 Laura
Zeigle
After finishing 3rd at the 2001 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships,
Laura Zeigle
is the top returning high school running in 2001. She's already
won a state title this season, how much further can she go?
(November 2001) |
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 Jackie
Zeigle
Half
of the fastest sister-sister duo in high school running, Jackie
Zeigle has run 4:51 for 1,600m and is a reigning national
champion (in the indoor mile). (November 2001) |
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 Molly
Austin
Molly
Austin seemingly came out of nowhere last spring to earn
All-American honors in the 10,000m. Austin proved that she's
legitimate by quickly (and surprisingly) establishing herself
as Colorado's #1 runner of the 2001 cross country season. (November
2001) |
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 NYC
Marathon Insider's Perspective
Freelance
writer and elite marathoner Gordon Bakoulis writes about her
experience as part of the USA Championships field at the
2001 New York City Marathon. |
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 Kari
McKay's NYC Marathon Journal
We
asked elite marathoner Kari McKay to keep a journal as she prepared
for the 2001 New York City Marathon. Here's
what we got. (November 2001) |
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 New
York City Marathon Interview Series
Featured Athletes: Christine
Clifton, Rebeccah
Wassner | Monica
Hostetler | Milena
Glusac | Colleen
De Reuck | Kim
Jones | Jeanne
Hennessy | Alison
Holinka | Susannah
Beck | Tamara
Lave | Julia
Kirtland
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 Natasha
Roetter
After
a stellar 2000 cross country season, which culminated in a 4th-place
finish at Foot Locker Nationals, Massachusetts highschooler
Natasha
Roetter enters the 2001 season as one of the top returnees
in the country. (July 2001) |
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Kara
Grgas-Wheeler
Since
winning the NCAA XC title last fall, Kara
Grgas-Wheeler has spent much of her time dealing with nagging
injuries. But when she's healthy, watch out. As she rehabs her
latest injury, she's keeping herself busy by planning her upcoming
wedding to fellow 5,000m star Adam Goucher. (August 2001) |
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 Sara
Bei
After
finishing off a stellar high school career, 2000 Foot Locker
Cross Country National Champion Sara
Bei will head to Stanford University in the fall. (July
2001) |
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 Hayley
Tullett
Though
many U.S. track fans may not recognize the name, Hayley
Tullett is one of Great Britain's best at 1,500m, sporting
a 4:01.23 PR. We caught up with her as she prepared for the
2001 World T&F Championships. (May 2001) |
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 Christine
Clark and Colleen De Reuck
Following
a July 17 announcement that four top U.S. athletes would join
the 2001 New York City Marathon field, two of them - Christine
Clark and Colleen De Reuck - spoke to reporters via teleconference. |
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Kim
Fitchen
 Kim
Fitchen
has become an elite runner in a less-than-conventional way --
but regardless of how she got there, heading into Friday's USATF
National Championship 10,000m race, Fitchen has the best U.S.
time of the year. (June 2001) |
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Judi
St. Hilaire
 Judi
St. Hilaire,
the 8th-place finisher in the 1992 Olympic 10,000m (31:38) and
now age 41, never imagined that she'd pursue a masters running
career, but she's found that it's hard to stay away.
(June 2001) |
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Milena
Glusac
 Having
overcome just about every physical ailment imagineable, Milena
Glusac -- the recently-crowned 25k National Champion --
is having the best year of her life.
(June 2001) |
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 Deena
Drossin
Deena Drossin
recently swung through New York City to announce that she will
make her marathon debut at the 2001 NYC Marathon. While she
was here, we took the opportunity to ask her every question
we could think of.
(May 2001) |
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Joan
Benoit Samuelson
 This
woman needs no introduction, really. Joan
Benoit Samuelson is simply the U.S.'s greatest female marathoner
of all time.
(May 2001) |
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Sarah
Schwald
 After
several years out of the spotlight, Sarah
Schwald has re-emerged as one of the U.S.'s most exciting
young talents. Peter Gambaccini recently caught up with the 2001
Penn Relays mile champ.
