NEW ORLEANS, La.--- The Stan State women's cross country team continues to hold the No. 2 spot in the West Region for the sixth consecutive week in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II regional rankings released Tuesday.

The Warriors, coached by Darren Holman, remain behind only CCAA rival Chico State in the West Region. Biola holds the third spot, followed by Western Washington and Central Washington to round out the top five.

Cal Poly Pomona remains sixth, while Cal State Monterey Bay moved up one spot to seventh and Western Oregon climbed to eighth. CUI dropped two positions to ninth, with Northwest Nazarene rounding out the top 10.

Stan State is one of four CCAA programs ranked among the West Region's top 10, joining Chico State, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Monterey Bay.

National Rankings
Stan State entered the week ranked No. 14 nationally in the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II national coaches' poll. The Warriors have been ranked among the nation's top 15 in every poll this season, beginning at No. 12 in the preseason rankings and climbing as high as No. 11.  The next national coaches' poll is scheduled to be released Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Last Time Out
The Warriors are coming off a second-place finish at the Bronco Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale. Stan State totaled 77 points in the 23-team Women's 6K Invitational, finishing behind only No. 4 Chico State, which won the team title with 46 points.

Kekaihulali Halpern led Stan State with a sixth-place finish in 20:34.9, followed by Annie Wild in 12th (20:48.6) and freshman Natalie Arriaza in 17th (20:56.4). Izzy Soto placed 26th (21:11.2), while Stevie Holguin completed the scoring five in 27th (21:13.9).

The Warriors finished ahead of several NCAA Division I programs, including San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sacramento State, Fresno State and Cal Poly.

Stan State also placed fifth with 149 points in the Women's 6K Open race, led by Aubrey Lascano's 18th-place finish in 23:05.1.

Rankings Schedule
The remaining USTFCCCA West Region rankings are scheduled for Oct. 28, Nov. 10 and Nov. 25, with the final regional rankings set for Dec. 4. The remaining national coaches' polls are scheduled for Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 11 and Nov. 26, with the final national poll scheduled for Dec. 5.

Up Next
Stan State will begin postseason competition at the CCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the CSUSB Cross Country Course in San Bernardino. The women's race is scheduled for 11 a.m.

The NCAA Division II West Regional will follow on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, with the women's race scheduled for 10:15 a.m. The NCAA Division II National Championship is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas.