Claire Howell

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Sprints
High School:
Moorhead Senior HS
Hometown:
Moorhead, Minn.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Moorhead Senior High School where she competed for coaches Char Lien, Cory Herrmann, Ron Davies, and Tom Dooher • four-sport athlete for Moorhead who earned 12 varsity letters while competing in track & field, volleyball, weightlifting, and hockey • earned eight top-12 finishes at the Minnesota Class AA State Track & Field Championships • finished sixth in the 400m at the state meet as a freshman • finished fourth in the 400m and 12th in both the 200m and 4x400m relay at the state meet as a sophomore • won the 400m, placed seventh in the 4x400m relay, and placed eighth in both the 200m and high jump at the state meet as a junior • four-time section champion in the 400m (2018, 2019), 200m (2019), and high jump (2019) • holds Moorhead’s school record in the 400m with a time of 55.39 seconds • owns high school personal bests of 55.39 in the 400m, 25.51 in the 200m, 12.78 in the 100m, 7.67 in the 55m indoor, and 5-03.00 in high jump • also played high school volleyball for four years and high school hockey for one year and participated in weightlifting for two years • played youth hockey for 11 years.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Christa Howell • has two siblings, Carter and Caden • intends to major in Human Physiology • brother Carter plays baseball at Augustana University • father Chris played baseball and football at Concordia College from 1995 to 2001 • enjoys spending time at the lake, watching movies and Netflix, shopping, doing arts and crafts • loves dogs • four-time academic letterwinner in high school.