2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster
Nieusma, Claire
Claire Nieusma
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Major:
- Economics
- High School:
- South Lakes
- Hometown:
- Oakton, Va.
Bio
2019 Outdoor (Senior):
Placed fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:14.59 at the Charlotte Invitational (4/13) … Helped lead the 4x800m relay team to a silver medal and competed in the open 800m at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) … Finished seventh with a half mile time of 2:16.30 and also competed on the 4x400m relay team at the Winthrop Invitational (3/23) … Crossed the line in the 800m in 2:17.22 at the Duke Invitational (4/20) … Ran a leg of the third-place 4x800m team at the Raleigh Relays (3/30) … Opened the season with an 800m run at the 49er Classic (3/16).
2018-19 Indoor (Senior):
Closed the season with a PR of 2:59.42 in the 1k and helped both the 4x800m and DMR score at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24) … Helped lead the 4x400m relay team to victory to go along with a third-place result in the 800m run at the JDL Dual Meet Madness (1/27) … Took fourth in the 800m at both the JDL Early Bird Duals (12/2) and the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20) … Crossed the line over 800m in 2:16.27 at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/8) … Stopped the clock in 2:19.80 at the Camel City Invitational (2/1).
2018 Outdoor (Junior):
Named to the Atlantic Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Posted her fastest 800m time of the season, 2:14.66, and was a member of the 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams that scored at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5-6) … Placed third in the half mile (2:15.29) at the Mountaineer Open Track Meet (4/28) … Helped the 4x800m relay team snap the tape and recorded a 1:00.31 performance in the 400m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/10) … Competed in the 800m at the Gamecock Invitational (4/7) and the Charlotte Invitational (4/14), stopping the clock in 2:16.79 and 2:17.39, respectively … Stopped the clock in 1:00.10 in the quarter mile at the Raleigh Relays (3/30.
2017-18 Indoor (Junior):
Registered her fastest 800m run (2:15.83) and was a member of the 3:59.51 performing 4x400m relay team at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26) … Helped the 4x800m relay and DMR teams score at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/17-18) … Helped the 4x400m relay team snap the tape at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/8) … Opened the season with a 2:19.00, fourth place run in the JDL College Kick-off (12/2) … Placed fourth in the half mile (2:19.29) at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20).
2017 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Posted her fastest 800m run at the Aggie Last Chance Meet (5/14) with a time of 2:13.23 … Helped break the programs 4x400m relay record (3:51.01) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship (5/7) and a member of the seventh place 4x800m relay team … Ran a 58.27 second 400m at the Duke Invitational (4/22) … Posted a 2:15.66 800m run at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/8) … Stopped the clock in 800m in 2:18.99 at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/1) … Recorded a 58.89 second 400m run at the Raleigh Relays (3/25).
2016-17 Indoor (Sophomore):
Posted her best 400m time (59.99 seconds) of the season at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … A member of the program record setting 4x400m relay team at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship (2/19) with a time of 3:56.00 … Ran 27.64 second 200m dash at the JDL College Challenge (2/9) … Posted a 1:00.82 400m run at the UNCG Dual Meet Madness (1/29) … Registered a 1:18.61 result in the 500m at the A-10 Indoor Champs (2/19).
Prior to Davidson: Attended the University of Virginia (2015-16).
Prep Years: 2015 graduate of South Lakes High School ... Served as a team captain ... Was a four-time All-District selection (2011-15) ... Tabbed All-Region (2015) ... Helped lead her squad to four consecutive indoor and outdoor conference crowns (2011-15) ... Also a member of the softball team.
Personal: Born April 14, 1997 ... Sister Erin graduated from Davidson in 2016 ... Majoring in Economics.
Placed fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:14.59 at the Charlotte Invitational (4/13) … Helped lead the 4x800m relay team to a silver medal and competed in the open 800m at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) … Finished seventh with a half mile time of 2:16.30 and also competed on the 4x400m relay team at the Winthrop Invitational (3/23) … Crossed the line in the 800m in 2:17.22 at the Duke Invitational (4/20) … Ran a leg of the third-place 4x800m team at the Raleigh Relays (3/30) … Opened the season with an 800m run at the 49er Classic (3/16).
2018-19 Indoor (Senior):
Closed the season with a PR of 2:59.42 in the 1k and helped both the 4x800m and DMR score at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24) … Helped lead the 4x400m relay team to victory to go along with a third-place result in the 800m run at the JDL Dual Meet Madness (1/27) … Took fourth in the 800m at both the JDL Early Bird Duals (12/2) and the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20) … Crossed the line over 800m in 2:16.27 at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/8) … Stopped the clock in 2:19.80 at the Camel City Invitational (2/1).
2018 Outdoor (Junior):
Named to the Atlantic Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Posted her fastest 800m time of the season, 2:14.66, and was a member of the 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams that scored at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5-6) … Placed third in the half mile (2:15.29) at the Mountaineer Open Track Meet (4/28) … Helped the 4x800m relay team snap the tape and recorded a 1:00.31 performance in the 400m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/10) … Competed in the 800m at the Gamecock Invitational (4/7) and the Charlotte Invitational (4/14), stopping the clock in 2:16.79 and 2:17.39, respectively … Stopped the clock in 1:00.10 in the quarter mile at the Raleigh Relays (3/30.
2017-18 Indoor (Junior):
Registered her fastest 800m run (2:15.83) and was a member of the 3:59.51 performing 4x400m relay team at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26) … Helped the 4x800m relay and DMR teams score at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/17-18) … Helped the 4x400m relay team snap the tape at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/8) … Opened the season with a 2:19.00, fourth place run in the JDL College Kick-off (12/2) … Placed fourth in the half mile (2:19.29) at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20).
2017 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Posted her fastest 800m run at the Aggie Last Chance Meet (5/14) with a time of 2:13.23 … Helped break the programs 4x400m relay record (3:51.01) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship (5/7) and a member of the seventh place 4x800m relay team … Ran a 58.27 second 400m at the Duke Invitational (4/22) … Posted a 2:15.66 800m run at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/8) … Stopped the clock in 800m in 2:18.99 at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/1) … Recorded a 58.89 second 400m run at the Raleigh Relays (3/25).
2016-17 Indoor (Sophomore):
Posted her best 400m time (59.99 seconds) of the season at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … A member of the program record setting 4x400m relay team at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship (2/19) with a time of 3:56.00 … Ran 27.64 second 200m dash at the JDL College Challenge (2/9) … Posted a 1:00.82 400m run at the UNCG Dual Meet Madness (1/29) … Registered a 1:18.61 result in the 500m at the A-10 Indoor Champs (2/19).
Prior to Davidson: Attended the University of Virginia (2015-16).
Prep Years: 2015 graduate of South Lakes High School ... Served as a team captain ... Was a four-time All-District selection (2011-15) ... Tabbed All-Region (2015) ... Helped lead her squad to four consecutive indoor and outdoor conference crowns (2011-15) ... Also a member of the softball team.
Personal: Born April 14, 1997 ... Sister Erin graduated from Davidson in 2016 ... Majoring in Economics.
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