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MESA (ARIZ.) CC Thunderbirds ::: 2025 Men's Cross Country

MESA (ARIZ.) CC Thunderbirds

2025 Men's Cross Country

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Head Coach: Dan Pescador

Season Summary

Season Team Rankings and Finishes

Coaches’
Rank		     FINAL
Team Rank		 First Stick
#5 National NJCAA DII 5th Cal SCHNEPF (25th)
Regional West Alex LOPEZ (9th)
  Conference Region 1
  Highlander Invitational 2nd Cal SCHNEPF (1st)
  Dave Murray Invitational 7th Cal SCHNEPF (37th)
  Cougar Challenge 7th Cal SCHNEPF (54th)

Athletes

Top Athletes Projection (TAP)

This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.
  NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships

November 8
8.0k (4.9M)
5th place (230 pts) 		NJCAA Region 1 Cross Country Championships

October 24
5.0k (3.1M)
3rd place (70 pts) 		Highlander Invitational

October 18
8.0k (4.9M)
2nd place (63 pts) 		Dave Murray Invitational

September 27
8.0k (4.9M)
7th place (184 pts) 		Cougar Challenge

September 13
8.0k (4.9M)
7th place (197 pts)
Cal SCHNEPF (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:43.4 (M) 5:59.6


 		25th 1
27:37.8
(KM) 3:27.2
(M) 5:33.5 		11th 2
26:25.2
(KM) 5:17.0 / adj: 5:26.8
(M) 8:30.2 / adj: 8:45.9 		1st 1
25:15.4
(KM) 3:09.4
(M) 5:04.8 		37th 1
26:09.2
(KM) 3:16.1
(M) 5:15.6 		54th 1
26:22.1
(KM) 3:17.7
(M) 5:18.2
Brady MOAR (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:49.9 (M) 6:10.0


 		38th 2
28:01.9
(KM) 3:30.2
(M) 5:38.3 		19th 5
27:02.7
(KM) 5:24.5 / adj: 5:34.3
(M) 8:42.3 / adj: 8:58.0 		32nd 5
26:26.5
(KM) 3:18.3
(M) 5:19.1 		67th 5
27:33.3
(KM) 3:26.6
(M) 5:32.6 		68th 4
26:42.2
(KM) 3:20.2
(M) 5:22.3
Alex LOPEZ (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:46.0 (M) 6:03.8


 		48th 3
28:10.2
(KM) 3:31.2
(M) 5:40.0 		9th 1
26:22.0
(KM) 5:16.4 / adj: 5:26.1
(M) 8:29.2 / adj: 8:44.9 		6th 2
25:39.2
(KM) 3:12.4
(M) 5:09.6 		55th 3
26:53.1
(KM) 3:21.6
(M) 5:24.5 		63rd 2
26:32.0
(KM) 3:19.0
(M) 5:20.2
Dean HALLER (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:49.5 (M) 6:09.4


 		53rd 4
28:14.6
(KM) 3:31.8
(M) 5:40.9 		16th 4
26:46.8
(KM) 5:21.3 / adj: 5:31.1
(M) 8:37.1 / adj: 8:52.9 		19th 3
26:12.3
(KM) 3:16.5
(M) 5:16.3 		61st 4
27:07.5
(KM) 3:23.4
(M) 5:27.4 		84th 7
27:18.4
(KM) 3:24.8
(M) 5:29.6
Benett KAUP (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:51.6 (M) 6:12.8


 		80th 5
28:45.8
(KM) 3:35.7
(M) 5:47.1 		22nd 6
27:16.1
(KM) 5:27.2 / adj: 5:37.0
(M) 8:46.6 / adj: 9:02.4 		49th 8
26:52.0
(KM) 3:21.5
(M) 5:24.2 		54th 2
26:52.2
(KM) 3:21.5
(M) 5:24.3 		78th 6
26:59.7
(KM) 3:22.4
(M) 5:25.8
Josef IKER (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:56.3 (M) 6:20.3


 		84th 6
28:53.0
(KM) 3:36.6
(M) 5:48.6 		15th 3
26:46.5
(KM) 5:21.3 / adj: 5:31.0
(M) 8:37.0 / adj: 8:52.8 		27th 4
26:21.0
(KM) 3:17.6
(M) 5:18.0 		67th 3
26:41.1
(KM) 3:20.1
(M) 5:22.0
Caleb FABA (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 4:04.0 (M) 6:32.7


 		158th 7
30:12.0
(KM) 3:46.5
(M) 6:04.5 		32nd 7
27:54.6
(KM) 5:34.9 / adj: 5:44.7
(M) 8:59.0 / adj: 9:14.8 		33rd 6
26:30.4
(KM) 3:18.8
(M) 5:19.9 		89th 8
27:28.8
(KM) 3:26.1
(M) 5:31.6

