University of Houston Athletics
2023 Cross Country Roster
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Claire Meyer
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- James Bowie HS
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
SENIOR (2023)
- Earned All-Region honors in back-to-back seasons.
- Became the first Cougar since 1993-94 to earn All-Region honors in back-to-back seasons.
- Won her first collegiate cross country race at the Lamar Early Bird Opener, leading the women to a second-place team finish.
- Led the Cougars at all five meets for the second-straight season.
- Finished cross country career as most decorated Cougar woman cross country runner since 1993-94.
SENIOR (2022)
- First American Athletic Conference woman's All-Conference runner in program history.
- Became Houston's first All-Region runner since 2019.
- Paced Houston at every meet in 2022, finishing first overall for the Cougars in six-straight meets.
- Became Houston's first All-Conference honoree in any conference since 2009.
- Paced Houston in all six meets.
- Finished 15th overall at the NCAA South Central Region Championships.
- Finished 12th overall at The American Championships.
- Posted back-to-back third place finishes in the first two meets of the season at the McNeese Opener and the Rice Invitational.
JUNIOR (2021)
- Appeared in 11 events
- Finished in 1st place with 10:34.19 in 3000 at H-Town SpeedCity Series I (Jan. 16)
- Ran lifetime-best 2:26.77 in 800 at Cougar Spring Break (March 18), finishing 9th
- Ran lifetime-best 4:50.08 in 1500 at LSU Boots Garland Invitational (April 17), finishing 6th
SOPHOMORE (2020)
- Appeared in six events
- Ran lifetime-best 5:20.66 in Mile at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 7-8), finishing 28th
- Finished in 2nd place with 12:25.18 in DMR at Howie Ryan Invitational (Feb. 14)
- Ran lifetime-best 10:33.19 in 3000 at The American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 28-29), finishing 38th
FRESHMAN (2019)
- Appeared in five events
- Ran lifetime-best 19:27.2 in 5K at the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede (Sep. 28), finishing 23rd
- Ran lifetime-best 22:49.0 in 6K at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (Oct. 19)
High School
- Ran Cross Country and Track & Field at James Bowie High School
- Three-time State Championships qualifier in cross country
- Qualified for the Area Meet in 2016
- Three-time Regional Qualifier
- Named team MVP in Cross Country and Track & Field
- Earned team Newcomer of the Year honors
- Ran at the USATF Junior Olympics and earned All-American Accolades
- Earned Academic All-State Honors
Personal
- Two-athlete who also competed in softball
- Daughter of Duane and Linda Meyer
- Has two siblings; Ben and Alec
Cross Country Early Bird Opener Recap
Monday, September 04
