• Played at Starr's Mill High School for Head Mike Hanie
• Played for the Concorde Fire Club team for Head Coach Adrian Powell
• Starr's Mill High School three-year letterman
• ESPN Rise Georgia High School Starting 11 (2012)
• Set Starr's Mill High School record for number of assists
• All-State Team selection (2011, 2012)
• All-Region Team selection (2011, 2012)
• Led his high school team to the Georgia High School State Championship in 2010 and to the regional championship in 2012
• College Soccer News 47th ranked recruit for the Class of 2012
• Top Drawer Soccer.com Future ACC Conference Men's Top 20 Players to Watch
• Top Drawer Soccer.com Top 20 South Atlantic Region Player
• ESPN Rise Top 150 Player
• Leading scorer U17/U18 Concorde Fire USSDA Team (2011- 2012)
• Disney All-Star Team - competed in England (2011)
• USSDA Select Team (2010)
• U17 National Team camp (2010)
• ODP Region III Team - Costa Rica (2008)
• ODP Region III Team (2007, 2008)
• U14 National Team ID camp (2007)
• ID2 National camp (2006)

Club Team Accomplishments:

• USSDA SE Conference Champions (2010)
• 2 time Regional Finalists (2007, 2009)
• 2 time Georgia State Cup Champions (2007, 2008)
• Regional Semi-Finalists (2008)
• John Gayton - Father played football at Presbyterian College
• Born April 7, 1994, majoring in parks, recreation, and tourism