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2009 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
2008-09 CoSIDA All-Academic District II Second-Team Selection
2009 NCAA Championships At-Large Qualifier (Hammer Throw)
Semifinalist for the 2009 Wooden Citizenship Cup
In 2008-09: Indoor: Competed in four events during the indoor campaign ... registered best finish at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a third place finish in the weight throw at 57"5'... registered best mark of the season at the ACC Indoor Championships with a 58" throw to place seventh overall ... Outdoor: Tallied a personal best throw of 194 feet, five inches at the Georgia Tech Invtiational ... qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second consecutive year as an at-large selection with her throw at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... placed sixth in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a 182"11' throw.
In 2007-08: Tallied a personal-best throw of 184 feet, 9 inches in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Region Championships for a seventh-place finish ... Finished fifth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw with a mark of 184 feet, 4 inches ... Finished fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships in the weight throw with a mark of 60 feet,4 inches ... Had an indoor season-best mark of 60 feet,6 3/4 inches in the weight throw to finish first at the Clemson Opener.
In 2006-07: Set a personal-best indoor mark of 60'-9.50", just missing the NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark, in the weight throw at the Tiger Invitational ... Placed fifth overall in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships with a throw of 58'-11.50" ... Redshirted during the outdoor season.
In 2005-06: Broke the school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 174'2" at the Orange and Purple Classic, this mark was the third farthest hammer throw nationally among all USA junior women ... Tallied a fourth-place finish in the hammer at the USATF Junior National Championships (168'6") ... Finished eighth in the hammer at the ACC Outdoor Championships (168'4") ... Posted a season-best mark of 142'0" in the discus to finish fifth at the Walt Disney World Invitational ... Tallied a seventh-place finish in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships with a season-best toss of 51'9" ... Posted a top indoor shot put mark of 41'4.25" at the Clemson Invitational.
High School: Lettered four seasons in track under coach Milo Griffin ... Named team captain in junior and senior seasons ... Won shot put state titles from 2003-05 ... Captured the discus state crowns from 2002-05 ... Lettered in basketball in four seasons ... Tabbed all-state second team as a junior and senior ... Selected to the all-state honorable mention team as a sophomore ... Garnered all-league honors in hoops in final three seasons of competition ... Earned one varsity letter in volleyball.
Personal: Born Alana Jean Clooten on April 1, 1987, in Fairbanks, Alaska ... Parents are Clem and Connie Clooten ... Has three older brothers, Lucas, Nate and Ben ... Father ran track and played football at North Dakota State University (1975-77) ... Brother Nate participated on the track team at the University of Idaho (1999-2001), and Ben competed for NDSU (2003) ... Enjoys watching movies and fishing ... Majoring in industrial engineering.
| Clooten's Career Top Marks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | MARK (INDOOR) | MARK (OUTDOOR) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer | - | 194-00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60-09.50 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot Put | 41-4.25 | 39-11.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discus | - | 152-02 | |||||||||||||||||||
