CMS baseball made history by earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the program’s first trip back since 1996. The team advanced to the NCAA regional finals by winning two crucial elimination games against Centenary and Concordia (Tex.). A loss to third-ranked East Texas Baptist in the regional finals ended their season, but the team set a program record for wins, finishing 32-15. The previous program record (30) had stood since 1972.
Tarm Rojanasoonthon ’25 led a trio of men’s tennis players who rattled off three straight-set singles wins to put CMS on the cusp of a national title. However, a lightning delay of two-plus hours led to a shift in momentum for the University of Chicago, which came back to earn a 5-4 win in a nail-biter. CMS advanced to the national championship match for the first time since 2018, ending its season at 29-4. In addition to holding the No. 1 ranking in the country, the program also won 25 straight matches during a memorable season.
Riley Capuano ’26 edged out two other competitors at the finish line to earn second place in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. Capuano finished in 4:28.66, surging over the closing stretch to move into the second position on the All-America podium. The Los Altos, Calif. native has earned All-America in each of her seasons and was also part of the third-place distance medley relay team during indoor track and field season.
Photo courtesy of Caroline Bullock ’24
For Caroline Bullock ’24, it was a productive summer. She still has the grass stains and bruises to prove it.
A captain for the 2024 national champion Claremont Foxes women’s rugby team—the team’s first title in Division I and third in a row—Bullock has continued pushing herself against elite competition after graduating in May.
It started in spring when the two-time MVP was invited to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. for a 7s Development Camp where USA Rugby competed against Canada. This summer, Bullock was selected captain of the Pacific Southwest Griffins—a 23-and-under regional all-star team comprised of athletes from Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico—leading her squad to second place in its tier. From there, she was selected to compete at the Top 40 U23 USA Rugby Development Camp, again in Chula Vista, where she played with premier athletes from across the country. The opportunity, both “inspiring and motivating,” places her in a talent pipeline for the 2025 and 2029 Rugby World Cups—and possibly even the next Olympics.
Bullock finished up a busy summer playing and training with the San Diego Surfers, a women’s club coached by rugby notables Richie Walker and Lauren Daly. While many of her classmates are onto their first job or graduate school, Bullock said she is having way too much fun on the pitch.
“I know I have my CMC education to propel me as an engaged citizen and member of the workforce,” said Bullock, a PPE major from Helena, Mont. “But for now, developing my rugby skills and seeing where that takes me is truly fulfilling.”