FRESNO -- As the California Interscholastic Federation Division III boys cross country championship race wound down Saturday, only three runners were in position to capture the state title.

But Campolindo High's Aidan Goltra willed himself through the final flat, grassy stretch and won his second straight Division III state championship at Woodward Park.

"Make every step count ... this was the focus," Goltra said. "My focus is what got me through the line first. ... I couldn't ask for (the race) to go any better."