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Cross Country:
UC Irvine Men's Team Finishes 2nd at Titan Invitational
Oct. 19, 2007
FULLERTON, Calif. --- The UC Irvine men's cross country team finished second in the Titan Invitational Friday on the Cal State Fullerton campus. UCLA won the meet with 15 points and the Anteaters followed with 74. Chris Ashley, competing unattached, won the 8,000-meter race in 24:19. UCI's Brian Brierly finished 14th in 26:31, Tim Murphy was 19th in 27:12 and Solomon Tesfaye placed 25th in 27:28. Rory Mahony was 29th (27:46) and Kareem Barghouti 39th in 28:38. The Anteater women's team finished fifth with 138 points as Orange Coast College won the meet with 55 points. Julie Swail of the Cal Coast Track Club won the 5,000-meter race with a time of 17:34. UCI's Megan Fairley finished 10th in 18:56, Shelby Pock was 30th (19:46), Jessica Vaughan 40th (20:05), Nicole Alai 74th (22:02) and Corrina Carter 90th (24:45). Most of UCI's top runners did not compete Friday in preparation for the Big West Conference Championships next Saturday (Oct. 27) in San Luis Obispo.
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