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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- La Crescenta, CA
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- High School:
- Crescenta Valley
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Human Biology
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
TFRRS Results
At CMS
Ranks second all-time in CMS outdoor track and field history in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:26.59, second in the 5000 meters in 16:37.65, and eighth in the 800 meters with a 2:14.02 ... Has indoor times of 9:29.76 in the 3000 and 16:33.50 in the 5000 of 16:33.50, which are the fastest in CMS history (indoors or outdoors).
2023-24 (Senior)
Indoor All-America First Team (3000, DMR) ... Outdoor All-America Second Team (5000) ... SCIAC Champion (1500, 5000) ... Second-Team CSC Academic All-America ... All-American and SCIAC Athlete of the Year in Cross Country ... USTFCCCA All-Region ... Earned a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:31.74, following up on a runner-up finish in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in the fall ... Also part of a distance medley relay team that came in third during indoors ... Came in ninth at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships to earn second-team All-America honors ... Swept the 1500 and the 5000 at the SCIAC Championships, winning the 1500 in 4:28.22 and the 5000 in 17:29.40 ... Had PRs in both the 800 and the 1500 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, running a 2:14.02 in the 800 and a 4:26.59 in the 1500 to set a CMS record at the time ... Had a 9:29.76 in the 3000 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University.
2022-23 (Junior)
SCIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year ... Cross Country All-American ... SCIAC Cross Country Champion ... Did not compete in track and field season while studying abroad.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
All-SCIAC (1500, 800) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (1500) ... (National Qualifier (1500) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Earned second place at the SCIAC Championships in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:37.23 ... Also came in third in the 800 with a 2:17.74 ... Had PRs of 2:16.60 in the 800 and 4;33.69 in the 1500 ... Qualified for the 1500 meters at the NCAA Divisiion III Championships and came in 18th ... Won the 800 at a five-team SCIAC Multi-Dual in 2:16.60 ... Also took first in the 1500 at the first SCIAC Multi-Dual at La Verne in 4:43.20 ... Won the mile at the Whitworth Indoor Invitational (5:08.28).
2021-22 (Cross Country)
USTFCCCA All-American ... First-Team All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4) ... Finished in the top 20 of every race she ran in her debut season, including 16th at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn All-America honors and help CMS to its highest-ever team finish (second) ... Earned third place at the West Region Championships to earn All-Region distinction in a time of 22:01.4 ... Came in fourth at the SCIAC Championships in 21:47.6 ... Earned third place at the Division III Pre-Nationals in Louisville, earning SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors after leading the Athenas to a first-place finish ... Came in sixth in her debut race at the Mark Covert Classic, finishing the 5K in 18:20.0 ... Earned a PR for a 6K at the UC Riverside Invitational in 20:42.5.
2020-21 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19.
Prior to CMS
Attended Crescenta Valley High School, where she was a member of the cross country team ... Came in third at the Pacific League Championships as a senior with a PR of 18:06.2, helping Crescenta Valley to the conference title ... Finished 39th of 181 runners at the CIF Southern Section finals as a senior ... Played competitive travel softball in high school and was originally recruited for softball at CMS.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in human biology
News Mentions

Riley Capuano Finishes Second in 1500 Meters, Earns All-America Honors
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Riley Capuano edged out two other competitors at the finish line to earn second place in the 1500 meters at the NCAA Division...
May 25, 2024

Riley Capuano Qualifies for NCAA Finals in 1500 Meters for Athenas Track and Field
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Riley Capuano earned a 10th place finish in prelims in the 1500 meters at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships...
May 23, 2024

Six Athenas Capture All-Region Honors for Outdoor Track and Field
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Six members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors for the 2024 season,...
May 20, 2024

Four Athenas Qualify for NCAA Women's Track and Field Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - After being a part of a seven-runner contingent that finished fourth at the cross country nationals in the fall, Natalie...
May 17, 2024

Elle Marsyla Posts Top-20 Time in 10000 Meters at Azusa Pacific
AZUSA, Calif. - Elle Marsyla moved into 19th place in Division III this season in the 10000 meters with a time of 35:30.88 at the Franson Last...
May 12, 2024

Zimmer Breaks CMS 1500-Meter Record, Bitetti Moves Into Second in 5000
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Laura Zimmer set a new CMS women's track and field record in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:25.36, while the runner who's...
May 5, 2024

Bitetti Sweeps 1500, 5000 but Athenas Track and Field Finishes a Close Third at SCIACs
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti won both the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters, leading a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 1500 with Riley Capuano and...
April 29, 2024

Hekster, Marsyla Win Events as Athenas Hold Narrow Lead at SCIAC Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Antonia Hekster took first place in the hammer throw by a margin of almost 18 feet, and Elle Marsyla took first in the 10000...
April 28, 2024

Riley Capuano Earns SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week Honor
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Riley Capuano of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned the SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week award for...
April 22, 2024

Riley Capuano Moves into Third in CMS History in 1500 Meters
WALNUT, Calif. - Riley Capuano took almost five seconds off her PR in the 1500 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, moving up into third place on the...
April 19, 2024

CMS Women's Track and Field Finishes Busy Weekend at Bryan Clay
AZUSA, Calif. - Riley Capuano capped off a busy weekend for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team at the Bryan Clay Invitational...
April 14, 2024

Natalie Bitetti Captures SCIAC Athlete of the Week Accolades for Athenas Track and Field
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned the SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week for...
April 8, 2024

Natalie Bitetti Sets CMS 1500-Meter Record at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team was in action in two different places this weekend, with the distance...
April 6, 2024

CMS Women's Track and Field Places Sixth in USTFCCCA's First Rating Index
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team is sixth in the nation in the first NCAA DIII Women's Outdoor Track...
March 27, 2024
Natalie Bitetti Earns Runner-Up Finish in 3000 Meters at NCAA Indoor Championships
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Natalie Bitetti earned her second runner-up finish in an NCAA Championship event so far during her senior season, as she...
March 9, 2024

DMR Team Finishes Third at Nationals for CMS Women's Track and Field
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's distance medley relay team of Riley Capuano, Shriya Velichala, Laura Zimmer and Natalie...
March 8, 2024

Natalie Bitetti Earns West Region Athlete of the Year Award; Stewart, Muncan Earn Coaching Honors
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior distance runner Natalie Bitetti earned the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association...
March 6, 2024

Seven Athenas Earn USTFCCCA All-Region Honors for Indoor Season
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Seven members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned All-Region honors from the USTFCCCA for indoor...
March 5, 2024

DMR Team, Natalie Bitetti Earn NCAA Indoor Track and Field Invitations
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti earned an invitation to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend after recording the...
March 4, 2024

Laura Zimmer Earns SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week Distinction
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Laura Zimmer of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week honors for...
February 26, 2024

Athenas Win DMR, 4x800 at Annual Rossi Relays
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team saw the 4x800 and the distance medley each finished in first place at...
February 25, 2024

Athenas DMR, Josephine Jett, Have Strong Showings for CMS Track and Field on Opposite Coasts
BOSTON, Mass. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps distance medley relay team of Riley Capuano, Sally Gaskell, Laura Zimmer and Natalie Bitetti put itself...
February 10, 2024

Natalie Bitetti Runs Second-Fastest 3K in DIII So Far This Season
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti ran a 9:29.76 in the 3000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Indoor Track and Field Invitational hosted by...
February 9, 2024

CMS Women's Track and Field Opens Season with Strong Showing at OIDFE Challenge
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Laura Zimmer (1000 meters), Natalie Bitetti (mile), and Madeline Seifert (pole vault) took individual wins as the...
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