Thanks to top 30 finishes by freshman Allysa Warling and junior Leah Wessler, the Colorado College women's cross country team place eighth Saturday at the 41st Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational Saturday in Salem, Ore.
 
Warling, who has led the Tigers in all three meets this season, finished 21^st overall with a 5k time of 18 minutes, 18.5 seconds. Wessler, the reigning SCAC Runner of the Year, finished 26^th with a time of 18:28.0.
 
Freshman Leah Veldhuisen posted an impressive time of 18:54.7 to finish in 46^th place, two spots ahead of junior Katie Sandfort, who finished the race in 18:57.0. Fellow junior Stefani Messick completed the official scoring for the Tigers by finishing 59^th in a time of 19:14.4.
 
While the majority of the team ran in Salem, three Tigers competed at the Metro State Invite in Denver, Colo. Senior Beryl Coulter was CC's top runner, finishing 58^th in the 6k race with a time of 27:19.
 
CC returns to action at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Hays, Kan.
 
Team Results
1. Portland State - 75
2. Portland - 100
3. Seattle Pacific - 105
4. Point Loma - 119
5. Willamette - 130
6. Whitworth - 131
7. Humboldt State - 163
8. Colorado College - 198
9. Concordia (Ore.) - 230
10. Whitman - 288
11. Linfield - 332
12. Puget Sound - 362
13. George Fox - 381
14. Lewis & Clark - 394
15. Pacific (Ore.) - 422
16. Western Oregon - 458
17. McMurry - 471
18. Pacific Lutheran - 495
 
Colorado College Individual Results (5k)
 

Place	Name	Pts.	Time
21	Warling, Allysa	21	18:18.5
26	Wessler, Leah	26	18:28.0
46	Veldhuisen, Leah	46	18:54.7
48	Sandfort, Katie	48	18:57.0
59	Messick, Stefani	57	19:14.4
76	Crimmins, Allison	69	19:37.0
80	Atkinson, Patty	72	19:41.9
99	Matlin, Kate	--	20:02.2
107	Luna, Corey	--	20:09.4
122	Maxwell, Kelsey	--	20:33.4
133	Gonzalez, Emma	--	20:41.9
134	Tanel, Meghan	--	20:43.2