From Washington University Athletics

The Washington University women's cross country program ran to a first place finish at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's John Flamer Invitational which featured multiple Division I programs on Saturday morning. 

Junior Aly Wayne led all women runners regardless of Division completing the course in 22:00.98, topping SIUE's Haley Miller.

The WashU women led the field with 18 points with seven of the top eight times and finished with a lower team time than Division I SIUE and Saint Louis University. The Bears collective time of 1:53:20.84 were more than a minute faster than SIUE's 1:54:56.81. Saint Joseph's College (47) and Missouri Baptist University (77) trailed the Bears amongst the Division III competition during the women's six kilometer race. 

"Both teams ran with a lot of grit," said head coach Jeff Stiles. "Both teams have a long way to go, but we got better today and this put us in a good position moving forward." 

This is the third straight season the WashU women have won the John Flamer Invitational.

JOHN FLAMER INVITATIONAL RESULTS – TOP SEVEN FOR WASHU

WOMEN – 6K – 54 runners

1. Aly Wayne – 22:00.98

2. Alison Lindsay – 22:30.89

4. Elizabeth Hagstrom – 22:43.04

5. Ellie Degen – 22:54.19

6. Paige Lawler – 23:11.74

7. Kimberly Johnson – 23:27.81

8. Audrey Western – 23:32.30