Bemidji State University

2022-23 (So)
• WCHA All-Academic Team
One of seven Beavers to appear in all 36 games during the season... Led the team with seven goals and totaled seven points to tie for third in scoring... Led the team with five power-play goals to tie for ninth most in a single season at Bemidji State... Her five power-play goals were tied for seventh most in the WCHA and t-20th in Division I... Scored the game-winning goal against Lindenwood on Sept. 24... Second on the team with 74 shots on goal and had a shooting percentage of .095... Totaled 10 penalties for 28 penalty minutes... Blocked 18 shots and was a -36 rating on the ice.

2021-22 (Fr)
• WCHA Rookie of the Week, Nov. 29
• WCHA Rookie of the Week, Dec. 20
• WCHA Rookie of the Week, Jan. 31
• WCHA Rookie of the Month, January
Played in 28 games for the Beavers before an injury ended her season... Earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors three times with a WCHA Rookie of the Month honor for her performance during the month of January 2022... Tallied seven goals and five assists for 12 points... Took 70 shots on net for a team high .100 shooting percentage... Marked three power-play goals and two game-winning goals... Finished fifth on the team in points, fourth in goals and shots on goal, first in power-play goals, tied for second in game-winning goals and sixth in assists.

High School
Claire is a five-time letter-winner for the Grand Rapids-Greenway High School girls hockey program, six-time letter-winner for its volleyball program, six-time letter-winner for its softball program and letter-winner for its tennis program… Named an All-State Honorable Mention in 2018-19 and is a three-time All-Conference selection… Led the Lightning in points in 2019-20 with 45 points off of 23 goals and 22 assists… Named the Iron Range Conference Player of the Year in 2019-20 and has totaled 131 career points… Named to the All-State First Team in volleyball in 2019 as well as the All-State Tournament Team… Selected as the Duluth News-Tribune All-Area Player of the Year and is a two-time Iron Range Conference Player of the Year… Four-time All-Conference Team selection in volleyball and a four-time All-Conference Team selection in softball… Member of the school’s Honor Roll.

Personal
Daughter of Michael and Julie Vekich… Born on November 26, 2002… Majoring in Phsysical and Health Education with a coaching certificate while attending Bemidji State… Father, Michael, played baseball at University of Minnesota Duluth.