COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabod women's cross country team finished eighth at the MIAA Championships on Friday at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Washburn will be back in action in two weeks at the NCAA Central Regional in Joplin, Mo.
 
Lexie Fontaine led the Ichabods finishing 22^nd overall in a time of 22:36.19. From her 3K split to the 6K finish Fontaine climbed 12 spots up from 34^th.
 
Eve Weber finished 36^th in a time of 23:12.6 and she was followed by Jolie Evans in 43^rd in a time of 23:40.9.
 
Stacy Briggs finished 59^th overall in a time of 24:16.2 while Katy Menke was 68^th in a time of 24:42.97.
 
Finishing 76^th was Suzanne Farnham in a time of 25:18.73 and Avery Winter was 91^st with a time of 26:54.30. Cheyenne Hittle finished 98^th with a time of 28:00.03.
 
Pittsburg State won the title with 51 total team points. Missouri Southern was second with 65 followed by Nebraska-Kearney (101), Fort Hays State (109), Rogers State (125), Northwest Missouri Missouri (151), Missouri Western (173), Washburn (242), Newman (249), Central Missouri (262), Emporia State (302), Lincoln (346) and Central Oklahoma (367).