From the Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month for March 2019 is Claire Booth. 

Claire Booth is a 15-year-old Grade 10 student at Lindsay Thurber High School in Red Deer and a competitive curler/softball player.

Claire has been curling for 7 years and this past season Claire competed in Alberta U18 Curling Tour, qualifying for Alberta U15 Bantam Championships and was a  Red Deer Junior Curling Academy Silver Medallist. 

Last season Claire and her teammates captured the Gold Medal at Alberta U15 Bantam Championships, won the Red Deer Junior League, and competed in the 2019 Jeux Canada Winter Games Pre-Trials. 

Claire’s short terms goal for next season is to win U18 Curling Provincials and represent Alberta at the Canadian Curling Championships, with a long term goal of competing at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Claire also excels in the classroom as an Honours Student since Grade 6 and last year was named an Honours Student with Distinction. 

Claire’s goals in the classroom are to remain an Honours student and attend university in the medical field.

Claire keeps herself busy with other sports (has played softball for the past 11 years) and enjoys travelling and hanging out with her friends.

With Claire’’s strong work ethic, her undeniable athletic abilities and her training experiences with ASDC-Central, she will surely continue to grow, develop and succeed in her curling career!