2019 Women's Track & Field Roster

Claire Buck

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Troy, Ill.
  • Highschool Triad

Biography

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/Senior

Notables

  • Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2018)

2019 Season

2019 Indoor: Competed at the Red and White Classic (2/15) in the pole vault and tied for sixth place with a mark of 11 feet, 5 inches 

2018 Season

2018 Indoor: Cleared 11-7 1/4 (3.54m) to place seventh in the pole vault at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/4)...placed sixth in the pole vault with a mark of 11-8 1/2 (3.57m) at the Shell Shocker (2/16)...finished ninth in the pole vault clearing the bar set at 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) at the ISU Classic (2/9) ...took ninth in the pole vault with a mark of 11-1 3/4 (3.40m) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/19) ... took fourth overall in the pole vault with a height of 11-6 1/4 (3.51 m) at The Dual (1/13)

2017 Season

2017 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the pole vault with a personal-best height of 12-0 3/4 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/5)

2017 Indoor: Placed eighth in pole vault at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) with a mark of 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) ... vaulted 11-3 3/4 (3.45m) at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27-28) to place seventh ... finished fourth in pole vault at the Badger Icebreaker (1/14) with a height of 11-8 (3.56m)
 

2016 Season

2016 Outdoor: Finished 18th in the pole vault at the Triton Invitational (4/23) with a clearance of 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) ... tied for 13th in the pole vault at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9) with a clearance of 11-9 3/4 (3.60m)

2016 Indoor: Set a new PR and placed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 12-2 1/2 (3.72m) at the Red and White Open (2/19) ... At the Iowa State Classic (2/12), placed 21st in the pole vault with a clearance of 11-3 3/4 (3.45m) ... Took third in the pole vault at the dual meet against Minnesota (1/23) with a height of 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) ...Placed third in the pole vault with a clearance of 11-7 (3.53m) at the Notre Dame Dual (1/16)
 

High School

4-time MVC champion in the 4x100 relay … pole vault champion at the 2015 Illinois Top Times 2A Championship with a clearance of 12-6 after finishing runner-up in 2014 … repeated as sectional champion in the pole vault senior year and went unbeaten for 7-straight meets … junior year was sectional champion in the pole vault and placed third respectively at the state meet … … finished third in the pole vault at the 2014 Illinois 2A Girls State Finals and fifth at the same meet in 2013 … freshman year was triple jump MVC champion and as a sophomore was MVC champion in the 4x200 relay … was also a four-year letter winner in cross country
 

Personal

Parents are Barbara and Jordan Buck … has 3 siblings, Andrew (21), Jackson (11), and Ella (9) … intended major is nutritional sciences.
 

Why Wisconsin?

“It’s a great school with fantastic academics and track coaches.”
 

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
Pole Vault 12-2 1/2 (3.72m) 2-19-16 Pole Vault 12-0 3/4 (3.68m) 5-5-17

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2017-18Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2019Senior

    Pole Vault