Pomona–Pitzer Sagehens
Joint athletics program of Pomona College and Pitzer College / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pomona–Pitzer Sagehens are the joint varsity intercollegiate athletic programs for Pomona College and Pitzer College, two of the Claremont Colleges.[4] It competes with 11 women's and 10 men's teams in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) of the NCAA Division III.
Pomona–Pitzer Sagehens | |
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College | Pomona College Pitzer College |
Conference | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[1] |
NCAA | Division III |
Athletic director | Miriam Merrill[1] |
Location | Claremont, California |
Varsity teams | 21 (11 women's, 10 men's) |
Football stadium | Merritt Field[2] |
Basketball arena | Voelkel Gymnasium |
Baseball stadium | Alumni Field |
Softball stadium | Pomona–Pitzer Softball Field |
Soccer stadium | Pomona–Pitzer Soccer Field |
Aquatics center | Haldeman Aquatics Center |
Lacrosse stadium | South Athletics Complex |
Tennis venue | Pauley Tennis Complex |
Outdoor track and field venue | Strehle Track |
Mascot | Cecil the Sagehen |
Nickname | Sagehens |
Colors | Blue and orange[3] |
Website | www |
Team NCAA championships | |
4 | |
Individual and relay NCAA champions | |
50 |
Pomona's teams were formed in 1895, and it was a founding member of the SCIAC in 1914. The college competed with Claremont Men's College (CMC) for a decade beginning in 1946, and joined with Pitzer in 1970.
Pomona-Pitzer's mascot is Cecil the Sagehen, a greater sage-grouse. Its primary rival is the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas, the joint team of the three other undergraduate Claremont Colleges.
Sagehens have won 50 individual and four team national championships. Alumni have become Olympic athletes and world record holders in various sports.