Led by individual champion and SCAC Runner of the Year Elliot Singer, the Colorado College women's cross country team captured the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference team title Saturday morning in San Antonio, Texas.
 
The Tigers placed four runners in the top seven, another four in the top 14 to earn all-conference honors, and finished with 27 points, 10 points ahead of second-place Trinity University. The University of St. Thomas was third with 103.   
 
Singer, a freshman from San Francisco, Calif., finished the 6K race with a time of 22 minutes, 18.6 seconds, nearly 28 seconds faster than second-place Anna Wilgenbusch of the University of Dallas. Singer, the first freshman to win the SCAC title since Taylor Stephens of Rhodes College in 2008, also earned SCAC Newcomer of the Year.
 
"On a day when every point matters, the depth of our team and all the days of hard work paid off," Singer said. "This team truly has so much fun together, and that love and trust is what makes the difference at the point when the race gets tough. I'm so grateful to be a part of this team, and can't wait for all the races to come."
 
Junior Kendall Accetta finished third in 22:53.4, while fellow junior Clare Quinn was fifth (22:57.7) and senior Megan Koch placed seventh (23:12.1). Freshman Posy Vogt rounded out the official scoring for the Tiers with an 11^th-place result in 23:44.7.
 
Freshman Sydney Rankin (12^th/23:52.8), senior Emily Dwyer (13^th/23:55.6) and sophomore Piper Catlin (14^th/23:57.0) also earned all-SCAC honors. Dwyer made the all-conference team for the third consecutive year.  
 
"I am so proud of the effort each and every CC Tiger put forward today," head coach Alex Nichols said. "This win is a direct reflection of every mile run, every morning lift, and the determination of this team. With Elliot leading the way, there are big things on the horizon for this team."

After the meet, Koch was named the recipient of the Elite 19 Award by the conference.The SCAC Elite 19 is awarded annually to the student-athlete who has at least a cumulative 3.25 GPA, at least 60 credit hours at his or her current institution and earns All-SCAC honors for that particular season.

Koch, a senior molecular biology major from Highlands Ranch, Colo., currently holds a 4.000 GPA and took All-SCAC honors with her seventh-place finish at Saturday's championship meet. It marks the third straight year a Colorado College student-athlete has won the award as Alexia Preston took home the honor following both the 2019 and 2020/21 championships.

The Tigers return to action at the NCAA Division III West Regionals on Saturday, Nov. 13, in Claremont, Calif.
 
2021 SCAC Women's Cross Country Team Results
1. Colorado College – 27
2. Trinity University – 37
3. University of St. Thomas - 103
4. Texas Lutheran Univ. – 109
5. University of Dallas – 127
6. Schreiner University - 174
7. Southwestern University – 185

2021 Women's Cross Country All-Conference Team
1. Elliot Singer, Colorado College - 22:18.6 (SCAC Runner of the Year, SCAC Newcomer of the Year)
2. Anna Wilgenbusch, Univ. of Dallas – 22:45.8
3. Kendall Accetta, Colorado College – 22:53.4
4. Abby Blackwood, Trinity University – 22:56.2
5. Clare Quinn, Colorado College – 22:57.7
6. Elaine Kaster, Trinity University – 23:07.6
7. Megan Koch, Colorado College – 23:12.1
8. Madison Habeck, Trinity University – 23:23.5
9. Ellie Catron, Trinity University – 22:08.2
10. Anna King, Trinity University – 23:29.4
11. Posy Vogt, Colorado College – 23:44.7
12. Sydney Rankin, Colorado College – 23:52.8
13. Emily Dwyer, Colorado College – 23:55.6
14. Piper Catlin, Colorado College – 23:57.0
 
Additional CC Individual Results
18. Dafna Williams – 24:10.7
22. Britt Helgaas – 24:42.0
23. Lily Brazil – 24:43.3
27. Charlotte Furman – 24:56.9