The NPCC Ladies placed 2nd out of 15 teams in the Cougar Kickoff Classic this evening. 14 Home course and/or all-time PRs were ran, and almost everyone improved on their time from this race last season. Jill Firanek led the team with a 9th place finish, followed by Mikaela Wilson in 16th and Janice Felker in 17th. Mikaela, Janice, Elise Zelasko, and Natalie Klemczak were packed up and crossed the finish line all within the 22 minute mark. The next pack of Ava Schelstraete, Madelyn Lower, Raegan Bicker, and Ella Sanford continued to stay within a minute of each other, and that pack was followed by another one minute pack of Callie Miller, Emma Brownlee, Kinsley Aurenz, and Chloe Woodrick. Madison Mitchell and Maci Allen both ran Home course PRs, and Olivia Hardy and Sophia Hackett both ran all-time PRs, which is tough to do on our difficult Home course! NPCC will be back in action at Home next weekend (September 20) at the New Prairie Cross Country Invitational.