Season Race-by-Race Results

November 8 NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships
Fort Dodge, Iowa * Lakeside Golf Course (host: Iowa Central CC)
8.0k (4.9M)

Mesa (Ariz.) CC Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 25th Cal SCHNEPF SO 27:37.8 23 — 27:37.8
2 38th Brady MOAR FR 28:01.9 36 0:24.1 27:49.8
3 48th Alex LOPEZ SO 28:10.2 45 0:32.4 27:56.6
4 53rd Dean HALLER FR 28:14.6 50 0:36.8 28:01.1
5 80th Benett KAUP SO 28:45.8 76 1:08.0 28:10.0
6 84th Josef IKER FR 28:53.0 (78) 1:15.2 28:17.2
7 158th Caleb FABA FR 30:12.0 (142) 2:34.2 28:33.6
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NJCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 32 0:49.5 6s/6f #1 Lansing (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
2nd 110 0:36.0 7s/7f #2 Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
3rd 127 1:39.0 7s/7f #3 Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
4th 168 0:56.4 7s/7f #4 Daytona State (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
5th 230 1:08.0 7s/7f #5 MESA (ARIZ.) CC West Region 1
6th 235 0:39.4 7s/7f #6 Wallace State-Hanceville (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
7th 253 1:41.5 6s/6f #7 Heartland (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 24
8th 298 3:33.6 6s/6f #8 Cowley (Kan.) West Region 6
9th 357 3:08.7 5s/5f #9 Macomb (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
10th 373 3:10.7 7s/7f #10 Shelton State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
11th 395 0:58.2 6s/6f #11 Jacksonville (Texas) West Region 14
12th 462 2:07.0 5s/5f #12 Southeastern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
13th 466 1:53.0 7s/7f #13 Pasco-Hernando (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
14th 467 4:06.7 7s/7f #14 Coconino (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
15th 488 3:02.1 7s/7f #15 Texas Southmost West Region 14
16th 505 2:38.3 6s/6f #16 Southwestern Michigan Great Lakes Region 12
17th 562 2:01.2 6s/6f #17 Northeast Alabama CC Central Region 22
18th 590 1:41.3 6s/6f #18 Pellissippi State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
19th 605 3:21.2 6s/6f #19 NorthWest Arkansas CC West Region 2
20th 617 4:03.2 6s/6f #20 State Fair (Mo.) Central Region 16
21st 633 2:27.2 6s/6f #21 Lake-Sumter State (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
22nd 635 5:02.9 7s/7f #22 Walters State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
23rd 641 1:06.5 6s/6f #23 UA Rich Mountain (Ark.) West Region 2
24th 643 4:22.5 7s/7f #24 Grand Rapids (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
25th 646 3:44.0 7s/7f #25 Muskegon (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
26th 664 2:49.9 7s/7f #26 Eastern Florida State Atlantic Region 8
27th 693 2:07.2 7s/7f #27 Florida State-Jacksonville Atlantic Region 8
28th 733 1:53.2 7s/7f #28 Southeast (Neb.) CC West Region 9
29th 743 3:04.7 5s/4f #29 Calhoun (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
30th 796 1:15.0 7s/7f #30 Carl Albert State (Okla.) West Region 2
31st 805 2:33.0 7s/7f #31 Kaskaskia (Ill.) Midwest Region 24
32nd 823 2:33.5 5s/5f #32 Spoon River (Ill.) Midwest Region 24
33rd 845 6:16.7 6s/6f #33 Dawson (Mont.) CC West Region 13
34th 885 1:42.5 6s/6f #34 Moraine Valley (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4
35th 900 5:18.7 7s/7f #35 Redlands (Okla.) CC West Region 2
36th 934 3:22.4 7s/7f #36 Enterprise State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
37th 945 4:40.7 6s/6f #37 Oakland (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
38th 945 4:26.1 6s/6f #38 Carroll (Md.) CC Atlantic Region 20
39th 951 6:36.2 5s/5f #39 North Iowa Area CC Midwest Region 11
40th 1004 3:14.7 7s/7f #40 Gadsden State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
41st 1054 7:06.0 5s/5f #41 Southern Union State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
42nd 1067 4:03.9 7s/7f #42 Murray State (Okla.) West Region 2
43rd 1190 4:27.3 7s/7f #43 Potomac State (W.Va.) Atlantic Region 20
44th 1207 5:47.6 7s/7f #44 Florida Gateway Atlantic Region 8
45th 1330 7:45.2 5s/5f #45 Metropolitan (Mo.) CC Central Region 16
46th 1514 3:00.7 7s/7f #46 Jefferson State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
— 0 — 2s/2f Mid Michigan CC Great Lakes Region 12
— 0 — 3s/3f Roane State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
— 0 — 1s/1f Kirtland (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
— 0 — 1s/1f Glendale (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
— 0 — 2s/2f Sauk Valley (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4
— 0 — 2s/2f Mott (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
— 0 — 1s/1f Connors State (Okla.) West Region 2
— 0 — 2s/2f Southwestern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
— 0 — 2s/2f Dyersburg State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
— 0 — 3s/3f Cleveland (N.C.) CC Atlantic Region 10
— 0 — 1s/1f North Central Michigan Great Lakes Region 12
— 0 — 2s/2f Carl Sandburg (Ill.) Midwest Region 4
— 0 — 3s/3f Waubonsee (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4
— 0 — 1s/1f Kishwaukee (Ill.) Midwest Region 4
— 0 — 1s/1f Jackson State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
— 0 — 2s/2f Coastal Alabama CC-North Central Region 22
— 0 — 1s/1f Northeastern Tech (S.C.) Atlantic Region 10
— 0 — 4s/4f Highland (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4

