Claire Anderson
Claire Anderson
  • Height:
    5'6"
  • Year:
    2023
  • Hometown:
    Denver, Colo.
  • High School:
    Colorado Academy
  • 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: 

  • 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.