Senior Alison Mueller-Hickler won the 2025 NCAA Division III West Region cross country individual title to automatically qualify for next weekend's NCAA Division III National Championship Meet and led No. 19 Colorado College to a second-place team finish Saturday in Claremont, Calif.
 
Mueller-Hickler, who won the SCAC Championship Meet two weeks ago, is the third regional champion in program history, joining Annabel Arnott (1995) and Gretchen Grindle (1997). Mueller-Hickler finished Saturday's 6K race with a time of 21:28.0. 

"I am really proud of the effort we all put out there today," Mueller-Hickler said. "It was one of the most gutsy and fun races I've ever run. I held up "Colorado College" at the end because that win was for my team. I am proud to represent and be a part of this squad."
 
5^th-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps captured the team title with 33 points, followed by Colorado College (83), No. 21 Pomona-Pitzer (102), No. 28 Trinity Univ. (146) and UC Santa Cruz (149).
 
Mueller-Hickler completed the 6K course in 21 minutes, 28.0, followed by junior Charlie Flint, who finished sixth in 21:50.5 and also qualified for the DIII National Championship Meet next weekend.
 
Mueller-Hickler and Flint earned all-region honors, as did seniors Abby Goodfried (18^th/22:40.5) and Brooktie Frogge (20^th /22:46.7).
 
Senior Liz White completed the scoring for the Tigers in 40^th place with a time of 23:21.2, while freshmen Ellie Ottem and Sadie Honig placed 54^th and 56^th, respectively, to round out CC's lineup.   
 
The winning team from each of the 10 regions automatically qualifies for the NCAA Division III National Championship, while 22 other teams from around the country will be selected as at-large bids. In addition, the top seven individuals that are not on teams selected also advance to the national meet. The team and individual selections to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 16.
 
"Today was a great team effort," head coach Alex Nichols said. "The team delivered exactly the kind of race we were hoping for. They stayed patient and made moves when it mattered most. Alison's win was a huge statement to her competitors as we head to the national championship."

The NCAA Division III National Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, in Spartanburg, S.C.

NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country West Region Top 5 Team Scores
1. #5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 33              
2.#19 Colorado College - 83              
3. #21 Pomona-Pitzer - 102              
4. #28 Trinity Univ. - 146             
4. UC Santa Cruz - 149             
 
Colorado College Individual Results (6K)

Name	Finish	Points	Time
Alison Mueller-Hickler	1	1	21:28.0
Charlie Flint	6	6	21:50.5
Abby Goodfried	16	16	22:40.5
Brooktie Frogge	20	20	22:46.7
Liz White	40	40	23:21.2
Ellie Ottem	54	(53)	23:47.8
Sadie Honig	56	(55)	23:49.7