With the rainy season subsiding and the California sun emerging from hiatus, the Pomona-Pitzer swimming and diving team took to the pool on Saturday, Jan. 28, for their long awaited Senior Day against University of La Verne. With excitement in the air, the Sagehens celebrated their long season of victories before
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CMS Swim and Dive Powering to Season’s End
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had an undefeated season in SCIAC play. On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Stags and Athenas continued their strong seasons with wins in meets against California Lutheran University and California Institute of Technology, 153-68 and 170-40, respectively, for the Stags, and
Sagehens Sink Bulldogs for Fourth Year in a Row
The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens dominated the University of Redlands Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 19, as both the men’s and women’s swimming squads comfortably put down their opponents. This victory marks a milestone for the Pomona-Pitzer seniors since they can now comfortably say that the PPSD class of 2017 never lost to Redlands in an in-season
CMS Dives into year @ UC San Diego
On the cloudy morning of Saturday, Oct. 29, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swimming and diving teams piled into vehicles, ready to test their mettle against some heavy competition to the south: the University of California, San Diego. That afternoon, CMS met its host head to head in the water, with the significantly larger UCSD, ranked
Sagehens Rout Eagles in Season-Opener
Although the meet started later in the day than the Sagehens are used to, this was no setback for the Sagehens’ success. The Pomona-Pitzer men’s swim and dive team (1-0, 0-0 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), which placed second in SCIAC last year, swept Concordia University (0-1, 0-0 PCSC) to open the
That Time I Went to Nationals
As per usual, I am stuck in the library, trying to figure out what to write about. Legit, having finished most of the work ahead of me for the next week, I am having one of those moments when I’m like, This feels weird… I haven’t been this free for
In Iowa, P-P and CMS Represented in NCAA Regionals
Sunny Claremont was represented in frosty Grinnell, Iowa, as the Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps diving teams were represented in the NCAA Division III Regionals Feb. 26 and 27. While the students of the Claremont Colleges don flip-flops and bundle up when the temperature drops below 70˚F, Carli Lessard HM '17 and Patrick
P-P Women Swim to Victory, Men in Close Second
The drought at Pomona is finally over. The Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Swimming and Diving team (8-0 SCIAC) brought the rain as it snatched first place from the reigning Claremont-Mudd-Scripps champions. The CMS Women’s Swimming and Diving team (7-1 SCIAC) had held the title since 2003, and were holding on to a 13-year
Stags Come Out on Top, Athenas Take Second
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams ended a great season at the SCIAC La Mirada Splash! meet from Feb.18-21. CMS competed against eight other schools in the southern California league, all of whom the team faced during the regular season. Tensions were running high—this was the Athenas’ chance to win their
Duel in the Pool: CMS and P-P Split Victories Over Weekend
Anna Schwab PO ’16 took a deep breath and looked out at the serene water. On this bright Southern California day, the scene at Haldeman looked more like a pool party than a swim meet—besides the tangible tension permeating the air, that is. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer swimming and