CLAREMONT, Calif. – Men's and women's cross country competed at the SCIAC Championships on Saturday, November 1. The women's team placed third – the team's best finish since 2019 – and the men's team finished in sixth.
 
WOMEN'S RACE
 
The Tigers placed third, only behind SCOAC Champion Claremont-M-S and Pomona-Pitzer. All Tigers scorers finished within the top 25 and Jenna LeNay paced the bunch in 17^th. LeNay earned her fourth-consecutive All-SCIAC selection – this time on the second team, she finishes her conference career as a four-time All-SCIAC selection, picking up first team distinction twice.
 
Anya Agha closely followed LeNay in 23^rd, just three spots outside of an All-SCIAC finish. Jade Weggeman, Megan Cover and Azura Munson rounded out the Tigers' scorers. All finishing within ten spots of each other, Weggeman placed 26^th, Cover in 28^th and Munson in 36^th.
 
FULL RESULTS
Jenna LeNay – 17^th – 22:49.6
Anya Agha – 23^rd – 23:13
Jade Weggeman – 26^th – 23:28.1
Megan Cover – 28^th – 23:38.9
Azura Munson – 36^th – 23:59.5
Grace Optekar – 38^th – 24:01.3
Missy LeClaire – 40^th – 24:05.3
Mia Ness – 42^nd – 24:08.9
Safiya Zavala-Sweet – 62^nd – 25:20/6
Anne Madole – 63^rd – 25:25.5
Lucinda Toft – 66^th – 25:31.1
Isla Montfort – 99^th – 29:21.5
 
MEN'S RACE
 
Jack Elfenbaum earned his best finish at a SCIAC Championship, placing fourth, earning First Team All-SCIAC honors. Elfenbaum completed the course in 25:13.7, 21 seconds off of a personal record.
 
The Tigers next four runners hovered around the middle of the pack, helping the Tigers clinch a sixth-place finish. Noe Barraza led that bunch in 39^th, while Danny Bravo, Owen Voigt and Alireza Tofangdar each scored for the Tigers.
 
FULL RESULTS
Jack Elfenbaum – 4^th – 25:13.7
Noe Barraza – 39^th – 27:02.8
Danny Bravo – 44^th – 27:09.6
Owen Voigt – 45^th – 27:10.3
Alireza Tofangdar – 52^nd – 27:17.3
Josh Abeyta – 54^th – 27:19.6
Ethan Chock – 64^th – 27:47.4
Finlay McAfee – 65^th – 27:57
Max Cowan – 74^th – 28:26.5
Aidan Thatcher – 79^th – 28:33.9
Ranger Rodriguez – 86^th – 29:00
Samuel Nussbaum – 113^th – 31:39.6
 
The Tigers are back in action on Saturday, November 15 at the NCAA West Regional, also in Claremont.