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Big West Championship in Riverside Saturday
October 27, 2012 | Men's Cross Country
Big West Conference Championship
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
UCR Agricultural/Operations Course – Riverside, Calif.
Men's 8,000 Meters – 9:30 a.m.
QUICK STRIDES
● UC Irvine, ranked No. 15 in the West Region, travels to Riverside Saturday for the 2012 Big West Conference Championship at the UC Riverside Agricultural/Operations Course. The men's 8,000-meter race begins at 9:30 a.m.
● General admission tickets are $5, while Big West students get in for $2.
● Parking at the meet is in Lot 30 located in the Northwest corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Canyon Crest Drive. Shuttles will be available to transport spectators from the parking lot to the course and back to the parking lot. A $5 fee is payable to the attendant on site. If no attendant is present, please use the dispenser located in the lot.
● To reach the Ag/Ops Course from the 215/60 freeway, exit Martin Luther King and go West. Turn left at the Canyon Crest traffic light and travel approximately 300 meters to the course entrance. For parking in Lot 30, continue straight on Martin Luther King.
● UCI finished fifth at last year's conference championship meet, also conducted in Riverside.
● Head coach Vince O'Boyle, in his 31st season at UCI, guided the 'Eaters to Big West titles in 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. He was named Big West Coach of the Year each of those seasons.
'EATERS' LINEUP FOR SATURDAY (with last year's Big West finish, if applicable)
● Sam Hyams, Sr., Pleasanton, Calif. / Foothill HS (39th at 2010 BWC Meet)
● Riley Martin, RS Fr., Folsom, Calif. / Vista del Lago HS
● Steven Melena, Jr., Lancaster, Calif. / Eastside HS (24th last year)
● Rex Nelson, Sr., Costa Mesa, Calif. / Newport Harbor HS (27th last year)
● Tommy Newton-Neal, RS So., Laguna Beach, Calif. / Laguna Beach HS (55th last year)
● Nick Osborne, Sr., Apple Valley, Calif. / Victor Valley Christian HS (37th last year)
● Amir Shirif, RS So., Mesa, Ariz. / Desert Ridge HS
● Andrew Snyder, Jr., Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Thousand Oaks HS (42nd last year)
● Alex Tebbe, RS So., Cypress, Calif. / Pacifica HS
LIVE VIDEO STREAM SATURDAY
● For the first time, the Big West Conference will provide free, live streaming video from the Championships. From the beginning of the races through the finish lines and on to the awards platform, the live stream will provide new access to the championships for fans.
● The broadcast will be available on the Big West Cross Country Championships page at http://bit.ly/bwtxc beginning at 8:15 am on Saturday and will follow the race leaders through the course.
● Produced utilizing technology from StreamCell and UStream, the broadcast will also be available on mobile devices and via the UStream iOS or Android apps on the Big West Conference UStream channel.
LAST WEEK
● Blake Wanser led the 'Eaters at the Titan Invitational with a 38th-place finish while Calvin Tan placed 61st.
ON THE HORIZON
● UCI competes in the NCAA West Regional Nov. 9 at Jefferson Park Golf Course in Seattle, Wash.
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