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Clay Durban

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor

Clay Durban (he/him) is a senior digital journalism major from Asheville, NC. This is his second year with The Appalachian.

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Freshman Stephan Monchery prepares for wrestling practice in the Varsity Gym on April 10.

Mountaineer freshmen shine early in college careers

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 30, 2025
FAREWELL COLUMN: Purpose

FAREWELL COLUMN: Purpose

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 30, 2025
App State track and field competes in Wake Forest Invitational, App State Open

App State track and field competes in Wake Forest Invitational, App State Open

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 23, 2025
Senior pitcher Caleb Cross locks in on the mound as he delivers a pitch during the App State vs. James Madison game on April 18.

Mountaineers win series against Dukes, Cross throws 3rd complete game in a row

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 21, 2025
Freshman catcher Leah Gore swings at a pitch against ULM on April 11.

App State softball drops 2 to ULM despite winning first game

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 16, 2025
Yosef and the App State cheerleading team open the game with the field runner flags during the Battle at the Rock game on April 12.

Mountaineers play first spring game in 11 years as newcomers shine

Clay Durban and Max Schwanz
April 14, 2025
App State women’s tennis takes down Chanticleers, Eagles in consecutive days

App State women’s tennis takes down Chanticleers, Eagles in consecutive days

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 9, 2025
A crowd gathers on Depot Street to watch a band perform during Boonerang on June 15

Best of Boone 2025: Best of Lifestyle

Parker Egeland, Matt Howe, Fran Murphy, Dylan Shepherd, Trey Blake, Tess McNally, Omar Alvarez Valencia, Ashton Ahart, Max Schwanz, Adam Persico, Abby Buckner, Clay Durban, and Madalyn Edwards
April 5, 2025
App State track and field break multiple program records at Raleigh Relays

App State track and field break multiple program records at Raleigh Relays

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 31, 2025
Graduate student pitcher Pitcher Bradley Wilson throws the ball at Beaver Field on March 29. During the 2024 season, Wilson struck out 49 batters in 58 innings.

Cross, Wilson go 7 scoreless innings, Mountaineers win 2 against ODU

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 31, 2025
Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Damion McLean in the Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex on Feb. 18.

Turner shatters 3,000 record, men’s track and field wins Myrtle Beach Invitational

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 18, 2025
Senior infielder Joseph Zamora heads up to bat against Charlotte on March 11.

Correa lifts Mountaineer baseball over 49ers with go-ahead homer

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 17, 2025
Senior catcher Braxton Church makes contact with the ball for a hit at Beaver Stadium on March 4.

Mountaineer baseball loses to No. 15 Wake Forest after 7th inning collapse

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 7, 2025
Mountaineer softball goes 4-1 at Liberty Softball Invitational

Mountaineer softball goes 4-1 at Liberty Softball Invitational

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 4, 2025
Mountaineer Baseball takes wins in both home stadiums against Gardner-Webb

Mountaineer Baseball takes wins in both home stadiums against Gardner-Webb

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 4, 2025
Donohue shines as App State women’s track and field takes third at indoor Sun Belt Championships

Donohue shines as App State women’s track and field takes third at indoor Sun Belt Championships

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 27, 2025
Senior guard Zada Porter dribbles the ball down the court during App State’s last home game of the season on Feb. 22.

Mountaineers women’s basketball drops final home game to JMU

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 24, 2025
App State women’s tennis extends winning streak to three against UNC-Asheville

App State women’s tennis extends winning streak to three against UNC-Asheville

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 18, 2025
App State women’s track and field produces strong performance at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

App State women’s track and field produces strong performance at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 18, 2025
Mountaineers women’s tennis take down Royals in the Queen City

Mountaineers women’s tennis take down Royals in the Queen City

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 16, 2025
Senior guard Zada Porter jumps for a lay-up against Troy on Jan. 9. Porter finished the night with 12 points.

