Saturday, October 27
Carbon Canyon Regional Park - Brea, CA
8:45 AM PT
UC Irvine
at
Big West Championships
UC Irvine Set for Big West Championships This Weekend
October 25, 2018 | Men's Cross Country
Big West Championships
Date: Saturday, Oct. 27
Event: 8K
Time: 8:45 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Carbon Canyon Regional Park - Brea, Calif.
Live Results: FinishedResults.com
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's cross country team will make the short trek to Brea for the 2018 Big West Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27. The 8000-meter race is set for an 8:45 a.m. start at Carbon Canyon Regional Park. Parking is $5 and live results will be available at FinishedResults.com.
STORYLINES
• The Big West Championships will be held at Carbon Canyon Regional Park for the first time since 1993.
• Twenty-five years ago, UCI finished fifth as a team, while Daniel Galindo placed fourth individually.
• The 'Eaters opened the 2018 season at Carbon Canyon with the Mark Covert Classic 8K on Sept. 1.
• The Anteaters have won nine conference titles, but their last one came back in 1991.
• UC Irvine finished fifth at the 2017 Big West Championships, just three points behind fourth-place UC Davis.
• Junior Hector Garcia is one of the Big West's top-four returners.
• He placed sixth overall and earned all-conference honors last year.
• Garcia has led the 'Eaters three times this year and established a season-best 24:49.4 at the UCR Invitational.
• In his season debut at the Capital Cross 8K, junior Sam Ayala was UCI's No. 1 runner with a PR 25:10.8.
• Senior Ashton Garcia owns the Anteaters' third-best 8K time of the year at 25:28.4.
• UC Irvine has four underclassmen, three of whom are true freshmen.
LAST TIME OUT
• UC Irvine came in ninth overall at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside on Oct. 13.
• Hector Garcia (25:24.48) led the 'Eaters for the third time in four races this season, taking 32nd out of 250.
• Sam Ayala was next to cross the finish line, clocking in at 25:35.61 to place 41st.
• It was only Ayala's second meet of the season as he missed the first two with an injury.
• Ashton Garcia registered a time of 25:36.87 (44th) to round out UCI's top-three performers.
• Freshman Sebastian Bautista established a personal record, finishing at 25:53.42 (61st).
• Freshman Christian Hernandez also had his best performance of the year, coming in 76th with a time of 26:04.05.
CHAMPIONSHIP PREP
• UCI got an early look at both the Big West Championship and NCAA West Regional courses this year.
• The 'Eaters ran the Carbon Canyon Park course (Big West) at the Mark Covert Classic on Sept. 1.
• They also made their way to Haggin Oaks Golf Complex (NCAA) for the Capital Cross Challenge on Sept. 29.
QUOTABLES
Distance Coach Chris Evans on the impact the freshmen have had this year:
"We are happy with how the freshmen are stepping up and working into our top-five. They have really developed throughout the year, and we are going to need them to perform well at conference."
UP NEXT
• The NCAA West Regional is slated for Friday, Nov. 9, at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 27
Event: 8K
Time: 8:45 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Carbon Canyon Regional Park - Brea, Calif.
Live Results: FinishedResults.com
Notes (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's cross country team will make the short trek to Brea for the 2018 Big West Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27. The 8000-meter race is set for an 8:45 a.m. start at Carbon Canyon Regional Park. Parking is $5 and live results will be available at FinishedResults.com.
STORYLINES
• The Big West Championships will be held at Carbon Canyon Regional Park for the first time since 1993.
• Twenty-five years ago, UCI finished fifth as a team, while Daniel Galindo placed fourth individually.
• The 'Eaters opened the 2018 season at Carbon Canyon with the Mark Covert Classic 8K on Sept. 1.
• The Anteaters have won nine conference titles, but their last one came back in 1991.
• UC Irvine finished fifth at the 2017 Big West Championships, just three points behind fourth-place UC Davis.
• Junior Hector Garcia is one of the Big West's top-four returners.
• He placed sixth overall and earned all-conference honors last year.
• Garcia has led the 'Eaters three times this year and established a season-best 24:49.4 at the UCR Invitational.
• In his season debut at the Capital Cross 8K, junior Sam Ayala was UCI's No. 1 runner with a PR 25:10.8.
• Senior Ashton Garcia owns the Anteaters' third-best 8K time of the year at 25:28.4.
• UC Irvine has four underclassmen, three of whom are true freshmen.
LAST TIME OUT
• UC Irvine came in ninth overall at the Highlander Invitational in Riverside on Oct. 13.
• Hector Garcia (25:24.48) led the 'Eaters for the third time in four races this season, taking 32nd out of 250.
• Sam Ayala was next to cross the finish line, clocking in at 25:35.61 to place 41st.
• It was only Ayala's second meet of the season as he missed the first two with an injury.
• Ashton Garcia registered a time of 25:36.87 (44th) to round out UCI's top-three performers.
• Freshman Sebastian Bautista established a personal record, finishing at 25:53.42 (61st).
• Freshman Christian Hernandez also had his best performance of the year, coming in 76th with a time of 26:04.05.
CHAMPIONSHIP PREP
• UCI got an early look at both the Big West Championship and NCAA West Regional courses this year.
• The 'Eaters ran the Carbon Canyon Park course (Big West) at the Mark Covert Classic on Sept. 1.
• They also made their way to Haggin Oaks Golf Complex (NCAA) for the Capital Cross Challenge on Sept. 29.
QUOTABLES
Distance Coach Chris Evans on the impact the freshmen have had this year:
"We are happy with how the freshmen are stepping up and working into our top-five. They have really developed throughout the year, and we are going to need them to perform well at conference."
UP NEXT
• The NCAA West Regional is slated for Friday, Nov. 9, at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento.
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