Claire Anderson
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- Height:
- 5'6"
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- Year:
- 2023
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- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
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- High School:
- Colorado Academy
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- Major:
- Psychology & Mathematics
Bio
Link to TFFRS.org Career Statistics
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2021 NEWMAC All-Conference
- 2x NEWMAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference (2020, 2021)
Collegiate Personal Records:
- 5K (XC) - 18:59.4 : 2021 UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational
- 6K (XC) - 22:24.1 : 2021 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships
2021-22
Cross Country:
- Competed in six events as a junior for the Blue
- Set a new 5K PR (18:59.4) at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, good for a 16th place finish and helped Wellesley to a first place finish
- Placed 15th at the NEWMAC Championships and ran a time of 23:24.9
- Ran a 22:24.1 6K at the NCAA DIII National Championships which was a new personal record
2020-21
Cross Country:
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Did not participate due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Track & Field:
- Did not participate due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2019-20
Cross Country:
- Competed in 3 races during her debut season for the Blue.
- Opened the season at the Wellesley College XC Invitational, running a time of 20:42.1 in the 5k.
- Set her collegiate 5k PR (20:13.9) at the Keene State College Invitational to help the team to a second place finish...finished her first collegiate 6k at the Bowdoin XC Invitational with a time of 25:28.3.
Track & Field:
- Did not compete as a first year.
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Colorado Academy.
- Graduated in 2019.
- Was a two-sport athlete in cross country and track.
- All-League Metro XC 2018, Division 3A State XC Meet runner 2015, 2017, 2018.
- State Track runner 1600m and 3200m 2017, 2019.
Personal:
- Daughter of Mel and Maria Anderson.
- Born in Fairfield, California but lived in Denver for 14 years.
- Has a dog named Kingsley.
- Chose to attend Wellesley to meet powerful women and get a liberal arts education.