James Settles' individual title in the 10,000-meter race helped the Colorado College men's track and field team sit in third place following the first day of the 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships Saturday in Georgetown, Texas.

The Tigers, who have finished third in the last six SCAC Championships, have 50 points and trail Trinity University (142) and Texas Lutheran (115).
 
Settles, a junior, won his second 10K title in the last three years with a time of 32:20.95, the third-fastest ever run at the SCAC Championship Meet. 2021 10K champion Devlin Swanson finished second to earn all-SCAC honors, while Joe Bullock placed fifth, Dominic Schwein sixth and Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik eighth.
 
Freshmen Rabbit Barnes (1:57.07) and Josh Williams (21.72) finished fourth in the 800 and 200, respectively, while sophomore Robert Gluck placed sixth in the pole vault with a height of 10'5.5".
 
"Our team had a great start to the championship," head coach Katie Bretscher said. "I'm proud of the way they competed in their events."
 
Other scorers for CC (top 6) included freshman Sam Singer, senior Theo Snowdon and freshman Luc Sanots, who finished fifth, sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 3K Steeplechase.
 
In addition, the 4x100-meter relay team of Asher Todd-Taraday, Holden Perry, Nathan Vincent and Liam Gunsbury placed sixth with a time of 45.12 seconds.
 
The Tigers wrap up the conference championship meet on Sunday, April 23.