
2013-14 a record year for CMS Athletics on conference and national levels
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Over the years, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Athletics has won 27 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (SCIAC) All-Sports Trophies and has been ranked in the
upper echelon of Division III programs in the annual
Directors’ Cup Standings. Even with CMS’ continued
success during its history, the 2013-14 school year proved to be a
record year for the Stags and Athenas as CMS had its best overall
year in conference play and tied its highest mark ever in the
Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, with
a 13th place finish in the final 2013-14 rankings.
The final Directors’ Cup standings were released on June 4
and CMS finished in a tie for 13th place with 647
points. After the winter season, CMS sat in 19th place,
but then moved up six spots based on the success of its spring
teams. CMS earned points in 2013-14 with 12 teams making
appearances in their respective NCAA Championships. Women’s
cross country (14th – 61.5 pts), men’s cross
country (19th – 55 pts.), women’s soccer
(33rd – 25 pts.) and volleyball (17th
– 50 pts.) represented CMS’ fall sports. Women’s
basketball (33rd – 25 pts.), men's swimming &
diving (7th - 72 pts.) and women's swimming & diving (13th - 63
pts.) represented CMS’ winter teams, while men’s golf
(20th – 54 pts.), softball (9th –
64 pts.), women’s tennis (5th – 73 pts.),
men’s tennis (2nd – 90 pts.) and
women’s track & field (56th – 14.5 pts.)
were the spring teams to participate in the NCAA Championships.
The tie for 13th place for CMS was the highest ranking
among West Region and SCIAC schools. The Directors' Cup competition
is now in its 19th year. The competition awards points based on a
team's finish at the NCAA Championships. CMS has been the top
finishing SCIAC representative now in 14 of the Directors’
Cup first 19 years and also finished in the top-60 overall 17
times. The 2013-14 school year was the 11th top-30 finish for the
program and second finish inside the top-15.
In addition, CMS had a record year at the conference level. CMS
teams won a record 12 combined SCIAC titles to bring home the SCIAC
All-Sports Trophy and 18 of the program’s 21 teams finished
in the top-3 in the SCIAC. This is the 10th time CMS has had nine
or more conference championship teams in a school year. No other
SCIAC school has had more than eight SCIAC championship teams in
one academic year.
The Stags won seven SCIAC titles in 2013-14 which marks the third time CMS has won seven or more (record is 8). No other SCIAC school has had its men’s teams win more than six conference championships in one academic year.
The Athenas won five SCIAC titles. This is the seventh time CMS has won five or more (record is 6). No other SCIAC school has had its women’s teams win more than five conference championships in one academic year.
The Class of 2014 won a combined 40 SCIAC titles. This is the 13th time a CMS senior class has won 30 or more conference championships.
Final 2013-14 Directors’ Cup Standings (Official Release)
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