Colorado College heads to Seguin, Texas, this weekend for the 2025 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
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The league meet begins on Friday, April 25, at 2 p.m. (MT), with the men's and women's javelin, shot put and long jump. Track events begin on Saturday, April 26, at 7 a.m. (MT), with the men's 10K, followed by the women's 10K.
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Last year, the CC women's team won the SCAC Championship for the first time in program history and snapped Trinity University's run of eight straight team titles.
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Several Tigers are ranked in the top three in the SCAC entering the weekend.
Isabel Olson owns the fastest time in the 1500 and 5K, followed by
Abby Goodfried in the 1500 and
Sydney Rankin and
Alison Mueller-Hickler in the 5K.
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Mueller-Hickler has the fastest time in the 10K, followed by
Charlie Flint and
Britt Helgaas, while
Ella Fullerton and
Allison Barker have the top two times in the 800.
Clara Lippert and
Madeline Brewster have the third-fastest time in the 400 and 3,000 steeplechase, respectively.
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"Our women's team is looking forward to defending our conference title," head coach
Katie Bretscher said. "We know that it won't be an easy feat given the depth and competitiveness of the conference this spring."
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On the men's side,
Rabbit Barnes holds the league's fastest time in the 800 and 1500, races he won at the SCAC Championships last year. He holds the fifth-fastest Division III time in the 1500 (3:44.22).
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Will Shuflit owns the fastest time in the 5K and 10K, while
Vincent Mangat is the fastest 3,000 steeplechase runner in the conference this season.
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Josh Williams,
Will Nakahara and Axel Komplarens have the second-fastest time in the 200, 800 and 5K, respectively, while
Luc Santos is No. 3 in the steeplechase
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Meanwhile, the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams, which have each set a school record this season, enter the weekend with the third-fastest time in the SCAC.
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"This men's team is one of the most competitive that we have had in program history," Bretscher said. "It will be fun to see where we place in the team standings this weekend as the conference meet looks to have more depth than it has had in recent years." Â
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