Clay Hering

2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention

2019-20 (Senior): Competed this season in the 100 and 200 fly, and 200 and 500 free … Swam the second-fastest 200 free and 200 fly on the team this season … Also competed on all five relay teams … Set a new 200 free PR at the ACC Championships, finishing in 1:37.28 … Earned an NCAA B qualifying time in the 200 fly at the ACC Championships with a time of 1:44.53 … Also turned in his fastest 500 free of the season at ACCs (4:25.99) … Earned his best 100 fly of the season at the Georgia Tech Invitational (49.32) … Took first in the 200 fly against Georgia Southern, SCAD (1:47.48) … Runner-up in the 200 fly against Florida State (1:48.13) and South Carolina (1:48.68) … Touched the wall third in the 100 fly against South Carolina (49.58) and the 200 fly against Auburn (1:48.53) … Earned top-5 finishes in the 500 free against Georgia Southern, SCAD (4:37.55), in the 100 free against Tennessee (50.70), 100 fly against Florida State (49.96) and 200 fly against Tennessee (1:49.42).

2018-19 (Junior): Competed in the 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 50 free, 200 free and 500 free for the Jackets this season … Recorded one NCAA B qualifying time (1:44.37), setting a PR in the 200 fly at the ACC Championships … Also recorded personal-best times this season in the 50 fly (22.60), 100 fly (48.68), 50 free (21.31) and 500 free (4:25.77) … Finished first in the 100 fly (49.63) and 200 fly (1:47.90) vs. Denver … Finished first in the 200 fly (1:49.74) and 500 free (4:40.81) vs. FGCU, SCAD … Placed second in the 100 fly (49.76) and 200 fly (1:48.33) vs. South Carolina … Touched the wall third in the 100 fly (50.35) and fifth in the 200 fly (1:49.77) vs. Auburn … Earned a second-place finish in the 100 fly (50.39) and third-place finish in the 500 free (4:43.51) at the FAU Fun in the Sun Invite … Finished seventh in the 200 fly (2:03.76) at the USA Winter Nationals … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Competed for the Yellow Jackets in the 100 and 200 fly events, as well as in the 500 free … Also a member of the Tech relays … Posted three NCAA B qualifying times in the 200 fly on the season … Also set new career-best times of 1:45.57 in the 200 fly and 4:29.46 in the 500 free … Recorded the third-fastest time on the season for the Jackets in the 200 fly (1:45.57), which ranks seventh all-time in school history … Also recorded the sixth-best time on the team in both the 100 fly (49.28) and the 500 free (4:29.46) … Posted the ninth-fastest time on the team in the 200 free (1:40.28) … Totaled 11 top-five finishes on the season … Recorded runner-up finishes in the 200 fly at Northwestern (1:49.76), against Delta State (1:51.69) and at SCAD (1:50.26) … Finished third overall in the 100 fly (49.95) versus Pittsburgh and in the 200 fly (1:49.03) at Notre Dame … Also touched the wall in third-place overall in both the 100 fly (49.82) and 20 fly (1:49.73) events at South Carolina and in the 500 free (4:39.34) against Emory … Picked up a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly (1:48.79) in the season-opening meet versus Pittsburgh … Placed fifth overall in the 200 fly (1:49.00) at Georgia and in the 200 fly (1:46.67) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Recorded a seventh-place showing in the 100 fly at Notre Dame (49.74) and at Georgia (49.95) and in the 500 free (4:47.51) at Northwestern … Posted a 22nd-place finish in both the 100 fly (49.28) and 500 free (4:32.03) at the Georgia Tech Invite … Finished 17th overall in the 200 fly (1:45.57) at the 2018 ACC Championships … Also competed for Tech at the conference championship meet in the 100 fly (49.29) and 500 free (4:29.46) … Was a member of the team’s Leadership Council … Recognized as a 2017-18 CSCAA scholar all-American honorable mention.

2016-17 (Freshman): Closed out his freshman campaign with career-best marks in the 100 fly (48.71) and the 500 free (4:30.64) at the ACC Championships, as well as the 200 fly (1:47.71) at the Ohio State Last Chance Meet … Also had a career-best mark of 1:41.37 in the 200 free at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Recorded the fourth-fastest time of the year for Tech in both the 500 free (4:30.64) and the 200 fly (1:47.71) … Also had the fifth-fastest time on the season in the 100 fly (48.71) … Earned runner-up honors in both the 100 fly (50.65) and 200 fly (1:50.92) events in his first meet as a Jacket versus Boston College and Pitt … Also finished fourth in the 200 fly (1:50.31) and sixth in the 100 fly (50.44) in the dual meet against Notre Dame … Recorded a second-place showing in the 200 free (1:42.62) and a third-place finish in the 200 fly (1:52.05) against Cincinnati and FAU … Finished fourth in the 200 fly versus Alabama (1:51.38) and in the tri-meet with Florida State and SCAD (1:49.85) … Placed fifth in both the 100 fly (49.80) and the 200 fly (1:47.71) events at the Ohio State Last Chance Meet.

Before Tech: Swam for four years at Page High School under coach Nicole Krasowski … Ranked as high as seventh overall in the state of North Carolina … Was a team captain his senior season … Led his team to four-straight conference championships, including two undefeated seasons … Tabbed a high school all-American … A four-time state champion … Also a four-time all-conference selection … Named the conference swimmer of the year his senior season in 2015-16 … A three-time USA scholastic all-American … Holds the Metro 4A Conference record in the 100 fly … Holds school records in the 200 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay events at Page H.S. … Also holds the John Sawyer Meet record in the 200 free … Was a participant in the Carolina Crown Swim Challenge, a swim meet that mixes the best swimmers from North Carolina and South Carolina on four different teams to compete against each other … A member of the Page Honors Society … Served as the class president as a freshman, sophomore and junior … Was the student body president his senior year … Earned an Eagle Scout award.

Personal:  Has two younger siblings … Grandfather, George Hering III, was the speaker of the house for the Delaware state legislature … Chose Georgia Tech because of the swimming program and facilities, the location and the reputation of the school overall … Intends to major in business administration.