Results

SEATTLE, Wash. - The UC Irvine men's cross country team closed out its 2017 season with a 19th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional Friday morning at Jefferson Park Golf Course.
 
Three 'Eaters placed among the top-100 for the first time since 2012. Sophomore Hector Garcia was UCI's No. 1 runner for the fifth time in six races this season, coming in 77th among 207 of the West region's elite. Garcia covered the 10000-meter course in a personal-record 31:10.3, shaving over 33 seconds off his previous best.
 
Senior Izzak Mireles and junior Jon Rodriguez followed in 87th and 88th, respectively. Mireles clocked in with a lifetime-best 31:17.0, while Rodriguez registered an impressive 31:18.5 in his first 10K race.
 
Freshman Ravi Sharma came in fourth for the Anteaters at 32:35.0 (150th), and junior Ashton Garcia rounded out the team's scorers in 165th (32:56.6).
 
Sophomore Sam Ayala (171st, 33:05.6) and freshman Kit Carter (191st, 33:51.2) also competed for UC Irvine.
 
Portland edged out Washington (65) for the team title with 63 points. The Pilots' Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse was the individual NCAA West Regional champion at 29:33.1.
 
NCAA West Regional (10K)
Jefferson Park Golf Course - Seattle, Wash.
November 10, 2017
 
Men's Team Standings (30 teams)
1. Portland (63)
2. Washington (65)
3. Stanford (85)
4. Oregon (149)
5. UCLA (164)
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19. UC Irvine (565)
 
Men's Individual Standings (207 Runners)
1. Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse - Portland (29:33.1)
2. Jeff Thies - Portland (29:38.8)
3. Steven Fahy - Stanford (29:40.3)
4. Nick Hauger - Portland (29:41.1)
5. Colby Gilbert - Washington (29:43.4)
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77. Hector Garcia (31:10.3)
87. Izzak Mireles (31:17.0)
88. Jon Rodriguez (31:18.5)
150. Ravi Sharma (32:35.0)
165. Ashton Garcia (32:56.6)
171. Sam Ayala (33:05.6)
191. Kit Carter (33:51.2)