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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

2022 Men's Track and Field

Kyril Van Schendel

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Carpinteria, CA
  • High School Cate School
  • Events Distance

Biography



TFRRS Results

At CMS
2021-22 (Senior)
USTFCCCA All-West Region (cross country) ... First-Team All-SCIAC (cross country) ...
Scored at the SCIAC Championships in the 5000 meters with a fifth-place finish, crossing in 14:36.55 ... Set a PR in the 1500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a 14:34.95 ... Followed that up with a personal best in the 1500 at the third SCIAC Multi-Dual on April 16 at La Verne, finishing in first place ... Won the 1500 meters at the second SCIAC Multi-Dual at CMS as well with a 3:55.85 ... In the fall, was part of the seven-runner contingent that represented CMS at the NCAA Regionals and Nationals during cross country season ... Earned first-team All-SCIAC honors with a ninth-place finish at the league championships, crossing the line in 25:00.9 ... Earned 28th at the NCAA Division III West Region championships to pick up all-region honors ... Ran a 24:54.1 at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn 105th place ... Ran a season-best 24.42.2 at the UC Riverside Invitational ... Earned fourth place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in 25:10.2 ... Earned 41st in a national field of runners at the NCAA DIII Pre-Nationals in Louisville with a time of 25:29.5. 

2019-20 (Sophomore)
USTFCCCA All-West Region (cross country) ... First-Team All-SCIAC (cross country) ... Competed in three track meets before the suspension of spring sports ... Capped off the season by winning the 5000 meters at a five-team SCIAC Multi-Dual at Whittier, crossing the line in 15:04.91 ... Also ran an 8:43.75 in the 3000 at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers ... Was 42nd at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in the fall, helping CMS to a sixth-place finish ... Also finished fourth at the NCAA West Region Cross Country Championships to earn all-region honors, and eighth at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships to earn first-team all-league accolades while helping CMS to the team title. 

2018-19 (First-Year)
USTFCCCA All-West Region (cross country) ... Second-Team All-SCIAC (cross country) ... Earned a seventh-place finish at the SCIAC Championships in the 5000 with a 15:06.24 ... Set a PR in the 1500 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with a 4:01.07 ... Won the 3000 at the San Diego State Aztec Open with an 8:38.51 ... Set a PR in the 5000 at the Occidental Distance Carnival with a 15:01.98 ... Came in third place in the 5000 at the first SCIAC Multi-Dual of the regular season ... Was one of the top seven on the cross country team as a freshman in 2018, earning him the chance to compete at the NCAA West Regionals and the NCAA Division III Championships ... Earned All-West Region honors with a 12th place finish, as well as second-team All-SCIAC honors. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Cate School in Carpinteria, California, where he was a member of the cross country and track teams.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in science management ... Lists Psych 140 Leadership as his favorite course he has taken in college so far ("By far the most engaging, and transformative class. I discovered my love for public speaking in that class.") ... Hopes to enter a career in marketing/rental property management, and spent the summer of 2021 renovating apartments in Upstate New York. 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

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  • 2020Sophomore

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  • 2021Junior

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  • 2022Senior

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