Lim smashes way to Division III title

(photo courtesy of C-M-S Athletics)

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis sophomore Kristin Lim has made history for the Athenas tennis program.

The sophomore from Honolulu captured the NCAA Division III women's singles title by defeating University of Chicago's Kendra Higgins in the finals, 6-1, 6-3 at Pomona-Pitzer's Pauley Tennis Complex last weekend. Lim's road to the finals included defeating Carleton College's Kathryn Schmidt (6-4, 6-2), Emory University's Jordan Wylie (6-2, 6-3), Middlebury College's Victoria Aiello (6-3, 6-1) and Tufts University's Julia Browne (6-1, 6-3). The C-M-S player did not lose a set in her 5 postseason matches.

Lim completes an impressive season that saw her earn 34 victories and lose only 3 times. She was also successful in doubles with partner Crystal Lim this season as the duo tallied 31 victories before losing to Division III champions Jordan Brewer-Gabby Devlin in the semifinals.

Congratulations to Lim on her memorable season.

Claremont, Webb compete in CIF-SS Track & Field Finals

The athletes of Claremont High School and the Webb Schools took to the track again last Saturday in order to try and qualify for the upcoming CIF State Meet in Clovis this June. While the qualifiers for the state meet have not been officially posted, check out the local results from the CIF Southern Section Finals at Cerritos College.


CIF-SS Division 2 Finals - Claremont Results

BOYS
3200m: Paul Ross, 9:03.85 (2nd)
4x400m Relay: Claremont (Jones-Wilborn/Kuramata/Cleghorne/Aiken), 3:23.28 (8th)
Triple Jump: Klyvens Delaunay, 49-0.75 (2nd)

GIRLS
100m: Brittany Brown, 11.98 (3rd)
200m: Mariella McCormack, 25.27 (7th)
400m: McCormack, 58.72 (6th)
1600m: Merin Arft, 5:06.10 (6th)
4x400m Relay: Claremont (Chen/Brown/Sanin/McCormack), 3:52.85 (2nd)
Long Jump: Briana Holmes, 16-10.25 (5th)
Discus Throw: Raegan Henderson, 112-1 (9th)


CIF-SS Division 4 Finals - Webb Results

BOYS
Pole Vault: Bailey Stockdale, 12-9 (5th)
Triple Jump: Andy Lee, 41-11.50 (7th)

GIRLS
100m: Amary Berry, 12.11 (4th)
4x100m Relay: Webb (Zheng/Wensley/Gronna/Berry), 49.87 (5th)
High Jump: Lindsey Weissman, 5-2 (5th)
Long Jump: Miya Wensley, 16-3.25 (7th)
Triple Jump: Wensley, 35-2 (7th)

No. 1 Palm Desert advances past Wolfpack

The Claremont High School varsity boys tennis team will not win a 3rd consecutive CIF Southern Section title in 2011.

Running into CIF-SS Division II seed Palm Desert on Friday, the Wolfpack struggled in the 2nd round against the Aztecs and eventually fell in defeat in a CIF-SS second round match, 15-3. Palm Desert scored an automatic 9 points by sweeping all doubles sets.

After winning back-to-back CIF-SS Division III championships in 2009 and 2010, CHS switched from the Baseline League to the Sierra League this season. Claremont won the Sierra League championship and advanced as a high seed in the Division II playoffs this postseason. Unlike its last two championship seasons, CHS did not have Clarke Spinosa, Torsten Keil-Long, Frank Liu, Scott Donaldson or David Standerfer on the roster this year due to the players graduating in 2009 and 2010.

Congratulations to the CHS boys tennis team for its efforts throughout the season.

Webb athletes competing at Carpinteria HS tomorrow

Sixteen athletes from the Webb Schools will take part in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 Track & Field Preliminaries tomorrow at Carpinteria High School. Below is a list of the competitors and the events they will be competing in:

BOYS
100m Hurdles: TJ Fenton (40th seed), Zack Zanft (41st seed)
300m Hurdles: Lance Morton (40th seed)
High Jump: Nick Pankratz (11th seed)
Pole Vault: Bailey Stockdale (4th seed), Louis Otter (15th seed)
Long Jump: Andy Lee (13th seed)
Triple Jump: Andy Lee (6th seed)

GIRLS
100m: Amary Berry (3rd seed)
200m: Amary Berry (6th seed)
100m Hurdles: Amary Berry (2nd seed)
300m Hurdles: Ivie Tokunboh (12th seed)
4x100m Relay: Alicia Zheng-Miya Wensley-Laura Groma-Amara Berry (7th seed)
4x400m Relay: Alicia Zheng-Nancy Cheng-Lauren Shue-Ivie Tokunboh (17th seed)
High Jump: Lindsey Weissman (5th seed)
Pole Vault: Megan Fu (19th seed)
Long Jump: Miya Wensley (3rd seed), Lindsey Weissman (17th seed)
Triple Jump: Miya Wensley (5th seed)
Shot Put: Lindsey Weissman (37th seed)
Discus Throw: Lindsey Weissman (11th seed), Barbara Smith (20th seed)

CHS CIF Update

Claremont High School's varsity boys tennis team is still alive, the varsity boys volleyball team endured a 2nd round elimination and the swimming and track & field teams will be competing this weekend.

