Claire Richardson '22 Recruiting Profile

Hi! My name is Claire Richardson and I would love to run in college.  I am relatively new to running-- I joined track for the first time freshman and joined cross country for the first time my sophomore year-- but have found that I love this sport and I am very passionate about it. I am an extremely hard worker and very disciplined; you can count on me to not skip anything and do all the prescribed work, no matter the weather, circumstances, or other obstacles. I will do whatever I can in order to get better, including going to the gym for 5 a.m. strength sessions before school. Using this hard work, discipline, dedication, and determination to improve, I was able to improve my 5k time by 2 minutes and 15 seconds in one year, going from running a 22:07 as a sophomore to running 19:52 as a junior. Furthermore, one of my absolute favorite parts about this sport is the team aspect. I love working together with my others and am an encouraging, compassionate teammate who will always support and respect others on the team.

Academically, I have been able to transfer the lessons I've learned from running and other sports to the classroom. I am  very disciplined when it comes to schoolwork and very rarely have any late or missing assignments. I work very hard to study and complete homework, and I also push myself with difficult classes such as AP Chemistry and AP Language and Composition. I am very respectful and collaborative with my other classmates and teachers and care about putting forth my best quality work.

As for college, I am hoping to go into Nutrition and Dietetics, and it would be a dream come true to also be apart of the cross country and track teams. I am looking to be a part of college team that would push me to the next level, both mentally and physically, even if that means that it will be extremely challenging at first. I want to see how far I can go with running and want to push myself to go to places that I would not have thought imaginable.

Thank you so much for your consideration-- I appreciate it so much!