NEW ORLEANS, La.---The Stan State women's cross country team remains ranked No. 2 in the West Region in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) regional rankings.

The Warriors were also ranked No. 2 in the previous regional poll and are ranked No. 12 nationally in the USTFCCCA preseason poll. The first regular-season national rankings will be released Wednesday.

Stan State is coming off a dominant team championship at Saturday's Kim Duyst Twilight at River Oaks Golf Course in Ceres. The Warriors placed four runners among the top five and all five scorers among the top nine to win the seven-team race with 22 points.  Stan State finished 11 points ahead of NCAA Division I UC Santa Barbara, while San Francisco State placed third with 107 points. The Warriors posted a scoring-five average of 21:04.2 and a total time of 1:45:21.

Stevie Holguin captured the individual title in the women's 6K with a time of 20:41.4, finishing 3.5 seconds ahead of UC Santa Barbara's Jordin Lieberman. Kekaihulali Halpern placed third overall in 20:51.9, giving Stan State two of the first three runners across the finish line.

Annie Wild followed in fourth at 21:00.3, while freshman Natalie Arriaza placed fifth in 21:05.7. Izzy Soto completed the Warriors' scoring five with a ninth-place finish in 21:41.7.

Stan State's five scorers occupied first, third, fourth, fifth and ninth place, with just 60.3 seconds separating Holguin from Soto.

Stevie Holguin was named the FloCollege/CCAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the second consecutive week following her individual victory at the Kim Duyst Twilight.

Megan Silva gave the Warriors a sixth runner among the top 20, finishing 18th in 22:13.4. Risa Reynier placed 28th in 23:01.3, followed by Roseli Diaz in 30th at 23:02.3, Sophie Benham in 32nd at 23:07.9 and Aubrey Webb in 33rd at 23:10.3.  Demiree Dean finished 45th in 23:49.3, while Elizabeth Christopher placed 58th in 24:52.5.

The victory marked the second consecutive Kim Duyst Twilight team championship for Stan State. The Warriors captured the 2025 title with 75 points before lowering that total to 22 points in Saturday's victory.

The West Region rankings are:

1. Chico State (previously No. 1)
2. Stan State (previously No. 2)
3. Biola (Calif.) (previously No. 4)
4. Cal Poly Pomona (previously No. 3)
5. Cal State Monterey Bay (not ranked previously)
6. Western Washington (previously No. 6)
7. Vanguard (Calif.) (not ranked previously)
8. Central Washington (previously No. 9)
9. CUI (previously No. 5)
10. Northwest Nazarene (not ranked previously)

Stan State will return to competition Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale. The meet is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Baylands Regional Course.

The Warriors will then compete at the CCAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 7 in San Bernardino, followed by the NCAA Division II West Regional on Nov. 21 in Sacramento and the NCAA Division II National Championship on Dec. 4 in Lawrence, Kan.