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Julia Zwaal ’19 Scores SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week
Claremont, Calif. (September 8, 2015)—Pitzer College first-year student and Women’s Volleyball outside hitter Julia Zwaal ’19 was named the fall season’s first recipient of the SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week Award for all sports. Zwaal earned the honor after helping the Sagehens start off the season with a 4-0 record with four wins at
[Read More...]Sagehens Tennis Teams End Season in National Top 10
Claremont, Calif. (June 10, 2015)—The Sagehens Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams netted top-10 standings this week and cemented their standings as two of the best NCAA Division III teams in the country. Men’s Tennis team finished the 2015 season with a No. 4 ranking in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll, while Women’s Tennis finished
[Read More...]Sagehens Score among the Best of the Best in NCAA Division III
Claremont, Calif. (June 9, 2015) — The 2014-15 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup ranked the Sagehens No. 49 out of 332 NCAA Division III institutions, giving the program its best finish since 1996-97. Sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the Directors’ Cup honors institutions with broad-based programs that field successful men’s and
[Read More...]Sagehen Standout Samuel Fox Earns Academic All-America Honors
Claremont, Calif. (June 2, 2015)—And the hits just keep coming. Pitzer College alumnus and Sagehen shortstop Samuel Fox ’15 added to his postseason awards today when he was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Third Team, it was announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The Academic All-America honor completes a long
[Read More...]Sagehen Roundup for the Week of December 8, 2014
This week in Sagehens Athletics saw a new school record fall in the last event before the winter break. Dawn Barlow ’16 competed with the Sagehen Swimming and Diving teams at the 2014 Collegiate Winter Invitational in Commerce, CA, and broke the team’s 1-meter diving record, which had stood since 1999. Barlow accumulated 388.0 points
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of August 26, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (September 3, 2013) — The 2013-14 Pitzer-Pomona Athletics season got underway this weekend, including four matches in two days for the Volleyball team at Voelkel Gymnasium in the annual Pacific Coast Classic. The Sagehens finished the weekend 3-1, and were one point away from a dramatic comeback to complete a perfect 4-0 weekend,
[Read More...]Sagehens Women’s Track and Field Scores Nation’s Highest GPA
Claremont, Calif. (July 24, 2013) – Pitzer College congratulates Rhea Jayachandran ’16, Hannah Leib ’16, Alex Oxbourough-Yankus ’14, Ellen Yamasaki ’15 and the entire Women’s Track and Field team for earning the highest team cumulative grade point average in the nation (3.69) in the 2013 season. The US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches
[Read More...]Sagehens Women’s Water Polo Team Scores All-American Honors
Claremont, Calif. (July 16, 2013) — The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Division III recognized members of the Sagehens Women’s Water Polo team following an outstanding season that concluded with a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championship. Alyssa Woodward ’15 was named to the ACWPC 2013 All-American first team. Katya Schaefer ’16
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of May 20, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (May 27, 2013) – The end of the 2012-13 Sagehens athletic year, several Pitzer athletes earned All-SCIAC accolades while the Baseball Team went 11 innings in its opening round NCAA Tournament game against nationally-ranked Texas-Tyler before falling in a heartbreaker. Postseason awards were announced with Erik Munzer ’13 earning first-team All-SCIAC honors in
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of May 6, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (May 13, 2013) – This week in Sagehens Athletics was all about the NCAA Championships, with Women’s Tennis and Women’s Water Polo showing impressive heart with some thrilling comebacks, and Baseball getting the good post-season news. Women’s Water Polo ended its 2013 season on the highest of notes, rallying from a 12-8 deficit
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