Colorado College junior Will Shuflit outpaced 422 Division III runners with a school-record time to win the 'White' 8K race and lead the CC men's cross country team to an 11^th-place finish at the 51^st annual Paul Short Run Friday morning in Bethlehem, Pa.
 
Shuflit completed the 8K course in a school-record time of 24:04.9 seconds, more than 13 seconds faster than runner-up Nathan Tassey of Roger Williams and 11 seconds clear of his own previous school record.
 
The Tigers, ranked 26^th in the country, joined 10 other Division III teams ranked in the top 30 on Friday as 45 total teams competed in the top Division III tier at the meet.   
 
Sophomore Vincent Mangat was CC's second finisher in 51^st place with a time of 25:19.3, followed by seniors Rabbit Barnes in 92^nd (25:42.4) and Axel Klomparens in 100^th (25:42.0), respectively.
 
Sophomore Diego Escalante rounded out the scoring for the Tigers 117^th place with a time of 25:53.4.
 
"Our men had a solid performance today," head coach Alex Nichols said. "They moved up well in a large field of very competitive teams. It was a valuable experience to have as we set our sights on a national championship qualification later in the fall. Will's win was executed perfectly and sent a message to the top individuals in the country that he will be a threat in November."

The Tigers return to action at the UCCS Open on Friday, Oct. 10 at North Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs.
 
Team Results (Ranked Teams)
1. #13 NYU - 54
2. #25 Amherst – 101
3. #15 Carnegie Mellon - 183
4. #16 Washington and Lee - 238
5. #22 Lynchburg – 239
6. #30 Lebanon Valley – 265
7. #19 MIT – 277
8. #29 Loras – 283
9. #21 Wesleyan – 286
10. Middlebury – 336
11. #26 Colorado College - 358
24. #28 TCNJ – 647

Colorado College Individual Results
 

Place	Name	Time	Pts.
1	Will Shuflit	24:04.9	1
51	Vincent Mangat	25:19.3	51
92	Rabbit Barnes	25:42.4	92
100	Axel Klomparens	25:46.0	99
117	Diego Escalante	25:53.4	115
147	Lincoln Brewer	26:11.3	(143)
158	Brady Koch	26:17.2	(150)
175	Dominic Schwein	26:24.8
198	Ethan Castette	26:32.1
207	Luc Santos	26:34.9