UC Irvine's Amare and Vogtmann Claim Cross Country Weekly Honors

Men's Athlete of the Week 
Lukas Amare, UC Irvine | Junior • Diamond Bar, Calif.
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    UC Irvine's Lukas Amare placed 16th overall, 12th among collegiate runners, at the UC Riverside Invitational. Amare was the top Big West finisher in the race.
  • The Diamond Bar, Calif. native completed the 8K course with a time of 24:09.5. It is the fastest 8K time in The Big West this season so far. 

  • UC Irvine finished seventh out of 22 teams with 200 points. 

  • Also Nominated: Dylan Gunn (UC Davis), Atticus Hall (CSUN), Aakursh Mather (UC Santa Barbara), Mario Tavares (Long Beach State); 

Women's Athlete of the Week 
Anna Vogtmann, UC Irvine | Junior • Folsom, Calif. 
  • 8136UC Irvine's Anna Vogtmann led UC Irvine with a career-best third-place individual finish at the UC Riverside Invitational. Vogtmann was the fastest Big West runner in the competition. 

  • The junior finished the 6K course with a time of 20:19.0, passing eight indivudals in the final 2K. It currently stands as the best 6K time in The Big West this season. 

  • As a team, UC Irvine was fourth out of 18 squads with 119 points. 
  • Also Nominated: Nicole Contreras (CSUN), Madison Kackley (UC Davis), Leah Mendibles (UC Santa Barbara), Allie Scimia (Long Beach State); 

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2023 Big West Cross Country Weekly Winners

 

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