BILLINGS, Mont.---  Stan State men's cross country team finished in 14^th place out of 21 teams at the 2022 NCAA Division II West Regional Championships.  The Warriors finished with 374 points while Chico State captured the regional title with 48 points.  Medhane Woldu paced the Warriors with his 50^th place time of 31:43.2 in the 10K race at Amend Park in Billings, Mont.

WARRIOR FINISHERS: Medhane Woldu was the first Warrior to cross the finish line with his 50^th place time of 31:43.2.  He was followed by Cristian Alcantar who ran a 31:50.1 to finish in 55^th place.  Two other Stan State runners placed in the top 100 in Cooper Freeman (81^st, 33:32.0) and Adin Dibble (83^rd. 32:32.5).  Rounding out the Warrior runners were Mario Gutierrez (119^th, 33:55.4) and Austin Hoach (130^th, 34:26.8). 

REGIONALS:  Chico State captured the West Region men's title with 38 points to punch their ticket to the 2022 NCAA Division II National Men's Cross Country Championships in University Place, Wash., on December 2 as part of the 2022 NCAA Division II Fall Festival hosted by Seattle Pacific.  Western Washington finished in second with 82 points followed by Azusa Pacific in third with 111 points. 

UP NEXT:  Stan State will now wait until the official 2022 NCAA Division II National Men's Cross Country Championships field is announced this Monday, November 21 by 5pm (ET) on www.ncaa.com.