Results

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Sophomore Hector Garcia earned all-conference honors in leading the UC Irvine men's cross country team to a fifth-place finish at the Big West Championships Saturday morning at the UCR Ag/Ops Course.
 
Garcia covered the 8000-meter course in 24:43.7 to come in sixth out of 68 competitors. The top-10 showing earned him his first career All-Big West nod, while it is the third-straight year the 'Eaters have had an all-conference performer. Garcia has placed among the top-10 and been the Anteaters' No. 1 runner in four of five meets this season.
 
Senior Izzak Mireles crossed the finish line next for UCI as he took 23rd with a time of 25:13.7. Junior Ashton Garcia followed in 29th (25:30.2), while freshman Ravi Sharma was 37th (25:47.4).
 
Junior Jon Rodriguez was the team's fifth and final scorer at 26:50.1 (59th).
 
Rounding out the Anteater competitors were sophomore Sam Ayala (60th, 26:59.0), freshman Kit Carter (64th, 27:32.2) and junior Andrew Graciano (67th, 28:13.4).
 
Cal Poly successfully defended its team title with 29 points. UC Santa Barbara (55) was the runner-up and Cal State Fullerton (112) finished third. UC Davis' Thomas Madden was the individual champion at 24:13.7.
 
UC Irvine now has a couple weeks to prepare for the NCAA West Regional in Seattle, Wash., on Friday, Nov. 10.
 

Big West Cross Country Championships
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017
UCR Ag/Ops Course - Riverside, Calif.
 
Men's Team Standings
1. Cal Poly (29)
2. UC Santa Barbara (55)
3. Cal State Fullerton (112)
4. UC Davis (141)
5. UC Irvine (144)
6. CSUN (149)
7. Long Beach State (149)
8. UC Riverside (158)
 
Men's Individual Standings
1. Thomas Madden (UCD) - 24:13.7
2. Swarnjit Boyal (CP) - 24:21.4
3. Peter Cotsirilos (CP) - 24:39.9
4. Mikey Giguere (CP) - 24:40.2
5. Yousef Baddour (UCSB) - 24:43.1
6. Hector Garcia (UCI) - 24:43.7
7. Chas Cook (CP) - 24:45.6
8. Jordy Ceja (UCD) - 24:45.8
9. George Martinez (LBSU) - 24:45.8
10. Patrick Bourke (UCSB) - 24:47.8
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23. Izzak Mireles - 25:13.7
29. Ashton Garcia - 25:30.2
37. Ravi Sharma - 25:47.4
59. Jon Rodriguez - 26:50.1
60. Sam Ayala - 26:59.0
64. Kit Carter - 27:32.2
67. Andrew Graciano - 28:13.4