App State women’s basketball’s winning streak ends against Troy

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
January 12, 2025
The Mountaineers huddle together for a timeout during the game against Arkansas State on Dec. 29.

Mountaineers women’s basketball remain undefeated in conference play

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
January 6, 2025
Senior wide receiver Kaedin Robinson prepares to take the field during the App State vs. Southern Miss game on Oct. 28, 2023.

Kaedin Robinson enters transfer portal, announces commitment to UCLA

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
January 3, 2025
Senior guard Eleyana Tafisi looks to attack the Arkansas State defense during the App State vs. Arkansas State game on Dec. 29.

Mountaineers women’s basketball takes conference opener against Red Wolves

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
January 1, 2025
Quarterback Joey Aguilar prepares to catch a snap from his teammate at the start of a play against ETSU on Aug. 31.

Aguilar enters the transfer portal

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
December 28, 2024
Senior guard Mara Neira attempting a shot against Columbia College on Nov. 6.

Mountaineers women’s basketball plays Grinch, beat Mercer 74-61 in pre-Christmas road trip

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
December 24, 2024
Football coach Shawn Clark adjusting his headset at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Nov. 4. During Clark’s football career in college, he was a two-time All-American and three-time all-conference selection.

BREAKING: App State parts ways with Clark

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
December 2, 2024
Redshirt freshman 184-pound Logan Eller tussles with West Virginia’s Dennis Robin at Varsity Gym on Nov. 22.

Mountaineer showdown: App State wrestling defeated by No. 19 West Virginia 37-8

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
November 26, 2024
Wide receiver Makai Jackson celebrates after running in his fifth touchdown of the season on Nov. 23.

Mountaineers overthrow Dukes as Kelce pays a visit to the High Country

Clay Durban and Adam Persico
November 24, 2024
Sunrise at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023, before a game against Marshall.

App State confirmed to host Georgia State as scheduled

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
October 17, 2024
Mountaineer soccer draws Panthers in Charlotte

Mountaineer soccer draws Panthers in Charlotte

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
October 6, 2024
The Yosef statue overlooking the east side of campus on Aug. 26. The Yosef statue stands six feet and six inches high and serves as a reminder to all Mountaineers to be “yourself.”

Yosef’s Army: A guide to the Student Yosef Club

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
September 12, 2024
Junior wide receiver Makai Jackson celebrates with fans and teammate Ahmani Marshall after scoring a touchdown on Aug. 31. Prior to App State, Jackson played at Saint Francis in Pennsylvania.

The good, bad and ugly: App State beats ETSU

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
September 3, 2024
Inside linebackers Jack Scroggs and Cole Becker lead the Mountaineers on to the field to take on East Tennessee State on Aug. 31. Fans cheer as the team makes their first appearance for the 2024 season.

Mountaineers defeat Buccaneers 38-10 in season opener

Clay Durban and Adam Persico
September 1, 2024
Sophomore running back Kanye Roberts dodges a tackle by Southern Miss safety Dylan Lawrence on Oct. 28. Roberts has played with the Mountaineers since the 2021 season.

Hot or cold: The Appalachian predicts football season

Clay Durban, Adam Persico, Max Schwanz, Tess McNally, and Fran Murphy
August 15, 2024
Football coach Shawn Clark adjusting his headset at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Nov. 4. During Clark’s football career in college, he was a two-time All-American and three-time all-conference selection.

Before the kickoff: App State Football preview

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
August 13, 2024
Head coach Shelly Hoerner laughs along with her players in the dugout during a softball practice on Oct. 4. While in college, Hoerner helped lead Canisius College to back-to-back MAAC titles in 1995 and 1996.

App State parts ways with softball coach Hoerner

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
May 7, 2024
Senior outfielder CJ Boyd tosses a baseball up in the air. Boyd has hit 14 home runs this season.

Record Breaker: CJ Boyd pursues immortality in the Black and Gold

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 30, 2024
Junior pitcher Sejal Neas winds up a pitch against No. 23 Louisiana March 28. Neas pitched three innings and gave up four runs.

