On Sunday, October 5, the Lithuanian Student Cross-Country Championship took place — competing for the Jonas Pipynė and Felicija Karoblienė Cups. Vilnius University was represented by as many as 27 students. The women competed in the 1 km and 2 km races, while the men ran 3 km and 5 km.
Women’s races
Nine Vilnius University students took on the 1 km course. A great result was achieved by Agota Žurauskaitė (Faculty of Medicine), who finished second out of 29 participants, completing the distance in 3:47 min. Just a few seconds behind, Diana Viličkaitė (Faculty of Medicine) crossed the finish line in fourth place with a time of 3:50 min.
In the 2 km race, 17 university athletes competed, including four from Vilnius University. Here, Eglė Vaitulevičiūtė (Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics) was unbeatable — she ran the 2 km in 7:46 min, finishing almost half a minute ahead of her closest competitor, Akvilė Bučytė from Vytautas Magnus University.
Men’s races
In the 3 km race, 10 out of 32 finishers represented Vilnius University. The best result was achieved by Mažvydas Peleckis (Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics), who finished 4th, completing the distance in 11:04 min.
Meanwhile, four VU students started in the 5 km race. Laurynas Vorobjovas (Faculty of Physics) showed great endurance and took 6th place, finishing in 20:37 min.
Team victory
Strong individual performances also led to excellent team results. The Vilnius University athletics team — both women’s and men’s — took 1st place in the team standings.
The women’s team outperformed Lithuanian Sports University and Kaunas University of Technology, while the men’s team left behind Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and Kaunas University of Technology.
We are proud of our students and express our gratitude to the team’s coach, Assoc. Prof. Jūratė Armonienė, for the excellent preparation.
The competition was organized by the Lithuanian Students Sports Association, hosted by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, and partnered by Vilnius University.