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2024 Women's Track & Field Roster

Claira Gilchrist

Claira Gilchrist

  • Position:
    Hurdles
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    Loveland
  • Hometown:
    Fort Collins, Colo.

Summary

Biography

Claira Gilchrist All-Time Results Via TFRRS.org

2024: INDOOR:
Competed in four meets … collected a PR time of 9.34 in the 60-meter hurdles at the GVSU Holiday Open on Dec. 8 … registered a PR jump of 5.16 meters in the long jump at the Wolverine Invite on Jan. 13 … had a career-best pentathlon score of 2,968 at the MAC Championships. OUTDOOR: Raced in seven meets … opened the outdoor season with a third=place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the Miami (OH) Blizzard Buster … helped win the 4x400 relay at the Jack Shaw Invitational with a time of 4:10.54 ... collected a season-best 400-meter hurdle time of 1:03.70 at the Clark Wood Open ... placed ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.61 at the MAC Championships. 

2023: INDOOR: Competed in four meets, including the MAC Championships … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … placed 39th in the 400-meter dash (1:03.57) at the GVSU Holiday Open … grabbed 16th place with a time of 27.99 in the 200-meter dash at the Gladstein Invitational … placed in the top 50 in both the 200 and 400-meter dashes at the GVSU Big Meet. OUTDOOR: Raced in six meets … posted a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.97) at the Miami (OH) Blizzard Buster … had a season best 400-meter hurdles time of 1:03.68 at the Jack Shaw Invitational … earned 16th place in the 400-meter hurdles at the MAC Championships. 

2022: INDOOR: Competed in five meets … raced to a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash (1:02.50) at the Central Michigan Invitational … collected a time of 2:28.34 in the 800-meter run at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown … helped the 4x800 relay team collect first place with a time of 9:44.49 at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier. OUTDOOR: Raced in six meets … had a career-best 800-meter run time of 2:21.61 at the Illini Invitational … finished fifth with a time of 1:06.07 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jack Shaw Invitational. 

2021: Competed in four meets during indoor season and five during outdoor season ... took fifth in the 400m dash at the CMU vs WMU Dual ... competed at the Indoor MAC Championships in the 400m dash ... opened outdoor season with PR in the 400m hurdles ... competed in the 400m hurdles and as a part of the 4x400m relay at the Outdoor MAC Championships. 

2020: Competed in four meets during indoor season ... outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 ... made collegiate debut competing in the 400m dash at the Youngstown State College Invitational ... ran season-best 400 time of 1:00.11 at the GVSU Big Meet. 

High School:
Named the Reporter Herald Track Athlete of the Year in 2019 ... named Team MVP in 2019 and Most Valuable Hurdler in 2018 ... served as team captain during 2018 and 2019 seasons. 

Personal: Majoring in public policy and environmental and sustainability studies ... graduated from Loveland High School in 2019 ... daughter of Todd and Stephanie Gilchrist ... born on April 12, 2001 in Fort Collins, Colo.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2021Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2022Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2023Senior

    Hurdles
  • 2024Graduate Student

    Hurdles
    5'9"