WESTVILLE, Ind. – Roosevelt women's cross country team did their best impressions of Queen Elsa on Friday at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Purdue Northwest.
Much like the beloved character from Disney's Frozen, the cold didn't bother the Lakers in Westville as they braved the chilly and rainy conditions to shatter their personal bests and finish 11th at the conference championship. Roosevelt was again led by Olivia Breeden as the sophomore dipped below 25 minutes to finish the six-kilometer course in 24:56. Breeden shaving eight seconds off her previous best time was the smallest gap any of the Lakers had in breaking their personal records.
Shelsee Issasi knocked nearly 30 seconds off her previous best to finish in 25:50 and Emalyn Davis came through in 26:06 to take 33 seconds off her previous best. Nadira Cantey dropped more than two and a half minutes from her personal best to finish in a time of 27:06 and Khaniya Higginbotham shaved nearly 30 seconds off her time as well to complete the race in 30:27.
Cristin Moreno finished just one second shy of her personal best in 26:18, but she smashed her season best by more than a minute.
On the men's side, not enough Roosevelt runners finished for the Lakers to earn a team score. Joshua Paniagua led the trio who finished the eight kilometers with a personal-best time of 27:29. He was followed by Jason Perez-Martin in 29:04 and Adrian Shiguango-Holtz in 29:56.
The women qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet on Nov. 21 at Parkside.
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