Maxwell Knowles
Maxwell Knowles
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Chatsworth, CA
  • Events:
    Throws
  • Major:
    PPE
  • College:
    CGU

Bio

At CMS
Ranked No. 4 in CMS history in the javelin (199'0")

2019-20 (Senior)
SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 17) ...
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Competed in three meets before the suspension of spring sports ... Won the javelin at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers (190'2"), earning SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week honors, and won it again at a five-team SCIAC Multi-Dual hosted by Whittier (182'6") ... Came in third at the Rossi Relays (187'8") ... Also threw the discus at the SCIAC Multi-Dual, finishing seventh (114'6"). 

2018-19 (Junior)
SCIAC Champion (javelin) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (javelin) ... NCAA Qualifier (javelin) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team … USTFCCCA All-Academic selection ... 
Won the javelin at the SCIAC Championships with a PR of 199 feet even, placing fourth all-time at CMS ... Finished 12th at the NCAA Division III Championships ... Also competed in the discus and shot put at SCIACs, earning a PR in the shot put with a throw of 10.60 meters (34'9.5") ... Won the javelin at the third SCIAC Multi-Dual meet at 173'6" ... Set a PR at the time with a throw of 185' at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, finishing fifth ... Had a PR in the discus at the Rossi Relays with a throw of 105'6" (32.17 meters).  

2017-18 (Sophomore)
All-SCIAC (javelin) ...
Finished second at the 2018 SCIAC Championships in the javelin with a throw of 54.43 (178'7") to earn All-SCIAC honors ... Had a season-best of 180'8" in the javelin, which he set at home during a SCIAC Multi-Dual.

2016-17 (First-Year)
Came in eighth place at SCIAC Championships in the javelin with a top throw of 153'3" (46.71 meters) ... Won the javelin at the second SCIAC Multi-Dual with a throw of 162'0" (49.38 meters).

Personal
Attending CGU after graduating from Claremont McKenna, where he majored in philosophy, politics and economics ... Interested in pursuing startups and the arts after graduation ... Writing his senior thesis on analyzing the rise and nature of populism through allegory ... Spent the summer (2019) interning in San Francisco at a seed-stage venture capital firm called Tuesday Capital, while also writing poetry and training on the side ... Spent the summer (2018) working as a data and marketing intern for a political media company in Arizona ("I learned a lot, made new friends, and even got to explore the Grand Canyon and Sedona!") ... Involved on campus with CMS Christian Athletes ... Lists "The Idea of Poetry" as his favorite course that he has taken in college ("it allowed me to read some incredible poets with my favorite professor, Leland de la Durantaye, as well as grow in my own creativity as a writer and thinker."). 

News Mentions

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15 Stags Capture USTFCCCA All-West Region Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 15 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned All-West Region honors from the United...

June 23, 2022

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Henry Pick Finishes Fourth in 5000 Meters to Earn All-America Honors for Stags

GENEVA, Ohio - Henry Pick challenged for an individual championship in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championsh...

May 28, 2022

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Eight Stags, One Relay Earn NCAA Division III Track and Field Invitations

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Seven members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned individual qualifications to the NCAA Division...

May 20, 2022

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CMS 4x100 Relay Breaks Program Record by Three-Hundredths of a Second

REDLANDS, Calif. - Less than one week after the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team set a new program record in the 4x400 relay, the...

May 19, 2022

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Jamie Cockburn Earns SCIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Year Award

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Jamie Cockburn captured the SCIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Year Award in a vote of the league's coaches, the...

May 10, 2022

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CMS Men's Track and Field Pulls Away for 100-Point Win to Repeat as SCIAC Champions

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team trailed by two points after the first day of the SCIAC Championships on...

May 2, 2022

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Steinberg Sets Second CMS Track and Field Record of 2022 Season with New 10K Mark

WALNUT, Calif. – Stevie Steinberg, who earlier this season set a new CMS record in the 5000 meters, added the program's 10000-meter record...

April 15, 2022

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CMS Men's Track and Field Wins 12 Events to Sweep Multi-Duals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team won 12 events (10 individual and two relay) as it swept its SCIAC...

April 2, 2022

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Massimo Bertini Wins SCIAC Track Athlete of Week Honor for Second Time in 2022 Season

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Massimo Bertini earned the SCIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor for events through Sunday, March 27, the league office...

March 28, 2022

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Campbell, Scanlon Win Individual Titles at Redlands Invitational for CMS Men's Track and Field

REDLANDS, Calif. - Christian Campbell finished first in the 200 meters by .03 seconds and Colin Scanlon dominated the field in the 400-meter...

March 19, 2022

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Sarath Kakani Earns SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week Honor

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sarath Kakani captured the SCIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field...

March 7, 2022

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Maxwell Knowles Earns SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week Honor

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Graduate student Maxwell Knowles captured the SCIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor for events through Sunday, Feb. 27,...

March 1, 2022

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Campbell Has Three Top-Five Finishes to Highlight CMS Men's Track and Field at Rossi Relays

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Christian Campbell broke 11 seconds in the 100 meters to finish fourth out of 61 competitors and anchored two relays to second...

February 26, 2022

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Bertini Wins 200, 400 at Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers meet

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Massimo Bertini earned first-place finishes in both the 200 meters and 400 meters on Saturday afternoon at the Pomona-Pitzer...

February 20, 2022