Academic Notes: Majoring in social work and criminology & criminal justice...Four-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
Career Notes: Third-fastest time in program history in 200 Freestyle (1:49.39).
2017-18 (Senior): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Finished eighth in the 500 Free after a season-best prelim time of 4:58.79...Advanced to the B final and finished 15th in the 200 Free after a season-best prelim time of 1:52.50...Advanced to the B final and finished 16th in the 100 Free after a season-best prelim time of 52.69...Totaled four top-three finishes with two relay wins during the season...Placed third in the 200 Free versus San Diego.
2016-17 (Junior): Totaled one gold medal with one All-WAC first team honor and three second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle and 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Swam the first leg of the 800 Free Relay team that won gold with a time of 7:20.31...Finished fifth in the 500 Free after a season-best time of 4:53.36...Finished sixth in the 200 Free after a season-best time of 1:49.84...Recorded a time of 52.45 in the 100 Free...Swam the second leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.70...Placed sixth in the 200 Free at Kansas Classic...Recorded season-best time of 52.44 in the 100 Free at Kansas Classic...Totaled 25 top-three finishes with four individual wins and three relay wins during the season.
2015-16 (Sophomore): Earned two All-WAC first team honors and three second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle and 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Finished second in the 500 Free with a career-best time of 4:51.33...Finished third in the 200 Free with a career-best time of 1:49.39...Finished eighth in the 100 Free after a career-best prelim swim-off time of 50.94...Swam the second leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished second with a time of 7:19.45...Swam the third leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.47...Totaled 33 top-three finishes with 13 individual wins during the season.
2014-15 (Freshman): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay at the WAC Championships...Finished sixth in the 200 Free after a season-best prelim time of 1:51.87...Advanced to the B final and finished 11th in 500 Free with season-best time of 4:58.85...Advanced to the B final and finished 13th in 100 Free after a season-best prelim time of 52.25...Also swam the third leg of 400 Free Relay team...Placed eighth in 200 Free at UNLV Invitational...Totaled 12 top-three finishes with three individual titles during the season...Won 200 Free and 200 Back versus Northern Colorado and 200 Free versus New Mexico.
High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter at Woodcreek HS...Four-time All-League selection...Placed in the CIF Sections D1 top-eight all four years...Received Woodcreek HS MVP as a sophomore and junior...Holds varsity school records in 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays...Also swam for Bronze Medal Swim Club and California Capital Aquatics...Received Coaches Award for California Capital Aquatics club team in 2012-13...3.65 high school GPA...Received AP Scholar Award, Academic Merit Award, Scholastic All-American and Sierra Nevada Swimming Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Claire T Hammond was born March 12 in Sacramento, Calif....Daughter of Lori Vose and Bob Hammond...Two sisters, Brooke and Emily...Both parents are triathletes...Sister, Brooke, swam at San Jose State...Hobbies include reading, hiking and baking...Lists most exciting event as watching the 2008 Summer Olympics when Michael Phelps won eight gold medals...Chose NAU because she loved the team, coaches and location.
