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PAC-10 Finalist -- 800m
THIS YEAR: Walk-on senior Gina Clayton has improved to the point where she could score some key points at the dual and Pac-10 meets.
2004: As a junior, Clayton continued her steady improvement, lowering her PR to a team-best 2:08.46, just outside the USC top-10 chart ... She finished eighth in the 800m at the Pac-10s in 2:13.32 ... She was ninth at the NCAA West Regionals in 2:11.93, but ran her PR in the prelims.
2003: As a sophomore, Clayton had a best of 2:10.44 in the 800m, which she ran at the Pac-10 Championships while finishing a non-qualifying 11th in the prelims ... Improved her PR by over 2 seconds last season ... Finished fourth at the dual meet with a time of 2:13.37.
2002: As a freshman, Clayton had a top time of 2:12.82 in the 800m.
HIGH SCHOOL: Clayton prepped at LaSalle High in Altadena, Calif.
PERSONAL: Clayton was born on Oct. 23, 1982 ... She majors in American Studies and Ethnicity at USC ... Her high GPA helped her earn All-Pac-10 academic second-team mention last season.
