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With less than two tenths of a mile to go, Jordan Hasay had put more distance on the field and was dominating the race. She went on to win in 17:05, tying the eighth-fastest time run at this meet on this course. |
Hasay became the second freshman ever to win this title (Erin Davis, in '93, was the first). One observer said that she looked so fresh when she crossed the finish line that it looked like she could have gone another 5K. |
Marie Lawrence also accomplished an amazing feat -- she finished second for the third year in a row! No other girl has ever done that, but Lynne Strauss of State College, Pennsylvania, finished second in '79 and '80... |
...and third in '81. Lawrence has finished second to three different champions, and she still has one year of high school to go. Her time here, 17:19, would have been good enough to win each of the past three years. |
So few Foot Locker champions have successfully defended titles here, but Aislinn Ryan ran a gutsy race and still put forth a very solid performance. |
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Ryan finished third in 17:34, a time that would have been good enough for victory a year ago. |
Megan O'Reilly was one of the bigger surprises here, but many of those who were familiar with her running career saw it coming. O'Reilly finished fourth in 17:36... |
...after finishing third at the Western Regional. O'Reilly won the Washington state XC title and dominated at the Oregon-Washington BorderClash earlier in the season. |
Annie St. Geme was in fifth place with about two tenths of a mile to go, but she staggered up the homestretch and finish a still-good 13th in 17:54. |
Danielle Tauro, who finished fifth in the Northeast Regional, finished a surprising sixth (17:41) nationally. Tauro is a junior at Southern Regional High School in New Jersey. |
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Hanna Grinaker (right) of Minnesota finished seventh in 17:46 and Kauren Tarver of California put in a great kick to finished fifth in 17:40. |
Yankton, South Dakota's Betsy Bies finished 10th in 17:50. |
Aurora Scott, a sophomore from Virginia, led the South team with a ninth place (17:49) finish. |
Bria Wetsch, a senior from Minnesota, caught a couple runners at the end to finish eighth in 17:46. |
Catherine White, who has finished sixth at the South Regional, finished 11th here in 17:53. She was the second runner for the South team. |
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Elizabeth Yetzer, who finished ninth at the Midwest Regional, finished 14th nationally in 17:56. |
Kathy Kroeger, a freshman from Tennessee, just missed All-America honors (which go to the top 15) in her first national appearance. She finished 16th in 17:57. |
Keara Sammons, the Midwest champ, had an off day and finished 17th in 17:58. Sammons is a senior at Colorado's Smoky Hill High School. |
Elisabeth Deir, a junior from Lima, New York, finished 19th in 18:00. |
Alexandra Kosinski, a junior from California, finished 20th in 18:07. |
