Women's Basketball

Claremont McKenna College

890 Columbia Avenue - Claremont, CA - 91711
Team Office: Tel: (909) 607-3139 Fax: (909) 621-8336
Team website: athletics.claremontmckenna.edu/

Claremont McKenna College is a highly selective independent liberal arts college educating leaders in business and public affairs. CMC enrolls 1,100 students and is a member of The Claremont Colleges. The Claremont Colleges (Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Claremont McKenna) have adjoining campuses, thereby offering joint academic programs and cross-registration in courses. Over 40 undergraduate programs are offered including Computer Science, Film Studies, Ethics, International Relations, and Military Science. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Claremont #11 among national liberal arts institutions.

Claremont McKenna College covers nearly fifty acres in the heart of The Claremont Colleges in Claremont, California. A comfortable college town of 35,000 residents, Claremont is nestled at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

School website
http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Private. co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

1,100

Getting In:

Very Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1310-1490

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$46,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Economics -Political Science - Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Jodie Burton enters her 28th season at the helm of the Athenas basketball program in 2007-08 and will be seeking to extend the remarkable run of her teams over the last 18 years. During that time the Athenas have won six Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) crowns, finished second ten times and have gone 176-64 SCIAC play. Eight of those teams have won 20 or more games and four have advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs. In 2006-07, the Athenas produced a 15-10 record breaking their string of three consecutive 20+ winning seasons.

Team Name	Athenas
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	439-238 (.648)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	15-10	20-5	20-5	87-40 (.685)
Conference	10-4	11-3	11-3	50-16 (.757)
Conf. Finish	2	2	2	1, 2, 4, 1, 2
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	NR

Coaches

Head Coach	Jodie Burton
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Claremont McKenna	1980-81
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	439-238 (.648)
Record at Claremont McKenna	439-238 (.648)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Rebecca Reichard

Recruiting Coordinator

Jodie Burton, (909) 607-3139, jodie.burton@cms.claremont.edu

Conference and Schedule

Claremont McKenna is a member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.thesciac.org) which is comprised of eight teams -- all from Southern California. The Athena's 14 game schedule involves playing each team twice, home and away. The farthest conference game is at Cal Lutheran about 100 miles from Claremont. Games are typically played on Thursdays and Saturdays and many piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the SCIAC conference winner getting an automatic NCAA berth . Currently, there is no end-of-season conference tournament. (Note: Harvey Mudd and Scripps College - members of the Claremont Colleges - pool their athletic programs with Claremont McKenna.)

Conference Opponents

La Verne, Pomona Pitzer, Cal Tech, Redlands,Whittier, Occidental, and Cal Lutheran

Facilities

Ducey Gym
Capacity: 1,200. Average Attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Claremont was ranked #6 in defense, limiting opponents to 49.7 ppg.