Results

SACRAMENTO - The UC Irvine women's cross country team placed 10th overall at the Capital Cross Challenge Saturday at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex.
 
The 'Eaters were actually tied for ninth with 246 points, but dropped the tiebreaker to Cal State East Bay based on both teams' top-five finishers. UCI was also seventh among 14 NCAA Division I programs, coming in ahead of San Diego State, Fresno State, Pepperdine, CSUN, Cal, Santa Clara and Hawai'i.

"Keely had an impressive race finishing as our second runner," distance coach Chris Evans said. "Our pack was a little too aggressive early in the race, but it is exciting to see them with that type of confidence. We were very close to the three teams in front of us, and we know we have to work on finishing our race to get to the next level."
 
Freshman Hannah Chau led the Anteaters for the third time in as many races this season. She completed the 6000-meter course in 22:24.5 to place 45th out of 251 competitors.
 
Junior Keely Boyd wasn't far behind in 49th with a time of 22:29.3. Junior Mariah Theologidy also clocked in at 22:35.1 to come in 53rd.
 
Freshman Perla Aguilar took 63rd (22:44.5), while senior Brenda Dorantes ran a season-best 22:53.8 (77th) to round out UC Irvine's top-five.
 
Freshman Natalie Ewe (23:15.7), senior Megan Mirkhanian (23:34.9) and junior Anastasia Karnaze (23:42.1) also competed for the Anteaters.
 
UC Irvine returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 13, when it travels to Riverside for the Highlander Challenge.
 

CAPITAL CROSS CHALLENGE
Saturday, Sept. 29
Haggin Oaks Golf Complex - Sacramento, Calif.
 
Women's 6K Team Results (26 Teams)
1. UC Davis - 76
2. Loyola Marymount - 91
3. Grand Canyon - 95
4. Stanislaus State - 128
5. Chico State - 132
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10. UC Irvine - 246
 
UC Irvine's Individual 6K Results (Out of 251 Runners)
45. Hannah Chau (22:24.5)
49. Keely Boyd (22:29.3)
53. Mariah Theologidy (22:35.1)
63. Perla Aguilar (22:44.5)
77. Brenda Dorantes (22:53.8)
105. Natalie Ewe (23:15.7)
126. Megan Mirkhanian (23:34.9)
135. Anastasia Karnaze (23:42.1)