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Claire Rutherford
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Gallatin HS
- Hometown:
- Bozeman, MT
Rutherford's Performance History and Personal Bests
2025-26 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Scored in all five meets during her freshman season…Finished third among Bobcats and 17th overall at the Big Sky Championship, clocking a season-best 5k time of 17:25.2…Posted a 6k time of 22:30.4 to finish 72nd overall at the NCAA Mountain Regional, securing the No. 4 scoring spot for Montana State…Made her collegiate debut at the MSU Bobcat Twilight, placing fourth with a 5k time of 18:26.20…Scored for the second-straight meet at the Gans Creek Classic, crossing the finish line with a 6k time of 22:09.3 to place 212th…Clocked MSU’s No. 3 time at the Pre-National Invitational, posting a 6k time of 22:08.1 to finish 232nd overall.
Indoor (Freshman): Made her collegiate track debut at the Bobcat Challenge, placing 10th in the mile with a time of 5:16.42…Improved her time of 5:08.33 to place fifth at the Carignan Classic…Recorded a pair of season bests at the Husky Classic, clocking a 4:59.45 in the mile and a 9:45.12 in the 3,000-meter run…Finished third in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner with a time of 5:02.98…Ran the opening leg on the Bobcats’ distance medley relay at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, posting a time of 11:45.32 (altitude-converted 11:35.98) to finish fourth in Pocatello with the second-fastest DMR in program history…Also competed in the 3,000m at the conference championships, clocking a time of 10:17.45 for 20th place…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Freshman): Finished runner-up in the 1,500-meter run to open the season at the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational, clocking a time of 4:28.36…Posted a season-best time of 16:23.03 in her outdoor 5,000m debut at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, finishing second overall to move to fourth in program history…Clocked a. 16:45.31 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational to finish 19th, adding a 1,500m time of 4:31.92…Won the 1,500m at the Tom Gage Classic with a time of 4:28.97 (altitude-converted 4:23.17), climbing to fifth in the Montana State record books…Finished fourth in the 5,000m (16:26.99) and the 10,000m (34:25.66) at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, compiling 10 points for the Bobcats and moving to fifth in Montana State history in the 10,000m…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Personal: Majoring in Biological Engineering.
2025-26 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Scored in all five meets during her freshman season…Finished third among Bobcats and 17th overall at the Big Sky Championship, clocking a season-best 5k time of 17:25.2…Posted a 6k time of 22:30.4 to finish 72nd overall at the NCAA Mountain Regional, securing the No. 4 scoring spot for Montana State…Made her collegiate debut at the MSU Bobcat Twilight, placing fourth with a 5k time of 18:26.20…Scored for the second-straight meet at the Gans Creek Classic, crossing the finish line with a 6k time of 22:09.3 to place 212th…Clocked MSU’s No. 3 time at the Pre-National Invitational, posting a 6k time of 22:08.1 to finish 232nd overall.
Indoor (Freshman): Made her collegiate track debut at the Bobcat Challenge, placing 10th in the mile with a time of 5:16.42…Improved her time of 5:08.33 to place fifth at the Carignan Classic…Recorded a pair of season bests at the Husky Classic, clocking a 4:59.45 in the mile and a 9:45.12 in the 3,000-meter run…Finished third in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner with a time of 5:02.98…Ran the opening leg on the Bobcats’ distance medley relay at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, posting a time of 11:45.32 (altitude-converted 11:35.98) to finish fourth in Pocatello with the second-fastest DMR in program history…Also competed in the 3,000m at the conference championships, clocking a time of 10:17.45 for 20th place…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Freshman): Finished runner-up in the 1,500-meter run to open the season at the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational, clocking a time of 4:28.36…Posted a season-best time of 16:23.03 in her outdoor 5,000m debut at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, finishing second overall to move to fourth in program history…Clocked a. 16:45.31 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational to finish 19th, adding a 1,500m time of 4:31.92…Won the 1,500m at the Tom Gage Classic with a time of 4:28.97 (altitude-converted 4:23.17), climbing to fifth in the Montana State record books…Finished fourth in the 5,000m (16:26.99) and the 10,000m (34:25.66) at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, compiling 10 points for the Bobcats and moving to fifth in Montana State history in the 10,000m…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Personal: Majoring in Biological Engineering.
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