CHICAGO, Ill. – 2025 UAA CHAMPIONS! The No. 3 Washington University in St. Louis women's indoor track and field team won its sixth UAA Indoor Championship in a row, finishing the 2025 Championships with 181 points.

The Bears finished ahead of second-place Chicago (160.5 points) and Emory (112 points).

Top Finishers on Sunday:

• Shot Put
  • UAA Champion! Junior Jenae Bothe claimed the UAA title with a UAA record throw of 14.80m. It was also a PR and the second furthest throw this season in Div. III.
    • She scored 10 team points.
• High Jump
  • UAA Champion! Sophomore Olivia Theisen won the UAA title with a leap of 1.63m.
  • Theisen cleared the height earlier than teammate graduate Ebun Opata who tied for second place with the same 1.63m.
    • They combined to add 17 team points to the WashU total
• Triple Jump
  • Opata followed up her high jump success with another runner-up finish in the triple jump with a leap of 12.14m.
• 1 Mile
  • Senior Virginia Pridgen finished fourth in the 1 mile in a time of 4:59.83. Junior Katie Rector finished seventh in the event with a time of 5:04.33.
    • They combined for seven points
• 60m Hurdles
  • Senior Lauren Gay was runner-up with a time of 8.79. It was a season best and the 13^th best time in Div. III this year.
    • She secured eight team points
• 400m
  • The Bears finished third through fifth as junior Kyle Spytek (57.50) and sophomores Cate Christopher (57.67) and Julia Coric (57.78) all scored team points.
    • They combined for 15 teams points
• 60m
  • UAA Champion! Junior Jasmine Wright won the event with a time of 7.56 which was a not only a PR but a UAA record. It also marked the fourth best in Div. III this year
  • Sophomore Maya Davis finished the finals in fifth place with a time of 7.72
    • The two added 14 points for the Bears
• 800m
  • UAA Champion! All three WashU entrants finished in the top four as junior Izzy Gorton had a season best 2:12.15 to claim the title. It was also the 16^th best in Div. III this year.
  • First-year Kalena Riemer (2:14.77) and sophomore Caroline Echols (2:15.63) each scored team points for third and fourth place, respectively.
    • The Bears added 21 total points from the event.
• 200m
  • Gay was the top Bear finisher with a time of 25.28 to finish runner-up
  • Senior Nicole Stewart was third with a time of 25.58. First-year Quinn Bird was the final Bear in the event and finished fifth with at time of 25.65.
    • They scored 18 team points.
• 3000m
  • Senior Abby Patterson finished seventh in the final with a time of 10:01.50, securing two team points.
• 4x400 Relay
  • UAA Champions! The team of Bird, Christopher, Coric, and Echols came away with the fastest time of 3:50.62 to claim the conference title.
    • The relay team added the final 10 points for the Bears.

 
The following WashU competitors were named All-UAA for their performances at the 2025 Indoor Championships (finished in the top 3 of any event):

Graduate Ebun Opata, senior Yasmin Ruff, junior Katie Rector, sophomore Caroline Echols, senior Izzy Gorton, senior Virginia Pridgen, junior Jenae Bothe, sophomore Olivia Theisen, senior Lauren Gay, junior Kylie Spytek, junior Jasmine Wright, first-year Kalena Riemer, senior Nicole Stewart, first-year Quinn Bird, sophomore Cate Christopher, and sophomore Julia Coric.
 
WashU has one final opportunity to secure bids to the NCAA Indoor Championships on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at the NCAA Qualifier hosted by Wartburg at Hoover Fieldhouse in Waverly, Iowa.