Friday, November 13
Sacramento, Calif.
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
NCAA West Regional
November 13, 2026 | Men's Cross Country
UC Irvine finishes 23rd with 668 points in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. โ Juan Chantaca led UC Irvine men's cross country with a top-80 finish as the Anteaters placed 23rd with 668 points at the NCAA West Regional Friday morning at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex.
Chantaca completed the 10K course in 30:59.8 to finish 79th overall, leading UCI across the line in its final meet of the season.
Freshmen Braulio Castillo and Owen Souther followed nearly stride for stride, finishing just two-tenths of a second apart. Castillo was the Anteaters' second finisher in 138th at 32:01.0, with Souther taking 139th in 32:01.2.
Senior Jimmy Markowicz crossed next in 152nd with a time of 32:09.3. Aiden Zavala completed the scoring five in 170th at 32:37.8, while Nathan Wilber rounded out UCI's six finishers in 173rd at 32:43.7.
The Anteaters averaged 31:58 across their scoring group, recording a combined time of 2:39:50 and a spread of 1:38 between their first and fifth runners. UCI finished 10 points ahead of conference rival Long Beach State, which placed 24th with 678 points.
Four freshmen, Castillo, Souther, Zavala and Wilber, gained regional championship experience alongside junior Chantaca and senior Markowicz.
Oregon won the regional team title with 51 points, followed by Washington with 110 and Stanford with 115.
UC IRVINE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
NCAA West Regional โ Men's 10K
FULL RESULTS
Chantaca completed the 10K course in 30:59.8 to finish 79th overall, leading UCI across the line in its final meet of the season.
Freshmen Braulio Castillo and Owen Souther followed nearly stride for stride, finishing just two-tenths of a second apart. Castillo was the Anteaters' second finisher in 138th at 32:01.0, with Souther taking 139th in 32:01.2.
Senior Jimmy Markowicz crossed next in 152nd with a time of 32:09.3. Aiden Zavala completed the scoring five in 170th at 32:37.8, while Nathan Wilber rounded out UCI's six finishers in 173rd at 32:43.7.
The Anteaters averaged 31:58 across their scoring group, recording a combined time of 2:39:50 and a spread of 1:38 between their first and fifth runners. UCI finished 10 points ahead of conference rival Long Beach State, which placed 24th with 678 points.
Four freshmen, Castillo, Souther, Zavala and Wilber, gained regional championship experience alongside junior Chantaca and senior Markowicz.
Oregon won the regional team title with 51 points, followed by Washington with 110 and Stanford with 115.
UC IRVINE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
NCAA West Regional โ Men's 10K
- Juan Chantaca โ 30:59.8
- Braulio Castillo โ 32:01.0
- Owen Souther โ 32:01.2
- Jimmy Markowicz โ 32:09.3
- Aiden Zavala โ 32:37.8
- Nathan Wilber โ 32:43.7
FULL RESULTS
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