Saturday, September 16
Riverside, Calif.
7:15 AM
UC Irvine
at
UC Riverside Invitational
September 16, 2023 | Women's Cross Country
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Juniors Anna Vogtmann and Sameen Andar both placed among the top-10 to lead the UC Irvine women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish in the UC Riverside Invitational 6K Saturday at UCR Ag/Ops Course.
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Vogtmann completed the 6K course in 20:19.0 for a career-best third-place showing in a large field of 172 athletes. She came in behind only two runners from Utah Valley.
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Andar, who was making her season debut, was four seconds behind Vogtmann, clocking in at 20:23.0 to take sixth overall.
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Freshman Kaia Schmidt continued to impress early in her collegiate career as she was the Anteaters' No. 3 runner in 42nd. Schmidt registered a time of 21:31.9. Sophomore Makena Castillo was right on her heels in 43rd with a personal-record 21:32.3.
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Rounding out UCI's top-seven were junior Malia Gay (21:41.8), junior Montgomery Allison (21:59.9) and freshman Rebecca Bronstein (22:08.8).
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Also competing in the 6K Invitational race were junior Olivia Liuson (22:14.0), junior Tea Akiaten (22:19.0) and sophomore Stella Knobbe (22:42.7).
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UC Irvine had eight individuals entered in the women's 5K Open. As a team, they took fifth out of 21.
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Junior Hana Nip paced the group in 22nd, crossing the finish line in 18:35.1. Junior Diane Molina was also 29th with a time of 18:46.3.
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Freshman Malia Leupold clocked in at 18:58.6, and junior Laura Yontz notched a personal-record 19:00.4.
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Freshman Kaitlene Ofilan (19:22.3), junior Sophia Zago (19:55.3), freshman Sarahy Lopez (20:00.3) and freshman Isabella Duarte (20:28.7) also ran the 5K.
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Up next for the Anteaters is the Bronco Invitational in Santa Clara on Saturday, Oct. 14.
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Vogtmann completed the 6K course in 20:19.0 for a career-best third-place showing in a large field of 172 athletes. She came in behind only two runners from Utah Valley.
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Andar, who was making her season debut, was four seconds behind Vogtmann, clocking in at 20:23.0 to take sixth overall.
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Freshman Kaia Schmidt continued to impress early in her collegiate career as she was the Anteaters' No. 3 runner in 42nd. Schmidt registered a time of 21:31.9. Sophomore Makena Castillo was right on her heels in 43rd with a personal-record 21:32.3.
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Rounding out UCI's top-seven were junior Malia Gay (21:41.8), junior Montgomery Allison (21:59.9) and freshman Rebecca Bronstein (22:08.8).
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Also competing in the 6K Invitational race were junior Olivia Liuson (22:14.0), junior Tea Akiaten (22:19.0) and sophomore Stella Knobbe (22:42.7).
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UC Irvine had eight individuals entered in the women's 5K Open. As a team, they took fifth out of 21.
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Junior Hana Nip paced the group in 22nd, crossing the finish line in 18:35.1. Junior Diane Molina was also 29th with a time of 18:46.3.
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Freshman Malia Leupold clocked in at 18:58.6, and junior Laura Yontz notched a personal-record 19:00.4.
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Freshman Kaitlene Ofilan (19:22.3), junior Sophia Zago (19:55.3), freshman Sarahy Lopez (20:00.3) and freshman Isabella Duarte (20:28.7) also ran the 5K.
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Up next for the Anteaters is the Bronco Invitational in Santa Clara on Saturday, Oct. 14.
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