Red Bank Regional High School’s Clara Osmont recently signed her letter of intent to play lacrosse at High Point University in North Carolina. Red Bank Regional High School senior Clara Osmont recently signed a letter of intent to play lacrosse for High Point University (HPU) in North Carolina. She will receive a partial scholarship to attend the university, where she is one of 11 players recruited for the Panthers, which won their National Conference title in their inaugural season last year.

High Point coach Lyndsey Boswell stated on the HPU website, “I’m so excited to bring in another great recruiting class —our depth for the spring is already very good and will get even better when we add these 11 players. This group will give us amazing speed and help us play the fast-paced style of lacrosse that we’ve been building a foundation for…” Osmont came to lacrosse late. She ran track in her freshman year and traded that for lacrosse when she was a sophomore. She credits her friend’s dad, Craig Smith, with motivating her to play the sport and helping her realize her own potential. Osmont expanded her depth in the sport by playing in T-3 and lacrosse clinics.

RBR teacher Kim Homefield, who coaches Osmont at RBR, stated in a school press release, “Clara is a determined and talented athlete who started at midfield last season. She is a quick and skilled player who excels in distribution and transition on the field. She ended last season with 17 goals and 12 assists. She will be a tremendous asset to High Point University.”

Osmont is a studio art major in RBR’s Visual and Performing Arts Academy. She also runs cross country for the Bucs and is a member of the National English, French and Art honor societies. She hopes to pursue a career in graphic communication at HPU.

The senior said she is very excited to be one of only 11 recruits to the university’s lacrosse team, stating, “I was very impressed with their ideology. I visited the campus overnight, met everyone on the team and got a really good feeling. They are a good, hardworking group of girls.”