Although most children are told to "play nice," Jaydin Clayton was brought up slamming, throwing and pinning others his age. Clayton is on the Youth Wrestling League and a member of the Eierman Elite team. He's been competing to come out on top since age 5 and has made numerous wrestling accomplishments in the 10 years he's been in the sport.
Clayton moved to Fulton last fall to be closer to his long-time wrestling coach and mentor Mike Eierman of Fulton. The young wrestler is an eighth-grade student at Kingdom Christian Academy. He explains that he enjoys wrestling because not everyone can do it.
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