Palacios Runs Fastest Time at CCAA Championships in Program History

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,…