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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Champaign, IL
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- High School:
- Urbana
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Public Policy
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
TFRRS Results
At CMS
Graduated ranked No. 8 in CMS history in the 10000 meters (37:12.29)
2022-23 (Senior)
All-SCIAC (5000 meters) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned third-place in the 5000 meters at the SCIAC Championships with a 17:55.37, a new PR at the time ... Also added a fourth-place finish in the 10000 meters the day before to provide more points to a narrow team victory ... Finished the year with a PR in the 5000 of 17:52.07 at the APU Last Chance Meet ... Ran a 37:12.29 in the 10000 metes at the Bryan Clay Invitational, moving into the top 10 in CMS history (eighth) ... Won the 1500 at the first SCIAC Multi-Dual in 4:47.74 ... During cross country season, earned First-Team All-West Region and First-Team All-SCIAC ... Came in third place at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:04.3 ... Earned All-Region honors with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals in Spokane with a time of 21:58.8 ... Finished 42nd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, the second-best finish for the Athenas, to help CMS to tenth place.
2021-22 (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Scored in both the 5000 and the 10000 at the SCIAC Championships to help CMS to the team title ... Finished fourth in the 10000 with a PR of 38:54.17 ... Added a sixth-place finish in the 5000 with an 18:27.94 ... Won the 5000 meters at the first SCIAC Multi-Dual, hosted by La Verne on March 5, with a time of 18:22.80 ... Was second in the 5000 at the second SCIAC Multi-Dual hosted by CMS on April 2 (behind only teammate Emily Clarke) ... Had a PR in the 5000 with a 17:56.21 at the Occidental Distance Carnival ... Made her debut race of cross country season in the SCIAC Championships and finished in an impressive 25th place with a time of 23:34.3.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19.
2019-20 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Competed in four events in her rookie cross country season, including a 17th place finish in the Coyote Challenge (18:24.5 over 5K).
Prior to CMS
Attended Urbana High School in Illinois, where she was a member of the cross country and track and field teams ... Qualified for the state championships in the 3200 meters by winning the sectional with a 12:14.24 ... Had a PR in the 3200 of 11:48.89 ... Clocked a 5:30.99 to set a new personal best in the 1600 and finish third at the Lady Spartan Classic.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in public policy ... Also a member of the CMS track and field team in the winter ... Parents are Duane Kimme and Eva Pomerantz and she has a younger brother Ross ... Hobbies include spending time outdoors, swimming, and eating chocolate and peanut butter.
News Mentions

CMS Women's Track and Field Edges Redlands By 6.5 Points for Seventh Straight SCIAC Title
LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team faced a tough challenge from Redlands to keep its streak of consecutive...
May 1, 2023

Brooke Simon Breaks SCIAC Pole Vault Record on First Day of League Championships
LA VERNE, Calif. - Brooke Simon became the first pole vaulter in SCIAC history to clear four meters to highlight the performance of the Claremont-...
April 29, 2023

Kimme Cracks Top 10 in CMS Women's Track and Field History in the 10000 Meters
AZUSA, Calif. - Anika Kimme moved into eighth place in CMS women's track and field history in the 10000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational on...
April 14, 2023

Bloss, Gushue, Marsyla Earn Top-10 Finishes at Occidental Carnival
EAGLE ROCK, Calif. - Meredith Bloss finished in fifth in the 5000 meters (out of 107 runners), and Elle Marsyla came in seventh, while Angie...
March 11, 2023

CMS Women's Track and Field Edges Redlands by 7 to Sweep First Multi-Dual
PASADENA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team edged Redlands by seven points and picked up lopsided wins over Cal...
March 4, 2023

Women's Track and Field Picked First in SCIAC Preseason Poll
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team was picked to finish first in the SCIAC in a preseason vote of the...
February 9, 2023