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Lindsey Ferguson (22nd, 18:10) led the Saratoga Springs High School contingent. The school had four representatives in the race, though only two of them (Ferguson and Hannah Davidson) actually run for the school's cross country team. |
Nichole Jones, a junior from Houston, Texas, finished 27th in 18:20. |
Lindsay Anderson finished 25th in 18:15; she is a sophomore at Leeds High School in Leeds, North Dakota. |
Liz Costello (left, 21st, 18:09) and Crystal Reed (24th, 18:14) with less than two tenths of a mile to go. |
Nicole Blood, who won the Northeast Regional, had a rough day here, finishing 28th in 18:21. Blood plans to attend the University of Oregon next fall. |
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Kari Hardt, a senior at Queen Creek (AZ) High School who has signed with Arizona State, finished 26th in 18:19. |
Bona Jones, who later told a reporter that this was the hilliest cross country course she had ever run on (she's from Florida), finished 30th in 18:24. |
Caitlin Lane, a sophomore at Saratoga Springs (NY) High School, finished 31st in 18:27. |
R-L: Kelly Parrish (34th, 18:35) leads Alex Banfich (35th, 18:38) and Merideth Snow (33rd, 18:33). |
Allison Eckert picked up a few places in the final two tenths of a mile to finished 32nd in 18:29. |
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Hannah Davidson, a sophomore at Saratoga Springs High School, finished 36th in 18:40. |
Briana Jackucewicz, a freshman at Colts Neck High School in New Jersey, finished 37th in 18:46. |
Shelby Greany, a freshman at Suffern (NY) High School finished 38th in 18:58. |
Cassie Ricks, a senior at Fremont High School in Utah finished 39th in 19:12. |
Jordan Hasay gets ready to be interviewed shortly after the race. |
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Nicole Blood signs an autograph. |
Suzy Favor Hamilton talks to one of the male athletes after the race. |
Lauren Fleshman, who finished second here in 1998 and then went on to win four NCAA individual titles, poses with national champion Jordan Hasay. |
Hasay poses with boys' champion AJ Acosta. |
The top 15 runners receive All-America honors the post-race awards ceremony, and it gives us an opportunity to see another side of these fierce competitors. Above: Emily Reese, 15th. |
