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CHICO, Calif. -- The Cal State East Bay men's track and field team closed out the Spring season with a seventh place finish in the team standings at the 2017 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships, held over the last three days at Chico State's University Stadium.

The Pioneers scored nine points at the championship meet, including their first in a distance event since 2014. Chico State won the team title for the 13th time in the last 14 years. 

Sophomore Aaron Jones was East Bay's highest scoring individual this week. He ran the 400 meters in 49.68 and qualified seventh in Friday's prelims. That time stands as the eighth-fastest in program history. He nearly equaled it on Saturday in the finals, crossing the tape in 49.69 to finish in sixth place and score three points for the Pioneers. Jones also competed in the 200 meters, but fell short of qualifying with a prelim time of 22.31 that left him in 14th place.

Junior Chris Lessard turned in an impressive performance to score two points in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, a ran he had not run in competition this season. He posted a time of 9:33.34 to secure a seventh place finish Saturday afternoon.

Freshman Pedro Cruz was the third Pioneer to score, taking seventh place in the 10,000 meters to add two more points to the team total. Cruz crossed the finish line in 32:22.58 to cap off the best freshman season by a CSUEB distance runner in the CCAA era.

Fellow rookie Miguel Morales took 9th in the 10k with a time of 34:46.23, and sophomore Jesus Leon was close behind in 10th place in 34:52.23.

Sophomore Alberto Venegas just missed qualifying for finals in the 800 meters to cap off an outstanding season for the sophomore. He was one second short, posting a time of 1:57.98 in prelims to finish in ninth place.

Sophomore Israel Sotelo led a quartet of Pioneers in the 5,000 meters. Sotelo fell just short of scoring territory with a 10th place finish and a time of 15:51.84. He was followed by Lessard in 11th (16:09.99), Esteban Leon in 13th (16:12.75), Leo Skellenger in 15th (16:20.55) and Kyle Fetter in 16th (16:31.70). 

The Pioneers earned two final points in the last race of the meet, the 4x400 relay. The foursome of Venegas, Jones, Lessard, and Sotelo competed together for the first time this Spring and secured seventh place with a time of 3:29.47.