ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In its final tuneup before the UAA Championships, the No. 7 Washington University in St. Louis women's cross country team competed in the annual Augie Interregional Invite hosted by Augustana.
Gold Race
WashU finished in third place among the 35 teams competing, scoring 177 points. No. 3 Wis.-La Crosse won the team title with 67 points. No. 5 Chicago was runner-up with 137 points, with the Bears in third. No. 15 Emory was fourth with 191 points, while No. 20 Wis.-Eau Claire rounded out the top five with 210 points.
Junior
Lucinda Laughlin was the first Bear to cross the finish line in seventh place with a time of 21:21.3. First-year
Lucy Luetkemeyer was 29th overall and second for WashU in a time of 21:52.4. Junior
Sally Carrington was third for the Bears with a time of 22:00.1.
Classmate
Lauren Raley was fourth in scoring for WashU in 47th place with a time of 22:05.7. Senior
Avery Nason was the final point scorer for the Bears in 61st place with a time of 22:22.4.
Blue Race
WashU was third in the second women's race out of the 29 teams competing. UW-La Crosse won the team event with 25 points, with Chicago as runner-up with 59 points. After the Bears' 104 points, No. 24 Wartburg was fourth with 119 points and No. 12 Hope rounded out the top five with 136 points.
Sophomore
Leah Sekulich was the first Bear to finish in 10th place with a time of 22:30.9. First-year
Ella Jackson was next for WashU with a time of 22:58.6 in 26th place. Senior
Lily Dipple was third with a time of 23:00.2.
Senior
Kira Larner was fourth for the Bears with a time of 23:05.5, while first-year
Madeline Cassidy was the final point scorer in 37th place with a time of 23:10.9.
WashU will have two weeks to prepare for the 2026 UAA Championships in Warrenville, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 31. Chicago is serving as the host at the St. James Farm Forest Preserve.
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