Heather Clayton

	Height:	5-1
	Weight:
	Student Level:	SO
	Hometown:	Mullica Township, N.J.
	Previous School:	Oakcrest

AS A FRESHMAN (2009)
Coxswain of the 2009 NCAA Division II Varsity 4 National Champion, guiding NSU to its first-ever national title...Selected to the SSC All-Freshman Team...Guided the Varsity 4 to a season-best 2,000-meter time of 7:53.04 at the NCAA Division II Championships (5/29-31/09)...Also led the Varsity 4 to five wins, including the National Championship and the SSC Championship (4/24-25/09)...Was the coxswain of the Varsity 4 that placed second at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta (5/9-10/09) with a time of 7:56.39...Led the Novice 8 to a win over Central Oklahoma at the Division II Duals (3/27-28/09) and to a second-place showing at the FIRA Championships (4/10-11/09)...Coxswain for the Novice 4 boats that posted race-winning times at the FIRA Championships and Duals Racing (3/13/09)...Also led the Novice 4B and the JV 4 to a victories at the FIRA Championships...Guided NSU to a win in the Open 4 at the Nova-Barry Annual Dual (4/4/09).

CAREER
Named rowing MVP as a senior...Helped the Varsity 8 to a second-place finish at the 2007 SRAA Nationals and to a third-place finish at the 2007 Stotesbury Cup...Member of the Junior 8 that placed third at the 2006 SRAA Nationals...Helped the Junior 4+ to a third-place showing at the 2006 Stotesbury Cup...Also played field hockey at Oakcrest, captaining the team in 2007...Named Oakcrest's Class of 2008 Unsung Hero and served as the class historian.

PERSONAL
Born in Toms River, N.J...Majoring in biology...Hobbies include running, fishing and coloring...Favorite vacation hotspot is the Jersey Shore...Daughter of Ellie and Orray T. Clayton, Jr...Has four siblings, Cory, Jonathan, Matthew and Hannah-Marie