Pomona–Pitzer Sagehens
| Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens | |
|---|---|
| University | Pomona College Pitzer College |
| Conference | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[1] |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Lesley Irvine[2] |
| Location | Claremont, California |
| Football stadium | Merritt Field[3] |
| Basketball arena | Voelkel Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Alumni Field |
| Softball stadium | Pomona-Pitzer Softball Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Pomona-Pitzer Soccer Stadium |
| Aquatics center | Haldeman Aquatics Center |
| Lacrosse stadium | South Athletics Complex |
| Other venues | Pauley Tennis Complex Strehle Track |
| Mascot | Cecil the Sagehen |
| Nickname | Sagehens |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| Website | www |
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens is the joint athletics program for Pomona College and Pitzer College, two of the Claremont Colleges. It competes in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference of the NCAA Division III. Its mascot is Cecil the Sagehen. Its primary rival is the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Athenas, the joint team of the three other undergraduate Claremont Colleges.[4]
Sports
There are 10 men's and 11 women's teams.[5]
Men's sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Water Polo
Women's sports
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Nickname
The nickname "Sagehen" first appeared in a 1913 issue of The Student Life newspaper.[6] In the timespan from 1914 to 1917, two nicknames were used: "Hun" and "Sagehen". At the beginning of 1918, they began using the "Sagehen" as the only symbol of Pomona. One popular myth is that a reporter intended to refer the teams as sage Huns, but accidentally typed "hens". However, many say this tale is very unlikely because the "u" and "e" on a keyboard are quite far.[6] Later Pomona-Claremont began using it, and it is now the nickname for the combined Pomona-Pitzer team.
"Sagehen" refers to the Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), a large ground-dwelling bird native to western United States, distinguished by is its long-pointed tail. If feeds mainly on sagebrush (hence its name).
Mascot
Cecil the Sagehen is the official mascot of the team, and serves as its graphic image. The first reference to "Cecil" was made in the 1946 Metate (Pomona College's yearbook).[7] Rather than in grouse's natural brown and white colors, the mascot is rendered in the team's official blue and orange colors.[8]
References
- ^ "Administration". sagehens.com.
- ^ "Athletic History". sagehens.com.
- ^ "Pomona Pitzer Athletic Facilities". sagehens.com.
- ^ "Sports and the Outdoors". Pomona College. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens". Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b "The History of Cecil the Sagehen". Pomona-Pitzer Athletics. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ Hotaling, Debra (February 7, 1999). "Mascots Unmasked". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Cecil Image and Athletics Color Usage Guidelines". Pomona-Pitzer Athletics. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
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