CSUSM Places 11th at NCAA Division II West Regional

Sat, Nov 4, 2023

Meet: NCAA Division II West Regional
Location: Monmouth, Oregon
Date: Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023
Team Finish: 11th out of 23 teams
Top Finisher: Nick Melanese (48th, 32:05.0)
Team Winner: Chico State (47)
Individual Winner: Central Washington's Johan Correa (30:42.1)

COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team took 11th place with 339 points at the NCAA Division II West Regionals on Saturday morning in Monmouth, Oregon.

FINISH LINE

Running among 156 runners, Nick Melanese was CSUSM's top runner for the second consecutive year to finish 48th with a time of 32:05.0.
Sankalp Shastri collected 51st place with a time of 32:10.6 while Renton McGregor captured 59th place at 32:20.8.
Ataklty Gebru finished in 89th place (33:12.2) and was followed by Trevor Boaz (93rd, 33:16.3), Diego Lopez (111st, 33:56.9) and Mathew Musa (128th, 34:32.9).

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH TORREY OLSON
"It's always great to get to compete at West Regionals. This year both fields were fantastic, and it was great for our younger runners to gain experience in this setting. On the women's side, Carly concluded a fantastic cross country career here as a Cougar, running a tough race and moving up the whole time. We conclude our fall season with a healthy team, and we're looking forward to the track season."

TEAM RESULTS

1.	Chico State	47
2.	Azusa Pacific	61
3.	Cal Poly Pomona	77
4.	Western Washington	79
5.	Alaska Anchorage	197
6.	Concordia University Irvine	236
7.	Biola	253
8.	Stanislaus State	261
9.	Simon Fraser	293
10.	Fresno Pacific	310
11.	Cal State San Marcos	339
12.	Cal State East Bay	342
13.	Cal State Monterey Bay	362
14.	Central Washington	380
15.	Cal Poly Humboldt	415
16.	Northwest Nazarene	438
17.	Western Oregon	442
18.	Dominican	443
19.	Saint Martin's	473
20.	San Francisco State	481
21.	Seattle Pacific	515
22.	Alaska Fairbanks	546
23.	Cal State LA