SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.--- The No. 13 nationally ranked Stan State women's cross country team placed second at the 2026 CCAA Cross Country Championships presented by Pollo Campero on Saturday morning at the CSUSB Cross Country Course. The Warriors totaled 50 points in the 12-team field, with four runners earning All-CCAA honors and three receiving special conference awards.

Freshman Natalie Arriaza was named CCAA Freshman of the Year, Kekaihulali Halpern earned CCAA Newcomer of the Year honors, and Aubrey Lascano received the CCAA Elite 13 Award.

Stevie Holguin led Stan State with a fifth-place finish in the 6K race, clocking 20:46.3. Halpern followed in sixth (20:49.7), while Annie Wild finished seventh (20:57.2), giving the Warriors three consecutive finishers among the top seven.

Arriaza placed 14th in 21:10.2 to earn All-CCAA honors in her conference championship debut. Izzy Soto rounded out the scoring five with an 18th-place finish in 21:24.7.

The Warriors posted a scoring-five average of 21:02, with just 38.4 seconds separating their first and fifth finishers.

CCAA Individual Awards

Arriaza became the fourth Stan State women's cross country runner to earn CCAA Freshman of the Year honors, joining Katarina Borchin (2021), Gianna Bomarito (2022) and Jacqueline Sanchez-Silva (2023). Arriaza placed 14th overall in 21:10.2 to earn All-CCAA recognition in her conference championship debut.

Halpern became the fourth Warrior to receive CCAA Newcomer of the Year honors, joining Kaela Dishion (2021), Najwa Chouati (2022) and Holly Little (2023). Halpern finished sixth overall in 20:49.7, helping Stan State place three runners among the top seven.

Lascano received the CCAA Elite 13 Award, recognizing academic excellence among student-athletes competing at CCAA championship events. The sophomore also competed in Saturday's 6K race, finishing 104th in 26:15.6.

The honors give Stan State its first CCAA Freshman and Newcomer of the Year recipients since 2023, when Sanchez-Silva and Little earned the respective awards.

All-CCAA Honors

Holguin, Halpern, Wild and Arriaza each earned All-CCAA recognition with their top-15 finishes. Wild collected her fourth consecutive All-CCAA honor, becoming the first Stan State women's cross country runner to accomplish the feat since conference records began tracking All-CCAA selections in 2001.

Holguin, Halpern and Arriaza each earned their first career All-CCAA honors, with Arriaza accomplishing the feat in her conference championship debut.

The four selections bring Stan State's total to 49 All-CCAA performances since 2001, according to conference records.

Additional Warrior Finishers

Risa Reynier placed 35th in 22:06.7, followed by Nina Furtado in 37th (22:08.6). Megan Silva finished 50th (22:29.7), while Roseli Diaz placed 71st (23:16.0) and Lascano finished 104th (26:15.6).

Team Standings

No. 4 nationally ranked Chico State captured the team championship with 29 points, followed by No. 13 Stan State (50) and No. 29 Cal Poly Pomona (75), giving the CCAA's three nationally ranked programs the top three finishes.

Cal Poly Humboldt placed fourth with 140 points, followed by Cal State San Marcos (154) and Cal State Monterey Bay (156).

Chico State's Della Molina captured the individual title in 20:28.7, followed by Cal Poly Humboldt's Isabel Perez-Zoghbi in 20:38.0.

Warrior Notables

Stan State's runner-up finish marked its fourth consecutive second-place showing at the CCAA Championships and sixth straight top-two finish. The Warriors captured back-to-back conference championships in 2021 and 2022 before finishing second in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

The four All-CCAA selections are tied for the second-most in a single season in program history since 2001. Stan State earned a program-best five All-CCAA honors in 2025 and had four selections in both 2021 and 2022.

Nationally Ranked Teams

Three CCAA programs entered the conference championships ranked among the nation's top 30 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II national coaches' poll. No. 4 Chico State captured the team title with 29 points, followed by No. 13 Stan State (50) and No. 29 Cal Poly Pomona (75).

The West Region has six nationally ranked programs, including No. 15 Biola, No. 23 Western Washington and No. 26 Central Washington. Stan State is the second-highest-ranked team in the region behind Chico State as the Warriors prepare for the NCAA Division II West Regional on Nov. 21 in Sacramento.

West Region Rankings

Stan State entered the CCAA Championships ranked No. 2 in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division II West Region rankings. The Warriors have held the second spot throughout the 2026 season, trailing only CCAA rival Chico State.

Biola is ranked third, followed by Western Washington and Central Washington to round out the top five. Cal Poly Pomona is sixth, followed by Cal State Monterey Bay, Western Oregon, CUI and Northwest Nazarene.

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.

Up Next

Stan State will compete at the NCAA Division II West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento. The women's 6K race is scheduled for 10:15 a.m.

The top three teams at each regional automatically qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships, with an additional 10 teams selected at-large nationwide. The complete championship field will be announced Monday, Nov. 23, on NCAA.com.

The NCAA Division II National Championship is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas.