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
Latest Men's Cross Country
- CSUSM Wraps Up Regular Season at Highlander InviteThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed 16th out of 25 teams at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, scoring 445 points in the 6K race.
- CSUSM Finishes 23rd at Lewis CrossoverThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed 23rd out of 37 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois, scoring 526 points. Alan Jimenez led the Cougars with a top-20 finish in the 8K race.
- Cougars Place Second in UC Riverside Invitational Open RaceThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed second out of 22 teams in the Open 8K race at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, scoring 112 points. In the Invitational 8K division, CSUSM competed individually but did not register a team score.
- Jimenez Leads Cougars to Third-Place Finish at Cougar ChallengeLed by Alan Jimenez's fifth-place finish, the Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed third out of eight teams at its home meet, the Cougar Challenge, on Saturday morning at Mangrum Track & Field. The Cougars tallied 61 points, finishing just two points behind second-place Pomona-Pitzer and 41 points behind team champion Cal Poly Pomona.
- CSUSM Sees 103 Student-Athletes Earn D2 ADA Academic Achievement AwardCal State San Marcos Athletics had 103 student-athletes earn the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award for the 2024-25 academic year.
- CSUSM Leads Conference with 126 CCAA All-Academic HonoreesThe Cal State San Marcos Department of Athletics saw a conference-leading 126 student-athletes earn CCAA All-Academic honors from the league office on Wednesday.
