![Sarath Kakani](/sports/mtrack/2022-23/photos/KakaniS3454.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Sammamish, WA
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- High School:
- Skyline
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- Events:
- Throws
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- Major:
- International Relations
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
TFRRS Results
At CMS
Ranks No. 5 in CMS history in the shot put (52'6.5", 16.01 meters)
2022-23 (Junior)
SCIAC Champion (shot put) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (shot put) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic selection ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Repeated as SCIAC Champion in the shot put with a throw of 52'6" (16 meters), just one centimeter off his PR, which he set at the third SCIAC Multi-Dual at CMS, moving into fifth place in program history ... Also was third in the discus at the CMS Multi-Dual, with a new PR of 128'8" (39.23 meters) ... Finished first in the shot put in four regular season meets, including the CMS Outdoor Indoor Distances Meet, the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet, the second SCIAC Multi-Dual and the Whittier Twilight Meet.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
SCIAC Champion (shot put) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (shot put) ... SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week (March 7) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Captured the SCIAC title in the shot put with a top throw of 48'9" (14.86 meters) ... Broke 50 feet at the first SCIAC Multi-Dual on March 5 at La Verne, throwing 50'5.5" to move into the top 10 in CMS history (eighth) and earn SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week honors ... Broke 50 feet again at the Redlands Final Qualifier (50'3.5") to come in second place ... Captured first place in the shot put at the Whittier Twilight Meet, while coming in second at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet and the Westmont Collegiate Classic.
2020-21 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Stags did not compete due to COVID-19.
Prior to CMS
Attended Skyline High School in Washington, where he was a member of the track and field team ... Served as a team captain ... Rotary Student-Athlete of the Year ... Three-time Scholar-Athlete selection ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... Volunteered with Eastside Friends of Seniors and with parks and recreation department as a youth basketball referee.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in international relations ... Younger, brother, Vinny, also competes on the CMS track and field team as a thrower.
News Mentions
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12 Stags Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Distinction
CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 12 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned All-Academic honors from the United...
July 13, 2023
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Christian Campbell Sets SCIAC Records in 100 (10.30) and 200 (20.80) at Redlands Last Chance Meet
REDLANDS, Calif. - Christian Campbell set a new SCIAC record in the 100 meters with a 10.30 and broke his own SCIAC record in the 200 meters with...
May 19, 2023
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CMS Men's Track and Field Dominates Second Day to Win Third Straight SCIAC Title
LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team trailed by 11 points after Saturday's five events were completed, but the...
April 30, 2023
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Nick Teresi Takes SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week Honor for Stags
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Nick Teresi of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned the SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week honor for...
April 17, 2023
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CMS Men's Track and Field Dominates at Third SCIAC Multi-Dual
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team won 16 of the 19 events as it rolled to three dual wins over Caltech, La...
April 16, 2023
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CMS Breaks SCIAC Record in 4x400 Relay, Pick Breaks Program Record in 5000
WALNUT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4x400 relay team set a new SCIAC record with a 3:10.56 and the 4x100 relay team took .03 off the CMS...
April 14, 2023
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Relay Teams Sweep for Stags Track and Field at UC San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team split into three different competitions this weekend, with the sprinters...
April 8, 2023
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CMS Men's Track and Field Ranked No. 2 Nationally in Latest Ratings Index
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team is ranked second in the nation in the latest ratings index released by...
April 4, 2023
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Christian Campbell Earns Second SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week Honor
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Christian Campbell of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team earned the SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week for...
April 3, 2023
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Campbell's SCIAC-Record 200 Highlights Multi-Dual Sweep for Stags Track and Field
EAGLE ROCK, Calif. - Christian Campbell set a SCIAC record by running sub-21 seconds in the 200 meters (20.92) as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's...
April 1, 2023
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Truman Knowles Earns SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week Honors
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Truman Knowles of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team captured the SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week Award for...
March 27, 2023
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Sarath Kakani Earns SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week Honor
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior thrower Sarath Kakani captured the SCIAC Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week Award for events through Sunday,...
March 20, 2023
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4x100 Relay Team Sets CMS Record at Redlands Invitational
Redlands, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team set another program record as the 4x100 relay team of Quincey Williams,...
March 18, 2023
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Eleven Stags Earn USTFCCCA Indoor Track and Field All-Region Honors
CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 11 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team captured All-West Region honors during indoor...
March 7, 2023
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CMS Men's Track and Field Dominates First Multi-Dual, Earns Three Wins
PASADENA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team took the first step towards defending its conference title by dominating...
March 4, 2023
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Campbell, Bowman Sweep SCIAC Track and Field Awards for Stags
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Christian Campbell was named the SCIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week and Jason Bowman earned the SCIAC Men's Field Athlete...
February 21, 2023
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Campbell Breaks 35-Year-Old CMS Record in First 100-Meter Race of 2023
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Christian Campbell finished in first place in the 100 meters with a 10.47 to break a program record that had held since 1988...
February 19, 2023
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Campbell Wins 200 Meters at Whitworth Invitational for CMS Men's Track and Field
SPOKANE, Wash. - Christian Campbell won the 200 meters at the Whitworth Invitational by one-hundredth of a second to highlight the indoor...
February 11, 2023
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CMS Men's Track and Field Picked First in SCIAC Preseason Poll
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team was picked to finish first in the SCIAC in a preseason poll of the...
February 10, 2023
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CMS Men's Track and Field Opens 2023 Season with First Place Finish
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team opened the 2023 season with a strong effort at its host OIDFE Challenge...
January 28, 2023