The Chico State men's added to the California Collegiate Athletic Association record (amongst all sports) by winning its 21st straight CCAA championship Saturday at Quarry Lakes Regional Park in Fremont, as Cal State East Bay hosted the meet for the first time in program history. In the women's competition Chico State women's team won their 17th CCAA championship in the past 21 seasons.
Charlie Robertson, Sr., Franklin
Robertson improved from seventh at state as a sophomore to finish second last season behind teammate Aidan Palmer (now at Boise State). The Colorado signee and 2019 3,000-meter champion on the track won the final Elite 5K race at Hydrangea Ranch in Tillamook in November, beating Wyoming 3A state champion Peter Visser of Star Valley by eight seconds.
Ryan Schumacher, Sr., Jesuit
Schumacher, who signed with Notre Dame in the fall, moved up 25 spots between his sophomore and junior years to place fourth at the state cross country championships last season. He traveled to Indiana in November and placed 12th at the XC Town USA Meet of Champions.