Clayton Jack

Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Vacaville, Calif.
High School:
Vacaville HS

2009 NCAA Participant
2010 NCAA Participant
2011 NCAA Participant
2011 Pac-10 Champion

OREGON STATE
2011
Wrestled entire season at heavyweight ... Only OSU wrestler to compete at that spot in lineup ... Posted 25-11 record ... The 2011 Pac-10 Champion at HWT and participant at NCAA Championships where he was 2-2 but did not place ... Was 5-0 in major decisions, 3-0 in technical falls and 5-2 in bouts decided by pins ... Earned NCAA bid after winning the Pac-10 Championships, defeating Boise State's T.J. Felix, 6-4, in the final round ... Longest win streak was three bouts, which he accomplished six times in 2010-11 ... Fastest fall came in 1:56 against Air Force's Jared Erickson (Dec. 17) ... Ranked for entire season, as high as No. 7 on Nov. 30 ... Tallied 10-2 mark against Pac-10 opponents ... Earned bonus points in 12 of his 32 bouts.

2010
As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at heavyweight ... 35-11 record with 13 pins ... 18-3 dual meet record ... Unseeded, went 1-2 at NCAA Championships; decision over Ricky Alcala, UC Davis, 2-1 ... Seeded third at Pac-10 Championships, finished second with 2-1 record; decision over Samuel Zylstra, Boise State, 3-0; fall over No. 20 Eric Nye, Arizona State, 3:26 ... Runner-up at Best of the West Tournament ... Finished seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with 5-2 record; decision over Paul Snyder, Hofstra, decision over Eric Bugenhagen, Wisconsin, 3-1; fall over Ben Apland, Michigan, 3:42; fall over Eloheim Palma, NC State, 4:39; decision over Kyle Frey, Drexel, 4-2 ... At Midlands Championships, finished 3-2; decision over No. 17 Ed Bordas, Rider, 3-2; decision over Christian Brantley, N. Iowa, 11-4; decision over Eric Bugenhagen, Wisconsin, 6-2 ... Seven-match winning streak reached twice ... Ranked as high as 13th.

2009
As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at heavyweight ... 23-12 record with nine pins, scoring bonus points in nearly half of matches ... 13-4 dual meet record ... Earned team's Most Pins Award ... Unseeded at NCAA Championships, went 0-2 ... Seeded second at Pac-10 Championships, went 2-1, finishing second; major decision over Leonard Romero, Cal Poly, 11-1; decision over Kurt Klimek, CS Fullerton, 7-3 ... Named Most Outstanding Wrestler at Best of the West Tournament after pinning way to heavyweight title, going 4-0 ... At Reno Tournament of Champions, went 3-2; major decision over David Morgan, CS Bakersfield-Unattached, 10-1; fall over Ivan Muller, The Citadel-Unattached, 2:01; fall over Andy Hartshorn, Ohio, 2:16 ... At Midlands Championships, went 1-2; fall over Josh Wine, VMI, 2:09 ... Strung together a nine-match winning streak before championship match of Pac-10 Championships, the second longest of the season on the team ... Suffered a knee injury prior to Pac-10 Championships that required postseason surgery ... Recorded five major decisions and two technical falls.

2008
Redshirted ... Recorded a 27-6 record in open tournaments ... Finished fifth at the Junior FILA Freestyle World Championships at 120 kilograms after finishing second at the Junior FILA Nationals.

VACAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years under coaches Clint Birch and Adam Wight ... As a senior, won the state title at heavyweight pinning all five opponents; also led team to state title ... Set school records with 39 season pins and 99 career pins ... As a junior, finished fifth at the state tournament at 215 pounds with a 55-7 record ... As a sophomore, finished eighth at the state tournament at 189 pounds with a 47-13 record ... As a freshman, wrestled at 160 and 171 with a 15-8 record ... Three-time All-League honoree ... Also played football for two years; two-time All-League mention; All-State third team ... MEL Lineman of the Year ... 2007 Sacramento Bee Male Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL
Human Development and Family Science major ... Born in Reno, Nev. ... Parents are David and Diane Jack; family includes sister Allison ... Top athletic thrill was winning a state title ... Chose Oregon State because of its beautiful campus and great wrestling program.