The Colorado College men's cross country team split its squad Saturday and competed at the John McNichols Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., and the Metro State Invitational in Denver.
 
The Tigers finished 12^th among Division III teams at the John McNichols Invitational.
 
Sophomore Will Shuflit led the Tigers for the second consecutive race, finishing within 16^th place, covering the 8K course in 24:48.9. Freshman Vincent Mangat followed in 73^rd-place with a personal-best time of 25:34.0.
 
Junior Axel Klomparens placed 93^rd in 25:42.4, followed by freshman Diego Escalante, who finished 133^rd with a time of 26:01.4 in his inaugural collegiate competition. Senior Luc Santos rounded out the scoring for CC in 228^th place in 26:46.7.
 
"We had a great day," head coach Alex Nichols said. "There were a lot of personal best times and very encouraging results. This is a young team but they showed they can mix it up with other nationally ranked programs."
 
At the Metro State Invitational, competing against Division I and Division II runners, junior Ethan Castette paced the Tigers with a 111^th-place finish, covering the 8K course in 27:27.42. Freshman Brady Koch placed 124^th (27:50.01), followed by sophomore Mack Levy in 130^th (28:05.54).

The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Oct. 5, when they host the Ted Castaneda Classic at North Monument Valley Park, beginning at 10 a.m.
 
 
John McNichols Invitational
Colorado College Individual Results
 

Overall Place	Name	Time	DIII Pts.
16	Will Shuflit	24:48.9	14
73	Vincent Mangat	25:34.0	50
93	Axel Komplarens	25:42.4	60
133	Diego Escalante	26:01.4	82
228	Luc Santos	26:46.7	118
291	Will Pechinsky	27:15.6	(135)
294	Felix Battle	27:16.4	(137)
298	Rabbit Barnes	27:17.6
304	Eric Coombs	27:21.8
315	Matt Wells	27:27.7
318	Connor Clarkson	27:29.8
355	Sammy Berman	28:03.1
359	Dominic Schwein	28:05.4
373	Sam Singer	28:21.4

 
Metro State Invitational
Colorado College Individual Results
 

Place	Name	Time
111	Ethan Castette	27:27.42
124	Brady Koch	27:50.01
130	Mack Levy	28:05.54
134	Julien Lee	28:15.28
153	Joe Bullock	28:56.57
160	Andrew Peng	29:21.54
167	James Lyons	30:13.85