Natalie Bitetti
Natalie Bitetti
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    La Crescenta, CA
  • High School:
    Crescenta Valley
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio



At CMS
2021-22 (Sophomore)

All-American ... First-Team All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4) ...  SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Finished in the top 20 of every race she ran in her debut season, including 16th at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn All-America honors and help CMS to its highest-ever team finish (second) ... Earned third place at the West Region Championships to earn All-Region distinction in a time of 22:01.4 ... Came in fourth at the SCIAC Championships in 21:47.6 ... Earned third place at the Division III Pre-Nationals in Louisville, earning SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors after leading the Athenas to a first-place finish ... Came in sixth in her debut race at the Mark Covert Classic, finishing the 5K in 18:20.0 ... Earned a PR for a 6K at the UC Riverside Invitational in 20:42.5. 

2020-21 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19.

Prior to CMS
Attended Crescenta Valley High School, where she was a member of the cross country team ... Came in third at the Pacific League Championships as a senior with a PR of 18:06.2, helping Crescenta Valley to the conference title ... Finished 39th of 181 runners at the CIF Southern Section finals as a senior. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in human biology ... Also plays for the CMS track and field team in the spring. 

Natalie Bitetti posed shot

News Mentions

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CMS Women's Cross Country Has Highest-Ever NCAA Finish, Earns Runner-Up By Just Two Points

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s cross country team earned the highest finish in program history, coming in second...

November 20, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Wins NCAA West Regional Championship

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Meredith Bloss, Natalie Bitetti and Emily Clarke finished 2-3-4 and Riley Harmon finished sixth as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

November 13, 2021

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Bloss, Bitetti Earn Major SCIAC Honors for CMS Women's Cross Country

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Meredith Bloss was named the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year and Natalie Bitetti earned the Newcomer of the...

November 5, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Dominates SCIACs with Five of Top Six; Bloss Wins Individual Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Led by a 1-2 finish from Meredith Bloss and Riley Harmon, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team dominated the...

October 30, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Moves Up to No. 2 in Latest National Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team, which is 10 days away from going from its 11th straight SCIAC title,...

October 20, 2021

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Riley Harmon Earns National Athlete of the Week Honors from USTFCCCA

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After winning the individual title at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, Riley Harmon captured the United States Track and Field...

October 11, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Has 1-2-3 Finish to Dominate Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Riley Harmon, Meredith Bloss and Natalie Bitetti finished 1-2-3, while Sophie Gitlin (fifth), Emily Clarke (seventh) and...

October 9, 2021

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Natalie Bitetti Becomes Third Athena to Win SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Natalie Bitetti earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor for events through Sunday, Oct. 3,...

October 4, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Dominates the Field at NCAA Pre-Nationals

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team had four of the top ten finishers as it earned a dominant win at the NCAA...

October 2, 2021

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Bloss Named SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After setting a new program record for the fastest time over a 6K race, Meredith Bloss earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country...

September 20, 2021

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Bloss Sets Program Record to Lead Athenas to Second Runner-Up Finish in 2021 Season

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Meredith Bloss set a new program record for a 6K race with a time of 20:31.0 as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross...

September 18, 2021

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Emily Clarke Earns SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After leading the CMS women's cross country team to a strong opening-day performance at the Mark Covert Classic on Saturday,...

September 7, 2021

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Athena Cross Country Earns Runner-Up Finish at Mark Covert Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country program served notice that the long layoff won't produce a drop in success,...

September 5, 2021