New Prague girls cross country made history this year by qualifying for the state competition as a team. The state meet was on November 5th, and the girls ran at 2:30 p.m. There were eight qualifiers: Sophie Baker (Junior), Grace Carlson (Junior), Teva Feit (Sophomore), Audrey Wagner (Freshman), Paige Swanepool (Freshman), Emily Giesen (Freshman), Taylor Hemann(Freshman), Maya Killian (8th Grade), and Claire Erikson (8th Grade). New Prague finished 12th out of 16 teams. 

As the cross country season came to an end, the Nike Cross Regional Race began. New Prague cross country traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to run one last race this season. They worked hard for this last meet but had a lot of fun with their teammates as well. 

At the cross country banquet Coach Shawn Brandt announced the girls’ captains for the 2023 season; congratulations to Sophie Baker and Grace Carlson! 

 NPXC also graduated 4 seniors this 2022 season including Rachel Brandt and Sophia Metzdorff, Anna Schellin, and Kayla Lafaurie. It has been a great season filled with a lot of hard work, successful races, and memories.

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