Clayton State Lakers

The Clayton State Lakers are the athletic teams that represent Clayton State University, located in Morrow, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Peach Belt Conference since the 1995–96 academic year.

Clayton State Lakers
University	Clayton State University
Conference	Peach Belt
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Jermaine Rolle[1]
Location	Morrow, Georgia
First season	1989
Varsity teams	11 (5 men's, 5 women's, 1 co-ed)
Basketball arena	Athletics & Fitness Center
Soccer stadium	Laker Field
Mascot	Loch[2]
Nickname	Lakers
Colors	Blue and Georgia Clay[3]
Website	claytonstatesports.com
Team NCAA championships
1[4]

Clayton State competes in eleven intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, 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). The Lakers also field a cheerleading team. Women's tennis was discontinued at the end of the 2016–17 academic year.^[5] Men's golf followed suit after 2022–23.

Conference affiliations

NCAA

• Peach Belt Conference (1995–present)^[6]

Varsity teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Basketball	Basketball
Cross country	Cross country
Soccer	Soccer
Track and field1	Track and field1
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

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.^[7]

Assoc.	Division	Sport	Year	Rival	Score
NCAA	Division II	Women's Basketball	2011	Michigan Tech	69–50

Notable alumni

Men's basketball

• Kevin Young

Men's golf

• Will Wilcox

Men's soccer

• Chris Klute
• Janiel Simon

Women's soccer

• Manoly Baquerizo
• Jency Ramírez
• Pearl Slattery