SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The CSUSB Coyotes punched their ticket to the NCAA West Regional on Saturday morning on their home course with a fourth-place finish at the CCAA Championships.
Kaylie Balvaneda ran with the lead pack and took home All-CCAA honors with a 13th place finish at 22:13.2. Michelle Pineda Palacios was not far behind in 19th at 22:30.2 and Arianna Fuentes continued her great season coming home at 22:50.8 in 25th place. Julia Cantrell took 42nd at 23:15.2 and Marissa Angulo helped secure the team finish taking 52nd at 23:26.4.
The great team finish helped CSUSB edge CSU East Bay for fourth, as Chico State won with 24 points and Karlie Garcia of the Wildcats was the individual winner at 20:58.1.
"We all fought hard as a team to earn that berth," Balvaneda said. "Cross country is a team sport and we all came out confident today. We put the work in to earn the berth and we are so excited."
The NCAA West Regional Championships are set to be run in Billings, Mont. on November 17. More info to come on csusbathletics.com.
