After finishing 1-2 at the Big West Championships, UCSB harriers Bryan Guijarro and Anthony Ortolan delivered an emphatic encore to their senior seasons by qualifying for the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Guijarro placed 11th at the NCAA West Regional while Ortolan finished 13th. The two had to wait and see who the NCAA Selection Committee gave team bids to but after Cal and Washington State were in, the UCSB duo found themselves with the first two at-large tickets from the West Region to the big dance.