Butte College Sweeps Golden Valley Conference Cross Country Championships

Ukiah, CA – November 1st, 2025 —

Mendocino College hosted the GVC Championships. On Saturday morning Butte College came away with a dominant performance, sweeping both the men’s and women’s team titles for the 3rd year in a row.

The Butte women scored 21 points, led by Ariana Garcia, who won the 5K race in 20:40 with a 1 minute lead. In second place was Gabby Crosswhite from Redwoods with a time of 21:41. From Butte, Jennifer Johnson followed in 22:10 for 3rd, Brooklyn Glover placed fourth in 22:24, and Kaia Henry from Shasta with a time of 22:29 in 5th. Teammates from Butte Gaby Castro in 6th with a time of 23:20, followed by Paulina Arias in 7th with a time of 23:46, and Camryn Dohn in 8th with a time of 25:42 to complete the sweep. Redwoods women placed second with a total of 53 points led by Gabby Crosswhite. 

Women’s Top Five (5K)

Ariana Garcia – Butte – 20:40
Gabby Crosswhite– Redwoods – 21:40
Jennifer Johnson- Butte- 22:10
Brooklyn Glover- Butte- 22:23
Kaia Henry- Shasta 22:29

The Butte men’s team also took first place led by Stephan Chapdelaine, Adrian Cuevas, Benji Granados, and Tristan Bobadilla all in top 5, scoring 21 points ahead of Lake Tahoe (43) led by Jacob Manning, Redwoods (66) led by Levi Browne, and Mendocino (155) led by Spencer Joyce. Stephan Chapdelaine led the 4-mile race with 41 second lead and a time of 20:48, In second place was Jacob Manning 21:29. Followed by teammates from Butte: Adrian Cuevas (21:38) in 3rd, Benji Granados (21:49) in 4th, and Tristan Bobadilla (21:52) in 5th. In 6th place was Kyle Oltmanns from Lake Tahoe with a time of 21:54 followed by teammate Elijah Gilleland with a time of 22:02. In 8th was Everett Docherty with a time of 22:19.

Men’s Top Five (4 Miles)

Stephan Chapdelaine– Butte – 20:48
Jacob Manning – Lake Tahoe – 21:29