Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

Great Moments from 75 Years of Athletics

Pomona-Claremont Years (1946-58)
1948 Men's T&F: Welsh Becomes First CMC Champion
1950 Football: Pomona-Claremont Earns Share of First SCIAC Title
1955 Football: Comeback Gives Pomona-Claremont SCIAC Three-Peat
1956 Men's Basketball: Biszantz Earns First-Team All-SCIAC Honors

Claremont-Mudd Debut Season (1958-59)
1958 Football: Claremont-Mudd Goes 4-4 in Inaugural Season
1959 Men's S&D: Stags Sweep SCIAC Teams (6-0) in First Season

1960s
1960 Baseball: Stags Finish Third in SCIAC in Debut Season
1960 Football: Stags Defeat PP 14-12 for First Peace Pipe Trophy
1961 Men's XC/T&F: Laughton Wins SCIAC XC Title, Earns A-A in Track
1962 Men's Soccer: Pomona-Claremont Men’s Soccer Club Defeats UCLA
1962 Men's Golf: Claremont-Mudd Wins Department's First SCIAC Title
1963 Men's Tennis: Stags Win First SCIAC With 10-0 League Mark
1964 Men's T&F: LaRock Repeats as SCIAC 100-Yard Champion
1964 Men's Basketball: Colin Reaches 1000 Points, Earns A-A Honors
1965 Men's T&F: Dewar Qualifies for Two National Meets
1966 Men's Basketball: Stags 60, Occidental 59 (SCIAC Playoff)
1967 Men's Golf: Stags Go Undefeated in SCIAC, Reach NAIA Semis
1967 Men's S&D: Stags Win Department's First National Title
1968 Men's Soccer: Claremont-Mudd Wins SCIAC in Debut Season
1968 Men's Water Polo: Stags Defeat Redlands for First SCIAC Title
1969 Men's S&D: Jones, Tempkin Combine for 7 National Titles

1970s
1970 Men's Basketball: Stags Upset Azusa Pacific in Districts
1970 Football: Stags Defeat Whittier 35-20 for First SCIAC Title
1971 Baseball: Stags 5, La Verne 1 (NAIA District Championship)
1972 Men's Basketball: Stags Edge Redlands to Clinch SCIAC
1973 Wrestling: Claremont-Mudd Goes Undefeated in SCIAC
1974 Men's Soccer: Stags Rally for 3-2 win over PP in District Semis
1975 Baseball: Stags Win SCIAC, Beat La Verne 20-19 in Districts
1976 Men's Tennis: Stags Snap Redlands' 143-Match Win Streak
1976 Men's S&D: Morrow Upsets Olympic Medalist for 100 Fly Title
1976 Women's Sports: CMC Goes Co-Ed, Athenas Begin Competing
1977 Women's S&D: Athenas Finish Second in SCIAC in Debut Season
1977 Women's Tennis: Athenas 5, Whittier 4 (First Varsity Win)
1978 Women's XC: Athenas Win First Women's SCIAC Title
1979 Football: Stags 30, Whittier 28 (SCIAC Clincher)
1979 Baseball: Stags Reach Regional Finals (Extended Feature)

1980s
1980 Wrestling: Stags Finish With Best-Ever 17-1 Record
1981 Men's Tennis: Stags Take First NCAA Division III Title
1982 Women's S&D: Athenas Finish in Top 20 at First NCAAs
1983 Men's S&D: Stags Set 7 NCAA Records, Finish as Runner-Up
1983 Men's Soccer: Stags Reach NCAA National Title Game
1984 Men's Basketball: Stags Go 12-0 in SCIAC for First NCAA Bid
1984 Women's XC: Nagle Leads Athenas to First NCAA Trip
1984 Men's Water Polo: Stags Take SCIAC, WWPA Championships
1985 Women's T&F: Hardesty Becomes First Athena To Win National Title
1985 Volleyball: 20-Win Improvement Gives Athenas First NCAA Bid
1986 Men's T&F: Giles Wins Program's First National Championship
1986 Football: Stags Go 8-1, Earn SCIAC Championship
1987 Men's Water Polo: CMS 9, UCSD 8 (Sudden Death OT)
1987 Women's Soccer: Athenas Win SCIAC in Third Varsity Season
1988 Women's Basketball: Athenas Edge PP, Finish 10-0 in SCIAC
1988 Men's Tennis: Hinman/Au Win NCAA Doubles Title
1988 Baseball: Stags Win SCIAC with 16-2 Record, Earn Top 10 Ranking
1989 Women's S&D: Athenas Surpass Sagehens for First SCIAC Title
1989 Men's T&F: Messana Graduates as 10-Time All-American
1989 Men's XC: Stags Capture Program's First SCIAC Championship

