In their first major meet of the season, the men’s and women’s cross country teams edged several Division I and II competitors.

The fourth-ranked men’s team finished 14th out of 29 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday, Oct. 1, while the second-ranked women’s team took 13th out of 30.

Seniors Liz Phillips (17:52.48) and Erica Jackey (17:54.58) led the Bears past big-name schools like the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville in the women’s 5K. Jackey shattered her 5K personal record time by nearly a minute and ran her best mile-split time of the season.

The men’s team defeated the University of Alabama and the University of Mississippi, among others. Three of the top five Wash. U. runners cut at least 28 seconds from their 8K times at last week’s Wheaton College Invitational, including leading runner Michael Burnstein (24:44.13), who was nearly 40 seconds faster.

Junior David Hamm (25:00.14) posted the second best time of his career in his first meet of the season.

The Bears have a week off before the Brooks Oshkosh Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15.