Claire Hoffman

Personal: Claire Hoffman is the daughter of Gary and Stephanie Hoffman. Her brother, Spencer, played basketball at Colorado Christian. Her mother competed in track and field at Oregon. Her father played in the National Football League for two seasons after playing collegiately at Santa Clara. Claire Hoffman has a dog named Charlie. She notes her college coach, Keegan Cook, as a mentor. Her hobbies include watching movies, hiking, and listening to music. Claire Hoffman can also play the guitar, ukulele, and piano.

2024 Season: Claire Hoffman posted an eighth-place finish with 2,926 leaderboard points during her first Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball season. She ranked sixth in the league with 1,406 stat points and was a two-time Match MVP selection who claimed 100 MVP points. Claire Hoffman finished 10th in the league with 125 kills while ranking fourth with 341 total reception attempts. She also added 109 digs and 10 solo blocks. Claire Hoffman was one of six players to post at least 400 leaderboard points in a single match. She played 46 sets across 15 matches. Claire Hoffman acquired 257 leaderboard points with nine kills, 10 digs, and a pair of solo blocks in her AU debut against Team Valentin-Anderson on October 3. She registered a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs to amass 214 points against Team Caffey on October 11. Claire Hoffman earned MVP 2 status with 12 kills and eight digs to tally 309 leaderboard points against Team Drews on October 20. She set a season high with 15 kills while equaling her season high with 11 digs to claim MVP 1 plaudits and a season-high 429 leaderboard points against Team Hentz on October 27. Claire Hoffman finished the season with seven kills, nine digs, and 234 leaderboard points against Team Kingdon Rishel on November 4. She posted 100 or more leaderboard points in 12 matches, including eight outings with 200 or more points.

Other Professional Experience: Claire Hoffman played for Beziers Volleyball Club in the French League during the 2023-24 season. She also played for Salt Lake during the 2025 League One Pro Volleyball season, where she tallied 52 kills and 46 digs.

At Washington: Claire Hoffman was a five-year letter winner at Washington who played in 121 matches and 463 total sets from 2018-22. She finished her college career with 1,571 kills and 896 digs. Claire Hoffman was a three-time AVCA All-America and All-Region performer for the Huskies. She earned three All-Pac-12 Conference certificates and became the third player in program history to receive All-America status three times. Claire Hoffman was a Second-Team AVCA All-America performer in 2022 after starting 31 matches as a fifth-year player. She was also named to the AVCA All-Region and All-Pac-12 Teams. Claire Hoffman tallied a career-high 493 kills with a .272 hitting percentage. She recorded 47 service aces and amassed 238 digs with 35 total blocks. Claire Hoffman reached double figures in kills in all but two matches and posted 10 double-doubles. She reached the 20-kill plateau in eight contests, including a season-high 26 kills against Arizona State. Claire Hoffman also compiled 41 assists. She earned AVCA All-America Third Team distinction after piloting the Huskies to a Pac-12 title and NCAA quarterfinal berth in 2021. Claire Hoffman was a member of the All-Pac-12 Team who played in 28 matches with 405 kills on a career-best .306 hitting percentage. She recorded a career-high 42 service aces and 50 total blocks. Claire Hoffman was the first member in program history to lead the team in kills and hit .300 or better. She posted seven double-doubles and accumulated 14 matches with 15 or more kills, including five contests with 20 or more kills. Claire Hoffman downed a season-high 25 kills against Arizona State. She recorded at least one service ace in 21 of 28 matches, with multiple aces on 12 occasions. Claire Hoffman registered four aces twice and posted three or more blocks eight times, including five rejections against USC. She appeared in 24 matches as a junior in 2020. Claire Hoffman claimed Second-Team AVCA All-America laurels and earned AVCA All-Region and All-Pac-12 recognition. She finished the season with 314 kills and 33 service aces. Claire Hoffman posted 190 digs and 43 total blocks. She registered a pair of double-doubles while reaching 10 or more kills in 18 matches. Claire Hoffman collected a season-high 22 kills against Stanford. She posted four contests with 10 or more digs, including a season-high 17 digs against Stanford. Claire Hoffman recorded three or more blocks in six matches, with four total blocks on four occasions. She had multiple service aces in 10 contests, with a season-high four aces against USC. Claire Hoffman ranked third on the team as a sophomore with 226 kills. She saw action in 24 matches and played in 91 total sets. Claire Hoffman tallied 139 digs and 26 total blocks. She had 12 matches with double-digit kills, including a season-high 17 kills against Wisconsin. Claire Hoffman registered two double-digit dig efforts, including 14 digs against Wisconsin. She appeared in 53 sets across 14 contests as a true freshman in 2018. Claire Hoffman registered 133 kills and 18 service aces while adding 108 digs and 16 total blocks. She had 10 or more kills in six matches. Claire Hoffman recorded a pair of double-doubles. She tallied 21 kills with a .463 hitting percentage against Arizona. Claire Hoffman compiled 15 digs against Washington State and was a member of the beach volleyball team at Washington in 2020.