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Women's Track and Field

Lakers Start Indoor Season At ONU

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Roosevelt women had six top-three finishes to kick off the indoor track & field season Saturday at the ONU Holiday Open hosted by Olivet Nazarene in Bourbonnais.

The Lakers performed well over most distances, showing off their strengths in both the short, medium and long-distance runs. In the 200-meter dash, Khaniya Higginbotham won her heat in 26.93 seconds and ended up finishing second overall. Senior Angela Louis won her heat in 26.97 seconds and placed third in the overall standings.

Destiny Ashcraft powered home to finish third in the 800 meters in 2:34.95 then in the 3,000 meters, Gloria Romero took home the silver medal in 11:18.09. Romero also finished fifth in the mile while Louis took home fifth in the long jump.

Roosevelt also ran well in the 4x400-meter relay with a second-place finish in 4:29.34 with the team of Ashcraft, Higginbotham, Hannah Ranstead and Kitana Watson. Millicent Ghapson rounded out the top-three finishes by finishing third in the high jump after clearing 1.40 meters.

On the men's side, Tyrin Stewart started off his college career with a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter dash after qualifying with the third-fastest time in the preliminaries. Brandon Saavedra placed fourth in the 3,000 meters, the same position the 4x400-meter team of Rocco Cipolla, Javaris Jones, Jakobie Turner and Alexander Wofford finished. Turner also finished second in the triple jump for the Lakers.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Brandon Saavedra

Brandon Saavedra

Senior
Destiny Ashcraft

Destiny Ashcraft

Senior
Millicent Ghapson

Millicent Ghapson

Sophomore
Angela Louis

Angela Louis

Junior
Rocco Cipolla

Rocco Cipolla

Freshman
Javaris Jones

Javaris Jones

Freshman
Kitana Watson

Kitana Watson

Senior
Khaniya  Higginbotham

Khaniya Higginbotham

Sophomore
Alexander Wofford

Alexander Wofford

Freshman
Hannah Ranstead

Hannah Ranstead

Freshman
Gloria Romero

Gloria Romero

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brandon Saavedra

Brandon Saavedra

Senior
Destiny Ashcraft

Destiny Ashcraft

Senior
Millicent Ghapson

Millicent Ghapson

Sophomore
Angela Louis

Angela Louis

Junior
Rocco Cipolla

Rocco Cipolla

Freshman
Javaris Jones

Javaris Jones

Freshman
Kitana Watson

Kitana Watson

Senior
Khaniya  Higginbotham

Khaniya Higginbotham

Sophomore
Alexander Wofford

Alexander Wofford

Freshman
Hannah Ranstead

Hannah Ranstead

Freshman
Gloria Romero

Gloria Romero

Freshman