2018 Women's Track & Field Roster
Claire Borchers
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grand Haven, Mich.
- High School:
- Grand Haven
- Position:
- Distance
Last Updated: November 26, 2018
At Michigan
• First-Team All-American (2018: outdoor 3,000m steeplechase)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016-17)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2015-17)
• Honorable Mention - 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships Steeplechase
• All-Region (2017, 2018)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (Steeplechase, 2018; Distance medley relay, 2018)
• Competing member of two NCAA Championships podium (top-four) teams (2016 2nd; 2018 4th)
• Competing member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• Competing member of three Big Ten Cross Country Championship Teams (2016, 2017, 2018) and three NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship Teams (2016, 2017, 2018)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award Winner (2014-17)
Redshirt Senior (2018-19)
Cross Country
• Ran 20:57.10 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 79th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 17), scoring for the fourth-place Wolverines as the squad's No. 5 runner.
• Earned All-Region honors by running 20:54.82 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 16th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9) , scoring for the team champion Wolverines as the squad's No. 5 runner.
• Ran 20:42.4 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 19th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28) , scoring for the team champion Wolverines as the squad's No. 5 runner.
• Ran 20:51.38 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 23rd at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13) , scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner in the seeded White Race.
• Ran 17:12.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 14th at the Greater Louisville Classic (Sept. 29) , scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 21:28.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 5th at the Nebraska Greeno-Dirksen Invitational (Sept. 15) , scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 17:41.0 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 3rd at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)
Senior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Earned First-Team All-America honors with a career-best 9:48.33 in the Steeplechase for 4th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 6-9) after running a then-career-best 9:54.52 in the semifinals.
• Ran 9:58.57 in the Steeplechase for 6th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Ran 9:58.36 in the Steeplechase for the win at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) to claim her first-ever Big Ten individual title.
• Ran a career-best 4:23.12 in the 1500 meter run to finish 3rd at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28), and ran the 800-meter leg of the winning distance medley relay.
• Ran 10:04.85 in the Steeplechase to win the competition at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 9:32.29 in the 3000 meter run to win the competition at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)
Indoor Track & Field
• Scored five points with a run of 4:47.27 in the Mile to finish 4th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24) and ran a leg of the Big Ten champion distance medley relay team.
• Scored five points with a run of 4:47.27 in the Mile to finish 4th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24) and ran a leg of the Big Ten champion distance medley relay team.
• Ran a career-best 4:39.94 in the Mile to finish 11th at the Husky Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran a career-best 9:21.90 in the 3000 meter run to finish 3rd at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran 2:09.54 in the 800 meter run to finish 2nd at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20), and also finished second in the Mile event in 4:44.93.
• Ran 4:48.58 in the Mile to finish 2nd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Cross Country
• Ran 20:40.4 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 98th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 10) as a scoring member of the national ninth-place team.
• Ran 20:54.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 15th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) , earning USTFCCCA All-Region honors
• Scorer for the Big Ten team champion squad, running 20:48.5 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 17th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 20:28.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 33rd at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 14)
• Ran 21:05.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 6th at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30) as a scoring runner for the team champion Wolverines
• Ran 17:40.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 4th at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9) as a scoring member of Michigan's 1-5 sweep.
• Ran 17:40.7 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 5th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Junior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Earned USTFCCCA Honorable Mention status at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8) with a 17th-place finish in the steeplechase in 10:07.35
• Qualified to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the Steeplechase with a mark of 9:56.57 to win her heat at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27)
• Earned a Big Ten silver medal with a career-best 9:58.45 in the Steeplechase to finish 2nd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14), becoming the second woman in school history to run sub-10 in the event.
• Ran 10:04.10 in the Steeplechase to finish 3rd at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27)
• Ran a career-best 10:02.77 in the Steeplechase to win the event title at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran a career-best 4:27.14 in the 1500 meter run to finish 5th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1). Also finished 7th at 800 meters in 2:14.22.
• Ran 4:32.61 in the 1500 meter run to finish 5th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)
Indoor
• Ran the 800-meter leg of the team that clocked 11:14.20 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 2nd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25). Individually, she finished 8th at 800 meters in 2:11.25 after running a season's best 2:08.80 in t he prelims.
• Ran 2:09.72 in the 800 meter run to finish 10th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11). Also ran a career-best 1:33.22 to finish 10th over 600 meters.
