Sameen Andar

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/17/2023
  • Sport
    Cross Country
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    San Ramon, Calif.
  • High School
    Dougherty Valley HS

  • Sameen Andar led UC Irvine at the Bronco Invitational, hosted by Santa Clara, with a sixth-place individual finish to win the Athlete of the Week award. It is UC Irvine's second women's cross country weekly honor this season after Anna Vogtmann won it on Sept. 19. 

  • The junior clocked 20:06.3 over the 6K distance. It was the second-fastest 6K of Andar's career and third-fastest in the conference this season. 

  • As a team, UC Irvine finished fourth out of 21 squads.