Sacramento, Calif. – The Titans headed up to the State Capitol on Friday morning to race in the Cross Country NCAA West Regionals hosted by Sacramento State. Head Coach Marques Barosso sent a total of 14 athletes, seven from each team, to compete at Regionals.
 
Both teams recorded a 22^nd place finish. The men were 22 of 30 while the women were 22 of 39. On the women's side, Stanford won the race as a team while Oregon won it all on the men's side.
 
The women started the race at the tail end in 26^th but bumped up to 23^rd for the next two splits and as a team pushed during the final split to advance one more spot for a 22^nd place finish.
 
Bella Smith led the way for the women as she recorded a 21:16.9 6k, a 36 second improvement from the Big West Championships. Her time on Friday put her in 79^th out of 263. Quinn Roldan was the next Titan to cross the finish line with her time of 21:48.7.
 
Makena Oliva and Shandy Moore were the pair of Titans to finish within .3 seconds of each other, crossing the line at 22:05.0 and 22:05.3.  Ashlynn Viramontes and Barbora Svobodova were another pair that stuck together through the race. The two finished 10 seconds apart. Rounding out the women's team was Caitlyn Cilley at 23:39.9.
 
The men also finished in 22^nd as a team after beginning in 18^th and eventually falling behind to 22^nd. Fullerton was able to hang onto that place for the final four splits, for a final 22^nd place finish.
 
Nathaniel Avila led the men in 61^st with a time of 30:37.6, a new personal best in the 10k. Justin Singer logged a 31:56.5 finish in the men's 10k. Luke Hitchcock ran his first collegiate 10k and recorded a time of 32:07.7, while Carlos Maradiaga ran a 32:15.8 mark in his first 10k.
 
The pair of Titans freshmen, Andrew Quast and Jacob Brown, rounded out the 10k with Quast finishing at 32:19.6 and Brown at 33:14.2.
 
The Titans will wait to see if their postseason journey continues to the NCAA Championships next Saturday, Nov. 22.
 
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