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
- Jimenez Concludes Collegiate Career at NCAA National ChampionshipsRunning in the mid 40s, Alan Jimenez closed out his cross country career with a 69th-place finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning. Jimenez ran a 10K time of 31:13.0.
- Jimenez, McManus Selected for NCAA National ChampoinshipsCal State San Marcos' Alan Jimenez and Angela McManus have been selected to compete in the 2025 NCAA Division II National Championships, the NCAA announced on Monday.
- CSUSM Claims Sixth Place at NCAA West RegionalsThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team earned a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships on Saturday in Monmouth, Oregon, scoring 190 points in the 10K race.
- Foster, Jimenez Named CSUSM Student-Athletes of the MonthAvery Foster of women's golf and Alan Jimenez of men's cross country have been named the Cal State San Marcos Student-Athletes of the Month for October 2025.
- 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.
