel bars…Took third on rings (14.200) and on vault (14.200). at Ohio State (3/2): Took fifth on vault (14.200). at Arizona State Invitational (3/9): Finished first on rings with a score of 14.000. Illinois/Michigan (3/16): Took fourth on rings (14.100). at Big Ten Championships (4/5-6): Set personal records while finishing third on rings (14.325) and a tie for 13th on vault (14.300). at NCAA Championships (4/20): Finished 14th on rings with a score of 14.100...Also competed on vault.
2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Competed on rings, vault and parallel bars in his first season with Penn State.
at Ohio State (2/9): Placed sixth on both rings and vault…Came in ninth on parallel bars.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was homeschooled through Northpoint Christian Academy and trained at Deveau’s School of Gymnastics…Is a five-time Junior Olympic Qualifier and a three-time Future Stars National Team member…Was the 2017 national champion on rings in the Junior Elite Division…Placed third on rings at the 2012 nationals before earning fifth-place finishes in both 2014 and 2015…Notched a 10th-place finish all-around at the 2014 nationals…Captured the regional championship on rings and helped his team to a third-place finish at nationals in both 2015 and 2016…Qualified for the 2016 U.S.A. Championships…Was a member of the National Academy of Future Physicians and was a Congress of Future Medical Leads nominee in 2016.
PERSONAL
Son of Del and Melinda Clayton…Has two sisters, Mallory and Camille…Majoring in biobehavioral health.