NPCC competed in the Regional this morning on our home course. The Lady Cougars earned an 11th place finish in a field of 25 teams, ahead of the pre-meet rankings! The NPCC ladies have been improving steadily over the past few years (18th last year and 21st the year before), and will hopefully continue to improve next year as well with 5 of the varsity 7 runners returning! The team was led by junior Janice Felker who punched her ticket to the State Finals with a 27th place finish and a new lifetime PR of 19:49 on our tough home course. She moved up consistently throughout the race through nearly 40 places after the first mile! Next up was Mikaela Wilson in 61st place with a new home course PR of 20:26 to finish out her strong season. Elise Zelasko finished in 86th with a time of 20:51, which was right at her previous home course PR. Freshman Kenna Barnhart had a superb race, finishing in 113th place and earning a new lifetime PR of 21:19. Racing in the massive field at Regionals is an intimidating experience for anyone, and she excelled in her debut season. Closing out the scoring 5 was Raegan Bicker in 115th place and a time of 21:20, right with Kenna! Senior captains Jill Firanek and Natalie Klemczak finished their high school cross country careers with great performances. Jill was right at her previous season best time, finishing in 133rd place with a time of 21:34. Natalie earned a season best time of 21:50 in 141st place. The Lady Cougars had an impressive season and saw some amazing performances and improvements throughout the season. We'll be looking to continue to see Janice improve next week at the State Finals!