Saturday, September 18
Riverside, Calif.
7:15 AM
UC Irvine
at
UC Riverside Invitational
September 18, 2021 | Women's Cross Country
Results
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Irvine women's cross country posted a top-five finish at the UC Riverside 6K Invitational Saturday morning at the UCR Ag/Ops Course.
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The Anteaters took fourth out of 22 teams, and led all Big West schools, coming in ahead of host UC Riverside, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara and Hawai'i. ย
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Junior Hannah Chau led the way once again with a runner-up showing in a field of 170 athletes. Two weeks after establishing a 4,000-meter school record, Chau ran the second-fastest 6K in program history at 20:21.5. She improved her personal best by 23 seconds to move up two spots on the all-time list.
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Chau got out with the lead pack, starting in 10th before making the jump into third by the 3-mile mark. She continued to push, passing Arizona's Grace Driskill down the stretch to claim runner-up honors. Chau's mark of 20:21.5ย was just two seconds behind the individual winner Greta Karinauskaite of California Baptist. It was her second-straight top-three finish.
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Freshman Anna Vogtmann was the next Anteater across the line, registering her second top-20 performance in as many collegiate races. She clocked in at 21:01.4 to place 19th overall. Vogtmann notched the ninth-best 6K time in school history.
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Freshman Sameen Andar had a strong showing as well, coming in at 21:27.2 (34th), while junior Patricia Sanchez (21:52.3) and freshman Makena Castillo (21:53.3) also scored for the 'Eaters.
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Freshman Olivia Liuson (21:54.6), sophomore McKenna Paulson (21:55.8), freshman Amber Rios (21:57.5) and sophomore Elizabeth Celada Padilla (22:10.2) rounded out UCI's lineup.
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UC Irvine also competed in the 5K Open at UCR, placing third in the team standings. Sophomore Cathy Salazar-Gasca paced the Anteater contingent, coming in 14th out of 180 competitors with a time of 18:32.8. Freshman Montgomery Allison had her first collegiate top-20 finish, placing 17th overall at 18:40.9. Freshmen Lillian O'Rourke (18:46.5) and Hana Nip (18:53.0) followed in 21st and 26th, respectively. Freshman Maggie Sczupak, who was making her collegiate debut, was UCI's fifth scorer in 49th (19:22.7).
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UC Irvine will now have a 28-day layoff before returning to Riverside for the Highlander Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 16.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Irvine women's cross country posted a top-five finish at the UC Riverside 6K Invitational Saturday morning at the UCR Ag/Ops Course.
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The Anteaters took fourth out of 22 teams, and led all Big West schools, coming in ahead of host UC Riverside, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara and Hawai'i. ย
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Junior Hannah Chau led the way once again with a runner-up showing in a field of 170 athletes. Two weeks after establishing a 4,000-meter school record, Chau ran the second-fastest 6K in program history at 20:21.5. She improved her personal best by 23 seconds to move up two spots on the all-time list.
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Chau got out with the lead pack, starting in 10th before making the jump into third by the 3-mile mark. She continued to push, passing Arizona's Grace Driskill down the stretch to claim runner-up honors. Chau's mark of 20:21.5ย was just two seconds behind the individual winner Greta Karinauskaite of California Baptist. It was her second-straight top-three finish.
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Freshman Anna Vogtmann was the next Anteater across the line, registering her second top-20 performance in as many collegiate races. She clocked in at 21:01.4 to place 19th overall. Vogtmann notched the ninth-best 6K time in school history.
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Freshman Sameen Andar had a strong showing as well, coming in at 21:27.2 (34th), while junior Patricia Sanchez (21:52.3) and freshman Makena Castillo (21:53.3) also scored for the 'Eaters.
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Freshman Olivia Liuson (21:54.6), sophomore McKenna Paulson (21:55.8), freshman Amber Rios (21:57.5) and sophomore Elizabeth Celada Padilla (22:10.2) rounded out UCI's lineup.
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UC Irvine also competed in the 5K Open at UCR, placing third in the team standings. Sophomore Cathy Salazar-Gasca paced the Anteater contingent, coming in 14th out of 180 competitors with a time of 18:32.8. Freshman Montgomery Allison had her first collegiate top-20 finish, placing 17th overall at 18:40.9. Freshmen Lillian O'Rourke (18:46.5) and Hana Nip (18:53.0) followed in 21st and 26th, respectively. Freshman Maggie Sczupak, who was making her collegiate debut, was UCI's fifth scorer in 49th (19:22.7).
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UC Irvine will now have a 28-day layoff before returning to Riverside for the Highlander Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 16.
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