Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Women's Cross Country

Goldhammer is the CMS head cross country coach and an associate athletic director for CMS. Prior to CMS he coached at UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College and Cal State Los Angeles. He and his wife Toni live in Claremont. Their older daughter, Ami, is a graduate of Long Beach State and their younger daughter, Elizabeth, is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz.

Tavé, a 2012 Scripps College grad, is in her fourth year as coach in 2016.  Tavé, who ran for CMS for three years, was a three-time All-American for the Athenas. In cross country, she was a two-time All-American, three times All-Region and she holds the CMS record for the 6K cross country distance (20:51.8).  A two-time cross country team captain, she helped lead the team to the NCAA Championships three times including a then-best fourth place finish in 2011.  In track, she was an All-American in the 10,000 and competed at the NCAA Championships three times.  She holds the CMS record in the 10,000 (35:22.27) and is fifth all-time in the 5000 (17:15.37).  Tavé finished her collegiate eligibility at Colorado State University where she earned a Master's in Human Nutrition & Exercise Science.