TO YOUR MARKS
The Washburn Ichabod cross country teams return to the course at the site of the MIAA Championships at the Griffon Open on Saturday morning in St. Joseph, Mo.
 
RACE COVERAGE
Live results: https://results.blacksquirreltiming.com/meets/79625
 
Timing
The 5K women's race will start at 10 a.m. and the 8K men's race is scheduled to start at 10:45 a.m.
 
WHO IS GOING
The men's lineup will consist of Liam Adair, Alex Adams, Aidan Braun, Kam Golub, Rhys Johnson, Taylor Karcz, Logan Montgomery, Zack Stoermer, Devin Trent, Ludovico Vaccari, Gunner Wagner, Kyle Wagoner, Layne Whisler.
The women's squad will have Riley Ammons, Riley Britton, Alexis Chadek, Grace Collins, Jolie Evans, Cheyenne Hittle, Mya Kafka, Monika Panoutsou, Nelly Puente, Kenzie Ross and Misti Schlabach.
 
WASHBURN NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Washburn Ichabod men's squad is ranked 11th in the latest USTFCCCA national poll for the second consecutive week. The Ichabods are ranked second in the regional rankings. The Ichabod women's team was left out of the latest national and regional rankings heading into the meet at Rim Rock.
 
MIAA PRESEASON POLLS
The Washburn Ichabod men's cross country squad was selected to finish second in the 2026 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) men's cross country preseason coaches poll and the women's team was picked to finish seventh.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE ICHABODS
MEN
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The No. 16-ranked Washburn men's cross country team delivered a strong showing against a nationally competitive and regional field Sunday morning, placing third at the NCAA Division II Pre-National Meet at Rim Rock Farm with 98 points.
The Ichabods finished behind only #19 Pittsburg State (51 points) and #7 Western Colorado (93 points) and ahead of nationally ranked Nebraska-Kearney (#18), Cal Poly Pomona (#14), Missouri S&T (#30), and Missouri Southern (#27) in a 15-team field loaded with regional and national contenders.
Washburn's success was fueled by an impressive pack effort, placing all five scoring runners among the top 29 finishers and posting just a 39-second spread between its first and fifth scorer.
Junior Esteban Boisseau led the Ichabods with an 11th-place finish, covering the 8K course in 24:30.7. He was followed closely by junior Sebastiaan Horselenberg, who placed 14th overall in 24:46.1, while junior Lukas Mehl gave Washburn three runners inside the top 20 with an 18th-place finish in 24:52.7.
Freshman Madden Rutherford continued his strong season by placing 26th overall with a time of 25:01.7, and fellow freshman Hunter DeLeeuw completed the scoring five in 29th place at 25:05.0.
Sophomore Adrian Lehman finished just outside the scoring group in 35th place with a time of 25:09.7, while freshman Brody Anderson crossed the line 50th in 25:23.7.
Junior Trent Zimbelman added a time of 25:38.5, finishing 64th overall. Senior Alex Adams was next across for Washburn in 25:45.5, followed by freshman Aidan Braun in 26:15.3 and junior Ludovico Vaccari in 26:27.6.
Freshman Rhys Johnson recorded a time of 26:33.7, while freshman Taylor Karcz finished in 26:39.3. Freshman Gunner Wagner crossed in 27:06.5, and freshman Layne Whisler completed the race in 30:12.6.
Washburn's five scoring runners averaged 24:52 over the Rim Rock Farm layout and combined for 98 points, edging fourth-place Nebraska-Kearney by 25 points. Missouri Southern in the final standings.
WOMEN
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Competing against one of the nation's toughest fields at the NCAA Division II Pre-National Meet hosted at Rim Rock Farm, the Washburn women's cross country team turned in a 12th-place finish among 18 teams on Sunday, recording 343 points in the 6K race.
Freshman Nelly Puente led the Ichabods for the second consecutive meet, placing 40th overall in a talented field. Puente covered the course in 22:26.7, averaging 6:01 per mile and earning a top-40 finish among 187 runners.
Junior Riley Britton was Washburn's second finisher, crossing the line in 23:07.4 to place 72nd overall. She was followed by junior Grace Collins, who finished 85th in 23:25.4, and senior Jolie Evans, who was close behind in 86th with a time of 23:25.7.
Freshman Monika Panoutsou rounded out the Ichabod scoring five, placing 105th overall in 23:54.9. Freshman Alexis Chadek finished 112th in 24:13.8, while junior Riley Ammons came in 116th at 24:17.7.
Freshman Mya Kafka added a time of 24:35.4, finishing 127th overall. Senior Kenzie Ross crossed the line in 26:11.3, while senior Misti Schlabach recorded a time of 26:52.7 and junior Cheyenne Hittle completed the course in 27:17.5.
The Ichabods posted a combined team time of 1:56:19 with an average 6K time of 23:15, finishing ahead of MIAA rivals Central Oklahoma, Newman, Missouri Western and Emporia State.
Team champion Colorado School of Mines edged Western Colorado by a single point, scoring 84 points to Western Colorado's 85. UC-Colorado Springs finished third with 90 points, while Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State rounded out the top five.
 
UP NEXT
The Washburn Ichabod men's and women's team will be back in action in St. Joseph for the second meet in a row when they compete in the MIAA Championships on Nov. 7.