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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Claire Waligorski

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Holt
  • Hometown Holt, Michigan

Biography

2024-25
Indoor:
  • Competed in distance races at four meets
  • A member of the DMR team that won the Karl Schlender Invite with a time of 12:59.64
  • Finished in 13th in the 5000m at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 18:35.16
Outdoor:
  • Ran at four meets during the outdoor season
  • Collected her first career individual win, coming in the 5000m at the UW-Oshkosh Invite where she finished in a time of 18:48.02
  • With a time of 39:50.64, placed 12th at the GLIAC Championships
2023-24
Indoor:
  • Ran in four meets during her first season
  • During her first meet as a Wildcat, she placed 10th in the 3000m with a time of 12:09.35
  • At the WCW Meet, she placed 16th in the 800m and 14th in the mile with a time of 5:43.86
Outdoor:
  • Ran distance at four meets during the outdoor season
  • Set a PR in the 10000m at the GLIAC Championships, finishing in 40:30.93 for 12th place
  • Placed 16th in the 5000m at the Spartan Invite with a personal best time of 19:26.79
Before NMU
  • Attended Holt High School, where she also played volleyball
Personal
  • Daughter of Melissa Smith and Matt Waligorski
  • From Holt, Michigan
  • Mother Melissa played Field Hockey at Adrian College
  • Hobbies include hiking and going to coffee shops

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Freshman

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  • 2025-26Junior

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