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Doswell put in a solid showing and finished fifth in 2:08.86. |
Lauren Fleshman warms up for the 3,000m final. |
Two-time U.S. Olympian Shayne Culpepper. |
Lauren Fleshman and Amy Rudolph (right) share a laugh before the race. |
Fleshman had already qualified to represent the U.S. at the World Cross Country Championships in March... |
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...as had Culpepper. |
Amy Rudolph had skipped the USA Cross Country Championships, but was expected to contend for the title here. |
Former Kansas State runner Amy Mortimer, who is now based in the Boston area. |
L-R: Culpepper, Rudolph, and Mortimer. |
There were only five runners in the race, but it was a quality field. |
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L-R: Culpepper, Rudolph, Mortimer, and Sharon Dickie. |
Amy Mortimer took the early pace. |
Mortimer works as an assistant coach at Boston College. |
Amy Rudolph also coaches, she is an assistant cross country and track coach at Bryant University. |
Mortimer continues to set the pace and the others seem content to follow. |
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Shayne Culpepper, Amy Rudolph, and Lauren Fleshman stick close together. |
Mortimer is working toward a master's degree in accounting at Boston College. |
She is coached by another top runner, John Mortimer (no relation). |
Culpepper finished second in the 4K at the USA Cross Country Championships two weeks earlier and she wasn't particularly pleased with her race there. |
Former University of Tennessee star Sharon Dickie. |
