Biography
Career Notes: Competed in 35 regular-season meets across four seasons ... a 12-time All-American (two First Team and 10 Second Team/Honorable Mention) ... helped the 400 medley relay team finish eighth at the 2023 NCAA Championships ... a 10-time All-GLIAC honoree (three First Team, three Second Team, and four Third Team) ... was a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Team honoree (2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25) ... collected First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades in 2022-23 ... collected several individual and team relay victories during tenure with the WSU swimming program.
2024-25: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Doubled career All-America total by securing six such awards in seven different events at the national championships ... finished seventh as a member of the 800 free relay squad (6:29.25) for First Team All-American honors ... received Second Team All-American status in the 400 IM (13th - 3:54.62), 100 breast (tied-for-13th - 54.00), and a member of three relay teams including the 200 medley relay (14th - 1:29.55), 400 medley relay (3:13.59), and 400 free relay (15th - 2:57.13) ... placed 23rd in the 200 IM (1:48.81). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Compiled a decorated conference championships with four All-GLIAC honors (one First Team, one Second Team, and two Third Team) ... won the 400 IM event with a mark of 3:52.44 for First Team All-GLIAC status ... garnered Second Team All-GLIAC in the 200 IM (second - 1:47.37) and Third Team All-GLIAC in both the 100 breast (third - 53.79) and as a member of the 800 free relay (third - 6:34.83) ... placed fourth as a member of the 400 medley relay (3:12.84), fifth in the 200 breast (1:59.25), and seventh as a member of the 200 free relay (1:22.98). SEASON: Competed in seven of the team's nine swim meets ... did not appear at Oakland (Sept. 12) and against OU at home (Jan. 18).
2023-24: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a two-time Second Team All-American in the 800 free relay (ninth - 6:31.21) and the 200 IM (15th - 1:47.91) ... ended up 19th in both the 400 free relay (3:00.25) and the 400 medley relay (3:15.30) ... had a 20th-place effort in the 200 back (1:46.94) and a 27th place in the 200 free (1:38.94) ... also swam as a member of the 200 medley relay squad (DQ). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Named First Team All-GLIAC after winning the 200 IM (1:45.88) and was a member of the Second Team for the 800 free relay (6:31.93) ... also swam in the finals for the 400 medley relay (fourth - 3:15.63), 100 back (fifth - 48.69), 200 back (sixth - 1:47.07), 400 free relay (sixth - 3:00.72) and 200 free (ninth - 1:38.39). SEASON: Competed in all 10 of the team's swim meets.
2022-23: Earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a First Team All-American as part of the 400 medley relay team that finished eighth with a time of 3:12.59 ... earned Honorable Mention All-American recognition with a 12th-place finish in the 200 medley (1:27.81). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned All-GLIAC honors as a member of the 200 medley relay team that finished third with a time of 1:28.23 ... also placed fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:15.91), fifth in the 200 IM (1:49.89), sixth in the 100 back (49.19), eighth in the 200 free (1:39.27), and ninth in the 200 back (1:45.09). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all 11 of the team’s meets.
2021-22: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a two-time All-American (2 Honorable Mention Relays) ... placed 12th in both the 200 medley relay (1:27.89) and 400 medley relay (3:13.98). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a three-time All-GLIAC honoree ... placed fourth in the 200 IM (1:49.35), fifth in the 100 breast (55.58), sixth in the 200 free (1:40.70) and ninth in the 200 back (1:49.80) ... helped the Warriors take first in the 200 medley relay (1:28.08), second in the 800 free relay (6:37.55) and third in the 400 medley relay (3:16.21). SEASON: Swam in seven regular-season meets ... took first in the 200 IM (1:56.20) and helped the Warriors finish second in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:30.73 against Davenport and Ashland (10/22) ... placed first in the 125 IM (1:07.66) and 125-yard medley relay (54.36), while also finishing second in the 75 back (38.78) and third in the 25 back (11.54) at Northern Michigan (11/5) ... finished second in the 200 IM (1:57.39) and 200-yard medley relay (1:33.25), while finishing third in the 100 back (52.29) and 200 back (1:59.56) against Northern Michigan (11/6) ... helped the 800 free relay team take first with a time of 6:43.06, while also placing second in the 200 IM (1:52.69) and third in the 200 back (1:51.67) and 200 free (1:41.45) at the Don Kimble Invitational (11/21) ... finished top three in all four of his events (200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 100 IM and 100 breast) versus Oakland (1/22) ... helped the 200 medley relay team place second (1:31.04), while also nabbing second place in the 200 back (1:56.30) at Oakland (1/23) ... collected wins in the 100 back (52.68) and the 200 medley relay (1:33.96) at Calvin (1/28) ... won the 100 IM (52.31) and 200 free relay (1:24.16), while taking second in the 50 breast (26.34) against Saginaw Valley State (1/29).
High School: A 2021 graduate of Dexter High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for coach Michael Mchugh ... helped DHS to back-to-back state titles in 2018 and 2019 ... won the 200 free at the 2021 MHSAA Division 2 state meet in a time of 1:39.72 ... swam leadoff on the second-place 200 free relay (21.25) ... placed third in the 100 breast (55.62) and swam anchor on the fifth-place 400 free relay ... 2020 state championships were not held due to COVID ... swam the third leg on the state champion 400 free relay at the 2019 MHSAA Division 2 state meet (with current WSU teammate Casey Dolen swimming anchor) ... finished eighth in the 200 IM (1:58.07 / 1:56.70 in prelims) and placed 15th in the 100 back (54.21) ... swam leadoff on the second-place 200 medley relay ... finished 11th in the 200 IM (1:59.17) at the 2018 MHSAA Division 2 state meet as a freshman and 15th in the 100 back (55.39 / 54.88 in prelims) ... swam the third leg on the state runner-up 400 free relay ... also competed in club water polo for the Dreadnaughts.
Personal: Full name -- Clayton J. Kinnard ... born on September 17, 2002, in Ann Arbor ... son of Mike and Jodi Kinnard ... has four sisters, Amelia, Vivian, Jillian and Muriel, and one younger brother, Spencer ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2022 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2022, Winter 2023 and Fall 2023.
