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Miranda Palacios CCAA Championships
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Palacios Runs Fastest Time at CCAA Championships in Program History

11/7/2026 5:21:00 PM

By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona placed third at the 2026 CCAA Cross Country Championships Saturday at the CSUSB Cross Country Course, scoring 75 points as three Broncos posted historically significant performances.
 
Miranda Palacios led CPP with a 10th-place finish in 21:08.5 over six kilometers. Her time established a Cal Poly Pomona record at the CCAA Championships, surpassing Lorraine Fernandez's previous program-best mark of 21:09.7 from 2017.
 
Galilea Jimenez followed closely in 11th at 21:09.4, which also broke Fernandez's record, while Jade Kingston placed 13th in 21:10.2. With their performances, Palacios, Jimenez, and Kingston now own three of the top four times in program history at the CCAA Championships. The trio also earned All-CCAA recognition by finishing among the top 15 overall.
 
Alondra Arias finished 20th in 21:33.1, and Sophia Ebiner rounded out the Broncos' scoring lineup in 21st at 21:33.2. CPP's scoring five finished within 24.7 seconds of one another, producing a team average of 21:18.
 
Sophia Pham placed 26th in 21:51.1, followed by Ali Holtzen in 36th at 22:07.9. Audrey Buckley finished 41st in 22:11.3, Chloe Alchin was 42nd in 22:13.5, and Natalie Conde placed 54th in 22:32.8.
 
The third-place finish marks CPP's third consecutive top-three result at the CCAA Championships. The Broncos also finished third in 2023 and 2024, before returning to the same position in 2025. The program's best finish remains second, achieved in 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2016.
 
Cal Poly Pomona's three All-CCAA selections are the most for the program since 2017, when four Broncos earned the honor.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will compete at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, November 21st, in Sacramento.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos currently have a 56-23 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 638-267 record since 2017.
  • This was the Broncos' fourth straight year finishing in third at the CCAA Championships.