Gill, Bawden Lead Beach At NCAA West Regional - Long Beach State University Athletics

Friday, November 13

Sacramento, Calif.

Long Beach State University

NCAA West Regionals

11/13/2026 11:11:00 AM | Cross Country

Kendall Bawden and Cameron Gill both record their second straight top finish for the Beach.

By: Quinn Ireland, Assistant Athletic Director of Communications

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Cameron Gill and freshman Kendall Bawden led Long Beach State on Friday at the NCAA West Regional at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course. Gill placed 107th in the men's 10K (31:30.0), and Bawden was 161st in the women's 6K (22:00.4). The Beach men finished 24th with 678 points, and the women placed 36th with 1,008 points.

MEN'S RACE

Oregon won the team title with 51 points, followed by Washington (110) and Stanford (115). Oregon and Washington earned the region's automatic qualifying spots for the NCAA Championships. Washington State's Solomon Kipchoge won the individual title.

Gill was the first Beach runner across the line, finishing 107th. Senior Cameron Rhone followed in 119th (31:40.4), about 10 seconds behind him. Sophomore Miles Jones (31:56.4) placed 133rd, freshman Jonah Vasquez was 151st (32:08.1), and junior Juan Flores was 181st (32:51.4) to complete the scoring five. Freshman Ethan Barok (202nd, 33:53.4) also competed. The Beach men finished ahead of Big West teams UC Santa Barbara (25th) and CSUN (26th).

WOMEN'S RACE

Oregon won the women's team title with 38 points, with Washington State second at 109. Oregon and Washington State earned the automatic spots. Oregon's Diana Cherotich won the individual title.

Bawden led the Beach in 161st, her second straight meet as the top finisher. Senior Brooke Willoughby placed 180th (22:14.6) and sophomore Darcy Ray was 195th (22:26.3). Sophomores Elisa Rodriguez (240th, 23:31.5) and Sharice Laygo (245th, 23:40.1) rounded out the scoring five, and freshman Sarabella Stakely placed 256th (25:22.8).

The West Regional will act as the end of the cross country season as many of the athletes will now look towards the indoor track season that begins in January.