Arman Irani Places Third At Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic

Friday, September 1

Sparks, NV

9:20 PM

UC Riverside

Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic

Arman Irani Places Third At Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic

9/2/2017 11:37:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

Reno, NV—UC Riverside's Arman Irani came in third place Friday evening at the Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic, as the Highlanders tangled with St. Mary's (CA) in the season-opening meet for both squads.

"Our men's group did a fantastic job of running together as a group," said Coach Rob Hansen following the race. Arman asserted himself at the front of the race, and competed very well. I was extremely impressed with how hard Justin Eipp competed in his Highlanders debut."

UC Riverside 2017 Nature's Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic
Place	Student-Athlete	Time
3	Arman Irani	16:20
5	Justin Eipp	16:35
7	Solomon Demeku-Ousman	16:40
8	Jack Frimodig	16:42
9	James Sever	16:46
10	Brandon Shields	17:10
13	Andres Delgado	17:50
13	Jason Spatter	18:13

MEET NOTES
Irani's third place finish is his best finish in his collegiate career. Last season he came in 10th at the Nevada Twilight Classic. He cut off 15 seconds off his personal-best 5k time Friday evening.

The last freshman to post a higher finish in his debut race than Justin Eipp's third place finish Friday night was Solomon Demeku-Ousman in 2015, when he came in second at the Nevada Twilight Classic.

Jack Frimodig, James Sever and Brandon Shields each posted the first top-10 finishes of their career Friday evening.