Women’s Water Polo

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Sagehen Athletics Leads in Academic Rankings Across Divisions

The women's lacrosse team embrace each other and cheer victoriously on the field. They wear blue Sagehens uniforms with white and orange accent colors.Claremont, Calif. (September 18, 2023)—For Pomona-Pitzer student-athletes, what happens in the classroom is just as important as what happens on the court, field, pool, or track. According to recent results from several nationwide collegiate athletic organizations, our swimming and diving teams led all divisions with women earning the highest GPA and men the second-highest GPA—outperforming Division I teams including Harvard, Stanford, and Yale. Women’s lacrosse also dominated all divisions with the top GPA. Men’s track & field ranked with the second-highest GPA in Division III, while women’s track & field earned fourth in Division III. Women’s softball came in third for Division III.
September 18, 2023
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Sports Recap: A Victorious Spring for the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens

The women's water polo team poses by the poolside with a sign that reads 2023 Women's Water Polo SCIAC Tournament Championships. They wear blue swim caps and bathing suits.Claremont, Calif. (May 8, 2023)—Pomona-Pitzer student-athletes have always distinguished themselves for demonstrating a robust passion for sports and academics in NCAA Division III. This spring, they have continued that passion through their endurance, enthusiasm, and teamwork. Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Water Polo Team Repeats National Championship The Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team repeated as the USA Water [Read More...]
May 8, 2023
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Namlhun Jachung ’24 Makes a Splash in Sagehens Water Polo

Namlhum Jachung '24In her first season on the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Water Polo team, Pitzer student-athlete Namlhun Jachung ’24 has enjoyed individual and team victories alike. But her real joy is her teammates. “I can trust every single one of the girls and the coaching staff. It feels like a family.” 
June 24, 2022
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Sagehens Women’s Water Polo Team Wins 2017 SCIAC Championship

Women's Water Polo teamLa Verne, Calif. (April 23, 2017)—The Sagehens won the 2017 SCIAC Women’s Water Polo Championship. Three Pomona-Pitzer players scored two goals each and rode a smothering defense on the team’s way to a 9-3 win over No. 1 seed Whittier College Poets at Las Flores Park on Sunday afternoon. Pitzer College’s Jocelyn Castro ’18 scored two first half goals, and Natalie Hill (PO ’19) [Read More...]
April 24, 2017
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Pitzer’s Alyssa Woodward ’15 Scores One More: NCAA DIII Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year

Claremont, Calif. (June 29, 2015)—Pitzer College alumna Alyssa Woodward ’15 was named the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Division III Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year. This is the latest in a slew of end-of-the-year and end-of-her-college-career honors for Woodward, who graduated in May with a degree in studio art. A total of five Sagehens were honored by the [Read More...]
July 8, 2015
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Sagehen Update for the Week of April 20, 2015

Claremont, CA (April 27, 2015) This seek in Sagehen Athletics saw Women’s Lacrosse win a dramatic triple-overtime game against Redlands in the SCIAC Tournament semifinals to clinch its first-ever conference championship. The Sagehens entered the SCIAC Tournament as the top seed after winning the regular season by three games.  With the SCIAC’s point system of [Read More...]
April 27, 2015