CHICO – The Cal State Monterey Bay men's and women's cross country teams both placed sixth at the CCAA Championships held at Hooker Oak Park.

"I am pleased with both programs' performances," CSUMB head coach Greg Rhines said. "There were many pr's in the races, if only the course wasn't a little long. The women were very close to securing a place that had never been grabbed before. They will have another shot at it in two weeks. The men dug in very deep to pull out one of the best places ever for them. The teams are ready to rock up in Oregon."

On top of their performances on the trail, the Otters swept the Elite 13 Award in both championships, with Cassidy Andreadakis and Cameron Cornforth garnering the prestigious honor.

Andreadakis sports a 4.0 GPA in biology and Cornforth matches the unblemished 4.0 GPA in statistics. 

"I am always amazed at what all student-athletes do each and every day in their academics, coupled with their chosen sport," Coach Rhines said. "I know that cross country and track and field practices and competitions can be quite challenging, with 50-80-mile weeks, and 6 a.m. or 7 a.m. practices, for starters. Then you add the special student-athletes who excel in their studies, and they truly are my heroes. What makes it even better is that Cassidy and Cameron are wonderful young people to boot. They are so deserving of this award."

Junior Cozette Wood paced the Otters on the 6k course, placing 24th with a time of 23:01.4. Senior Ali Keith followed in 30th at 23:22.5 and junior Daniela Munguia was 34th, crossing the mat at 23:27.3. 

Sophomore Angeline Gutierrez was 38th with a time of 23:32.2, and sophomores Rachel Hoops and Hannah Amundsen finished back-to-back in 46th and 47th, respectively, with times of 23:40 and 23:40.7. 

Newcomer Reese Colton ran a 23:48.4 to place 51st to round out the Otter top-7. 

Junior Angel Arciniega led the men's squad with a 30th-place finish, covering the 8k course in a time of 26:01.9. 

Sophomore Hanival Osorio-Martinez was 38th with a time of 26:24.1 and sophomore Erik Bromley and junior Jake Walton crossed the mat in 46th and 47th, respectively. Bromley ran a 26:46.5 with Walton following at 26:47.9.

Freshman Andrew Pursley placed 52nd at 26:54.2, sophomore Franky Hernandez ran a 27:07.9 to finish 59th and Cameron Cornforth clocked a 27:20.5 to place 63rd.

The Otters will now head to Monmouth, Ore., to participate in the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 8.