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Jason Clement

Class: Senior Hometown: Gobles, Mich. High School: Gobles

Height: 5-10 Event: Cross Country/Distance

2008 Cross Country: Competed in two meets for the Golden Grizzlies.

2007 Cross Country: Ran in four races ... Finished 11th at the Michigan Intercollegiates (Oct. 5) to earn All-State honors ... Ran a career best of 26:39.49 (8K) at the Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 15).

2006 Cross Country: Competed in six meets for the Grizzlies in his first season ... placed 12th among Oakland runners at the Golden Grizzly Open with a four mile time of 22:17 ... ran a 22:40 at the Tommy Titan Invitational, placing him 36th overall in the four mile race ... placed 11th among the Golden Grizzlies at the Spartan Invitational with an 8K time of 28:56 ... finished 47th overall at the Notre Dame Invitational running the five mile race in 27:50 ... placed tenth among Oakland runners at the Falcon Invitational and 108th overall with a season-best 8K time of 28:09.85 ... finished the season at the Eastern Michigan Cross Country Classic, running the 10K race in 35:10, placing him 36th overall ... Academic All-Conference.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Gobles High School in Gobles, Michigan ... four-year letterman in cross country for coach Lowie van Staveren ... all-state selection in 2004 and 2005 ... all-conference each of his four years ... academic all-state three times ... Academic All-State Champion his senior year ... best 5K time of 16:59 set as a senior ... team qualified for state meet three of his four years ... also lettered four times in track ... two-time all-conference in track in the 2 mile and 4x800 relay ... track team finished sixth at the state meet in 2006 ... senior class vice president ... National Honor Society president.

Personal: Son of Diane Corradini and Dee Clement ... His cousin Jim Clement played basketball for Toledo and Lake Superior State from 2001-05 ... His cousin Krista Clement currently plays basketball for Michigan ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.