The Pomona-Pitzer men’s cross country team had another strong showing this past Saturday, outrunning most of its competition at the P-P Invitational. The team placed second out of 12 teams, only following Cal Poly Pomona, a Division II team. Ben Girodias PO ’15 was again the first Sagehen to cross
Author: Kaya LeGrand
P-P Women’s XC Has Strong Showing at Invite
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross country team placed sixth at its home invitational last Saturday to finish second among SCIAC teams. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps was the top SCIAC team, placing second overall. Camille Matonis PZ ’15 led the Sagehens, placing 20th out of 147 runners in a time of 23:35 on the six-kilometer
P-P Men’s Cross Country Finishes Strong at Stanford Invitational
The Pomona-Pitzer men’s cross country team traveled north to run in the eight-kilometer Stanford Invitational, placing sixth out of 16 non-Division I teams in Palo Alto last Saturday, Sept. 28. Ben Girodias PO ’15 placed 60th overall with an eight-kilometer time of 26:15, once again pacing the Sagehens even after several consecutive 100-mile training weeks.
Ben Girodias: The Backbone of PPXC
This week, TSL sat down with Ben Girodias PO ’15, a physics major from Cary, N.C. and the top runner on the Pomona-Pitzer men’s cross country team. Last weekend at the University of California, Riverside Invitational, his eight-kilometer finish time was 24:54, the third-fastest time on that course in P-P
Men’s Cross Country Best in the West After UCR Invitational
Ben Girodias PO ’15 made history last weekend, becoming only the third men’s cross country runner in Sagehen history to break 25 minutes in the eight-kilometer race at the University of California, Riverside Invitational Sept. 14, finishing first among the Sagehens. Placing 16th out of 196 runners, Girodias finished with
Barton Shines in P-P Invitational
School records and personal bests ruled the day last Saturday as the Pomona-Pitzer women’s track and field team put forth one of its strongest efforts so far this season. Katie Barton PO ’15 stole the spotlight, running 62.80 in the 400-meter hurdles to break the former P-P record of 62.81
I Know Why I’m Here
Last week, Saahil Desai PO ’16 wrote an Opinions article urging Pomona College students to ask themselves why they are here, and why they have chosen to stick to the “constricting path through high school and college.” I agree with Desai’s central point: Existing complacently in the life you’ve happened
Men’s Cross Country Qualifies for Nationals
After consistently placing high in meets throughout this season, the top seven men on the Pomona-Pitzer cross country team exhibited an impressive display of speed, depth, commitment and overall supremacy at the West Regional meet in Salem, Ore. on Nov. 10. Each runner shattered his previous personal record (PR), five