THIS WEEK IN WARRIOR SPORTS

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY HEADING BACK TO NATIONALS
For the second year in a row, the eighth ranked Stan State women's cross country team is heading to the NCAA Division II National Women's Cross Country Championships.  This time as the NCAA Division II West Regional Champions.  The Warriors captured the regional title on Saturday by placing three runners in the top ten in Kaela Dishion (fifth), Najwa Chouati (sixth) and Kayden Lagen (tenth).  Yahaira Zuniga finished in 18^th place followed by Haleigh Humble's 52^nd place rounded out the top five Warrior finishers.  The nationals are set for December 2 in University Place, Washington, as part of the NCAA Division II Fall Festival hosted by Seattle Pacific University. 
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FINISHES WARRIOR CLASSIC 2-0
Stan State women's basketball team went 2-0 in the Warrior Classic this weekend as the Warriors defeated Holy Names 64-47 and Academy of Art 62-49.  With the victories, Stan State is now 2-2 heading into this week.  In their win over Holy Names on Friday, Da'Myiah Lewis led the way for the Warriors with 13 points followed by Liliana Marques with eight points.  The Warriors followed that win with a 62-49 win over Academy of Art on Saturday behind Marquez' 13 points.  Lewis added 10 points for Stan State and Joia Armstrong also scored 10 points.  Marques was named the Classic's Most Valuable Player and Lewis was an All-Tournament selection.  Stan State will host Fresno Pacific this Wednesday, November 23 at 5pm before beginning CCAA play this Saturday at Chico State.
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST ACADEMY OF ART THIS TUESDAY
Stan State men's basketball team went 0-2 in the Ron Logsdon Challenge this weekend in Rohnert Park.  The Warriors begin the challenge with an 83-72 loss to Western Oregon.  Kyle Ordonio paced the Warriors with 23 points while Tony Singleton chipped in 17 points and Marlon Short added 10 points.  Saturday, Stan State lost 80-76 to Minnesota State despite Ordonio's 20 points.  Benno Zecic chipped in 14 points and Marlon Short and Tony Singleton each had 12 points for the Warriors who are now 1-4.  Stan State will host Academy of Art on Tuesday, November 22 at 5pm before starting CCAA play this Saturday at Chico State.
 
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PLACES 14^TH AT REGIONALS
The Warrior men's cross country finished in 14^th place at the 2022 NCAA Division II West Regional Championships.  Medhane Woldu paced Stan State with his 50^th place finish in the 10K race.  Finishing behind Woldu was Cristian Alcantar in 55^th place and Cooper Freeman in 81^st.  Rounding out the top five Warrior finishers were Adin Dibble (83^rd) and Mario Gutierrez (119^th).
 
POST-SEASON HONORS KEEP COMING IN FOR THE WARRIORS
The post-season honors keep rolling in for the Stan State Fall Athletic Teams.  Gabby Rawson was named to the D2CCA All-West Region Second on Thursday.  Earlier in the week, five men's and women's soccer players were named to the Academic All-District Men's and Women's Soccer Team in Alisha Garcia, Daniel Gomez, Finn Hoffman, Bradley Magnussen and Ycela Ochoa.   
 
WOLDU AND THE WARRIOR WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ARE THIS WEEK'S STAN STATE WARRIOR STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

The Stan State women's cross country team and men's cross country runner Medhane Woldu are this week's Stan State Warrior Student-Athletes of the Week.
Woldu finished in 50^th place with a time of 31:43.2 in the 10K NCAA Division II West Regional Championships on Saturday in Billings, Mont.  The senior runner led the way for the Warriors to their 14^th place team finish.
 


The eighth ranked Warrior women's cross country team captured the 2022 NCAA Division II West Regional Championships by placing three in the top ten. Kaela Dishion had a fifth-place time of 21:13.8 followed by Najwa Chouati (sixth, 21:23.7) and Kayden Legan (tenth, 21:32.4). Also figuring into the Warriors' first place finish were Yahaira Zuniga (18^th place) and Haleigh Humble (52^nd place).
 



THIS UPCOMING WEEK IN WARRIOR SPORTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Men's Basketball                             Hosting Academy of Art (5pm)
 
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Women's Basketball                       Hosting Fresno Pacific (5pm)
 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Women's Basketball                       at Chico State (1pm)
Men's Basketball                             at Chico State (3pm)