ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods women's cross country team turned in a strong showing at the Griffon Open on Saturday morning, led by freshman Nelly Puente, who paced the Ichabod women with a fourth-place finish.

Puente covered the course in 18:23.9 to lead a group of 10 Washburn runners competing at the meet. Senior Jolie Evans was the next Ichabod across the finish line, placing 12th in 18:41.0.

Freshman Monika Panoutsou continued her solid season with a 36th-place finish in 19:08.9, followed by junior Riley Britton in 39th with a time of 19:14.4. Freshman Alexis Chadek rounded out Washburn's top five, placing 47th in 19:22.3.

Junior Riley Ammons finished 48th overall in 19:24.6, while junior Grace Collins crossed the line 60th in 19:42.4. Freshman Mya Kafka recorded a time of 19:47.5 to place 70th.

Junior Kenzie Ross completed the course in 20:07.2 for a 88th-place finish, and senior Misti Schlabach rounded out the Ichabod competitors with a time of 20:48.6 finishing 107th.

Washburn placed five runners among the top 50 finishers.

The Ichabods will return to action in two weeks on the same course at the MIAA Championships.