Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The mascot for the men's teams is Stanley the Stag, and the women's teams are the Athenas. Their colours are cardinal and gold.
According to the Division III Fall Learfield Director's Cup Standings for the 2016–2017 year, CMS ranks 12th among all Division III programs, and first among SCIAC colleges.
The other sports combination of the Claremont Colleges, and CMS' primary rival, is the team made up of Pomona College and Pitzer College known as the Pomona–Pitzer Sagehens (PP). This is known to students as the Sixth Street Rivalry.
==== Athletic facilities ====
Baseball — Bill Arce Field
Basketball and Volleyball — Roberts Pavilion
Football and Lacrosse — John Zinda Field
Softball — Softball Field
Soccer — John Pritzlaff Field
Aquatics — Matt M. Axelrood Pool
Tennis — Biszantz Family Tennis Center
Track and Field — Burns Track Complex
=== Relations with Caltech ===
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), another university with strength in the natural sciences and engineering, …
