GENEVA, Ohio – The No. 3 Washington University in St. Louis women's outdoor track and field team has finished the 2025 NCAA Div. III Outdoor National Championship as National Runner-up after a furious comeback fell just shy in the final event of the weekend.

The Bears scored 47 points to place second. MIT claimed the national title with 56. UW La Crosse (38), UW Eau Claire (34), and Augustana (31) rounded out the top-five teams at the championship.

The first event for the day was the 4x100 final where senior Lauren Gay, junior Kylie Spytek, senior Nicole Stewart, and junior Jasmine Wright finished in fourth place with a time of 45.57, securing six team points.

Senior Sophie Bekins narrowly missed out on scoring with her 11th place finish in the 1500m with a time of 4:38.43.

Graduate Ebun Opata was a national runner-up in the triple jump with a leap of 12.87, grabbing eight team points for the Bears.

In the 100m final, Wright finished in sixth place, securing three team points, with a time of 11.78.

Senior Izzy Gorton scored three points with her sixth place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:09.16.

The final event, the 4x400 relay, saw first-year Quinn Bird, sophomore Cate Christopher, Spytek, and Gorton take home national runner-up honors with a time of 3:42.24, adding the final eight points for the Bears.

The following members of the team earned All-American honors for their performance at this year's championships:

First Team:

• Gay, Spytek, Stewart, Wright - 4x100m Relay
• Bird, Christopher, Spytek, Gorton - 4x400m Relay
• Wright – 100m
• Gorton – 800m
• Opata – High Jump, Triple Jump
• Ruff – Pole Vault
• Junior Jenae Bothe – Shot Put

Second Team:

• Spytek – 400m
• Bekins – 1500m
• Opata – Long Jump