The Colorado College cross country teams return to action at the SCAC Championships this Saturday, Nov. 1, hosted by the University of St. Thomas in Prairie View, Texas. The men's race will start at 9:00 a.m. (CT), followed by the women at 10 a.m. (CT).
 
No. 20 ranked women look to repeat as SCAC Champions
As the CC women are ranked No. 20 in the country, they look to continue their dominance in seeking their fifth consecutive title. The Tigers are led by senior Alison Mueller-Hickler, who has been the team's top runner if every meet this season and finished third at last year's conference meet.
 
The team's depth has shown this season, as junior Charlie Flint and senior Abby Goodfried have been No. 2 and 3 consistently in the meets, but five other runners have finished in the top 5 for CC this season, proving the Tigers to be dangerous on the course.
  
Men's team races for seventh consecutive title
The 25^th-ranked men's team is seeking its seventh consecutive conference title, which would tie for the most since DePauw won seven straight from 2000-06. The Tigers are led by reigning SCAC champion and school record holder, Will Shuflit, who was the top runner for the team at every meet this season. He captured two first-place results and two third-place finishes this season.
 
Senior Axel Klomparens and sophomore Vincent Mangat placed in the team's top 5 in each of the four meets, while senior Rabbit Barnes and sophomore Diego Escalante did it three times apiece.
 
Last time out
For the women, Mueller-Hickler finished third individually to lead the Tiges to a fifth-place finish at the Augustana Invitational on Oct. 18. She completed the 6K race in 21 minutes, 43.3 seconds, followed by Flint, who placed sixth in 21:53.9. Goodfried was 55^th with a time of 22:57.4, while freshman Ellie Ottem (23:12.8) and senior Brooktie Frogge (23:13.3) rounded out the scoring for the Tigers in 74^th and 75^th place, respectively.
 
On the men's side, Shuflit placed third individually to lead the Tigers to an 11^th-place finish at the Augustana Invitational. He completed the 8K course in 24 minutes, 7.5 seconds, just 10 seconds shy of winner Isaac vanWestrienen of Cornell College. Rabbit Barnes was CC's second finisher in 59^th place with a time of 25:29.6, followed by Mangat in 66^th (25:33.1) and Klomparens in 72^nd (25:39.4), respectively. Freshman Lincoln Brewer rounded out the scoring for the Tigers in 159^th place with a time of 26:21.5.
 
Flint Named SCAC Runner of the Week
Junior Charlie Flint was named the SCAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week after an outstanding performance at the Augustana Invitational.
 
Flint, from Waterbury, Vt., finished second on the team and sixth overall with a personal-best 6K time of 21:53.9. She helped the 22nd-ranked Tigers finish higher than two teams ranked above them in the national poll, finishing fifth out of 40 squads.
 
Up Next
Following the Tigers hosting an intrasquad '5K Under The Lights' on Thursday, Nov. 6, they will compete at the NCAA Division III West Regional Meet on Saturday, Nov. 15, in Claremont, Calif.