Meet: CCAA Championships
Location: Fremont, Calif. (Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023
CSUSM Finish:  4th out of 11 teams
Top CSUSM Finisher:  Carly Schuerger (16th, 22:00.9)
Winner: Sonoma State's Gianna Bomarito (20:28.3)

COURSE REPORT:  The Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team took fourth place at the CCAA Championships on the course of Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont on Saturday morning. The Cougars compiled a score of 134, three points less than last year's score that landed the Cougars fifth place. 
 
FINISH LINE

• Carly Schuerger was CSUSM's top runner, crossing the line at 22:00.9 for 16th place.
• Emma Mills followed close behind for 21st place with a time of 22:17.4.
• Angela McManus was the next Cougar crossing the finish line at 22:31.7 for 27th place. 
• Competing in her first conference championships, Melissa Estrada claimed 33rd place with a time of 22:52.4.
• Maslin Sigler rounded out CSUSM's scoring with a 46th-place finish after clocking a time of 23:14.4.
• Chico State won the CCAA Women's Cross Country Championship with 45 points, snapping Stanislaus State's streak of back-to-back championships. The Warriors took runner-up honors with 61 points. 
• Claiming the program's first-ever individual championship, Sonoma State's Gianna Bomarito was crowned the CCAA Champion. 

THOUGHTS FROM COACH OLSON
"It's always special to compete at a CCAA championship. It doesn't always go as expected. Carly and Emma did a great job leading our women, and Renton made a phenomenal improvement from his freshman year to earn All-CCAA honors. As a team, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves today, and I think it will be a valuable learning experience."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will be off for two weeks preparing for the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships in Monmouth, Oregon on Nov. 4. The regionals will take place at Ash Creek Preserve where they were hosted in 2017, 2019 and 2021.

TEAM RESULTS

CSUSM RESULTS