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Miriam Merrill Named New Pomona-Pitzer Athletics Director

Pitzer and Pomona colleges name Miriam Merrill as the new director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics. She starts July 1.
May 21, 2020
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A Phenomenal Fall 2018: Sagehens Sports Highlights

Sagehen Sports had a phenomenal Fall 2018 season with the Men's Water Polo capturing their third straight SCIAC Championship and standout performances by the Me's Cross Country team, Women's Soccer team, and Football team.
December 17, 2018
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Pitzer Senior and Sagehen Water Polo Goalie Daniel Diemer ’18 is Named SCIAC Athlete of the Year

Claremont, Calif. (November 17, 2017)—Pitzer College senior and Sagehens Men’s Water Polo goalkeeper Daniel Diemer ’18 was named SCIAC Athlete of the Year, while Diemer’s teammates Adam Ward (PO’19), Joseph Schafer (PO’19) and Jacob Niskey (PO’19) earned All-Conference honors, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today. Diemer earned SCIAC’s top accolade after leading the Sagehens to a 13-1 record in the
[Read More...] November 17, 2017
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Sagehens Daniel Diemer ’18 and Andy Reischling (PO’19) Named SCIAC Athletes of the Week

Claremont, Calif. (October 17, 2017)—The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) named Pitzer College senior and Sagehens Men’s Water Polo goalkeeper Daniel Diemer ’18 and Men’s Cross Country runner Andy Reischling (PO’19) Athletes of the Week after the two Sagehens’ remarkable seven-day runs. Diemer led the No. 19 ranked Sagehens to a 4-1 week and
[Read More...] October 17, 2017
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Pitzer Student-Athlete Jake Yasgoor ’17 Named SCIAC Athlete of the Week

Claremont, Calif. (March 2, 2017) — Pitzer College senior and Sagehens Men’s Tennis player Jake Yasgoor ’17 has been named SCIAC Athlete of the Week. Yasgoor finished last week with a 6-2 overall record, including a 4-2 showing at the ITA Division III Indoor National Championships. He scored wins in the No. 1 singles spot and No. 3 doubles
[Read More...] March 2, 2017
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Pitzer’s Maddie Kauahi ’19 Wins 100 Free as Sagehens Take 2nd at SCIAC Swim & Dive Championships

Claremont, Calif. (February 20, 2017)—Pitzer College sophomore Maddie Kauahi ’19 won the 100-yard freestyle with the fastest SCIAC time of the year on the final day of the SCIAC 2017 Swimming and Diving Championships. Both the Sagehens men’s and women’s teams came in second at the SCIAC Championships behind Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Sagehens Men’s Swimming and Diving
[Read More...] February 20, 2017
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Pitzer Student Maddie Kauahi ’19 Named SCIAC Athlete of the Week—Again!

Claremont, Calif. (January 10, 2017)—Pitzer College student and freestyle swimmer Maddie Kauahi ’19 was named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Women’s Athlete of the Week for Swimming and Diving for the second time this season. Kauahi was also named as the CollegeSwimming.com Female Swimmer of the Week earlier in the year. Her Sagehen
[Read More...] January 10, 2017
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Sagehens Earn Highest Directors’ Cup National Ranking in Program History
Cleveland, Ohio (December 22, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens ranked No. 19 on the final fall Learfield Directors’ Cup standings for NCAA Division III, moving up 8 spots from last season and marking the athletics program’s highest ever standing on the national list. The Sagehens finished second in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletics Conference after top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Learfield Directors’
[Read More...] December 22, 2016
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Sagehens Women’s Soccer’s Historic Season

Claremont, Calif. (November 22, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Soccer team finished its 2016 season with the most wins, and the deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, in program history. The team’s postseason play came to an end on Sunday, when the Sagehens fell in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Tournament. Pomona-Pitzer wraps up the
[Read More...] November 22, 2016
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Sagehens Men’s Water Polo Team Wins SCIAC Tournament Championship

Pasadena, Calif. (November 20, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Water Polo team won the SCIAC Postseason Tournament on Sunday with a 7-4 victory over the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags. The team entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed after finishing the regular season undefeated in the SCIAC. With the win, the nationally ranked No. 17 Sagehens team earns the
[Read More...] November 21, 2016