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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...]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...]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...]Sagehens Women’s Soccer Makes History Advancing to NCAA Sweet 16
Claremont, Calif. (November 13, 2016)—For the first time in program history, the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Soccer team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament following the team’s 6-0 win over rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. No. 18 Pomona-Pitzer played CMS in round two of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at the Pomona-Pitzer Soccer Field. This month the
[Read More...]Three Hat Tricks from Men’s Water Polo Team Help Clinch Regular Season SCIAC Championship
Claremont, Calif. (November 10, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Water Polo team clinched the regular season SCIAC Championship with a 13-8 win over conference rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Axelrod Pool on Wednesday. The No. 15 Sagehens defeated the Stags for the first time since 2012 and are currently undefeated in the conference with a 7-0 record this season.
[Read More...]Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Soccer Team Earns Top SCIAC Honors
Pitzer College Student Brianna Lau ’20 Named Newcomer of the Year Claremont, Calif. (November 10, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Soccer team won top honors from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) this week when the conference announced its 2016 women’s soccer end of the year awards. Pitzer College first-year student Brianna Lau ’20 was named Newcomer of
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Pitzer Student Daniel Diemer ’18 Named SCIAC Men’s Water Polo Player of the Week—Again!
Claremont, Calif. (November 1, 2016)—For the second time this season, Pitzer College junior and Sagehens Men’s Water Polo goalie Daniel Diemer ’18 has been named Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Men’s Water Polo Player of the Week. On Saturday October 29, Diemer tallied a career-high 17 saves in an 8-4 win over Redlands and
[Read More...]Sagehen Teams Picked No. 1 in Preseason Polls
Claremont, Calif. (August 24, 2016)—The Sagehens men’s cross-country team and women’s soccer team came out on top of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) coaches’ preseason poll rankings. These polls predict which teams are most likely to capture their sports’ 2016 conference titles. Pomona-Pitzer men’s cross-country team has earned 11 conference titles, with their
[Read More...]Athletics Director Lesley Irvine Named Chair of SCIAC Committee
Claremont, Calif. (August 24, 2016)—Pomona-Pitzer Director of Athletics Lesley Irvine has been named to the chair of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Athletic Administrators Committee. The committee is composed of athletic directors and administrators from SCIAC institutions across Southern California. Irvine became director of Pitzer College and Pomona College’s combined athletic program in
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