Both Colorado College cross country teams received an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championships on Sunday.
 
The teams will compete next Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, S.C. The men's race begins at 10 a.m. (ET), followed by the women's at 11 a.m. (ET). This is the second time both Colorado College teams qualified for the Division III National Championships since 2007, with the other coming in 2023.
 
"Getting both teams back to nationals was the number one goal this year," head coach Alex Nichols said. "From our first practices back in August, the teams have worked so hard every week and every day to get to this point."
 
The women's team, ranked No. 19 in the country, will compete at the national meet for the fifth consecutive year. The Tigers posted their best finish in program history last season, placing sixth.
 
CC finished second at the West Region meet on Saturday. The team champion automatically qualified from each of the 10 regions, while 22 at-large teams were selected on Sunday.
 
Senior Alison Mueller-Hickler won West Region meet on Saturday, becoming the third regional champion in program history, joining Annabel Arnott (1995) and Gretchen Grindle (1997).
 
Mueller-Hickler completed the 6K course in 21 minutes, 28.0, followed by junior Charlie Flint, who finished sixth in 21:50.5. Both runners earned all-region honors, as did seniors Abby Goodfried (18^th/22:40.5) and Brooktie Frogge (20^th /22:46.7).
 
The men's team, meanwhile, is making its second appearance at the NCAA Division III National Championship since 2011 after finishing second at the West Region Meet on Saturday.
 
The Tigers were led by junior Will Shuflit, who captured the West Region meet and led the No. 22 Tigers to a second-place team finish.
 
Shuflit is CC's second regional champion in the last three years as James Settles won the title in 2023 and joins Settles, Jackson Brainerd (2009-11), Julian Boggs (2006) and Scott Kang (1986) as regional champions from Colorado College.
 
Sophomore Vincent Mangat finished in 11^th place with a time of 25:32.8 to earn all-region honors, as did seniors Rabbit Barnes (16^th/25:45.8) and Axel Klomparens (18^th/25:48.3) and sophomore Diego Escalante (31^st/26:14.7).

"I am incredibly proud of how our runners have handled the ups and downs during the regular season and grown from those experiences," Nichols added. "They have truly earned the opportunity to represent Colorado College at the highest level. I know that this group is ready to cap off a fantastic season with even more excitement at the NCAA Championship."