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Clara Chauvet Season 2012-13

PositionNordic
ClassSo.
HometownSt. Gervais, France
Clara Chauvet

Sophomore (2013): Had her best races at the 2013 NCAAs, her second trip to nationals, and led the Lobos with an 11th-place finish in the freestyle and a 13th-place finish in the classic…led the Lobos four times and placed in the top-10 four times in 2013…placed 25th in the classic and 11th in the freestyle at the 2013 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regionals…finished a season-high sixth place in the 5K freestyle at the DU Invite on Jan. 19…named UNM women’s Nordic team MVP.

Freshman (2012): Earned All-Academic Ski Team honors from the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association and Lobo Scholar-Athlete honors… UNM Ski team’s Women’s Freshman of the Year…finished 12th and 21st at the NCAA Championships (March 7-10) in the 5K freestyle and the 10K classical , respectively…had a number of top-10 finishes in her rookie season…placed fourth in the 10K Nordic freestyle at the DU Invitational on Jan. 21…finished seventh in the 10K at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational on Feb. 6…claimed fourth in the 5K freestyle at the Seawolf Invitational on Feb. 9…finished seventh at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional in the 5K freestyle.

Prior to UNM: Finished high school in Annecy, France.

Personal: Born and raised in France…daughter of Françoise and Luc…has five siblings–Pierre, Benoit, Lucie, Paul and Elsa…her nickname is Shorty…hobbies include biking and hiking trips, playing the violin, cooking, do-it-yourself projects, watching movies and eating…lists her brothers as her favorite athletes…favorite foods are apples and bread…favorite movies include Snatch, Gladiator, The Green Line, Philadelphia, Seven, and American History X…majoring in environmental sciences.