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3.9.2010 | Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The accolades for the Chico State women’s cross country program keep coming in. This time, instead of their exploits on the trails, four Wildcats have been honored for their achievements in the classroom. Freshman Paige Henker, sophomore Alia Gray and juniors Kara Lubieniecki and Shannon Rich have been named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
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11.24.2009 | Women's Cross Country
Tori Tyler became the first Chico State runner to lead the Wildcats across the line in consecutive NCAA Championship races by finishing 27th in the nation over the weekend in Evansville, Ind. Tyler, who finished 16th in the nation last year, has been named Wildcat of the Week.
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11.21.2009 | Women's Cross Country
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – WOW! That small three-letter word may be the best way to describe the three-runner performance of Chico State cross country athletes Tori Tyler, Kara Lubieniecki, and Alia Gray at the National Championships Saturday.
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11.19.2009 | Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Gary Towne recently moved into a bigger office. It’s a good thing, because it was getting hard to find him among all of the trophies. Towne, Chico State’s cross country coach, embarks on his quest to have the same problem in his new, larger office this Saturday when the Wildcats toe the line at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Evansville, Ind.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Softball
Kacie McCarthy’s freshman season as a Wildcat has been filled with highlights, but the Shingletown native turned in her most memorable performances of the year last weekend in the NCAA West Sub-Regional at Sonoma State, posting three straight victories and helping Chico State advance to the West Super Regional in Hawaii. The Wildcats are just two wins away from reaching the Division II College World Series, thanks in large part to the pitching prowess of McCarthy, who is the latest recipient of Wildcat of the Week honors.
In Friday’s Sub-Regional opener, McCarthy took over for Chico State starter Jessica McDermott and tossed seven-and-a-third innings of relief, striking out a career-high 11 batters and earning the win as the Wildcats beat 15th ranked Grand Canyon University 5-4 in eight innings. In Saturday’s winner’s bracket game versus No. 14 Sonoma State, McCarthy twirled a one-hit shutout in Chico State’s 7-0 victory over the host Seawolves. Sunday McCarthy completed the postseason trifecta, going the distance for the 18th time this year and getting credit for the “W” as the ’Cats rallied back from three runs down to score four times in the bottom of the sixth inning and pull out a 4-3 victory over Dixie State to sweep through the Sub-Regional and advance to this weekend’s West Super Regional.
McCarthy, now 16-10 on the season, lowered her season ERA to 1.92 with the three weekend wins and is ranked third among California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) pitchers. She also is sixth in the conference in victories and innings pitched (164.1). She leads the Wildcats in wins, complete games, innings pitched and appearances (29).
Chico State takes on the No. 3 ranked Sea Warriors of Hawaii Pacific Friday at 5 p.m. Pacific time in the opener of the West Super Regional in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The winner of the best-of-three set will advance to the Division II College World Series May 27-31 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Men's Track
As a decathlete, Brian Beeman is used to running all over the place. But he took it to a new level last week. After competing in the decathlon, high jump and javelin to help lead the Chico State men’s track & field team to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship March 6-8, he got on a bus and arrived back in Chico in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Then, he turned around to head back to Southern California for the Claremont Classic Decathlon and turned in an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark and personal best score of 6,512 on Thursday and Friday.
That iron-man feet has earned him Wildcat of the Week honors.
Beeman finished sixth at the Burns Track and Field Complex while logging the 15th best score in the nation this year. He won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:31.75, placed third in the 400-meter dash (51.19 seconds) and tied for third in the high jump (6-feet-02.75).
Beeman and a number of his Wildcats teammates now await Wednesday morning’s NCAA Track and Field Championships selection show to found out if he’s earned a berth to the National Championships May 27-29 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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10.27.09 | Women's Cross Country
Julie Shaw delivered one of the finest performances of her illustrious Chico State career Saturday at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Championships, placing third and leading a group of four Wildcat runners in top 10 finishes as Chico State won the CCAA crown for the second straight year and sixth time in the last eight years. Shaw, a senior from Redding, completed the 6-kilometer course at Beau Pre Golf Course in McKinleyville with a time of 22:21.6, earning All-CCAA honors. She's been named a Wildcat of the Week for her effort.
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10.24.09 | Women's Cross Country
McKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – The Chico State women’s cross country team lived up to its No. 1 national ranking in impressive fashion Saturday, placing four runners in the top 10 and easily outdistancing the field to capture the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship at Beau Pre Golf Course in McKinleyville.
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10.21.09 | General
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Championships will be taking place Saturday at Beau Pre Golf Course in McKinleyville, and the nationally-ranked Chico State men’s and women’s cross country teams are looking to add another lofty achievement to an already successful 2009 season, while continuing the school’s long stretch of conference dominance.
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10.13.09 | Women's Cross Country
Paige Henker is quickly becoming a great "Local Woman Makes Good" story. A native of Chico and Chico High School graduate, Henker walked on to the women's cross country team last year, and in the words of Head Coach Gary Towne, she's "come a long way in a year and is really doing some amazing stuff right now." Friday, the redshirt freshman finished 11th overall in the highly competetive San Francisco State Invitational. For her efforts, Henker has been dubbed this week's Wildcat of the Week.
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10.9.09 | Women's Cross Country
CHICO – Depth has keyed the Chico State women’s cross country program’s rise to the top of the national rankings this year. Friday, the Wildcats showed just how deep their talent pool is. Resting 10 of their top runners, the Wildcats still managed to finish second out of 16 teams at the San Francisco State Invitational at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park Friday afternoon.
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10.7.09 | Women's Cross Country
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Chico State women’s cross country team is evidently getting used to “top of the heap” status – already owning the No. 1 ranking in the West region and fresh off a first place finish in last weekend’s Willamette Invitational, the Wildcats are now – for the first time in the program’s history – the top-ranked school in the country, according to the latest poll by the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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10.5.09 | General
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – The Chico State men’s and women’s cross country teams turned in several outstanding individual performances Saturday en route to both squads winning the Willamette Invitational in Salem, Ore., and two Wildcats in particular were singled out by the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Senior Michael Wickman and sophomore Alia Gray have been honored as the CCAA Cross Country Men’s and Women’s Runners of the Week for the period of Sept. 27-Oct. 4.
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