St. John's University Athletics
2022 Women's Cross Country Roster
Cushing, Claire
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Sunday, August 24
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Tuesday, August 05
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Wednesday, July 16
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Wednesday, June 04
Claire Cushing
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Thousand Islands HS
- Hometown:
- Brookville, Ontario, Canada
Bio
Season Stats: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7389441/St_Johns_NY/Claire_Cushing.html
As a Graduate Student (2023-2024): Ran a 5K personal-record 17:44.90 mark for third place at the Metropolitan Cross Country Championships… Logged a career-best 6k time of 21:57.70 in the 2023 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships.
As a Senior (2022-2023): Ran a personal-best time of 18:40.0 in the 5K at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown... Fourth place finish in the 5K with a time of 19:42.6 in the Mets Cross Country Championships.
As a Junior (2021-2022): Placed first in the 5K with a time of 19:06.5 at the Fordham Fiasco... Recorded a personal-best mark of 21:59.2 in the 6K at the Jasper Fall XC Invitational...
As a Sophomore (2021): Participated in the 5K at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships.
As a Freshman (2019-20): Placed 16th in the 5K at the Metropolitan Championships with a time of 19:41.2 ... notched a personal-best mark of 19:38 in the 5K at the ECAC Championships ... recorded a time of 22:23.9 in the 6K at the NCAA Regional Championships.
Before St. John's: Attended Thousand Islands Secondary School... Grew up in Brockville, Ontario, Canada... Awarded MVP for cross country and track & field in three of four years (2015-17, 2018-19)... Set a personal best in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:14.76 and the 1,500 meter at 4:42.0... Qualified for OFSAA all four years of her high school career.
Personal: Claire Cushing... Daughter of Gord and Sophie... Has two siblings, Sarah and Ethan... Childhood Education major...
Favorite Quote: "No deposit, no return."
Age Started Running: Fourth grade
As a Graduate Student (2023-2024): Ran a 5K personal-record 17:44.90 mark for third place at the Metropolitan Cross Country Championships… Logged a career-best 6k time of 21:57.70 in the 2023 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships.
As a Senior (2022-2023): Ran a personal-best time of 18:40.0 in the 5K at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown... Fourth place finish in the 5K with a time of 19:42.6 in the Mets Cross Country Championships.
As a Junior (2021-2022): Placed first in the 5K with a time of 19:06.5 at the Fordham Fiasco... Recorded a personal-best mark of 21:59.2 in the 6K at the Jasper Fall XC Invitational...
As a Sophomore (2021): Participated in the 5K at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships.
As a Freshman (2019-20): Placed 16th in the 5K at the Metropolitan Championships with a time of 19:41.2 ... notched a personal-best mark of 19:38 in the 5K at the ECAC Championships ... recorded a time of 22:23.9 in the 6K at the NCAA Regional Championships.
Before St. John's: Attended Thousand Islands Secondary School... Grew up in Brockville, Ontario, Canada... Awarded MVP for cross country and track & field in three of four years (2015-17, 2018-19)... Set a personal best in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:14.76 and the 1,500 meter at 4:42.0... Qualified for OFSAA all four years of her high school career.
Personal: Claire Cushing... Daughter of Gord and Sophie... Has two siblings, Sarah and Ethan... Childhood Education major...
Favorite Quote: "No deposit, no return."
Age Started Running: Fourth grade