Natalie Bitetti
Natalie Bitetti
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    La Crescenta, CA
  • High School:
    Crescenta Valley
  • Major:
    Human Biology
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio



TFRRS Results

At CMS
2023-24 (Senior)
All-American ... USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year ... SCIAC Athlete of the Year ... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (three times) ...
Tied the highest finish in CMS/SCIAC history for a cross country runner (men or women) by coming in second at the NCAA Division III Championships with a time of 20:57.4, helping CMS finish fourth as a team ... Matched the second-place standard met by two other Athenas (Bryn McKillop in 2017 and Cindy Nagle in 1981) and one Stag (David Jiuiliano in 2001) ... Earned the NCAA West Region Individual Championship with a time of 21:32.8 ... Won the SCIAC Cross Country title with a time of 21:33.9 ... Finished second at the DIII Pre-Nationals with a time of 21:44.3, running 47 seconds faster on the same course at nationals to finish second ... Earned third place at the Mark Covert Classic against mostly a Division I field with a 17:29.4 over 5K ... Also was top 10 at the UC Riverside Invitational (20:32.7), against mostly Division I runners.  

2022-23 (Junior)
All-American ... USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year ... SCIAC Athlete of the Year ... USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Oct. 10) ... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (four times) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Earned the NCAA West Region title with a time of 21:41.3, winning by over 13 seconds ... Also earned the SCIAC title in 21:19.7, a victory margin of 37.7 seconds ... Captured All-America honors with a 39th place finish in sub-freezing temperatures (22 degrees when the race began) in Lansing, Michigan ... Earned regular season wins at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (21:28.0) and the Redlands Invitational (15:57.9 over 4.5K) ... Captured National Athlete of the Week honors after her win at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational ... Came in third out of 395 runners at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ... Was the highest DIII finisher at the UC Riverside Invitational in 20:38.8.  

2021-22 (Sophomore)

All-American ... First-Team All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Finished in the top 20 of every race she ran in her debut season, including 16th at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn All-America honors and help CMS to its highest-ever team finish (second) ... Earned third place at the West Region Championships to earn All-Region distinction in a time of 22:01.4 ... Came in fourth at the SCIAC Championships in 21:47.6 ... Earned third place at the Division III Pre-Nationals in Louisville, earning SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors after leading the Athenas to a first-place finish ... Came in sixth in her debut race at the Mark Covert Classic, finishing the 5K in 18:20.0 ... Earned a PR for a 6K at the UC Riverside Invitational in 20:42.5. 

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

Prior to CMS
Attended Crescenta Valley High School, where she was a member of the cross country team ... Came in third at the Pacific League Championships as a senior with a PR of 18:06.2, helping Crescenta Valley to the conference title ... Finished 39th of 181 runners at the CIF Southern Section finals as a senior ... Played competitive travel softball in high school and was originally recruited for softball at CMS.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in human biology ... Also competes for the CMS track and field team in the spring. 

Natalie Bitetti posed shot

News Mentions

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Seven Athena Runners Earn All-Academic Distinction from USTFCCCA

CLAREMONT, Calif. - All seven eligible runners from the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team earned All-Academic honors from the...

February 2, 2024

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Natalie Bitetti's NCAA Runner-Up Finish Leads CMS Women's Cross Country to Fourth Place

NEWVILLE, Pa. - Natalie Bitetti tied the highest finish ever for a Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country runner by ending in second place,...

November 18, 2023

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CMS Women's Cross Country Repeats as West Region Champion, Earns Nationals Bid for 15th Straight Season

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti earned the NCAA West Region championship for a second straight season, leading a 1-2-3 finish with Elle...

November 11, 2023

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Bitetti Named SCIAC Athlete of the Year as Athenas Cross Country Sweeps Major Awards

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti earned the SCIAC Athlete of the Year Award for the second year in a row, Revere Schmidt captured the Newcomer...

October 30, 2023

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CMS Women's Cross Country Dominates for 13th Straight SCIAC Title

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti repeated as the individual champion, and the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team had the top...

October 28, 2023

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Natalie Bitetti Earns Eighth Career SCIAC Athlete of the Week honor

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Natalie Bitetti earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for events through Sunday, Oct. 8, the...

October 9, 2023

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Athenas Cross Country Wins Pre-Nationals with Dominant Performance

NEWVILLE, Pa. - Natalie Bitetti finished second, Elle Marsyla finished fifth, and all five scorers were in the top 20, as the eighth-ranked...

October 7, 2023

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Natalie Bitetti Repeats as SCIAC Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for events through Sunday, Sept. 24, the conference...

September 25, 2023

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Athenas Cross Country Finishes a Strong Second at The Master's Invitational

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti (second), Elle Marsyla (fifth) and Riley Capuano (sixth) each earned top-10 finishes as the Claremont-Mudd...

September 23, 2023

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Natalie Bitetti Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Week Honors for Athenas Cross Country

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Natalie Bitetti of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team earned the SCIAC Athlete of the Week honor for events...

September 18, 2023

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CMS Women's Cross Country Has Impressive Third-Place Showing at UC Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team finished third out of 19 teams, including 12 from the Division I level,...

September 16, 2023

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CMS Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Mark Covert Classic

BREA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team opened up the 2023 season by coming in second place, behind only Division I...

September 2, 2023

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CMS Women's Cross Country Picked to Repeat in SCIAC, Ranked No. 12 Nationally

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team was a unanimous choice to repeat as SCIAC champions in a vote of the...

August 25, 2023