ST. LOUIS - Coe College sophomore Melissa Alger won the discus competition at the Washington University Invitational in St. Louis Saturday.

Alger had a winning toss of 149 feet, 6 inches. She captured the event by nearly seven feet against throwers from 29 other colleges.

Alger scored 10 points for the Kohawks, which helped them place 18th in the team standings.

The Coe men finished 11th in the 4x400 relay to score their only point in the two-day meet.