SAN BERNARDINO – It’s was a great day to be a Wildcat! The Chico State cross country teams made it so with dominating wins at the CCAA Cross Country Championship hosted by Cal State San Bernardino. The men’s squad earned it seven-straight CCAA titles, while the women collected their fifth title in the last seven attempts.

Scott Bauhs, who has won all three races he’s entered this fall, led a 1-2-3 finish for the Wildcats. Bauhs (25:23.4) narrowly edged out teammate Brendan Scanlon (25:23.8) for the individual title. Angle Marquez (25:27.8) was four seconds behind in third place.

For Bauhs it was his third All-CCAA honor, but first CCAA title. He finished second overall both his freshman and sophomore seasons and did not run in the CCAA Championships his junior year.

Beau Rogers led a group of Wildcats, including Jordan Fairley, Alan Campos and Manny Mejia to the sixth-eighth place spots, respectively. Just one runner later, two more Wildcats crossed the line, Tim Cannon in 10th and Thomas Whitcomb in 11th. In all, nine of the 10 Wildcat runners finished in the top 11. The top 15 earn All-CCAA honors.

Scanlon collected his second All-CCAA honor, after being named 2007 Freshman of the year after last year's conference meet. It was the second All-CCAA honor for Marquez, a senior, and junior Fairley.

The Wildcats, ranked No.1 in the USTFCCCA regional poll and No. 4 nationally, scored 17 points to beat their nearest competition, UC San Diego (72 points) by 55 points. Cal Poly Pomona (84 points) took third, followed by Humboldt State (105 points) Cal State Stanislaus (113 points), San Francisco State (157 points) and Cal State Monterey Bay (199 points).

In the women’s race, the results were similar with a cluster of six Wildcats occupying the fourth through ninth-place spots. Tori Tyler (22:03.3) led the parade with her fourth-place finish and was followed just a second behind by Kara Lubieniecki, Alia Gray in sixth, Shannon McVannel seventh, Stephanie Consiglio eighth, and Shannon Rich ninth.  Kayla Silva, Colleen Joyce, and Jessica Nelson took the 14th-16th spots.

All ten competing Chico State runners finished in the top 20, with the top 15 earning All-CCAA honors. Of the eight Wildcats receiving All-CCAA honors, Silva is the only repeat performer.

The Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in the region and No. 4 in the nation,  put up a total of 30 points to easily defeat their toughest competition Cal State L.A. (52 points). UC San Diego (76 points), Cal Poly Pomona (112 points) and Humboldt State (147 points) round out the top five of the 11 competing teams.

Next up, the Wildcats head down to San Diego for the 2008 NCAA Cross Country West Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Complete Results

Women's CCAA Awards

Team Champion: Chico State
Athlete of the Meet: Vivien Wadeck, Cal State L.A.
Freshman of the Year: Elena Inouye, UC San Diego
Newcomer of the Year: Vivien Wadeck, Cal State L.A.
Coach of the Year: Gary Towne, Chico State

All CCAA
Vivien Wadeck (Cal State L.A.)
Tiffany Turner (Cal Poly Pomona)
Bre Schofield (UC San Diego)
Tori Tyler (Chico State)
Kara Lubieniecki (Chico State)
Alia Gray (Chico State)
Shannon McVannel (Chico State)
Stephanie Consiglio (Chico State)
Shannon Rich (Chico State)
Liliana Hernandez (Cal State L.A.)
Lorena Banda (Cal State L.A.)
Amber Hebb (Cal Poly Pomona)
Dora Perez (Cal State L.A.)
Kayla Silva (Chico State)
Colleen Joyce (Chico State)           

Men's CCAA Awards

Team Champion: Chico State
Athlete of the Meet: Scott Bauhs, Chico State
Freshman of the Year: Clint Hostetler, Cal Poly Pomona
Newcomer of the Year: Jersain Torres, Cal Poly Pomona
Coach of the Year: Gary Towne, Chico State

All CCAA
Scott Bauhs (Chico State)
Brendan Scanlon (Chico State)
Angel Marquez (Chico State)
Jersain Torres (Cal Poly Pomona)
Beau Rogers (Chico State)
Jordan Fairley (Chico State)
Alan Campos (Chico State)
Manny Mejia (Chico State)
Jake LeVieux (UC San Diego)
Tim Cannon (Chico State)
Thomas Whitcomb (Chico State)
Joey Nunes (Cal State Stanislaus)
Max Mullender (UC San Diego)
Jason Karbelk (San Francisco State)
Alex Wood (Cal Poly Pomona)