Meet: CCAA Cross Country Championships
Location: Hooker Oak Park (Chico, Calif.)
CSUSM Team Finish: 4th out of 13 teams
Team Winner: Chico State (25 pts)
Top CSUSM Finisher: Angela McManus (21st, 22:48.2)
Winner: Chico State's Iresh Molina (21:32.7)
COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed fourth at the CCAA Championships on Friday morning at Hooker Oak Park in Chico, totaling 140 points in the 6K race.
FINISH LINE
- Angela McManus led the Cougars with a 21st-place finish in 22:48.2.
- Liberty Miller crossed in 23rd place with a time of 23:01.0.
- Melissa Estrada followed closely in 25th with a time of 23:02.2, improving on last year's 51st finish.
- Hailie Lomeli placed 32nd with a time of 23:31.1.
- Carmella Baldwin rounded out CSUSM's scoring five in 42nd at 23:41.5.
- The final four runners for the Cougars were Gabriella Romero (23:49.1, 45th), Maria Texis (23:56.9, 55th), Lauren Peacher (24:26.9, 65th) and Ana Moreno (24:46.5, 72nd).
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH TORREY OLSON
"The women finished one spot higher than a year ago and will have some great experience to learn from moving on to Regionals."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the NCAA West Regional in Monmouth, Oregon, hosted by Western Oregon University.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place | School Name | Team Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chico State | 25 |
| 2 | Stanislaus State | 39 |
| 3 | Cal Poly Pomona | 85 |
| 4 | Cal State San Marcos | 140 |
| 5 | Cal State East Bay | 154 |
| 6 | Cal State Monterey Bay | 155 |
| 7 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 205 |
| 8 | Cal State San Bernardino | 225 |
| 9 | San Francisco State | 229 |
| 10 | UC Merced | 331 |
| 11 | Cal State LA | 352 |
| 12 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 385 |
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Latest Women's Cross Country
- CSUSM Uses Highlander Invitational as Final Prep for CCAA ChampionshipsThe Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed 23rd out of 25 teams at the Highlander Invitational on Saturday in Riverside, scoring 511 points in the 6K race.
- McManus Cracks Top 10 at Lewis CrossoverThe Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed 20th out of 33 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois, scoring 485 points. Senior Angela McManus led the Cougars with a top-10 finish in a competitive 6K field.
- CSUSM Competes at UC Riverside InvitationalThe Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed 22nd out of 24 teams in the Invitational 6K race at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday morning, scoring 557 points. The Cougars also competed in the Open 5K division, finishing 12th out of 26 teams with 399 points.
- McManus' Runner-Up Finish Guides CSUSM to Fourth-Place Finish at Cougar ChallengeWith Angela MaManus leading the pack of Cougars, the Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed fourth at its home meet, the Cougar Challenge, held Saturday morning on campus. The Cougars tallied 115 points in the 6K race, finishing behind Cal Poly Pomona (33 points), Point Loma (38) and Pomona-Pitzer (100).
- 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.
