Meet: NCAA DII West Regionals
Location: Monmouth, Ore.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019
Team Finish: 8th out of 27 teams
Top Finisher: Joshua Litwiller (1st, 29:54.3)
Winner: Cal State San Marcos's Joshua Litwiller (29:54.3)

COURSE REPORT: The No. 16 Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team made school history as senior Joshua Litwiller was crowned NCAA Division II West Regional champion and led the Cougars to a third-place finish. The squad claimed the final automatic bid to the NCAA National Championships held in Sacramento on Saturday, Nov. 23. 

ALL-WEST REGION HONOREES
Joshua Litwiller
Shea Vavra

FINISH LINE

• Litwiller was the first to cross the finish line, finishing two seconds ahead of Chico State's Trad Berti, in a personal-best time of 29:54.3. He is CSUSM's first NCAA Division II West Regional champion.
• Shea Vavra collected a personal-best time of 30:31.4 as he secured the 16th slot out of 185 runners.
• Kevin Lehr (27th) and Kibrom Elias (33rd) were the next Cougars to finish, recording times of 30:48.1 and 30:56.0, respectively.
• Phillip Dorado finished the 10k course with a personal-best time of 31:08.3 and placed 44th, improving from last year's regional showing of 72nd place. 
• Robert Marin (46th) and Trevor Boaz (145th) clocked times of 31:12.7 and 33:16.1, respectively. 
• Joining CSUSM with an automatic bid to the National Championship are fellow CCAA members, first-place Chico State and runner-up Cal Poly Pomona. 

 

WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will be heading to Sacramento on Saturday, Nov. 23 to compete in the NCAA National Championships. This will be the first time in school history that the men's team will be competing for an NCAA Championships. 

TEAM RESULTS 
1. Chico State – 43
2. Cal Poly Pomona – 115
3. Cal State San Marcos – 121
4. Stanislaus State – 135
5. Western Washington – 139
6. Biola – 167
7. UC San Diego – 199
8. Alaska Anchorage – 216
9. Simon Fraser – 243
10. Academy of Art – 260
11. Humboldt State – 326
12. Northwest Nazarene – 330
13. Western Oregon – 357
14. Cal State East Bay – 405
15. Notre Dame de Namur – 443
16. San Francisco State – 451
17. Central Washington – 465
18. Concordia (Calif.) – 496
19. Seattle Pacific – 514
20. Saint Martin's – 523
21. Cal State Los Angeles – 546
22. Alaska Fairbanks – 571
23. Fresno Pacific – 625
24. Cal State Monterey Bay – 628
25. Azusa Pacific – 636
26. Hawaii Pacific – 636
27. Concordia (Ore.) – 784
28. MSU-Billings – 787


CSUSM RESULTS
1. Joshua Litwiller – 29:54.3
16. Shea Vavra – 30:31.4
27. Kevin Lehr – 30:48.1
33. Kibrom Elias – 30:56.0
44. Phillip Dorado – 31:08.3
46. Robert Marin – 31:12.7
145. Trevor Boaz – 33:16.1