Meet: CCAA Championships
Location: CSUSB XC Course - San Bernardino, Calif.
CSUSM Team Finish: 3rd out of 11 teams
Top CSUSM Finisher: Ziggy Nacco (6th place, 24:55.4)
Winner: Cal Poly Pomona's Ricardo Vargas (24:17.8)
ALL-CCAA
Ziggy Nacco
Braden Oberg
Jayson Oliver
COURSE REPORT
Led by three All-CCAA performances, the Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed third at the CCAA Championships on Saturday morning. The Cougars totaled 78 points in the 8K race, finishing behind Chico State (28 points) and Cal Poly Pomona (66) while edging fourth-place Stanislaus State by one point.
FINISH LINE
- Ziggy Nacco led CSUSM with a sixth-place finish in 24:55.4, earning All-CCAA honors.
- Braden Oberg took 11th overall with a time of 25:02.1 to earn All-CCAA recognition.
- Jayson Oliver placed 15th in 25:15.1, collecting the third All-CCAA honor for the Cougars.
- Nacco, Oberg and Oliver became just the second trio in program history to earn All-CCAA honors in the same championship race.
- Jacob Perez finished 21st in 25:40.5, while Owen Hinz rounded out the Cougars' scoring five in 25th place at 25:51.3.
- Jaime Gachuzo (39th, 26:22.0) and Aidan Audet (45th, 26:29.9) also competed among CSUSM's top seven.
- CSUSM placed third at the CCAA Championships for the fifth time in program history, competing in the conference meet for the ninth time.Â
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH JACK HOYT
"It's a great strength to have three All-Conference men. Ziggy showed that he is one of the best. We had solid races from our top 7 and looking forward to taking on the Regional competition."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will return to action Saturday, Nov. 21, at the NCAA West Regional Championships in Sacramento.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Chico State |
28 |
| 2 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
66 |
| 3 |
Cal State San Marcos |
78 |
| 4 |
Stanislaus State |
79 |
| 5 |
CSUMB |
185 |
| 6 |
Cal Poly Humboldt |
189 |
| 7 |
Fresno Pacific |
196 |
| 8 |
San Francisco State |
209 |
| 9 |
UC Merced |
219 |
| 10 |
Cal State East Bay |
285 |
| 11 |
Cal State LA |
288 |
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
