The Colorado College women's cross country team received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championships on Sunday. CC, ranked No. 2 in the country, will compete at the national meet for the fourth consecutive year after finishing 22
nd at the 2023 DIII Championship Meet in Newville, Pa.
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The Tigers, who finished second at the West Region meet by one point on Saturday, will compete next Saturday, Nov. 23, at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind., beginning at 12 p.m. (ET). The team champion automatically qualified from each of the 10 regions, while 22 at-large teams were selected on Sunday.
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"It's fantastic to see the women returning to the National Championship for the fourth straight year." head coach
Alex Nichols said. " Each of the last four seasons has been building on itself, and this is looking like the best team in program history. We had a slight hiccup at regionals with the women coming down with colds in the week leading up to the race, but things are improving and the team is looking forward to showing what they are really capable of on the biggest stage."
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Senior
Isabel Olson finished fourth overall at the West Region Meet with a 6K time of 21.8.4. The SCAC runner-up earned all-region honors (top 35 finishers) for the first time in her career.
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Junior
Alison Mueller-Hickler and reigning SCAC Champion senior
Sydney Rankin placed 10
th and 11
th with times of 21:31.3 and 21:33.6, respectively, and earned all-region honors. Junior
Abby Goodfried (18
th), sophomore
Charlie Flint (19
th) and senior
Britt Helgaas (28
th) received spots on the all-region team for the first time.
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