Cameron Rayford Career Stats

Academic Notes: Contemplating double majoring in business management and marketing

2019 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets... Qualified for the Men's Long Jump at the 2019 NCAA Division I West Preliminarily Rounds; placed 40th... Scored at conference in both the Men's Triple and Long Jumps, taking eighth and seventh-place respectively... Took first-place in the Men's Triple Jump at the 2019 Baldy Castillo Invitational with a mark of 14.28m... 

2019 Indoor: Competed in three meets... Set a new PR after placing fourth in the Men's Long Jump with a mark of 7.48m at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships... Made podium in the Men's Triple Jump at conference championships placing third with a leap of 15.04m... Set a new triple jump PR at the Don Kirby Elite Invite with a mark of 15.21m... Pair of second-place finishes at the Mountain T's Invitational in the long and triple jumps... 

2018: Extremely successful season taking first at a multitude of meets... Took first in the long jump and high jump at Friday Night Duals with marks of 7.26m and 14.25m respectively... Took first in the long jump and high jump at Lumberjack Team Challenge with marks of 7.13m and 14.08m... First-place finish at Mountain T's Invite in the long jump with a mark of 7.03m... First-place finisher at Big Sky Indoor Championships in the long jump with a recorded mark of 7.38m... Took 31st-place in the NCAA Preliminary Round in the long jump with a jump of 7.23m... 

2017: Competed at five indoor events to open his freshman season … Competed in the triple and long jump events at Big Sky Indoors, scoring a valuable point in the latter of the two events to help the men secure the conference title … Competed at four more outdoor meets … Pieced together the performance of a lifetime at outdoor conference championships, securing the silver medal and eight points in the long jump event with a career-best 7.45m (24' 5.5") mark … Added another point in the triple jump … Competed unattached at USATF Championships in the long jump event, recording a 6.92m (22' 8.5") mark
 

High School: Two-sport athlete: football and track & field … Lettered two years on both teams … An Arizona All-Varsity cornerback at Desert Vista High School … A member of the Division I State Championship Track & Field team

Personal: Born to Les and Shelley Rayford on September 29, 1998 … Has two older sisters, Brittney and Jasmine, and a younger brother, Jalen … Most memorable moment in his athletic career was winning state with the DVHS track & field team … Person he admires most is his father, Les, because “he has taught me so much about life, everyday struggle and how to overcome and persevere” … Chose NAU because he wanted to continue his track career while also pursuing a degree at a great university