Friday, October 18
Madison, WI
9:00 AM
UCLA
vs
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Grace McAuley is one of nine female runners who will compete Saturday at the Highlander Invite.
Photo by: Don Liebig, UCLA Photography
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LOS ANGELES โ Two meets remain in the 2019 regular season for the UCLA cross country program before the Bruins travel to Monmouth, Ore., for the Pac-12 Championships.
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UCLA will race in the pivotal Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational presented by Under Armour on Friday, while another collection of Bruins will remain in The Golden State to compete in the Highlander Invitational hosted by UC Riverside on Saturday.
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MEET INFORMATION
Meet: Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational presented by Under Armour ย
Date: Friday, Oct. 18
Time: 12:20 pm CT (women's 6K) | 1 pm CT (men's 8K)
Location: Madison, Wis. (Thomas Zimmer Championship Course)
Host: University of Wisconsin
Live Results: pttiming.com
Live Video: flotrack.org
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Meet: Highlander Invitational
Date: Saturday, Oct. 19
Time: 8 a.m. PT (men's 8K) | 8:40 a.m. PT (women's 6K)
Location: Riverside, Calif. (UCR Agricultural Operations Course)
Host: UC Riverside
Results: finishedresults.com
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BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The fourth week of the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country National Coaches' Poll saw the UCLA men remain idle at No. 20. The Bruins collected 124 points and currently sit fifth. There were no changes to the order of the top-5 teams in the West Region between week three and four.
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The women's squad is still receiving votes in the latest poll. The Bruins remained in the top-8 of the West Region.
THE LINEUPS
Nuttycombe Invitational:
Robert Brandt
Colin Burke
Garrett Reynolds
Chris Morzenti
George Gleason
Millen Trujillo
Arturo Sotomayor
Darius Riley (men's open race)
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Christina Rice
Monica Hebnerย
Lilly Schmidt
Emma Tavella
Cassandra Durgy
Jackie Garner
Paige Carter
Highlander Invitational:
Artin Allahverdian
Jett Charvet
Andy Ehrenberg
Munir Kabbara
Riley Kelly
DJ Lawson
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Alyssa Bautista
Gwyneth George
Jaden Haskins
Claire Markey
Grace McAuley
Kerrigan McGreevy
Claire Selleck
Annabelle Werner
Lexi Wright
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LAST MEET
UCLA split its team for a pair of meets on Sept. 28. Led by a second-place finish from Robert Brandt, the Bruin men earned third place in the stacked field at the Bill Dellinger Invitational. Brandt finished the race in 23:26.4. He was joined by two other Bruins in the top-10 in Garrett Reynolds (fifth; 23:35.3) and Colin Burke (seventh; 23:38.5). UCLA was the only team with three runners in the top 10. Christina Rice crossed the finish line at the 20:05.7 mark, placing 10th overall and ninth among runners attached. The UCLA women took ninth place. Lilly Schmidt also placed in the top-50 at 48th (20:53.3).
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A collection of Bruins also competed that day in Santa Clarita, Calif., at The Master's University XC Invite. The UCLA men and women placed third and fourth, respectively. In the men's 8K, Andy Ehrenberg (24:53.6) and Darius Riley (24:55.3) went 2-3, followed by DJ Lawson (25:17.7) at 11th. Two Bruin women finished in the top-30 in the 5K race, led by freshman Claire Selleck, who recorded 13th place (18:20.3). Annabelle Werner notched 28th overall at 18:46.1.
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MEET NOTABLES
NEXT RACE
The 2019 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships will take place Nov. 1 in Monmouth, Ore. Both races will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. The men will kick off the championships at 11 a.m. (PT), followed by the women at noon.
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LOS ANGELES โ Two meets remain in the 2019 regular season for the UCLA cross country program before the Bruins travel to Monmouth, Ore., for the Pac-12 Championships.
ย
UCLA will race in the pivotal Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational presented by Under Armour on Friday, while another collection of Bruins will remain in The Golden State to compete in the Highlander Invitational hosted by UC Riverside on Saturday.
