Meet: CCAA Cross Country Championships
Location: Hooker Oak Park (Chico, Calif.)
CSUSM Team Finish: 3rd out of 10 teams
Team Winner: Chico State (30 pts)
Top CSUSM Finisher: Alan Jimenez (4th, 24:37.6)
Winner: Chico State's Mario Giannini (24:20.6)
COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team earned a third-place finish at the CCAA Championships on Friday morning at Hooker Oak Park in Chico, scoring 73 points in the 8K race.
FINISH LINE
- Alan Jimenez led the Cougars with a fourth-place finish in 24:37.6.
- Renton McGregor placed ninth with an 8K PR time of 24:48.9.
- Braden Oberg finished 16th in 25:00.5.
- Sankalp Shastri crossed in 24th at 25:38.4.
- Jacob Perez placed 27th with a time of 25:50.3.
- Charles O'Bear finished 29th in 25:58.9.
- Owen Hinz ran 26:11.5 to place 34th as CSUSM final scorer.
- Ziggy Nacco was on his heels in 35th at 26:17.0 and was followed by Mark De Haro (26:32.3, 40th) and Jayson Oliver (26:52.3, 50th).
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH TORREY OLSON
"The men, led by Alan, Renton, and Braden, making big steps forward, got back into the podium and took some very nice steps forward."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will compete next at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Monmouth, Oregon, hosted by Western Oregon University.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place | School Name | Team Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chico State | 30 |
| 2 | Cal Poly Pomona | 36 |
| 3 | Cal State San Marcos | 73 |
| 4 | Stanislaus State | 132 |
| 5 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 144 |
| 6 | CSU Monterey Bay | 172 |
| 7 | Cal State East Bay | 208 |
| 8 | UC Merced | 233 |
| 9 | San Francisco State | 259 |
| 10 | Cal State Los Angeles | 299 |
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
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