Senior
Isabel Olson finished in fourth place, equaling the best finish for a Colorado College 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 10
th and 11
th with times of 21:31.3 and 21:33.6, respectively, and earned all-region honors (top 35 finishers). Junior
Abby Goodfried (18
th), sophomore
Charlie Flint (19
th) and senior
Britt Helgaas (28
th) received spots on the all-region team for the first time.
Junior
Brooktie Frogge was CC's final runner, finishing in 52
nd place.
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.
NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country West Region Top 5 Team Scores
1. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 61
2. Colorado College - 62
3. UC Santa Cruz - 96
4. George Fox - 133
5. Pomona-Pitzer - 158
Colorado College Individual Results (6K)
