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Sadie Gastelum leads the Wildcat cross country practice. Photo credit: Jordan Jarrell

Cross Country teams finish first

Gabriel Moreno // November 8, 2016

The Chico State men's and women's cross country team's set out to test its mettle Nov. 5 at the NCAA West Regional Championship but struggled to find its competition. Men's Cross CountryThe team snagged...

The mens cross country team runs as a group during their invitational.
Photo courtesy of Gary Towne.

Cross Country dominates the NCAA

Danielle Pubill // October 23, 2016

The Chico State men's and women's cross country teams continued the tradition of placing first at the CCAA Championships.Men's Cross Country:The men's team easily outpaced the competition to snag its 15th...

Junior Falco DiGiallonardo leads the mens cross country practice as they prepare for their upcoming tournament. Photo credit: Jordan Jarrell

Full Disclosure: Cross Country

Kenta Mcafee // October 6, 2016

Editor's note: Full Disclosure is a weekly analysis of the athletic program at Chico State. The Chico State cross country team has continued to dominate their league this season and rank number one...

Chico State womens cross country trains before their invitational. Photo credit: Jordan Jarrell

Wildcats kick off season with a win

Kenta Mcafee // September 14, 2016

Chico State men's and women's cross country opened their season's with a first place finish at the Humboldt State Invitational on Sept. 10.The men's team had a commanding lead over their competition, finishing...

Junior Isaiah Dargan boots the ball on the fly in a game last fall. Photo credit: Ryan Pressey

Headlines to look for in 2016 fall sports

Kenta Mcafee // May 18, 2016
The Orion looks ahead at the 2016 fall season and what headlines to look out for.
The Chico State track and field team warms up for pole vaulting practice. Photo credit: Cam Lesslie

Track and field team springs into action

Patrick Pace // February 22, 2016
'Cats hope to continue success in the CCAA.
Will Reyes won the CCAA Runner of the Year award as a key part of the mens sixth-place NCAA Championship run this season. Photo courtesy Gary Towne.

Chico State cross-country teams finish strong

December 14, 2015
After a very disappointing finish at last year's NCAA Championships, the Chico State men's and women's cross-country teams rejoined the top-10 finishers this season.
The Chico State mens and womens 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 Chico State mens cross country team took first place for the Wildcats for the 14th year in a row. Photo courtesy of Chico Wildcats.

Cross-country CCAA Championship streaks continue

Kenta Mcafee // October 28, 2015
Both the Chico State men's and women's cross-country teams finished first at the CCAA championships on Oct. 25.
Wildcat Connor Fisher finished 27th overall at the Stanford Invitational on Sept 26. Photo courtesy of Gary Towne.

Men’s cross-country runs past Division I teams at Stanford Invitational

Kenta Mcafee // September 29, 2015
The Chico State men's cross-country team took second place overall at the Stanford Invitational, missing first place finishers, Stanford, by only five points.
Mens cross-country runner, Will Reyes, is expected to be the top Wildcat runner in his first season, after redshirting last year. Photo courtesy of Gary Towne.

Reyes leads men’s cross-country to victory

Nick Martinez-Esquibel // September 29, 2015
Junior Will Reyes makes his Wildcat debut at the Ash Creek Invitational after redshirting last season.

Redshirt Reyes running for future

Samuel Wolfson // October 20, 2014
Will Reyes, a junior transfer student, is redshirting on this year's men's cross-country team despite turning in the team's best time at the Charles Bowles Invitational.
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