Bio

Getting to Know Claire:

Favorite Food:  Cereal

Favorite TV Show:  24

Travel Items:  Journal

What is playing on iPod:  On Top of The World-Imagine Dragons

Junior Year:

Returning to the court for another season for the Lady Koalas, Boesman sustained another injury setting her back for several weeks.  She returned however with great poise and admiration playing in 21 games, for 126 minutes. Boesman came off the bench against Montreat and put up 7 points and 1 steal in 6 minutes, and against Bryan put up 5 points in 3 minutes.  Boesman also dominated against Union on 2/8/14 while not only holding her opponent from scoring, but had 9 rebounds, 1 assist, and 7 points all in 11 minutes.  Boesman continued her academic success and sustained her 4.0 GPA giving her the All-Academic, the All-American Academic, and the Dr. Laurie B. Hopkins Award for Academic Excellence.

Sophomore Year:

With minimal playing time of 120 minutes, Boesman continued to shine with her offensive and defensive skills contributing 15 points, 11 assists, 6 steals, 4 offensive rebounds, and 9 defensive rebounds.  On 11/9/12 against Savannah State, a D-1 school, Boesman showed how she never skipped a beat scoring 5 points, and making 3 for 4 on the free throw line, while holding her opponent from scoring within the 8 minutes of playing time she received.  This was all accomplished with the endurance of a season-lasting injury.  Boesman excelled in the classroom as well with a 4.0 GPA, which awarded her All-Academic.  To end the season perfect she received the Coach’s Award for capturing the positive attitude part of Columbia College’s focus for both athletics and academics.

First Year:

Hailed as Broward County’s top 3-point shooter, and with a career of over 1,000 points at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Claire Boesman moved on to Broward College where she averaged 15 points and 3 rebounds per game.  After her first year there, she hung up her basketball shoes to raise a family in South Carolina.  With her passion and high hopes, even through adversities, Boesman earned the opportunity to dust off those shoes and continue her career at Columbia College.