University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Track and Field Roster
Hodges, Claire
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Claire Hodges
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kingwood, Texas
- High School:
- Kingwood
Bio
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2018 Second-Team All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2016 First-Team All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2015 First-Team All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2013-14 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2013 Louisiana Sports Writers Association co-Freshman of the Year (Cross Country)
2017-18: Outdooor - Claimed first-place honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:05.97) at the Louisiana Classics ... finished fourth in the 1,500-meters (4:53.71) at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays. Indoor - Finished eighth in the 5,000-meters (17:59.60) while running anchor leg of distance medley relay team that placed sixth (12:13.33) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... placed fourth overall in the 3,000-meters (10:22.63) at the Ted Nelson Invitational ... posted time of 5:15.90 in the mile run at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in all six events during the season with three top-10 finishes ... ran season-best time on 5K course (18:27.3) at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships ... clocked time of 18:45.4 to finish seventh at the 5K Azalea City Classic ... was sixth at the 5K Mississippi College Invitational (19:03.1) and eighth at the UNO 5K (19:21.0).
2016-17: Cross Country - Made two appearances before missing the remainder of the year with a shoulder injury ... redshirt season.
2015-16: Outdoor - Recorded personal-best time (4:41.72) in the 1,500 meters at the Jace Lacoste Mississippi State Invitational ... finished fifth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:49.24) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... earned first-team All-Louisiana honors with the best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Indoor - Finished fifth overall in the mile run at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships posting personal-best time (5:03.25). Cross Country - Competed in six events during the season ... had consecutive top-5 finishes with a fifth-place performance (18:38.0) at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede and a third-place finish (18:39.7) at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational ... posted time of 19:53.0 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2014-15: Outdoor - Posted time of 4:46.25 in the 1,500 meters at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... claimed top honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Louisiana Classic (11:37.20) ... finished sixth overall at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:06.37) ... earned first-team All-Louisiana honors after time in steeplechase was best in the state of Louisiana. Indoor - Clocked a personal-best time (17:48.43) in the 5,000-meters at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships ... recorded top time (10:21.84) in the 3,000 meters at the Samford University Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in six events ... finished 14th overall (23:07.9) in the 6K Azalea City Classic ... posted time of 20:15.6 in the 5K event at the Florida State Invitational ... finished 15th overall at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational covering the 5K course in 19:56.5.
2013-14: Outdoor - Clocked personal-best time (10:17.17) to finish second overall at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... claimed top honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:34.50) at the McNeese Spring Time Invite ... finished fourth overall in the 5,000 meters (18:36.96) at the LSU Alumni Gold ... posted time of 4:53.33 in 1,500 meters at the Bobcat Invitational. Indoor - Debuted in the mile run with a time of 5:19.94 and 10:50.65 in the 3,000 meters at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational. Cross Country - Named as the co-Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... competed in all seven events for the Ragin' Cajuns, earning four top-20 performances in her inaugural season ... best finish was a ninth-place performance at both the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede (19:12.0) and the UALR Invitational (18:35.5) ... placed 10th overall at the Azalea City Classic (22:07.1) and finished 18th overall at the Florida State Invitational covering the 5K course in a season-best 18:30.6.
High School: A member of the 2012 Kingwood High School cross country team that earned a district and state runner-up finish … member of the KHS track team that finished as the district runner-up as a senior … earned a first-place finish in the steeplechase at the AAU Junior Olympics.
Personal: Born May 3, 1995 in Baton Rouge, La. … the daughter of Ingrid and Daryl Hodges … has two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte, and two brothers, Austin and Andrew … a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honors Society at KHS … a petroleum engineering major.
• 2018 Second-Team All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2016 First-Team All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2015 First-Team All-Louisiana (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2013-14 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2013 Louisiana Sports Writers Association co-Freshman of the Year (Cross Country)
2017-18: Outdooor - Claimed first-place honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:05.97) at the Louisiana Classics ... finished fourth in the 1,500-meters (4:53.71) at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays. Indoor - Finished eighth in the 5,000-meters (17:59.60) while running anchor leg of distance medley relay team that placed sixth (12:13.33) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... placed fourth overall in the 3,000-meters (10:22.63) at the Ted Nelson Invitational ... posted time of 5:15.90 in the mile run at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in all six events during the season with three top-10 finishes ... ran season-best time on 5K course (18:27.3) at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships ... clocked time of 18:45.4 to finish seventh at the 5K Azalea City Classic ... was sixth at the 5K Mississippi College Invitational (19:03.1) and eighth at the UNO 5K (19:21.0).
2016-17: Cross Country - Made two appearances before missing the remainder of the year with a shoulder injury ... redshirt season.
2015-16: Outdoor - Recorded personal-best time (4:41.72) in the 1,500 meters at the Jace Lacoste Mississippi State Invitational ... finished fifth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:49.24) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... earned first-team All-Louisiana honors with the best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Indoor - Finished fifth overall in the mile run at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships posting personal-best time (5:03.25). Cross Country - Competed in six events during the season ... had consecutive top-5 finishes with a fifth-place performance (18:38.0) at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede and a third-place finish (18:39.7) at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational ... posted time of 19:53.0 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2014-15: Outdoor - Posted time of 4:46.25 in the 1,500 meters at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... claimed top honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Louisiana Classic (11:37.20) ... finished sixth overall at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:06.37) ... earned first-team All-Louisiana honors after time in steeplechase was best in the state of Louisiana. Indoor - Clocked a personal-best time (17:48.43) in the 5,000-meters at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships ... recorded top time (10:21.84) in the 3,000 meters at the Samford University Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in six events ... finished 14th overall (23:07.9) in the 6K Azalea City Classic ... posted time of 20:15.6 in the 5K event at the Florida State Invitational ... finished 15th overall at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational covering the 5K course in 19:56.5.
2013-14: Outdoor - Clocked personal-best time (10:17.17) to finish second overall at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... claimed top honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:34.50) at the McNeese Spring Time Invite ... finished fourth overall in the 5,000 meters (18:36.96) at the LSU Alumni Gold ... posted time of 4:53.33 in 1,500 meters at the Bobcat Invitational. Indoor - Debuted in the mile run with a time of 5:19.94 and 10:50.65 in the 3,000 meters at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational. Cross Country - Named as the co-Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... competed in all seven events for the Ragin' Cajuns, earning four top-20 performances in her inaugural season ... best finish was a ninth-place performance at both the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede (19:12.0) and the UALR Invitational (18:35.5) ... placed 10th overall at the Azalea City Classic (22:07.1) and finished 18th overall at the Florida State Invitational covering the 5K course in a season-best 18:30.6.
High School: A member of the 2012 Kingwood High School cross country team that earned a district and state runner-up finish … member of the KHS track team that finished as the district runner-up as a senior … earned a first-place finish in the steeplechase at the AAU Junior Olympics.
Personal: Born May 3, 1995 in Baton Rouge, La. … the daughter of Ingrid and Daryl Hodges … has two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte, and two brothers, Austin and Andrew … a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honors Society at KHS … a petroleum engineering major.
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