Chaw Thinzar Mon

Chaw Thinzar Mon
Chaw Thinzar Mon
  • Hometown:
    Arcadia
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Arcadia
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Coach Jen Ho (far left) with her 2017 Pasadena City College women's badminton team, the second state team champion in the history of PCC women's athletics.
Finally a State Team Crown For Lancers Badminton

(SANTA CLARA, Calif.)--After 18 years that the sport has been offered, the Pasadena City College women's badminton team finally captured its first CCCAA State Championship, defeating Fresno City College, 11-10, in the title match Thursday at Mission College. The score was far from indicative of how things went as the Lancers clinched the match at 11-5 during the third round of play.

Lancers No. 3 singles player Natalie Ong scored four of PCC's points in an 11-10 win by Pasadena at Grossmont in the SoCal title match Wednesday, photo by Richard Quinton.
Numbers Game Goes To PCC Badminton In SoCal Final

It was simple math that helped the Pasadena City College women's badminton team clinch its second straight trip to the CCCAA State Team championship match on Wednesday. Host Grossmont only had five available players to the normal 6-player ladder that the Lancers featured going into the Southern California title match.

Chaw Thinzar Mon helped the Lancers win their third consecutive South Coast Conference team title, photo by Richard Quinton.
Women's Badminton At Grossmont In SoCal Title Match May 3

The undefeated, South Coast Conference champion Pasadena City College women's badminton team travel to play Grossmont, the undefeated Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champs, in the Southern California championship match on Wednesday, May 3. The team final begins at 3 p.m.

Lancer Natalie Ong in a recent match. She has become a key player for the Lancers in their middle ladder, photo by Richard Quinton.
Ong's Singles Clinic Highlights Badminton Win Over ELAC

Playing at No. 3 singles, Pasadena City College women's badminton freshman Natalie Ong didn't just win her two matches against East Los Angeles' No. 3 and No. 4 players on Friday. Ong played nearly perfect and incredibly only gave her opponents less points (three) than sets played (four) as PCC routed the Huskies, 20-1, at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.

Natalie Ong (left) and Amy Huang (right) scored two doubles wins for the Lancers v. De Anza on Monday, photo by Richard Quinton.
Badminton 9-0 With Win Over De Anza

The Pasadena City College women's badminton team knows its a frontrunner in a quest for the program's first state team championship. The Lancers reaffirmed their standing by defeating North region De Anza for the second time this season, 19-2, Monday at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.

Janin Herrera makes a shot during PCC's victory to clinch another South Coast Conference title Wednesday at the H-P Gym, photo by Richard Quinton.
Badminton Clinches Baker's Dozen In SCC Titles

The Pasadena City College women's badminton team clinched at least a tie for the South Coast Conference title Wednesday with its third shutout of El Camino-Compton Center this year, 21-0, at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.

Sophomore Hong Yan Liu has settled in as PCC's No. 2 badminton player this season, photo by Richard Quinton.
Cakewalks For Badminton In Conference Play

The Pasadena City College women's badminton team is having its easiest trip ever to a South Coast Conference title. With a 6-0 perfect record through two rounds of SCC play, the Lancers have outscored their opponents by the lopsided count of 121-5.

PCC's badminton team did well in its trip up North.
North Trip Shows Women's Badminton State Contender

The Pasadena City College women's badminton team breezed over host De Anza College, 18-3, in a non-conference match Mar. 10 and then followed that with a bevy of individual wins at the Coast Conference round robin individual tournament Mar. 11 also held at De Anza in Northern California.

Natalie Ong held her own in a high ladder spot in PCC badminton's win on Friday, photo by Richard Quinton.
SCC Win Streak At 24 For Badminton

In her third season as head coach of the Pasadena City College women's badminton team, Jen Ho has never lost a South Coast Conference match. And at 24 consecutive wins and a 3-0 record thus far this year, it doesn't appear she will anytime soon.

Chaw Thinzar Mon is one of 11 freshmen on the '17 Lancers badminton team. She makes this shot during the season opener Friday at PCC.
Women's Badminton Keeps SCC Win Streak Going In 2017

The Pasadena City College women's badminton team opened the 2017 season by stretching its South Coast Conference winning streak to 22 matches, all under third-year head coach Jen Ho. The Lancers shut out visiting El Camino College-Compton Center, 21-0, Friday at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.