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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Houghton, Mich.
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- High School:
- Houghton
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- Position:
- Middle Distance
Bio
2023: CSC Academic All-America Third Team... Placed 15th in the 1,500m at the Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships… USTFCCCA All-Region (1,500m)... Ran a season’s-best time of 3:45.27 in the 1,500m at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite… Won the 1,500m at the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, lowering the meet record with his time of 3:47.22… ran the anchor leg of the 3:18.94 4x400m relay team that placed second at the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships… Earned GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week for the week of March 27… 2021-22: NCAA National qualifier in 1500 meters, Placed 11th in NCAA 1500 meter finals...USTFCCCA 1500 meter second team All-America 1500 meters... USTFCCCA All-Region... GLIAC Commissioner's Award... Set GLIAC 1500 meter record at GLIAC Outdoor Championships... Won GLIAC first place in 1500 meter finals with time of 3:47.57 for All-GLIAC First Team honors... Set NCAA Provisional Marks in both the 1500 meters and 800 meters for second straight season... Competed in three outdoor meets and one indoor meet (unattached)... Personal best 800 meters (1:49.27) for second place at Carius/Gregory Invitational... Placed second at Drake Relays in 1500 meters with personal best time 3:44.33)... Qualified and ran to 26th place 800 meters at Raleigh Relays (Mar. 24-26)...
2020-21: Set NCAA Provisional Marks in both 800 meters and 1500 meters...New personal best 1500 meters at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with time of 3:48.61 and fourth place finish...Took 15th place in 800 meters at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with time of 1:51.47...Helped team take first place in 4x400 meter relay at St. Norbert Equinox Meet with team time of 3:33.25...GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team...
2018-19: Participated in four outdoor meets... Placed seventh in 800 meter finals at GLIAC Outdoor Championships (1:55.67)... Took fourth place in 1500 meter finals at GLIAC Outdoor Championships (3:56.33)... First place in 1500 meters at St. Norbert Invite (4:00.85)...
Cross Country: 2021: USTFCCCA All-Region... All-GLIAC First Team... USTFCCCA All-Academic... GLIAC Academic Excellence Team... Four top-10 finishes... Competed in six races... First place finish at Roy Griak Invitational 8K with time of 25:17.7... Placed 3rd at Warrior Challenge (25:05.1) 8K... Took fourth place at GLIAC Cross Country Championships with 8K time of 25:04.2... Season best 10K time of 30:44.6 for 11th place at NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships... Placed 127th at NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (10K - 32:55.0)...Team Most Valuable Runner...
2019: GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team... USTFCCCA All-Region... All-GLIAC First Team... Finished the NCAA National Championships in 44th place with a time of 30:56.4... Took 13th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals with a time of 31:54.5... Placed 9th at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 24:37.5...
2018: Finished 25th at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 25:59.3...
High School: Graduated from Houghton High School ... was the 2018 UP Division 1 champion in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m ... was a two-time UP Champion in the 200m and a three-time UP Champion in the 400m ... set personal best times of 11.03 (100m), 22.63 (200m), 49.70 (400m), and 1:56.70 (800m) ... set school records in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and as a member of the 4x400 and 4x800 relays.
Personal: Participates in Broomball ... majoring in Engineering Management.
News Mentions
Michigan Tech Track & Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards
The Michigan Tech track & field teams, along with five of its student-athletes, were awarded USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the USTFCCCA...
July 13, 2023
Sayen Named to CSC Academic All-America Third Team
Michigan Tech cross country and track & field senior, Clayton Sayen has been named to the CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America Third...
June 29, 2023
Lange & Sayen Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
Michigan Tech cross country and track & field student-athletes Sam Lange and Clayton Sayen have been selected to the CSC Academic All-District...
May 31, 2023
Sayen Concludes Historic Career for the Huskies at NCAA Championships
Houghton native Clayton Sayen concluded his historic career for Michigan Tech at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in...
May 25, 2023
Tech T&F Set for NCAA Championships
Senior’s Jesse Jacobusse and Clayton Sayen are prepped to represent Michigan Tech at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships,...
May 24, 2023
Huskies Trio Earn USTFCCCA All-Region Honors
The Michigan Tech track & field teams saw three of its members earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track...
May 17, 2023
Jacobusse and Sayen Qualify for Outdoor Track & Field National Championships
Michigan Tech track & field will be represented at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, taking place on May 25-27 in...
May 16, 2023
Kolodge & Jacobusse Record School Records at Last Chance Meets
Drew Kolodge and Jesse Jacobusse posted school record performances in the final week of the regular season for Michigan Tech Track & Field.
May 13, 2023
Sayen Defends 1,500m Title to Conclude GLIAC Outdoor Championships
The Michigan Tech track & field teams concluded the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with highlights by senior Clayton Sayen repeating in the...
May 5, 2023
Huskies Collect Two Podium Finishes to Open GLIAC Championships
The Michigan Tech track & field team saw two podium finishes paired with 12 Huskies advancing into Friday’s finals to conclude the first...
May 4, 2023
Huskies Track & Field Set to Compete in GLIAC Outdoor Championships
The Michigan Tech track & field squads are prepped to head downstate for the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by...
May 2, 2023
Cosby Soars Past MTU Pole Vault Record at Phil Esten Challenge
Freshman Landon Cosby rewrote the school record books with his vault of 15-9.0 (4.80m) as the Michigan Tech track & field team turned out two...
April 22, 2023
Tech Track & Field Returns to Action at Phil Esten Challenge
The Michigan Tech track & field squads return to competition after a weekend away from the oval office, traveling to La Crosse, Wisconsin, for...
April 20, 2023
MTUTF Completes Golden Grizzlies Invite
The Michigan Tech track & field team saw multiple personal-best season’s-best and event debuts at the Golden Grizzlies Invite, in...
April 8, 2023
Huskies Prepped for Platteville Opener
The Michigan Tech track & field team has added the Platteville Opener to the schedule after the cancellation of the season opener in the St....
March 30, 2023
Sayen Tabbed GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week
Michigan Tech senior Clayton Sayen has been named GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
March 27, 2023
Kolodge Breaks 10k School Record; Huskies Impress in Season Opener
The Michigan Tech track & field team dazzled over three days in the Tarheel State, posting five NCAA Provisional Qualifying standards, being...
March 25, 2023
Huskies Open Outdoor Season at Raleigh Relays & St. Norberts Early Bird Invite
The Michigan Tech track & field squads are poised to start the outdoor campaign, with a near full team traveling to De Pere, Wisconsin, for...
March 22, 2023