Just before they hit the 1K mark, there was a huge pack up front, led by #317 Lindsey Scherf, with many others right behind. Also up there were #705 Frances Koons, #500 Johanna Nilsson, #78 Erin Bedell (in green), #33 Amy Hastings, #759 Desiraye Osburn, and #541 Mary Davies. The first kilometer of the Indiana State course features a long, gradual downhill, which makes it easy to start quickly. Unlike many of the recent NCAA cross country meets, there was no strong favorite in the women's race this time around. This time, there were many women in the race who had the potential to vie for the title on any given day.
Just before they hit the 1K mark, there was a huge pack up front, led by #317 Lindsey Scherf, with many others right behind. Also up there were #705 Frances Koons, #500 Johanna Nilsson, #78 Erin Bedell (in green), #33 Amy Hastings, #759 Desiraye Osburn, and #541 Mary Davies. The first kilometer of the Indiana State course features a long, gradual downhill, which makes it easy to start quickly. Unlike many of the recent NCAA cross country meets, there was no strong favorite in the women's race this time around. This time, there were many women in the race who had the potential to vie for the title on any given day.
#444 Emily Brown of Minnesota, #795 Katrina Rundhaug of Wisconsin, and #385 Rachel Papin of La Salle. #685 Irene Kimaiyo of Texas Tech and teammate Violet Chemakwila (#684). #441 Lisa Senakiewich, #388 Jennifer Schappert, #54 Christine Kalmer, and #137 Jenni Pereira. #436 Katie Kelly, #786 Maggie Grabow, #796 Linsey Smith, #538 Nina Andersson, and #189 Lisa Stublic. #422 Ana Gjesdal, #504 Katie DeRusso, #501 Natalie Rogers, and #735 Erin Franklin.
#444 Emily Brown of Minnesota, #795 Katrina Rundhaug of Wisconsin, and #385 Rachel Papin of La Salle. #685 Irene Kimaiyo of Texas Tech and teammate Violet Chemakwila (#684). #441 Lisa Senakiewich, #388 Jennifer Schappert, #54 Christine Kalmer, and #137 Jenni Pereira. #436 Katie Kelly, #786 Maggie Grabow, #796 Linsey Smith, #538 Nina Andersson, and #189 Lisa Stublic. #422 Ana Gjesdal, #504 Katie DeRusso, #501 Natalie Rogers, and #735 Erin Franklin.
#496 Julie Fisher, #501 Rogers, and #735 Franklin. #321 Katie Coppin, #323 Rachel Hernandez, #320 Maggie Carroll, #322 Katie Engel, #412 Shannon Oster, #190 Tenke Zoltani, and #515 Elizabeth Webster (Notre Dame jersey). #546 Eva Slavikova, #35 Jenna Kingma, #36 Anna Masinelli, #489 Sara Powell, and #37 Corey Randall. The women's race consists of two nearly-identical 3K loops, with only a small variation. #489 NC State's Sara Powell.
#496 Julie Fisher, #501 Rogers, and #735 Franklin. #321 Katie Coppin, #323 Rachel Hernandez, #320 Maggie Carroll, #322 Katie Engel, #412 Shannon Oster, #190 Tenke Zoltani, and #515 Elizabeth Webster (Notre Dame jersey). #546 Eva Slavikova, #35 Jenna Kingma, #36 Anna Masinelli, #489 Sara Powell, and #37 Corey Randall. The women's race consists of two nearly-identical 3K loops, with only a small variation. #489 NC State's Sara Powell.
#499 Ann Johansson, #510 Jean Marinangeli, and #183 Hilary Bontz. #447 Katie Howery, #618 Anna Reeve, and #139 Katie Stucky. L-R: Howery, Reeve, #134 Kara Henry, #139 Stucky, and #613 Lea Garcia. Wake Forest's Jill Miller. As they approached the halfway point of the 6K race, there was still a large pack up front.
#499 Ann Johansson, #510 Jean Marinangeli, and #183 Hilary Bontz. #447 Katie Howery, #618 Anna Reeve, and #139 Katie Stucky. L-R: Howery, Reeve, #134 Kara Henry, #139 Stucky, and #613 Lea Garcia. Wake Forest's Jill Miller. As they approached the halfway point of the 6K race, there was still a large pack up front.