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Beau Clafton - Track & Field - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Beau Clafton

Position

Combined Events

Hometown

Farmington, N.M.

Previous School

Piedra Vista HS

2018-19
2019 Indoors:
Carded a career-best pole vault mark of 13′ 7 1/4″ at the UNM Team Invitational on Jan. 26, 2019 …  had a season-best long jump distance of 21′ 10 3/4″ and a season-best shot put mark of 45′ 1″ at the MLK Invitational on Jan. 19, 2019 … recorded a season-best time of 7.10 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the MLK Invitational.
2019 Outdoors: 
Competed in seven meets, earning two event wins and a runner-up finish … won the javelin at the Titan Team Challenge with a throw of 196-2 (59.79m) … ran 11.49 in the 100-meter dash at the Titan Team Challenge … finished second in the javelin at the Don Kirby with a throw of 182-2 (55.53m) … ran a 11.02 in the 100-meter dash of the Don Kirby to finish 10th … ran the first leg of the 4×100 meter relay that placed sixth with a time of 41.46 … ran 11.19 in the 100-meter dash at the Bryan Clay Invitational … won the javelin at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a throw of 194-0 (59.13m) … ran 11.19 in the 100-meter dash at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational … ran the first leg of the 4×100 relay at the Masked Rider Open that finished fourth in 41.70 … finished second in the javelin at the Masked Rider Open with a throw of 184-10 (56.35m) … ran the first leg of the 4×100 relay at the MW Championships that placed fourth in 41.46 … finished sixth in the javelin at the MW Championships with a season-best throw of 203-5 (62.00m).

2017-18
2018 Indoors: Saw action in five meets… placed second in the heptathlon at the Mountain West Championships with 5,339 points, came in first place in 60 m (6.92) and first in shot put (46-8 ¼ (14.23m).
2018 Outdoors: Competed in six meets including the decathlon at the Mountain West Championships… helped his team place first in the 4×100 at the Don Kirby Invitational (40.42*)… competed in the decathlon at the Mountain West Championship where he placed seventh (4,016 points), placed first in the 100 m (10.86) and second in the high jump (6-1 ¼ (1.86m)).

2016-17
2017 Indoors
: Did not compete.
2017 Outdoors: Did not compete.

2015-16
2016 Indoors: Competed at four meets … opened at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, tallying a mark of 41-5 3/4 (12.39m) in the shot put … competed in a number of events at the New Mexico Team Invitational in preparation for a heptathlon, logging a strong mark of 43-1 3/4 (13.15m) in the shot put … competed in his first heptathlon at the New Mexico Classic & Multis, placing seventh with a total of 4514 points … posted his mark with strong marks in the 60 dash (7.10), shot put (42-3 1/2) and pole vault (12-1 1/2) … improved later in the month at the Mountain West Championships, scoring a sixth-place total of 4945 points in the heptathlon … tallied strong marks across the board, including the 60 dash (6.96), long jump (20-4 1/4), shot put (43 1/2), high jump (6 1/2), 60 hurdles (9.03) and pole vault (13-3 1/2).
2016 Outdoors: Participated at four meets … made his season debut at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open, placing eighth in both the shot put (41-7 3/4) and discus throw (114-7) … continued to build for the decathlon at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, registering strong marks in the 400 dash (50.99) and discus (120-9) … posted solid marks at the UTEP Invitational, placing third in the shot put (41-5 1/4) and seventh in the discus (115-5) … scored in the decathlon and the javelin throw at the Mountain West Championships … in the decathlon, posted a total of 6769 points behind strong efforts in the 100 (10.85), shot put (45-1), 400 (51.50), pole vault (12-9 1/2) and javelin (181-2) … after competing in the decathlon, also competed in the open javelin, scoring with an eighth-place toss of 172-6.

2014-15
2015 Indoors
: Competed in the multi events at three meets … opened at the Air Force Open, running 9.48* in the 60 hurdles … clocked a time of 9.11* in the 60 hurdles at the Lobo open, where he also recorded a long jump of 20-1 3/4 (6.14m) and a shot put of 40-4 (12.29m)
2015 Outdoors: Saw action at eight meets, including the opening round of the national championships … first action came at teh Don Kirby Tailwind, where he placed second in the javelin with a toss of 198-2 (60.41m) … took second in both the javelin (191-1) and the shot put (36-7) at the New Mexico Quadrangular … placed eighth in the javelin at the Bryan Clay Invitational (189-5) … earned a pair of third-place finishes at the UTEP Twilight, going 106-5 in the discus and 180-5 in the javelin … competed in the decathlon at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, placing ninth with 5,786 points … registered solid finishes in the 100 (11.12) and the javelin (180-11) in the decathlon … followed up with a win in the javelin at the MW Championships, breaking 200 feet with a toss of 203-7 (62.06m) … qualified to the NCAA West Preliminary Round, but did not compete after tweaking his elbow.

HIGH SCHOOL
A talented thrower and sprinter out of Piedra Vista High School in Farmington, N.M. … won the javelin throw nine times his senior year, including victories at the New Mexico 4A State Championships (toss of 202-10), the New Mexico District 1-4A Meet (personal record 205-5) and the Marilyn Sepulveda Meet of Champions (181-10) … won the javelin at the state meet his junior year and took second his sophomore year … placed third in the javelin at the regionally competitive Great Southwest Classic his senior year … won the 200-meter dash and placed second in the 100 at the 2014 New Mexico 4A State Championships, finishing with times of 21.65 and 10.92, respectively … won the long jump twice in 2014 (including personal-record leap of 21-5 at the Piedra Vista Invitational) and took third in the shot put at the 2014 Bill Slade Invitational (toss of 44-4 1/2).

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

  • All-Mountain West Outdoor Team: 2015 (Javelin)
  • All-Mountain West Indoor Team: 2018 (Heptathlon)

Personal Best (Indoors):
60 meters: 6.97*
100 meters: 10.79
200 meters: 21.65
400 meters: 50.06*
1,500 meters: 4:57.54
60m hurdles: 9.48*
110 hurdles: 16.90*
Pole Vault: 12-9 1/2 (3.90m)
High Jump: 6 1/2 (1.84m)
Long Jump: 21-8 (6.60m)
Discus: 120-9 (36.80m)
Javelin: 205-5 (62.61m)
Shot Put: 45-1 (13.74m)
Decathlon: 6,769 points

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol