10/04/26 - LADY RED DEVILS CROSS COUNTRY TAKE 3RD IN THE NCC!
By Kevin Handley | Oct 4, 2026 9:38 AM
LADY RED DEVILS CROSS COUNTRY TAKE 3RD IN THE NCC! Richmond Girls Cross Country turned in a strong championship performance Saturday, finishing 3rd at the 2026 North Central Conference Championships at Indiana Wesleyan University. FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Marion – 52 2. Lafayette Jefferson – 54 3. Richmond – 62 4. Kokomo – 87 5. Muncie Central – 122 6. Anderson – 138 Just 10 points separated Richmond from the NCC Championship. ALL-NCC HONORS Lauren Newton – 5th | 21:57.10 Caroline Swinney – 8th | 22:23.60 With the Top 8 finishers earning All-Conference honors, Newton and Swinney both earned ALL-NCC recognition for the Red Devils! RICHMOND RESULTS 5th – Lauren Newton | 21:57.10 | ALL-NCC 8th – Caroline Swinney | 22:23.60 | ALL-NCC 14th – Lena Allen | 23:09.90 17th – Kemaira Farris-Craig | 23:39.90 18th – Samantha Hileman-Dudas | 23:47.30 35th – Melanie Lafuze | 27:14.00 Richmond placed five runners among the Top 18 in a tightly contested conference championship race. Congratulations to Lauren and Caroline on earning All-NCC honors and to the Lady Red Devils on a 3rd-place conference finish! #RichmondRedDevils #RichmondXC #AllNCC #NCCChampionships #NCCSports #CrossCountry #RHSXC #WeRRRichmond #SIDKLH