1990s
1990 Men's Golf: Stags Take SCIAC, Earn First NCAA Bid
1991 Men's Basketball: CMS Defeats La Verne in SCIAC Playoff
1991 Men's S&D: Teeples Title Helps Stags to NCAA Runners-Up
1991 Softball: Athenas Win SCIAC in Only Second Varsity Season
1992 Women's T&F: Odugwu Earns Two Silvers at NCAA Championships
1992 Men's T&F: Stags Win First of 19 Straight SCIAC Titles
1992 Women's Water Polo: Athenas Win Collegiate Nationals Title
1992 Men's Water Polo: Stags Win in OT for 11th Straight SCIAC
1993 Men's Tennis: McKee Sweeps NCAA Singles, Doubles Titles
1993 Volleyball: Athenas Defeat Trinity in 5 to Reach NCAA Quarters
1994 Women's XC: Athenas Start SCIAC Dynasty With League Title
1995 Women's Basketball: CMS 63, Cal Lutheran 54 (NCAA First Round)
1995 Women's T&F: Athenas Capture Program's First SCIAC Crown
1995 Women's Tennis: CMS 5, Emory 4 (NCAA First Round)
1996 Men's Basketball: CMS 70, Upper Iowa 58 (NCAA First Round)
1996 Baseball: Stags Go Full Five Games at NCAA Regionals
1997 Men's T&F: Leba Wins National Title in Javelin
1997 Women's Water Polo: CMS Wins First SCIAC Title with 6 Seconds Left
1998 Men's S&D: Stags Finish 4th by a Half-Point Behind Simon's 2 Titles
1998 Women's T&F: Culley Wins NCAA Title, Athenas Finish 7th
1999 Softball: CMS Clinches SCIAC with 11-0 Win over CLU

2000s
2000 Men's Soccer: CMS 2, UCSC 1 (NCAA Opening Round)
2001 Women's Basketball: Athenas Capture SCIAC Title in OT
2001 Women's Water Polo: CMS 5, Redlands 3 (OT - Collegiate Championship)
2001 Men's XC: Juiliano Earns Second Place at NCAA Championships
2002 Women's S&D: Nicoletti Wins Program's First National Title
2002 Men's Basketball: Stags Win 13 Straight for SCIAC Championship
2002 Women's Soccer: Athenas Beat CLU on PKs for First NCAA Bid
2003 Women's Lax: CMS Goes 10-3 in Debut Varsity Season
2004 Men's T&F: Roberson Wins NCAA Title in Decathlon
2004 Women's S&D: Smith Wins NCAA Title, CMS Starts SCIAC Unbeaten Streak
2006 Women's Water Polo: Athenas Take SCIAC, Earn First NCAA Bid
2006 Men's Tennis: CMS Defeats Defending National Champs in Regional Finals
2006 Women's Tennis: Athenas Defeat DePauw 5-4 to Reach NCAA Semifinals
2006 Women's Soccer: Athenas Win 15-14 PK Shootout over PP
2007 Women's Lax: CMS Starts 15-0, Earns First NCAA Bid
2008 Women's Soccer: Athenas Win NCAA Regional Title
2009 Men's Soccer: CMS Wins SCIAC with 87th Minute Goal

