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Geography Major Selected Female Athlete of the Year

October 17, 2013

Geography Major Selected Female Athlete of the Year

Claire-Louise Bode, a fourth year student majoring in geography, was selected the 2012-13 Ohio State Female Athlete of the Year, in June. Bode is the first to win Ohio State’s athlete of the year accolade for her sport, rowing.

A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Bode is a 2013 Pocock First Team All-American, CRCA First Team All-Central Region, and First Team All-Big Ten honoree.

Bode and her team made program history this year in Indianapolis, claiming its first national team title after earning first-place finishes in the first varsity four and second varsity eight and a third-place finish in the first varsity eight. The Buckeyes are the first Big Ten team to win a national team title in rowing.

She led Ohio State’s first varsity rowing team eight to a bronze medal finish at the 2013 NCAA Championships.

Bode will graduate spring 2014.

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