The Woodbridge Invite, one of the nation’s largest cross-country meets, is held at Irvine’s Great Park. Known for its relatively flat, fast, nighttime course, the event draws teams from across the country and fills up quickly. Over two nights, more than 400 schools and 1,500 runners competed, making for crowded conditions, both on the course and especially at the finish line, with shoulder-to-shoulder parents, coaches, and teammates cheering on the finishers. The largest races had more than 500 runners, but most were in the 200 to 300 range. All races covered a three-mile distance.

The top boy finisher for us was Vincent Russo in the Varsity White division, with a time of 15:58. He was followed by Nathan Ayan (16:19, a nine-second PR), Andrew Buck , and Anton Youngblood . Both fin

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