Led by four runners in the top 10, the Colorado College women's cross country team finished in second-place at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships Saturday in Kerrville, Texas. The Tigers had five runners in all earn all-conference honors by placing in the top 14 and scored 36 points, 16 behind team champion Trinity University. 
 
Freshman Megan Koch led the Tigers and was named the SCAC Newcomer of the Year with a fourth-place result, covering the 6k course in a personal-best time of 23 minutes, 30 seconds, two seconds ahead of senior Leah Veldhuisen, who placed fifth and earned a spot on the all-SCAC team for the third consecutive year. She ran a season-best time of 23:32 on Saturday.
 
Senior Meghan Tanel earned her first career all-conference selection by finishing seventh in 23:43, eclipsing her personal-best time by one second. Sophomore Lily O'Dowd placed ninth for her first career all-SCAC honor with a season-best time of 23:55.
 
Freshman Lucy Wagner was CC's other all-conference selection after finishing 11^th with a time of 24:10. Sophomores Gilian Foley and Alexia Preston just missed all-conference by finishing 15^th and 16^th, respectively.
 
Four other Tigers, Audrey Nelson (22^nd), Charlotte Furman (25^th), Emily Mitchem (30^th) and Halle White (32^nd) all finished in the top 32.
 
The Tigers will run at the NCAA Division III West Region Meet on Saturday, Nov. 10 in Walla Walla, Wash.
 
 
Team Results
1. Trinity University – 20
2. Colorado College – 36
3. University of Dallas – 106
4. Texas Lutheran Univ. – 110
5. Southwestern University – 138
6. Austin College – 153
7. Schreiner University – 184
 
2018 Women's Cross Country All-Conference Team
1. Molly McCullough, Trinity University, 21:51
2. Brianna Ratliff, Trinity University – 23:19
3. Laura Taylor, Trinity University – 23:22
4. Megan Koch, Colorado College – 23:30 (Newcomer of the Year)
5. Leah Veldhuisen, Colorado College – 23:32
6. Jordan Juran, Trinity University – 23:43
7. Meghan Tanel, Colorado College – 23:43
8. Allison Hill, Trinity University – 23:51
9. Lily O'Dowd, Colorado College – 23:55
10. Ashley Rynard, Texas Lutheran University – 24:02
11. Lucy Wagner, Colorado College – 24:10
12. Anna Wilgenbusch, University of Dallas – 24:13
13. Samantha Simank, Trinity University – 24:18
14. Gabi Amaya, Trinity University – 24:27
 
Additional CC Individual Results
15. Gilian Foley – 24:27
16. Alexia Preston – 24:30
22. Audrey Nelson – 25:27
25. Charlotte Furman – 25:36
30. Emily Mitchem – 26:01
32. Halle White – 26:11