ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The University of Chicago women's cross country team opened their season on Friday Night with a first-place finish at the Lewis Early Bird Invitational.

The 3rd-ranked Maroons capped off the meet with 10 of the top-12 finishers as they rolled to the meet win with just 19 total points.

Estelle Snider brought home a first-place finish in the season opener by over 20 seconds with a time of 14:25.30 in the 4K race.

A pair of freshmen Katja Dunayevich and Vivan Kelly added top-4 finishes in their collegiate debut with Dunayevich finishing third with a time of 14:48.67 and Kelly finishing fourth with a time of 14:51.00.

Sylvia Snider, Rose Wiltse, Olivia Resnick, and Emma Kelly rounded out the top-10 in the race for the Maroons.

Following this meet win, UChicago will take a week off before they travel to Wheaton (IL) for the Gil Dodds Invitational on September 20 at 10 AM CT.

TOP 10 FINISHERS:

1) Estelle Snider - 14:25.30
3) Katja Dunayevich - 14:48.67
4) Vivan Kelly - 14:51.00
5) Maggie Horn - 14:58.43
6) Sylvia Snider - 15:02.62
7) Rose Wiltse - 15:05.25
9) Olivia Resnick - 15:10.40
10) Emma Kelly - 15:23.21
11) Rachel Singer - 15:24.66
12) Alexa Avila - 15:27.06

TEAM RESULTS:

1) #3 UChicago - 18
2) #21 Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) - 56
3) #8 Lewis (DII) - 100
4) Purdue Northwest - 106
5) (RV) Indiana Tech (NAIA) - 108
6) Moody Bible - 158
7) Dominican (IL) - 200