Freshman Year 2021

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division second-team … Played in and started 15 matches … Was part of JCCC’s defensive pool in the back that allowed only 19 goals , a goals against average of 1.23 with four shutouts … Helped out on the offensive end with two goals and two assists for six points … Helped JCCC to a 4-3 comeback victory against Coffeyville by scoring the game tying goal in the 83^rd minute and providing the game winning assist in the 85^th minute (10-6-21) … Credited with an assist on Johnson County’s second goal in a 3-3 tie at Kansas City Kansas (10-11-2) … Netted the game winning score with a penalty kick in a 3-0 y over Neosho County (10-20-21) … Fired 12 shots, seven shots on goal, for a shots-on-goal percentage of .583 ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3-80-3.99.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Gags Prichard at Blue Valley High School, Stilwell, Kan. … Graduated 2021 … Helped the Tigers qualify for the Kansas 6A State Tournament her senior year … Tallied one goal with four assists for six points as a senior … Scored two goal and had eight assists for 12 points as a freshman … Followed with a goal and three assists for five points as a sophomore … Helped the team post a 12-6-0 mark as a freshman, 10-8-1 as a sophomore and 11-7-1 her senior year … Helped the Sporting Blue Valley club team win four State Cup Championships in 2017-2020 … The team reached the semi-finals at Regionals in 2021 … National Honor Society member … Also a member of the Quill and Scroll Honor Society … Principal’s Honor Roll her sophomore, junior and senior years.   

Personal

Born Claire Middleton on February 12, 2003, in Kansas City, Mo. … Nickname is Middle … Daughter of Michael and Ami Middleton … Has two brothers, Daniel and Bradly … Majoring in sports management, exercise science … Also recruited by the University of Central Missouri, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Missouri Southern State University, John Brown University, North Dakota State University, Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Benedictine College … Favorite food is mangos … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chick-fil-A and Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is The Cheesecake Factory … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite movie is Footloose … Favorite sports movie is She’s the Man … Favorite actors are Kevin Hart and Will Smith … Favorite music entertainers are Cody Johnson and Kenny Chesney … Favorite cartoon character is Dory … Favorite athletes are Tobin Heath and Patrick Mahomes … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Royals … Here greatest sports moments were winning State Cup and Powder Puff Football League on the same weekend … Notable alumni from her school are 2000 Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Tara Nott, NFL coach Brian Schottenheimer and former NFL player Justin Swift.