SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Three Vanguard runners raced their way into the NAIA Cross Country National Championship Meet at the Golden State Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday. Josh Espinoza (SR/Glendale, AZ) and Zach Hunt (SO/Sparks, NV) finished second and fifth, respectively, in the men's 8k, while Marline Estell (SR/San Marcos, CA) was the top performer for the VU women with her ninth-place mark in the 5k.