The Washington University women’s track and field team won the UAA Championship, while the Red and Green men finished second at Stagg Field and Hayden Track in Chicago, Illinois.

For the women, the UAA title is their 15th, bringing Wash. U. athletics’ total to 195. They were the only team in the field to top the double-century mark, finishing at 213.5 points, far ahead of second-place University of Chicago at 182.5. The Bears also racked up 18 all-UAA honors.

Members of the Washington University relay team race in a meet last year. This past weekend, the women’s track and field team placed first at the UAA Championships to bring in their 15th UAA title, while the men’s team came in second place.

Senior Daisy Ogede paced the Red and Green with three individual titles: 100-meter hurdles (14.31 seconds), 100-meter dash (11.89) and 200-meter dash (23.99). The last marked a UAA record and a 2017 best among all Division III runners.

Another trio of seniors topped individual events over the course of the two-day meet. Rebecca Ridderhoff captured the 400-meter dash at 55.86 seconds, while Kelli Hancock finished the 400-meter hurdles in 59.94 seconds, a UAA Championship-record. Meanwhile, Ashley Knudson won the 800-meter race at 2:10.90.

Sophomore Rachel Kershner also topped a category, throwing the javelin 36.60 meters on her first throw to beat the field.

The men, meanwhile, were on the wrong end of a much shorter margin, ending with 180 points. That wasn’t quite enough to get over the top, as Carnegie Mellon University took gold with 186.

The Bears finished day one 26 points behind Carnegie Mellon, ultimately falling short at the end of the meet despite closing the gap on day two. The Red and Green men collected 13 all-UAA honors of their own.

Three Bears seized individual titles at the meet. Junior Roderick Smith paced all runners in the 100-meter dash with an 11.13-second time. Senior Deko Ricketts zoomed past the rest of the field in the 800-meter race; his 1:51.30 mark was over three seconds ahead of the next runner. Meanwhile, freshman Randy Bentley paired the women’s javelin title with one of his own, throwing a season-best 54.20 meters.

VNext week, the Bears will compete in two separate events next Saturday: the True Blue Twilight in Jacksonville, Illinois and the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.