Kyril Van Schendel
Kyril Van Schendel
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • High School:
    Cate School
  • Major:
    Science Management
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio



At CMS
2021-22 (Senior)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... 
Part of the seven-runner contingent that represented CMS at the NCAA Regionals and Nationals ... Earned first-team All-SCIAC honors with a ninth-place finish at the league championships, crossing the line in 25:00.9 ... Earned 28th at the NCAA Division III West Region championships to pick up all-region honors ... Ran a 24:54.1 at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn 105th place ... Ran a season-best 24.42.2 at the UC Riverside Invitational ... Earned fourth place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in 25:10.2 ... Earned 41st in a national field of runners at the NCAA DIII Pre-Nationals in Louisville with a time of 25:29.5. 

2019-20 (Sophomore)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ...
 Had a top-50 finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships, ending in 42nd place with a 24:58.8 to help CMS to a sixth-place team finish ... Crossed the line in fourth place at the NCAA West Region Cross Country Championships in 25:17.8 to earn all-region honors ... Was eighth at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships (25:16.8) to earn first-team all-league accolades while helping CMS to the team title ... Won first place at the Coyote Challenge hosted by CSU San Bernardino with a finish of 24:11.6 ... Also came in fifth at the UC San Diego Triton Classic and seventh at the Biola Invitational. 

2018-19 (First-Year)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ... Earned 12th place at the NCAA West Region Championships with a time of 25:23.9 ... FInished 20th at the SCIAC Championships (27:01.08) to take second-team all-league ... Had a third-place finish at the Cougar Challenge hosted by CSU San Marcos ... Finished fourth in his college debut at the Biola Invitational with a 25:42.1 ... During track season, earned a seventh-place finish at the SCIAC Championships in the 5000 with a 15:06.24.

Prior to CMS
Attended Cate School in Carpinteria, California, where he was a member of the cross country and track teams.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in science management ... Lists Psych 140 Leadership as his favorite course he has taken in college so far ("By far the most engaging, and transformative class. I discovered my love for public speaking in that class.") ... Hopes to enter a career in marketing/rental property management, and spent the summer of 2021 renovating apartments in Upstate New York. 

News Mentions

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Pick Finishes Third, Steinberg 22nd to Take All-America Honors at NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Henry Pick finished third overall in a school-record time of 23:40.4, matching the second best individual finish at nationals in...

November 20, 2021

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Stevie Steinberg Earns USTFCCCA West Region Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Stevie Steinberg earned the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association West Region Athlete of...

November 16, 2021

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Stevie Steinberg Wins Regional Championship for CMS Men's Cross Country, Henry Pick Finishes Second

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Stevie Steinberg and Henry Pick finished 1-2 in the NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championship, and all seven...

November 13, 2021

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Henry Pick Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Year Honors for CMS Men's Cross Country

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Henry Pick was named the SCIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches, the conference...

November 5, 2021

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Henry Pick Wins SCIAC Cross Country Title in Course Record Time, Stags Finish Close Second

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Henry Pick set a new course record at the Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country course to take the individual title at the SCIAC...

October 30, 2021

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CMS Men's Cross Country Earns Team Title at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Stevie Steinberg finished third for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team, Kyril Van Schendel came in fourth and...

October 9, 2021

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CMS Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at NCAA Pre-Nationals

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team edged out Emory in a close battle for second place at the NCAA Division III...

October 2, 2021

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Stags Cross Country Takes Fifth (of 24) at UC Riverside Invitational

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team finished fifth out of 24 teams at the UC Riverside Invitational on...

September 18, 2021

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Men's Cross Country Starts Season Strong With Fourth-Place Finish

BREA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team opened its 2021 campaign with a strong showing at the Mark Covert Classic...

September 5, 2021

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Men's Cross Country Opens 2021 Season at Mark Covert Classic Saturday

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team begins a promising 2021 season when it travels to compete in the Mark...

August 30, 2021

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Stags Ranked No. 10 in USTFCCCA Preseason Men's Cross Country Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team was ranked No. 10 in the preseason USTFCCCA Division III national poll,...

August 26, 2021