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2013 Women's Cross Country

Claire Brown

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Petersburg, Ill.
  • High School Porta HS

Biography

CROSS COUNTRY

Personal Bests:
5K: 18:35.4 (9/13/13)
6K: 21:54.2 (11/15/13) 

2013: Won her first-ever event at the collegiate level with a victory at the SIUE John Flamer Invite in a then-PR best 22:44.31 ... Ran the third fastest 6K in school history with a 79th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Ames, Iowa ... Set her 5K PR with a third-place finish at the SIUE CC Challenge in 18:35.4 ... Led Cougars in all six races for the season, including a 15th place individual finish at the OVC Championships ... One spot removed from All-Conference honors and led team to eighth-place team finish at league championships.

2012: Set a PR of 18:58.43 at the OVC Championships...Led the Cougars at the season-opening EIU Walt Crawford Open, finishing in 17th place with a time of 19:01.87...Finished 8th at the SIUE CC Challenge with a time of 19:13.86...Finished 115th out of 337 runners at Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 19:23.59.

2011: Finished sophomore season running personal bests in back-to-back weeks at the Bradley Classic (6K) and the Illini Open (5K) with times of 23:38.26 and 19:26, respectively ... Top finish came at the SIUE Cross Country Challenge where she finished 12th overall ... Competed in all five SIUE events.

2010: Competed in all six meets for the Cougars during her freshman season ... Turned in top time in a 5,000-meter race at the EIU Panther Open (19:43) and best finish at the SIUE Cross Country Challenge (14th) ... Best time on a 6,000-meter course was 24:08 at the Bradley Classic, which placed her 14th on the all-time freshman list ... Top finish in a 6k came in 17th place at the SIUE Cross Country Open.

Prep: Named All-State in cross country as a sophomore and junior at Porta High School ... Selected team Most Valuable Player in 2008 ... Four-time state medalist in 4x800 relay ... Holds school record in 4x800 and 4x400 relays running anchor leg ... Captain of both cross country and track teams as a senior ... Four-year letter winner in cross country and track ... Member of National Honor Society ... Graduated with high honors ... Sister, Kayla, previously ran cross country and track at SIUE.

 

TRACK AND FIELD

Personal Bests
Indoor:
Mile: 5:22.93 (1/18/13)
3,000 Meters: 10:08.19 (2/15/14)
5,000 Meters: 17:29.35 (2/8/14)

Outdoor:
1,500 Meters: 4:57.83 (4/7/12)
3,000 Meters: 10:18.61 (3/29/14)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 10:37.57 (5/9/14)
5,000 Meters: 17:33.07 (5/3/14) 

2014 Outdoor: Broke school record for the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:37.57) at the Dr. Keeler Invite in Naperville, Ill. … Recorded a personal best 3,000-meter run finish at the Memphis Invitational, claiming a third place finish and finishing with a time of 10:18.61 … Finished second in the 3,000 at the Cougar Classic … Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships … Finished with a personal-best 17:33.67 time in the 5,000-meter run at the OVC Outdoor Championships. … Notched second place in the 5,000 at the SIUE Gateway Invite.

2014 Indoor: Recorded a personal-best 3,000-meter run mark at the Hoosier Hills Invitational in Bloomington, Ind., finishing with a time of 10:08.19 … Registered a personal best time at the Meyo Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind., finishing with a mark of 17:29.35 … Won the 5,000 at the SEMO vs. SIUE meet … Helped her distance medley relay squad claim a first place finish at the SEMO vs. SIUE meet.

2013 Outdoor: Recorded a season-best mark in the 3,000-meter run at the Cougar Classic, finishing with a time of 10:36.18 … Finished 13th in the 5,000-meter run at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Charleston, Ill. … Won the 5,000 at the Gateway Classic … Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the OVC Outdoor Championships, with a season-best mark of 11:10/85 … Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Hilltopper Relays at Bowling Green, KY.

2013 Indoor: Notched a personal-best mile time at the Missouri Invitational in Columbia, Mo., finishing first with a time of 5:22.93 … Finished 22nd in the 3,000-meter run at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships in Charleston, Ill. … Claimed a second place finish in the 3,000 at the SEMO vs. SIUE meet … Claimed a ninth place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the OVC Indoor Championships. 

2012 Outdoor: Posted collegiate bests in the 1,500 Meters (4:57.83), the 5,000 Meters (18:49.36), and the 3,000 Steeplechase (11:35.18)...Took home 1st place honors in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase at the Gateway Classic with a winning time of 11:41.24.

2012 Indoor: Posted collegiate best time in the Mile with a finish of 5:28.21 at the Illini Classic...Also logged a PR in the 3,000 Meters with a time of 10:53.52 at the Indiana Relays.

2011 Outdoor: Found success at Korte Stadium posting career-best times in the 1,500-meter run (5:07.16) at the Gateway Classic and the 3,000-meter run (11:06.98) at the Twilight Invitational.

2011 Indoor: Redshirted.

 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Freshman

  • 2011Sophomore

  • 2012Junior

  • 2013Senior