Senior James Settles finished second individually with a school record time and led the Colorado College men's cross country to a seventh-place finish among 43 Division III teams Saturday at the prestigious Augustana Invitational in Rock Island, Ill.
 
Settles, who finished 60^th at this meet last season, covered the 8K race in 24 minutes, 20.8 seconds, nine seconds faster than the previous school record of 24:29, set by Scott Kang in 1986.
 
The Tigers, unranked in the most recent Division III national poll, finished ahead of six ranked teams, U. of Chicago (18), UC Santa Cruz (21), Wisconsin-Stevens Point (35), LaVerne (28), Trinity University (34) and Central College (26).
 
No. 1 North Central College won the meet with 60 points, followed by No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater (90 points), No. 7 Wartburg (97), No. 25 Washington University (210), No. 19 Calvin (230) and Carleton (254).
 
Senior Devlin Swanson finished 24^th (25:06.1) followed by freshman Will Shuflit in 70^th (25:42.3) and senior Ayden Cherry in 75^th (25:45.2). Senior Brett Kitazono rounded out the scoring for CC in 115^th place (26:05.1).
 
"I was really happy with how the race shaped up for the team," head coach Alex Nichols said. "We came to Augustana to prove that we have a national caliber squad. The men absolutely delivered and gained some valuable experience from this competitive field."
 
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the SCAC Championship Meet in Seguin, Texas.
 
 
Top 10 Team Results
1. No. 1 North Central College - 60
2. No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater – 90
3. No. 7 Wartburg College – 97
4. No. 25 Washington Univ. – 210
5. No. 19 Calvin – 230
6. Carleton – 254
7. Colorado College – 273
8. No. 18 U of Chicago – 277
9. Wisconsin-Stout – 299
10. No. 21 UC Santa Cruz – 317
 
 
Colorado College Individual Results

Place	Name	Time	Pts.
2	James Settles	24:20.8	2
24	Devlin Swanson	25:06.1	24
70	Will Shuflit	25:42.3	68
75	Ayden Cherry	25:45.2	72
115	Brett Kitazono	26:05.1	107
242	Parker Libby	26:53.9	(200)
250	Dominic Schwein	26:58.5	(205)
265	Liam Mullen	27:05.0
298	Huck Whittemore	27:20.1
316	Walt Jones	27:35.0
343	Connor Clarkson	27:51.1