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MEET INFORMATION
Meet: Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational presented by Under Armour ย
Date: Friday, Oct. 18
Time: 12:20 pm CT (women's 6K) | 1 pm CT (men's 8K)
Location: Madison, Wis. (Thomas Zimmer Championship Course)
Host: University of Wisconsin
Live Results: pttiming.com
Live Video: flotrack.org
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Meet: Highlander Invitational
Date: Saturday, Oct. 19
Time: 8 a.m. PT (men's 8K) | 8:40 a.m. PT (women's 6K)
Location: Riverside, Calif. (UCR Agricultural Operations Course)
Host: UC Riverside
Results: finishedresults.com
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BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The fourth week of the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country National Coaches' Poll saw the UCLA men remain idle at No. 20. The Bruins collected 124 points and currently sit fifth. There were no changes to the order of the top-5 teams in the West Region between week three and four.
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The women's squad is still receiving votes in the latest poll. The Bruins remained in the top-8 of the West Region.
THE LINEUPS
Nuttycombe Invitational:
Robert Brandt
Colin Burke
Garrett Reynolds
Chris Morzenti
George Gleason
Millen Trujillo
Arturo Sotomayor
Darius Riley (men's open race)
--
Christina Rice
Monica Hebnerย
Lilly Schmidt
Emma Tavella
Cassandra Durgy
Jackie Garner
Paige Carter
Highlander Invitational:
Artin Allahverdian
Jett Charvet
Andy Ehrenberg
Munir Kabbara
Riley Kelly
DJ Lawson
--
Alyssa Bautista
Gwyneth George
Jaden Haskins
Claire Markey
Grace McAuley
Kerrigan McGreevy
Claire Selleck
Annabelle Werner
Lexi Wright
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LAST MEET
UCLA split its team for a pair of meets on Sept. 28. Led by a second-place finish from Robert Brandt, the Bruin men earned third place in the stacked field at the Bill Dellinger Invitational. Brandt finished the race in 23:26.4. He was joined by two other Bruins in the top-10 in Garrett Reynolds (fifth; 23:35.3) and Colin Burke (seventh; 23:38.5). UCLA was the only team with three runners in the top 10. Christina Rice crossed the finish line at the 20:05.7 mark, placing 10th overall and ninth among runners attached. The UCLA women took ninth place. Lilly Schmidt also placed in the top-50 at 48th (20:53.3).
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A collection of Bruins also competed that day in Santa Clarita, Calif., at The Master's University XC Invite. The UCLA men and women placed third and fourth, respectively. In the men's 8K, Andy Ehrenberg (24:53.6) and Darius Riley (24:55.3) went 2-3, followed by DJ Lawson (25:17.7) at 11th. Two Bruin women finished in the top-30 in the 5K race, led by freshman Claire Selleck, who recorded 13th place (18:20.3). Annabelle Werner notched 28th overall at 18:46.1.
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MEET NOTABLES
- UCLA is making its first appearance at the Nuttycombe Invitational since 2017, when the men and women placed ninth and 25th, respectively. Robert Brandt earned seventh place (23:52.4), while Erika Adler, a freshman at the time, clocked a time of 20:29.5 to finish 37th.
- The Northern Arizona men won last season's Nuttycombe Invitational with 46 points, and Colorado came out on top in the women's race with 80 points.
- This year marks the 11th edition of the Nuttycombe Invitational. The beautiful Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course opened in 2009.
- Saturday's Highlander Invitational will feature multiple UCLA newcomers. The UCR Agricultural Operations Course is mostly flat with a few rolling hills, as well as hard packed dirt with pre-competition watering to reduce dust.
- The course is run through the agricultural operations center, which features 100-year-old citrus trees.
NEXT RACE
The 2019 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships will take place Nov. 1 in Monmouth, Ore. Both races will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. The men will kick off the championships at 11 a.m. (PT), followed by the women at noon.
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