About the Program

Annually one of the top teams in conference, Pomona-Pitzer's men's cross country team boasts an outstanding history of success. The harriers race over 8000m (5 mile) courses, and the list of successful runners who have worn the Pomona-Pitzer singlet is a lengthy one.

At the conference level, Pomona-Pitzer men have won 11 SCIAC team titles, including a conference crown in 2003, 2004, and 2005. In the past 25 years, the following Pomona-Pitzer men have won individual SCIAC Championship meet victories: Gerry Harnett (1978), Nick Buchan (1979), Sieg Lindstrom (1981 and 1982), David Francis (1983), Rory Frampton (1984), Avo Artinyian (1993), Crosby Freeman (2003-2005), and Will Leer (2006).

The men's team competes in the NCAA III West Region meet, and has consistently placed well there - eight times earning NCAA Nationals berths as a team. Individually, four athletes have earned All-American honors at Nationals: Gerry Harnett (1977 and 1978), Adam Boardman (1999), Crosby Freeman (2002, 2004, 2005), and Will Leer (2006).

Success for the men's cross country program isn't limited to the race course. By having a total team roster with a cumulative GPA of over 3.10, the entire squad has earned All-Academic honors frequently since the award's beginning in 1994, with the 2002 team's GPA of 3.51 standing 2nd among all NCAA III institutions.

The squad trains on the neighborhood streets and bike paths of idyllic Claremont, and on the rolling dirt fireroads and trails in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in northern Claremont. In recent years, the cross country team has competed in the Alumni meet at home, the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, the UC Riverside Invitational, the Stanford Invitational, the SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet in La Mirada Park, the SCIAC Championship Meet at Prado Park in Chino, and both the NCAA III West Region and National meets to cap off the season.