SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State women's cross country team recorded its best finish at an NCAA West Regional in over a decade as the team finished in 16^th place on Friday at Haggin Oaks Golf Course.
 
The Hornets were led by Tia Oliver who ran 21:26.7 to place 85^th overall in a field of nearly 300 student-athletes. Oliver's time is the 14^th fastest all-time by a Hornet at the meet. Anna Harmon was close behind, crossing in 21:35.8 to place 90^th overall. The women also counted times from Marina Lipary (109^th, 21:41.0), Sophia Dudley (132^nd, 22:06.8) and Dakota Gibson (173^rd, 22:21.0).
 
Washington State's Rosemary Longisa pulled away over the final 100 meters to win the race in 19:08.3 while Oregon's Diana Cherotich was second in 19:12.6. Longisa's time set the course record by a tenth of a second, bettering Oregon State's Kaylee Mitchell's time of 19.08.4 from 2023.
 
Stanford won the team title with 66 points while Oregon claimed the second automatic berth to the NCAA Championships by totaling 75 points. The remainder of the top five was comprised of Boise State (114), Washington State (120) and Washington (124) who will also now have to await their fate as an at-large selection.
 
Longisa and her teammate Zenah Cheptoo were the top two individuals outside of Stanford and Oregon are guaranteed of advancing to nationals as individuals.
 
Sacramento State was represented by Ryan Martin in the men's 10K race. The sophomore ran 31.29.9 to finish in 104^th place in his first race at that distance this season. Martin's time is also the 14^th-fastest in school history at the meet.
 
Oregon and CBU finished first and second, respectively, in the team standings. The Ducks had four finishers in the top 11 on the way to 55 team points. CBU totaled 95 and were three points ahead of Washington State for the final AQ.
 
Individually, Washington State runners owned the top two times. Solomon Kipchoge won the race in 28:54.4 while Evans Kurui ran 29:23.1. Kipchoge's time set the course record which had been held by Stanford's Ky Robinson (28:55.6, 2023).
 
 
Women's 6K
Team Standings
1. Stanford 66; 2. Oregon 75; 3. Boise State 114; 4. Washington State; 120; 5. Washington 124; 6. CBU 133; 7. Gonzaga 137; 8. Cal Poly 284; 9. Oregon State 303; 10. California 310; 11. San Francisco 320; 12. UCLA 330; 13. UC San Diego 337; 14. UC Irvine 458; 15. Idaho 562; 16. Sacramento State 571; 17. UC Santa Barbara 596; 18. San Diego State 607; 19. UC Davis 611; 20. Utah Tech 622; 21. Santa Clata 625; 22. Cal State Fullerton 630; 23. Portland 651; 24. Arizona 715; 25.Fresno State 719; 26. Long Beach State 777; 27. Pacific 792; 28. Eastern Washington 800; 29. Hawaii 810; 30. UC Riverside 821; 31. Loyola Marymount 858; 32. Portland State 880; 33. Saint Mary's 887; 34. CSUN 895; 35. San Diego 960; 36. SeattleU 965; 37. Pepperdine 1029; 38. USC 1077; 39. UNLV 1207.
 
Individual Top Five
1. Rosemary Longisa, WSU, 19:08.3
2. Diana Cherotich, ORE, 19:12.6
3. Silan Ayyildiz, ORE, 19:16.8
4. Amy Bunnage, STAN, 19:19.4
5. Sophia Kennedy, STAN, 19:23.9
 
Sacramento State Finishers
85. Tia Oliver 21:26.7
90. Anna Harmon 21:35.8
109. Marina Lipary 21:51.0
132. Sophia Dudley 22:06.8
155. Dakota Gibson 22:21.0
173. Kate Sanders 22:30.3
197. Meg Moyer 22:58.8
 
Men's 10K
Team Standings
1. Oregon 55; 2. CBU 95; 3. Washington State 98; 4. Boise State 117; 5. Portland 150; 6. Stanford 153; 7. Washington 154; 8. Gonzaga 216; 9. UCLA 225; 10. UC Davis 281; 11. Cal Poly 286; 12. Arizona 369; 13. California 403; 14. San Francisco 424; 15. Saint Mary's 428; 16. Long Beach State 507; 17. Pepperdine 527; 18. UC San Diego 534; 19. Grand Canyon 539; 20. Santa Clara 539; 21. UC Santa Barbara 548; 22. Cal State Fullerton 598; 23. Idaho 630; 24. Utah Tech 657; 25. Eastern Washington 677; 26. CSUN 709; 27. Pacific 753; 28. Portland State 809; 29. SeattleU 914; 30. San Diego 923.
 
Individual Top Five
1. Solomon Kipchoge, WSU, 28:54.4
2. Evans Kurui, WSU, 29:23.1
3. Leo Young, STAN, 29:25.3
4. Meshack Kuyo, BSU, 29:25.6
5. Jonas Price, PORT, 29:26.1
 
Sacramento State Finishers
104. Ryan Martin 31:29.9