Amelia G. Opsahl
Amelia G. Opsahl
  • Year:
    Fy.
  • Hometown:
    Chesterfield, NH
  • High School:
    Keene
  • Major:
    Data Science and Foreign Languages
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio



At CMS
2021-22 (First-Year)

Ran in four races for the cross country team in the fall, earning top-30 finishes in all four ... Came in 24th at the SCIAC Championships with a time of 23:35.0 ... Also was 24th at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with a time of 23:24.6 ... Broke 19 minutes in a 5K race, finishing in 18:56.6 at the UC Riverside Invitational.

Prior to CMS
Attended Keene High School in New Hampshire, where she was a member of the cross country and track and field teams and served as a team captain ... Was a state qualifier and conference champion ... Earned Keene's Coach's Award, Outstanding Freshman Award, MVP, and Most Improved Award ... Helped Keene to a conference championship, and qualifications for the divisional championships, state championships, and New England championships ... Class Saludictorian ... Academic awards included Scholar-Athlete, High Honor Roll, Dartmouth Book Award, St. Michael's Book Award, Excellence in English (9, 11, 12), National Honor Society, and World Language Honors Society ... Extracurricular activities included Student Council, Class Council, Student-Athlete Leadership Council, Interact (community service club through the Rotary), French Club, Yearbook Club, Junior Lion's Club, Community Kitchen volunteer, and volunteer at her church.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in data science and foreign languages ... Both parents were collegiate athletes ... Father, Alan, played basketball at the University of Chicago, and mother, Alyson, was on the cross country and track and field team at Smith College ... Older brother, Alex, competes on the track and field team at the University of Rochester ... Lists Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty as her favorite book ... Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the public figure she most admires ... Chose CMS for the "Great team dynamics!! Everyone on the team is very friendly and it is a close-knit community." 

Amelia Opsahl posed shot

News Mentions

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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 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