<p>Or, I think, even close. They are academically stellar and Claremont kids are diverse, intelligent and talented-- all together, it’s a really interesting, rare and admirable group of five thousand young students. But no, they’re not really sports-oriented. There are great athletes at the Claremonts, I’m sure, but they’re not what the Claremonts are really known for in the slightest. When I visited, hower, the CMC tour guide mentioned football as not being too bad-- may have even won some sort of championship in their division or area or something-- but that’s about it.</p>
<p>By the way, if your daughter (best wishes to her!) becomes a Pitzer kid, she’ll be a Sage Hen. Yes, that’s the mascot for Pitzer/Pomona sports teams (Pitzer combines their players with Pomona’s to form different teams, that’s how small the schools are). I believe Scripps does “cross-athletics” with CMC; female CMC/Scripps athletes are known as the “Athenas” (more “dignified” but less quirky than “Sage Hen”, admittedly).</p>
<p>The Sage Hen, if you’re curious, is a native bird to SoCal (in particular, I think, to the Claremont desert area). It looks like a chicken and is known, when scared, to dig its head in the sand. If you look up a picture of the Pitzer/Pomona mascot, I think you’d appreciate the schools’ good humor. It’s a close-up of this aggravated, sharp-eyed chicken thing. 
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<p>EDIT: Found a pic (it’s small and you’ll have to scroll all the way down to see it) <a href=“http://www.physical-education.pomona.edu/History/Then.shtml[/url]”>http://www.physical-education.pomona.edu/History/Then.shtml</a></p>
<p>So, maybe your daughter would prefer Scripps over Pitzer…? Just kidding. They’re both great schools; encourage her to visit as often as she can if she’s really interested (all three schools now, or even Pomona and Harvey Mudd, just to see if she’d like it there, too). She’ll get a better idea of athletic facilities/treatment of athletics if she visits and actually converses with current students/faculty.</p>
<p>Best wishes!</p>