School Record Earns Ronquillo CCAA Runner of the Week Award
After rewriting the Cal State East Bay record books, Angie Ronquillo has earned CCAA Runner of the Week for Sept. 23-29.
Ronquillo, a sophomore from Bakersfield, raced her way to a new program best while finishing first among all CCAA runners at the Capital Cross Challenge in Sacramento. Crossing the line in 21:16.8, Ronquillo finished 23rd out of 322 women who toed the line on the course that will host the 2019 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships at Haggin Oaks GC. Her 6,000-meter mark is a new best for a Pioneer as she paced the No. 24 Cal State East Bay squad to 11th overall and fourth among Division II programs competing at the prestigious event.
Ronquillo and the Pioneers will remain in the Bay Area for the next two weeks in preparation for the 2019 CCAA Cross Country Championships. After a week away from the course, Cal State East Bay is slated to compete in the SF State Invitational in Golden Gate Park on Oct. 11. Then, the Pioneers take to the course at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale on Oct. 19.
Also nominated:
Talia Swangler, Chico State