Junior James Settles led the Colorado College men's cross country to a fourth-place finish Saturday at the Ted Castaneda Classic in Monument Valley Park.
 
Settles finished 12^th overall and ninth among collegiate runners, covering the 8K race in 25 minutes, 11.28 seconds.
 
The Tigers finished the race with 101 points, behind team champion Adams State (33 points), Colorado Mines (33) and Northwest Kansas (87). Paul Knight of Colorado Mines was the top collegiate runner in a  time of 24:41.70.
 
Junior Brett Kitazono finished 35^th (26:39.97), followed by freshman Joe Bullock in 45^th (27:07.84) and junior Ayden Cherry in 51^st (27:22.74). Junior Devlin Swanson rounded out the scoring for CC in 53^rd place (27:27.52).
 
We ran very well today," head coach Alex Nichols said. "They stayed calm early in the race, then chased down other runners in the second half. Having 13 men under 28:30 at this point in the season, at altitude, shows a lot of depth. It will be great to see what they can do on a fast, sea-level course in two weeks."
 
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Augustana Invitational in Rock Island, Ill.
 
 
Team Results
1. Adams State – 33
2. Colorado Mines – 33
3. Northwest Kansas - 87
4. Colorado College – 101
5. Metro State - 144
6. Central Wyoming College - 157
 
 
Colorado College Individual Results

Place	Name	Time	Pts.
12	James Settles	25:11.28	9
35	Brett Kitazono	26:39.97	21
45	Joe Bullock	27:07.84	22
51	Ayden Cherry	27:22.74	24
53	Devlin Swanson	27:27.52	25
54	Theo Snowdon	27:30.21	(26)
62	Mason Castle	27:50.83	(29)
65	Huck Whittemore	27:58.28
69	Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik	28:08.29
71	Emerson Worrell	28:21.78
72	Liam Mullen	28:22.66
73	Walt Jones	28:24.66
74	Rabbit Barnes	28:26.15
79	Aidan Santos	28:40.35
81	Dominic Schwein	28:53.50
83	Ruben Margolis	29:03.58
85	Sam Singer	29:10.92
87	Jennings Wilson	29:27.30
88	Axel Komplarens	29:38.24
93	Jay Moran	29:51.36
94	Felix Battle	30:03.46
95	Luc Santos	30:19.28