CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cal Poly Pomona men's cross country ran away with the team crown at the Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning at Pomona College's Rains Center course, scoring 26 points with seven Broncos placing inside the overall top 15. CPP's scoring five combined for a total time of 2:03:29 and a 24:41 average for the 8K, finishing ahead of The Master's (49) and host Pomona-Pitzer (57) in a 20-team field.
 
Junior Ricardo Vargas led the charge with a runner-up finish in 24:36.1, just a half second off the individual title. He was followed closely by fellow juniors Juan Ramos (fourth, 24:40.2) and Jimmy Guerrero (fifth, 24:40.4).
 
Seniors Daniel Echeveste (seventh, 24:45.7) and Francisco Zavaleta (eighth, 24:47.5) completed a decisive 2–4–5–7–8 scoring punch that broke open the race by the midpoint and never relented. Senior Jacob Shirota added key displacement in 10th at 24:58.5, and senior Chris Razo closed the top seven in 15th at 25:18.8.
 
Depth carried through the lineup as first-years Micah Clemons (16th, 25:24.9) and Luke D'Elia (18th, 25:35.0) finished inside the top 20, with additional Bronco finishers including Micah Chandler (25th, 25:51.0), Nathan Sackett (32nd, 26:02.6), Thomas Doherty (36th, 26:07.3), Derek Ynfante (54th, 26:38.6), Trajan Cephas (68th, 27:00.3) and Mason Colwell (183rd, 29:56.9).
 
Cal Poly Pomona's front pack established control early and maintained separation over the final miles, showcasing the program's strength up front as well as its depth.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will compete at the CCAA Championships on Friday, October 24^th, at 11:00 AM in Chico.
 
 
Bronco Bits

• The Broncos currently have a 60-8 record this season. A "win" is a team they finished ahead of, while a "loss" is teams they finished behind.
• Head coach Chris Bradford's teams have a 591-202 record since 2017.
• Saturday was Ricardo Vargas' eighth top finish for CPP in a race, tying for sixth-most all-time.
• The last time the Broncos won two meets in a season was 2023. This is the 12^th time in program history they have won multiple meets in a season.