Meredith Bloss
Meredith Bloss
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Guilford, CT
  • High School:
    Guilford
  • Major:
    Engineering
  • College:
    Harvey Mudd

Bio



At CMS
2021-22 Season (Junior)

All-American ... SCIAC Champion ... First-Team All-West Region ... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 20) ...  SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Finished 13th at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn All-America honors with a time of 21:17.4 to help CMS to its highest team finish in program history (second) ... Set the CMS record for a 6K race by running a 20:31.0 at the UC Riverside Invitational to place fourth, earning SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors ... Won the SCIAC individual title with a time of 21:25.4 ... Followed that up with a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III West Regionals in 21:54.4 ... Came in second place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with a 21:30.4 ... Earned seventh place at the DIII Pre-Nationals in Louisville with a 22:21.0.

2020-21 Season (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19.

2019-20 Season (First-Year)

Competed in three events while attending Cornell. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Guilford High School in Connecticut, where she was a member of the cross country and track and field teams, serving as cross country captain for two years ... Two-time First-Team All-SCC in cross country (2016-17) ... Graduated with Guilford's 5K cross country record ... Two-time New England regional cross country qualifier (2017, 18), earning All-New England honors in 2017, when she also won the SCC Championship ... Named SCC Cross Country Runner of the Year twice and earned all-state honors three times ... Earned Footlocker Second-Team All-Northeast honors in 2017 ... Two-time NHR all-area pick, all-area MVP (2017, 18) ... Indoor track school record holder in four events (3000, 1600, 3200 and 2 mile) ...Earned All-SCC honors in track and field six times (First-Team: 3200 - 2018, 1600 - 2018, 19; Second-Team: 3200 - 2016, 17, 1600 - 2017) and was a four-time SCC Champion, sweeping the 3200 and 1600 in both 2018 and 2019 ... Named the SCC Indoor Track Runner of the Year and MVP (2018) ...Earned All-State honors for both the 1600 & 3200 for indoor track ... State Open runner-up in 3200 in 2018 ... Outdoor track school record holder in two mile & 3200 ... Three-time First-Team All-SCC in outdoor track in the 3200 (2017, 18, 19), earning All-New England honors in 2018 ... NHR All-Area Selection in 2018 and 2019 ... Three-time SCC Champion, winning the two mile in 2018 and 19 and the 1600 in 2019 ... Had PRs of 36:23 road 10k, 10:52 in the 3200, 4:44 in the 1500, and 17:45 in the 5k ... Earned United States Presidential Scholar honors and the Dartmouth Book Award in the classroom. 

Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where she majors in engineering. 

Meredith Bloss

News Mentions

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CMS Women's Cross Country Has Highest-Ever NCAA Finish, Earns Runner-Up By Just Two Points

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s cross country team earned the highest finish in program history, coming in second...

November 20, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Wins NCAA West Regional Championship

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Meredith Bloss, Natalie Bitetti and Emily Clarke finished 2-3-4 and Riley Harmon finished sixth as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

November 13, 2021

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Bloss, Bitetti Earn Major SCIAC Honors for CMS Women's Cross Country

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Meredith Bloss was named the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year and Natalie Bitetti earned the Newcomer of the...

November 5, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Dominates SCIACs with Five of Top Six; Bloss Wins Individual Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Led by a 1-2 finish from Meredith Bloss and Riley Harmon, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team dominated the...

October 30, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Moves Up to No. 2 in Latest National Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team, which is 10 days away from going from its 11th straight SCIAC title,...

October 20, 2021

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Riley Harmon Earns National Athlete of the Week Honors from USTFCCCA

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After winning the individual title at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, Riley Harmon captured the United States Track and Field...

October 11, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Has 1-2-3 Finish to Dominate Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Riley Harmon, Meredith Bloss and Natalie Bitetti finished 1-2-3, while Sophie Gitlin (fifth), Emily Clarke (seventh) and...

October 9, 2021

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Natalie Bitetti Becomes Third Athena to Win SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Natalie Bitetti earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor for events through Sunday, Oct. 3,...

October 4, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Dominates the Field at NCAA Pre-Nationals

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team had four of the top ten finishers as it earned a dominant win at the NCAA...

October 2, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Moves Up to Fourth in Division III National Rankings

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team surged up the national rankings this week from No. 9 to No. 4, after a...

September 22, 2021

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Bloss Named SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After setting a new program record for the fastest time over a 6K race, Meredith Bloss earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country...

September 20, 2021

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Bloss Sets Program Record to Lead Athenas to Second Runner-Up Finish in 2021 Season

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Meredith Bloss set a new program record for a 6K race with a time of 20:31.0 as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross...

September 18, 2021

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Emily Clarke Earns SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After leading the CMS women's cross country team to a strong opening-day performance at the Mark Covert Classic on Saturday,...

September 7, 2021

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Athena Cross Country Earns Runner-Up Finish at Mark Covert Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country program served notice that the long layoff won't produce a drop in success,...

September 5, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Starts 2021 Campaign at Mark Covert Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team looks to continue its long run of success into a new decade, when it...

August 30, 2021