Claire Diller

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Rower
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
Cleveland HS
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.

• 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

OREGON STATE
2018-19

Raced in the 3-seat of the Varsity 8 at the Head of the American finishing seventh
Rowed in the 6-seat of the V8 in a second-place finish at the Portland Fall Classic
Rowed in the 2-seat of the Second Varsity 4+ at the Portland Fall Classic
Raced in the 3-seat of the V8 in a double-dual win over Washington State and Gonzaga and a dual win over the Zags in the fall
Rowed in the bow seat Varsity 4+ in a dual at Stanford
Raced to a first place finish in the 4-seat of the Second Varsity 8 recording wins over Washington State, Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount on the Snake River
Raced in the 2-seat of the V4+ winning the Grand Final of the Covered Bridge Regatta
Rowed in the 2-seat of the V4+ at the Longhorn Invitational recording wins over Virginia, USC and Notre Dame
Raced in 6-seat of the 2V8 finishing sixth at Pac-12 Championships, helping the Beavers to a fifth-place team finish – OSU’s best finish since 2009
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2017-18

Rowed in the 6-seat of the Second Varsity 8 in the season-opener at UCLA
Raced in the stroke seat of the 2V8 in a dual win over Gonzaga
Rowed in the 6-seat of the 2V8 in a dual at Washington State
Rowed in the 6-seat of the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational recording victories over Duke (twice), Northeastern, Louisville, Boston U. (twice) and UCLA
Raced in the 6-seat of the 2V8 at the Longhorn Invitational finishing fourth in the A Final and registering wins over Oklahoma and Miami
Rowed in the 6-seat of the 2V8 at Pac-12 Championships
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2016-17

Rowed in the 4-seat of the Second Varsity 8 at the Longhorn Invitational
Raced in the 6-seat of the 2V8 in a dual win at Gonzaga
Rowed in the 6-seat of the 2V8 at the Oregon State Classic
Raced in the bow seat of the 2V8 at the Clemson Invitational helping her crew to a win over Columbia
Raced in the 2-seat of the 2V8 at Pac-12 Championships finishing sixth
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2015-16

Rowed in the 4-seat of the Second Varsity 8 in the season-opener at Gonzaga
Raced in the 3-seat of the Third Varsity 8 at the Oregon State Classic helping her crew to a first place finish ahead of Oklahoma, Oregon and Seattle Pacific
Also rowed in the bow seat of the 2V4+ at the Oregon State Classic registering wins over Central Florida (twice) and Seattle Pacific
Rowed in the bow seat of the Varsity 4+ and also in the 6-seat of the 3V8 in a home dual with Washington State
Rowed in the bow seat of the Novice 4+ at the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships

CLEVELAND HS

Participated in soccer, track and field and swimming during high school
Earned a letter as a starter at defender on the pitch
Four-year letterwinner in track and field – pole vault, javelin and discus
Qualified for state as a junior and senior in the javelin
Set the school record for javelin as a senior
Placed 11th in the 5A state championships in the javelin as a junior
Finished 14th in the 6A state championships meet with the javelin as a senior
Named as a team captain for the track team as a senior
Earned a varsity letter in swimming as a freshman
Named as a scholar-athlete during every sport season

PERSONAL

Born in Portland
Daughter of Douglas and Lynnette Diller
Has two sisters, Abigail and Sylvia
Comes from a family of athletes including her father and uncle, who played soccer at North Park University, and cousins who played softball and ran track at the collegiate level
Enjoys reading, crafting and country western dancing
High school valedictorian
Member of high school leadership committee
Chose OSU because “the engineering program is good here and there are lots of different class options to choose from.”
Is fluent in Mandarin, having learned the language from kindergarten age, and has traveled to China three times
Graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in June