“Going for the ‘Dub.’ ” You hear it a lot when you hang around Rains. The Dub. The Win. Athletes spend hours, often hitting the pool or lacing up their shoes twice a day, preparing for the match, the game, the race—all in the pursuit of that big Dub. Maybe
Author: Leslie Canter
Lydens Wins Second Straight West Regional Title, Heads to Wisconsin for Nationals Tomorrow
Very shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, Annie Lydens PO ‘13 crossed the finish line at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Regional Championships on Pomona-Pitzer’s home course. It was Lydens’s second consecutive Regional title and her fourth win in a streak that began with a seven-second victory
New Sagehens Bring Strong Showing to Season Opener
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s basketball team opened the season on Tuesday night with a challenging match against San Diego Christian at Voelkel Gymnasium. Despite strong play by a number of first-year athletes, the Hens fell to the Hawks 77-49. Transfer student Alexis Sones PO ’13 scored 13 points for the team
Lydens Wins SCIAC, P-P Finishes 4th
Prado Park in Chino is notorious for a few things. First and foremost, the air sitting above the park smells like death. And now, a close second, the park is now known as the stomping grounds of Annie Lydens PO ‘13, country music enthusiast, SCIAC Champion, and two-time SCIAC Runner
Lydens Takes Gold at Multi-Duals
Last Saturday morning, women in blue and orange polyester uniforms huddled beneath a lonely oak tree at La Mirada Park. Fall Break trips to Joshua Tree were not on the agenda for these ladies. Instead, alarm clocks had jolted the women from their dreams at a chilly 5:45 a.m. They
Pole Fitness: The Next Big Thing?
There is a white stucco building off Foothill Blvd. with a sign you can only barely read from the road: “Unleashed Fitness.” It’s just next to the Jiu-Jitsu studio and across the street from that RV dealership, the one that shares a parking lot with Empire Tattoos. A billboard for
Hens Run Wild at P-P Invitational
Oct. 1 was just a normal Saturday in the Inland Empire. The mercury climbed to 85 degrees by 7:30 a.m., with enough humidity to ensure that even early-morning video gamers felt the tickle of sweat on their brows. Thick clouds of smog retreated with the day as the sun carved
Lydens, Freese Race in Friendly Competition at Stanford
Last weekend, a golf course in Palo Alto got a whole lot more than it bargained for. Yellow and orange flags, stakes, and powdered chalk covered the grass, along with hundreds of pairs of Nike and Adidas rubber-soled racing flats—but Pomona-Pitzer standout Annie Lydens PO ’13 prefers her red and
WPPXC Runs Record Time at Riverside
Riverside got more than they bargained for at the annual UC Riverside Cross Country Invitational. Charging out of the team vans with music blasting, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross country team was ready to prove to Southern California just how fast they are. Rolling hills and orange groves—maybe it’s that zest
Sagehens Tear Up the Track at Riverside Invitational
Claire Brickson PO ’14 ran a speedy 6k in 22:37 at last Saturday’s UC Riverside Invitational meet, earning her a spot as sixth fastest 6k runner in Pomona-Pitzer history. Flying across the finish line, Claire snagged 84th place out of 167 women. Runners from all three NCAA divisions competed, with