CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 12 Athenas and Stags will become the newest members of the Ted Ducey Hall of Fame at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, when the Class of 2026 is honored on Sunday, Jan. 25 at Roberts Pavilion as part of the Hall of Fame weekend.

The 12 inductees into the Ted Ducey CMS Hall of Fame Class of 2025 are Katie Bilotti (CMC '12 – Swimming),  Tim Clyde (CMC '85 – Soccer), Tyler Gaffaney (CMC '14 – Basketball), Rex Huxford (CMC '72 – Basketball), Kim Jones (Scripps '95 - Softball), Piers Kowalski (CMC '05 – Soccer), Pete Merandi (CMC '73 – Football), Matt Newman (HMC '96 – Cross Country, Track), Brad Shigezawa (CMC '14 – Golf), Kim Sonne (CMC '06 – Cross Country, Track), Paul Urrutia (CMC '90 - Baseball), and John Roth (CMC Faculty – Exemplary Service and Support for CMS Athletics).

As part of the weekend's Hall of Fame festivities, CMS will also honor the 2016 men's golf team on the tenth anniversary of their NCAA Division III Championship, the first in program history.

Katie Bilotti (CMC '12)
Swimming and Diving
Bilotti earned multiple All-America honors in all four seasons with the CMS women's swimming and diving team, earning the SCIAC Swimmer of the Year Award in 2009 after winning seven events at the conference championships. Bilotti graduated as the most decorated swimmer in program history, with 20 All-America or honorable mention All-America honors to her credit, including four straight years in the 100-yard butterfly. As a sophomore, Bilotti led the Athenas to a fifth-place finish in the NCAA Championships, the highest in program history, finishing second in the 100 fly and third in the 100 back, and swimming the butterfly leg on two medley relays that finished second. During her career, Bilotti set CMS records in individual events 11 times during her career, and 14 times as part of relays.

Tim Clyde (CMC '85)
Soccer
Clyde was a four-year All-SCIAC selection for the CMS men's soccer team, while twice earning All-Far West Region accolades. Clyde led the Stags to four straight SCIAC Championships, and was a key part of the 1983 team which reached the NCAA Division III Championship game, the deepest postseason run in program history. Clyde's teams went a combined 40-1-1 in SCIAC play in his four seasons, and compiled a 59-16-7 overall record, including 18 wins his senior year in 1984, which still stands as a program record. As a senior, Clyde served as a team captain and was voted the team's Most Valuable Player, while leading CMS to its fourth straight SCIAC title, and its second straight NCAA regional title. 

Tyler Gaffaney (CMC '14)
Basketball
Gaffaney led the CMS men's basketball team to four SCIAC titles in his four seasons, capping off his career with second-team All-America honors as a senior in 2014-15. After missing the 2012-13 season with an injury, Gaffaney came back to earn SCIAC Player of the Year honors as both a junior and senior. During Gaffaney's senior year he led CMS to an opening round win in the NCAA Tournament for only the second time in program history. He graduated with 1596 career points, which ranked No. 4 in program history, and also finished in the top 10 in career assists with 294. His senior year, he averaged 22.5 points per game, while shooting 54 percent from the floor and 46 percent from three-point territory, which was the second-highest three-point percentage in CMS history.

Rex Huxford (CMC '72)
Basketball
Huxford played for the CMS men's basketball team for two seasons, debuting in 1968-69, and then returning in 1971-72. Huxford was the team MVP in both seasons, earning first-team All-SCIAC and NAIA first-team all-district honors both years. Huxford averaged 21.2 points and 11.6 rebounds as a senior, earning honorable mention NAIA All-America honors and leading the Stags to a SCIAC title. When Huxford graduated, he ranked No. 3 on the career scoring list despite only playing two years, as well as No. 3 on the single-season scoring and rebounding lists in program history. His single-season scoring average still ranks eighth in program history, and his rebounding average remains fourth.

Kim Jones (Scripps '95)
Softball
Jones had a transformational impact for CMS softball, playing for the Athenas for two seasons (1994, 1995), soon after the program was founded in 1990.  Jones was the Team MVP for both seasons, earning first-team All-SCIAC honors as a pitcher, and was named the Scripps Athlete of the Year as a senior. Jones set a high standard in the pitching circle for the Athenas, setting program records for lowest ERA (1.97) and most strikeouts (113) in a season, and establishing early career records for ERA, strikeouts, wins, innings and complete games. Her 1.97 career ERA still ranks fourth in program history and her 209 career strikeouts still places sixth, despite only playing for two years.

