The Clayton State Lakers are the athletic teams that represent

Clayton State University Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia. It serves Metro Atlanta and is a selective Senior Unit of the University System of Georgia. The main campus includes of wooded grounds, featuring five lakes and a park-like at ...

, located in

Morrow, Georgia Morrow is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 6,445 at the 2010 census, up from 4,882 in 2000. It is the home of Clayton State University. History The community was nam ...

, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

Peach Belt Conference The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The 11 member institutions are located in the South Atlantic states of South Carolina ...

since the 1995–96 academic year. Clayton State competes in eleven intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track and field (both indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, and track and field (both indoor and outdoor). Women's tennis was discontinued at the end of the 2016–17 academic year.

Conference affiliations

NCAA *

(1995–present)

Varsity teams

National championships

Team

Clayton State University won its first national championship in school history when the Lakers won the NCAA Division II women's basketball national title in 2011. It is still the only women's basketball championship won by a team from the Southeast Region.

Notable alumni

Men's basketball

* Kevin Young

Men's soccer

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* Janiel Simon

Women's soccer

* Manoly Baquerizo * Jency Ramírez * Pearl Slattery

References

External links

* {{College sports in Georgia, state=collapsed