2016 Men's Cross Country News
End of the Year Awards for CMS
June 01, 2017
During the 2016-17 academic year, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department won 14 hard-fought regular season championships in the Southern Californian Intercollegiate and its athletes were honored with many outstanding awards.
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.
CMS Celebrates Division III Week
March 31, 2017
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is joining NCAA Division III programs nationwide to celebrate the impact of athletics and student-athletes on college campuses. From April 3-9, CMS will be sharing videos that document just a few of the hundreds of stories about why our student-athletes play DIII.
Lund, Sealand, McKillop earn All-American honors
November 22, 2016
NEW ORLEANS, Louis. – Following a strong showing at the 2016 NCAA Division III Championship this past Saturday, three runners from the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country program were named on the 2016 United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association All-American Team.
NCAA Champs wrap up with Stags at fifth, Athenas 15th
November 19, 2016
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team finished in fifth place for the highest result in program history while the women's team placed 15th, three places better than their pre-championships poll placement, in the 2016 NCAA Division III National Championship.
John Goldhammer named West Region Coach of the Year
November 16, 2016
NEW ORLEANS, Louis. - The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association announced John Goldhammer as the West Region Men’s Coach of the Year on Tuesday afternoon.
CMS off to the races in Kentucky for NCAA Finals
November 16, 2016
Following a first and second-place finish at the NCAA Regionals, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country program will fly out to Louisville, Kentucky for the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Stags and Athenas earn trip to NCAA Championship
November 12, 2016
SALEM, Oreg. – The weather was not ideal for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country team on Saturday morning at Bush’s Pasture Park, as the Stags and Athenas had to battle light showers in 56 degree weather and 18 miles per hour winds. Regardless, the two teams grinded it out to earn a trip to the NCAA Division III Championships.
Cross Country looks to maintain dominance at Regionals
November 09, 2016
With the SCIAC Championships in the bag, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country program will be heading to Salem, Oregon this Saturday to compete in the NCAA West Regionals. The men will be looking for a three-peat, having won the last two regionals and taking three in the last four years. The Athenas on the other hand will be looking to stop Willamette from repeating, falling in second place behind them the last two years.
13 CMS runners named on All-SCIAC Team
November 03, 2016
Following the SCIAC Championships on Saturday, October 30, the conference named 13 runners from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country program on the All-SCIAC team, six from the men’s team and seven from the women’s.
Experience on Stags' side ahead of SCIAC Championship
October 26, 2016
Head Coach John Goldhammer and the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country program will be heading to Prado Park in Chino, California for the SCIAC Championship meet in hopes of claiming their fifth consecutive conference title and 16th total.
CMS takes top finish in Connecticut and Pomona-Pitzer Invitational
October 15, 2016
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country participated in two separate events on Saturday morning and managed to take a top finish in both events. The Stags won first place at the Connecticut College Invitational and finished fourth at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. The Athenas on the other hand, placed third at Connecticut and took fourth at Pomona-Pitzer.
Stags and Athenas complete 8-0 sweep at SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet
October 01, 2016
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country programs both took first place with a perfect 8-0 record at the SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet in La Mirada Park. Seniors Joshua Sealand (HMC) and Carmen Mejia (SC) were the highest finishers for the CMS men and women, respectively, and both took second overall at the event.
CMS Takes Top 10 Finish at UC Riverside Invitational
September 17, 2016
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country programs finished within the top 10 at the UC Riverside Invitational this past Saturday. The Stags took seventh place in the 8K event out of 22 teams with a combined score of 201 and finishing with an average time of 25:28.28. The Athenas on the other hand finished in 10th at the 5K event with a combined score of 226 and average time of 19:17.89.
Cross Country climb in Top-10 in Week 1 Polls
September 14, 2016
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country is off to a promising start this season as both the men’s and women’s team were listed in the top 10 of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Coaches’ Poll.