ESTACADA, Ore. -- Colorado College placed six of its runners in the top-35 and finished second to lead all SCAC squads at the NCAA Division III West Region Saturday morning at Milo McIver Park. Complete Results

It was a big day for the conference as 10 of the league's runners finished in the top 35 to earn all-Region honors.

Colorado College senior Isabel Olson finished in fourth place, equaling the best finish for a CC runner in 22 years, and led the No. 2-ranked Tigers to second place Saturday at the NCAA Division III West Regional Championship in Estacada, Ore.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps captured the team title with 61 points, just one point ahead of the Tigers, followed UC Santa Cruz (96), George Fox (133) and Pomona-Pitzer (158).
 
Olson, who placed second at the SCAC Championship Meet two weeks ago, completed the 6K course in 21 minutes, 8.4 seconds and equaled Kendall Accetta's fourth-place finish last year, the best finish by a Tiger since Sarah Fitzgerald placed third in 2002.
 
Junior Alison Mueller-Hickler and senior Sydney Rankin placed 10th and 11th with times of 21:31.3 and 21:33.6, respectively, and earned all-region honors (top 35 finishers). Sophomores Abby Goodfried (18th) and Charlie Flint (19th) and also received spots on the all-region team as did senior Britt Helgaas who placed 28th.

The Trinity University women scored 227 total points and finished eighth, the program's third straight year to post a top 10 finish at the regional meet and its best since 2021. The Tigers had two runners earn All-Region recognition for the first time in their careers. Gianna Keena led the women with a time of 22:05.1 that was good for 30th place and shattered her previous personal best time that she established just two weeks ago at the SCAC championship meet. First-year Charlotte Martin also earned All-Region distinction by finishing 35th in a PR time of 22:28.1. The two Trinity standouts also moved into the top 15 on Trinity's record book. Keena's time from today's race puts her ninth in school history, while Martin is now 12th.

Trinity's top five women's runners all had new personal records on Saturday, incluiding Emerson Voldan and Josette Gurule, who finished 46th and 47th, respectively, with times of 22:49.7 and 22:50.6 that were more than 20 seconds faster than their previous best.

McMurry University finished in 16th place with 400 points. The War Hawks were led by junior Chloe Mclellan who earned All-Region honors with a school-record time of 22:22.1, good for a 32nd place finish. 

Southwestern University finished in 18th place in the team standings with 483 points behind the strong finish by junior Breanna Steele who finished in eighth place and earned All-Region honors in a time of 21:29.1.

Rounding out the conference teams who scored at the meet, Texas Lutheran University and University of St. Thomas finished in 24th and 25th place, respectively. The Bulldogs were paced by first-year Audrey Malbrough who placed 117th with a time of 24:38.4, while the Celts were led by sophomore Alejandra Ramon who was 101st in 24:11.9.

Concordia University (Texas) did not score but sophomore Ashley Rivera did post 165th place for the Tornados, finishing in 26:21.7.

At the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships, University of the Ozarks did not score, but junior Chloe Weathers was the Eagles' top finisher, crossing the line in 62nd place in the 210 runner field that assembled in Rock Island, Ill. Weathers posted a 6k time of 23:55.4. Complete Results

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. 17.
 
The NCAA Division III National Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, in Terre Haute, Ind.