The 29^th-ranked Colorado College men's country team placed 24^th at the Running of the Cows Meet Saturday in Northfield, Minn., the site of the 2026 NCAA Division III National Championships.
 
Sophomore Zach McNaul led the way for the Tigers on Saturday, finishing 113^th with an 8K time of 25:48.5, followed by junior Vincent Mangat in 131^st in 25:56.9.
 
The Tigers joined 16 other Division III teams ranked in the top 30 on Saturday as 35 total teams competed in the top Division III tier at the meet.   
 
Sophomore Lincoln Brewer was CC's third finisher in 158^th place with a time of 26:08.3, followed by junior Diego Escalante in 182^nd (26:18.2) and senior Mack Levy in 186^th (26:19.8), rounding out the scoring for the Tigers.
 
The Tigers return to action at the Augustana Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17, in Rock Island, Ill.
 
 
Team Results (Ranked Teams)
1. #5 Wartburg - 110
2. #3 Johns Hopkins – 123
3. #1 UW-La Crosse - 144
4. #9 UW-Stevens Point - 182
5. #8 RPI – 189
6. #13 WashU – 195
7. #21 MIT – 208
8. #20 Washington & Lee – 217
9. #6 Pomona-Pitzer – 223
10. #10 Tufts – 252
11. #12 Williams - 285
12. #27 Central College – 374
13. #17 Hope – 397
15. #19 Claremont – 489
16. #26 Lynchburg – 500
20. #23 St. Olaf – 611
24. #29 Colorado College - 699

Colorado College Individual Results
 

Place	Name	Time	Pts.
113	Zach McNaul	25:48.5	104
131	Vincent Mangat	25:56.9	120
158	Lincoln Brewer	26:08.3	143
182	Diego Escalante	26:18.2	164
186	Mack Levy	26:19.8	168
220	Sammy Berman	26:41.1	(195)
231	Julien Lee	26:46.5	(201)
258	Mateo Escalante	27:03.3
324	Aric Accetta	29:00.4