Clayton Bruggeman

Clayton Bruggeman
Clayton Bruggeman
  • Hometown:
    St. Henry, Ohio
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    St. Henry
  • Major:
    Business Administration
Bio

Junior (2015):  Honorable Mention All-HCAC selection ... Competed in seven events ... Finished as a scoring runner on seven occasions ... Had a best overall finish of 13th and averaged a finish of 80 ... Had a best overall time of 27:11.0 and averaged a finishing time of 28:02.3. 

Sophomore (2014):  Competed in four events ... Finished as a scoring runner on four occasions ... Had a best overall finish of 38th and averaged a finish of 121.75 ... Had a best overall time of 27:05.5 and averaged a finishing time of 28:05.5.

Freshman (2013):  Competed in seven events … Finished as a scoring runner on six occasions … Had a team best finish of third and averaged a finish of 4.43 among team runners ... Had a best overall finish of 20th and averaged a finish of 119.29 ... Had a best overall time of 27:49.3 and averaged a finishing time of 28:58.2.

Prep:  Three-year letterwinner for head coach Micheal Eyink at St. Henry High … Named All-Midwest Athletic Conference in 2012  … Qualified for state each season from 2010-12 ... Helped team to MAC Title in 2010 and District Championship in 2011.

Personal:  Son of Jeff and Amy Bruggeman … Majoring in business administration. 

News mentions
Yellow Jackets End Season at NCAA Regionals
Yellow Jackets End Season at NCAA Regionals

TERRE HAUTE, IND. – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Cross Country meet hosted by Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology and finished 32nd with a team score of 1,024 points.

DC Finishes Seventh In HCAC Championships
DC Finishes Seventh In HCAC Championships

SHELBYVILLE, IND. – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Shelbyville, Ind. to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, which were hosted by Franklin (Ind.) College and finished seventh with a team score of 193 points.

DC Competes in the JennaStrong Fall Classic
DC Competes in the JennaStrong Fall Classic

WILMINGTON, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Wilmington, Ohio to compete in the JennaStrong Fall Classic hosted by Wilmington College and finished 25th with a team score of 697.

Yellow Jackets Compete in All-Ohio Championships
Yellow Jackets Compete in All-Ohio Championships

CEDARVILLE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Cedarville, Ohio to compete in the All-Ohio Championships and finished 18th with a team score of 529.

Defiance Competes At Otterbein
Defiance Competes At Otterbein

WESTERVILLE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Westerville, Ohio to compete in the Otterbein Invitational and finished 16th with a team score of 483.

Defiance Finishes Eighth at Franklin (Ind.)
Defiance Finishes Eighth at Franklin (Ind.)

FRANKLIN, IND. – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Franklin, Ind. to compete in the Sodexo Grizzly Invite and finished eighth with a team score of 195.

Yellow Jackets Open Season at Manchester (Ind.)
Yellow Jackets Open Season at Manchester (Ind.)

NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – The 2015 cross country season began with the Yellow Jacket men’s team competing against three other schools at the annual Hokum Karem meet hosted by Manchester (Ind.) University.