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2022 CMS Men's Cross Country News

Henry Pick (l) and Truman Knowles (r) earned Academic All-America distinction
Henry Pick, Truman Knowles Capture Second-Team Academic All-America Honors

June 29, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Henry Pick and Truman Knowles of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps both earned second-team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Communicators, the organization announced today.

L to R: women's golf (third), women's tennis (first) and men's golf (third) with their NCAA trophies
CMS Earns Top-10 Finish in Final Learfield Directors' Cup Standings

June 13, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Buoyed by the second-highest point total in the nation during the spring season, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department earned another top-10 finish (tenth) in the final Learfield Directors' Cup standings for the 2022-23 academic year, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced today.

L to R: Miles Christensen, Henry Pick, Adam Sage, Nick Taubenheim
CMS Men's Cross Country Places Four on USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

January 27, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team had four members earn All-Academic Athlete honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced this week.

Marina Muncan was a 9-time All-American at Villanova
Marina Muncan Inducted into Villanova Athletics Hall of Fame

December 08, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Marina Muncan, the head coach of the CMS women's and men's cross country teams, and an assistant with the track and field programs, earned an induction into the Villanova Athletics Hall of Fame, the university announced on Wednesday.

Adam Sage was the top CMS finisher in 75th place
CMS Men's Cross Country Earns 15th at NCAA Division III Championships

November 19, 2022

LANSING, Mich. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team earned 15th place at the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday at the Forest Akers Course in Lansing, Michigan.

Henry Pick finished third last year at nationals
CMS Men's Cross Country Looks to Contend at National Championships

November 18, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team heads to Lansing, Michigan on Saturday for the NCAA Division III Championships, looking to finish in the top 10 for the third time in a row and compete for one of the NCAA trophies. 

CMS earned second at the West Regionals (photo by Caleb Flegel)
CMS Men's Cross Country Earns Team Qualification to NCAA Championships

November 14, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team earned a team qualification to the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday in Lansing, Michigan, following its second-place finish at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday.

Henry Pick was second at regionals (photo by Caleb Flegel)
CMS Men's Cross Country Earns Second at NCAA Regionals

November 13, 2022

SPOKANE, Wash. - Henry Pick returned to form with a second-place finish and the CMS men's cross country team earned second as a team at the NCAA West Regionals on Saturday, hosted by Whitworth.

Oliver Pick earned first-team All-SCIAC honors with his fourth-place finish
CMS Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at SCIACs, Oliver Pick Earns Fourth

October 29, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team took second place at the SCIAC Championships on Saturday at the Pomona-Pitzer cross country course, with three of its runners taking home all-league honors.

Adam Sage was 4th by just .1 to help CMS take the team title from Cal Poly Pomona via tiebreaker
CMS Men's Cross Country Earns Title at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational via Tiebreaker

October 08, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Adam Sage (fourth), Oliver Pick (sixth) and Miles Christensen (tenth) had top-10 finishes at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational to help CMS tie for first place with Cal Poly Pomona with 50 points apiece, with the Stags earning the team championship via the tiebreaker.

Posed shot of Adam Sage with the SCIAC logo
Adam Sage Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Week Distinction

October 03, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Adam Sage of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team earned the SCIAC Athlete of the Week Award for events through Sunday, Oct. 2, the league office announced today.

Charles Albach broke his PR by 42 seconds to move into the top 10 in CMS history
CMS Men's Cross Country Takes Fourth at Paul Short Run

September 30, 2022

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team earned a fourth-place finish at the Paul Short Run on Friday out of 45 teams representing all three divisions.

Kai Gundlach was the top CMS finisher on Saturday
CMS Men's Cross Country Takes Ninth at Cougar Challenge

September 24, 2022

SAN MARCOS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team, traveling without the runners who will attend the Paul Short Run in Pennsylvania this week, still managed to finish ninth out of 17 teams at the Cougar Challenge, hosted by CSU San Marcos on Saturday.

Miles Christensen posed shot with SCIAC logo
Miles Christensen Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Week

September 19, 2022

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Miles Christensen captured the SCIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor for events through Sunday, Sept. 18, the league office announced this afternoon.

Miles Christensen moved into third on the CMS 8K list
Miles Christensen Runs Third-Fastest 8K Time in CMS History to Help Stags Finish 11th

September 17, 2022

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Senior Miles Christensen finished in 22nd place out of 266 runners, the majority of whom were from Division I schools, to help the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team finish 11th out of 30 teams at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday.