UC Irvine
Vanguard Invitational
Isaiah Thompson Earns Title at Vanguard Invitational
October 11, 2014 | Men's Cross Country
COSTA MESA, Calif. --- UC Irvine sophomore Isaiah Thompson captured the individual title in the 25th annual Vanguard Invitational Saturday morning at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.
Thompson, last season's Big West Conference Freshman of the Year, won the 8,000-meter race with a time of 24:51.
UCI's Nolan Del Valle was 17th overall (fifth in Division I) in 26:09, Jake Williams placed 18th (sixth D-I) in 26:10, Eric Enriquez was 26th (eighth D-I) in 26:29, Blake Wanser 49th (12th D-I) in 27:29 and Julian Lujan 74th (14th D-I) in 28:20.
The 'Eaters finished second in the team competition with 95 points as Loyola Marymount was first with 76.
UCI is back in action next Saturday (Oct. 18) in the Highlander Invitational at the UC Riverside Agricultural Operations Course. The men's 6,000-meter race is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m.
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