Utah State University Athletics

Claire Petersen | TFRRS Profile

HONORS: All-Mountain West Outdoor: 100-Meter Hurdles (2026), 4x400-Meter Relay (2026); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2026); CSC Academic All-District (2026); Academic All-Mountain West (2024, 2025, 2026); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.48, set in 2026… Member of the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay team at USU with a time of 3:39.62, set in 2026.

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Owns the Utah State record in the 4x400-meter relay of 3:36.87, set in 2026… Ranks third all-time at USU in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.44, set in 2026… Ranks sixth all-time at USU in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.25, set in 2026… Member of the fourth-fastest 4x100-meter relay team at USU with a time of 45.82, set in 2026.

2026 (JR)
Indoor: Earned All-Mountain West Outdoor selections in the 100-Meter Hurdles and the 4x400-Meter Relay… Placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a final time of 8.52 and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing in a personal-best 3:39.62 to set the second-fastest time in school history at the MW Indoor Championships… Set a personal best in the 400 meters at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games with a time of 56.01, finishing fourth in the prelims… Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles and seventh in the 200 meters at the Montana State-hosted Carignan Classic with respective personal-best times of 8.48 (fourth all-time at USU) and 24.85… Set at least one personal best at each of her nine indoor meets.
Outdoor: Finished 42nd in the first round of the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West First Rounds with a time of 13.87… Won bronze medals in the 100-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay and placed ninth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, running a personal-best 13.44, 3:38.88 and 1:00.91 in her respective event finals, clocking the third-fastest time in program history in the 100m hurdles… Part of the 4x400-meter relay team that broke the Utah State record in the event at the BYU Robison Invitational, crossing the line with a first-place time of 3:36.87… Won the 400-meter hurdles at the USU-hosted Aggie Invitational in a personal-best 59.25, which ranks sixth all-time at USU… Raced on USU’s 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams at the Long Beach State-hosted Pacific Coast Invitational, placing eighth in the former to clock fourth-best time in school history with a personal-best time of 45.82 while winning the latter in 3:39.61… Took first in the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x100-meter relay at the UVU Collegiate Invitational with respective times of 45.87 and 1:01.93… Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Utah Tech Invitational, clocking in at 13.74… USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection… CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-MW recipient… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (SO)
Indoor: Took 11th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a time of 8.82… Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain States Games with a season-best time of 8.66… Set a personal best in the 60 meters with a time of 7.72 as she placed fifth at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational… Ran a season-best time of 8.23 in the 55-meter hurdles at the Weber State Invitational, taking fifth.
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a time of 14.36… Set a personal best in the 100 meters and a season best in the 100-meter hurdles with times of 12.04 and 14.16, respectively, as she placed fifth in each event at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Received Academic All-MW honors… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2024 (FR)
Indoor: At the Mountain West Indoor Championships, placed 23rd in the preliminaries of the 60 meters with a time of 7.89 and 33rd in the 200 meters with a season-record time of 25.79… Set a season best in the 60 meters with a time of 7.79 as she took second at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Meet… Won the 200 meters with a time of 26.14 at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Meet.
Outdoor: Set a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 25.42 as she took ninth at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Took 14th in the 4x100-meter relay with a season-best time of 47.64 at the Stanford Invitational… Set season bests in the 100 meters (fifth, 12.18) and 100-meter hurdles (11th, 14.90) at the Utah Tech Invitational… Earned Academic All-Mountain West recognition… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track & field at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho… Earned Idaho’s Gatorade Player of the Year honors for track & field as a senior in 2022-23… Won state titles in the 100 meters and 100- and 300-meter hurdles as a senior with respective times of 11.81, 14.34 and a personal-best 43.06 at the IHSAA Track and Field Championships… Set the Idaho state record in the 100 meters as a senior with a wind-legal time of 11.83… Finished first in the 100 meters and 300-meter hurdles and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles as a junior at the 2022 4A state championships … Finished seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and 11th in the 100 meters at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals … Won individual titles in the 100 meters, 100- and 300-meter hurdles and was part of Skyline’s winning 4x100-meter relay team as a sophomore at the 2021 4A state championships… Member of the Captain’s Club leadership group… Volunteered at a local flower farm… Graduated from Skyline HS in 2023 with a 3.88 GPA.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Blake and Amy Petersen… Has an older brother and a younger sister… Married former Utah State track and field athlete Robbie Walker in June 2025… Majoring in elementary education.
 
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

Event	Indoor	Outdoor
55 Meters	7.29
60 Meters	7.72
100 Meters		12.04
200 Meters	24.85	25.42
400 Meters	56.01
55-Meter Hurdles	8.21
60-Meter Hurdles	8.48
100-Meter Hurdles		13.44
400-Meter Hurdles		59.25
4x100m Relay		45.82
4x400m Relay	3:39.62	3:36.87

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2026 (Fayetteville)	100-Meter Hurdles	42nd (First Round)	13.87

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2024	60 Meters	23rd (Prelims)	7.89
2024	200 Meters	33rd (Prelims)	25.79
2025	60-Meter Hurdles	11th (Prelims)	8.82
2026	60-Meter Hurdles	3rd (Prelims)	8.51
2026	60-Meter Hurdles	4th (Finals)	8.52
2026	4x400m Relay	6th	3:39.62

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year	Event	Place	Time/Mark
2025	100-Meter Hurdles	9th (Prelims)	14.28
2025	100-Meter Hurdles	9th (Finals)	14.36
2026	100-Meter Hurdles	4th (Prelims)	13.77
2026	100-Meter Hurdles	3rd (Finals)	13.44
2026	400-Meter Hurdles	5th (Prelims)	59.75
2026	400-Meter Hurdles	9th (Finals)	1:00.91
2026	4x400m Relay	3rd	3:38.88