2022 CMS Women's Cross Country News
CMS Earns Top-10 Finish in Final Learfield Directors' Cup Standings
June 13, 2023
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Buoyed by the second-highest point total in the nation during the spring season, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department earned another top-10 finish (tenth) in the final Learfield Directors' Cup standings for the 2022-23 academic year, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced today.
Athenas Place Four on USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
January 27, 2023
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team had four members earn All-Academic Athlete honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced this week.
CMS Welcomes the Ted Ducey Hall of Fame Class of 2023
January 22, 2023
13 Athenas and Stags were inducted into the Ted Ducey CMS Hall of Fame on Jan. 22 at Roberts Pavilion in a celebration of CMS Athletics that saw over 250 guests attend.
Marina Muncan Inducted into Villanova Athletics Hall of Fame
December 08, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Marina Muncan, the head coach of the CMS women's and men's cross country teams, and an assistant with the track and field programs, earned an induction into the Villanova Athletics Hall of Fame, the university announced on Wednesday.
Women's Cross Country Earns 10th at Nationals, Bitetti Captures All-America Honors
November 19, 2022
LANSING, Mich. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team earned a top-10 finish (10th) by passing Pomona-Pitzer over the final 1000 meters at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Forest Akers Course in Lansing, Michigan.
CMS Women's Cross Country Heads to Nationals Saturday, After Runner-Up Finish in 2021
November 18, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team heads to Lansing, Michigan on Saturday for the NCAA Division III Championships, hoping to compete for the first national title in program history.
Natalie Bitetti Earns West Region Athlete of the Year Honor
November 15, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Natalie Bitetti captured the Division III Women's Cross Country West Region Athlete of the Year honor from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the organization announced today.
CMS Women's Cross Country Heads to Nationals for 14th Straight Time
November 14, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team officially earned its invitation to nationals when bids were announced on Sunday, and the Athenas will head to Lansing, Michigan on Saturday hoping to compete for a national title again after finishing as the runner-up last year.
Bitetti, CMS Women's Cross Country, Earn West Region Championships
November 13, 2022
SPOKANE, Wash. - Natalie Bitetti ran a 21:41.3 to finish in first place by 11 seconds, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team earned a team title at the NCAA West Regional championships, earning an invitation to next week's nationals in Lansing, Michigan.
Bitetti Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Year, Marsyla Top Newcomer
November 02, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Natalie Bitetti of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team earned the SCIAC Athlete of the Year Award, while Elle Marsyla captured the Newcomer of the Year in a vote of the conference's coaches, the league office announced today.
Video Feature: 6 a.m. Conversations with Athenas Cross Country
October 29, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS women's cross country team will be vying for its 12th SCIAC title in a row tomorrow when it crosses the street to the Pomona-Pitzer cross country course to compete in the annual league championships.
Bitetti-Bloss-Kimme Finish 1-2-3 to Lead Athenas to 12th Straight SCIAC Title
October 29, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti led wire-to-wire to win the SCIAC women's cross country individual title by 37.7 seconds in 21:19.7, and was followed by teammates Meredith Bloss (21:57.4) and Anika Kimme (22:04.3) in second and third as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team earned its 12th straight SCIAC title with 22 points on Saturday at the Pomona-Pitzer cross country course.
CMS Women's Cross Country Moves up to Fourth in Latest National Rankings
October 12, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s cross country team moved up one spot into a tie for fourth place in the latest USTFCCCA Division III poll released today.
Natalie Bitetti Earns National Athlete of the Week Honors, SCIAC Weekly Honors, for CMS Women's Cross Country
October 10, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Natalie Bitetti earned the National Division III Women's Athlete of the Week award from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for events through Sunday, Oct. 9, the organization announced today.
Natalie Bitetti Takes Individual Title at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, Athenas Finish Second to Biola
October 08, 2022
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti continued her dominant junior season by taking first place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on Saturday morning at the Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country course, leading wire-to-wire to help the Athenas to a second-place finish behind Division II Biola.