ASU cross country's Samantha Ortega and redshirt junior CJ Albertson both had strong finishes at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday.
Ortega, a freshman, led the way for the Sun Devil women, finishing in 41st place overall with a time of 20:26.6. Today marked Ortega’s first trip to Madison for the Wisconsin Invitational.
On the men’s side, Albertson was the first Sun Devil to cross the finish line at 24:16.2 in the 8-kilometer race which was good enough for 67th place. Last year at Wisconsin, Albertson came in at 137th overall with a recorded time of 24:56.
Senior Adriana Olivas was the next female Sun Devil across the finish line. Olivas clocked in at 20:49.1 in 82nd place overall. Chelsey Totten notched a time of 21:18.1.
Redshirt seniors Ryan Norton and Ryan Herson finished relatively close to each other with times of 24:45.5 and 24:52.1, respectively. Norton was the 153rd runner to cross the line while Herson was 166th.
Senior Cristina Juan Torres clocked in at 21:26.2 in 150th place overall. Juan Torres was followed by junior Jenna Maack at 21:40.6 and redshirt senior Jen Owen finishing at 22:06.1. Redshirt senior Shaina Corbin rounded out the Sun Devils with a finishing time of 22:10.2.
On the men’s side, junior Bernie Montoya was the next Sun Devil across the finish line after Herson. Montoya notched a time of 25:05.7. Freshman Ryan Normand was right behind Montoya, clocking in at 25:09.1. Rounding out the Sun Devils were redshirt senior Jeff Bickert and senior Riley Wattier. Bickert had a finishing time of 25:23.2 while Wattier notched a time of 26:31.5.
The Sun Devils return home to host the ASU invitational on Friday, Oct. 23 at the Papago Golf Course in Phoenix.
The women will run a 3-mile race while the men will run a 4-mile course. The invitational is scheduled to begin at 4:20 p.m.
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