Sparked by an All-America performance from freshman Elliot Singer, the Colorado College women's cross country team finished 27^th at the NCAA Division III Championship Meet on Saturday at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
 
The Tigers, participating as a team for the first time since 2016, finished with 617 points. Johns Hopkins won the team title with 130 points, followed by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps with 132.
 
Singer achieved All-America status by placing 29^th with a personal-best 6K time of 21:39.2, the fourth-fastest time in program history. She was the third-fastest freshman in the meet and the first All-America from CC since Leah Wessler and Katie Sandfort both earned the honor in 2016. Singer is also the first freshman, male or female, in Colorado College cross country history to earn All-America status.
  
"The team stepped up and performed extremely well on the national stage," head coach Alex Nichols said. "Elliot delivered a huge performance to cap off an incredible season. We're really happy to have out-performed our national ranking and will use this as a valuable learning experience for the coming years. This is a young team that has a very bright future ahead."
 
Juniors Clare Quinn and Kendall Accetta finished 155^th and 182^nd, respectively, in their first appearance at the national meet. Quinn finished the race in 22:48.7 while Accetta ran a 22:57.7.
 
Senior Megan Koch placed 224^th in her final collegiate race with a time of 23:20.2, while freshman Sydney Rankin closed out the scoring for CC in 228^th place with a time of 23:21.9.
  
Juniors Lily Brazil and Dafna Williams finished 277^th and 289^th, respectively.
 
 
2021 NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships
Louisville, KY
 
Team Results
1. Johns Hopkins – 130
2. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps – 132
3. SUNY Geneseo – 168
4. Wartburg – 179
5. Washington U. – 200
6. U. of Chicago – 266
7. Williams – 272
8. Hope - 346
9. Tufts – 347
10. Pomona-Pitzer – 364
11. Wis.-La Crosse – 370
12. MIT – 392
13. St. Olaf - 443
14. Middlebury - 450
15. Wellesley - 478
16. Bates - 481
17. Calvin - 486
18. Carnegie Mellon - 489
19. Emory - 493
20. Brandeis - 496
21. Carleton - 505
22. Wis.-Eau Claire - 506
23. John Carroll - 540
24. Haverford - 567
25. Case Western - 583
26. Dickinson - 610
27. Colorado College - 617
28. Trine - 630
29. Smith - 648
30. Allegheny - 682
31. Amherst - 687
32. Lynchburg - 712
 
 
CC Individual Results (6K)
 

Name	Finish	Points	Time
Elliot Singer	29	27	21:39.2
Clare Quinn	155	119	22:48.7
Kendall Accetta	182	138	22:57.7
Megan Koch	224	165	23:20.2
Sydney Rankin	228	168	23:21.9
Lily Brazil	277	(211)	24:06.3
Dafna Williams	289	(220)	24:43.5