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The Chico State men's and women's cross country teams will be headed to the NCAA Championships. Photo courtesy of Gary Towne.

Chico State women’s cross country team takes first, while men place second at NCAA West Regionals

Jason Spies // November 12, 2015
The Chico State men and women's cross country teams have punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships, after the men came in second and the women came in first at the NCAA West Regionals.
The men's cross-country team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, takes first place at the San Francisco Invitational. Photo courtesy of Gary Towne.

Chico State cross-country dominates at San Francisco Invitational

Nick Martinez-Esquibel // October 15, 2015
With both cross-country teams taking first place at the San Francisco State Invitational, the Wildcats prove why they are ranked among the top five teams in the nation.
Quetta Peinado finished 9th overall in the Women's Open division for Chico State with a time of 21:50.0. Photo courtesy of Gary Towne.

Women’s cross-country takes fourth at Stanford Invitational

Kenta Mcafee // September 28, 2015
The Chico State women's cross-country team finished fourth overall at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 26 with Wildcat Bekah Bahra taking 14th at the Garin Park Challenge.
The Chico State women's cross-country team in Upper Bidwell Park earlier this season. The team is currently preparing for the California Collegiate Athletic Association championships. Photo courtesy of Gary Towne

Women’s cross-country team headed for CCAA championship

Kevin Lucena // November 5, 2014
The Chico State women's cross-country team is working toward winning the championship title for the eighth year in a row on Nov. 8.
Aaron Mora, a junior business administration major, embraces Coach Gary Towne's input about anything and everything running. Photo credit: Emerson Keenan

Cross-country runners embrace race strategies

Emerson Keenan // October 27, 2014
Athletes on the men and women's teams work together with head Coach Gary Towne on approaching races and strategizing before and during the race.
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