Mountaineers struggles continue against Marshall

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 30, 2024
Redshirt junior third baseman Austin St. Laurent reaches for a Troy player April 14.

Mountaineers drop series to Troy

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 15, 2024
Junior infielder Adam Quintero swings at a ball against High Point April 2.

App State swept by JMU on the road

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
April 8, 2024
The sunrise over the Blue Ridge Mountains can be seen from the wooded walkway a part of the Rough Ridge trail on March 11.

Best of Boone 2024: Best of Lifestyle

Kolby Shea, Chance Chamberlain, Ella Adams, Max Schwanz, Spence Smithback, Avin Patel, Jenna Guzman, Briley Turpin, Siri Patterson, Georgia Dixon, Madalyn Edwards, Tess McNally, Vivian Parks, Kaylie Morales, Hayden Wittenborn, Cameron Miller, Emily Simpson, K. Slade, Allison Lehan, Ethan Smith, Adam Persico, Fran Murphy, Clay Durban, and Leah Boone
April 8, 2024
Junior catcher Braxton Church runs to first after hitting at bat against No. 13 Coastal Carolina March 24. Church had two hits against the Chanticleers.

Mountaineers take home series against No. 13 Chanticleers

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 26, 2024
Junior 165-lb Will Miller faces off against a Cornell opponent Feb. 18.

App State produces 3 top 16 finishers at NCAA Championships

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 25, 2024
Senior pitcher Trey Tujetsch winds up a pitch against High Point Feb. 20. Tujetsch picked up his first win this season against the Panthers.

Mountaineers take road series against Southern Illinois

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
March 4, 2024
Senior outfielder gets ready for a pitch against ETSU Feb. 27.

Mountaineers pull off comeback victory against ETSU

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 29, 2024
Redshirt junior outfielder Austin St. Laurent runs the bases against Siena Feb. 25.

Mountaineers sweep Siena in Hickory

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 26, 2024
Senior pitcher Trey Tujetsch winds up a pitch against High Point Feb. 20. Tujetsch picked up his first win this season against the Panthers.

Tuthill’s return sparks Mountaineers past High Point

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 22, 2024
174lb redshirt sophomore Luke Uliano gains control over NC State’s Alex Faison in their match Nov. 4. Uliano earned SoCon Wrestler of the Week honors for all competition from Jan. 24-30.

Luke Uliano strives to be the next great Mountaineer wrestler

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 21, 2024
Junior infielder Joseph Zamora swings at a low pitch against Gardner-Webb Feb. 16. The Mountaineers opened their season 2-1 with a series against the Runnin' Bulldogs.

Black and Gold take down Gardner-Webb to open season

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 19, 2024
Sophomore pitcher Everette Harris throws a curveball in a baserunning drill Jan. 31. App State is looking to improve on last year’s winning record of 30-25.

Mountaineers gear up for 2024 baseball season

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
February 15, 2024
Two wrestlers square off in Varsity Gym in the Appalachian Open Jan. 27.

Mountaineers produce strong performances at Appalachian Open

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
January 29, 2024
The Mountaineer bench celebrates after a play against Oakland City Nov. 7.

Mountaineers sweep opponents in Fort Myers Tip-Off

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
November 23, 2023
KaRon White went from being a three-star recruit at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama to defensive lineman for Appalachian State. This season he has taken on the role as coach. Oct. 4, 2023.

Player to coach: The ongoing story of KaRon White

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
November 15, 2023
Redshirt senior linebacker Andrew Parker Jr. runs across the field after his interception against Southern Miss Oct.28. The New Orleans native is up to 72 total tackles on the season.

Mountaineers look to tame Thundering Herd in Boone

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
November 1, 2023
Illustration by Rian Hughes

Pirates return to Boone in Family Weekend showdown

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
September 13, 2023
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