[Results]

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Led by individual champion Della Molina, Chico State placed five runners in the top 12 to win its fourth consecutive CCAA Women's Cross Country Championship, presented by Pollo Campero, on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Cal State San Bernardino.
 
The Wildcats finished with 29 points, followed by Stanislaus State with 50 and Cal Poly Pomona with 75. It was the fourth consecutive championship in which the three programs finished in that order.
 
The championship was Chico State's 20th in program history, with all 20 coming since 2002. The Wildcats combined three top-4 finishes with a scoring group separated by just 41.2 seconds to secure another conference trophy.
 
Molina completed the CSUSB XC 6k Course in 20:28.7 to win her second individual conference title and earn CCAA Runner of the Year honors. The 2024 champion finished 9.3 seconds ahead of Cal Poly Humboldt's Isabel Perez-Zoghbi (20:38.0), reclaiming the title one year after fellow Wildcat (and her twin) Iresh Molina won the 2025 race.
 
For three consecutive championships, a Molina has been the first woman across the finish line.
 
Della Molina had company at the front through much of Saturday's race. At the 1.87-mile checkpoint, she ran in a pack with her teammates Megan Malloy and Paulina Martins, with Perez-Zoghbi and several other contenders close behind.
 
Then Molina began to create the space that would carry her to another championship.
 
By the 3.28-mile checkpoint, her advantage over Perez-Zoghbi had grown to nearly nine seconds. She maintained that separation through the finish, securing the individual victory while her teammates worked to complete another Wildcats championship score.
 
Malloy placed third in 20:40.3, and Martins followed right behind in fourth with a time of 20:40.9. Three Wildcats had crossed the finish line before any other team had its second runner finish.
 
Stanislaus State answered with the next three finishers. Stevie Holguin placed fifth (20:46.3), Kekaihulali Halpern sixth (20:49.7), and Annie Wild seventh (20:57.2), keeping the Warriors firmly in the team championship race. After three finishers apiece, Chico State held an 8-18 advantage, but both teams still needed two more runners to complete their scores.
 
Olivia Beschorner gave the Wildcats their fourth finisher in ninth place at 21:05.1. Kira Forsberg then crossed in 12th at 21:09.9 to close the scoring and put Chico State's championship total at 29 points.
 
Stanislaus State finished second for the fourth consecutive season and took home two individual awards. Kekaihulali Halpern earned CCAA Newcomer of the Year honors with her sixth-place finish, while Natalie Arriaza was named CCAA Freshman of the Year after placing 14th in 21:10.2.
 
Arriaza joined Holguin, Halpern and Wild among the top 15 finishers, giving the Warriors four All-CCAA selections. Izzy Soto completed Stanislaus State's scoring in 18th at 21:24.7.
 
Cal Poly Pomona placed third for the fourth consecutive championship behind a tightly grouped scoring five. Miranda Palacios led the Broncos in 10th (21:08.5), followed by Galilea Jimenez in 11th (21:09.4) and Jade Kingston in 13th (21:10.2). Alondra Arias and Sophia Ebiner finished back-to-back in 20th and 21st. Only 24.7 seconds separated the Broncos' five scorers.
 
Perez-Zoghbi's runner-up performance helped Cal Poly Humboldt climb to fourth with 140 points, its best team finish since 2014. Brinna Weiseth added a 17th-place finish in 21:23.6 for the Lumberjacks.
 
Two points separated the next two teams as Cal State San Marcos finished fifth with 154 points, just ahead of Cal State Monterey Bay (156). Danna Ibarra led the Cougars in 16th at 21:19.5, while Rachel Hoops earned All-CCAA honors for the Otters with an eighth-place finish in 21:03.7.
 
UC Merced's Leslie Aquino claimed the final All-CCAA spot, placing 15th in 21:11.7. The top 15 included runners from six programs, with Chico State's five selections leading the field.
 
Fresno Pacific finished seventh with 211 points, followed by UC Merced (229), San Francisco State (236), host Cal State San Bernardino (263), Cal State East Bay (266), and Cal State LA (397).

Women's Individual Award Winners
Runner of the Year: Della Molina, Chico State
Newcomer of the Year: Kekaihulali Halpern, Stanislaus State
Freshman of the Year: Natalie Arriaza, Stanislaus State
Coach of the Year: Gary Towne, Chico State
 

Place	Team	Points
1	Chico State	29
2	Stanislaus State	50
3	Cal Poly Pomona	75
4	Cal Poly Humboldt	140
5	Cal State San Marcos	154
6	Cal State Monterey Bay	156
7	Fresno Pacific	211
8	UC Merced	229
9	San Francisco State	236
10	Cal State San Bernardino	263
11	Cal State East Bay	266
12	Cal State LA	397