ROCKLIN, Calif. – The Chaminade University men's and women's cross country teams finished their 2026 seasons on Sunday in the Pacific West Conference Championships at the Jessup University Cross Country Course.
The Silversword men finished eighth with 229 points while the 'Swords women came in 10th with 268.
In the championship's first race, the men's 8-kilometer,
Amari Lino (Manchester, Pa./Northeastern) was the first Silversword to cross, coming in at 33 minutes, 14.7 seconds. He was followed by
Anthony John Bergancia (Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands/Marianas) at 35:27.9 while
James Carter (Raleigh, Miss./Harrison Central) crossed in 37:14.5
Luke Patterson (Gilbert, Ariz./Scottsdale CC/Mesquite HS) followed at 40:12.5,
Tyler Geivet (Aliso Niguel, Calif./Aliso Niguel) at 40:22.2 and
Nicholas Gebbia (San Antonio, Texas/Lee) at 41:07.8.
In the women's 6-k,
Jocelyn Thomas (Tonganoxie, Kan./Kaiser, Honolulu) was the first Chaminade runner to cross the finish line, coming in at 24:23.8.
Seniors
Cassie Chong (Mililani, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Mililani) and
Jordyn Koki (Ewa Beach, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Kapalama) competed in their final conference championship with respective times of 27:18.0 and 30:56.2. Freshman
Lihan Lou (Honolulu/Roosevelt) had a time of 27:44.9 in her first championship.
Ava Walker (Las Vegas/Faith Lutheran) and
Aleah Montgomery (Wahiawa, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Leilehua) completed the 'Swords squad with times of 33:38.5 and 36:51.8, respectively.
Biola swept the field, winning the men's championship with 29 points while the women had 28. The Eagles also had both individual winners with Zach Elam taking the men's race in 25:17.7 while Alyssa Lopez won the women's title in 21:53.0.
