SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the 2025 Big Sky Cross Country Championships on Friday at Riverside Golf Course in Pocatello, Idaho. The men's 8K will be the first race of the day beginning at 10 a.m. PT. The women's 5K race will start an hour later and both races can be viewed on ESPN+.
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The Hornets last competed on Oct. 19 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational. The men's team was led by
Ryan Martin who finished in 20
th place. Martin has had the fastest time on the team in the three most recent meets and finished in second place among Sacramento State runners in the season opener. Fellow sophomore
Brandon Moreno owned the fastest time for the Hornets in that meet and has placed second behind Martin in the other three meets.
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Six of the seven Sacramento State runners who are entered in this week's Big Sky Championship competed last season at the snow-filled 2024 conference meet in Missoula, Mont.
Aiden Maddison finished that race with the best time on the team, and was 44
th overall, in 25:43.9.
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The Hornet women have been led by
Tia Oliver this fall. Oliver opened the year by finishing second on the team at the USF Invitational and has been first in the last three meets. She has placed among the top 20 runners overall in all four meets and has a 6K best of 20:27.8 at the UCR Invitational. The Big Sky Championship is the only 5K race for the team during the year.
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Along with Oliver, the team returns four others who competed at last season's conference meet.
Dani Gee had the best time among the returners, running 18:24.7 to place 27
th. A notable newcomer to the unit is
Anna Harmon has led the team in the first meet of the year, placed second among Sacramento State entries in the next two and most recently was third on the team.
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Northern Arizona is a heavy favorite in both races. The Lumberjacks are currently ranked third in the USTFCCCA women's top 25 and eighth in the men's standings. Montana State adds a 10
th-place ranking in the Mountain Region while the Eastern Washington women are 14
th in the West Region. In the men's regional rankings, Montana State is seventh and Weber State is 12
th in the Mountain Region.
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Meet History
| Year (Site) |
Women's Finish |
Men's Finish |
Top Female |
Top Male |
| 1996 (Riverdale, Utah) |
9th of 9 |
4th of 9 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1997 (Rocklin, Calif.) |
6th of 9 |
7th of 9 |
Marisa Avendao (14th, 18:41.0) |
Hector Delgado (4th, 25:19.0) |
| 1998 (Missoula, Mont. |
8th of 9 |
6th of 9 |
Katie Fontana (22nd, 18:54.05) |
Enrique Torres (22nd, 25:40.14) |
| 1999 (Portland, Ore.) |
9th of 9 |
7th of 9 |
Katie Fontana (42nd, 18:57.3) |
Erik Mencarini (12th, 25:00.6) |
| 2000 (Riverside, Calif.) |
6th of 9 |
7th of 9 |
Melissa Madeson (5th, 17:46.47) |
Craig Farley (27th, 26:47.60) |
| 2001 (Cheney, Wash.) |
6th of 8 |
8th of 8 |
Annette Corey (27th, 19:19.5) |
Cuco Chavez (36th, 27:12.3) |
| 2002 (Pocatello, Idaho) |
8th of 8 |
8th of 8 |
Melissa Madeson (23rd, 20:06) |
Ben Morales (21st, 26:44) |
| 2003 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) |
8th of 8 |
8th of 8 |
Jasmine McMahon (44th, 19:55) |
Tom Getchell (39th, 28:52) |
| 2004 (Bozeman, Mont.) |
8th of 8 |
8th of 8 |
Virginia Grillo (44th, 19:39) |
Juan Vazquez (46th, 26:56) |
| 2005 (Ogden, Utah) |
8th of 8 |
7th of 8 |
Kristina Holtz (34th, 19:46.3) |
Dominic Vogl (28th, 26:53.0) |
| 2006 (Sacramento, Calif.) |
7th of 9 |
5th of 9 |
Kristina Holtz (7th, 17:56.2) |
Dominic Vogl (10th, 24:51.0) |
| 2007 (Missoula, Mont.) |
T7th of 9 |
T5th of 9 |
Renisha Robinson (22nd, 18:57.1) |
Scott Grose (24th, 25:54.0) |
| 2008 (Portland, Ore.) |
2nd of 9 |
6th of 9 |
Kristina Holtz (6th, 17:22.4) |
Colin Szehner (17th, 24:37.6) |
| 2009 (Greeley, Colo.) |
4th of 9 |
6th of 9 |
Renisha Robinson (8th, 20:02.8) |
Scott Grose (14th, 26:30.71) |
| 2010 (Cheney, Wash.) |
4th of 9 |
4th of 9 |
Renisha Robinson (10th, 16:14.87) |
Reesey Byers (23:15.29) |
| 2011 (Pocatello, Idaho) |
6th of 9 |
5th of 9 |
Rachel Mitchell (14th, 18:37.3) |
Mark Frazier (18th, 26:18.7) |
| 2012 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) |
8th of 11 |
5th of 11 |
Justine Rea (28th, 18:36.2) |
Mark Frazier (21st, 26:14.4) |
| 2013 (Bozeman, Mont.) |
4th of 11 |
7th of 11 |
Rachel Mitchell (3rd, 17:06.5) |
Reesey Byers (24th, 25:57.43) |
| 2014 (Grand Forks, N.D.) |
9th of 12 |
11th of 12 |
Chloe Berlioux (3rd, 17:18.8) |
Tyler Sickler (47th, 26:21.7) |
| 2015 (Cedar City, Utah) |
9th of 12 |
10th of 12 |
Amanda Garcia (14th, 18:50.6) |
Sam Scheuer (40th, 27:13.5) |
| 2016 (Moscow, Idaho) |
9th of 12 |
9th of 12 |
Amy Quinones (11th, 18:05.3) |
Ricardo Avila (39th, 26:14.3) |
| 2017 (Ogden, Utah) |
10th of 12 |
8th of 12th |
Amy Quinones (26th, 18:12.1) |
Elijah Changco (33rd, 25:50.9) |
| 2018 (Sacramento, Calif.) |
7th of 11 |
7th of 11 |
Amy Quinones (29th, 17:32.0) |
Andres Sandoval (14th, 24:17.6) |
| 2019 (Greeley, Colo.) |
9th of 11 |
10th of 11 |
Cagnei Duncan (12th, 18:49.5) |
Elijah Changco (35th, 28:38.6) |
| 2020-21 (Riverdale, Utah) |
10th of 11 |
9th of 11 |
Cagnei Duncan (42nd, 19:06.9) |
Shane Marshall (34th, 25:45.0) |
| 2021 (Hillsboro, Ore.) |
8th of 11 |
10th of 11 |
Cagnei Duncan (25th, 17:21.9) |
Shane Marshall (51st, 25:31.2) |
| 2022 (Cheney, Wash.) |
10th of 10 |
9th of 10 |
Dani Gee (51st, 18:27.0) |
Aiden Maddison (41st, 25:14.3) |
| 2023 (Missoula, Mont.) |
6th of 10 |
9th of 10 |
Molly Latincsics (20th, 18:04.9) |
Aiden Maddison (44th, 25:43.9) |
Competing Teams
Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State
Sacramento State Entries
Men:
Paden Collard,
Kelly Galicia-Thomas,
Cooper Love,
Aiden Maddison,
Ryan Martin,
Brandon Moreno,
Saul Orozco
Women:
Ashley Busienei,
Sophia Dudley,
Dani Gee,
Dakota Gibson,
Anna Harmon,
Tia Oliver,
Kate Sanders,
Viviana Valenton
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