October 24 NJCAA Region 1 Cross Country Championships
Gilbert, Ariz. * Crossroads District Park (host: Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC)
5.0k (3.1M)

Mesa (Ariz.) CC Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 9th Alex LOPEZ SO 26:22.0 9 — 26:22.0
2 11th Cal SCHNEPF SO 26:25.2 11 0:03.2 26:23.6
3 15th Josef IKER FR 26:46.5 15 0:24.5 26:31.2
4 16th Dean HALLER FR 26:46.8 16 0:24.8 26:35.1
5 19th Brady MOAR FR 27:02.7 19 0:40.7 26:40.6
6 22nd Benett KAUP SO 27:16.1 (22) 0:54.1 26:46.5
7 32nd Caleb FABA FR 27:54.6 (31) 1:32.6 26:56.2
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NJCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 48 1:10.6 3s/3f #5 Central Arizona NJCAA DI
2nd 60 1:23.3 7s/7f #3 Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
3rd 70 0:40.7 7s/7f #5 MESA (ARIZ.) CC West Region 1
4th 83 1:17.7 6s/6f #17 Southern Nevada NJCAA DI
5th 103 1:29.0 6s/6f #24 Pima (Ariz.) CC NJCAA DI
6th 128 4:08.0 7s/7f #14 Coconino (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
7th 213 4:18.7 6s/6f Tohono O'odham (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
— 0 — 3s/3f Glendale (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
— 0 — 1s/1f Phoenix (Ariz.) West Region 1
— 0 — 2s/2f Estrella Mountain (Ariz.) CC West Region 1

October 18 Highlander Invitational
Riverside, Calif. * UCR Agricultural Operations Course (host: UC Riverside)
8.0k (4.9M)

Mesa (Ariz.) CC Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 1st Cal SCHNEPF SO 25:15.40 1 — 25:15.4
2 6th Alex LOPEZ SO 25:39.20 4 0:23.8 25:27.3
3 19th Dean HALLER FR 26:12.30 13 0:56.9 25:42.3
4 27th Josef IKER FR 26:21.00 20 1:05.6 25:51.9
5 32nd Brady MOAR FR 26:26.50 25 1:11.1 25:58.8
6 33rd Caleb FABA FR 26:30.40 (26) 1:15.0 26:04.1
7 39th Edgar MOLERA-MADRIL FR 26:40.20 (31) 1:24.8 26:09.2
8 49th Benett KAUP SO 26:52.00 1:36.6 26:14.6
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NJCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 61 0:15.7 7s/7f Caltech NCAA DIII
2nd 63 1:11.0 7s/7f #5 MESA (ARIZ.) CC West Region 1
3rd 75 — 0s/0f ??? None
4th 117 0:41.7 7s/7f San Bernardino Valley (Calif.) CCCAA (Calif.)
5th 143 2:08.5 7s/7f Arizona Christian NAIA
6th 149 2:49.7 6s/6f Vanguard (Calif.) NCAA DII
7th 215 1:47.3 1s/1f (“B”) Occidental NCAA DIII
8th 235 7:00.0 6s/6f #14 Coconino (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
9th 240 2:05.7 6s/6f Cal State LA NCAA DII
10th 282 — 0s/0f ??? None
11th 301 9:53.9 5s/5f Whittier NCAA DIII
12th 307 1:23.1 7s/7f Cal Lutheran NCAA DIII
13th 384 5:25.0 6s/6f Nevada State None
— 0 — 3s/3f (“B”) Hope International (Calif.) NAIA
— 0 — 3s/3f (“B”) Soka (Calif.) NAIA

