2016 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Claudia Francis
- Prev School:
- University of Oregon
- Class (I/O):
- SR/SR
- Event:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Hometown:
- Queens, N.Y.
- High School:
- Cardozo
- 2015 NCAA Outdoor National Champion (4x400 relay)
- Four-time USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (800m; 400m;ย 4x400 relay--twice)
- Five-time USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American (800m; 400mH;ย 4x100 relay; 4x400 relay--twice)
- 2015 & 2016ย SEC Outdoor Champion (4x400 relay)
- 2015 All-SEC Indoor Second Team (800m)
- Ended career as the school record holder in the 400mH (55.55)
- Ran on the school record-breaking indoor and outdoor 4x400 relay teams (i: 3:29.58; o: 3:26.28)
- Ended career with the No. 2-ranked 800m time (2:04.39) on UF's all-time indoor top 10
- Ended career with the No. 4-ranked 800m time (2:02.92) on UF's all-time outdoor top 10
- Ended career with the No. 5-ranked 400m time (52.39) on UF's all-time indoor top 10
- Ran on the DMR team that holds the No. 5-ranked time (11:08.19) on UF's all-time indoor top 10
- Ended career with the No. 7-ranked 400m time (51.55) on UF's all-time outdoor top 10
- Ran on the 4x100 relay team tied for the No. 8-ranked time (43.86) on UF's all-time outdoor top 10
High School PR | 400mH: 1:01.23;ย 800m: 2:05.47; 400m: 54.49
Univ. of Oregon PR | 800m: 2:04.88; 400m: 55.67
Univ. of Florida PR | 400mH: 55.55;ย 800m: 2:02.92; 400m: 51.55
Claudia Francisโ Florida TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
2016: Three-time USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American (400mH; 4x100 relay; 4x400 relay) ... Two-time USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (400m; 4x400 relay) ... All-SEC Outdoor First Team (4x400 relay) ...ย Finished seventh in the 400mH, fifth in the 4x400 relay, and seventh in the 4x100 relay at NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Took eighth place in the 400m and helped the 4x400 relay team to a seventh-place finish at NCAA Indoor Championships ... Anchored the 4x400 relay team to a victory at SEC Outdoor Championships ...ย Fifth-place finisher in the 400m and helped the DMR team take sixth at SEC Indoor Championships ... Finished fourth in the 400mH at SEC Outdoor Championships ... Was one of two women since 2002 to break 2:03.00 in the 800m, 51.60 in the 400m, and 56.15 in the 400mH at any point in a career ... Broke UF's 400mH school record at the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminary, her seventh collegiate 400mH race.
2015: Two-time USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American (800m; 4x400 relay) ... Two-time USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (800m; 4x400 relay) ...ย All-SEC Indoor Second Team (800m) โฆ Finished seventh in the 800mย atย NCAA Outdoor Championships โฆ Helped the 4x400 relay teamย run what was, at the time, theย sixth-fastest time in program history (3:29.80) to win the national title โฆ Recorded what was, at the time, theย third-fastest time in UF history (3:27.84) in the 4x400 relay teamโs SEC Outdoor Championship win โฆ Helped the 4x400 relay team win the UF Tom Jones Memorial with what was, at the time,ย the fourth-fastest time (3:28.08) in program history โฆ Third-place finisher in the 800m at SEC Indoor Championships โฆ Helped the 4x400 relay team take fifth at NCAAย Indoor Championships and fourth at the SEC Indoor Championships โฆ Took eighth place in the 800m at SEC Outdoor Championshipsย โฆ Part of the 4x400 relay titles at 2015 Pepsi Florida Relays (outdoor) and Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet (indoor) โฆ Collected runner-up laurels in the 4x400 relay and 1,600m sprint relay at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (outdoor) โฆ SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
At University of Oregon (2012-14)
Claudia Francisโ Oregon TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
2014: Competed in six outdoor meets, did not compete during indoor season โฆ Finished 17th in the 800m semifinals of the NCAA Outdoorย West Preliminary โฆ Helped the 4x400 relay team win the 36th SDSU Aztec Invitational.
2013: Redshirted during the outdoor season, competed in three indoor meets โฆ Runner-up in the 400m with an Oregon season-best timeย of 55.67 at the Blue and Orange Opener โฆ Helped the distance medley relay team take second place at the UW Invitational โฆ Ran in the 800m and for the 4x400 relay team at the UW Husky Classic.
2012:ย Competed in 12 meets (nine outdoor, three indoor), including NCAA Outdoor Championships โฆ Finished eighth in the 800m at the NCAA Outdoorย West Preliminary, going on to take 24th place atย NCAA Outdoor Championships โฆ Ran a season-best timeย of 2:04.88 to win the 800m preliminaries at the Pac-12 Championships, eventually finishing third in the 800m final โฆ Helped Oregon win the 4x100 relay at the Oregon Twilight โฆ Won the 800m at the USC Trojan Invitational โฆ Part of the distance medley relay team that took runner-up honors at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP:ย Attended Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, N.Y. โฆ Won the 400m at 2011 New York Relays with a 54.59ย โฆ Captured 800m titles at the 2011 Loucks Gamesย and PSAL Championships โฆ Also won the 400mH at 2011 PSAL Championships โฆ Won the 1,000m at the 2011 New Balance Collegiate, the 800m at the 2011 Hispanic Games and Colgate Games, and 600m titles at the 2011 PSAL Queens Championships, PSAL Championships and NYSPHSAA Championships (all indoors) โฆ Won the 800m title at 2010 Nike Indoor Nationalsย โฆ Collected outdoor 800m titles at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals,ย USTAF World Youth Trials, USTAF Junior Olympics Intermediate, Reebok Grand Prix, PSAL Championships and PSAL Queens Championships โฆ Won the 1,500m title at the 2009 USATF Junior Olympics Intermediate โฆ Claimed the 1,500m title and finished fourth in the 800m at the 2008 USATF Junior Olympics National Youth Outdoors โฆ Nabbed the 800m title at the 2007 USATF Junior Olympics National Youth Outdoors โฆ Won the 800m crown at the 2006 USATF Youth Nationals (outdoor) โฆ Won the 800m midget division at the 2004 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships โฆ Claudia Francisโ DyeStat Profile (for top high school performances and meet results).
