ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - The Cal State Dominguez Hills women's cross country team was picked to finish 13th by the California Collegiate Athletic Association coaches in a preseason poll.

Three-time defending CCAA champion Chico State was a near-unanimous choice to claim the title.  The Wildcats collected 12 of the 13 first-place votes and 168 points to earn the top spot. Stanislaus State received the remaining first-place vote and finished second with 153 points, while Cal Poly Pomona was third with 142 points. 

Cal State San Marcos was selected fourth with 124 points. New CCAA member Fresno Pacific debuted at No. 5 with 97 points, followed by a tightly grouped trio of Cal State Monterey Bay (92), Cal State East Bay (91) and Cal Poly Humboldt (89). Cal State San Bernardino was voted ninth with 76 points. San Francisco State (58), UC Merced (46), Cal State LA (31) and Cal State Dominguez Hills (16) completed the 13-team poll.
 
Last season, the Toros finished in 12th place with 385 points, trailing crosstown rival Cal State LA by 33 points for 11th place.

The 2026 season will lead into the CCAA Cross Country Championships presented by Pollo Campero on Saturday, Nov. 7. The championships return to the Cal State San Bernardino campus for the first time since 2018, with the women's 6K scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.