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Men's Cross Country runner Johnny Sanchez

Johnny Sanchez

  • Award
    Wildcat Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/11/2013
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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Last season's struggles left many who follow Chico State cross country wondering where the Johnny Sanchez from 2011 went. Well, heeeeeere's Johnny! And this week's Wildcat of the Week looks like he's better than ever.

Sanchez finished second at the NCAA West Region Championships Saturday in Spokane, Wash., helping the Wildcats earn their 10th regional title in the past 12 years and a spot on the starting line at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23, right back in Spokane.

The junior from Fresno secured his third straight All-West Region accolade, covering the 10-kilometer course in 31:32.17.

This was the kind of result Wildcats fans envisioned year in and year out after Sanchez finished third at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships, sixth at the West Regional Championships, and 34th at the NCAA Championships as a freshman in 2011.

Sanchez and Head Coach Gary Towne ramped up his training regimen for his sophomore season, but the results were not what they hoped to see. He was still among the team's top runners, but Sanchez slipped to 12th at the CCAA Championships, 21st at the West Regional, and 70th at the NCAA Championships.

As Towne explained, sometimes you have to take one step backward to take two forward. That appears to have been the case with Sanchez.

Beginning with a 25th-place finish at the Stanford Invitational, Sanchez has run among Chico State's top three in every race this season, and Saturday may have marked his best result thus far.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/28/2020 Sara Mitrano and Reilani Peleti Softball
9/22/2020 Christopher Colla Men's Golf
9/21/2020 Brooke Ono Volleyball
9/15/2020 DiAngelo Gleaves Men's Soccer
9/14/2020 Natalie Kinney Women's Golf
5/19/2020 Samuel Licona Men's Soccer
5/18/2020 Maddy Wong Women's Basketball
5/11/2020 Kim Wright Volleyball
5/5/2020 Bekah Boyle Volleyball
5/5/2020 Tyler Stofiel Baseball
4/28/2020 Devon Morones Women's Soccer
4/27/2020 Randall LeBlanc Men's Track & Field
4/21/2020 John Brownell Baseball
4/20/2020 Hannah Washington Women's Basketball
4/14/2020 Anais Mayo Men's Soccer
4/14/2020 Emily McPhee Spooner Women's Cross Country
4/7/2020 Christopher Colla Men's Golf
4/6/2020 Nora Pizzella Women's Cross Country
3/30/2020 Kristin Worley Softball
3/30/2020 Chris Jaeger Men's Track & Field
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