Will Reyes, Chico State Snag 2015 CCAA Championship Meet Titles
Results
SAN RAMON – Chico State junior William Reyes was the eighth-straight Wildcat to earn Most Valuable Runner honors after finishing first at the 2015 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Championships Sunday at Golden Gate Park.
Reyes, who claimed first on the same course just two weeks ago at the SF State-hosted Gator Invite, ran the eight-kilometer race in 24 minutes, 13.6 seconds, topping his previous course time by more than 21 seconds.
His margin of victory of 15.6 seconds was the largest since Vicente Moreno of Stanislaus State won the race in 2007 by 19.5 seconds.
Reyes along with teammates Steven Martinez (2nd), Nicholas Valenzuela (6th), Arturo Arevalo (7th), and Aaron Mora (8th) contributed to the Wildcats 24 point team victory.
Chico State captured its 14th-consecutive championship banner and were followed by Cal Poly Pomona(46), SF State (62), Humboldt State (129), UC San Diego (148), Cal State Monterey Bay (167), Stanislaus State (206), and Cal State East Bay (241).
The top 15 earned All-Conference honors:
| Finish |
Name, Institution |
Time |
|
| 1. |
Will Reyes, Chico State |
24:13.6 |
| 2. |
Steven Martinez, Chico State |
24:29.2 |
| 3. |
Benji Preciado, SF State |
24:35.0 |
| 4. |
Mark Huizar, Cal Poly Pomona |
24:35.5 |
| 5. |
Francisco Gomez, Cal Poly Pomona |
24:42.5 |
| 6. |
Nicholas Valenzuela, Chico State |
24:50.3 |
| 7. |
Arturo Arevalo, Chico state |
24:55.2 |
| 8. |
Aaron Mora, Chico State |
24:56.2 |
| 9. |
Drew Feldman, SF State |
24:57.1 |
| 10. |
John Dominguez, Cal Poly Pomona |
25:00.5 |
| 11. |
Steven Velarde, Chico State |
25:03.1 |
| 12. |
Devon Reed, Cal Poly Pomona |
25:07.3 |
| 13. |
Connor Henderson, Cal State Monterey Bay |
25:10.4 |
| 14. |
Michael Garaventa, SF State |
25:11.5 |
| 15. |
Ruben Dominguez, Cal Poly Pomona |
25:14.2 |
In addition to claiming the Most Valuable Runner award, Reyes was also awarded the Newcomer of the Year award, while Broncos' Devon Reed snagged the Freshman of the Year award. Chico State head coach Gary Towne was named the Coach of the Year.