SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The men's cross country team competed in the NCAA West Regional hosted by Sacramento State on Friday, November 10. The race took place at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course with the race beginning at 11:00 a.m. (PT). The men recorded their highest finish ever at the regional, earning an 11^th place finish.
 
Their previous best finish was 13^th, which had been five times previously, most recently last season.
 
Adam Trafecanty was once again the Lions' top finisher, placing in 32nd in the field. He finished in 29:55.2 for the 10,000m course, just 7 seconds shy of All-Region Honors.  He made up 21 spots in the second half of the race
 
Roberto Ruelas finished second for the Lions and 62^nd overall in the field with a time of 30:33.4.
 
Jacob Wiggers completed a stellar season after transferring to LMU with a 75^th place finish. He completed the 10K course in 30:57.2.
 
Daniel Vaca strategically moved up as the race wore on. Vaca hit the first split in 152^nd overall. At the third split he had crept into 118^th. At the 5.7-mile split he had moved into 95^th. In the final half mile he made up an additional 10 spots to finish in 85^th.
 
Shane Ely completed the scoring for the Lions. Ely finished in 112^th overall and recorded a time of 31:27.4.
 
Matthew Martinez and Will Luders competed in their first NCAA Regional on Friday. Martinez finished in 144^th, pacing at a time of 32:08.7. Luders checked in at 173^rd and finished in a time of 33:09.6.
 
"What a run by this team, top to bottom, the guys ran with such poise and executed their plan. We were confident we could out-perform our ranking from the start of the season, but to get it done on the day was something special. The entire team showed what they're made of this season - after being faced with the coaching change in late August, they chose to stay committed to their goals, to the work and to each other. So happy to see all their hard work pay off with the best team finish in LMU history"
 
 
The Lions will look forward to competing during the track season beginning in the spring.  
 
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