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Campus Review
June 3, 2013
Editor:
John Shiffert
Writers:
Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Lauren Graves
Samantha Watson
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Lauren Graves
Photography: Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Graphic Design: Lauren Graves
Azcue and Smith Earn All-American at NCAA
Division II Track and Field National Championships
by Gid Rowell, Athletics
Former Laker Soccer Player
Chris Klute Featured on MLS Website
Clayton State’s Ayrton Azcue and
Shannon Smith earned All-America hon-
ors May 25 after their performances at the
NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field
National Championships in Pueblo, Col.
Azcue placed eighth in the 800m run with
a time of 1:51.24. He becomes Clayton
State’s second two-time All-America in
men’s track & field, joining Carlos
Guyton in 2004 and 2005. Azcue earned
All-America honors earlier this year plac-
ing second in the 800m at the indoor
national competition. Drew Windle, from
Ashland, won the race with a time of
1:48.52.
Smith received All-American honors after
placing seventh in the nation in the high
jump, clearing a height of 5-8 ¾. Her
jump matched Clayton State’s school
record in the event set by Kim Larry in
2008. Barbara Szabo, from Western State,
won the event leaping 6-1 ½.
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Former Clayton State men’s soccer stand-
out Chris Klute was featured on the offi-
cial Major League Soccer website earlier
this week after breaking into the starting
lineup for the Colorado Rapids.
For a link to the story and video, go to
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/arti-
cle/2013/05/28/colorado-rapids-defender-
chris-klute-emerges-top-option-left-back.
Klute, who played at Clayton State in
2011, has started nine of the last 10
matches for the team at left back and has
two assists on the season.
In 2011 for the Lakers, he played every
minute of the Lakers' 18 games at center
defender, becoming arguably the top
defender in the Peach Belt and one of the
best in both the region and the country. He
was named to the Daktronics 2011 NCAA
Division II All-Southeast Region team.
Klute signed a two-year contract with the
Rapids, who are based in Commerce City,
Col., for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
Ayrton Azcue
Shannon Smith
Photo Credit:
Kevin Liles | kevindliles.com
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