Led by defending individual champion Will Shuflit, the 25^th-ranked Colorado College men's cross country team captured its seventh consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title Saturday morning in Prairie View, Texas.
 
The Tigers captured the first four spots and eight runners finished in the top 14 to earn all-conference honors.
 
Colorado College finished with 16 points, just one point shy of a perfect score, followed by the University of St. Thomas with 63 and Texas Lutheran with 102. CC is the first team to win seven straight SCAC team titles since DePauw from 2000-06.   
 
Shuflit, a junior from Park City, Utah, won his second consecutive individual title with a time of 24:50.38, the third-fastest time in SCAC Championship Meet history. He finished 23 seconds ahead of runner-up, senior Rabbit Barnes, who crossed the finish line with fellow senior Axel Klomparens. Barnes posted a time of 25:13.75, while Klomparens clocked in at 25:13.76.
 
Sophomore Vincent Mangat placed fourth with a time of 25:17.78, followed by fellow sophomore Diego Escalante in sixth place in 25:20.07, rounding out the scoring for the Tigers.
 
Freshmen Zach McNaul (11^th/25:48.08) and Lincoln Brewer (12^th/25:49.71) and junior Eric Coombs (14^th/25:52.37) earned all-conference honors.
 
"The team did a great job running as a pack today," head coach Alex Nichols said. "They executed our plan perfectly and made a strong move after three miles. That allowed more of our team to move into All-SCAC positions later in the race. It's always a good day to bring home a championship and doing it with a nearly perfect score was a bonus."
 
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.
 

2025 SCAC Men's Cross Country Team Results
1. Colorado College – 16
2. Univ. of St. Thomas - 63
3. Texas Lutheran – 102
4. Univ. of the Ozarks – 108
5. McMurry - 126
6. LeTourneau - 136
7. Schriener - 213
8. Concordia - 231
9. Univ. of Dallas – 296
10. Centenary - 315


2025 Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team
1. Will Shuflit, Colorado College - 24:50.38 (Runner of the Year)
2. Rabbit Barnes, Colorado College – 25:13.75
3. Axel Klomparens, Colorado College – 25:13.76
4. Vincent Mangat, Colorado College – 25:17.78
5. Matthew Dunsworth, Univ. of Ozarks – 25:19.90
6. Diego Escalante, Colorado College - 25:20.07
7. Jonas Martinez, Texas Lutheran – 25:29.94
8. Micah Hampton, Univ. of St. Thomas - 25:34.70
9. Elijah Emerson, Univ. of St. Thomas – 25:40.84 (Newcomer of the Year)
10. David Dugan, LeTourneau – 25:46.74
11. Zach McNaul, Colorado College – 25:48.08
12. Lincoln Brewer, Colorado College – 25:49.71
13. Johnathan Castro, Univ. of St. Thomas – 25:51.16
14. Eric Coombs, Colorado College – 25:52.37
 
Additional CC Individual Results
15. Dominic Schwein – 25:55.94
17. Huck Whittemore – 26:04.32
22. Jake Seley – 26:20.08
28. Luc Santos – 26:34.76
29. Will Pechinsky – 26:35.01
31. Sammy Berman – 26:40.46
32. Mack Levy – 26:43.10
33. Ethan Castette – 26:46.11
46. Julien Lee – 27:25.18