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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Billings, MT
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- High School:
- Billings
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- Events:
- Distance
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- Major:
- Economics and Psychology
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
TFRRS Results
At CMS
Graduated as the CMS outdoor track and field record holder in the 1500 meters (4:25.36), as well as placing No. 6 in the 800 meters (2:12.81).
2023-24 (Senior)
Second-Team Outdoor All-American (1500 meters) ... First-Team Indoor All-American (DMR) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (1500 meters) ... All-SCIAC (800 meters, 1500 meters) ... CSC Academic All-District ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Claremont McKenna Dickinson Award Winner ... Earned second-team All-America honors with a 16th-place finish at nationals in the 1500 meters ... Part of a distance medley relay team that came in third at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships to earn first-team All-America honors ... Set the CMS record in the 1500 at the Occidental Invitational with a 4:25.36 ... Earned All-SCIAC honors in both the 800 and the 1500 with third-place finishes ... Part of the winning relays in both the DMR and the 4x800 at the Rossi Relays ... Broke five minutes in the indoor mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (4:57.38) ... Ran a 2:12.81 in the 800 at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers meet to move into sixth in CMS history ... Won the 1000 meters in 2:57.15 at the OIDFE Challenge Meet hosted by CMS ... Part of the CMS women's cross country team that finished fourth at nationals in the fall, earning first-team All-SCIAC and USTFCCCA All-West Region honors.
2022-23 (Junior)
All-SCIAC (1500 meters) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Came in second place in the 1500 meters at the SCIAC Championships to earn all-league honors for the second straight season ... Ran a 4:43.97 in the finals to take second, after a limited spring schedule which saw her compete in only three outdoor meets ... Took first in the 1000 at the CMS Outdoor Indoor Distances Meet ... Had a PR in the mile indoors at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite (5:00.82) ... Second-Team All-SCIAC Cross Country in the fall ... Part of the seven-runner contingent for CMS that competed at NCAA Regionals and Nationals ... Finished 17th at the SCIAC Championships to earn second-team all-league honors for the second year in a row.
2021-22 Track and Field (Sophomore)
NCAA Qualifier (1500 meters) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (800, 1500, 4x400 Relay) ... All-SCIAC (1500) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Earned an NCAA qualification in the 1500 with a 4:34.53 at the Redlands Final Qualifier ... Finished 20th at the NCAA Championships ... Earned All-SCIAC honors with a third-place finish in the 1500 (4:40.32), while also finishing fourth in the 800 (2:17.76) to help CMS to the team title ... Had a PR of 2:13.00 in the 800 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational to move into fifth all-time at CMS ... Won the 1500 at the second SCIAC Multi-Dual and the 800 at the third ... Also took first in the 800 at the CMS Outdoor Indoor Distance Challenge meet in the first outdoor meet of the year.
2021 Cross Country (Sophomore)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ... Part of the seven-runner contingent that represented CMS at regionals and nationals, earning the highest-ever team finish in program history as the national runner-up ... Earned 12th place at the SCIAC Championships in 22:35.0 to earn second-team all-league honors ... Followed up with a 17th-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals in 22:50.6, earning all-region distinction ... Ran a 22:40.3 at nationals to earn a 137th place finish ... Captured 12th place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in 22:40.7 ... Had a PR for a 6K at the UC Riverside Invitational, finishing in 21:30.7 ... Ran a 19:18.0 in a 5K to come in 33rd place at the Mark Covert Classic.
2020-21 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19.
Prior to CMS
Attended Billings High School in Montana, where she was a member of the track and field team ... Finished sixth in the 2019 State Championships in the 800 meters as a junior, as well as ninth in the 400 meters and 14th in the 1600 meters ... Finished third in the Eastern AA Divisional Championships in the 800.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she has a dual major in economics and psychology.
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

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

Antonia Hekster Takes SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week Accolades for Athenas
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Antonia Hekster of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned the SCIAC Field Athlete of the Week award...
March 25, 2024

Marsyla Wins 10000 Meters at Larsen Distance Carnival, Four Athenas Place in Top 10 at CMS
WESTWOOD, Calif. - Elle Marsyla finished in first place in the 10000 meters, earning a time of 35:48.29 to move into fifth in CMS history, to...
March 23, 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

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

Josephine Jett Earns SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week Honors for Second Time
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Josephine Jett of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team earned the SCIAC Track Athlete of the Week honor for...
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 Win Five Events at Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Track and Field Meet
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team competed in its first outdoor event of the 2024 season and took first...
February 17, 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...
January 27, 2024