2010-2014:
2010 Women's S&D: Athenas Earn 5th Behind Two Perizzolo Titles
2010 Men's Golf: Tain Lee Becomes First Stag to Win NCAA Golf Title
2010 Women's Lax: CMS Dominates in First Season of SCIAC Play
2010 Men's Water Polo: CMS Takes Back SCIAC Title
2011 Women's Tennis: Athenas Win Regionals, Lim Wins National Singles Title
2011 Women's XC: CMS Earns NCAA Trophy with Fourth-Place Finish
2012 Men's Basketball: Stags 60, PP 54 (SCIAC Championship)
2012 Women's Golf: Athenas Win Title in Inaugural SCIAC Season
2012 Softball: CMS 2, Redlands 0 (SCIAC Championship)
2012 Track & Field: CMS Hosts NCAA Division III Championships
2013 Men's Golf: Shigezawa Wins National Title, Stags Finish Fifth
2014 Women's Basketball: CMS 76, Redlands 72 (OT - SCIAC Semis)
2014 Softball: CMS Advances to Super Regionals for First Time
2014 Volleyball: Athenas Win Regional Title, Advance to First Nationals

2015-2020:
2015 Men's Tennis: Stags Defeat Middlebury 5-0 for National Title
2015 Men's Water Polo: CMS 12, Whittier 11 (OT - SCIAC Finals)
2016 Men's S&D: Williams Wins National Title in 100 Back
2016 Men's XC: Stags Finish Fifth at NCAA Championships
2016 Men's Golf: CMS Wins First National Championship
2017 Women's Basketball: Athenas Win 4th Straight SCIAC, First in Roberts
2017 Men's Basketball: Stags Win SCIAC in Debut Year ot Roberts Pavilion
2017 Volleyball: Athenas 3, Wittenberg 0 (National Championship)
2018 Women's Golf: Athenas Beat Williams in Playoff for National Title
2018 Women's Tennis: Athenas 5, Emory 4 (National Championship)
2018 Women's T&F: CMS Wins Three National Titles, Finishes Fourth
2018 Softball: CMS Wins SCIAC Title as Fourth Seed
2018 Football: Stags Earn Program's First NCAA Bid
2019 Women's Lax: Athenas Dominate For Third Straight SCIAC Title
2019 Women's T&F: Athenas Edge Redlands for Fifth Straight SCIAC
2019 Men's T&F: Picked Fourth, Stags Roll to SCIAC Championship
2019 Women's Tennis: CMS Faces CMS in NCAA Doubles Final
2019 Men's Water Polo: Down 5 at Half, Stags Rally to beat PP 12-11
2019 Women's XC: CMS Sweeps Decade with 10th Straight SCIAC
2019 Men's XC: Stags Edge Pomona-Pitzer in Tiebreaker for SCIAC Title
2019 Men's Soccer: Stags Win SCIAC, NCAA Regional Titles
2019 Women's Soccer: With Second Life, Athenas Win NCAA Regional
2020 Men's S&D: Stags Edge Pomona-Pitzer for SCIAC Title
2020 Women's S&D: Athenas Dominate SCIACs to Take Back League Crown

Landmark Years in CMS History

1947: CMC Joins With Pomona to Form Pomona-Claremont Sagehens
1954: Football/Track Complex is Built
1957: CMC Gymnasium Opens
1958: Bill Arce Oversees Debut of Claremont-Mudd Athletics
1959: Stags Finish First Season as New Athletic Department
1960: Claremont-Mudd Gains Upper Hand in New Sixth Street Rivalry
1967: Men's Swimming and Diving wins Department's First National Title
1973: Claremont-Mudd Wins Inaugural SCIAC All-Sports Trophy
1974: Gymnasium Renamed in Honor of Ted Ducey
1976: Athenas are Born as CMC Goes Co-Ed
1984: Pritzlaff Field Opens as Home of CMS Soccer
1988: CMS Sweeps All Three SCIAC All-Sports Trophies
1991: CMS Inducts First Hall of Fame Class
1993: Axelrood Pool Opens as New Home for CMS Aquatics
1995: Football Stadium Renamed After John Zinda
2002: Thanksgiving Basketball Tourney Renamed The David Wells Classic
2009: Biszantz Family Tennis Center Opens
2014: Ducey Gymnasium Closes Its Doors After 57 Years
2016: Roberts Pavilion Opens as New Home of CMS Athletics
2018: CMS Finishes Third in Learfield Cup Behind Year of Athena