Nate Clem

Nate Clem

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.

High School:
La Cueva HS

Height:
5-10

Birthdate:
10/12/1982

Experience:
2L

NEW MEXICO:

Veteran runner who coches expect to be one of the men's team leaders this fall...spent much of his career as a middle distance specialist, but turned in his best cross country season in 2004 and emerged as a strong long distance runner during his final track season...coaches have called him the backbone of the team and praised his offseason workout regiment...

2004-05: (outdoor) Appeared in six meets, competing at each distance between 1,500 and 5,000 meters...clocked a PR of 3:53.36 in the 1,500 before running the first two 3,000m steeplechase races of his career...scored for the first time at the conference meet and closed his track career by placing 8th (9:53.80) in the event at the MWC Championships...(indoor) Raced five times, notching top-5 finishes in the mile and 800m at Texas Tech...top 800 time of 1:55.87 was fifth on the team...(cross country) Proved to be a consistent, dependable force during the fall, finishing among the team's top-7 in all six meet appearances...scored at the Great American XC Festival and MWC Championships, finishing third and fourth on the team, respectively...notched top-15 finishes in the first two meets of the year and recorded a top 8K time of 25:45.7 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet...

2003-04: (outdoor) Ranked third on the team in the 800 with a top time of 1:53.91 at the Mesa Classic...ran six races during the spring...(indoor) Four races during the winter, including a top finish of fourth in the 800 at NAU, clocking a career-best time of 1:56.19...(cross country) Enjoyed his best cross country campaign, scoring in each of his five meets...notched a career-best fifth place finish at the pre-conference meet...clocked top 8K time of 25:51 in the Lobos' victory at the Canyon West Classic...

2002-03: (outdoor) Owned UNM's top two 800m times, including a personal best time of 1:53.29 in the prelims at the MWC Championship meet...missed qualifying for the finals by 1.29 seconds, placing ninth in the prelims at the MWC meet...runner-up in the 800 in UTEP dual meet...clocked a season-best 1,500 time of 4:01.40 at LSU...(indoor) Competed in three middle distance races...(cross country) Appeared in four meets...placed 14th at UTEP and was the team's third runner at Oklahoma State...

2001-02: (outdoor) Competed in a pair of meets during the outdoor season...(indoor) Notched a pair of top-five finishes, competing mostly in the 800...top 800 time of 1:56.60 was fourth on the team, 13th in the MWC...was also a member of UNM's top indoor 4x400m relay team...(cross country) Redshirt season...

HIGH SCHOOL:

2001 state and city 800-meter champion...three-year letterwinner in track at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque under head coach Mike Tixier...took second in the 800 at the Southwest Regional meet...member of three La Cueva state championship teams...personal-bests of 48.9 in the 400 and 1:55.50 in the 800...member of Bears' state and school record-setting medley relay team...also lettered two years in soccer...

PERSONAL:

Born on Oct. 12, 1982 in Albuquerque, N.M....age is 22...full name is Nathan Freeman Clem...son of Don and Tana Clem...has a brother, Kyle (19)...enjoys golf...favorite athlete is his uncle Scott...plans to major in Architecture.
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