Maxwell Knowles
Maxwell Knowles
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Chatsworth, CA
  • Events:
    Throws
  • Major:
    PPE/Economics-Accounting
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

At CMS
Enters senior season ranked No. 4 in CMS history in the javelin (199'0")

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
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he has a dual major in philosophy, politics and economics and economics-accounting, along with a minor in financial economics ... 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 the ASCMC, Pomona Ventures, CMS Christian Athletes, and FYG Program ... Lists "Poetry and Philosophy" as his favorite course that he has taken in college so far. 

News Mentions

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Eight Stags Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors, CMS Named All-Academic Team

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned All-Academic status from the United States Track and Field and...

July 22, 2019

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Evan Hassman Earns Top-Eight Finish in NCAA Steeplechase for All-America Honors

GENEVA, Ohio. - Sophomore Evan Hassman had a late push in the final lap to move up to eighth place in the finals of the 3000-meter steeplechase on...

May 25, 2019

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CMS Men's Track and Field Earns 22 USTFCCCA All-West Region Selections

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team had 15 different athletes earn a combined 22 All-West Region selections...

May 23, 2019

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Evan Hassman Advances to Steeplechase Finals at NCAA Championships with Seventh-Place Finish in Prelims

GENEVA, Ohio. - Sophomore Evan Hassman advanced through to Saturday's finals in the 3000-meter steeplechase by earning a seventh-place finish (of...

May 23, 2019

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CMS Men's Track and Field Qualifies for Five Events at NCAA Division III Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field will send eight of its athletes (four individual and one relay) to the NCAA...

May 19, 2019

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Christensen Wins SCIAC Newcomer of the Year, 17 Stags Earn All-SCIAC Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Freshman Miles Christensen earned the SCIAC Men's Track and Field Newcomer of the Year Award, 17 Stags earned all-SCIAC...

May 6, 2019

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Video Highlights: 2018-19 CMS Track and Field Dual SCIAC Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's and women's track and field teams both swept SCIAC Championships on Saturday and Sunday at...

April 29, 2019

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CMS Men's Track and Field Dominates Throws to Take Lead after First Day of SCIAC Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team finished 1-2-3 in the javelin and 1-2 in the hammer throw, with Maxwell...

April 27, 2019

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CMS Men's Track and Field Hosts SCIAC Championships This Weekend

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team will serve as the host of the 2019 SCIAC Championships, which will be...

April 25, 2019

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CMS Men's Track and Field Sweeps Final Multi-Dual of the Season

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team swept all four opponents in its final SCIAC Multi-Dual of the season...

April 13, 2019

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Maxwell Knowles Takes Fifth in Javelin for CMS Men's Track and Field at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Maxwell Knowles was the top collegiate competitor in the javelin, finishing fifth overall and moving into sixth in CMS...

April 6, 2019

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CMS Men's Track and Field Goes 2-0 at Second SCIAC Multi-Dual

PASADENA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team was in action for its second SCIAC Multi-Dual event of the season and...

March 30, 2019

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Men's 4x4 Relay Team Takes First Place at Aztec Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The 4x400 relay team of Alex McDonald, Daniel Addison, Keizo Morgan and Jamie Cockburn came in first place at the San Diego...

March 22, 2019

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Throwers Take First Place for Men's Track and Field at Redlands Invitational

REDLANDS, Calif. - Junior Maxwell Knowles took first place in the javelin and junior Reese Peterson took first place in the discus to highlight...

March 16, 2019

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Miles Christensen Finishes Second in 5K at Oxy Carnival, Places Fourth in CMS History

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Freshman Miles Christensen finished second out of 238 runners in the 5000 meters at the Occidental Distance Carnival/Spring...

March 9, 2019

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Stags Win Distance Medley Event at Host Rossi Relays

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team served as the host of the annual Rossi Relays on Saturday and came away...

February 24, 2019

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Morgan, Christensen, Knowles Earn Individual Wins at Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Freshman Keizo Morgan finished in first place in the 800 meters, freshman Miles Christensen won the mile, and junior Maxwell...

February 16, 2019