Ichabod women's cross country team takes 7th

Ichabod women's cross country team takes 7th 11/7/2026 6:02:00 PM ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Washburn women's cross country team recorded a seventh-place finish at the 2026 MIAA Championships on Saturday at the Griffon Cross Country Course, led by an all-conference performance from Nelly Puente. Puente paced the Ichabods over the 6-kilometer course, placing 14th overall with a time of 21:58.0 to earn Washburn's highest finish of the meet. The Ichabods scored 195 points in the team standings, finishing seventh in a competitive conference field that featured four teams scoring fewer than 100 points. Senior Jolie Evans was the second Washburn runner across the finish line, placing 38th overall in 22:52.5. Riley Britton followed in 44th place with a time of 23:04.8, while Monika Panoutsou finished 51st in 23:15.6. Alexis Chadek rounded out the Ichabod scoring five with a 58th-place finish after crossing the line in 23:29.3. Washburn also received strong efforts from the remainder of its lineup as Grace Collins placed 71st in 23:50.2, Mya Kafka finished 79th in 24:09.5, and Riley Ammons was 83rd in 24:18.6. Kenzie Ross turned in a time of 24:45.5 to place 95th, while Misti Schlabach complete...