CSUDH Cross Country Wrap-Up 2006 Season at CCAA Championships
Senior Valarie Tucker leads Toros for the fifth-consecutive meet
October 21, 2006

Complete Results

Carson, CA - Senior Valarie Tucker (Downey, CA/ El Camino CC) did what she has done all season long as she led the Toros’ cross-country team with the lowest time for CSUDH. Tucker would cross the finish line of the 6k race in a time of 26:25.4, placing 54th.

Freshman Brittany Masai (Torrance, CA/West HS) would have a strong showing in her first CCAA Championship, finishing in a time of 27:10.9 to place 59th.

Overall, Chico State would claimed the CCAA title with a score of 34, finishing ahead of Cal State L.A. (46) and host UC San Diego (63).

Chico State’s Mary Torres would take the individual championship as she finished the 6,000-meter course first in a time of 22:41.30. Torres’ teammate Sarah Montez was just two steps behind with a second place time of 22:42.10. Cal State L.A.’s Karla Alburez came in third (23:06.00), followed by Diane Dunn (23:15.30) of UC San Diego, with Chico State’s Lindsay Nelson (23:21.40) rounded out the top five.

The Top-15 finishers received All-CCAA honors with the winner, with Torres being named the CCAA Most Valuable Athlete of the Year. Erica Van Voast of San Francisco State earned Freshman of the Year, while Maribel Cespedes of Cal State L.A. received the Newcomer of the Year honors, and Chico State’s Gary Towne was named the Coach of the Year.