2020 CMS Annual Report

WINTER SPORTS BASKETBALL (ATHENAS)

For the seventh season in a row, the Athenas won 19 or more games and played for the SCIAC Tournament championship. Redlands prevailed with a 62-55 overtime victory. Nevertheless, the Athenas ended another stellar season with a 19-8 overall record, 11-5 in SCIAC. BASKETBALL (STAGS) The Stags put together a 19-7 overall record to go along with an 11-5 SCIAC mark and were SCIAC Tournament semifinalists. This marked the 21 st straight winning season for the Stags. SWIM & DIVE (ATHENAS)* After bringing the SCIAC championship back to CMS, the Athenas ended the season as the tenth-ranked Division III program in the country and qualified 11 team members for the NCAA Division III Championships. SWIM & DIVE (STAGS)* The Stags, ranked No. 11 in Division III, narrowly defeated Pomona-Pitzer –by 14 points–to bring the SCIAC Championship back to CMS after a 2-year hiatus and eighth time in the last 10 seasons. CMS had an 8-0 SCIAC dual-meet record and a total of seven Stags qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. Diver Kendall Hollimon ’20 placed in second in the 1 and 3-meter dives at Diving Regionals. SPRING SPORTS * BASEBALL The Stags were off to a 7-7 start, 2-4 in SCIAC play which included a SCIAC series win against Redlands. GOLF (ATHENAS) Over the course of the fall and the spring, the Athenas moved up to No. 8 in the national rankings, finished in first place at the Tustin Shootout and registered three other second place finishes. GOLF (STAGS) Of the four events the Stags competed induring the fall and spring seasons, the Stags won three of themandmoved to No. 7 in the national rankings, taking home first place at the Bulldog Invitational, Embry Riddle Invitational and the SCIAC #1 Tournament. LACROSSE (ATHENAS) The three-time defending SCIAC champions were once again off to great start with a 5-1 overall (and SCIAC) record in 2020 and were ranked third in the West Region.

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