University of California, Santa Barbara

UCSB

2019
• Claire Pappas sat out the 2019 season as a redshirt.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Pappas came to UCSB after competing for the Mustang Fury Soccer Club (MFSC)...Helped MFSC to top-four ECNL national playoff sinishes in 2016 and 2018...Won the ECNL NW Conference in 2016, 2017 and 2018...Was team captain for MFSC...Made the team in 2009 and was a member for 10 years..A multi-dimensional player, Pappas has played midfield, forward and defender...Attended Monta Vista High School where she played for Chris Lum and Karen Huether...As a defender, she helped MVHS allow the fewest goals in the East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) in 2017-19...MVHS was ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2017-18...Helped lead her high school team to the CIF North Coast Section and NorCal titles in 2017-18.

PERSONAL
Claire Julianna Pappas was born February 6, 2001 in Walnut Creek, Calif....The daughter of Ted and Jennel Pappas...Was on Monta Vista High School's Principal's Honor Roll from 2015-2019...Also on her middle school honor roll from 2012-15...Also compted in track and field as a high school athlete...Favorite novels include All the Light We Cannot See, Heart of a Champion and The Truth About Forever...Enjoys going on hikes, crossfit training, photography, sunsets/sunrises and pushing herlelf to always improve...Hobbies include community service, cooking and running...Favorite authors are Sara Dessen and Anthony Doerr...Favorite movies are The Notebook, Footloose and Tangled...Roots for the San Jose Sharks, San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors...Favorite athletes include Joe Pavelski, Alex Morgan and Stephen Curry...Favorite TV shows include Friends, The Amazing Race and America's Got Talent...Aspires to become a medical sales representative.