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The University of the South

2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Claire Sanders

  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Bernard Prep
  • Hometown Cullman, Ala.

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • SAA Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021)
  • University of the South Dean’s List
    • 2021-22 (Advent)

Career-best times:

  • 6K - 26:41.4 at the Berry Invitational (10/16/21)
  • 5K - 24:10.5 at the UTC Invitational (10/13/23)
  • 4K - 18:05.0 at the JSU Foothills Invitational (9/3/21)

Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS)
 


2023

  • Finished 16th at Maryville Dual Meet with a 5K time of 25:57.96 (Sept. 1)
  • Finished 103rd at the Pretorius Invite with a 5K time of 25:20.8 (Sept. 16)
  • Finished 36th at the Mountain Stride Meet with a 6K time of 29:54.5 (Sept. 30)
  • Finished 45th at the UTC Invitational with a 5K time of 24:10.5 (Oct. 13)
  • Finished 65th at the SAA Championships with a 6K time of 30:26.9 (Oct. 28)

2022: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … Competed in one event on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team …

  • Finished 77th at the JSU Foothills Invitational with a 4K time of 19:16.8 (Sept. 2)

2021: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … University of the South Dean’s List for Advent Semester … Competed in all six events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team twice … 

  • Finished 107th at the NCAA South Regionals with a 6K time of 27:14.8 (Nov. 13)
  • Finished 53rd at the SAA Championships with a 6K time of 27:36.91 (Oct. 30)
  • Finished 66th at the Berry Invitational with a 6K time of 26:41.4 (Oct. 16)
  • Finished 13th at the Huntingdon Invitational with a 6K time of 28:09.7 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 20th at the Sewanee Invitational with a 6K time of 27:26.6 (Sept. 11)
  • Finished 78th at the JSU Foothills Invitational with a 4K time of 18:05.0 (Sept. 3)

2020-21: Team unable to participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … 


On-Campus at Sewanee: Order of the Gown … Theta Pi sorority .. Sacristan’s Guild … Peer Health Educator … 

Prep: Spent time as a mid-distance runner with the St. Bernard Preparatory cross country and track teams, specializing in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters, 3,200 meters and the 4x800 meter relay … Three-time All-Section Team in cross country … Member of State Championship cross country team her freshman year … Member of State Championship track and field teams her sophomore and junior years … Member of relay 4x800 relay State Championship team her sophomore year … Also earned four letters with the Saints’ basketball program … Honor Society … Senior Class Representative with school’s Student Government Association … 

Personal: Daughter of Rodney and Lauren Sanders … Two sisters, Tessa and Caroline, and one brother, Graham … Also competes on the women’s track and field team at Sewanee (2021-present) … Majoring in Ecology and Biodiversity with a Biology minor … 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Senior