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2022 Loyola Cross Country Roster

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Claire Hengesbaugh

  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Rosary
  • Hometown St. Charles, Ill.

Biography

+ First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference - 2018, 2020-21, 2021
+ MVC Scholar-Athlete Team - 2020-21, 2021
+ USTFCCCA All-Academic - 2020-21

2022:
Did not compete.

2021: Scored in all four meets she appeared in ... First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... Opened campaign with 12th-place finish (21:38.1) at the Redbird Invitational ... Posted top 5k time of her career at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic, crossing in 17:55.3 (76th) ... Turned in top 6k effort at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, finishing sixth overall in 21:20.1 as Loyola captured its third straight Valley title ... Checked in 36th (21:28.5) at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree.

2020-21: Returned to form as a junior, appearing in both cross country meets ... First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree ... Took 17th (17:59.1) at the season-opening Lipscomb Winter Classic ... Ran 17:38.0 to finish fifth overall at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, helping lead Loyola to its second Valley title in as many years ... All-Academic selection by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) ... Also named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.

2019: Was limited to just two appearances as a sophomore due to injury ... Made 2019 debut at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, running 18:57 to place 44th ... Finished 32nd (19:28) at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

2018: Enjoyed a breakout freshman year, scoring in all six meets that she saw action in ... Opened collegiate career with a team-best ninth-place finish (18:55) at the Vic Godfrey Open ... Checked in 13th (18:55) as Loyola placed second at the Illinois State Invitational ... Posted a time of 18:14 (64th) at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational before checking in 51st (21:49) at the Bradley Pink Classic ... Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors following a sixth-place finish (17:29) at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, helping the Ramblers to a runner-up finish ... Closed out freshman campaign with a run of 21:50 to check in 78th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

High School: Earned All-Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) accolades in 2016 ... Ran on a pair of Rosary High School teams that qualified for the Illinois Cross Country State Championships ... Owned an cross country personal best of 18:21 ... Two-time GCAC All-Academic selection ... National Honor Society member.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2022Graduate Student