Matilda Msall
Matilda Msall
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Oak Park, IL
  • High School:
    Oak Park & River Forest
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Politics
  • College:
    Scripps

Bio

At CMS
Graduated in the top 10 in CMS history (10th) in the steeplechase with a time of 11:23.71

2018-19 (Senior) ...
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Competed in both the steeplechase and the 5000 at the SCIAC Championships, earning top-10 finishes in both ... Came in fifth place in the steeplechase with an 11:23.71 at SCIAC to move into tenth place in CMS history, while also providing the Athenas four points in a meet they won by three ... Came in ninth in the 5000 with a time of 18:20.57 ... Earned top-five finishes in three different events at three different SCIAC Multi-Duals, finishing fourth in the 1500 in the first one, third in the 800 in the second one (with a PR of 2:24.02), and third in the steeplechase in the third one ... Had a PR in the 1500 at the Redlands Invitational with a 4:52.13 ... Set a personal-best time in the 5000 at the Occidental Distance Carnival with an 18:08.27 ... Came in sixth in the mile at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers meet with a 5:20.45. 

2017-18 (Junior): Did not compete while studying abroad. 

2016-17 (Sophomore): Earned a fifth-place finish in the steeplechase and a 10th place finish in the 5000 at SCIAC Championships ... Earned one second-place and two fourth-place finishes in the steeple at the three SCIAC Multi-Duals in the regular season.  

2015-16 (First-Year): Came in seventh place in the steeplechase at SCIAC Championships with a 12:12.56 ... Was fourth, third and fourth in the three steeplechase runs during the SCIAC Multi-Duals during the regular season. 

Personal
Attends Scripps College, where she majors in politics ... Spent the summer (2018) interning with her local congressman (Mike Quigley) in Washington, D.C. ... Also a member of the CMS cross country team in the fall ... Was one of the top seven on the CMS cross country team as a senior in 2018, earning a spot on the roster for the NCAA West Regionals and the NCAA Division III Championships ... Part of a senior class of distance runners that went 8-for-8 winning SCIAC titles (four cross country, four track and field). 

News Mentions

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Jacque Desmond Sets SCIAC Record in Pole Vault to Highlight Opening Day of League Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Jacque Desmond set a new SCIAC record in the pole vault (13 feet, one-quarter inch) to win the league championship on...

April 27, 2019

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CMS Women's Track and Field Hosts SCIAC Championships, Looking For Fourth Straight Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team will host the 2019 SCIAC Championships this Saturday and Sunday at the...

April 25, 2019

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Athenas Earn Three Top-Five Finishes in Field Events at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Competing against a challenging field that included Division I athletes and club/international entrants, the CMS Women's Track...

April 6, 2019

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Jones, Johnson Earn Second-Place Finishes for CMS Women's Track and Field

REDLANDS, Calif. - Sophomore Dulcie Jones came in second in the 3000 meters, and sophomore Abigale Johnson was second in the 800, to highlight the...

March 16, 2019

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Jacque Desmond Wins Pole Vault for CMS Women's Track and Field at Oxy Spring Break Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Jacque Desmond, who recently returned to the track and field team after spending the winter as a diver for the CMS...

March 9, 2019

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CMS Women's Track and Field Defeats La Verne, Falls to Redlands at First SCIAC Multi-Dual

REDLANDS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team defeated La Verne 125-34 but fell to Redlands 100-63 at the first SCIAC...

March 2, 2019

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Milers Highlight Women's Track and Field Performance at Pomona-Pitzer All Comers Meet

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team had the top four finishers in the mile, with sophomore Abigale Johnson...

February 16, 2019