As each cross country season comes to an end, Pomona-Pitzer runners cannot help but feel glum. Their ponytails are less perky, their strides less jaunty and the ice baths in Rains seem just a little bit colder. Sure, they will miss aquajogging and Tuesday workouts for a while, but the
Author: Claire Brickson
Women’s Cross Country Secures Spot at Regionals
Last Saturday morning, as their peers stressed about last-minute touches to their Halloween costumes, the Pomona-Pitzer women had something else on their minds: the SCIAC Championships. Before braving the writhing masses in the South Campus parking structure, the PPXC ladies had to face a more composed, although perhaps equally scantily
Nationals on the Line For PPXC
The women of Pomona-Pitzer cross country have run hundreds of miles this summer and fall, but at the SCIAC Championships tomorrow, it will come down to just 3.7 miles. The pinnacle of the season has finally arrived, and the Lady Sagehens are ready and eager. Every member of the team
Lydens, Brickson, Matonis Bring Women’s XC Victory at La Mirada
Grey clouds hung over La Mirada Park last Friday when the Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross country team arrived for SCIAC Multi-Duals. Others might have interpreted the clouds as a dark omen for a team plagued by bad luck, but the PPXC runners knew better. Despite the uphill battle facing them both
Women’s XC Looks to Start SCIAC Strongly at La Mirada
Cross country races can be bewildering to the uninitiated. It is a team sport, but there are no goals scored and no apparent strategy other than running quickly. The Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross country team is a top SCIAC contender, and it is worth unraveling their mystery as they head into
Sagehens Finish Invite Strongly Despite No Lydens
Cross-country racing is usually a solitary effort. After runners leave the sanctuary of the starting line, they are often left on their own in a sea of hostile opponents. At the Pomona-Pitzer Invite last Saturday, however, the P-P women’s cross country team prevailed by sticking together. The P-P women ran
Roxy Cook Runs the Show on the Track and Stage
For many college athletes, balancing schoolwork and athletics can be a challenge, but for Roxanne Cook PZ ’13, that is only half the battle. Along with running cross country and track, Cook, a theater major, spends three hours every night in rehearsal. Still, she manages to excel at all she
Women’s PPXC Hits the Ground Running
The women of Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country know how to battle, and last weekend they proved that even a pre-dawn wake-up, sweltering heat and a packed field cannot hold back this powerful pack of Sagehens. Following a strong initial showing at UC Irvine two weeks ago, the PPXC ladies performed well