Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

Cal Poly Pomona sophomore Vincent Sarino ran a personal-best eight-kilometer time of 24:47.2 to secure a second place finish for not only himself but for the Cal Poly Pomona men's cross country team at the CCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Sarino became just the second CPP runner since 2018 to earn All-CCAA honors, an award given to the Top 15 finishers in the conference meet each year.  Sarino's effort also cemented himself among the names of some of the most explosive runners in CPP men's cross country history; he is just the 13th Bronco to earn a Top 2 finish in a CCAA race dating back to 1968.  Only a sophomore this year, Sarino shaved 22 seconds off his previous-best time in an 8K and crossed the line just four seconds behind individual champion Brayden McLaughlin of Chico State and only two ticks ahead of third-place Shea Vavra of Cal State San Marcos.