CMS Athletics Summer Newsletter (2018)
CMS has another record year in the Directors’ Cup standings
May 31, 2018
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics is ranked third in the 2017-18 Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, the program’s highest finish ever. This is the second-straight year that CMS has finished in the top-5 in the country.
CMS Claims 10th-Straight SCIAC All-Sports Trophy
May 09, 2018
For the 10th-straight year and 30th time in program history, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletic Department claimed the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s Combined All-Sports Trophy. The Athenas earned 94 points this season and won the All-Sports Trophy on the women’s side by a 19-point margin, claiming their eighth-straight and 23rd overall. The Stags finished third in the standings on the men’s side with 65.5 points. Pomona-Pitzer won the men’s All-Sports Trophy.
Katzman Finishes Freshman Campaign as National Runner-Up
May 26, 2018
Jack Katzman’s run through the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Singles Championships came to an end on Saturday morning in the National Championship Match. Katzman finished his freshman season as the runner-up to Bowdoin’s Grant Urken, who earned a straight-set victory over Katzman by a 6-3, 6-2 final.
Halle and Novogradac Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
June 05, 2018
On June 5, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III Baseball and Softball teams. Among the student-athletes honored were CJ Novogradac (CMC) and Briana Halle (CMC). Both Novogradac and Halle earn the first Academic All-America nods of their career with Novogradac earning First Team as a designated hitter and Halle picking up Second Team honors as an infielder.
Abraham Named Academic All-American
June 19, 2018
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field's Tyra Abraham (SC) was named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America Women's Track/Cross Country Second Team by CoSIDA on June 19.
Betsy Hipple, Steve Graves become CMC Alumni Association honorary members
April 26, 2018
Betsy Hipple and Steve Graves, two long-time members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics program, are now honorary members of the Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association (CMCAA).