For women’s soccer player Claire Newman, soccer is life, but it’s not everything. She has been a stalwart in the defensive backfield for The College of Charleston for three seasons and a team captain this past season, but her biggest contributions may have come off the field.
Over the course of her four-year career at The College, Newman has participated in a variety of volunteer opportunities that have allowed her to contribute to the community around her. She has been a member and visible leader of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as well as Athletes In Action. Newman has also been an extraordinarily active volunteer, working with groups like Move, Groove, & Get Active, an organization that provides people on the autism spectrum the opportunity to participate in physically and mentally stimulating activities.
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