Meet: CCAA Cross Country Championships
Location: Hooker Oak Park (Chico, Calif.)
CSUSM Team Finish: 3rd out of 10 teams
Team Winner: Chico State (30 pts)
Top CSUSM Finisher: Alan Jimenez (4th, 24:37.6)
Winner: Chico State's Mario Giannini (24:20.6)

COURSE REPORT:  The Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team earned a third-place finish at the CCAA Championships on Friday morning at Hooker Oak Park in Chico, scoring 73 points in the 8K race.

FINISH LINE

• Alan Jimenez led the Cougars with a fourth-place finish in 24:37.6.
• Renton McGregor placed ninth with an 8K PR time of 24:48.9.
• Braden Oberg finished 16th in 25:00.5.
• Sankalp Shastri crossed in 24th at 25:38.4.
• Jacob Perez placed 27th with a time of 25:50.3.
• Charles O'Bear finished 29th in 25:58.9.
• Owen Hinz ran 26:11.5 to place 34th as CSUSM final scorer.
• Ziggy Nacco was on his heels in 35th at 26:17.0 and was followed by Mark De Haro (26:32.3, 40th) and Jayson Oliver (26:52.3, 50th).

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH TORREY OLSON
"The men, led by Alan, Renton, and Braden, making big steps forward, got back into the podium and took some very nice steps forward."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will compete next at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Monmouth, Oregon, hosted by Western Oregon University.
 
TEAM RESULTS

Place	School Name	Team Points
1	Chico State	30
2	Cal Poly Pomona	36
3	Cal State San Marcos	73
4	Stanislaus State	132
5	Cal Poly Humboldt	144
6	CSU Monterey Bay	172
7	Cal State East Bay	208
8	UC Merced	233
9	San Francisco State	259
10	Cal State Los Angeles	299

 
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Place	Name	Time
4	Alan Jimenez	24:37.6
9	Renton McGregor	24:48.9
16	Braden Oberg	25:00.5
24	Sankalp Shastri	25:38.4
27	Jacob Perez	25:50.3
29	Charles O'Bear	25:58.9
34	Owen Hinz	26:11.5
35	Ziggy Nacco	26:17.0
40	Mark De Haro	26:32.3
50	Jayson Oliver	26:52.3