Temple University Athletics
2021 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Thomas, Claire

Jersey Number 1
Claire Thomas
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
Bio
2021: Started in all 19 games…Posted a team-leading five assists…Fired 10 shots with four on frame.
2020-21: Started in all 18 games…Recorded one goal against Providence (3/27)…Registered three assists to tie for second-most on the team…Fired 18 shots with five on target…Saw a season-high four shots against Liberty (2/27)...Named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a second year.
2019: Started in all 17 games for the Owls...Recorded three goals, with two being game-winners against and Drexel...Had 20 shots with 12 on target for a .600 shots on goal percentage...Had an assist in both of the opening weekend shutouts...Recorded a career-high five shots in the Big East finale at Quinnipiac and a career-high three shots on goal against Bryant...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above for the second year in a row.
2018: Played in 16 games with 12 starts as a freshman...Made two defensive saves and was strong for Temple in the backfield...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.
High School: Four-year letter-winner and three-year varsity starter at the Christian Academy of Louisville...Named all-region as both a junior and senior and was team captain as a senior...Team went 22-5-2 in 2017 and won the state championship...Was an all-state selection as a junior and second-team all-state as a sophomore...Named MVP and to the All-State Tournament Team as a junior after helping lead the team to a 20-6 record and appearance in the state semifinals...Was a USA Futures Level 1 athlete from 2014-17 and participated in the 2016 Junior Olympics.
Personal: Majoring in accounting at Temple...Father, Lee, is a two-time Ironman and was an All-World Athlete in 2016-17...Claire played prep field hockey with her younger sister, Claudia, and the pair won a state title together.
2020-21: Started in all 18 games…Recorded one goal against Providence (3/27)…Registered three assists to tie for second-most on the team…Fired 18 shots with five on target…Saw a season-high four shots against Liberty (2/27)...Named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a second year.
2019: Started in all 17 games for the Owls...Recorded three goals, with two being game-winners against and Drexel...Had 20 shots with 12 on target for a .600 shots on goal percentage...Had an assist in both of the opening weekend shutouts...Recorded a career-high five shots in the Big East finale at Quinnipiac and a career-high three shots on goal against Bryant...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above for the second year in a row.
2018: Played in 16 games with 12 starts as a freshman...Made two defensive saves and was strong for Temple in the backfield...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.
High School: Four-year letter-winner and three-year varsity starter at the Christian Academy of Louisville...Named all-region as both a junior and senior and was team captain as a senior...Team went 22-5-2 in 2017 and won the state championship...Was an all-state selection as a junior and second-team all-state as a sophomore...Named MVP and to the All-State Tournament Team as a junior after helping lead the team to a 20-6 record and appearance in the state semifinals...Was a USA Futures Level 1 athlete from 2014-17 and participated in the 2016 Junior Olympics.
Personal: Majoring in accounting at Temple...Father, Lee, is a two-time Ironman and was an All-World Athlete in 2016-17...Claire played prep field hockey with her younger sister, Claudia, and the pair won a state title together.
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