Meet: Highlander Invitational
Location: Riverside, Calif.
CSUSM Team Finish: 16th out of 25 teams
Team Winner: Arizona
Top CSUSM Finisher: Ziggy Nacco (69th, 24:54.9)
Winner: Arizona's Evans Tanui (23:26.7)
COURSE REPORT
The 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.
FINISH LINE
- Ziggy Nacco led the Cougars with a 69th-place finish with an 8K PR time of 24:54.9.
- Owen Hinz followed in 82nd place with a time of 25:05.5.
- Mark De Haro crossed in 84th with an 8K PR time of 25:06.9.
- Aidan O'Toole finished 126th in 25:39.8.
- Anthony Martinez rounded out CSUSM's scoring five in 209th place with a time of 26:56.9.
- Aidan Dube (212th, 27:01.3) and Frank Rodriguez (215th, 27:02.6) also competed for the Cougars.
WHAT'S NEXT
CSUSM will return to competition on Friday, Oct. 24, at the CCAA Championships hosted by Chico State at Hooker Oak Park in Chico, California.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place | School Name | Team Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 36 |
| 2 | Grand Canyon | 140 |
| 3 | CBU | 142 |
| 4 | The Master's (Calif.) | 165 |
| 5 | UC San Diego | 192 |
| 6 | CSUN | 230 |
| 7 | Cal St. Fullerton | 231 |
| 8 | Utah Tech | 247 |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 257 |
| 10 | Central Arizona | 271 |
| 11 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 275 |
| 12 | Southern Oregon | 304 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 348 |
| 14 | UC Riverside | 388 |
| 15 | Redlands (Calif.) | 436 |
| 16 | Cal State San Marcos | 445 |
| 17 | La Verne | 467 |
| 18 | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 482 |
| 19 | Southern Nevada | 513 |
| 20 | Pomona-Pitzer | 532 |
| 21 | Pima (AZ) CC | 535 |
| 22 | Chapman | 593 |
| 23 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 634 |
| 24 | San Diego | 714 |
| 25 | Tohono O'odham (Ariz.) CC | 845 |
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 Places Third at CCAA ChampionshipsThe 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.
- 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.
