Kodiaks’ Nowicki returns home a national cross country champion
TORONTO – Lethbridge College Kodiaks cross country runner Sophia Nowicki capped a perfect season with her first ever Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national title on Saturday, Nov 10.
She also helped the Kodiaks earn a team silver medal in the women’s competition at the championships hosted by Toronto’s Seneca College.
Nowicki, the second-year athlete from Bragg Creek, crossed the finish line in 23:32, finishing the 6-km course four seconds ahead of silver medalist Simone Plourde of Collège André-Grasset.
Nowicki had a perfect season, winning both the CCAA and Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) championships, along with all four of her ACAC Grand Prix events.