Chico State Athletics

2016-2017
Opened season with a 45^th place run at the Humboldt Invitational…Raced to a big 24:51 8k PR at the Capital Cross Challenge while placing 42^nd overall…Finished 28^th at the Triton Invitational…Lowered his 8k XC PR to a 24:46 while placing 3^rd overall at the Doc Adams Invitational…Concluded the fall season with a 14:43 PR tying 5k track time trial…On the track, raced only once at the West Coast Last Chance meet due to injury.

2015-16
Redshirted entire frosh year in both cross country and track…Opened the fall season with a 15th place effort (16:15) at the Garin Park XC Challenge…A mid-season injury ended the fall campaign prematurely…On the track began the spring with a 15:04 debut at the 5k distance while placing ninth in his heat at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival…The Chico twilight meet brought a 4:01.1 1500m debut…Rolled to another PR at the 5k distance, clocking in at 15:00 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational…Concluded the season with a huge 14:43 5k PR at the West Coast Last Chance Invitational.
 
Pre-Chico Days
A standout in the always deep Orange County prep distance running scene, Magana enjoyed a breakout senior year in cross country and track at Costa Mesa High School…Finished 15th in the Orange County Cross Country Championships…Recorded a three-mile PR of 14:53 at the Woodbridge Invitational…Won the Orange Coast League Championship….Took first at the CIF section preliminaries and then eighth in the final to qualify for the CIF State Championships…Finished 10th overall (15:56) at the state meet to earn All State honors…Posted track PRs in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter distances…Raced to a 3200-meter PR at the Arcadia Invitational in 9:14…Ran a 4:17 PR in the 1600 meters at the Trabuco Hills Invitational…Orange Coast League Champion in both the 1600- and 3200-meter events…Posted a time of 9:25 in the 3200 meters at the CIF Finals.
 
Personal Best Marks
800m: 1:57
1500m: 4:01
5000m: 14:43
8k XC: 24:46