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SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Samantha Aguilar was the top team finisher for the sixth time in her career, placing 20th overall out of 187 competitors to lead the Cal Poly Pomona women's cross country team to a sixth place finish out of 17 teams Saturday morning at the 15th Annual Cougar Challenge, hosted by Cal State San Marcos.
 
Aguilar ran the six-kilometer course in 22:08.1, finishing 80 seconds behind individual champion and reigning CCAA and NCAA West Region champion Kaela Dishion of Stanislaus State, who came across the line 20 seconds ahead of the second place finisher.
 
Arissa Hatcher (22:46.4) placed 38th overall, followed by Vivian Martinez (22:48.6) in 41st, Bridget Edwards (22:58.2) in 50th, Svetlana Martin (23:14.9) in 60th place to round out the team scoring of 195 points. Martin's time was a new personal-best, shaving eight seconds off her previous PR for a 6K.
 
Angela Arellano (23:24.7) took 70th place, Paige Moore (23:25.5) 73rd, Alisa Moradian (23:32.0) 80th, Victoria Escanuelas (23:49.6) 89th and Julia Butler (24:28.0) 106th.
 
Stanislaus State won the team title with 28 points, thanks to its top three finishers going 1-2-3 across the line. Chico State (47 points), Azusa Pacific (67), Pomona-Pitzer (123) and Cal State San Marcos (174) all placed ahead of CPP with 195 points.
 
Cal Poly Pomona will head to the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Claremont in two weeks on Saturday, Oct. 8. The women's race on the Pomona College Campus Course is set to begin at 8:30 am.
 
Attention to all current Cal Poly Pomona students! The athletics department is sponsoring a "Pack The Course" Fan Bus to cheer on the Broncos at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite. The cost is FREE for all CPP students, and coffee and donuts will be provided. For more information and to secure your spot on the bus, go to broncoathletics.com/fanbus.
 
Bronco Bits: Saturday marks the 26th meet for head coach Chris Bradford in his fifth season at CPP (six years overall) … Samantha Aguilar (18 career meets) has moved into No. 9 all-time in program history for most top team finishes with six in her career … Samantha Aguilar has also risen to No. 14 in program history for highest career winning percentage with a minimum of 10 career meets, now finishing ahead of 71.2 percent of all competitors … CPP has only raced one other time in history on September 24; the Broncos placed 20th out of 32 teams at the 6K Stanford Invitational on 9/24/2011.
 
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