Colorado College senior Alison Mueller-Hickler led the 21^st-ranked CC women's cross country team to a 10^th-place finish in the 'White' 6K race at the 51^st annual Paul Short Run Friday morning in Bethlehem, Pa.
 
Mueller-Hickler finished 12^th individually out of 418 Division III runners with a personal-best time of 21:23.5, followed by junior Charlie Flint, who placed 35th in 21:59.3.
 
The Tigers joined 12 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.   
 
Senior Abby Goodfried was 75^th with a time of 22:32.3.60, while seniors Brooktie Frogge (116^th/22:54.1) and Liz White (121^st/22:55.6) rounded out the scoring for the Tigers.
 
"Our team stayed patient throughout the first part of the race and made big moves in the second half," head coach Alex Nichols said. "They achieved several lifetime personal best times on a challenging course. Their trajectory for the rest of the season is very exciting as they continue to improve each week."

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. #5 NYU – 55
2. #7 Carnegie Mellon – 157
3. #12 SUNY Geneseo – 197
4. #25 Middlebury – 206
5. #10 Washington and Lee – 228
6. #13 Emory – 231
7. #14 Connecticut College – 236
8. #18 Vassar – 279
9. #20 Wartburg – 316
10. #21 Colorado College – 345
11. #9 Amherst – 352
12. #29 Coast Guard – 366
14. #14 RPI - 373
 
 Colorado College Individual Results 

Place

Name

Time

Pts.

12	Alison Mueller-Hickler	21:23.5	12
35	Charlie Flint	21:59.3	34
75	Abby Goodfried	22:32.3	74
116	Brooktie Frogge	22:54.1	110
121	Liz White	22:55.6	115
140	Ellie Ottem	23:05.8	(134)
161	Tessa Olsen	23:13.9	(151)
176	Asher Luengas	23:22.5
180	Mary Cate Kiser	23:25.6
237	Abby Goulas	23:54.5