Clayton
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| Location: Clayton, MO | |
| Coaches | Daniel Glossenger |
| State Championships | 2015 MSHSAA Class 4 |
| National Appearances | 2010 HSNCT |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Clayton High School is a public high school in Clayton, Missouri. The team was one of the top teams in Missouri in 2010 and 2011 when it was led by Ikshu Neithalath, and has generally been a strong contender since.
Clayton was widely considered to be the second-best team in the state in 2011, behind Ladue [1]. Excluding WUHSAC XIII, the team placed fourth or better in every in-state tournament it attended, either winning or placing behind Ladue at all in-state tournaments Ikshu attended. Clayton was the only Missouri team to place ahead of Ladue at any tournament (2011 Mort Walker Invitational) that season. Despite the team's strength in the 2011 season, due to MSHSAA districts being based on geographic proximity, Clayton was not even able to advance to sectionals in the 2011 MSHSAA State Championship series because it was in the same district as Ladue (which is only four miles away) [2]. They finished 32nd at the 2011 NSC.
Despite a couple of coaching changes and gradually declining presence at area tournaments, Clayton went undefeated in the 2015 MSHSAA Class 4 State Championship to win the school's first state title.
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