Men's 8-Kilometer Race
9:45 a.m.
Complete Results
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif – Chico State placed six runners in the Top 10 to capture the 2009 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s Cross Country Championships that were contested at the Beau Pre Golf Course in McKinleyville on Saturday.
The Wildcats tallied 20 points to finish ahead of second-place Cal Poly Pomona (53). Humboldt State (75) was third and followed by Cal State Stanislaus (118), UC San Diego (119), San Francisco State (149) and Cal State Monterey Bay (220).
The team championship marked the eighth in a row for the Wildcats, who were led by individual champion Jimmy Elam. The Chico State senior concluded the 8-kilometer race in a time of 24:50.3 to win the individual title.
Elam finished ahead teammate Brent Handa, who placed second in a time of 24:57.2. Cal Poly Pomona’s Jersain Torres (25.01.3) was third and followed by Chico State’s Beau Gradone-Rogers (25:02.9) and Matt Prentice of Cal Poly Pomona, who rounded out the top five with a time of 25:09.8
Elam was named Runner of the Year while his Chico State teammate Brent Handa was Newcomer of the Year and Luis Galicia of Humboldt State was Freshman of the Year. Galicia finished 18th after clocking a time of 26:12.3.
Chico State head coach Gary Towne was named Coach of the Year.
2009 California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Conference
Jimmy Elam (Chico State)
Brent Handa (Chico State)
Jersain Torres (Cal Poly Pomona)
Beau Gradone-Rogers (Chico State)
Matt Prentice (Cal Poly Pomona)
Michael Wickman (Chico State)
Brendan Scanlon (Chico State)
Joey Nunes (Cal State Stanislaus)
Mariano Baez (Cal Poly Pomona)
Alan Campos (Chico State)
Eric Malain (Humboldt State)
Joey Kochlacs (Chico State)
Stephen Kent (Cal Poly Pomona)
Alex Sharp (Chico State)
Adrian Sherrod (Chico State)
Runner of the Year: Jimmy Elam (Chico State)
Newcomer of the Year: Brent Handa (Chico State)
Freshman of the Year: Luis Galicia (Humboldt State)
Coach of the Year: Gary Towne (Chico State)