SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Stan State's
Aubrey Lascano has been named the 2026 CCAA Elite 13 Award winner for women's cross country, recognizing her outstanding academic and athletic achievements.
Lascano was presented with the award Saturday afternoon during the awards ceremony at the 2026 CCAA Cross Country Championships in San Bernardino.
A chemistry major, Lascano has maintained a perfect 4.00 undergraduate GPA. She has completed 108 credits during her academic career, including 64 credits at Stan State.
2026 Season
At the 2026 CCAA Women's Cross Country Championships, Stan State's
Aubrey Lascano placed 104th in the 6K race with a time of 26:15.6. The Warriors finished second in the team standings with 50 points. Earlier in the season, Lascano placed 33rd at the Kim Duyst Twilight Cross Country Invitational with a time of 23:10.3. At the Bronco Invitational hosted by Santa Clara, she placed 18th in the Women's 6K Open in 23:05.1.
Elite 13 Award
Formerly known as the CCAA Championship Scholar Award, the Elite 13 Award recognizes the academic and athletic achievement of the student-athlete who has reached the conference championship level in their sport while achieving the highest academic standard among their peers.
Instituted in 2017-18, the award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the final CCAA championship site in each conference-sponsored sport. The award changed names in 2021-22 to become the Elite 13 Award.
Seventh Warrior to Earn CCAA Honor
Lascano becomes the seventh Stan State student-athlete to earn CCAA Elite 13 or Championship Scholar honors.
Previous Warrior recipients include:
- Haley Burdo, volleyball — 2024-25
- Lamont Lane, men's track and field — 2023-24
- Taylor Pilot, women's basketball — 2020-21
- Macky Morris, volleyball — 2019-20
- Autumn Halvorson, women's soccer — 2019-20
- Vinny Margiotta, baseball — 2018-19
