WEST ALLIS, Wis. – A Roosevelt freshman placed in the top 12 in both the men's and women's race to lead the Lakers teams to identical fourth-place finishes at the Warrior
Invitational hosted by Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday in West Allis, Wis.
On the men's side,
Rocco Cipolla was just a few seconds behind his best time of the season and finished in ninth place with a time of 27 minutes and 42 seconds. Jason Perez-
Martin ran his best time of the young season as the freshman placed 16
th in 28:18 and senior
Raul Ortiz ran a career best 30:36 in finishing 34th.
Brandon Saavedra took home 19
th place with a time of 28:49 then Roosevelt's other three runners all finished in a pack between 52
nd and 57
th.
Cristian Martinez made his season debut with a time of 32:30 followed by freshman
Breno Teodoro in a season-best 33:30. Ajay Marquez finished in 33:41 to cut more than two minutes off his debut last week.
Cristin Moreno led the Lakers women with a 12
th-place finish in a time of 26 minutes even, one of just two Roosevelt runners that didn't set career bests Saturday.
Shelsee Isassi finished in 13
th place, seven seconds behind Moreno and nearly a minute faster than her previous best time.
Lisset Munoz finished in 16
th position in a time of 26:55, 30 seconds better than her previous best time over six kilometers.
Destiny Ashcraft finished 23
rd with a 20-second improvement down to 27:29 and
Angie Delgado rounded out the group with a time of 28:28 in 32
nd place.
At the moment, Roosevelt will not race again until its inaugural voyage to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship meet on Oct. 26 at Ferris State in Big Rapids, Mich. Please stay updated to RooseveltLakers.com for any schedule changes.