California Baptist University
NCAA West Regionals
OTF Preview: Three Lancers Look to Continue Stellar Season in the West Regionals
5/25/2026 8:36:00 AM | Cross Country & Track
RIVERSIDE--- The California Baptist University track team will look to continue its stellar season this week as they compete in the NCAA West Regionals in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Ernesto Ruiz, Victor Rosas, and Sarah Schiffman purchased tickets to the NCAA First Round and will look to add more hardware as they seek to earn NCAA Championship bids at John McDonnell Field.
Rosas will begin the week on Wednesday evening in the Men's 10K in his first-ever trip to West Regionals. Rosas is coming off a First-Team All-WAC run in the Men's 5K in Arlington and earned a top 35 time in the 10K this season at the Stanford Invitational. Rosas's personal best time of 28:32.88 was the 33rd-fastest in the region and a top-10 time in program history for the senior.
Sarah Schiffman will be the lone female Lancer this week, competing in the Women's 10K semifinal on Thursday evening. Schiffman is in the midst of an incredible first year in Riverside and will look to continue it with a regional run. Schiffman posted the 38th-fastest time in the region in the 10K at the Stanford Invitational, running 33:41.48, and will look to continue her season on to Eugene.
The final event of the week will be the Men's Steeplechase quarterfinals, in which Ernesto Ruiz will compete. Ruiz is the lone Lancer with West Regional experience, having competed in the same event last season in College Station, TX. Ruiz finished 38th last season in the steeplechase with a time of 9:15.36. This time around, Ruiz had the 32nd fastest time in the region in the event and is coming off a Steeplechase Title at the WAC Championships two weeks ago. Ruiz has posted three times under nine minutes this season, including his qualifying mark of 8:44.47 that he set at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
MEET INFO:
WHEN: May 27-30
WHERE: John McDonnell Field- Fayetteville, Arkansas
EVENTS: Men's 10K, Women's 10K, Men's 3000M Steeplechase
