Meet: NCAA Division II West Regional
Location: Billings, Mont. (Amend Park)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018
CSUSM Top Finisher: Vahagn Isayan (16th, 31:34.00)
Winner: Chico State's Eddie King (30:49.00)
 
COURSE REPORT: Running in temperatures as low as 20 degrees and with snow on the ground, the No. 22 Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team took seventh place at the NCAA Division II West Regional on Saturday morning.
 
ALL-WEST REGION HONOREES
Vahagn Isayan
Shea Vavra
 
FINISH LINE

• Senior Vahagn Isayan led the Cougars with a time of 31:34 over the 10K course.
• Sophomore Shea Vavra, who narrowly missed out on earning All-West Region honors in 2017 with a 26th place finish, took 24th in a time of 31:43.94 to claim the accolade.
• Junior Joshua Litwiller placed 48th after crossing the line at 32:19.59.
• Senior Steven Terris concluded his collegiate cross country career with a 32:29.39 (57th) while junior Kyle Rossman rounded out the group of scoring runners for CSUSM with time of 32:43.89.
• Juniors Phillip Dorado (32:46.37) and Kevin Lehr (32:51.12) finished 71st and 76th, respectively.
• CSUSM collected its second consecutive top-10 finish at the West Regional, improving on last year's ninth-place finish.

 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH OLSEN:
"I am so proud of our teams. Our men brought so much passion to what we've done all year. Vahagn stepped up and ran a fantastic, gritty race to lead the team again when it was on the line. In some key tough moments of the race, we were a bit more conservative than we needed to be, and it cost us. But this is a very good men's team, and sitting in seventh, we'll have to wait until Monday to see whether we snagged one of the 10 at-large qualification spots. If we do, I expect us to bounce back well in two weeks. If not, both Vahagn and Shea will be in contention for individual qualifying spots. Either way, I'm proud of this team and excited for our future."
 
UP NEXT: It's now a waiting game for the Cougars. They will find out Monday if they will advance as a team or if any of the Cougars will receive at-large bids to the NCAA National Championships on held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 1, 2018.
 
TEAM RESULTS
1. Chico State – 39*
2. Simon Fraser – 63*
3. Alaska Anchorage – 116*
4. Cal Poly Pomona – 146
5. Western Washington – 159
6. Western Oregon – 182
7. Cal State San Marcos – 209
8. Stanislaus State – 213
9. UC San Diego – 299
10. Central Washington – 351
11. Academy of Art – 356
12. Azusa Pacific – 375
13. Notre Dame de Namur – 386
14. Seattle Pacific – 395
15. San Francisco State – 399
16. Montana State Billings – 432
17. Cal State East Bay – 444
18. Humboldt State 478
19. Hawaii Pacific – 496
20. Concordia (Ore.) – 536
21. Concordia Irvine – 568
22. Fresno Pacific – 576
23. Saint Martin's – 636
24. Cal State L.A. – 748
* - Earned automatic qualifications for NCAA Championship.
 
CSUSM RESULTS
16. Vahagn Isayan – 31:34.00
24. Shea Vavra – 31:43.94
48. Joshua Litwiller – 32:19.59
57. Steven Terris – 32:29.39
68. Kyle Rossman – 32:43.89
71. Phillip Dorado – 32:46.37
76. Kevin Lehr – 32:51.12