Academy of Art University Athletics

Previous Experience: Ricard is a graduate student transfer from the University of St. Thomas ... made 67 starts, competing in 297 sets while averaging more than a kill and 0.40 blocks per set ... delivered career-bests of 11 kills and six blocks in different seasons ... three-time Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence honoree ... three-time Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient ... two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team selection ... three-sport student-athlete while at Benson High School, spending three years on the varsity volleyball team, four years with the varsity basketball squad, and five years as a member of the varsity track & field team ... finished with more than 500 kills, three All-Conference honors, a stint as team captain, and was twice Most Improved in volleyball ... captained the basketball squad and collected 1,000 points (third-most in school history), 500 rebounds, and three more All-Conference selections ... team captain in track & field, securing four All-Conference awards in addition to finishing as Subsection Champion in the 300m hurdles ... had multi-year stints with two club teams including Kandi Elite Volleyball and West Central Wild Cat Basketball

Personal: Claire Ricard was born in Benson, Minnesota ... parents are Maureen and Steve Ricard ... mother played basketball, volleyball, and softball for Moorhead State and father also wrestled for Moorhead State ... has three siblings, Grace, Hannah, and Holland ... sister Hannah rowed at the University of Minnesota ... hopes to become a singer songwriter and performer working at a record label ... favorite movie is School of Rock ... favorite food is cottage cheese with Frank's Hot Sauce ... favorite music is anything by The Band CAMINO ... favorite sport moment was the first Division I win when she played for St. Thomas on their home court against the University of North Dakota ... life hero is her mom ... favorite teams are the Minnesota Lynx, Iowa Basketball, and Gopher Volleyball ... enjoys writing songs and performing ... Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media major with focus in sound scoring and composition.