2019-20 CMS Men's Track and Field News

Photo of Ernie Smith with CMS track and field (accompanied by the words Ernie Smith 1933-2021)
CMS Athletics Mourns Passing of Hall of Famer Ernie Smith (CMC '56)

January 18, 2021

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department lost one of its groundbreaking legends on Jan. 13, as Hall of Famer Ernie Smith (CMC ’56) passed away at the age of 87, leaving behind an impressive legacy both locally at CMS and nationally in the sport of track and field. 

Action shot of three CMS runners taking the turn on the track
CMS Men's Track and Field Earns All-Academic Team Honors from USTFCCCA

July 16, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned All-Academic Team honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced today.

Thomas D'Anieri
Thomas D'Anieri Earns First-Team Academic All-America Accolades

June 23, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Thomas D'Anieri earned Division III Men's Track and Field/Cross Country First-Team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced this morning.

Thomas D'Anieri (left) and Wilson Ives (right) with the Academic All-District logo and the CMS logo down the middle
Thomas D'Anieri, Wilson Ives Earn Academic All-District Honors

June 01, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Seniors Thomas D'Anieri and Wilson Ives were both chosen to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 8 Men's Cross Country/Track and Field team in a vote of the district's sports information directors, and will be eligible for Academic All-America honors announced later this month.

Catherine Allen, Nikolai Parodi Highlight CMS Year-End Awards
Catherine Allen, Nikolai Parodi Highlight CMS Year-End Awards

May 18, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. – Senior women’s tennis player Catherine Allen and senior men’s tennis player Nikolai Parodi earned the 2019-20 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Female and Male Athlete of the Year Awards in a vote of the department’s 17 head coaches and administrative personnel.

CMS Men's Track and Field Seniors
Video Tribute: The CMS Men's Track and Field Class of 2020

April 01, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The ten seniors on the CMS men's track and field team went out as champions, winning the SCIAC title a year ago after being picked fourth in the preseason poll. They had their sights set on making it back-to-back titles their senior year, but had that goal cut short by the suspension of spring sports.

John Goldhammer holding his Hall of Fame plaque super-imposed in front of Roberts Pavlion. Words read: John Goldhammer, 36 years with CMS
John Goldhammer Announces Retirement after 36 Years with CMS

March 17, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After 36 seasons as the head coach of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps cross country programs, as well as 26 years as the head coach and 10 years as an assistant coach of the CMS track and field programs, John Goldhammer has announced his retirement, effective at the end of the academic year.

Walker Quinn starts his pole vault approach at a home meet
Walker Quinn Added to NCAA Indoor Championships Invite List for CMS Men's Track and Field

March 11, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After initially being announced as an alternate, senior Walker Quinn earned an invitation to the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships this week after another competitor withdrew, and he will head to Winston Salem, N.C. to compete this weekend in the pole vault.

Jamie Cockburn with the baton, closing out a 4x400 relay win
Jamie Cockburn Earns SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week Award

March 09, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Jamie Cockburn was selected as the SCIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week for events through Sunday, March 8, the league office announced today.

Christian Campbell competing in the 4x400 relay (photo by Daniel Addison)
CMS Men's Track and Field Dominates First SCIAC Multi-Dual

March 08, 2020

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team began defense of its 2019 SCIAC title with a dominant performance at its first league event of the 2020 season, winning 14 of the 19 events in a five-team multi-dual at Whittier, which also included Chapman, Occidental and Caltech on Saturday.

Reese Peterson
Reese Peterson Named SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week

February 24, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior thrower Reese Peterson was named the SCIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week for events through Sunday, Feb. 23, the league office announced today.

Senior Wilson Ives ran the first leg of a DMR team that repeated as Rossi Relays champions
DMR Team Repeats as Rossi Relays Champions for CMS Men's Track and Field

February 23, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field distance medley relay team defended its title to highlight the performance for the Stags at the annual Rossi Relays, held at the Burns Track Complex on Saturday.

Maxwell Knowles
Maxwell Knowles Named SCIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week

February 17, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Maxwell Knowles captured the SCIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Award for events through Sunday, Feb. 16, the conference office announced today.

Maxwell Knowles
Javelin Throwers Pick Up Where They Left Off for CMS Men's Track and Field at Collegiate All-Comers Meet

February 16, 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After going 1-2-3 in the javelin at the 2019 SCIAC Championships, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team duplicated that feat for the second time in a row nine months later, taking the top three spots at the Pomona-Pitzer Collegiate All-Comers Meet at Strehle Track.

Keizo Morgan
Keizo Morgan Finishes Fifth in 800 at Jacksons/Nike Invitational

February 09, 2020

BOISE, Idaho - Sophomore Keizo Morgan earned an impressive fifth-place finish in the 800 meters out of 27 competitors on the second day of the Jacksons/Nike Boise Indoor Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Boise State University.