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Claire Hammen

Class: Senior Hometown: Loveland, Colo. High School: Loveland H.S.

Height: 5-9 Event: Vault/Beam/Floor Club: GK Gymnastics

Career Highs:

Beam: 9.900 (at home on February 27, 2016)
Floor: 9.925 (at Air Force on March 6, 2016)

Awards and Honors:

• 2016 DU Most Improved Gymnast

2017:

• Tied for No. 39 on floor in Semifinal I of NCAA National Championship
• Tied for eighth on floor at NCAA Regionals
• Returned from injury on March 18 on floor

2016:

• Tied for third on floor (9.850) and 34th on beam (9.525) at Regionals
• Set a new career high on floor (9.925) on March 6
• Set a new career high on beam (9.900) on February 27
• Won her first career title (beam) on January 9
• Won a second title on beam on February 6
• Made her collegiate debut on floor on January 9

2015:

• Made her collegiate debut on beam on March 9, setting a career high of 9.725
• Performed an exhibition floor routine on March 7
• Performed in all four exhibition routines on February 21

Before Denver:

• 2010 Regionals champion
• Placed 13th at 2010 Junior Olympic Nationals
• Qualified to 2010 and 2011 U.S. Classic
• 2010 U.S. Visa Championships qualifier
• Member of National Junior Honor Society

Personal:

• Born on July 14, 1996, in Estes Park, Colo.
• Daughter of John and Karen
• Has three brothers: Chase (34), Spencer (32) and Brady (30); and one sister, Shelby (23)
• Chose DU because she really liked the atmosphere and for the academics and gymnastics
• Marketing major