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2021-22 Women's Track and Field

Claudia Koontz

  • Height 5-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Concord, Mass.
  • High School Concord-Carlisle Regional
  • Events Sprints
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:

60: 8.17
55: 7.58
200m: 25.88
300m: 41.78
400m: 58.19

Outdoor:
100m: 12.64
400m: 57.67

*2020 Outdoor Track:

2019-20 Indoor Track:

  • Contributed to a sixth place finish in the 4x400 meter relay at the NE10 Championship in 4:02.76 while placing tenth in the 400 meters in 59.73
  • Was part of the 4x400 second place finish in 4:09.19 at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational
  • Participated in the NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championship in the DMR and took 11th in 12:28.60
  • Took second in both the 200 meters (26.85) and the 400 meters (1:03.75) at the Brandeis Reggie Poyau Invitational
  • Placed fifth in the 300 meters (41.85) at the Brown Alden Invitation

2019 Outdoor Track:

  • Finished ninth in the 100m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/9), setting a personal best 12.64.
  • Placed sixth in the 400m at the NE-10 Outdoor Championship as well as 4th as part of the 4x100 and third as part of the 4x400
  • Placed 14th in the 400m at the NEICAAA Championship (5/11) as well as the 4x400.
  • Contributed to a new school record set in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 48.73 at the Black and Gold Invitational (3/30)
  • Was part of the new school record in the 4x200 meter relay in 1:43.69 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/8)

2018-19 Indoor Track:

  • Named NE10 Track Rookie of the Week
  • Set a new school record in the 300 meter dash (41.78) at the 33rd Brown University Alden Invitational (12/1)
  • Finished 15th in the 200m at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships (2/2) and 14th as part of the 4x400.
  • Had five top-five finishes throughout the season, including third place in the 55 at the Southern Maine Open (1/26)
  • Set a new school record in the 400 meter run (58.19) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/8) 
  • Contributed to a new school record set in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:44.34 that earned the team second place at the Spartan Invitational (1/11)

Prior to Assumption: Ran cross country and track and field in high school… Won New Balance Indoor Nationals with her track and field team… Named Dual County League All-Star for three consecutive years for a total of six seasons… Named Most Valuable Athlete in the 2017-2018 season… Named Most Outstanding Sprinter in 2018.

Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Pamela Koontz… Has two older siblings, Joseph and Mary Katherine.

Fun Facts: Favorite Athlete: Sydney McLaughlin… Dream Job: Therapist… Celebrity She Gets Mistaken For: Natalie Portman... Favorite Sports Memory: "Running five races in DCLS and pr-ing in each race as well as winning the 200 meters at DCLS and EMass..." Favorite TV Show: Friends… Favorite Food: Pasta... Non-athletic hobby: Hanging out with friends... Favorite sport (other than the one you play): Soccer.

*Season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Sprints
    5'4"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'4"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Sprints
    5'4"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Sprints
    5'4"