When Alicia Freese PO ’10 began the women’s cross country season hobbled with an injury, she knew that she needed to keep in shape as best as possible to prepare for the end of the year and a possible berth to the National Championship.Apparently, her rehab worked—and then...
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross country team is currently ranked fourth in the region after an impressive performance at the SCIAC Championships. The Sagehens follow league rival Occidental and two teams from the Northwest Conference, Whitworth and Whitman. This Saturday, Nov. 14, the...
Until last Saturday, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross-country team had not defeated CMS in a conference meet since 1991. Now, the drought has finally ended. On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Sagehens earned 2nd place (59 points) in the SCIAC Championships behind Occidental (44 points), but ahead of...
While it may seem that running is a relatively painless activity, especially when compared to traditional contact sports such as football and rugby, the reality is that running hurts.On a college campus like Pomona, where the student body is motivated in its pursuits both in and out of the...
Gearing up for the multi-dual race, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s cross country team looked a little different last Saturday morning as they stretched, did strides, and nervously bounced on the starting line. The team, as well as seeing the return of some injured runners, donned new pairs of...
“Do you actually like to run?” “Why do you do it?” “What do you think about when you are running?” “Isn’t it boring?” “Don’t you just want to stop?”These are a few questions that members of the Pomona-Pitzer Cross-Country...
On a typical Saturday morning, the area surrounding the blue track, the soccer field, and the Pomona farm may be spotted with the occasional Claremont dog-walker or casual jogger making their way along the gravel trails and dewy grass. However, at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, these areas were...
With the Sagehens benefitting from an off-week, Brian Gillis took the opportunity to explore the nuances of cross country’s secret rehab: aqua jogging (the j pronounced as a y).Even most casual joggers have likely experienced some of the pains that go along with pounding the pavement in...
Despite injuries that have plagued many of the top returning harriers, the Women’s Cross Country squad is off to a solid start this season. The Sagehens have already competed in two invitationals as well as an inter-squad time trial, earning a fifth-place finish at the UC Irvine...