With a 12-6 win over Flintridge Prep in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 play on Wednesday, the Pack will play No.1 seeded Palm Desert today in a 2nd round match at home at 3 p.m. More about Wednesday's match can be found in Saturday's COURIER.

The Wolfpack boys volleyball team had a strong start this week by sweeping Village Christian in the opening round of CIF-SS Division 2, 25-19, 25-17, 25-21. But Temple City ended Claremont's season in 4 games on Thursday night in the 2nd round by scores of 15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-20.

Members of the CHS swim teams will compete today at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach in the CIF-SS Division 2 Swimming and Diving Championships. The prelims take place today and the finals will conclude tomorrow. For full results click HERE.

More than 15 of Claremont's track & field athletes will participate in the CIF-SS Division 2 Prelims at Moorpark High School on Saturday. The qualifiers from the prelims will compete in the CIF-SS finals on May 21st. Click HERE for a full performance list for tomorrow's prelims.

Keep looking for CIF updates throughout the weekend on the blog.

Pack sweeps Village Christian in 3 games

Round one of the CIF Southern Section Division III Boys Volleyball playoffs is in the books for Claremont.

The Wolfpack made short work of Village Christian on Tuesday night in Sun Valley by sweeping the Crusaders, 25-19, 25-17, 25-21. With the victory, Claremont advances to a 2nd round match at home against Temple City on Thursday at 7 p.m.

CHS could be headed for yet another showdown with Burbank Burroughs if both teams are victorious in the next 2 rounds of play. Burroughs won this year's Pacific League championship, ending a 5-year run by Claremont.

Look for another update following tomorrow night's match.

Metoyer done for season

Claremont High School runner AK Metoyer will not be able to return to the track for the CIF Southern Section meet after suffering a hip fracture at last Thursday's Sierra League Finals.

According to Metoyer, the fracture occurred when he was in the homestretch of the 800-meters race. Check out Wednesday's COURIER for the update.

Claremont qualifies many in Sierra League prelims

The Claremont High School track & field team had many runners and fielders qualify for Thursday's Sierra League Finals at the Sierra League Prelims on Monday. Scroll down below for all the varsity boys and girls qualifiers and their respective events:

CHS Varsity Boys Qualifiers
100m:
Michael Aiken, 11.05 (1st—Heat 2)

200m:
Aiken, 21.91 (1st—Heat 1)

400m:
Khayree Jones-Wilborn, 50.32 (1st—Heat 2)
Tanner Kuramata, 50.82 (1st—Heat 3)
Jacob Rancharan, 52.37 (2nd—Heat 1)
Cameron Blunt, 52.67 (2nd—Heat 2)

800m:
AK Metoyer, 1:59.09, (1st)Jacob Eagleton, 2:05.21 (5th)

1600m:
Paul Ross, 4:27.68 (1st)
Henry Falotico, 4:32.92 (3rd)
Colin Domonoske, 4:33.21 (4th)
Aric Crowell, 4:36.76 (7th)

100m Hurdles:
William Wu, 16.26 (1st—Heat 2)
Salim Cleghorne, 16.65 (2nd—Heat 2)

300m Hurdles:
Cleghorne, 40.97 (1st—Heat 1)

Long Jump:
Klyvens Delauany, 19-7.50 (1st)

Triple Jump:
Delaunay, 45-7,50 (1st)
Jones-Wilborn, 41-3.50 (5th)

Shot Put:
Noah Winnick, 40-9.50 (8th)
Austin Rose, 40-8 (9th)

Discus Throw:
Winnick, 119-7 (9th)


CHS Varsity Girls Qualifiers
100m:
Brittany Brown, 12:47 (2nd—Heat 2);

200m:
Mariella McCormack, 25.90 (1st—Heat 1)
Brown, 26.60 (2nd—Heat 2)
Kimberly Chen, 26.16 (2nd—Heat 1)

400m:
Chen, 58.48 (1st—Heat 2)
McCormack (1st—Heat 1)
Briana Holmes, 1:03.90 (5th—Heat 1)

800m:
Bailey Sanin, 2:27.19 (2nd)
Allison Spivack, 2:30.82 (5th)
Megan Renken, 2:34.56 (8th)
Kaylee Jorgensen, 2:35.25 (9th)
Danha Hernandez, 2:36.60 (12th)

100m Hurdles:
Bailey Sanin, 16.52 (2nd—Heat 2)
Maddy Keyser, 16.85 (2nd—Heat 1)

300m Hurdles:
Leandra Escobar, 51.45 (2nd—Heat 1)
Maureen Murphy, 53.13, (4th—Heat 2)

Long Jump:
Holmes, 15-7.50 (1st)

Shot Put:
Aubrey Fry, 34-4.50 (1st)
Kashawnia Thomas, 31-1 (3rd)
Raegan Henderson, 30-7 (4th)
Victoria Jeffries, 27-4.75 (9th)

Discus Throw:
Thomas, 93-0 (2nd)
Henderson, 86-9 (5th)
Jeffries, 84-10 (6th)
Fry, 82-7 (7th)