September 27 Dave Murray Invitational
Tucson, Ariz. * Randolph Golf Course (host: Arizona)
8.0k (4.9M)

Mesa (Ariz.) CC Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 37th Cal SCHNEPF SO 26:09.20 26 — 26:09.2
2 54th Benett KAUP SO 26:52.20 37 0:43.0 26:30.7
3 55th Alex LOPEZ SO 26:53.10 38 0:43.9 26:38.1
4 61st Dean HALLER FR 27:07.50 40 0:58.3 26:45.5
5 67th Brady MOAR FR 27:33.30 43 1:24.1 26:55.0
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NJCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 40 1:18.9 6s/6f Arizona NCAA DI
2nd 55 0:40.7 6s/6f Grand Canyon NCAA DI
3rd 60 1:26.5 6s/6f UTEP NCAA DI
4th 90 1:09.5 6s/6f New Mexico State NCAA DI
5th 126 1:52.5 5s/5f Arizona State NCAA DI
6th 173 1:23.0 6s/6f #24 Pima (Ariz.) CC NJCAA DI
7th 184 1:24.0 5s/5f #5 MESA (ARIZ.) CC West Region 1

September 13 Cougar Challenge
San Marcos, Calif. * None (host: Cal State San Marcos)
8.0k (4.9M)

Mesa (Ariz.) CC Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 54th Cal SCHNEPF SO 26:22.10 36 — 26:22.1
2 63rd Alex LOPEZ SO 26:32.00 37 0:09.9 26:27.0
3 67th Josef IKER FR 26:41.10 40 0:19.0 26:31.7
4 68th Brady MOAR FR 26:42.20 41 0:20.1 26:34.3
5 77th Edgar MOLERA-MADRIL FR 26:55.40 43 0:33.3 26:38.5
6 78th Benett KAUP SO 26:59.70 (44) 0:37.6 26:42.0
7 84th Dean HALLER FR 27:18.40 (48) 0:56.3 26:47.2
8 89th Caleb FABA FR 27:28.80 1:06.7 26:52.4
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NJCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 20 0:14.3 7s/7f #16 Cal Poly Pomona NCAA DII
2nd 59 0:54.4 7s/7f #14 Pomona-Pitzer NCAA DIII
3rd 61 0:57.1 5s/5f Cal State San Marcos NCAA DII
4th 133 0:53.5 6s/6f Mt. San Antonio CCCAA (Calif.)
5th 150 0:48.9 4s/4f UC Riverside NCAA DI
6th 152 1:59.6 7s/7f #3 Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
7th 197 0:33.3 7s/7f #5 MESA (ARIZ.) CC West Region 1
8th 245 11:20.5 5s/5f Whittier NCAA DIII

Season Individual Results

Cal SCHNEPF – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 26:22.1 54th 1
Sep 27 Dave Murray Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 26:09.2 37th 1
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 25:15.4 1st 1
Oct 24 Region I 5.0k (3.1M) 26:25.2 11th 2
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 27:37.8 25th 1

Brady MOAR – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 26:42.2 68th 4
Sep 27 Dave Murray Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 27:33.3 67th 5
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 26:26.5 32nd 5
Oct 24 Region I 5.0k (3.1M) 27:02.7 19th 5
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 28:01.9 38th 2

Alex LOPEZ – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 26:32.0 63rd 2
Sep 27 Dave Murray Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 26:53.1 55th 3
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 25:39.2 6th 2
Oct 24 Region I 5.0k (3.1M) 26:22.0 9th 1
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 28:10.2 48th 3

Dean HALLER – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 27:18.4 84th 7
Sep 27 Dave Murray Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 27:07.5 61st 4
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 26:12.3 19th 3
Oct 24 Region I 5.0k (3.1M) 26:46.8 16th 4
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 28:14.6 53rd 4

Benett KAUP – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 26:59.7 78th 6
Sep 27 Dave Murray Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 26:52.2 54th 2
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 26:52.0 49th 8
Oct 24 Region I 5.0k (3.1M) 27:16.1 22nd 6
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 28:45.8 80th 5

Josef IKER – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 26:41.1 67th 3
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 26:21.0 27th 4
Oct 24 Region I 5.0k (3.1M) 26:46.5 15th 3
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 28:53.0 84th 6

Caleb FABA – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 27:28.8 89th 8
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 26:30.4 33rd 6
Oct 24 Region I 5.0k (3.1M) 27:54.6 32nd 7
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 30:12.0 158th 7

Edgar MOLERA-MADRIL – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 13 Cougar Challenge 8.0k (4.9M) 26:55.4 77th 5
Oct 18 Highlander Inv 8.0k (4.9M) 26:40.2 39th 7