Saturday, September 14
Riverside, Calif.
8:05 AM
UC Irvine
at
UC Riverside Invitational
'Eaters Set for UCR Invitational on Saturday
September 12, 2019 | Men's Cross Country
UCR Invitational
Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Event: 8000m Invitational
Time: 8:05 a.m. (PDT)
Location: UCR Ag/Ops Course - Riverside, Calif.
Live Results: FinishedResults.com
Notes - Meet #2
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's cross country team is back in action this weekend as it heads to the Inland Empire for the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Men's 8K Invitational race is slated for an 8:05 a.m. start at the UCR Agricultural Operations Course.
STORYLINES
• This is the fourth year in a row the Anteaters are competing in the UC Riverside Invitational. They had a high finish of seventh in 2016.
• UC Irvine opened the season at the Mark Covert Classic (Aug. 31) where they placed 14th overall and seventh among NCAA Division I teams.
• UCI returns four letterwinners, while adding four newcomers.
• The 'Eaters officially welcomed distance coach Casey Kear to their cross country/track & field staff on Aug. 14.
• Kear comes to Irvine from Long Beach State where he mentored a Big West Freshman of the Year.
LAST TIME OUT
• Sophomore Sebastian Bautista was the Anteaters' top performer at the season-opening Mark Covert Classic, coming in 25th out of 221.
• Bautista completed the 8K course at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in a personal-record 25:47.7.
• Sophomore Christian Hernandez was the next 'Eater across the finish line, clocking in at 26:48.2 (72nd).
• Redshirt freshman Nick Krohn was right on Hernandez's heels at 26:52.5 (73rd).
• Senior Jhamani Long (27:35.2) and freshman Jason Messner (28:56.1) rounded out UC Irvine's top five.
COMING SOON
• Senior Sam Ayala missed the season opener with an injury, and will most likely be out this weekend as well.
• Ayala is the top returner for the 'Eaters after posting his first career top-20 showing at the 2018 Big West Championships.
• He established lifetime bests in both the 8K (25:10.8) and 10K (31:28.8) as a junior.
• True freshman Michael McCarthy is set to make his collegiate debut on Saturday after being sidelined for the Mark Covert Classic.
• McCarthy was a three-time CIF Los Angeles City Section finalist at Garfield High School.
COACH'S CORNER
"Our group as a whole is still adjusting to the 8K. It is new for us because a lot of our guys are used to running the 5K or 3 miles for their high school races. The 8K takes a couple races to adjust to, and we'll be adding Sam and Michael in the upcoming weeks to give us a little more depth." - UCI Distance Coach Casey Kear
UP NEXT
• UC Irvine makes the trek to Santa Clarita for The Master's University Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Event: 8000m Invitational
Time: 8:05 a.m. (PDT)
Location: UCR Ag/Ops Course - Riverside, Calif.
Live Results: FinishedResults.com
Notes - Meet #2
IRVINE, Calif. - The UC Irvine men's cross country team is back in action this weekend as it heads to the Inland Empire for the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Men's 8K Invitational race is slated for an 8:05 a.m. start at the UCR Agricultural Operations Course.
STORYLINES
• This is the fourth year in a row the Anteaters are competing in the UC Riverside Invitational. They had a high finish of seventh in 2016.
• UC Irvine opened the season at the Mark Covert Classic (Aug. 31) where they placed 14th overall and seventh among NCAA Division I teams.
• UCI returns four letterwinners, while adding four newcomers.
• The 'Eaters officially welcomed distance coach Casey Kear to their cross country/track & field staff on Aug. 14.
• Kear comes to Irvine from Long Beach State where he mentored a Big West Freshman of the Year.
LAST TIME OUT
• Sophomore Sebastian Bautista was the Anteaters' top performer at the season-opening Mark Covert Classic, coming in 25th out of 221.
• Bautista completed the 8K course at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in a personal-record 25:47.7.
• Sophomore Christian Hernandez was the next 'Eater across the finish line, clocking in at 26:48.2 (72nd).
• Redshirt freshman Nick Krohn was right on Hernandez's heels at 26:52.5 (73rd).
• Senior Jhamani Long (27:35.2) and freshman Jason Messner (28:56.1) rounded out UC Irvine's top five.
COMING SOON
• Senior Sam Ayala missed the season opener with an injury, and will most likely be out this weekend as well.
• Ayala is the top returner for the 'Eaters after posting his first career top-20 showing at the 2018 Big West Championships.
• He established lifetime bests in both the 8K (25:10.8) and 10K (31:28.8) as a junior.
• True freshman Michael McCarthy is set to make his collegiate debut on Saturday after being sidelined for the Mark Covert Classic.
• McCarthy was a three-time CIF Los Angeles City Section finalist at Garfield High School.
COACH'S CORNER
"Our group as a whole is still adjusting to the 8K. It is new for us because a lot of our guys are used to running the 5K or 3 miles for their high school races. The 8K takes a couple races to adjust to, and we'll be adding Sam and Michael in the upcoming weeks to give us a little more depth." - UCI Distance Coach Casey Kear
UP NEXT
• UC Irvine makes the trek to Santa Clarita for The Master's University Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28.
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