Chico State men No. 3, women No. 7 in National Cross Country rankings

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Chico State men No. 3, women No. 7 in National Cross Country rankings

Jordan Rogers (front) and Michael Wickman will help lead the Wildcats in 2009

8/28/2009 5:00:18 PM

The Chico State men’s cross country team, winners of seven straight California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and West Region titles and a top-10 national finisher in each of the last 10 years, is ranked No. 3 in the nation in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason rankings. The Chico State women’s team, winner of five CCAA and four West Region titles in the past eight years, is ranked No. 7.

The Wildcats open up their 2009 season at the Asics/UC Irvine Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Chico State’s men return cross country All-Americans Beau Rogers, Michael Wickman and Brendan Scanlon, along with All-West Region standout Jordan Fairley and All-CCAA competitors Alan Campos, Tim Cannon, and Thomas Whitcomb. The Wildcats finished third in the nation last season behind the two teams ranked ahead of them in the preseason rankings, top-ranked Adams State and No. 2 Western State.

Tori Tyler and Alia Gray celebrate after finising fourth and sixth, respectively, in the NCAA 10,000-meter Championship.

Alia Gray (left) and Tori Tyler, pictured here after earning All-America honors in the 10,000-meter track championships.

The Chico State women’s team returns seven athletes who finished among the top-15 at last season’s CCAA Championships, and four athletes who earned All-West Region accolades, including Tori Tyler, who finished second in the West Region and 16th at the National Championships despite sustaining a broken rib and foot in a fall. Fellow All-Region competitors Julie Shaw, Alia Gray and Kara Lubieniecki are primed to help lead the charge in 2009, along with All-CCAA runners Stephanie Consiglio, Shannon Rich, and Colleen Joyce.

The Wildcats finished seventh in the nation last season, and are currently ranked behind the six teams that finished ahead of them at the national championships, including No. 1 Adams State.

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Wildcats of the Week

Caressa Williams

Women's Basketball

For much of the season, redshirt freshman Caressa Williams has been sitting at the end of the Chico State women’s basketball team bench, seeing very little on-court action. But the former Paradise High School star continued to work hard on her game, and the extra effort has paid off in recent weeks with significantly more playing time. After a string of short but impressive relief roles, Williams delivered a breakout performance Saturday against Humboldt State, posting career highs in scoring and rebounding in the Wildcats’ 90-67 thumping of Humboldt State. Her strongest effort to date makes Williams the latest Wildcat of the Week.

Williams shot over 58 percent (7-of-12), averaging just under 10 points and five rebounds in Chico State’s two weekend contests. She began the weekend with a solid outing Friday against Sonoma State, contributing five points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 16 minutes of action. Saturday, though, she was a major part of the Wildcat reserves combining to score 51 in the team’s convincing 23-point win over Humboldt. Williams played 24 minutes, scoring 14 points and hauling in seven rebounds – both career highs – connecting on five of her seven field goal attempts. She also chipped in with an assist and a steal in addition to shining on the defensive end.

Williams’ productive weekend saw her season scoring average more than double, rising from 1.6 to 3.6 points per game. Overall, she is shooting 50 percent from the field and is averaging two rebounds a contest.

Chico State is back in action this weekend, hosting Cal Poly Pomona Friday and San Francisco State Saturday at Acker Gym. Both games are scheduled to tipoff at 5:30 p.m.

Amir Carraway

Men's Basketball

Amir Carraway capped a strong weekend with team highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in the Wildcats’ huge win against Humboldt State Saturday night to earn Wildcat of the Week honors for the second time this season.

The sophomore from Vallejo made two game-sealing free throws with 21 seconds left to finish the night 6-of-7 from the free throw line and pulled down key rebounds on two of the Lumberjacks’ last three possessions. He also set the screen on Jay Flores’ dagger 3-pointer with 40 seconds left.

Carraway finished with 10 points and four rebounds despite playing just 18 minutes due to foul trouble during the Wildcats’ loss to Sonoma State the night before.

The 6-foot-5 forward leads the team in rebounding at 5.5 per game and ranks second in scoring at 10.6 points per game a season after averaging just 1.4 points and one rebound in only 5.4 minutes a night. He’s now led the team in scoring five times and rebounding six this season.

Carraway and the Wildcats, among four teams tied for second in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings, trail conference co-leaders Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Dominguez Hills by just one game. They’ll welcome Cal Poly Pomona to town Friday night and San Francisco State Saturday.

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Wildcat Illustrated - Fall 2011 edition now available on line

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Chico State Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet Oct. 8 (RSVP by Sept. 23)

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26 Chico State athletes receive Academic Achievement Awards from Division II Athletic Directors Association

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Chico State finishes 26th in Directors’ Cup standings

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