(May 2001) |
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Jodie
Hughes
 Colorado
junior Jodie Hughes
ran in last place for almost half of the 2001 NCAA Indoor 5,000m,
before working her way up to the lead pack... and then past
the lead pack, earning her first individual NCAA title. It was
a beautifully calculated effort and one of the biggest suprises
of the meet
(April 2001) |
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Shannon
Smith
 Last
spring, Boston College senior Shannon
Smith was all set to go to graduate school... until she
did an about face, opting to return to BC, start a Master's
program and finish out her eligibility. Read about how her decision
paid off this winter as she became BC's first-ever female national
champion.
(April 2001) |
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Ann
Marie Brooks
 Chopping
more than 30 seconds off her 3,000m best, Missouri's Ann
Marie Brooks ran 9:12.43 to nab the runner-up spot in the
3,000m at the 2001 NCAA Indoor T&F Championships and anchored
Missouri's winning Distance Medley Relay team.
(March 2001) |
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Nicole
Jefferson
 Despite
the fact that she was a three-time NCAA Champion, you may not
have heard much about Nicole
Jefferson... yet. Part of Jason Drake's Boulder training
squad, Jefferson is steadily improving and, like her training
partners Sarah Toland and Janet Trujillo, is on her way up.
(March 2001) |
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Janet
Trujillo
 Though
she doesn't consider herself to be a cross country runner, Janet
Trujillo recently finished 9th at the USATF Cross Country
Nationals, only five seconds away from a World Cross Country
berth. Part of Jason Drake's up-and-coming women's crew in Boulder,
CO, Trujillo is one to watch in the future.
(February 2001) |
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Sarah
Toland
 They
told her not to move across the country to pursue her running
career, but Sarah
Toland did it anyway. The gamble paid off as she finished
a surprise 8th, just 10 seconds shy of making the World XC team
at the USATF Winter Cross Country Championships.
(February 2001) |
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Marla
Runyan
 A
2000 Olympic finalist at 1,500m, Marla
Runyan is movin' on up to the 5,000m this year, starting
with her American Indoor Record attempt in NYC on February 18.
Runyan spoke to reporters during a 2/12 teleconference about
the attempt and more.
(February 2001) |
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Sharon
Van Tuyl
 When
we learned that Sharon
Van Tuyl, a member of Boston College's 4th-place NCAA XC
team is also BC's ice hockey goalie, we had to find out more...
(February 2001) |
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Cheryl
Treworgy
 A
five-time World Cross Country Championship competitor and
a world record holder in the marathon, Cheryl
Treworgy (aka Cheryl Bridges) reflects on her running
career, her business, and what it's like to be a track mom.
(January 2001)
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Mary Shea
First
a top-level runner and now a coach, Mary
Shea has been selected as the coach of the 2001 U.S. Junior
World Cross Country Championship team. Shea is an assistant
track and cross country coach at UNLV. (Winter 2000-01) |
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Lilli
Kleinmann
 Undefeated
in NCAA cross country this season, Lilli
Kleinmann of Arkansas hopes to keep it that way. Learn
more about this former German junior champion who is making
a big splash as a junior at Arkansas. (Fall 2000)
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Cate
Guiney
 A
sophomore at Boston College, Cate
Guiney and her Boston College teammates (including her
twin sister Maggie) are in the midst of one of their best
seasons yet. (Fall 2000)
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Shalane Flanagan
 Though
only a freshman, the University of North Carolina's Shalane
Flanagan is quickly establishing herself as one of the top
college distance runners in the country. This former Mass. H.S.
star will be one to watch this season and beyond. (Fall 2000) |
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Juli
Henner
 Four
years ago, she was running in the Atlanta Olympics. Since then,
it hasn't been an easy road for Juli Henner, but a love of running
and belief that she can go faster keep her going. Find
out what Henner is up to these days. (Fall 2000) |
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Kim
Pawelek
 She's
smart, she's funny, she's hardworking, she's stubborn. At
26, Kim Pawelek is one of the U.S.'s most promising young
distance runners. Learn
why the media fell in love with her at the 2000 U.S. Olympic
Marathon Trials. (Fall 2000)
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Amy
Yoder Begley
 She's
out of cross country eligibility but has two seasons of track
left to run at Arkansas. She's added a new name since you
last heard from her...
Find out what else is going on in Amy Yoder Begley's life.
(Fall 2000)
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