• Ran 4:53.26 in the Mile to finish 27th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran 2:09.47 in the 800 meter run to finish 3rd at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran 4:48.12 in the Mile to finish sixth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14)
Cross Country
• Finished 166th in her NCAA debut, running 21:10.2 to help U-M match its program-best national team finish (second place) at the 6,000-meter NCAA Championships (Nov. 19)
• Finished 39th overall in 20:58.5 to help U-M win the 6,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship
• Ran to a 38th-place finish in 22:18.1 to help Michigan finish on top at the 6K Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30)
• Finished 90th at the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) race, helping U-M place third with a time of 21:20.1
• Ran 17:23.10 to finish 23rd and help U-M win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
• Took fourth place to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10), crossing the line at 18:06.2
• Finished eighth at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in 17:58.4
Sophomore (2015-16)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27), narrowly missed a bid to the national meet when she set a PR of nearly 15 seconds by running 10:08.47 to finish 13th in the east
• At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14), ran 10:22.14 to place fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase achieving a new personal-best time of 10:22.58 in the Elite Invitational section at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 15)
• Competed in the 800-meter race at the Long Beach Invitational (April 16), finishing with a time of 2:10.34
• Scored second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (10:29.75) to help U-M win the Battle of the Blues meet (April 2).
• Achieved a new personal-best in the 1500-meter race crossing at 4:27.74 at the Pac-12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 25-26).
Indoor
• Scored in the mile race at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27), placing fifth in 4:45.74
• Competed in the 800-meter race finishing in 2:07.08, a new personal record, at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20)
• Won the mile and set an indoor personal-best with a time of 4:43.38 at the SPIRE NCAA D1 Invitational (Feb. 12). She also participated in the 4x400 (3:58.14).
• Placed 10th in the 800 meter with a time of 2:09.92 at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6)
• Helped to win the 4000m DMR (11:23.45) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6)
• Competed unattached in the 4x400m relay finishing fifth (4:08.53) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)
Cross Country
• Ran 22:41.1 to finish 47th place and score for U-M at the 6,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24)
• Ran to a seventh-place finish to help U-M win the 6,000-meter open race at the NCAA Pre-Nats meet (Oct. 17) in her 6K debut
• Helped U-M win the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3) with a 49th finish at 17:40.41 in the 5,000-meter event
• Ran a career-best 17:38.7, helping U-M to a team win at the 5,000-meter Commodore Classic (Sept. 19)
• Finished 10th with a time of 17:50.7 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).
Freshman (2014-15)
Outdoor
• Ran 2:10.16 to finish second among collegians in the 800-meter run at the Toledo Collegiate Invitational (May 7-8)
• Finished 12th with a new PR in the steeplechase at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (May 1-2), running 10:29.06
• Made her 3,000 meter steeplechase debut in third place (10:33.39) at Gina Relays (April 24)
• Ran in both the 800 meter and 1,500 meter races at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Raced to a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m race at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4), setting a new PR at 4:29.05 ... Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter race (9:57.79) and eighth in the 1,500-meter race (4:31.81) at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28)
Indoor
• Made her postseason debut at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28), finishing the mile run in 4:48.23
• Finished runner-up in the 800m race (2:12.60) at U-M's Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Finished 18th in the Mile Run at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 14) (4:53.14)
• Ran 4:54.89 in the mile run at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7)
• Made her Wolverine debut at the Dual Meet vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31), finishing 12th in the 3,000-meter run (9:54.82)
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter EMU Classic (Oct. 24), earning a 13th-place showing with a time of 18:12
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29), finishing 25th (19:43.1).
Prep
• Graduated from Grand Haven High School in 2014
• Four-year Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Academic All-State (2011-14)
• 2014 Ok Conference Athlete of the Year
• 2013 Muskegon Chronicles Fall Athlete of the Year
Cross Country
• State Team Champion (2010)
• Four-year All-State, All-Region, All-Ok Red Conference (2011-14)
• Individual Conference Champion (2011) and Regional Champion (2012)
• Portage Invitational, Spartan Invitational Team Champion (2011)
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts
• Double-majoring in International Studies and Spanish
• Also pursuing a business minor through the Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Born on April 20, 1996
• Daughter of Daniel and Mary Borchers
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 600m (I) | 1:33.22 | 2-10-17 |
| 800m (I) | 2:07.08 | 2-20-16 |
| 800m (O) | 2:10.16 | 5-8-15 |
| 1500m (O) | 4:23.12 | 4-27-18 |
| Mile (I) | 4:39.94 | 2-10-18 |
| 3000m (I) | 9:21.90 | 2-3-18 |
| 3000m (O) | 9:57.79 | 3-28-15 |
| Steeplechase (O) | 9:48.33 | 6-9-18 |
