Claire Darnell

Class:
Junior
High School:
Festus H.S.
Hometown:
Festus, Mo.

2016
Finished 15th at the 5K Forest Park Festival (9/9/16) with a time of 21:58.0…Clocked a 5K personal-best of 19:36.2 at the Joe Piane Invitational (9/30/16)…Was the fifth Saluki to cross the finish line at the Bradley “Pink” Classic (10/14/16)…Finished 70th with a time of 20:34.1 at the 2016 MVC Championships (10/29/16).

2015
Competed in one race for SIU... Earned 33rd at the EIU Panther Classic in 21:07.8.

2014-15
MVC Honor Roll
Competed in three races for SIU... Earned an 11th place finish at the Saluki Early Bird meet (8/29)... Finished 16th in the Saluki Invitational (9/20).

High School
Ran cross country and track in high school, particularly in the 4x800 meter relay, 1600 meter run and 3200 meter run...Has a 1600 PR of 5:26, a 3200 PR of 11:30 and a 5K best of 19:08.

Personal
Born July 8, 1995 to Brent and Nancy Darnell in Festus, Mo....Brent is a housing director and Nancy is a teacher’s aid...Has three siblings: Sadie, Blake and Hunter...Her sister, Sadie, was an all-conference senior distance runner for the Saluki women...Majoring in exercise science.