Claire Orcel

Position:
High Jump
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Brussels, Belgium
Prev School:
College Saint Pierre

Accolades

SEC All-Freshman Team, indoor high jump (2016)

Freshman (2015-16)
Outdoor Season
Cleared 5-10 (1.78m) to finish second in the event at the LSU Invitational … produced a clearance of 5-7 (1.70m) in the high jump to finish second at the War Eagle Invitational … jumped 5-5 (1.65m) in the high jump to finish 11th at the Battle on the Bayou … finished fourth in the high at the FSU Relays with a clearance of 5-5 1/4 (1.66m) … cleared 5-7 (1.70m) to finish fifth in the high jump at the Alabama Relays.

Indoor Season
Registered a sixth-place finish in the high jump at the SEC Championships with a clearance of 5-10 (1.78m) … cleared 5-9 1/4 (1.76m) to finish fifth in the invitational section of the high jump at the Tyson Invitational … finished fourth in the high jump at the Indiana Relays with a clearance of 5-5 (1.65m) … jumped 5-8 (1.73m) in the high jump at the Conference Clash … cleared 5-7 1/4 (1.71m) in the women's high jump to finish sixth in her Crimson Tide debut at the Commodore Indoor Invitational.

Prep and Personal
Was the 2014 Belgian champion in the high jump …claimed seventh in the high jump at the European Junior Championships in 2015 … finished 11th at the 2014 European Youth Olympic Trials with a high jump of 1.74m … was the high jump champion at the Ligue Belge Francophone d'Athletisme from 2012-14, while winning long jump championships in 2012 and 2013 … was also a participant at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games … has a personal best of 1.88m in the high jump … began competing in track and field at the age of 13 … coached by Thierry Briquemont … daughter of Cyril and Christine Orcel … born on Dec. 2, 1992, in Brussels, Belgium.