RICHMOND, Va. – Saint Louis women's cross country made history Saturday at the 2026 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships, highlighted by Oliwia Wawrzyniak capturing the individual championship and the Billikens earning their highest-ever team finish with a runner-up showing at Pole Green Park in Richmond, Va.

Wawrzyniak crossed the finish line first in the women's 6K with an A10 and school-record time of 19:37.6, becoming the first Billiken woman to win an individual A10 cross country championship. 

The Billikens finished second in the team standings with 88 points, marking the highest finish in program history.

Freshman Sydney Gertsen delivered another historic performance, placing fifth overall in 20:37.6. Her finish represents the highest individual placement ever by a Billiken freshman at the A10 Championships.

Saint Louis had three runners earn A10 All-Conference recognition, awarded to the top 15 individual finishers. Wawrzyniak (A10 Women's Performer of the Year), Gertsen and Clara Gillen, who placed 13th in 21:03.2, gave the Billikens three All-Conference selections for just the second time in program history.

Tessa Bowers also contributed a 23rd-place finish in 21:27.6, while Sophia Pelligreen rounded out the scoring five in 47th place (21:57.0).

On the men's side, Saint Louis finished 10th overall with 258 points in the 8K race. Ronnie Brown paced the Billikens with a 30th-place finish in 24:35.7. 

Manny Vela was 39th (24:46.9), followed by Jameson Tenopir in 58th (25:09.7), John Giricz in 63rd (25:15.6) and Matthew Harden in 74th (25:23.7).