CMS Athletics Week In Review (April 30 - May 6, 2018)
CMS Athlete of the Week: Anna Gurr - Softball
May 09, 2018
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps softball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament and senior southpaw Anna Gurr (CMC) has been the key to the Athenas’ success all season. At the 2018 SCIAC Tournament, Gurr led CMS to their fifth SCIAC Tournament Title and was named the tournament’s MVP after tossing all 21 innings without allowing an earned run.
How I Became an Athena
May 09, 2018
I never intended on going to Claremont McKenna College. In fact, I am from Claremont; I have lived here for most of my life. I can make a 5-mile radius of my elementary school, middle school, high school and college. So, no, I did not dream of going to college 2.7 miles from my house. Since I was eight years old, it was my dream to go Georgia Tech and be a Yellow Jacket. My aunt was a walk-on softball player at Georgia Tech. She was their 4-year starting catcher and set the homerun record there. She was my idol and I wanted to be just like her. I wanted to be a Division-I athlete. This is what drove me. It was this end goal that motivated me through practices, CrossFit workouts, pitching lessons and batting lessons. It was my light at the end of the tunnel.
CMS Claims 10th-Straight SCIAC All-Sports Trophy
May 09, 2018
For the 10th-straight year and 30th time in program history, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletic Department claimed the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s Combined All-Sports Trophy. The Athenas earned 94 points this season and won the All-Sports Trophy on the women’s side by a 19-point margin, claiming their eighth-straight and 23rd overall. The Stags finished third in the standings on the men’s side with 65.5 points. Pomona-Pitzer won the men’s All-Sports Trophy.
Men's and Women's Tennis to Host NCAA Regional This Weekend
May 09, 2018
From May 10-12, 2018, the Stags and Athenas will host the NCAA Regionals at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center.
Down to the Wire! Athenas Claim Program’s First National Title in Playoff
May 11, 2018
The short of the story is that the Williams Ephs and CMS Athenas finished the fourth round of the National Championships tied in the team standings at 93-over par and went to a playoff to decide the 2018 Champion. CMS took a lead early in the playoff, but the Ephs stormed back and tied the match, forcing more golf. With the rest of the team already done with their second playoff hole, Margaret Loncki (CMC) stood over a 15-foot par putt on the 18th green that would clinch the National Championship for the Athenas or, with a miss, send CMS and Williams to a third playoff hole.
No. 2 Athenas Tee It Up Amongst Deep National Championship Field
May 07, 2018
The No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s golf begins the four-day National Championships at the Mission Inn Resort at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The Athenas will be one of 25 teams in action this week in Central Florida. This year’s field includes the top 11 teams in the country in the most recent Golfstat National Rankings and a total of 15 in the top-25.
Allen Named Athlete of the Year, Six Athenas Earn All-SCIAC Honors
May 07, 2018
Late last week, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) released the honorees for their end of season awards. The Athenas earned a total of six All-SCIAC honors with three student-athletes named First Team and three more earning Second Team accolades. Sophomore Catherine Allen (SC) highlighted the season awards, being named the 2018 SCIAC Athlete of the Year after a stellar season for the Athenas.
Athenas Head North to Begin NCAA Tournament
May 07, 2018
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released Monday the bracket for the Division III Softball Tournament, and the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas were selected to travel to Lindfield College for the opening weekend. The Athenas will oppose George Fox in their first game on Friday. The Regional is comprised of only three teams so things will get a little funky, but is a double-elimination weekend with one team advancing to a best-of-three game series in the Super Regional the following weekend.
Men's and Women's Tennis Selected to Host NCAA Regionals
May 07, 2018
On Monday morning, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released the brackets for the Division III Men’s and Women’s Tennis National Championships. On both the men’s and women’s sides, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps has been chosen as a host site for Regional competition. In addition to hosting the National Championships at the Biszantz Family Tennis center from May 21-26, the venue will host men’s and women’s Regional play this weekend.
Athenas Earn Bye, Head to Colorado for Second Round Rematch
May 06, 2018
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released Sunday the bracket for the Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament, and the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas earned a bye through the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, and will oppose the Colorado College Tigers in the Second Round on Sunday for the second year in a row.
Gurr Shines in the Circle, Leads Athenas to 2018 SCIAC Tournament Title
May 06, 2018
The stands were packed in La Verne on Sunday afternoon when the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps softball team shut out the La Verne Leopards to win to 2018 SCIAC Tournament Championship, the fifth in program history. With the victory, the Athenas secure the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. SCIAC Pitcher of the Year Anna Gurr (CMC) tossed her 30th career shutout and was named the tournament’s MVP after not allowing an earned run through all 21 innings in the tournament.
Athenas Sweep Pomona-Pitzer, Claim SCIAC Tournament Title
May 05, 2018
The No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team claimed the 2018 SCIAC Tournament Title on Saturday with a 5-0 sweep of the No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. The Athenas took a 3-0 lead after doubles before completing the sweep with two quick victories in singles to clinch the match and earn the Automatic Qualifier to the NCAA Tournament that begins next week.
Athenas Dominate Sagehens, Win 2018 SCIAC Tournament Title
May 05, 2018
The wins just keep on coming for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's lacrosse team. On a hot Saturday afternoon, the Athenas added the 2018 SCIAC Tournament Championship to their collection with a 17-5 victory over the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens on Zinda Field. With the victory, CMS claims their second-straight SCIAC Tournament Title and extends their winning streak to 18-straight games.
Stags Handle Sagehens, Claim 13th Consecutive Outright SCIAC Title
May 05, 2018
The top-seeded Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team claimed its 13th consecutive outright conference title with a 5-1 victory over No. 11 Pomona-Pitzer in the final of the SCIAC tournament on Saturday. CMS extended its conference win streak to 124 matches and enters the NCAA tournament with a record of 28-3 overall and 9-0 in SCIAC. NCAA selections will be made on Monday, with the first three rounds to begin on Friday.