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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas
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UniversityClaremont McKenna College
Harvey Mudd College
Scripps College
ConferenceSCIAC[1]
NCAADivision III
Athletic directorErica Jasper[2]
LocationClaremont, California
Football stadiumFritz B. Burns Stadium[3]
Basketball arenaRobert Pavilion
Baseball stadiumBill Arce Field
Softball stadiumSoftball Field
Soccer stadiumJohn Pritzlaff Field
Aquatics centerMatt M. Axelrood Pool
Lacrosse stadiumJohn Zinda Field
Other venuesBiszantz Family Tennis Center
NicknameStags (men)
Athenas (women)
ColorsCardinal and Gold
   
Websitecmsathletics.org

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags (men) and Athenas (women) is the joint intercollegiate sports program of Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Scripps College, all located in Claremont, California. The teams participate in the NCAA's Division III as a member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

According to the Division III Fall Learfield Director's Cup Standings for the 2016–2017 year, CMS ranks 12th among all Division III programs, and first among SCIAC colleges.[4]

Varsity teams

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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps competes in 21 men's and women's varsity sports. They have won 7 national championships and 346 SCIAC Championships.[5]

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Golf
Football Lacrosse
Golf Soccer
Soccer Softball
Swimming & diving Swimming & diving
Tennis Tennis
Track and field1 Track and field1
Water polo Volleyball
Water polo
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor.

Facilities

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Matt M. Axelrood Pool
Venue Sport(s) Ref.
Bill Arce Field Baseball [6]
Roberts Pavilion Basketball
Volleyball		 [7]
Fritz B. Burns Stadium Football
Lacrosse
Track and field [n 1]		 [6]
John Pritzlaff Field Soccer [6]
Athena Field Softball [6]
Matt M. Axelrood Pool Swimming [6]
Biszantz Family Center Tennis [6]
Parents Field [n 2] Soccer
Lacrosse		 [6]
Notes
  1. ^ At the Burns Track Complex.
  2. ^ For practises only, not used in official matches.

National champions

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*NCAA Division III unless otherwise noted.[8]

Team Titles Winning years
Golf (m)
3
 2010 – Tain Lee, 2013 – Bradley Shigezawa, 2016 – Team
Swimming (m)
7
 1967 – Team (NAIA), 1969 – Eric Jones (50y) (NAIA), 1969 – David Tempkin (100, 200 Butterfly) (NAIA), 1970 – Eric Jones (50y, 100y) (NAIA), 1970 – David Tempkin (100, 200 Butterfly) (NAIA), 2014 – Matt Williams (100 Backstroke), 2022 - Frank Applebaum (200 Butterfly)
Swimming (w)
2
 2002 – Suzy Nicoletti (200 Breast), 2003 – Lisal Smith (400 IM)
Tennis (m)
4
 1981 – Team, 1992 – Ryan McKee & Chris Noyes (Doubles), 1993 – Ryan McKee (Individual, Doubles), Tim Cooley (Doubles), 2015 – Team
Tennis (w)
2
 2018 – Team, 2019 – Catherine Allen & Caroline Cox (doubles)
Track and field (m)
5
 1986 – Carl Giles (Hammer), 1994 – Jason Rhodes (800m), Mike Susank (Hammer), 1997 – Quang Leba (Javelin), 2004 – Matt Roberson (Decathlon), 2006 – Matt Roberson (Decathlon)
Track and field (w)
6
 1985 – Gwyn Hardesty (3000m), 1998 – Jennifer Culley (400m), 2016 – Tyra Abraham (100m), 2018 – Tyra Abraham (100m), 2018 – Bryn McKillop (5000m), 2018 – Emily Bassett (Hammer)
Volleyball (w)
1
 2017
Water polo (w)
2
 1992 (Collegiate II), 2001 (Collegiate III)

Rivals

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The other sports combination of the Claremont Colleges is the team made up of Pomona College and Pitzer College known as Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. It is known by the student body as the Sixth Street Rivalry.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "CMS Quick Facts". cmsathletics.org.
  2. ^ "CMS: Erica Perkins Jasper Named Director of Athletics". thesciac.org. April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "CMS Athletic Facilities". cmsathletics.org.
  4. ^ "2016–17 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup" (PDF). NCADA. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  5. ^ As of Dec 19, 2021. CMS Athletics Home Page (Report). CMS Athletics. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Athletics facilities
  7. ^ Roberts Pavillion website
  8. ^ "1946-2021: 75 Years of Great Athletics Moments". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Williams, Miller (2 December 2011). "CMS Bans Puck Fomona Shirts at Homecoming". The Student Life. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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