Long Beach State University Athletics
Saturday, October 31
Riverside, Calif.
Long Beach State University
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Big West Championships
10/31/2026 10:35:00 AM | Cross Country
Both teams finish 11th ahead of the NCAA Regionals in Sacramento.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Freshman Kendall Bawden and senior Cameron Gill were the top Long Beach State finishers Saturday at the Big West Championships at the UC Riverside Ag/Ops Course. Bawden placed 55th in the women's 6K, and Gill was 31st in the men's 8K. The Beach women finished 11th as a team with 319 points, and the men finished 11th with 286.
MEN'S RACE
Gill led the Beach, finishing in 24:19.6. Sophomore Miles Jones placed 64th (24:59.2) and freshman Jonah Vasquez was 74th (25:20.4). Senior Cameron Rhone (75th, 25:21.8) and junior Juan Flores (78th, 25:27.7) completed the scoring five. Vasquez, Rhone and Flores finished within eight seconds of each other, and the Beach's five scorers were separated by just over a minute.
Freshman Ethan Barok (95th, 26:19.2), junior Lance Denhalter (99th, 26:26.1), sophomore Max Ramirez (101st, 27:24.0) and senior Brandon Day (102nd, 27:47.9) also ran for the Beach.
California Baptist won the team title with 28 points, ahead of Utah Valley (33) and Cal Poly (91). CBU's Pedro Marin won the individual title in 23:07.8.
WOMEN'S RACE
Bawden finished in 21:23.5 to lead the Beach, with sophomore Darcy Ray (69th, 21:40.6) and senior Brooke Willoughby (74th, 21:48.3) right behind her. The Beach's top three finishers were within 25 seconds of one another. Sophomores Sharice Laygo (94th, 23:13.1) and Elisa Rodriguez (96th, 23:29.0) rounded out the scoring five, and freshman Sarabella Stakely (104th, 25:13.5) also competed.
Utah Valley won the team title with 44 points, followed by CBU (63) and Cal Poly (77). Cal Poly senior Tatiana Cornejo won the individual title in 18:55.4.
UP NEXT
Both Long Beach State teams will compete at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 13 in Sacramento.
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MEN'S RACE
Gill led the Beach, finishing in 24:19.6. Sophomore Miles Jones placed 64th (24:59.2) and freshman Jonah Vasquez was 74th (25:20.4). Senior Cameron Rhone (75th, 25:21.8) and junior Juan Flores (78th, 25:27.7) completed the scoring five. Vasquez, Rhone and Flores finished within eight seconds of each other, and the Beach's five scorers were separated by just over a minute.
Freshman Ethan Barok (95th, 26:19.2), junior Lance Denhalter (99th, 26:26.1), sophomore Max Ramirez (101st, 27:24.0) and senior Brandon Day (102nd, 27:47.9) also ran for the Beach.
California Baptist won the team title with 28 points, ahead of Utah Valley (33) and Cal Poly (91). CBU's Pedro Marin won the individual title in 23:07.8.
WOMEN'S RACE
Bawden finished in 21:23.5 to lead the Beach, with sophomore Darcy Ray (69th, 21:40.6) and senior Brooke Willoughby (74th, 21:48.3) right behind her. The Beach's top three finishers were within 25 seconds of one another. Sophomores Sharice Laygo (94th, 23:13.1) and Elisa Rodriguez (96th, 23:29.0) rounded out the scoring five, and freshman Sarabella Stakely (104th, 25:13.5) also competed.
Utah Valley won the team title with 44 points, followed by CBU (63) and Cal Poly (77). Cal Poly senior Tatiana Cornejo won the individual title in 18:55.4.
UP NEXT
Both Long Beach State teams will compete at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 13 in Sacramento.
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