2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster

Ariel Claxton

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Summit, N.J.
  • High School Lawrenceville

Biography

Collegiate Bests:

60m 8.50

400m 59.33 

500m 1:19.15

2020-21: No competition due to coronavirus pandemic.

2019-2020:  In indoor track, competed in her first 60 meter dash and ran a leg of the second-place 4x400 meter relay at the Yale Season Opener… Ran a new personal best in the 400 meters at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic and ran a leg of the third-place 4x400 meter relay team… Ran the 400 meter leg of the third-place DMR at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. 

2018-2019: In indoor track, competed at the Yale Season Opener, Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia, and Harvard-Yale-Princeton... Ran a season-best in the 400-meter run at Harvard-Yale-Princeton... In outdoor track competed in the 200 meters and the 4x400 meter relay at the Harvard Yale Dual Meet and recorded a collegiate best of 27.30 in the 200 meters 

2017-2018: In indoor track, placed 3rd in the 500 meters at the Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia tri-meet...Placed 7th in the 500 meters at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton tri-meet...At the Villanova Invitational, ran first collegiate 400-meter race...At the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, competed in the 400 meters...At the indoor Heptagonal Championships, was the 400-meter leg of the 3rd place Distance Medley Relay...In outdoor track, was a member of the winning 4x400 meter relay team at Harvard-Yale...Ran an outdoor season best in the 400-meter run at University of Virginia Challenge of 59.74...Competed at the Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 400-meter run and 4x400 meter relay. 

High School Accomplishments: Captain of girls indoor and outdoor team 2016-17… Holds seven school records, including indoor 200m and 400m and outdoor 200m dashes as well as four different kinds of sprint relays … Earned 11 Varsity letters (three soccer, eight track and field) …  Two-time winner of the Dean A. Smith Track and Field Prize (awarded to top track and field athlete) … 2017 Mackellar Violich Award Recipient (most prestigious senior student-athlete award at graduation).

Notes: Blogger for Lawrenceville's school website … Submissions editor for school's fashion magazine … Competitive soccer player for 12 years.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sprints