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Ben Solomon
Ben Solomon
Ben Solomon
Ben Solomon

6 Clayre Smith

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Honesdale
  • Hometown Honesdale, Pa.

Biography

2021 NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction
2021 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2020 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2020 NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
Selected for 2019 Young Women's National Championship


2021 (Spring): Played in 15 games, starting three at forward ... had one goal ... scored the game-winning goal in a win over No. 9 Penn State (Apr. 2) 

2019: Starter at forward in 13 games, appearing in all 18 ... scored two goals and had an assist ... scored first collegiate goal in win over Ball State (Aug. 31) ... had an assist at No. 7 Iowa (Oct. 4) ... scored on rebound at Penn State (Nov. 3)

Prior to Rutgers: Spent 2017 season at Penn State, seeing action in eight games … four-year letter winner for Honesdale High School... 2016 Team Captain... 2015 Team MVP... Times New Leader All-Star First-team... WVC Coaches All-Star First-Team... Played with Electric Surge (2015-2017) & Kapow (2014-2015)... U16 NIT Participant, U19 Regional Club Championship with Kapow (2014-2015)... National Futures Championship each year in the program... AAU Junior Olympics (2015)... Max Field Hockey Next 50

Personal: Parents are Dale and Margaret Smith... has two brothers, Ryan and Zach … Brother Ryan wrestled for Northern Illinois University and Wilkes University, while brother Zach wrestled at George Mason University and King's College … also participated in swimming and track and field.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Goals: 1 (2x) last at Penn State, Nov. 3, 2019
Assists: 1 at No. 7 Iowa, Oct. 4, 2019
Points: 2 (2x) last at Penn State, Nov. 3, 2019

Know Your Knights
 
Nickname: Clur
One word to describe your Coach: the Best
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Alanna Gollotto
Best player ever competed against: Ajai Dhadwal
Major: Public Policy
The person I most admire is and why: My mom and dad because they are professional life livers
If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: a full time superhero
One word to describe myself on the field/court: gritty
One word to describe myself off the field/court: goof
Few people know that I: can detect uncultured swines
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My brothers
Favorite cereal: trick question, cream of wheat
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Elf
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Jerry Seinfeld
Favorite musician/group: Cardi B/ Rolling Stones/ Zac Brown Band/ Frank Sinatra, and of course Brian Landrus
The first song I knew all the words to is: Lean on Me
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Catching grapes in my mouth
Famous people I have met include: Kacie Walker
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Classified information
Favorite all-time gift received: Little Mermaid Pillow
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Cow costume
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Hawaii
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) Brian Landrus, 14th Grade, Rock and Roll and Culture
The quote that most resonates with me is: Control the controllables
If my life was a book, the title would be: Livin Like Clur
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
My spirit animal is: Otter
One thing on my bucket list is: to go on a seaplane
Phone app you cannot live without: Snap chat

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Redshirt Sophomore

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    5'3"
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    2020Redshirt Junior

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    6
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