With Nationals right around the corner, the University of La Verne track and field team gave it one last shot at earning berths to the national championship meet, to be held May 27-29 at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., by competing in the Claremont Classic last weekend in Claremont.
In a strong performance at the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference track and field championships, the University of La Verne men’s and women’s track teams put together a total team effort but came up short as they ran into a pumped up Claremont team that swept both the men’s and women’s team titles, Monday afternoon at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
In the last two meets, in San Luis Obispo and Azusa, the University of La Verne track team has qualified several athletes to go to the NCAA national competition in June.
After a semifinal letdown to second-ranked Washington (Mo.) University, the University of La Verne women’s volleyball team rode a 3-0 victory over Emory University to a third-place national finish Saturday night in the Supertents.
Amy Smith, senior outside hitter for the University of La Verne women’s volleyball team, was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Banquet Dec. 4 at the Ontario Convention Center.