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Men's Cross Country

CSUSM Places Fourth at CCAA Championships

Meet: CCAA Championships
Location: Fresno, Calif.Sankalp Shastri
Date: Friday, Oct. 25, 2024
Team Finish: 4th out of 9 teams
Top CSUSM Finisher: Sankalp Shastri (5th, 24:26.3)
Winner: Chico State's (24:06.1)
 
ALL-CCAA HONORS:
Sankalp Shastri
 
COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed fourth with a score of 99 at the CCAA Championships on the course of Woodward Park in Fresno on Friday morning.
 
FINISH LINE
  • Sankalp Shastri placed fifth out of 77 runners with a time of 24:26.3, improving on a 43rd-place finish in 2023.  
  • Alan Jimenez just missed out on earning all-conference honors with a 17th-place finish in a time of 24:47.9.
  • Ataklty Gebru (23rd) and Braden Oberg (25th) both record 8K PR times at 25:02.9 and 25:05.4, respectively.
  • Jacob Brown (25:32.9, 34th), Ziggy Nacco (25:38.3, 35th) and Renton McGregor (25:51.2, 39th) rounded out CSUSM's scoring.
THOUGHTS FROM HAD COACH TORREY OLSON
"We were led well today at the front of both races. Sankalp, Angela, and Hailie both showed a lot of grit. They knew what they wanted to do and they executed."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will be off for two weeks preparing for the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships in Billings, Montana, on Nov. 9. The regional will take place at Amend Park where they were hosted in 2022 and 2018.

TEAM RESULTS
 
1 Chico State 18
2 Cal Poly Pomona 55
3 Stanislaus State 76
4 Cal State San Marcos 99
5 Cal Poly Humboldt 133
6 Cal State East Bay 158
7 Cal State Monterey Bay 216
8 Cal State LA 238
9 San Francisco State 242


CSUSM INDIVIDUAL INVITE RESULTS
5 Sankalp Shastri 24:26.3
17 Alan Jimenez 24:47.9
23 Ataklty Gebru 25:02.9
25 Braden Oberg 25:05.4
34 Jacob Brown 25:32.9
35 Ziggy Nacco 25:38.3
39 Renton McGregor 25:51.2
48 Mark De Haro 26:16.2
60 Anthony Martinez 26:51.7
DNF Chas O'Bear ---
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Mark De Haro

Mark De Haro

5' 10"
Sophomore
Ataklty Gebru

Ataklty Gebru

5' 3"
Senior
Anthony Martinez

Anthony Martinez

5' 9"
Junior
Renton McGregor

Renton McGregor

6' 0"
Junior
Ziggy Nacco

Ziggy Nacco

Sophomore
Braden Oberg

Braden Oberg

Sophomore
Sankalp Shastri

Sankalp Shastri

5' 9"
Junior
Jacob  Brown

Jacob Brown

Redshirt Sophomore
Alan Jimenez

Alan Jimenez

Redshirt Junior
Chas O

Chas O'Bear

Junior

Players Mentioned

Mark De Haro

Mark De Haro

5' 10"
Sophomore
Ataklty Gebru

Ataklty Gebru

5' 3"
Senior
Anthony Martinez

Anthony Martinez

5' 9"
Junior
Renton McGregor

Renton McGregor

6' 0"
Junior
Ziggy Nacco

Ziggy Nacco

Sophomore
Braden Oberg

Braden Oberg

Sophomore
Sankalp Shastri

Sankalp Shastri

5' 9"
Junior
Jacob  Brown

Jacob Brown

Redshirt Sophomore
Alan Jimenez

Alan Jimenez

Redshirt Junior
Chas O

Chas O'Bear

Junior