Piers Kowalski (CMC '05)
Soccer
Kowalski was a three-time All-SCIAC and two-time All-West Region selection as a goalkeeper for the Athenas soccer team, while starting every game over four seasons from 2001-04. After earning the program's Rookie of the Year in 2001 as a first-year, Kowalski led the Athenas to a SCIAC Championship and their first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament berth as a sophomore, before then serving as a team captain as a junior and senior and earning the Athena Award, given to the player who best exemplifies an Athena soccer player with hard work, dedication, and leadership on and off the field. Some of the program records that Kowalski had upon graduation included a 1.15 goals against average, 13 shutouts, and 330 saves, while the Athenas compiled 38 wins and a 28-15-3 SCIAC record.

Pete Merandi (CMC '73)
Football
Merandi was a two-year member of the Stags football program in 1970 and 1971, earning All-SCIAC honors in both seasons, taking second-team distinction in his first year and moving up to the first team as a senior. Merandi took over as the starting center in 1970 and helped the Stags to their first-ever SCIAC title and an 8-1 overall record, which remains tied for the best single-season record in program history, as well as a No. 11 final national ranking in NAIA Division II. As a senior, Merandi helped the Stags to a 7-2 record, and was selected to the NAIA All-District III second team and the Little All-Coast second team, one of only two SCIAC players to capture All-Coast accolades. His work on the offensive line helped four of the team's running backs (Steve Endemano, Mike Gaston, Bill Nash, Mike Graber) and quarterback Glenn Grossman earn All-SCIAC honors in his two seasons.

Matt Newman (HMC '96)
Cross Country/Track and Field
Newman was the first Stag to qualify for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships all four seasons, earning individual qualifications three times. Newman capped his cross country career by earning All-America honors as a senior, when he ran a 24:52 at nationals, the fastest five-mile run ever recorded by a Stag. Newman was All-SCIAC all four years, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior, when he placed third and second in the league championships, respectively. During track and field season, Newman earned a SCIAC title in the 5000 meters as a junior, and then earned a top-10 finish (ninth) at the NCAA Championships as a senior, when he broke the old CMS record by 11 seconds. His efforts helped the Stags to four SCIAC Track and Field Championships in his four years, while adding a SCIAC cross country title in 1993.

Brad Shigezawa (CMC '14)
Golf
Shigezawa became the second national champion in CMS men's golf history, when he took first place at nationals as a junior in 2013 with a four-round score of 2-under par, winning by four strokes. The Golf Coaches Association of America named him the Division III Player of the Year after a season in which he earned individual medalist honors five times. Shigezawa also won the SCIAC individual title in 2013, a feat he repeated as a senior in 2014 while leading the Stags to their first SCIAC title in 19 years and their third straight team qualification to nationals. Prior to winning the national title, Shigezawa was a second-team All-America selection in 2012, earning first-team all-SCIAC and first-team All-West Region honors, while helping the Stags finish fourth at the NCAA Championships.

Kim Sonne (CMC '06)
Cross Country/Track and Field
Sonne earned All-America honors in both cross country and track and field as a senior, capping off her career by setting CMS and SCIAC records in the steeplechase with a 10:45.56. Sonne was a part of four SCIAC Championship teams in cross country, improving from being the team's No. 6 runner as a freshman to earning All-America honors (32nd) as a senior. During track and field season, Sonne scored more points (87) at the SCIAC Championships than any distance runner in CMS history, while ending her career ranked No. 1 at CMS in the steeplechase, No. 2 in the 5000, No. 5 in the 1500, No. 7 in the 3000 and No. 8 in the 800. At nationals as a senior, Sonne finished fifth in the steeplechase to earn All-America honors, then came back the next day to finish 10th in the 5000. Her 5000 time at the Occidental Invitational (17:09) was the fastest 5K time in the SCIAC since 1982, and still ranks 11th in CMS history, while her steeplechase time remains still places third.

Paul Urrrutia (CMC '90)
Baseball
Urrutia earned All-SCIAC honors all four seasons for the CMS baseball team, while adding All-West Region honors three times, and third-team American Baseball Coaches Association All-America honors as a senior. Urrutia was a part of two SCIAC Championship teams in 1988 and 1990, and led the Stags to a combined 44-10 SCIAC record over his final three seasons, earning team MVP honors all three years as an everyday shortstop who would also perform double duty as the team's closer. As a sophomore, Urrutia hit over .400 to lead the Stags to a 28-12 record, a No. 10 national ranking and an appearance in the NCAA Regionals. His junior year, the Stags climbed as high as No. 14, and his senior year, he led the Stags to a 10-1 finish in league play for their second SCIAC title in three years, while earning the SCIAC Player of the Year Award.

John Roth
Exemplary Service and Support for CMS Athletics
Roth served as the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletics for 36 years, maintaining that role from 1969-2005. After retiring in 2006, he earned the SCIAC Distinguished Service Award in 2009, following a career in which he served as the chair of the SCIAC Faculty Athletic Committee. During his time with the league, he contributed to the SCIAC's transition from NAIA to NCAA membership, and supported the addition and development of women's athletic programs. He served as the Edward J. Sexton Professor of Philosophy at CMC for 40 years, and was the founding director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights.