2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Claire Preisch

  • Class Year '21
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Milton, PA
  • Secondary School Milton

Biography

Honors & Awards
2019 Empire 8 Sportswoman of the Year
2018-19 Booster Club Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year
EC Athlete of the Week (9/24/18)
E8 Runner of the Week (9/24/18)

2019 Season
Led Elmira in two of its eight races…Posted the fourth-fastest 4K time of her career (18:21.6) to pace EC at the Terry Rodenbeck Invitational (8/30)…Earned a season-best sixth-place finish a the Lancaster Bible Charger Invitational (9/20), as she ran the 6K in 27:13.9…Ran a season-best 5K time of 23:18.90 and finished eighth at the SUNY Delhi Bronco Classic (10/8)…Led the Soaring Eagles at the Empire 8 Championships with a time of 26:51.4 (11/2).

2018 Season
Ran in all eight of EC's races, pacing the team in six events...Ran the second-fastest 4K time in program history at the Alfred University Short Meet  (9/8) with a time of 17:19.50...Earned a season-best fourth-place finish with at time of 22:44.80 at the 5K Bronco Classic (10/3)...Led Elmira with a 29th-place finish at the Cross Country Only Conference Championships (10/13),  finishing the 6K in 27:19.70.

2017 Season
Paced the Purple and Gold in all nine of their races as a freshman…Established a personal-best in the 4K at the SUNY Poly Short Course Invite (9/2), running the course in 18:38.40…Set a PR  and ran the third-fastest 6K time in program history, clocking in at 25:42.20 at the Wildcat Classic (9/25)…Posted a season-best third-place finish at the Bronco Classic (10/4), running the 5K in 22:41.27…Earned a 13th-place finish at the CCOC Championships (10/14), finishing the 6K in 26:26.30….Finished in the top-30 at the Empire 8 Championships (10/28) with a time of 27:03.30.

Before Elmira
Was a multi-sport athlete at Milton Area High School, in Milton, Pennsylvania, lettering in both cross country and track and field. 

Personal 
Claire is majoring in Nursing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2019Junior

    5'7"