SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - The Cal Poly Humboldt men's cross country team placed sixth at the 2026 CCAA Championships on Saturday morning at the Cal State San Bernardino Cross Country Course.
The Lumberjacks totaled 189 points in the men's 8K, finishing four points behind fifth-place Cal State Monterey Bay and seven points ahead of Fresno Pacific. Humboldt posted a combined scoring time of 2:11:44 and averaged 26:21 across its five scoring runners.
Freshman
Jack Butterfield led the Lumberjacks by completing the course in 26 minutes, 4.6 seconds. Butterfield placed 31st overall and scored 30 team points.
Tomas Rey-Avila followed in 35th place with a time of 26:13.6.
Elias Wiggins finished third for Humboldt and 40th overall after crossing in 26:22.4.
Senior
Jonah Grubbs completed the course in 26:26.2 to place 43rd.
Jacob Christopher rounded out Humboldt's scoring group with a 50th-place finish in 26:36.9.
The Lumberjacks' five scorers finished within 32.3 seconds of one another, giving Humboldt one of the tighter scoring packs in the field.
Daniel Shaver placed 54th overall in 26:44.9, while
Jared Hayes completed Humboldt's top seven with a time of 26:58.4 and a 62nd-place finish.
Kees Van Der Meer crossed in 27:23.7, and
Trevor Stewart completed the race in 27:51.5.
Chico State won the conference championship with 28 points. Cal Poly Pomona placed second with 66, followed by Cal State San Marcos with 78 and Stanislaus State with 79.
UP NEXT
Humboldt is scheduled to return to competition at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento. The regional competition will feature a men's 10K, with the race time to be announced.
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