Saturday, October 14
Riverside, CA
8:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Highlander Invitational
October 14, 2017 | Men's Cross Country
Results
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Senior Izzak Mireles led the UC Irvine men's cross country team to a second-place finish at the Highlander Invitational Saturday morning at UCR Ag/Ops Course.
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The 'Eaters totaled 72 points with three individuals in the top-15. Mireles, who led the Big West field, was the overall runner-up with a 6000-meter personal-record 17:56.9. He topped his previous best by over 12 seconds. This was Mireles' highest finish of the year and his third top-three showing, as he was also third at the Pepperdine Invitational and Master's University XC Invitational.
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Sophomore Hector Garcia took ninth with a career-best 18:09.3, while junior Jon Rodriguez was 15th with a lifetime-best 18:19.7. Junior Ashton Garcia came in next for the Anteaters, placing 22nd with a PR 18:28.2, and freshman Ravi Sharma was not far behind in 24th (18:30.2).
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Sophomore Sam Ayala (18:34.4) and junior Andrew Graciano (19:28.3) rounded out the team's top seven.
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Five of UCI's six returners established a personal record, while the team's three freshmen were running their first collegiate 6K.
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Cal State Fullerton claimed the team title with 58 points and Pepperdine's Nick Heath was the individual champion at 17:49.7. The 'Eaters finished six points ahead of UC Santa Barbara for their first win over the Gauchos in 10 years.
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UC Irvine returns to UCR Ag/Ops Course in two weeks for the Big West Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28.
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HIGHLANDER INVITATIONAL
UCR Ag/Ops Course - Riverside, Calif.
Saturday, Oct. 14
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Men's 6K Team Results (12 Teams)
1. Cal State Fullerton (58)
2. UC Irvine (72)
3. UC Santa Barbara (78)
4. UC Riverside (131)
5. CSUN (146)
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Men's 6K Individual Results (122 Runners)
1. Nick Heath - Pepperdine (17:49.7)
2. Izzak Mireles - UC Irvine (17:56.9)
3. Isaiah Lozano - UC Santa Barbara (17:58.9)
4. George Martinez - Long Beach State (18:00.0)
5. Solomon Demeku-Ousman - UC Riverside (18:00.8)
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9. Hector Garcia (18:09.3)
15. Jon Rodriguez (18:19.7)
22. Ashton Garcia (18:28.2)
24. Ravi Sharma (18:30.2)
30. Sam Ayala (18:34.4)
78. Andrew Graciano (19:28.3)
89. Kit Carter (19:46.7)
103. Xavier Weaver (20:19.2)
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Senior Izzak Mireles led the UC Irvine men's cross country team to a second-place finish at the Highlander Invitational Saturday morning at UCR Ag/Ops Course.
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The 'Eaters totaled 72 points with three individuals in the top-15. Mireles, who led the Big West field, was the overall runner-up with a 6000-meter personal-record 17:56.9. He topped his previous best by over 12 seconds. This was Mireles' highest finish of the year and his third top-three showing, as he was also third at the Pepperdine Invitational and Master's University XC Invitational.
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Sophomore Hector Garcia took ninth with a career-best 18:09.3, while junior Jon Rodriguez was 15th with a lifetime-best 18:19.7. Junior Ashton Garcia came in next for the Anteaters, placing 22nd with a PR 18:28.2, and freshman Ravi Sharma was not far behind in 24th (18:30.2).
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Sophomore Sam Ayala (18:34.4) and junior Andrew Graciano (19:28.3) rounded out the team's top seven.
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Five of UCI's six returners established a personal record, while the team's three freshmen were running their first collegiate 6K.
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Cal State Fullerton claimed the team title with 58 points and Pepperdine's Nick Heath was the individual champion at 17:49.7. The 'Eaters finished six points ahead of UC Santa Barbara for their first win over the Gauchos in 10 years.
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UC Irvine returns to UCR Ag/Ops Course in two weeks for the Big West Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28.
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HIGHLANDER INVITATIONAL
UCR Ag/Ops Course - Riverside, Calif.
Saturday, Oct. 14
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Men's 6K Team Results (12 Teams)
1. Cal State Fullerton (58)
2. UC Irvine (72)
3. UC Santa Barbara (78)
4. UC Riverside (131)
5. CSUN (146)
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Men's 6K Individual Results (122 Runners)
1. Nick Heath - Pepperdine (17:49.7)
2. Izzak Mireles - UC Irvine (17:56.9)
3. Isaiah Lozano - UC Santa Barbara (17:58.9)
4. George Martinez - Long Beach State (18:00.0)
5. Solomon Demeku-Ousman - UC Riverside (18:00.8)
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9. Hector Garcia (18:09.3)
15. Jon Rodriguez (18:19.7)
22. Ashton Garcia (18:28.2)
24. Ravi Sharma (18:30.2)
30. Sam Ayala (18:34.4)
78. Andrew Graciano (19:28.3)
89. Kit Carter (19:46.7)
103. Xavier Weaver (20:19.2)
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