Sophie Gitlin
Sophie Gitlin
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Manhattan Beach, CA
  • High School:
    Flintridge Prep
  • Major:
    Economics and Philosophy
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio



At CMS
2021-22 (Senior)
First-Team All-SCIAC ... USTFCCCA All-West Region ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Helped CMS to its highest-ever finish at the NCAA Championships (second) as one of the five Athenas scorers ... Earned sixth place at the SCIAC Championships to take first-team all-league honors in 22:09.8 ... Had a 22:03.9 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational to finish fifth ... Ran a 22:18.1 at nationals to finish 79th ... Earned a time of 22:48.0 to finish 16th at the NCAA West Regionals and earn all-region honors ... Came in 22nd at the Division III Pre-Nationals in Louisville in a time of 21:32.6. 

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

2019-20 (Sophomore)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ...
Part of the seven-runner contingent that competed in the NCAA Championships for the Athenas ... Finished 19th at the NCAA West Regionals to in 23:17.3 to help CMS to the team title ... Also was 11th at the SCIAC Championships in 22:52.8, earning second-team all-league honors ... Had a high finish of third at the UC San Diego Triton Classic, where she ran a 22:42.9 ... Was sixth in the 5K Coyote Challenge in 18:11.8.  

2018-19 (First-Year)
Second-Team All-SCIAC ...
 Earned a 16th place finish at the SCIAC Championships in 24:35.5, earning second-team all-league honors ... Earned a top-10 finish (sixth) at the Cougar Challenge hosted by CSU San Marcos in 22:48.0 ... Finished in the top 20 at the Biola Invitational in her college debut, coming in 19th in 19:23.8 ... During track season, finished in fourth place in the steeplechase at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 11:15.80, earning five points for the Athenas at a meet they won by only three.

Prior to CMS
Attended Flintridge Prep, where she was a member of the cross country and track and field teams. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she has a dual major in economics and philosophy ... Also a member of the CMS track and field team in the spring, ranking ninth in CMS history in the steeplechase (11:15.80).

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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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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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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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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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

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CMS Women's Cross Country Tied for 10th in USTFCCCA Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The 10-time defending SCIAC champion Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team was picked tied for tenth in the...

August 26, 2021