Senior
Kendall Accetta finished in fourth place, the best finish for a Colorado College runner in 21 years, and led the Tigers to third place Saturday at the NCAA Division III West Regional Championship in Riverside, Calif.
Accetta, who won the SCAC title two weeks ago, completed the 6K course in 22 minutes, 7.3 seconds and posted the best finish by a Tiger since Sarah Fitzgerald placed third in 2002.
Sophomore
Alison Mueller-Hickler placed 18
th and earned all-region honors (top 35 finishers) with a time of 22:53.0. Junior
Elliot Singer (23.:15.3) and sophomore
Ella Fullerton (23.17.0) each received a spot on the all-region team by placing 25
th and 26
th, respectively.
Sophomore
Sky Theodosopoulos closed out the Tiger scoring by finishing 42
nd in 23.40.8, while freshmen
Charlie Flint and
Mary Cate Kiser placed 48
th and 52
nd, respectively.
The winning team from each of the 10 regions automatically qualifies for the NCAA Division III National Championship, while 22 other teams from around the country will be selected as at-large bids. In addition, the top seven individuals that are not on teams selected also advance to the national meet. The team and individual selections to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 12.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps captured the team title with 32 points, followed George Fox (74) and Colorado College (108).
"We really put in strong a team effort today," head coach
Alex Nichols said. "We had some last minute decisions with the top seven, but the depth of the team showed through with our third place finish. We should be back to full strength next week and ready to take on the field at the national championship."
The NCAA Division III National Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 18, in Carlisle, Pa.
NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country West Region Team Scores
1. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 32
2. George Fox - 74
3. Colorado College - 108
4. UC Santa Cruz - 151
5. Chapman - 193
6. Pomona-Pitzer - 194
7. Redlands - 222
8. Occidental - 250
9. Lewis & Clark - 268
10. Trinity (Tex.) - 276
11. Caltech - 297
12. Pacific (Ore.) - 313
13. Whitworth - 342
14. Willamette - 422
15. Whitman - 428
16. UMHB – 469
17. La Verne - 488
18. McMurry - 499
19. St. Thomas (TX) – 502
20. East Texas Baptist – 523
21. Southwestern Univ. - 600
22. Pacific Lutheran – 603
23. Texas Lutheran - 611
Colorado College Individual Results (6K)
