2018-19 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Hesseltine, Claire

Claire Hesseltine
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Pioneer
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
Bio
2020: Academic All-Big Ten Selection … CRCA Scholar-Athlete ...Season was canceled due to Covid-19.
2019: Named Academic All-Big Ten during the spring season …2018: Academic All-Big Ten … Rowed in the five seat of the second varsity eight to open the season at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, (3/17-18), defeating boats from Miami, Minnesota, Clemson, and Tennessee … Raced Harvard/Radcliffe and Yale in the Big Ten/Ivy League Double Dual in the three seat of the second varsity eight (3/24) … Went up against stiff competition at the Pac-12 Challenge (3/31), racing in the four seat of the second varsity eight in races against USC, Cal, and Stanford … At the Big Ten Double Dual (4/6), fell to Iowa in the morning race before rebounding with a half-length win over Indiana in the afternoon in the four seat of the second varsity eight … Raced at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the second varsity eight six seat (4/21), defeating San Diego twice and downing Notre Dame, but falling to Duke … Raced to a eighth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in the second varsity eight (5/12).
2017: Opened the season with strong performances at the Oak Ridge Cardinal in the novice eight, finishing a half-length behind Virginia in a time of 6:52.551 and defeating Notre Dame and West Virginia in the morning session and posting a heat victory in a time 6:58.975 with a 45-second margin over the Mountaineers and Tennessee in the afternoon (3/11) ... On Sunday at Oak Ridge (3/12), was less than a second off the pace of first-place Virginia (6:48.318) and defeated the Spartan 2N8 and Tennessee by several lengths of open water... Rowed in a pair of novice eight races at Michigan (3/25), opening the day by finishing ahead of the host Wolverines and visiting Radcliffe in a time of 7:07.53, more than 11 seconds ahead of UM and 17 in front of Radcliffe ... Was second to Yale in the evening session, nine seconds behind the Bulldogs but still six seats ahead of Michigan in a time of 7:02.73 ... In a Big Ten Double Dual at Indiana (4/1) in the novice eight, posted a pair of commanding open-water victories, defeating the Hawkeyes by more than 26 seconds in a time of 6:44.62 before finishing 23 seconds ahead of second-place Kansas and more than 27 seconds over Indiana (6:54.80) ... Hosting a Big Ten Double Dual on Lake Ovid (4/8), rowed to a pair of commanding wins on the day in the novice eight, clocked in 6:46.35 in the morning, about a half a length of open water ahead of UW (6:52.35); MSU then had a 28-second margin over Minnesota in the afternoon ( 6:50.24 - 7:18.44)... Racing on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. in the second varsity eight, was about a second off the pace of Northeastern (4/22), and was two seats behind at the finish (6:42.684 -- 6:43.731) ... Was eight seconds behind No. 16 Radcliffe (6:44.6- 6:52.6) in a second raceday on the Charles (4/23) ... In the second varsity eight at Big Ten Championships (5/14), finished sixth behind Indiana in a time of 6:32.868, four seats ahead of Minnesota...
Prior to MSU: Attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan... Three-time state champions... Placed fifth at Scholastic Nationals in V14, finished first at Midwest in V14 and third at Canadian Nationals in V18 her senior year.
Personal: Born April 24, 1998 in Ann Arbor, Michigan... Daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Hesseltine... Sister to Hannah and Hope... Mother, Grandfather and Grandmother all attended MSU... Hobbies include drawing, painting, paddle boarding and skiing... Majoring in elementary education.
Pink Ribbon Crew | Spartans All-Access
Sunday, May 18
Uncharted Waters | Spartans All-Access
Thursday, April 10
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Unveils Newly-Renovated Facility
Monday, April 22
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Winter Training
Monday, January 22