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Ben Willett ’23 Sets Program Records in Men’s Swim and Dive

Ben Willett is upside-down in mid-flip during a dive. His legs are straight as he wraps his arms behind his knees. In the backdrop is a diving board and green tree foliage.

The Pomona-Pitzer men's swim and dive team closed out their regular season home meets with a 202-92 victory over the Caltech Beavers. Pitzer’s Ben Willett ’23 highlighted the Sagehens’ efforts with program records in both the 1m and 3m dives.

January 31, 2023

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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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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...]

November 1, 2016

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Sagehens Women’s Tennis Team Wins ITA National Championship

Greencastle, Ind. (February 28, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer women’s tennis team won its first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Indoor National Championship on Saturday when the Sagehens defeated top-seeded Carnegie Mellon 5-0 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. This marks the Sagehens’ first indoor championship and the second national championship in team history. “We are so incredibly proud [Read More...]

February 29, 2016

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Sagehens Women’s Swim & Dive Team Win SCIAC Championship during a Record-Breaking Weekend

Claremont, Calif. (February 22, 2016)—Big news in the pool over the weekend: The Pomona-Pitzer women’s swimming and diving team won the 2015-16 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday, February 20, in La Mirada, Calif., while the men’s team finished in second place. To top it off, record-setting Pitzer first-year student Maddie Kauahi ’19 [Read More...]

February 22, 2016