TURLOCK, Calif.--- Women's cross country's Kekaihulali Halpern, men's cross country's Jackson Oliveira and volleyball's Lauren Hamilton have been named this week's Stan State Housing and Residential Life Warriors of the Week after standout performances for their respective teams.

Halpern finished sixth overall to lead the No. 14 nationally ranked Stan State women's cross country team to a second-place finish at the Bronco Invitational, while Oliveira placed fourth overall as the top collegiate runner in the men's race. Hamilton helped the Warrior volleyball team split its two CCAA road matches, highlighted by a four-set victory over Cal State Monterey Bay.

KEKAIHULALI HALPERN – WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Halpern led the No. 14 nationally ranked Warriors with a sixth-place finish in the women's 6K at the Bronco Invitational, hosted by Santa Clara University at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, completing the course in 20:34.9.
Her performance helped Stan State finish second with 77 points, trailing only No. 4 Chico State, which won the team title with 46 points. The Warriors finished ahead of several NCAA Division I programs, including San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sacramento State, Fresno State and Cal Poly.

Halpern paced a Stan State lineup that placed five runners among the top 27 overall, including three in the top 17. All-American Annie Wild finished 12th in 20:48.6, while freshman Natalie Arriaza placed 17th in 20:56.4.
The Warriors posted a scoring-five average of 20:57.0, with just 39 seconds separating their first and fifth finishers.

Halpern and the Warriors will begin postseason competition Saturday, Nov. 7, at the CCAA Cross Country Championships at the CSUSB Cross Country Course in San Bernardino. The women's 6K race is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Stan State will then compete at the NCAA Division II West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento. The women's race is scheduled for 10:15 a.m.

JACKSON OLIVEIRA – MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Oliveira led Stan State with a fourth-place finish in the Men's 8K Invitational at the Bronco Invitational, crossing the finish line in 23:40.6.

The junior was the top collegiate runner in the 22-team field, finishing behind only three unattached competitors. His time marked a 24.9-second improvement from his previous race at the Kim Duyst Twilight on Sept. 12, where he finished in 24:05.5.

For his performance, Oliveira was named the FloCollege/CCAA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the second time this season. He previously earned the honor following his second-place finish at the Kim Duyst Twilight, where he was also the top collegiate finisher.

Oliveira's performance helped the Warriors finish fifth with 137 points, trailing only No. 8 Chico State, Santa Clara, Nevada and Pepperdine. Stan State finished ahead of Cal Poly Humboldt, Cal State East Bay, UC Davis, Long Beach State and Fresno State, among others.

His twin brother, Mason Oliveira, finished 13th overall in 24:01.2, giving Stan State two runners among the top 13. Tanner Gerhart placed 49th in 24:44.0, while Guardave Pandher finished 58th in 24:49.0. Freshman Jace Campos rounded out the scoring five in 61st place with a time of 24:51.3.

The Warriors posted a scoring-five average of 24:25.2, with just over 70 seconds separating their first and fifth finishers.
Oliveira and the Warriors will begin postseason competition Saturday, Nov. 7, at the CCAA Cross Country Championships at the CSUSB Cross Country Course in San Bernardino. The men's 8K race is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Stan State will then compete at the NCAA Division II West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento. The men's race is scheduled for 9 a.m.

LAUREN HAMILTON – VOLLEYBALL
Hamilton anchored Stan State's defense at the net during its two-match CCAA road weekend, recording 13 total blocks, including three solo blocks, while averaging 1.44 blocks per set.

The senior finished with seven block assists in Friday's five-set match at Menlo before recording six total blocks, including three solo blocks, in Saturday's four-set victory at Cal State Monterey Bay.  Hamilton also contributed 16 kills while hitting .375 over the weekend, including 12 kills while hitting .391 against Menlo.

Her performance helped Stan State record 24 team blocks over the two matches, including 13 against Cal State Monterey Bay. Hamilton leads the Warriors this season with 68 total blocks, including 20 solo blocks, and is averaging 0.97 blocks per set.

Hamilton and the Warriors return to action this week with two matches in San Bernardino. Stan State will face No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. before taking on Cal State Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. Both matches will be played at Coussoulis Arena on the Cal State San Bernardino campus and streamed on FloCollege.