CMS Athletics Spring/Summer Newsletter (2016-17)

Unprecedented fourth place ranking in Learfield Directors’ Cup
Unprecedented fourth place ranking in Learfield Directors’ Cup

June 01, 2017

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ended the 2016-17 academic year with the program-high mark of fourth in the NCAA Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup.

The 1988-89 CMS Athenas - Women's Basketball
Honoring the 45th anniversary of Title IX and its impact on CMS

June 22, 2017

Over the 40 years since Claremont-Mudd-Scripps added women’s intercollegiate athletics and changed its name from Claremont-Mudd, Athena teams have won 114 SCIAC championships (at least three in all 11 varsity sports) and 22 SCIAC All-Sports trophies.

2016-17 CMS Highlight Video
2016-17 CMS Highlight Video

June 01, 2017

Relive the best moments of all 21 sports at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics during the 2016-17 academic year highlighted by a 4th place finish in the Learfield Directors' Cup. This has been an incredible year at CMS Athletics.

Matt Williams and Kris Brackmann named CMS Athlete of the Year
Matt Williams and Kris Brackmann named CMS Athlete of the Year

June 14, 2017

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics department named Matthew Williams (CMC ’17) and Kris Brackmann (CMC ’17) the 2017 CMS Athletes of the Year in honor of their contributions to the program this past academic year.

Jennifer Clark returns as head coach of CMS Women's Soccer
Jennifer Clark returns as head coach of CMS Women's Soccer

June 12, 2017

Following a nationwide search, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ Director of Athletics Terrance Tumey has announced the hiring of Jennifer Clark as the next head coach of the CMS women’s soccer team.

Helen Carroll & Kris Brackmann (CMC '17) at CMC's Athenaeum
Courtesy of The Student Life and Jo Nordhoff-Beard
Locker Room Talk: Combating Homophobia

May 04, 2017

Kris Brackmann (CMC '17) invited Helen Carroll, director of the National Center for Lesbian Right’s (NCLR) Sports Project, to campus for workshops and discussions on April 26, 2017.

Phase 1 of the CMS on-campus golf facility now complete
Phase 1 of the CMS on-campus golf facility now complete

May 03, 2017

Phase 1 of the new golf practice facility for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athena and Stag golf programs on the campus of Claremont McKenna College is now complete. Both the Stags and Athenas had the opportunity to use the new facility for the first time on Friday, April 28.

Stags take East Kilbride Pirates during Scotland & Ireland tour
Stags take East Kilbride Pirates during Scotland & Ireland tour

May 23, 2017

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags beat Scottish club team the East Kilbride Pirates 73-6 during a fantastic afternoon of football, which was a great learning experience for the hosts.

CMCtv: CMSPYS 2017
CMCtv: CMSPYS 2017

June 06, 2017

After one of the best years in CMS history, the CMSPYS honored all of the amazing individual and team achievements of the 2016-17 sports season with awards in 16 different categories. Go Stags and Athenas!