CMS Athletics Fall/Winter Newsletter (2016-17)

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See if the Athenas and Stags are coming to your area

January 18, 2017

Several CMS teams are traveling out of the state this spring. Find out which teams are traveling, and where the Athenas and Stags are going to see if they will be in your area.

Carmen Mejia and Bryn McKillop lead the pack in their race.
Five out of seven fall teams play in the postseason

January 18, 2017

CMS’ women’s volleyball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s soccer, men’s soccer and men’s water polo teams each had its fall seasons extended by virtue of qualifying for postseason competition.

Liv Baker of the CMS women's swimming team in a meet against Occidental College.
An action-packed several months ahead for winter and spring sports

January 18, 2017

During the four-plus weeks of February, 14 of CMS’ 21 teams are in action, with the winter sports (basketball and swimming & diving) and spring sports (baseball, golf, tennis, track & field, women’s lacrosse, softball and women’s water polo) seasons overlapping.

The Stags run out on the field before their Sixth Street rivalry game.
Football season recap

January 18, 2017

The Stags wrapped up their second-consecutive season with a 7-2 record, and at 5-2 in SCIAC, placed second in the conference standings behind the 7-0 Redlands Bulldogs.

Patrick Burke in a match against Pacific.
Men’s Soccer season recap

January 18, 2017

The Stags improved by five games in the win column compared with the 2015 season, and returned to the SCIAC Postseason Tournament after a two-year absence.

Laynee Laube in a home game against Cal Lutheran on Sept. 17, 2016.
Women’s Soccer season recap

January 18, 2017

A SCIAC Postseason Tournament title, program record for wins in a season (17), and a thrilling win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament were just a few of the highlights from a stellar 2016 season for the Athenas.

Shelbi Stein at the net after an attack in a match against Whittier on October 1, 2016.
Volleyball season recap

January 18, 2017

Ranked No. 2 in all of Division III for much of the season in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) top-25 poll, the Athenas had another stellar year. CMS captured its fourth-straight 20-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance.

Ellison Taylor takes a shot at the Inland Empire Classic in Redlands, Calif.
Men’s Water Polo season recap

January 18, 2017

For the eighth-straight season, the Stags made an appearance in the finals of the SCIAC Championships. CMS had an 8-3 conference record in 2016, 16-16 overall.

Mr. Roberts speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony in Roberts Pavilion.
Roberts Pavilion dedication highlights the new ‘beating heart’ of the CMC community

January 18, 2017

Nearly 1,000 members of the Claremont McKenna College community gathered for the Roberts Pavilion Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Sept. 30, a day of celebration several years in the making.