Claremont-Mudd-Scripps student athletes and fans had a memorable Nov. 11-12 weekend. The Athena women's volleyball team defeated top-ranked Colorado College to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Championships. The women's cross country team won the NCAA Division III West Regional title, its first regional championship since 2013, and advanced to the National Championships this week in the St. Louis area. The men's cross country team finished third in the West Regional and received an at-large bid to the championships.
In the 60th edition of the Sixth Street rivalry, the Stag football team battled valiantly, before falling 29-28 in overtime to Pomona-Pitzer.
The CMS men's and women's swimming & diving teams took care of business in their first conference meet of the season and the Stag water polo team earned a big win at Cal Lutheran.
CMS' annual Hall of Fame Banquet concluded the day's festivities. This year's class represented all three CMS colleges and the CMS head coaching ranks: Lea Crusey (CMC '03 – Women's Lacrosse), John Michael Cham-A-Koon (CMC '04 – Men's Tennis), Kristina Orosz (HMC '04 – Track & Field), Diane Noonan Eichler (SCR '90 – Women's Soccer) and Dez Farnady (Head Coach - Men's Swim & Dive/Men's Water Polo).
Click through for a closer look at some of the scenes from Saturday:
Football: The Battle for Sixth Street
Cross Country: Best in the West
Volleyball: Knocking off No. 1
