By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
FRESNO, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona women's cross country finished third at the CCAA Championships in Fresno on Friday, with an average time of 22:19 in the 6K race. The Broncos placed third with a score of 66, narrowly finishing behind Stanislaus State (60) and Chico State (43).
The Wildcats claimed back-to-back conference titles with their first-place finish, and their 18th CCAA title overall. CPP's third-place finish tied the best finish during head coach Chris Bradford's tenure as head coach, marking the fourth time they have placed third in his seven seasons.
Three Broncos earned All-CCAA honors for finishing Top 15 in the race, including Vivian Martinez, Jade Kingston, and Paige Moore. Martinez was the only repeat All-CCAA honoree, having placed in the Top 10 during the 2023 championships.
Each of the top six finishers for CPP entered the Top 50 fastest times for the Broncos in a conference race, with Martinez running the 11th fastest time in a CCAA championship in school history.
6K Results
6. Vivian Martinez – 21:50.0
10. Jade Kingston – 22:09.9
15. Paige Moore – 22:31.3
16. Galilea Jimenez – 22:33.2
19. Chloe Alchin – 22:33.7
23. Miranda Palacios – 22:44.3
25. Arissa Hatcher – 22:50.7
27. Lauren Jauregui – 22:55.1
29. Bridget Edwards – 23:00.2
49. Julia Butler – 23:50.2
Up Next
The Broncos will compete in the NCAA West Regionals in Billings, Montana on Saturday, November 9th. The race will take place at Amend Park, with the women's 6K beginning at 10:15 AM PST.
Bronco Bits
- It was the 11th time in program history that CPP finished third at the CCAA Championships
- This was the second straight year that CPP had three All-CCAA finishers
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