Highlanders Compete at Joe Piane Invitational

Friday, September 28

South Bend, Ind.

TBD

UC Riverside

Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational

Photo by: Chuck Perdue

Highlanders Compete at Joe Piane Invitational

9/29/2018 5:24:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The UC Riverside Men's and Women's Cross Country teams took to the course for the fourth time this season on Friday, competing at the Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Ind.

The men claimed a 11th overall finish, recording a team score of 256. They were led by a 32nd-place finish from Jonathan Lee, who led the way with a time of 25:27.11. Arman Irani also finished in the top 50, taking 47th with a time of 25:49.39.

Jack Frimodig (26:01.23) and Justin Eipp (26:05.00) finished third and fourth on the team at 58th and 61st overall, respectively. Andres Delgado (26:08.66) finished in 64th. Antonio Carbajal (27:09.61) and Brandon Shields (27:39.64) rounded out the Highlanders' lineup.

2018 Joe Piane Invitational Men's Results
Place	Student-Athlete	Time
32	Jonathan Lee	25:27.11
47	Arman Irani	25:49.39
58	Jack Frimodig	26:01.23
61	Justin Eipp	26:05.00
64	Andres Delgado	26:08.66
91	Antonio Carbajal	27:09.61
98	Brandon Shields	27:39.64

On the women's side, the Highlanders took 14th overall with 328 points. Vanessa Gracian paced the team, recording a UCR-high mark of 18:40.38.

Haley Cabrera (18:59.04) was second on the team and 64th overall, while Alison Soto finished in 67th with a time of 19:01.32.

2018 Joe Piane Invitational Women's Results
Place	Student-Athlete	Time
48	Vanessa Gracian	18:40.38
64	Haley Cabrera	18:59.04
67	Alison Soto	19:01.32
72	Harriet Bush	19:09.85
90	Samantha Poliakon	19:20.13
106	Kiley Atwood	19:40.91
113	Leslie Rivera	20:04.84

The teams will return home for their next meet at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 13. It will be the second and final home meet of the season for the Highlanders.

Click here for full results.