The Colorado College women's track and field team is in second place after posting a pair of conference titles on the first day of competition at the 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in Georgetown, Texas.
 
The Tigers, who have 97 points, only trail Trinity University (136 points) after Saturday's action. CC finished second, its best result in program history, last year the SCAC Meet.
 
Sophomore Elliot Singer and freshman Ella Fullerton each captured an individual title on Saturday. Singer opened the meet by defending her title in the 10K with a time of 39:13.10, becoming the first female to win back-to-back SCAC 10K titles since CC's Katie Sandfort in 2016 and '17. Charlotte Furman finished second and Dafna Williams third for all-SCAC selections, and Britt Helgaas placed fourth.
 
Fullerton, meanwhile, won 800-meter title with a time of 2:20.54, the first Tiger to win that race since Stefani Messick in 2016. Isabel Olson finished second and Maddie Shove third to earn all-SCAC honors, while May Lamb placed sixth and Tori Matson seventh. 
 
After a couple of third-place finishes the last two years in the 400-meter hurdles at the SCAC Meet, junior Emma Fowkes placed second with a personal-best time of 1:06.85, while junior Julia Solano (12:08.46) and freshman Liz White (12:25.91) finished second and third, respectively, in the 3000 steeplechase.
 
Freshman Clara Lippert earned all-SCAC honors by finishing third in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 17'0.25". She also placed fourth in the 200 with a PR time of 26.01 seconds.
 
"We had a few individuals outperform their seed marks/times which is always exciting to see at the league championship," head coach Katie Bretscher said. "We also had several individuals who have performed where they were seeded. Overall it was a very good day for the women's team."
 
The Tigers wrap up the conference championship meet on Sunday, April 23.