Claire Darnell

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

TFRRS Bio

2017-18
Outdoor: Ran both the 5K and the 10K at the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/12) … Set a PR in the 10K at the MVC Championships at 38:34.29 … Finished sixth in the 5K at the Lenny Lyles Invitational (4/28) … Competed at five outdoor meets.
Indoor: Ran the 3K at the 2018 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) … Set a PR in the mile at the Don DeNoon Invitational (2/3) … Competed at four indoor meets.

2016-17
Outdoor: Ran the 5k at the 2017 MVC Outdoor Championships but did not record a time…Finished fourth in the 5k at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/25)…Ran a personal-best 18:24.38 in the 5k at the Tennessee Relays (4/8)…Competed at five outdoor meets.
Indoor: Finished ninth in the 3000m at EIU’s Friday Night Special (2/17) with a personal-best time of 11:05.28...Competed at two indoor meets.

2015-16
Did not compete.

2014-15
MVC Honor Roll
Did not compete.

High School
Ran cross country and track at Festus High School...Competed in the 4x800 meter relay, 1600m and 3200m...Has a 1600m 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 distance runner for the Saluki women...Majoring in exercise science.