2020-21 Cross Country Roster
Claire Graves
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Redlands, Calif.
- High School:
- Citrus Valley HS
- All-Mountain West Track and Field (2020 - 5,000-meter)
- NCAA West Preliminary Round (2019- 5,000-meter)
BOISE STATE CAREER
2020-21: CROSS COUNTRY- Logged a top-20 finish in the blue race at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 1)...appeared at the Battle Born Challenge (Feb. 19)…INDOOR- Did not compete…OUTDOOR- Earned a top-10 finish in the 5,000-meter at the Hayward Premiere (April 2-3) with a time of 17:29.83...set a personal best in the 1,500m at the Oregon Relays (April 23-24) with a time of 4:37.58...ran in the 5,000m at the West Coast Relays (April 30)...competed in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the Mountain West Championships (May 13-15)...earned a top-20 in the 5,000m and a top-15 in the 10,000m.
2019-20: CROSS COUNTRY- Opened the season with a personal-best 20:35.5 in a 29th-place effort at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (Sept. 29)...competed in the championship race at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 18)…logged a top-20 finish at the Mountain West Championships (Nov. 1)…ran in the NCAA West Regional (Nov. 15)...INDOOR- Opened the season at the Ed Jacoby Invitational (Jan. 24-25) finishing ninth in the 1,000-meter (3:02.83)…set a personal best in the 3,000m at the UW Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) finishing 17th with a time of 9:34.07…the top finisher for the Broncos in the Husky Invitational women’s 5,000m while setting a PR at 16:43.39…secured the bronze medal in the 5,000m on day two of the Mountain West Indoor Championships (Feb. 27-29) finishing with a time of 17:04.22…also competed in the 3,000m at the indoor championships...OUTDOOR- Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.
2018-19: CROSS COUNTRY- Had a strong debut cross country season for the Blue and Orange, making the travel lineup for the postseason...made her Boise State cross country debut at the Sundodger Invitational, cracking the top 15 in 15th (Sept. 8)...notched a top five finish at the Charles Bowles Invitational, placing fifth in 17:22.0 (Sept. 29)...earned her first career victory at the Inland Empire Championships, leading Boise State to a sweep in 17:16 (Oct. 13)...Boise State’s seventh runner at the Mountain West Championships, placing 20th in 21:40.5 in her first appearance at the conference meet (Oct. 26)...INDOOR- Put together a solid effort in the mile at the Ed Jacoby Invitational and Mutlis, placing eighth in 5:11.30 (Jan. 18-19)...ran 17:00.72 for 5000m at the Husky Classic (Feb. 8)...competed in both the 3,000m and 5,000m at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 21-23)...OUTDOOR- Made five appearances on the season in events ranging from 800m to 10,000-meters...qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 5,000-meter, where she placed 37th (May 23-25)...scored a point in the 10,000-meter, her debut in the event, at the Mountain West Championship, placing eighth in 34:50.44 (May 8-11)...ran a personal best in the 5,000-meter at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, running 16:26.05 to place fifth (March 28-30)...ran personal bests in the 800m (2:16.24) and the 1,500-meter (4:38.69) at the Border Clash (April 26-27)...also appeared at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 17-19).
2017-18: CROSS COUNTRY- Redshirt season...INDOOR- Redshirt season...OUTDOOR- Competed in the 5,000m twice on the season...opened the season with a time of 17:47.15 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, good for ninth-place (April 19-20)...established a new personal best in the event at the Mountain West Championships, running 17:36.22 (May 9-12).
PRIOR TO BOISE STATE
Graves brings several accolades to the Treasure Valley from her time as a prep distance runner in Southern California...was sensational as a sophomore at the 2014 Foot Locker National Championships thanks to a 29th-place finish...she also enjoyed her top finish at the CIF Division II Cross Country State Championship earlier that fall with a fourth-place result...posted top-10 finishes in the 3,200m at the CIF Division II Finals in all four years while at Citrus Valley HS...received the 2017 Ken Hubbs Award in Redlands and also competed as a member on the USA Junior National Mountain Running Team throughout her prep career.
CAREER BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY
5k- 17:16
6k- 21:40.5
INDOOR
Mile- 5:11.30
3,000m- 11:00.33
5,000m- 17:00.72
OUTDOOR
800m- 2:16.24
1,500m- 4:37.58
5,000m- 16:26.05
10,000m- 34:50.44
