The rise continues for the Barton Community College women’s cross country team as the Lady Cougars improved sixteen spots from last season finishing 11th this past Saturday at the 2015 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championship held at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Lydia Mato’s quest for an unprecedented 13th individual NJCAA title came up twenty-eight seconds short of standout Australian freshman Leanne Pompeani of host Iowa Central Community College. Running side-by-side through the first mile of the 5k (3.1 mile) race, Pompeani started to pull away in the second mile gaining an eight second lead then put the legs into overdrive adding another twenty second separation in the final mile for the victory.