JOPLIN, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabod women's cross country team finished ninth at the MIAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Up next for the Ichabods is the NCAA Central Regional in two weeks back in Joplin.
 
Lily Johnson led the Ichabods with a 31^st-place finish in a time of 22:26.96. Eve Weber placed 42^nd in a time of 22:44.44 and Marisa Jacober was 56^th in a time of 23:19.45.
 
Lexie Fontaine placed 70^th in 23:38.46 and Stacy Briggs was 72^nd in a time of 23:23.93. Kelsie Dent was 77^th in a time of 24:01.44 and Avery Hoffpauir was 79^th in a time of 24:03.20.
 
Pittsburg State won the championship with 51 points and Nebraska-Kearney was next with 67 points followed by Northwest Missouri (78), Rogers State (95), Fort Hays State (133), Missouri Southern (139), Central Missouri (206), Missouri Western (214) and Washburn with 246 points.