Coach Darren Holman continues to build a program at Stanislaus State. After placing second at the NCAA Regional Championships in 2021, Holman and his squad returned in 2022 to take first place with 91 points.
 
The Warriors edged Chico State by two points to claim the first regional championship in program history. Both teams will move to nationals as one of the top 3 finishers in the region.
 
Stan State earned the championship by placing its first four finishers in the top 18 and anxiously awaiting the arrival of their fifth scorer. Kaela Dishion (21:13.8) and Najwa Chouati (21:23.7) were 10 seconds apart but placed fifth and sixth overall. Both earned all-region honors, along with Kayden Legan and Yahaira Zuniga. Legan placed 10th with a time of 21:32.45 and gave the Warriors 21 points with three runners across the line. Zuniga pushed that total to 39, finishing in 18th place with a time of 21:43.09.
 
The 39 points meant Stanislaus State was the leader on the board, but Chico State was not far behind. Marissa D'Atri was the CCAA's highest-finishing runner, placed third with a time of 21:05.3. Gracie Dupuis placed 11th (21:33.1), and Iresh Molina finished 21st (21:45.2). All three earned all-region honors and gave the Wildcats 35 points. Della Molina was the next to cross the line, finishing 27th (21:53.6). When Hannah Tiffany placed 31st, it brought the Wildcats' total to 93 points.
 
It all came down to when and where the fifth runner would place for the Warriors. Haleigh Humble came through with Stan State's first championship on the line as she outraced her group of runners to finish two spots ahead of where she needed. She placed 52nd with a time of 22:28.91 to give Stan State the points it needed to lift the trophy.
 
Chico State and Stanislaus State combined for seven of the CCAA's eight all-region selections. The final all-region selection went to Cal Poly Pomona's Samantha Aguilar, who placed 19th with a time of 21:43.48.
 
Cal Poly Pomona placed fourth, behind Biola, with 191 points. Arissa Hatcher placed 28th for the Broncos, followed by Angie Arellano in 34th and Bridget Edwards coming in at 54th. Vivian Martinez rounded out the score for CPP with a 56th-place finish.
 
Cal State East Bay placed eighth (231 points), giving the CCAA four teams in the top 8. Click here to see the complete results.
 
Naomi Bailey from Alaska Fairbanks was the individual champion. She finished the 6k course at Amend Park in Billings, Mont., in the time of 20:53.08. Her teammates Kendall Kramer and Rosie Fortham finished second and fourth, respectively. Biola claimed the other automatic bid from the region, finishing third with 114 points.
 
It will be the second consecutive trip to the NCAA National Championships for Stan State and the 22nd straight for Chico State. Cal Poly Pomona will see if it will be chosen as an at-large bid. The selections will be released online on Monday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. on NCAA.com.

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