FRESNO, Calif. – The Chico State men's cross country team continues to fill up head coach Gary Towne's office with trophies as the Wildcats coasted to their unprecedented 22^nd straight CCAA Championship at Woodward Park on Friday morning.
 
In addition to that 22^nd consecutive title, Chico State also saw two other impressive runs. Running in an 8K format, the Wildcats combined for 18 points for the second straight year, missing the record of 15 set by the 2013 championship team.
 
Mario Giannini ran a time of 24:06.1 to capture the Wildcats' 16^th individual medalist honor in the last 16 years and the 18^th overall since Chico State joined the conference.
 
The 18 points came in part of a dominant finish by the Wildcats. 2021 winner Brayden McLaughlin, along with teammates Matthew Gordon and Hunter Dougherty finished second, third and fourth, respectively. Damian Garcia placed eighth and right behind him was Daniel Hernandez while Travis Selby took 19^th overall to round out the top seven finishers for Chico State.
 
Also rounding out the Wildcats were Sean Alliegro, who placed 21^st overall, last year's winner Dylan White took 30^th and Anders Beil finished 33^rd.
 
Cal Poly Pomona ended up being the runner-up with 55 points followed by Stanislaus State with 76 points.
 
Giannini was in 10^th place when he reached the first mile and by the third checkpoint he leaped all the way to first and was ahead of McLaughlin by nearly three seconds. Giannini would have nearly an eight second lead on second-place McLaughlin by the fourth mile mark.
 
With the conference championship streak intact, Chico State will now seek an eighth straight regional title as the Wildcats gear up for the NCAA West Regionals, held at Montana State Billings on November 9. The Wildcats have had success in Billings, having won the regional title three times (2022, 2018, 2016) throughout the streak.
 
CCAA Championships
Hosted by Sonoma State
Chico State Results
 
Individual Results (77 Participants)
1. Mario Giannini, 24:06.1
2. Brayden McLaughlin, 24:19.5
3. Matthew Gordon, 24:21.5
4. Hunter Dougherty, 24:22.9
8. Damian Garcia, 24:30.1
9. Daniel Hernandez, 24:32.5
19. Travis Selby, 24:50.9
21. Sean Alliegro, 24:57.7
30. Dylan White, 25:18.3
33. Anders Beil, 25:32.4
 
Team Results (Rankings based on USTFCCCA)
1. No. 7 Chico State, 18 Pts.
2. No. 19 Cal Poly Pomona, 55 Pts.
3. Stanislaus State, 76 Pts.
4. Cal State San Marcos, 99 Pts.
5. Cal Poly Humboldt, 133 Pts.
6. Cal State East Bay, 158 Pts.
7. Cal State Monterey Bay, 216 Pts.
8. Cal State LA, 238 Pts.
9. San Francisco State, 242 Pts.