The Owls and Lady Owls took first place among NAIA teams at the Forest Park Festival on Friday. The William Woods women earned seventh place overall in a field that included NCAA Division I teams, while the men finished eighth.
Senior Lee Anna Sanders clocked the Lady Owls' top time at 19 minutes, 17 second to finish 32nd. Junior Samantha Brolaski took 47th in 19:46 and freshman Hannah Rutherford set a personal-best result of 20:04 to placed 53rd.
Freshman Jami Brandow posted a 59th-place time of 20:58, while senior Alex Apperson took 61st place in 21:05.
Junior Kaleb Wilson had a season-best run, taking 15th place in 19:33 to guide the William Woods men. Freshman Kyle Gabrielson finished 39th in 20:36 and redshirt senior Blake Clowers took 41st with a result of 20:39.
Freshman Phillip Kulpinski placed 49th in 21:34 and senior Reid Schmit clocked a 21:45 to earn 52nd place. Sophomore Timothy Ward took 59th place in 22:55 and junior Tyler Jones' time of 23:27 earned him 62nd place.
Both teams run at the Missouri Southern Stampede at 9 a.m. Saturday.