Lauren Cabradilla celebrates a victory.

Kinnick’s Lauren Cabradilla crosses the finish line first to win the Far East girls D-I cross-country title. (Jeunei Bodnar/Special to Stripes)

IKEGO HEIGHTS NAVAL HOUSING FACILITY, Japan — Lauren Cabradilla wasn’t even on Nile C. Kinnick’s 2023 cross country team as a sophomore and said she felt as though she was spinning her wheels trying to get somewhere in the sport.

She arrived Friday.

The Red Devils senior achieved two goals in one race, capturing the girls Division I title in the 3.12-mile Far East individual race and breaking the 20-minute barrier for the first time in her career, clocking 19 minutes, 57.3 seconds.

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