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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Claire Adkins
- Year:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Martinsville, Va.
- High School:
- Carlisle
- Major:
- Political Science
As a Senior:
- VaSID Academic All-State
- JMA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Competed individually in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle, 100 and 200 butterfly, 100 breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM for the Dukes this season.
- Also saw action in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays
- All-CAA in the 400 individual medley
- CAA All-Academic Team
- Won the 400 individual medley at the 2016-17 CAA Championships with a personal-best time of 4:19.54, the third-best time in school history
- Recorded an eighth-place finish in the 200 butterfly at the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Cup [2:07.18]
- A member of the 800 freestyle relay that set a new pool record with a time of 7:32.27 during the JMU Invitational
- Won the 1000 freestyle at the Richmond dual with a season-best time of 10:31.18
- Season-best time of 17:41.35 in the 1650 freestyle at the Frank Elm Invite
- Turned in a time of 4:32.85 to place second in the 400 IM at the 2016 CAA POD Meet
- Earned a second-place finish in the 1650 freestyle at the 2016 CAA POD Meet [17:49.48]
- Finished third in the 500 freestyle at the Northeastern Tri-Meet with a time of 5:08.24
- Tallied a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle versus Liberty [5:07.92]
- Placed third in the 1000 freestyle versus Liberty [10:34.19]
- President's List (Fall 2016)
- Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016)
As a Junior:
- Competing individually in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and the 1,650 freestyle this season for the Dukes
- Also competing in the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, and 400 IM
- Two second place finishes in the 1,000 freestyle vs Liberty (10:31.87) and LaSalle (10:39.59)
- Finished fifth in 1650 freestyle at the Frank Elm Invitational with a time of 16:59.74
- Finished third in the 400 IM at the CAA POD meet with a time of 4:34.81
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete Award (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
- President's List (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient
As a Sophomore:
- President's List Fall 2014
- Dean's List Spring 2015
- Placed seventh at the CAA Championship in the mile
- Team season best mile with time of 16:54.18
- Three-time finalist at the CAA Championship in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 1,650 freestyle
- Second team season best for the 1000 freestyle with time of 10:27.91
- Finished second in the 1,650 yard swim at the annual CAA POD meet
- SAAC leader and representative
As a Freshman
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Swam four individual events throughout the season for JMU
- Had seven top-three finishes during the regular season, including five second-place showings
- Swam the 200, 500, 1,000 and 1,650-yard freestyle
- Spring Semester Dean's List
- Fall Semester President's List
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award Recipient
Before JMU
- Four-time MVP for Carlisle High School in Martinsville, Va.
- State Champ in the Independent Division 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52
- Two-time state runner-up in the 500 freestyle
Personal
- Daughter of Jeff and Kim Adkins
- Father, Jeff, played basketball at Maryland. Mother, Kim, was a cheerleader at Maryland and brother, Jack, plays golf at Elon.
- Mother, Kim, is the Mayor of Martinsville, Va.
- Member of the National Honor Society, Trustees List and is an AP Scholar
- Majoring in political science
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