# @uciathletics on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=HoM1LS3C4w8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35743814-uciathletics-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a925a3441a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-20T01:59:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UC Irvine Athletics (@uciathletics) — https://gondola.cc/uciathletics

## Caption

UC Irvine Men's & Women's Cross Country swept the competition at this year's Vanguard Invitational. 

UC Irvine women's cross country won the season-opening Vanguard Invitational 5K with a perfect team score of 15 points Friday at Mason Regional Park. Sophomore Liana Lee led the way with her first collegiate victory. Lee notched a meet-record 17:43.4 to finish four seconds ahead of classmate Anna Soares (17:47.6), who claimed runner-up honors. Soares saw an 18-second improvement on her top 5K time from a year ago. 

UC Irvine men's cross country took home both the team and individual titles at the season-opening Vanguard Invitational 8K Friday at Mason Regional Park. Five Anteaters placed among the top-10, led by sophomore Juan Chantaca who was the individual champion with a meet-record 24:05.8. In his first race of the season, Chantaca was just under 15 seconds shy of his 8K personal record that he set at the 2024 Big West Championships.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UC Irvine Athletics | @uciathletics | https://gondola.cc/uciathletics | College Athletics Department |
| Jake Hamlin | @jake.hamlin24 | https://gondola.cc/jake.hamlin24 | Videographer |
| Jake Hamlin | @jake.hamlin24 | https://gondola.cc/jake.hamlin24 | Video Editor |

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