TURLOCK, Calif.--- Women's cross country's Natalie Arriaza, Kekaihulali Halpern and Stevie Holguin, along with men's cross country's Jackson Oliveira, have been named this week's Stan State Housing and Residential Life Warriors of the Week following their performances at the 2026 CCAA Cross Country Championships in San Bernardino.

Arriaza was named the CCAA Freshman of the Year, while Halpern earned CCAA Newcomer of the Year honors. Holguin led the No. 13 nationally ranked Stan State women's cross country team to a second-place finish, while Oliveira recorded the highest individual finish by a Warrior men's runner at the conference championships since 2007. All four earned All-CCAA honors.

NATALIE ARRIAZA – WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Arriaza earned her first career All-CCAA honor after finishing 14th at the CCAA Women's Cross Country Championships. The freshman completed the 6K course in 21:10.2 in her conference championship debut, helping the No. 13 nationally ranked Warriors finish second in the 12-team field with 50 points.

For her performance, Arriaza was named the 2026 CCAA Freshman of the Year, becoming the fourth Warrior to receive the honor. She joined Katarina Borchin (2021), Gianna Bomarito (2022) and Jacqueline Sanchez-Silva (2023) as Stan State recipients of the award.

Arriaza was one of four Warriors to earn All-CCAA honors as Stan State secured its fourth consecutive runner-up finish at the conference championships.

KEKAIHULALI HALPERN – WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Halpern earned her first career All-CCAA honor after placing sixth at the CCAA Women's Cross Country Championships. She completed the 6K course in 20:49.7, finishing just 3.4 seconds behind teammate Stevie Holguin and helping Stan State place three runners among the top seven.

For her performance, Halpern was named the 2026 CCAA Newcomer of the Year, becoming the fourth Warrior to earn the award. She joined Kaela Dishion (2021), Najwa Chouati (2022) and Holly Little (2023) as recipients of the honor.

Halpern's performance helped the No. 13 Warriors finish second with 50 points and extend their streak of top-two conference championship finishes to six consecutive seasons.
STEVIE HOLGUIN – WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Holguin earned her first career All-CCAA honor after leading No. 13 Stan State with a fifth-place finish at the CCAA Women's Cross Country Championships. She completed the 6K course in 20:46.3, finishing as the Warriors' top runner.

Holguin was the first of three consecutive Stan State finishers among the top seven, followed by Kekaihulali Halpern in sixth and All-American Annie Wild in seventh. Her performance helped the Warriors finish second with 50 points.

Stan State recorded a scoring-five average of 21:02, with just 38.4 seconds separating its first and fifth finishers. The Warriors' runner-up finish marked their fourth consecutive second-place showing and sixth straight top-two finish at the conference championships.  Holguin, Halpern, Arriaza and the Warriors return to competition Saturday, Nov. 21, at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento. The women's 6K race is scheduled for 10:15 a.m.

JACKSON OLIVEIRA – MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Oliveira earned his second career All-CCAA honor after finishing runner-up at the CCAA Men's Cross Country Championships. The junior from Oakdale completed the 8K course in 24:30.5, recording the highest finish by a Stan State runner at the conference championships since Vicente Moreno captured the individual title in 2007.

Oliveira finished just 12.7 seconds behind individual champion Ricardo Vargas of Cal Poly Pomona. His performance also marked the Warriors' first top-three individual finish at the conference championships since Medhane Woldu placed third in 2022.

The Warrior junior previously earned All-CCAA recognition in 2024 with a 13th-place finish. His performance helped Stan State finish fourth in the 11-team field with 79 points, just one point behind third-place Cal State San Marcos. Oliveira joined twin brother Mason Oliveira and Tanner Gerhart as the Warriors' three All-CCAA performers, tying the program record established by the same trio in 2024.

Oliveira and the Warriors return to competition Saturday, Nov. 21, at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento. The men's 10K race is scheduled for 9 a.m.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION
Both Stan State cross country teams will compete at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento. The men's 10K race is scheduled for 9 a.m., followed by the women's 6K at 10:15 a.m.

The top three teams from each of the eight NCAA Division II regional championships automatically qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships, accounting for 24 of the 34 teams in each championship field. The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Committee will select an additional 10 teams nationwide through the at-large selection process. Each qualifying team may enter up to seven runners at the national championships.

Individuals who are not members of qualifying teams can also advance to nationals. The top two individual finishers from non-qualifying teams at each regional automatically earn berths, along with any additional runners who finish among the top five overall and are not members of qualifying teams. Additional individual at-large selections complete the championship field.

The full field for the 2026 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships will be announced Monday, Nov. 23, on NCAA.com. The national championships are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas.