Claire Straty Joins Brown Women's Golf Team
7/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Brown head women's golf coach Danielle Griffiths has
announced that Claire Straty will be attending Brown and join the
team for the upcoming fall season. Straty comes to Brown
following a stellar high school career at Highland Park High School
in Dallas, Texas.
Straty excelled at Highland Park both in the classroom and on the
golf course. A co-captain as a junior and senior, Straty was
a third team All-American in 2008 for the Future World Collegiate
Tour and was a Texas UIL 4-A First Team All-State selection.
She placed fourth in the All-State Championship as a senior after
placing ninth her junior year. Straty was the 2009 District
High School Champion and later placed second in the region.
Academically, Straty earned the National Council Teachers of
English Achievement Award in writing, and earned the Highland Park
English Award. She was also a National Merit Commended and AP
Scholar with distinction. Straty was also the managing editor and
contributing writer for the Highland Park HS Bagpipe
Newsletter.
Straty will join an extremely young Brown team that returns a
senior, three juniors and three sophomores.
