Army West Point Athletics
2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Claire Willis
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Clarence
- Hometown:
- Santa Cruz, Calif.
2016-17: Finished sixth in the 500 free against Navy with a time of 4:58.48 … placed sixth in the 200 free at the Terrier Invitational (1:57.61).
2014-15: Competed for Army at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships in the freestyle events … clocked a 25.12 in the 50 free at ECACs to place 36th with a career-best time … placed 45th in the 100 free after touching the wall in 54.79 … also competed in the 200 free (1:57.80) … member of the 400 medley relay team that finished sixth … was part of the seventh-place 200 free and 400 free relays … placed fifth in the 100 free in the dual-meet at Bucknell … was fourth in the 100 free in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette.
2013-14: Did not compete due to injuries.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Swam as an All-American relay participant for four years...received the Clarence High School coaches award in 2010... led Clarence swim team as team captain and received the Sportsmanship award in 2012...member of the STAR swimming club under head coach Rick Aronberg...was on high school's honor roll and named a scholar athlete for four years...was named a National Merit Scholar.
PERSONAL: Claire Hoover Willis was born on Sept. 29, 1995 in Santa Cruz, Calif...daughter of Jamesand Astrid Willis...brother Eric is a plebe at USMA...brother Cornelia attends UVA med school and is on the crew team...has physically and mentally overcome two concussions and a knee injury, just from last year...favorite mess hall food is the salad bar...enjoys running, having fun, working with kids and animals...wishes there was loud music at practice...thinks the best part about being on the swim/dive team is being besides her teammates...biggest goal in life is to make others smile...major is sociology.
